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Text from AT&T about 4G

This morning I got this text from AT&T about needing a 4G data plan. I came from an iPhone 4 and bought an Inspire 4G on ebay and just used the same SIM. Does anyone have any suggestions what I should do? I have an unlimited data plan so I don't wanna lose it.
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You need to get a 4G sim card from the AT&T store

Sim card doesn't matter
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@poetofsound,
All you have to do is call AT&T and tell them to switch your plan to a 4G plan. It's the same price as 3G ($15 for 200MB, $25 for 2GB). If you've currently got the iPhone unlimited plan, then you will be grandfathered into the unlimited 4G plan.

is it possible to do that without changing my plan up and would I still be able to switch between iphone and inspire?

poetofsound said:
is it possible to do that without changing my plan up and would I still be able to switch between iphone and inspire?
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Yes, you can just keep the same plan you have now. It's the same plan data-wise and speed-wise; AT&T merely has separate 3G/4G plans in their system, and they've detected that you're using the Inspire instead of an iPhone. No need to change sims or anything, it's merely a technicality in their system.

Alright thanks for the info! I live right down the street from the AT&T store so I'll just go there.

I had a similar problem with ATT that they told me my unlimited plan would not work with the Inspire 4G. I called on the phone and spoke with a manager and she said it would be okay. So, if they keep telling you that you can't do it, just keep at them and they will eventually give in.

I just got a new inspire from ATT.
When I activated the phone, it gave me the 3g plan. I had to call to get it switched to 4g. Is there really any difference in sim card and/or plans other than semantics?

volumnus said:
When I activated the phone, it gave me the 3g plan. I had to call to get it switched to 4g. Is there really any difference in sim card and/or plans other than semantics?
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The plans which ATT claim are 4G are capped plans. You need the Smartphones Personal plan. If you had it on 3G you can get grandfathered in. I'm using a 3G sim in a rural area with just one 3G tower and getting 5mbps down with 1mbps up. The salesman at the shack had to call ATT because the plan is not listed, but I was able to keep it. As long as you are within 30 days of signing the contract you have the right to make them give you your unlimited data back.
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The only reason they tell you that you have to be on the '4G' plan is so they can track usage, and the only reason for the '4G' sim is because that sim is LTE ready- so whenever ATT launches LTE, some phones will be good to go.
The '4G' plan is a load. Currently, ATT's '4G' networks is HSPA+... which is just the true potential of 3G, but not quite real 4G... REAL 4G will not be available on ATT till ATT launches LTE sometime next year...

I read the title to this thread
and had hope that they chose you to text that there really is an LTE chipset in the Inspire....oh never mind

meiguoguizi said:
and had hope that they chose you to text that there really is an LTE chipset in the Inspire....oh never mind
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Haha! Nice! Sorry for the confusion If I do I'll contact you first

When I switched from an iphone to inspire, they also need to change your voicemail configuration. apparently it wasn't all part of a single process for the conversion. what ended up happening was they did not change my voicemail over and I was unable to access the voicemail system from my inspire.

Have you check out Youview. Great voicemail for Inspire!

AT&T is a bunch of shady bastids when it comes to data plans, they want to charge you for using their under-performing network so they can not upgrade it some more. But if you keep after them they'll switch you to an unlimited 4G plan, grandfathering crosses over.

anyone from Rogers on LTE Plan?

Can you please comment on your experience... post Speedtest results and details like location, time, etc..
I'm planning on subscribing but not really looking forward to losing my $20 6GB Data plan discount.

Anyone? anyone subscribe to LTE Network in Canada for Rogers?

Hey there, I have an LTE plan but in the area I love (outside of Toronto) LTE isn't coming for another month or two.
When I do go to school in Toronto I get LTE.
On 3/5 bars I get:
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45Mbps!
At first I wasn't really down with losing my 6GB plan but come to think of it, I never had a month where I used more than 3GB [the amount I have now]

How much is 3 gigs? I pay $30 for my 6 gigs, have the SGS2 LTE but didn't get LTE.

My plan is as follows:
Canada wide MY10
200 Minutes
Early Evenings Starting at 6PM
Unlimited Text + MMS
2GB of Data, LTE
This is all for $70. I am paying an extra $5 for another gig, making it 3GB. The extra $5 also gets me data share for if I were to get an iPad or some kind of tablet. I had to call for that option My caller ID and voicemail is extra.
I also have a 40% discount for working at a Rogers dealer so it cuts down the cost.

too expensive, i was considering it before i switched

I have the 10 gb LTE plan for 50 bucks
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Work for rogers got the 70 my10 and 2 gb..gettin nice speeds of 25 - 38 mBps
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6GB is still available
Hi all,
I'm a Rogers dealer and the Rogers MY10 plans are all LTE compatible (limited time offer).
200 min
nights and weekends (6pm)
MY10 Canada-wide
Unlimited Messaging
$60 with 1GB
$70 with 6GB

6Gig $30 cost per Gig $5
10Gig $50 same price more data
I have not tried to bench mark my device but I can tell is is like night and day.
Stream video no lag.
Download large apps is seconds not a minute or two
Love LTE and I am not sad I got the Galaxy S2 LTE
I am sure in time there will be great ROM try.

AstroDigital said:
I have not tried to bench mark my device but I can tell is is like night and day.
Stream video no lag.
Download large apps is seconds not a minute or two
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Agreed. Coming from a Galaxy S Captivate on Rogers, the GSII LTE is a massive improvement. I have noticed no slowdown or lag... ever.
As for my plan on Rogers:
300 daytime minutes
2500 outgoing SMS / unlimited incoming SMS
Unlimited Eve/wknds (6pm)
Unlimited incoming calls
10GB $50 LTE data plan
Total bill after discounts (including taxes & data plan): $62
Customer Retentions is your friend.

When did you get that plan? I'd be interested in something like that.
Do you get voicemail, call display anything like that with it?

I'm on the 10GB LTE plan, i also called them up to re-negociate some of my discounts because i've been paying 100$ for the past 3 years with my iphone and i am a student and dont work, they offered me an unlimited call and sms, value pack with 50 mins long distance + unoimited sms to USA and obviously 10gb of LTE, all for 80$/month tax included. I think i hit the jackpot because the lady at retention dept was VERY VERY happy and liked me a lot...i've also never encountered anybody who didnt get baffled by my plan and price
This is speeds i get in an area not guaranteed to get LTE. It's in laval, about 10km away from montreal and it's listed on the ROgers LTE maps as a "coming soon" area but obviously it's not.
Also this screen was taken while having 3/5 bars

[Q] Do you need a LTE SIM to get on the LTE network?

I, like many other switched my i777 to Skyrocket. During that process, I kept the SIM card that came with my i777. But I'm reading somewhere that to get on the LTE network I will need a LTE SIM? Can someone, that got a new SIM while purchasing the Skyrocket, or someone already using the LTE network pop open the back cover, and compare it to the picture below? I want to be ready as soon as the LTE comes alive in my area, Los Angeles.
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Edit:
I found a article online that confirms that this design is the LTE SIM card.
http://gadgetsteria.com/2010/10/21/lte-sim-cards-coming-to-att/

I have a different SIM card than the one you have in the picture. It's the same basic graphic, but mine is green and had LTE written on the outside surrounding area before they snapped off the sim card.
I'd also call AT&T to get an LTE data plan, they are the same price. I think by getting the LTE data plan you also get access to visual voicemail on the phone.

While I don't have an LTE plan just yet, I did get an LTE Sim as suggested if I plan on getting it her in Canada
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It's not so much the SIM as it is the location of the customer data. Read up on LTE Subscriber Profile....

As I and others have confirmed...your old sim will connect to lte currently. Recently a few reps have claimed that as of 11-18 that will not be the case. Any LTe phone with an old sim will not connect at all.
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You need a Sim card with the 9th and 10th digits 25

This sim gives me LTE no problem. Has been working in Los Angeles since day 1 when they switched it on.
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Hi all, what is the final verdict as I have a vivid that is LTE capable but a sim that is unlimited but is from my old galaxy s2 so it is not officially a LTE sim...will the old sim pick up the LTE service?

maddie01 said:
Hi all, what is the final verdict as I have a vivid that is LTE capable but a sim that is unlimited but is from my old galaxy s2 so it is not officially a LTE sim...will the old sim pick up the LTE service?
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The first thing that you have to do, is contact your carrier & tell them to change your data to LTE! If you don't.. You could have ALL the LTE hardware on the planet... You still won't have LTE!
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Thanks very much for the reply...now since I am already paying for an unlimited data plan I hope they just swap the sim card for me as I have a corp account so I cannot increase the cost, but I assume the carrier wants to offload as many users to the LTE system to take pressure off the HSPA+ system and I am already on the highest cost unlimited plan....

The cost for rogers lte vs non lte is the same.. Don't know about your plan, but I imagine that it would be the same.
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LTE to work on Vivid
Okay, I really appreciate the replies, I will hit an ATT store after this week as I an traveling outside LTE network anyway...will try corp store first then non corp store and post what results are.....thanks again!!

maddie01 said:
Thanks very much for the reply...now since I am already paying for an unlimited data plan I hope they just swap the sim card for me as I have a corp account so I cannot increase the cost, but I assume the carrier wants to offload as many users to the LTE system to take pressure off the HSPA+ system and I am already on the highest cost unlimited plan....
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warning if you plan on leaving tmobile

Going to sprint I's the worst move i ever made ,but TMobile forced me to. TMobile 2g is atleast three times faster than sprint 3g speeds. I sold my sensation and miss it dearly as well as the fast internet i took for granted. Just wanted to share my experience with you all if you had thoughts of going to sprint. Its unlimited plan is the only one for a reason. I been throttled by TMobile and its faster than sprint 3g . Here's some speed test i did i called customer service factory reset phone .I did this test several times before i factory reset it still the same slowness. Htc evo 4g lte is the phone i have.
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Maybe the area ur on is bad service?
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How far is your local Sprint store? If you can test out the phones there and see how fast the phones are there and then test the speed on your phone while in the store and compare if you get the same connection. If not, you can tell at that point that it's the phone and not the service. However, if the phone connects at the same speeds, then its the service.

his area is probably not covered
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I agree sprint does suck, and I made the same mistake a while back before buying my sensation. I had the Epic 4g on sprint when it first came out, their 4g and 3g was wicked fast compared to T-Mobile(at least to me in my location.) I quickly started getting tired of their service and over billing shenanigans. Long story I came back crawling to T-Mobile! and I suggest you do too. Now a word of advise. Look up the user qbking77 on these forums, he has tons of videos that might help you out(he's a sprint guy also.) Good guy btw.

Aaron from PhoneDog actually has the same issues and he's in Charlotte. He's also said that he's spoken with people in other cities all across the nation and many suffer the same issue.

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How far is your local Sprint store? If you can test out the phones there and see how fast the phones are there and then test the speed on your phone while in the store and compare if you get the same connection. If not, you can tell at that point that it's the phone and not the service. However, if the phone connects at the same speeds, then its the service.
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FYI if you are going to take this advice ake sure to turn the WiFi off on the in store device. The working display models are usually using WiFi for data. It is yet another one of those sort of underhanded sales tactics. I mean most people just see the device pulling up websitse and videos on youtube fast and say"look how fast the internet is" with out ever noticing that the WiFi is on. Especially first time smartphone costumers.

Afaik, sprint use a wimax technology and tmobile use hspa... I read somewhere that hspa is better than wimax... This is the heirarchy looks like from what i read: first is lte, second is hspa, and last is wimax... I might be wrong though... I can try to google it...
Edit: or it might just be the coverage... Ever wonder why sprint dont advertise base on their coverage ... They simply rely on their unlimited campaign ads...
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Those suck. Here are my sprint speeds on my evo 3d. These are a mix of 4g WiMAX and 3g. When lte gets rolled out here it will even out. I'm in Austin,tx and san Antonio is seeing 17-20 MPs download on lte
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I live in Rockford illinois no wimax or lte just 3g i checked my friend epic 4g my girlfriend epic touch , another friend evo shift and we all get slow speeds. Maybe it's my area but when i had TMobile i made fun of all my friend sprint network speeds so i guess this is karma. The sprint store is in the strip mall behind my house and there's a tower by my house i get full bars but its just slow. Factory resetted my phone . Played with all settings from cdma only to cdma hdr to cdma / lte same speeds i wouldn't complain but i got friends that got prepaid phones from cricket that run faster on 3g im talking about low end Android phones smh . I just wanna watch one minute YouTube videos without having to wait 10 minutes. Download games like angry birds in less than 15 minutes im not always around wifi. Don't leave TMobile if i can work something out with them i will return and get another sensation. I love the evo 4g lte alot but what's the point of having a Corvette with no engine i can go no where.
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Verizon's Galaxy S3 - using on Straight Talk

So,
I've read with android v4.1.2, this phone is factory unlocked. If I cancel my contract with verizon, can i switch directly over to Straight Talk (on AT&T network)? Is there something more I need to do besides maybe a factory restore? I would appreciate any help or if this topic has been shared already and i have over-looked it, please point me in the right direction.
Thank you.

You'll have to have it flashed to ST. PM Viper32. I'm gonna get him to do mine when this month is up.
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So this can be done now? Anyone got any instructions on how to do this? This would be greatly appreciated.
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I need to do this as well. My Verizon contract is up and I want to take my S3 over to Straight Talk.

Verizon S3 on Straight Talk
jbass350z said:
I need to do this as well. My Verizon contract is up and I want to take my S3 over to Straight Talk.
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Guys, I just installed Beanstown Build 16 and applied these APN settings. That will get data and MMS working:
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As far as I've heard, the data connection is EDGE only without 3G or 4G. Is this correct?

CrustyMcLovin said:
As far as I've heard, the data connection is EDGE only without 3G or 4G. Is this correct?
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I've got 3G, or what seems like 3G on it. But I've yet to achieve 4g, and it'll probably never happen with this phone.
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cj2566 said:
I've got 3G, or what seems like 3G on it. But I've yet to achieve 4g, and it'll probably never happen with this phone.
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How much data are you using? The talk around town is that breaking 2gb will get you the boot. What's your experience?
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How much data are you using? The talk around town is that breaking 2gb will get you the boot. What's your experience?
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My honest opinion? With these speeds, you'd be hard pressed to use that much data. I can't speak on ST policy or know why they'd boot you. Seems a bit ridiculous. Unless you go over your plan?
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cj2566 said:
My honest opinion? With these speeds, you'd be hard pressed to use that much data. I can't speak on ST policy or know why they'd boot you. Seems a bit ridiculous. Unless you go over your plan?
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I manage to do between 2-5 on 3g myself
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I used to be a Straight Talk customer with my HTC One X. I left them due to the terrible service, and not having the same reception and priority as AT&T, even though I had an AT&T SIM in it. You be warned and dropped if you use over 2Gb of data. You can be warned and dropped, if you use streaming video (youtube etc...)
Their plans simply arent designed for that. And you cant blame them.... as youre only paying $45/month here in the U.S. If you want more data. If you want more data without limits on how you use it (streaming video etc...) then you need a bigger plan from a different carrier. You cant expect it all, for $45/month.
Also, I dont think any company like straight talk, will give you 4G. They are piggybacking off of the towers of big carriers.... those carriers dont want you clogging up their 4G network through Straight Talk (or any other) for only $45/month

LTE on ST
SilverFox66 said:
I used to be a Straight Talk customer with my HTC One X. I left them due to the terrible service, and not having the same reception and priority as AT&T, even though I had an AT&T SIM in it. You be warned and dropped if you use over 2Gb of data. You can be warned and dropped, if you use streaming video (youtube etc...)
Their plans simply arent designed for that. And you cant blame them.... as youre only paying $45/month here in the U.S. If you want more data. If you want more data without limits on how you use it (streaming video etc...) then you need a bigger plan from a different carrier. You cant expect it all, for $45/month.
Also, I dont think any company like straight talk, will give you 4G. They are piggybacking off of the towers of big carriers.... those carriers dont want you clogging up their 4G network through Straight Talk (or any other) for only $45/month
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I have an unlocked Motorola Atrix HD (AT&T) Ive been using on ST for close to a year. At first, I only had "fake 4g" aka hspa+ which isnt terrible. My speeds were between 4-6 mbps.
The day I heard att was allowing lte on st I bought a new lte compatible sim from st for $7. I threw it in my phone, updated my apns and have been running lte ever since. Speeds are between 8 - 16 mbps now.
Only issue is sometimes ppl dont get my texts. Its really random so it hasnt been enough of an issue for me to change anything. I probably just need to tweak my apn but its fine for now.
As for streaming, I stream music quite a bit, youtube any time I want, and even netflix a time or two. Never had an issue. Now I also use less than 2gigs a month. For whatever all thats worth