I have a T-Mobile Pay As You Go plan so I am wondering if I bought a Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and get it unlocked through eBay if I would be able to use it with my T-Mobile SIM card? I don't need the 4G LTE on it as I would just use my wireless Internet if I ever needed to get on the Internet. I use this phone mostly for texting, phone calls, and games. Do not use it for the 4G, 3G, etc.
Thanks for any and ALL help!
Oh and if I unlock the phone to use on T-Mobile do I need to root to flash any kernels, etc? Looked for answer to my question but was unable to find an answer.
ATT for the win jaja
Yes you do need a root to flash new kernels
Edit: and yes you can use it with any GSM provider if you get it unlocked hopes this answers your question
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Yes you do need a root to flash new kernels
Edit: and yes you can use it with any GSM provider if you get it unlocked hopes this answers your question
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Thank you so much for your answer! I appreciate it. What kernels would work the best and if I root it can I still get the OTA Official update of ICS when it gets released? I believe there is somewhere that will help me root it correct? THANKS again!
Awesome! Thanks for the info.
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Thank you so much for your answer! I appreciate it. What kernels would work the best and if I root it can I still get the OTA Official update of ICS when it gets released? I believe there is somewhere that will help me root it correct? THANKS again!
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Hi, As for my understanding, once you rooted, the OTA will stop working...
Below thread might be helpful for you regarding what is needed to use SR on Tmobile:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507825
I was looking at running the ATT Samsung Captivate on T-Mobile for a friend.
I found out the Captivate would only run at "Edge" speeds on T-Mobile. Not 3G or 4G.
Might want to check to see if it would be the same for the Skyrocket.
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I was looking at running the ATT Samsung Captivate on T-Mobile for a friend.
I found out the Captivate would only run at "Edge" speeds on T-Mobile. Not 3G or 4G.
Might want to check to see if it would be the same for the Skyrocket.
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You are correct, ATT and tmobile have different bands in which their phones operate, so you will only get EDGE speeds at most. Also to clarify ATT's 3G data operates over 850/1900Mhz spectrum and tmobile 3G operates over 900/2100Mhz so you really can't use 3g/4g at all unless you go with another carrier like Straight Talk where they use tmobiles and ATT's towers so you recieve 3g on your smartphone. Good luck !
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You are correct, ATT and tmobile have different bands in which their phones operate, so you will only get EDGE speeds at most. Also to clarify ATT's 3G data operates over 850/1900Mhz spectrum and tmobile 3G operates over 900/2100Mhz so you really can't use 3g/4g at all unless you go with another carrier like Straight Talk where they use tmobiles and ATT's towers so you recieve 3g on your smartphone. Good luck !
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WOW! Thank you all for such much information, I LOVE this forum. As for the 3G honestly some may think I am crazy but I honestly don't care about the 3G/4G stuff. I use my phone for talking and texting, I never use the data plan. In fact I just don't have a data plan so it honestly don't matter to me. I just wanted to make sure my phone would be useable without having to root it, change the kernels, etc. to make calls and text family & friends.
So thank you ALL for all your information and taking the time to share it. It is very much appreciated!
The Skyrocket says it supports LTE 700/1700/2100 so does the Galaxy Note and they just found a way to use the Galaxy Note on TMobile 4g so wouldn't this phone support it as well? They have the same specs.
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WOW! Thank you all for such much information, I LOVE this forum. As for the 3G honestly some may think I am crazy but I honestly don't care about the 3G/4G stuff. I use my phone for talking and texting, I never use the data plan. In fact I just don't have a data plan so it honestly don't matter to me. I just wanted to make sure my phone would be useable without having to root it, change the kernels, etc. to make calls and text family & friends.
So thank you ALL for all your information and taking the time to share it. It is very much appreciated!
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The Skyrocket says it supports LTE 700/1700/2100 so does the Galaxy Note and they just found a way to use the Galaxy Note on TMobile 4g so wouldn't this phone support it as well? They have the same specs.
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Us skyrockerters had figured this out easy before the note came out. I've been using mine on TMobile 4G since January.
Alias..if all you want is talk and text then you don't have to do anything except unlock the phone and put your Sim card in.
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No problem alias glad to help, you will have to edit some APN settings if you want to send mms though! Not hard at all just search the forums or the web if you have any trouble.
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How do you use your skyrocket on tmobile and get 4g speeds?
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i just unlocked my tmobile g2x to att works fine but doesnt pick up any 3g or 2g can someone please help me on what im doing wrong thanks
you aren't doing anything wrong. the g2x has the required band for 3g on att but it isn't activated even when the phone is unlocked.
you need to assign the apn information for 2g, 3g won't work (it doesn't have the bands)
You'll be stuck only with 2G unless you use the guide in the development section and select the bands for att 3G service.
Use google to find the apns for the att data. Its something like wap.Cingular.com or similar.
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You'll be stuck only with 2G unless you use the guide in the development section and select the bands for att 3G service.
Use google to find the apns for the att data. Its something like wap.Cingular.com or similar.
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As far as I'm aware, there is no such guide, as there are no AT&T 3G bands on this phone. If you know of such a guide for the G2X (specifically) it would be nice to share.
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As far as I'm aware, there is no such guide, as there are no AT&T 3G bands on this phone. If you know of such a guide for the G2X (specifically) it would be nice to share.
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A little search wouldn't hurt would it?
Here you go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412064
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As far as I'm aware, there is no such guide, as there are no AT&T 3G bands on this phone. If you know of such a guide for the G2X (specifically) it would be nice to share.
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I think they mean http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412064
No even slightly possible confirmation that this is even truly possible, however.
i got it to 2g but its so slow
is there a chance i can root it and throw a different radio on it to switch
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I think they mean http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412064
No even slightly possible confirmation that this is even truly possible, however.
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I C... Yeah, a new thread on a theory based on a reference document. Great idea, great to see people working on it, but hardly a thread to recommend to the original poster, to whom the answer is essentially still and likely to remain "no, no 3G on AT&T with G2X"...
dang alright guess i gotta stay with this sucky 2g smh
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dang alright guess i gotta stay with this sucky 2g smh
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Just get a new nexus s man!
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Hi, I have been reading some posts in the Radio thread reporting that they are using the T-mobile Modem. It was unclear whether they had it working on the T-mobile network or just using the modem on the ATT network.
Is there anyone here using the Galaxy S II Skyrocket on T-mobiles 1700Mhz AWS 3G band and getting internet and sms and everything no problem?
I just want to make sure before I go out and purchase one for a lot of money and not have it working.
Yup I believe that the Skyrocket and the TMO SII are the same phone or at least have the same radio
Yes, you can use the t-mobile modem on the skyrocket and connect to t-mobile 3g. There are people on xda that have done this and confirmed working. The modem chipsets are different though.
There is one thing though. The skyrocket modem (mdm9200) supports 700/1700/2100 on LTE which is the same frequency that t-mobile uses on 3G. My concern is that although it will work since it is the same frequency, the skyrocket modem uses the 700/1700 band for LTE and not 3G, but 2100 for 3G and LTE. The t-mobile sgs2 uses the mdm8220 which supports 1700/2100 for 3G. I don't know enough about the particular power/design differences to say if this is a safe thing to do for extended periods of time. I heard of a few people having problems with their modems after flashing tmob modem on their skyrocket. Don't know if it's connected to the hardware differences.. just a caution. Make sure you have warranty or insurance coverage before you try
I'm going to buy the phone secondhand and thus I will not have warranty or any return policy hence I am worried. I wanted to make sure that it works before I go out and purchase the phone.
Were the people having problems the people who were still on the ATT network? I plan on using the phone strictly on the T-mobile network which I hear is also going to be putting out 1900Mhz 3G in certain markets due to the failed ATT merger and I happen to be in one of those large markets.
I have seen this question more than once but never an answer to why...with the two phones being nearly identical, what is the draw causing some tmo users to want the 727 over the 989?
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I'm going to buy the phone secondhand and thus I will not have warranty or any return policy hence I am worried. I wanted to make sure that it works before I go out and purchase the phone.
Were the people having problems the people who were still on the ATT network? I plan on using the phone strictly on the T-mobile network which I hear is also going to be putting out 1900Mhz 3G in certain markets due to the failed ATT merger and I happen to be in one of those large markets.
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Around here it is cheaper and also I hope that the phone will work with non-smartphone data plans on T-mobile because T-mobile locks out their own smartphones to certain data plans.
As I've said, others have reported it to be working. However, I don't think there are enough people doing this to give a clear idea if the tmob modem is having any adverse effects on the skyrocket modem. Maybe open a poll thread to get a better idea?
One of my customers came in with an unlocked and rooted sky rocket, any idea as to how to get it off our edge?
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Makes sense! Thanks!
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Around here it is cheaper and also I hope that the phone will work with non-smartphone data plans on T-mobile because T-mobile locks out their own smartphones to certain data plans.
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Does anyone know where can I flash this modem? And how to do it plz
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One of my customers came in with an unlocked and rooted sky rocket, any idea as to how to get it off our edge?
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This is for everyone.
IT HAS TO RUN A TMOBILE SGS II MODEM. The radio has the capability, but the modem.bin for the SR doesn't activate AWS/2100. Flashing a T-Mobile modem will fix that though.
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So do I just flash. A T-Mobile ROM
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So do I just flash. A T-Mobile ROM
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Just beware of the sbl.bin (Boot Loader). Do NOT flash the sbl for the Hercules on the Skyrocket. Everything else appears to function the same.
(I've been researching if I should get a Skyrocket or Hercules)
So just flash a tmo rom?
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So just flash a tmo rom?
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MODEM
just flash a TMobile MODEM
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just flash a TMobile MODEM
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I've flashed a bunch of different things and am no noob at anything but I don't think I've ever seen atmobile modem as a flashable zip...
Kingdavid you working here
KingDavid63 said:
I've flashed a bunch of different things and am no noob at anything but I don't think I've ever seen atmobile modem as a flashable zip...
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so dont flash one in CWM....flash it in ODIN or HEIMDALL....
i dont know, since i dont keep up with the TMobile dev but i would bet something is over there...
jesus...
i just went over to TMOBILE SGS2 DEV section and what do you know, a thread called:
[RADIOS] CWM Flashable Modems
that didnt even involve a search....
reading and comprehension are a wonderful thing
Running on T-Mobile 3g pay by the day right now on Rogers s2 lte using the telus radio. I'll try to run some more tests tmr night with the tmo radios...but no guarantees.... vacation is tiring
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tom0927 said:
Running on T-Mobile 3g pay by the day right now on Rogers s2 lte using the telus radio. I'll try to run some more tests tmr night with the tmo radios...but no guarantees.... vacation is tiring
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So we're you able to test during your tiring vacation?
Is there any way to flash or change baseband LG g2x from Windmobile to work in 3g mode Rogers Baseband?
Thank you,
Valeriu
valeriubabi said:
Is there any way to flash or change baseband LG g2x from Windmobile to work in 3g mode Rogers Baseband?
Thank you,
Valeriu
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It is not at all possible.
You can flash T-Mobile phones over to the Frawg wireless plan and have 3G. I have done it on many phones and they work perfectly.
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When I was in Canada this past January I was using Fido and it's not possible to get 3G, the P999 phone doesn't support the wireless band and that's a hardware issue.
Mobilicity works great, though.
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You can flash T-Mobile phones over to the Frawg wireless plan and have 3G. I have done it on many phones and they work perfectly.
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How did you do it?
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How did you do it?
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I have my own business and I can do that for any phone. Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. I cannot tell my secret. But I can do it and it cost $175.00 to flash it over.
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I have my own business and I can do that for any phone. Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. I cannot tell my secret. But I can do it and it cost $175.00 to flash it over.
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Do you replace the radio? Write your own baseband? Both? Because that is the only way I know of to do this. This phone doesn't support the bands required on the hardware.
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Do you replace the radio? Write your own baseband? Both? Because that is the only way I know of to do this. This phone doesn't support the bands required on the hardware.
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A few of us are working on enabling the other bands and, if we do, it won't cost you a cent to do it. So far, we've been able to get the phone to recognize other networks such as Bell and Telus but not been able to get on; me because I don't have a Bell or Telus SIM to test it. Stay tuned: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521355
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A few of us are working on enabling the other bands and, if we do, it won't cost you a cent to do it. So far, we've been able to get the phone to recognize other networks such as Bell and Telus but not been able to get on; me because I don't have a Bell or Telus SIM to test it. Stay tuned: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521355
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I can get a bell sim card if needed. I was watching those threads before
You would have to have access to the programs that flash everything. I have a guy that works for me that does it.
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You would have to have access to the programs that flash everything. I have a guy that works for me that does it.
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The programs are freely available on the internet.
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The programs are freely available on the internet.
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could u show or tell me how u flash phones to frawg im not sure what phone im getting yet probably a nexus or a galaxy sII or sIII and i wanna flash my evo 4g over to frawg for my gf i really need help im disabled and my gf car blew up trying to save for a car and flash my phones to a cheaper network 96 dollars per phone and my monthly inhcome alone is 760 so not much to work with lol! any6 help would be greatly appreciated! i know the basic programs u need just need a walk through and where the prl and etc for frawg is!
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could u show or tell me how u flash phones to frawg im not sure what phone im getting yet probably a nexus or a galaxy sII or sIII and i wanna flash my evo 4g over to frawg for my gf i really need help im disabled and my gf car blew up trying to save for a car and flash my phones to a cheaper network 96 dollars per phone and my monthly inhcome alone is 760 so not much to work with lol! any6 help would be greatly appreciated! i know the basic programs u need just need a walk through and where the prl and etc for frawg is!
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FRAWG uses CDMA 800/1900 which is very limited. The G2X is not compatible and never will be with FRAWG. The phone must be a CDMA phone and, if it isn't purchased from FRAWG, it can be flashed to be used on FRAWG at a FRAWG shop which, apparently, costs $. Buying a phone for use on their network is a bad "investment" because they are very limited and don't have enough cell radio bands to enable them to be used on most other networks and reduces their resale value. Here's a service on eBay which claims to be able to flash a CDMA iPhone 4 for use on FRAWG and costs $175 which is a ripoff http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flash-your-iPhone-4-CDMA-Frawg-nTelos-Wireless-Mail-Service-/110922517795. Do the math, you'll discover that when the phone cost and limitations are taken into account with the unlimited plan cost it isn't worth it.
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Here's information about flashing software to convert a phone from one wireless carrier to another:
http://cyberflashing.com/
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Here's an example of flashing a Motorola Droid from use on Verizon to Cricket.
http://www.robpol86.com/index.php/Flashing_Motorola_Droid_to_Cricket
Want to trade/sell my inspire to get a different phone... something with around the same specs and screen size. Is a iPhone 3GS better? I need a new phone cause I can't handle the edge connection. I unlokced my ispire for tmobile and that's all I get is edge, I want 3g...
Any ideas or thoughts on good trades...
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Yeah go buy an iphone. Oh wait, you will only get edge with it too. If you want 3G data on T-mobile then buy a T-mobile phone. Try this link: http://www.t-mobile.com
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Is a iPhone 3GS better?
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You're joking, right?
Seriously though, if you are on T-Mobile, you should be looking for a phone that works on their bands. As far as a trade, I don't know what you could expect to get for an Inspire right now.
I know on cdma theres an app to force 3G on roam and it works pretty good. And there are tweaks for unlocked phones on other networks to force 3G. Is this not possible for GSM?
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Roaming has NOTHING to do with it. T-mobile has it's own distinct 3G data bands that are different from the rest of the world. If you want 3G on T-mobile, get a T-mobile branded phone. Go to the T-mobile link I gave you and look at the phones and their reviews. And this topic has nothing to do with the Inspire let alone the development of it.
How much are you asking for your inspire?
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We arent your financial advisers haha. best thing wouldl be go to tmobile and find a phone that works on their network. google gsm arena, that will get u a site that lists phone specs and you can compare them. research = key.
I have to agree. If you want 3g then get a tmobile phone. Its hat simple.
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is it possible to buy the att sim card from straight talk for my 4g t-mobile galaxy. get on the $45 UNLIMITED EVERYTHING from straight talk and get the 4g speeds. only reason i want to do this is att has 4g coverage where i live. can only get 4g with t-mobile 30 miles away where i work. att has a lot more 4g coverage. ive seen on google where this is being done with straight talk. and its cheaper too. thanks
Yes, use this to unlock your phone for other carriers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419468
If you don't want the trouble of installing busybox, use this instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978974
But however the flash method is currently known to work on ICS only. FB is working on a fix for GB.
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Yes, use this to unlock your phone for other carriers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419468
If you don't want the trouble of installing busybox, use this instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978974
But however the flash method is currently known to work on ICS only. FB is working on a fix for GB.
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my phone is already unlocked. my main question is can 4g be achieved through straight talk
I would say yes because my friends S2 (T-mobile) worked for Simple Mobile. Simple Mobile goes under TracFone Wireless Inc. which owns both Simple Mobile and Straight Talk.
Or as long as they support HSDPA your good to go!
So when your getting a plan from Straight Talk make sure to ask them if they support HSDPA.
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I would say yes because my friends S2 (T-mobile) worked for Simple Mobile. Simple Mobile goes under TracFone Wireless Inc. which owns both Simple Mobile and Straight Talk.
Or as long as they support HSDPA your good to go!
So when your getting a plan from Straight Talk make sure to ask them if they support HSDPA.
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It depends on the sim card you get I have heard reports that the 4g on our phones does not work well on at&t but if you get a T-Mobile supported sim should be no problem.
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So when your getting a plan from Straight Talk make sure to ask them if they support HSDPA.
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This statement made me laugh. Asking them this will only create anger issues. The support people I have dealt with NEVER have a clue.
Its cool tho. People if you consider going to Straight Talk be prepared to have almost no tech support.
As posted above att will be iffy on this phone. If you are looking to get better data speeds I suggest steering away from Straight Talk there is a unknown daily data cap. And it sounds like you are looking to get faster data speeds to do something that will probably put you over the daily data cap. At that point Straight Talk will cancel your service and you have to call and ***** to get it turned back on. Hopefully they will publish something on what the daily limit is soon.
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This statement made me laugh. Asking them this will only create anger issues. The support people I have dealt with NEVER have a clue.
Its cool tho. People if you consider going to Straight Talk be prepared to have almost no tech support.
As posted above att will be iffy on this phone. If you are looking to get better data speeds I suggest steering away from Straight Talk there is a unknown daily data cap. And it sounds like you are looking to get faster data speeds to do something that will probably put you over the daily data cap. At that point Straight Talk will cancel your service and you have to call and ***** to get it turned back on. Hopefully they will publish something on what the daily limit is soon.
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once again my main goal here is to get more 4g coverage area. i have t-moble 4g service with t-moble. but the coverage area is slim, cant get it where i live. only 2g where i live. very agravating. would like the larger coverage area with att, and with straight talk its only $45. for unlimmited. wanted to know if anyone out therehas done this with straight talk. thanks
mikep401 said:
once again my main goal here is to get more 4g coverage area. i have t-moble 4g service with t-moble. but the coverage area is slim, cant get it where i live. only 2g where i live. very agravating. would like the larger coverage area with att, and with straight talk its only $45. for unlimmited. wanted to know if anyone out therehas done this with straight talk. thanks
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The only problem with trying to expand your 4g coverage by using a at&t sim thru straight talk is the T-Mobile 4g and At&t 4g work differently. Some of at&t 4g coverage is actually 4g lte which this phone does not support. Even their hspa+ network may be configured slightly different. Bhundven has an unlocked sgs4g and has tried his At&t sim and has reported that the 4g does not work well on it. Barely even gets 4g reception and dismal speeds at that.
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At&t ****in sucks anyway
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turtlepa said:
At&t ****in sucks anyway
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You are a moron. How the hell do you know ATT sucks? Personal experience? Please crawl back into your shell.
turtlepa said:
At&t ****in sucks anyway
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Stop bumping threads...
hechoen said:
You are a moron. How the hell do you know ATT sucks? Personal experience? Please crawl back into your shell.
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So how long have you been working at AT&T lmao
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So how long have you been working at AT&T lmao
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How long have you been jumping into random threads?? Sprint boy?