So, I just bought a used Skyrocket off of eBay and Net10's $50/mo unlimited plan w/SIM card. I plan on loading up Cyanogenmod right away. Is there anything in particular that I should be aware of? What kinds of speeds can I expect? If I understand correctly Net10 now runs on T-Mobile's 4G network.
Thanks!
saleenman95 said:
So, I just bought a used Skyrocket off of eBay and Net10's $50/mo unlimited plan w/SIM card. I plan on loading up Cyanogenmod right away. Is there anything in particular that I should be aware of? What kinds of speeds can I expect? If I understand correctly Net10 now runs on T-Mobile's 4G network.
Thanks!
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If it does run on T-Mobile's network you'll need to flash a T-Mobile radio. I don't know what speeds you can expect, but here's Vincom's one-stop for everything related to custom software. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785999
I use the skyrocket on T-Mobile
And from what ive found...its hard finding a modem that works best for you, and your area .
You will most likely spend about a week going thru the tmobile sgs2 forum and this forum flashing modems till your content.
Download speedtest.net from the market and begin flashing lol.
Good luck with your endeavors.
P.s. when you flash a modem and the phone boots up....reboot it one more time, let it settle and then test it.
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Hi guys,
Don't blast me guys if you think this is a useless thread.
I was looking to buy the sensation for my wife but we have never had a contract with t-mobile and as such do not have any experience with them personally. In philly friends who had t-mobile weren't always happy about their signal when traveling out of town or just the fact that most people we knew were on At&t. Does T-mobile have truly unlimited data?
Anyway for a change I was looking to you guys for a review of t-mobile rather than the phone itself.
Also just to be sure if I buy it out of contract I could use AT&T sim card right?
Thanks for any replies. Much appreciated. Enjoy your phone.
Pr20 said:
Hi guys,
Don't blast me guys if you think this is a useless thread.
I was looking to buy the sensation for my wife but we have never had a contract with t-mobile and as such do not have any experience with them personally. In philly friends who had t-mobile weren't always happy about their signal when traveling out of town or just the fact that most people we knew were on At&t. Does T-mobile have truly unlimited data?
Anyway for a change I was looking to you guys for a review of t-mobile rather than the phone itself.
Also just to be sure if I buy it out of contract I could use AT&T sim card right?
Thanks for any replies. Much appreciated. Enjoy your phone.
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I'm in NYC and Tmo's coverage here is great. I dont travel much and when I do it's usually big cities so I've never had a problem with signal. I know when I go to some more rual areas I have some issues but that's not too often.
TMO does have unlimited data BUT you get throttled to dial up speeds if you go above 2gb/5gb/10gb(depending on the plan you have)
You will be able to use your ATT sim card if you buy an unlocked sensation or have yours unlocked. But ATT uses different 3G bands as TMO so I think you would be stuck on 2G speeds
Thanks for the reply. You see I am on sprint (EVO 4G) and I love Sprint's unlimited everything plan.I don't think they do the throttling thing.
So buying it unlocked and using AT&T is a no go if it's going to be stuck on 2G speeds.
Pr20 said:
Thanks for the reply. You see I am on sprint (EVO 4G) and I love Sprint's unlimited everything plan.I don't think they do the throttling thing.
So buying it unlocked and using AT&T is a no go if it's going to be stuck on 2G speeds.
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No Problem Yeah I think Verizon and Sprint are the only ones with TRUE unlimited data.
You might want to hold off then. I do think I read somewhere that a Sensation with ATT bands went through the FCC, So they might be releasing the sensation soon on ATT
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No Problem Yeah I think Verizon and Sprint are the only ones with TRUE unlimited data.
You might want to hold off then. I do think I read somewhere that a Sensation with ATT bands went through the FCC, So they might be releasing the sensation soon on ATT
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That's about to change on Verizon's side.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...data-plans-on-july-7th-and-theyre-not-pretty/
Was just told that both ATT and Verizon are going to start revoking grandfathered unlimited data plans when upgrading to new phones. If that happens... I can't see staying with ATT as that was the only reason I was reluctant to jump ship. Straighttalk with the ATT sim is looking more and more attractive now. What are others thoughts on this?
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Was just told that both ATT and Verizon are going to start revoking grandfathered unlimited data plans when upgrading to new phones. If that happens... I can't see staying with ATT as that was the only reason I was reluctant to jump ship. Straighttalk with the ATT sim is looking more and more attractive now. What are others thoughts on this?
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Will have to look into that, as I'm on a grandfathered unlimited data plan. If that's true, I'll just never sign another upgrade contract with AT&T. Don't know if this is true or not, but if it is, I figure that as long as I have a sim card to swap into a new device (purchased elsewhere), and never sign a different contract, then I should be good to go. I wouldn't put it past AT&T to get rid of unlimited data altogether at some point, though.
Been using ST for a few months now.. My wifes and kids 4g phones are also on ST .. The only regret I have is not doing it sooner..
Are there any downfalls to Straighttalk? What are your download speeds? Do you still connect to HSPA+? Since they are using ATT towers, I wont notice any difference in coverage correct? I am just trying to make sure I am doing the right thing.
If they do change this I might change carriers after about 11 years. I am hearing they might start doing a family Data plan. If I can get my mother upgraded to a smart phone. My wife and I are all ready on Smart phone plans. If I can get like 5-6gigs for less then what 3 plans costs then I might give up my unlimited.
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Are there any downfalls to Straighttalk? What are your download speeds? Do you still connect to HSPA+? Since they are using ATT towers, I wont notice any difference in coverage correct? I am just trying to make sure I am doing the right thing.
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The speeds are the same.. On average I get over 5mb download on hspa.. Everything works, just set up the auto pay and forget about it.. It took about 2 hours for number to get ported after the online set up... Then you just delete att apns and set up ST apn and your good to go.
I'm not sure about ATT, but with Verizon, grandfathered unlimited plans stay unlimited for as long as you want, so long as you maintain the same plan. The catch? You no longer get subsidized pricing for phones. You either buy your phone unlocked elsewhere, or you pay Verizon's retail price for the phone.
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Was just told that both ATT and Verizon are going to start revoking grandfathered unlimited data plans when upgrading to new phones. If that happens... I can't see staying with ATT as that was the only reason I was reluctant to jump ship. Straighttalk with the ATT sim is looking more and more attractive now. What are others thoughts on this?
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If there is any truth to this, I will NOT be signing another ATT contract. My wife is on the 2GB plan but I am still "unlimited" and it's the only reason I am staying with them right now, even though I get throttled at 3GB every month.
If they pull this crap when it comes time to get a new phone... GOOD BYE ATT...
Straight Talk looks promising, read some good reviews, easy setup and I get to keep my Ice Cream Sandwich running Infuse.. lol
That doesn't seem to even be the worst part of it. According to an article that I read on ZDnet, sooner than later it seems that data is about to get even more expensive.
$50 a month for 1GB??????
http : //www .zdnet.com/blog/btl/verizon-shared-data-plans-reset-wireless-economics-at-t-to-follow/79970?tag=search-results-rivers;item4
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That doesn't seem to even be the worst part of it. According to an article that I read on ZDnet, sooner than later it seems that data is about to get even more expensive.
$50 a month for 1GB??????
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/veriz...-follow/79970?tag=search-results-rivers;item4
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I believe that's for family/shared data plans...if I understand it correctly then for $50 everyone on the family plan gets a 1gb (up to 5) it days 1gb starts at $10 with $10 increments totaling to up to $50 and $100 for 10gb...that artical was kinda confusing and I didn't even finish reading it...
Also that's Verizon...so we still got some time before art copys them hopefully... :/
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Verizon vs ATT
Verizon has better data plans than ATT, their 4G network covers more area than ATT but they don't have SIM cards. This means you will not be able to use your Infuse.
If you don't plan to travel overseas with your phone, maybe Verizon is the better choice (I hate to say it).
Try T-mobile. Their plans in general are cheaper than ATT's but their coverage is not the greatest.
Good luck!
Hi, I am new to the forums, and was directed here by a friend who works with roms. I have a Droid 3 running on Verizon networks, and I am tired of paying for a premium service that fails to deliver. My phone can be sitting on a table stationary and my signal will constantly bounce from 1x - 3g. for the most part it doesn't even get 3g. I am in New york, and the coverage is supposed to be excellent. It has been terrible for over 6moths now. My download speeds (as shown by speedtest.net) vary from 200kbps (as i write this) to 700kbps, with a 250+ ping. Something tells me Verizon is trying to force its customers to buy 4g phones and throttling those with 3g. Also, I am grandfathered into the unlimited data plan.
So, I am looking to terminate my contract with Verizon and switch to cricket. Cricket has better 3g coverage than Metro pcs from what I understand. However, I cannot find a recent guide for the Droid 3. I don't want to link offsite, but I have found guides from back in 2010. I have tried searching these forums and all I found was the jimmy guide for the evo.
Can anyone help me out with this? From what I am reading it can be done, but I am not familiar enough with this stuff to know if these guides will work for phones that have been updated to date like mine.
Phone info:
Android 2.3.4
Kernel 2.6.35.7
PRL 52522
System Version 5.7.906.XT862.en.US
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
bbanks said:
Hi, I am new to the forums, and was directed here by a friend who works with roms. I have a Droid 3 running on Verizon networks, and I am tired of paying for a premium service that fails to deliver. My phone can be sitting on a table stationary and my signal will constantly bounce from 1x - 3g. for the most part it doesn't even get 3g. I am in New york, and the coverage is supposed to be excellent. It has been terrible for over 6moths now. My download speeds (as shown by speedtest.net) vary from 200kbps (as i write this) to 700kbps, with a 250+ ping. Something tells me Verizon is trying to force its customers to buy 4g phones and throttling those with 3g. Also, I am grandfathered into the unlimited data plan.
So, I am looking to terminate my contract with Verizon and switch to cricket. Cricket has better 3g coverage than Metro pcs from what I understand. However, I cannot find a recent guide for the Droid 3. I don't want to link offsite, but I have found guides from back in 2010. I have tried searching these forums and all I found was the jimmy guide for the evo.
Can anyone help me out with this? From what I am reading it can be done, but I am not familiar enough with this stuff to know if these guides will work for phones that have been updated to date like mine.
Phone info:
Android 2.3.4
Kernel 2.6.35.7
PRL 52522
System Version 5.7.906.XT862.en.US
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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This the guide i used and it was easy http://www.cricketusers.com/verizon...a-droid-3-cricket-talk-text-mms-internet.html
Hey
I was able to get the Verizon Samsung galaxy S3 to work on simple mobile(prepaid service that uses t-mobile's towers) but I am only getting 2g speed. As anyone being able to get it work on t-mobile with 3g speeds.If the 3g works on t-mobile, it would work on simple mobile.
samsunggs3owner said:
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I was able to get the Verizon Samsung galaxy S3 to work on simple mobile(prepaid service that uses t-mobile's towers) but I am only getting 2g speed. As anyone being able to get it work on t-mobile with 3g speeds.If the 3g works on t-mobile, it would work on simple mobile.
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I'm currently on T-Mobile, and I'm only getting max of EDGE connection, which is equivilent to 2G... I guess. Lol
Only way 3G or 4G will work is for T-Mobile to merge Verizon towers with theirs, and that will not happen, for about another month or so, promised by T-Mobile. But I hope so!
jtdo said:
I'm currently on T-Mobile, and I'm only getting max of EDGE connection, which is equivilent to 2G... I guess. Lol
Only way 3G or 4G will work is for T-Mobile to merge Verizon towers with theirs, and that will not happen, for about another month or so, promised by T-Mobile. But I hope so!
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From what I have heard from verizon themselves is that the contract talks fell apart between them and t-mobile. I have an S3 and have rooted and swapped sims.. then reprogrammed the phone to only pickup 750mhz 1700mhz, 1900mhz, and 2100mhz (I believe that is what I have it set to) so that if/when they do get back together and make it happen the phone that I have setup will be able to grab the tower information and get 4g. I have spoken with T-,Mobile and they are not saying anything at this time. I will keep you up to date.
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From what I have heard from verizon themselves is that the contract talks fell apart between them and t-mobile. I have an S3 and have rooted and swapped sims.. then reprogrammed the phone to only pickup 750mhz 1700mhz, 1900mhz, and 2100mhz (I believe that is what I have it set to) so that if/when they do get back together and make it happen the phone that I have setup will be able to grab the tower information and get 4g. I have spoken with T-,Mobile and they are not saying anything at this time. I will keep you up to date.
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Wait so how were you able to do this. Can you post the instructions online.So your currently getting 3g with tmobile on you verizon GS3?
samsunggs3owner said:
Wait so how were you able to do this. Can you post the instructions online.So your currently getting 3g with tmobile on you verizon GS3?
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no. what I was mentioning is that the contract talks between them fell apart...I am still working on getting 3g on the phone.. however I have seen that the chipsets are the same between the models. I purchased 2 gs3s one att and one verizon. Opened them up and part numbers where the same on the main board. I am fairly new to the android development area and so to the best of my knowledge you should be able to flash the radioover but have not tried yet... am going to try once I get some time to flash an AT&T radio and kernals and see if I can put a sim into the phone and see what happens.
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no. what I was mentioning is that the contract talks between them fell apart...I am still working on getting 3g on the phone.. however I have seen that the chipsets are the same between the models. I purchased 2 gs3s one att and one verizon. Opened them up and part numbers where the same on the main board. I am fairly new to the android development area and so to the best of my knowledge you should be able to flash the radioover but have not tried yet... am going to try once I get some time to flash an AT&T radio and kernals and see if I can put a sim into the phone and see what happens.
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Hope you got jtag Some very good devs have tried to get it to work for months and havent been able to. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895684
I have an unlocked skyrocket running the latest version of the PAC ROM, UVMC6 radio, and I have a Net10 T-Mobile SIM card with their $50/month unlimited service. So far I am relatively pleased, but I would like to know if there is a way to force the phone to use the ATT towers. This is because ATT is better at my house than T-mobile. I have tried flashing different ATT radios and attempted to register on an att tower but it always fails. When I have a att radio installed I can see t-mobile and att, but I cant register to either. When I have a tmobile radio I can only see and register to a t-moble tower. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Austin Bartz
I don't want to be mean, but please think logically of what you are asking.
You are paying to use T-mobile's network
AT&T is not T-mobile
AT&T is not getting any of your money
It is like saying, I pay gym A to use gym A, but gym B is closer so I should be able to go there as well without having to pay gym B anything.
The only way to use AT&T towers would be if you are an AT&T customer, or if T-mobile and AT&T merge or ever have some sort of tower sharing agreement.
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I don't want to be mean, but please think logically of what you are asking.
You are paying to use T-mobile's network
AT&T is not T-mobile
AT&T is not getting any of your money
It is like saying, I pay gym A to use gym A, but gym B is closer so I should be able to go there as well without having to pay gym B anything.
The only way to use AT&T towers would be if you are an AT&T customer, or if T-mobile and AT&T merge or ever have some sort of tower sharing agreement.
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I realize that, what I thought is that it would be like if the phone was roaming.
saleenman95 said:
I realize that, what I thought is that it would be like if the phone was roaming.
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My T-Mobile micro SIM was working on AT&T this past weekend. I was getting 4G on ATT and edge on Tmo.