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Has anyone gotten this to work?
For this to work, att can't have the imei of our phone. This leaves out the att version sold by best buy USA.
But what about the Canada version?
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andrewxu said:
Has anyone gotten this to work?
For this to work, att can't have the imei of our phone. This leaves out the att version sold by best buy USA.
But what about the Canada version?
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If you cant pay you cant play...... Seriously if you cant afford another 10 dollars you shouldn't have bought the phone.
Ok asshole. Instead, I'm a high schooler who wants a dev phone (relying on just the sdk emulator is a *****), and has to pay for it by myself because the nexus s isn't on Verizon, which is what my parents have. I can't sign a contract for another 10 months because I'm not old enough. And I can't afford to wait until the prime, because I have work I want to finish right now.
I'm not using the medianet plan. I'm using the $50 unlimited plan. They work the same, because at&t scans for imeis of known smartphones that they sell, like the atrix. I was just wondering if the canadian nexus s worked because recently best buy USA started selling an att version.
My nexus one never worked on it (only text and calls), so I was just wondering about the s. I can get a new white one for cheap.
Edit: but seriously dude why would you come to a random person and say stuff like that? I guarantee you wouldn't say it to my face. I bet you wont even call me and say it. Why do you think you're so much better because you can sign a contract and pay extra money?
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AT&T will eventually find out that you are using an excessive amount of data throughput via "medianet". I know there was an iPhone 2g trick that would fool AT&T into allowing the $15 plan; however the access in which your smart phone "dials out" to AT&T would expose your phone as being a smart phone. I had an N1 on AT&T and they knew the IMEI number... I bought it via Google too. AT&T has their ways...
The only thing you could do is get the NS, w/ or w/o a 2yr plan and use the DataPlus plan for $15. (If cost is an issue.)
Cost isn't the issue, its the contract. I can't sign one. I'm on an incredible s right now from Canada on the dumb phone plan with ATT and I was just wondering if the nexus would know or not. They knew about my n1 but not my inc s.
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AT&T will eventually find out that you are using an excessive amount of data throughput via "medianet". I know there was an iPhone 2g trick that would fool AT&T into allowing the $15 plan; however the access in which your smart phone "dials out" to AT&T would expose your phone as being a smart phone. I had an N1 on AT&T and they knew the IMEI number... I bought it via Google too. AT&T has their ways...
The only thing you could do is get the NS, w/ or w/o a 2yr plan and use the DataPlus plan for $15. (If cost is an issue.)
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I bought one prior to it releasing on AT&T (through Best Buy mobile) and it worked fine on the $10/$15 MEdiaNet Data plan. Decided to sell it as soon as AT&T released it as their own. I've been wondering the same question lately seeing it's one of the best android phones for the price (I can get a used Rogers one for about $300 unsubsidized.) I'm currently using the Desire Z from Bell Canada on the MEdiaNet plan.
P.S. Would you be willing to sell your Incredible S for around $300?
No thanks, I'm looking for closer to 400 on it. But OK cool the nexus worked
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First off kid, grow up. Then when you do take a deep breath and realize the stupid reply you actually took the time to write. I would have no problem saying it to your face, while smiling of course. You are like every other kid I deal with daily. In fact I bet you are the type that will start crying thinking it will stop me from writing you a ticket.
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First off kid, grow up. Then when you do take a deep breath and realize the stupid reply you actually took the time to write. I would have no problem saying it to your face, while smiling of course. You are like every other kid I deal with daily. In fact I bet you are the type that will start crying thinking it will stop me from writing you a ticket.
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hhaha ohh shoot a cop! mannn i am so sowwy..
i looked through your other posts, you never have anything constructive or productive to write, so im not gonna worry about you. youre an asshole, the kind that give cops a bad name.
You obviously didn't look too hard. I guess that is to be expected. You are right, I am an asshole because I thought it is lame to try to cheat the system for 10 dollars. Good day kid.
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the unlocked t-mobile version isn't seen as a smartphone by at&t and the poor soul who had the nexus one that was spotted as a smartphone, if yours had the t-mobile frequencies then you were just unlucky.
if its built with t-mobile 3g then it will only connect to the EDGE network and i don't think at&t really cares.
Rem3dy,
The OP asked a specific question. If you can't answer it, don't post.
Leave your moral observations for when you are on the clock, and within your jurisdiction.
What you said was unhelpful and insulting. Step down from the high-horse and be helpful or fellate your service weapon.
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Rem3dy,
The OP asked a specific question. If you can't answer it, don't post.
Leave your moral observations for when you are on the clock, and within your jurisdiction.
What you said was unhelpful and insulting. Step down from the high-horse and be helpful or fellate your service weapon.
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Thanks for chiming in 17 days late. So I'm on a high horse because I think trying to cheat a company out of 10 bucks was stupid? Are you going to support him when he comes back and asks how to download paid apps for free? Where are you going to draw the line? You say to leave my morals out and to either help the kid or say nothing? So what exactly did your post do to help him?
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lulz! cops gettin trolled and peeps gettin trolled by cops! haha! lulz! Hope this helps.
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lulz! cops gettin trolled and peeps gettin trolled by cops! haha! lulz! Hope this helps.
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I laughed!
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Everyone should just stop. I figured it all out, I'm now on straight talk for unlimited everything + 2gb data for $45 a month, and it uses AT&T towers (mvno carrier). This plan worked better, but it requires a $100 fee to start up, but I paid the price because I can't sign contracts.
I wanted to use the medianet plan because I can't sign a contract while I'm under 18. I never wanted to get free apps, or do anything like that. I've been around XDA for a bit, dabbled in devving for a few phones, and I'm pretty sure some of my threads are even stickied. I know the rules etc.
All that said, PLENTY of threads are on XDA about taking advantage of the medianet loophole. It saves $20+ a month, and data is unlimited (not available to other plans) and unthrottled. Many people have no problem sticking it to a corporation that they hate like AT&T, and IMO unlimited data should be unlimited.. smartphone or not, so I had no problem with the idea of it.
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I bought a rogers nexus s (french+english text on box) and they changed my data plan
I got a white i9020a (canadian?) and they changed my dataplan from medianet to a smartphone They can't have the IME number though.. and I tethered all the time on my Nokia E71 w/ medianet so I don't think it was data usage that tipped them off.
How could they know I got an i9020a Nexus S? Maybe a heuristic like if you download from Google's market servers you're on a smartphone?
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I got a white i9020a (canadian?) and they changed my dataplan from medianet to a smartphone They can't have the IME number though.. and I tethered all the time on my Nokia E71 w/ medianet so I don't think it was data usage that tipped them off.
How could they know I got an i9020a Nexus S? Maybe a heuristic like if you download from Google's market servers you're on a smartphone?
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Nah the imeis are public domain.
And they do sweeps every once in a while I guess. Looks like they got a few people.
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Here's my dilemma. My Sprint contract is up next month & I'm 99% determined to switch from my Epig 4G to the GS3. My coverage with Sprint is, shall we say, lacking. Nevermind the fact that I was told 4G would be in my area (Omaha, NE) "soon" when I purchased my Epic. Needless to say, 2 years later, still no 4G. Called Sprint yesterday & was told LTE would be in my area "soon", which provided me with a nice laugh to share with the Sprint rep. On the flipside for Sprint, they don't lock the bootloader or block Google Wallet, from what I understand.
VZW should provide much better service, however, they lock the bootloader & block Wallet. I'm afraid to learn what other items they have deemed me too irresponsible to handle.
To avoid this turning in to a fanboy thread, I guess my real question is, how likely (and timely) is it that someone will figure out how to unlock the bootloader? I'm also assuming that if/when that happens, flashing a ROM that will support Google Wallet will become much easier.
Advice?
I was in the EXACT same boat as you about 3 weeks ago. I pulled the trigger and went to Verizon! I will tell you service wise it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Don't get me wrong Sprint has wonderful phones, unlocked bootloaders, Google Wallet, etc... But what's the sense in having tons of ROMS to flash including AOSP if you don't have the network/service to use it... pointless in my opinion. With Verizon I have service everywhere I go! The only downfall is the locked bootloader and google wallet so far. If you're as frustrated as I was with Sprints service I would make the switch you will be extremely pleased!
Since it sounds like you want 4G check the Verizon Coverage map of your area to see if Verizon has coverage of your area. For the bootloader and Wallet problem people have already gotten wallet working on rooted stock roms and I'm pretty sure CM10 works with Wallet too. The bootloader is being investigated by AdamOutler and many others who have made great progress in the R&D Thread but don't make a post in there unless you have something to provide to help them otherwise your post will be deleted since it's a heavily moderated thread. For the question on when the bootloader will be unlocked only time can tell but we have the Kexec method which allows ROMs like AOKP and CM9 and CM10 and Paranoid.
I would say just gaining 4G is a good reason to switch. The G3 is fast enough for stock and working well for me. custom ROM, unlocked bootloader, etc... are just bonus. Another thing to look forward to is Jelly Bean, once we have Jelly been and a 4G network...Verizon rules the Air.
Bootloader aside, You will get [email protected] on data usage, I'd stay away from Verizon until their prices come down.
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Bootloader aside, You will get [email protected] on data usage, I'd stay away from Verizon until their prices come down.
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Agreed. As a vzw customer myself I cannot, in good faith, recommend vzw to anyone at the moment. Wait to praise them with your dollars until they've pulled their heads out of their asses.
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I'd stay away from Verizon until their prices come down.
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Lol, cell phones will be totally obsolete before that ever happens........
Agreed no reason to come into verizon right now with the share everything scams. Stay away. We only here because of our grandfathered data plans.
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Telling somebody not to sign up with Verizon because they are too expensive is rather moronic really.
If you want good service, you really have no other choice than to go with VZ and waiting for their prices to "go down" is not going to happen in our lifetimes......
Buy the phone outright off CL or eBay and go month to month with the carrier of your choice.
If you go Verizon, you will pay a premium for good network coverage, 4g and the privilege of *****ing about Verizon's bootloader policies ...
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I was in the exact situation, except I also had an original Sero500 plan which ran me $50 per month. Had the Evo 4G, marginal at best service, and a 2 year promise of 4G coming soon and still no 4G anywhere close. I went to Verizon and the GS3 and haven't looked back. Service is much better, LTE is ridiculously blazing compared to Sprints network, and the locked bootloader is less of an issue with kexec. Development still may suffer ultimately though. All I can say is that I'm very happy with my decision.
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What amuses me is 999 out of 1000 Verizon customers have never heard of a "locked boot loader" and could care less what it means anyway.
The VZ G3 is absolutely flying off the shelves and the customers love them.
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What amuses me is 999 out of 1000 Verizon customers have never heard of a "locked boot loader" and could care less what it means anyway.
The VZ G3 is absolutely flying off the shelves and the customers love them.
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I frankly don't think any of us care about those 999 people.
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Very good points, that pretty much confirm what I was already thinking - if the service sucks, it doesn't do much good to have a killer phone.
Although I have a very vague idea of what a locked bootloader is, and why it's detrimental to dev, I'd still (almost) consider myself one of those "999" people. Couldn't have told you anything about it 2 weeks ago.
Getting hosed on data usage doesn't concern me too much really. Looking at my history, assuming Sprint's tools are accurate, I rarely go over 2GB per month between me & the wife. If I'm doing my math correctly, the cost of a 2GB share plan on VZW will be about the same as what I'm currently paying with Sprint. Even if I factor in the 'holy crap the service is so much better I'm using twice as much' factor, I'd still be in the same financial ballpark.
Google Wallet definitely isn't a deal breaker. The VZW rep I was chatting with the other day flat out told me that they don't allow Wallet because they're working on an in-house pymt solution, ISIS.
I think a big part of it is, the thought of giving my money to a company that wants to control how I use my OWN phone just pi$$es me off. Even if I never flash a ROM on the thing - like that's really going to happen.
And my slow a$$ Sprint data was ticking me off so much this afternoon that I almost said screw the last month & $50ETF and switched on the way home. Who knows, I may yet switch this weekend anyway.
Thanks for all the advice. XDA community has never let me down.
i could never go back to sprint.
not that i have good data all the time i will pay top dollar.
im willing to pay for quality.
i stream siriusxm all day at work. it just works. all day every day in buildings in basements.
verizons network it worth the extra cost.
Dude, I just made this decision the other day. I have been with Sprint for 12 years (the last 2 phones were the EVO & Photon). Sprint coverage in my area SUCKS and I am in the Los Angeles area. I asked them when 4G LTE would be here and was told early to mid 2013. That was enough. I bought the SGSIII on Verizon (Shared Everything 6GB for $108 a month. Wife has a corporate discount). I am getting speeds of 40mbps Down & 19mbps Up This alone is worth it to me. I bought the SGSIII on Tuesday and I am already Rooted & using Synergey ROM with Free Hotspot and I could not be happier. The little extra I pay for Solid Network Coverage is totally worth it. Don't think twice, JUST DO IT.
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Dude, I just made this decision the other day. I have been with Sprint for 12 years (the last 2 phones were the EVO & Photon). Sprint coverage in my area SUCKS and I am in the Los Angeles area. I asked them when 4G LTE would be here and was told early to mid 2013. That was enough. I bought the SGSIII on Verizon (Shared Everything 6GB for $108 a month. Wife has a corporate discount). I am getting speeds of 40mbps Down & 19mbps Up This alone is worth it to me. I bought the SGSIII on Tuesday and I am already Rooted & using Synergey ROM with Free Hotspot and I could not be happier. The little extra I pay for Solid Network Coverage is totally worth it. Don't think twice, JUST DO IT.
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Same situation here! The shared data is not bad at all!
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Buy the phone outright off CL or eBay and go month to month with the carrier of your choice.
If you go Verizon, you will pay a premium for good network coverage, 4g and the privilege of *****ing about Verizon's bootloader policies ...
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Unfortunately, Verizon doesn't allow the creation of month-to-month accounts for new customers. You have to start with a contract.
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Unfortunately, Verizon doesn't allow the creation of month-to-month accounts for new customers. You have to start with a contract.
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That is not true at all.. I just opened an account on 07/30/12 month-month.
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Unfortunately, Verizon doesn't allow the creation of month-to-month accounts for new customers. You have to start with a contract.
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That is only if you get a phone from VZ at the upgrade price.
Hi fellows!
I’m about to fly to US and I’ll need a phone in there. BUT, being an Android user and an avid XDA reader, I know I should buy ONLY telephones that can have unlocked bootloader and at least a CM kang rom option. (once you leave a stock rom, there’s no going back!)
Well, it seems this Blaze 4G is the best phone I can get. Sure, it rom scene it’s still gearing up, but I have hopes it’ll get better by the end of the year – I have hopes we’ll get at least CyanogenMod support somewhere down the road.
So, my big question to you guys is: how much did you pay for your Blaze 4G on a Monthly4G plan?
Through T-mo website, there’s a good offer for me – 299 with a 50US card. BUT, I’m not sure I’ll be able to buy it from the web. Is this offer available in a brick and mortar store – WalMart, BestBuy, Target, anywhere else?
It’s really a simple question and I’m just trying to provision myself for this long trip.
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Well, thanks XDA fellows for all answers. I guess I have enough info for now.
I bought mine on Ebay. For my monthly 4G, I went to Walmart and bought on of those cheap flip phones, took the Sim card and activated the $30/mo plan which gives Unlimited Text, 100 voice minutes, and 5GB of 4G before you are throttled to 2G speeds.
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You can get it from a T-Mobile store. But to get a plan you'll need a social security number.
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im getting ready to pick one of these up for my daughter at walmart. price listed for me with a 2 yr agreement upgrade on her line is only 18.88
UPDATE: so i didnt get it at walmart, went to the tmobile store. paid 150 for it, but got a 50 dollar rebate and got a 50 credit on my next bill, so total was 50 bucks plus tax. now my 12 year old daughter has a better phone than both me and my wife LOL
I bought mine at t-mobile my plan is close to minimal with 500 minutes 2gbs of 4g then unlimited 3g after its used up and unlimited text. But i dont have insurance its practically useless when i can fix any software malfunction myself. I pay $73 and change a month for a single line i personally think thats expensive but all well.
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I bought mine at t-mobile my plan is close to minimal with 500 minutes 2gbs of 4g then unlimited 3g after its used up and unlimited text. But i dont have insurance its practically useless when i can fix any software malfunction myself. I pay $73 and change a month for a single line i personally think thats expensive but all well.
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insurance also covers the hardware. if my daughter drops her phone in the toilet and it needs replacing, i'm covered
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insurance also covers the hardware. if my daughter drops her phone in the toilet and it needs replacing, i'm covered
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Yea it will cover it but im pretty damn sure theres a hefty fee and i need to save as much as i can anyways i only work at dominos 4 days a week haha
Im also extremely ocd and have to keep my phones in top shape i dont even let my girl use it because im afraid she'll drop it lol
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I bought on Best Buy's site around $120 + contract.
Our current plan has my S3 and my wife's Droid X2 on it, both with unlimited data. It also has my mom and dad's dumb phones on it as well.
If we get a used smartphone, for example a galaxy S2, from a friend and activate it on her line will she still be able to keep unlimited data? Does it matter that she's going from a 3g phone to a 4g?
Also, if we upgrade one of the dumb phones to a smartphone the same way (by getting a used one, not subsidized), I know that line won't be able to have unlimited data, but would it force the other unlimited lines (ie. All lines on the account) to a tiered plan? Or would that one line be tiered and the others unlimited?
Thanks!
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I just upgraded my wife to the s3 and we both had unlimited data but she lost hers. I got my s3 on pre order so I kept my unlimited data and by upgrading her it did not affect my line. Only the line you are upgrading. Also I believe you will still be ok from 3g to 4G as long as you are not being the new every two deal from Verizon.
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That's interesting that upgrading her line didn't effect yours. Everyone at Vzw I have talked to has said that subsidizing a phone will cause the whole account to move to a tiered plan, so that's good to know!
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I thought that too but I did an upgrade in Nov, I most my unlimited but my wife still has hers.
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I was wondering the same thing when I upgraded. I read in many forums that if you transition from 3g to 4g and upgraded on unlimited that as long as you bought the phone from a different source ex. Ebay that you would be able to keep your unlimited data. Unfortunately I went the cheap route and downgraded to a limited 2gb plan after my incredible. So im not positive if that works from experience.
I asked multiple people at Verizon and best buy (where I got her the phone) and they all said it will only affect the line that was being upgraded. I wanted to be absolutely sure because I need the unlimited data she does not really. I checked my bill and only hers was changed.
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I can't remember where I heard this, but I was told that upgrading a line with unlimited data would put only that line onto the tiered plan...UNLESS it is the account holder. If the account owner upgrades, everyone is put onto the tiered plan (so I heard).
No clue if there is truth to that, but it's worth trying to find out.
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That could be true, I wasn't the main account holder. Just ask, they know people don't want to give it up.
I got the s3 for $.98 in black Friday, it was too good to pass up. I don't use that much anyways.
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I work at a Premium Retailer and can hopefully clear this up for you. When you upgrade, only the line you are upgrading is affected. In the OP's case, if you wanted to upgrade a basic phone to a smartphone, that phone would be tiered but you would retain your own unlimited data. Just as long as an upgrade does not use your line you are fine. This is true for any line that has unlimited data. Verizon no longer has "primary" lines. They did away with those when the came out with Account Level Pricing plans like 2 years ago. Buying a used phone will also allow you to keep unlimited data. Just don't buy an S2 because there wasn't an S2 on Verizon and so it wouldn't work. As far as tiered/Share Everything plans, they're not required. Any rep telling you that one person upgrading forces everyone onto tiered/Share Everything is either intentionally lying or wasn't trained properly.
Alright awesome, thanks for clarifying that everyone! And thanks for helping tip about not getting an S2. That would have been a pretty big disappointment! I was thinking about going with a used Nexus possibly for her. You guys have any other suggestions? Also where would be a good place to look for a used phone?
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I have bought from swappa, if I buy used again, I will check them first.
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I pretty much always buy from eBay or Craigslist. On ebay I tend to buy from recognized sellers so if the phone isn't to my liking I have the option of returning it. As far as phone suggestions I love my nexus but hardly use it compared to my s3 because the battery life is so poor. If she doesn't necessarily care about custom roms the RAZR m can be had for around 200 last I saw and that is a pretty solid phone despite the locked bootloader in my opinion.
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Ok cool I'll look at the RAZR too. Good battery life is important for her, but roms and customization aren't at all.
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I'm sorry if this is posted anywhere (I tried to find an existing thread with no luck) but does anyone know exactly how much it costs Verizon to provide each GB of 4g LTE data to our phones? I've read that it's cheaper per GB on the LTE network than it is on a 3g, but nobody has any numbers to back that up.
I am one of the lucky few that still has unlimited data, and I'm trying to use one TB of mobile data in a month just to stick it to them (set my phone to download 50gb of 1gb speed test files while I sleep).
If anyone can shed some light on the subject, I would be very appreciative! Exact figures or a link to a site with this information would earn my eternal gratitude! Thanks for reading
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That's not what I'm asking at all. I'm asking how much it costs them to PROVIDE data, not how much it costs you to buy data from them.
Thanks for reading though, sorry if I was unclear
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I'm sorry if this is posted anywhere (I tried to find an existing thread with no luck) but does anyone know exactly how much it costs Verizon to provide each GB of 4g LTE data to our phones? I've read that it's cheaper per GB on the LTE network than it is on a 3g, but nobody has any numbers to back that up.
I am one of the lucky few that still has unlimited data, and I'm trying to use one TB of mobile data in a month just to stick it to them (set my phone to download 50gb of 1gb speed test files while I sleep).
If anyone can shed some light on the subject, I would be very appreciative! Exact figures or a link to a site with this information would earn my eternal gratitude! Thanks for reading
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Verizon knows who you are, Patrick Whoeler from Marlboro, NJ... and they don't care.
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Verizon knows who you are, Patrick Whoeler from Marlboro, NJ... and they don't care.
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Darn my unique last name and username transparency has done me in yet again........I'm actually from Newark though, just passed through Marlboro.
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Darn my unique last name and username transparency has done me in yet again........I'm actually from Newark though, just passed through Marlboro.
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Very little. The architecture as a whole is extremely expensive to build and maintain, but once it is there (which of course they must have for all the other customers) any one customers data is trivial in terms of cost regardless of how much data you use.
About 5 dollars a gigabyte, with costs falling quickly.
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About 5 dollars a gigabyte, with costs falling quickly.
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Not a chance, $5 per gigabyte would be impossible to make cost effective even if all unlimited plans were gone.
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Not a chance, $5 per gigabyte would be impossible to make cost effective even if all unlimited plans were gone.
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What are you talking about? They're charging 30 dollars for 2 gigs, (or 4 if you got in on that plan), which means they're either making 10 or 20 dollars profit.
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What are you talking about? They're charging 30 dollars for 2 gigs, (or 4 if you got in on that plan), which means they're either making 10 or 20 dollars profit.
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The op wants to know how much it costs VERIZON to provide us with the data. Not how much we pay. He basically wants to know the profit margin.
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The op wants to know how much it costs VERIZON to provide us with the data. Not how much we pay. He basically wants to know the profit margin.
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...and that's what he said lol
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thanks for the help guys. It's a hard question to word and an easy question to misunderstand if you skim through it
I had a talk with the VP of corporate finance for Verizon Wireless recently, and he didn't give me an over-the-wire cost for transferring data but he did say that the tech wasn't there to deliver truly unlimited (unthrottled) to every customer, and it was cost prohibitive to keep on doing so, hence the change to share everything and elimination of unlimited as an option.
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The data is most likely imported from China or Taiwan so I would say between .01-.03 cents (US) per GB and resold to us at the range between $7-25 per GB.
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cmb3497 said:
I had a talk with the VP of corporate finance for Verizon Wireless recently, and he didn't give me an over-the-wire cost for transferring data but he did say that the tech wasn't there to deliver truly unlimited (unthrottled) to every customer, and it was cost prohibitive to keep on doing so, hence the change to share everything and elimination of unlimited as an option.
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I recently spoke with him as well. It was hard to make anything out with all the cow crap oozing from his mouth.
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tekhna said:
What are you talking about? They're charging 30 dollars for 2 gigs, (or 4 if you got in on that plan), which means they're either making 10 or 20 dollars profit.
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If there are literally zero other costs involved in running the service, then yes your numbers are correct. But your numbers, if $5 per gig is true, is considered revenue. Many other variable and fixed costs lower the profit (unless $5 per gig factors in all other costs) Although my response here kinda ignores the original posters question. I had been under the assumption that broadband providers, including cell companies, pay a fee per gig to the companies at the beginning of the pipeline providing the internet bandwidth to them, but maybe I should assume verizon, since they own a large portion of the 700mhz specturm, would actually be the beginning of the Verizon Wireless 4g pipeline. There's something I think I am misinformed about regarding wholesale bandwidth differences between landline broadband and wireless broadband.
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