If I use 3g sim card on this phone, will mobile data not work at all? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Not even at slower speed? AT&T said that mobile data doesn't work because it's a 3g sim and this is a LTE phone.

I use a 3G sim in my d821 and 3G works fine
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tangosierra_ said:
I use a 3G sim in my d821 and 3G works fine
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So you just popped the SIM in the phone and it works, or did you need to make some modifications to settings?

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Not even at slower speed? AT&T said that mobile data doesn't work because it's a 3g sim and this is a LTE phone.
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I don't know specifically about AT&T network, but that sounds like a load of BS!
I've used a standard SIM, a few years old, so before 4g existed, which is data enabled in my N5 and have happily used 2g/3g/H/H+.
Only last week did I upgrade to a 4g contract with new SIM
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ben_pyett said:
I don't know specifically about AT&T network, but that sounds like a load of BS!
I've used a standard SIM, a few years old, so before 4g existed, which is data enabled in my N5 and have happily used 2g/3g/H/H+.
Only last week did I upgrade to a 4g contract with new SIM
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Of course it's load of BS! We called again, asked to speak with a supervisor, but there are 4 people ahead of me, they immediately gave me a $30 credit for the data plan and sending me new SIM.
Still, that's BS, it should work without any problem.

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So you just popped the SIM in the phone and it works, or did you need to make some modifications to settings?
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yep i did. I'm using the phone in singapore on a 3G plan and there's no modification to any settings needed (at least for my case). It should be the same throughout, the most would be having to set up apn and stuff.

Can someone explain, how this simcard bs goes in the usa? I realy try to understand, but the more I read about these data, 3g, 4g/lte posts it makes the less sense to me.
I have a 4 yours old sim card in my nexus, I made that to micro sim size by a microsim shape and scisors, and all 2g/3g/hspa,hspa+/4g/lte works witouth calling the provider for a new sim, or change some apn settings. Even if i go to austria I can get 2g/3g...lte with data without any problem with my simcard from hungary.
So how it goes in the usa?
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bitdomo said:
Can someone explain, how this simcard bs goes in the usa? I realy try to understand, but the more I read about these data, 3g, 4g/lte posts it makes the less sense to me.
I have a 4 yours old sim card in my nexus, I made that to micro sim size by a microsim shape and scisors, and all 2g/3g/hspa,hspa+/4g/lte works witouth calling the provider for a new sim, or change some apn settings. Even if i go to austria I can get 2g/3g...lte with data without any problem with my simcard from hungary.
So how it goes in the usa?
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people, especially ill-informed consumers, get lied to by customer reps (or the customer reps are ill-informed themselves)
remember, two of the four major carriers (Verizon, Sprint) are CDMA, and they (used to) have total control over their phone selection... you can't bring your own phone to their service

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people, especially ill-informed consumers, get lied to by customer reps (or the customer reps are ill-informed themselves)
remember, two of the four major carriers (Verizon, Sprint) are CDMA, and they (used to) have total control over their phone selection... you can't bring your own phone to their service
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I agree with you on the ill-informed consumers. This is my daughter's phone and unfortunately I am out of state this week on business and could not make the call to AT&T. My wife (who made the call to AT&T) and daughter do not have the same knowledge that I do and I know for a fact that they were given false (to say it nice; BULL****! to be politically incorrect) information and they have to leave with it until I find the time to call AT&T and "remind" them gently that I am out of contract on four lines, or until the new 'free' SIM that AT&T mailed will arrive.

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Hspa+ on ATT prepaid.

Just was wondering if you guys believe we will be able to get hspa with ATT prepaid.?? Anyone know?
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not any time soon, only a couple markets will have 3g on go phone by the end of march. Until at&t releases prepaid smartphones plans, this will not happen. I have heard that at&t plans to have the entire network (2g and 3g) covered by hspa by the end of 2011. Maybe then will we see some changes.
3G should work on any att phone, gophone or not (assuming there's 3G coverage where you live). HSPA+ definitely won't work, because there are no prepaid HSPA+ features/plans yet.
I used 2 different iPhones on att prepaid. And I got 3g just fine (should work with hspa+ just fine as long as its available in your area). It should work but remember android devices use a lot of data so disable it or make sure that you disable all the apps that sync data.
you cant, it will check the miei number or something and deactivate it
Ok while I know everything works fine on prepaid, no 4g here yet so that much I am not sure. I know after a rom flash you will get a completely different set of APN for prepaid.
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you cant, it will check the miei number or something and deactivate it
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No it wont. With pay as you go they don't really care because there is no unlimited data for it. You will not get a txt saying you have the wrong data plan. You wont hear anything from att. Like I said before I used 2 different iPhones on a pay as you go ( the original iPhone and the iPhone 3g). I also used 2 different blackberrys too ( the curve and the storm). Never once did att contact me about the phone I was using. I used that sim card for over a year. Then when i went with a contract account they didn't even change my sim card. I continued to use the same sim card till i got my iPhone 4.
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No it wont. With pay as you go they don't really care because there is no unlimited data for it. You will not get a txt saying you have the wrong data plan. You wont hear anything from att. Like I said before I used 2 different iPhones on a pay as you go ( the original iPhone and the iPhone 3g). I also used 2 different blackberrys too ( the curve and the storm). Never once did att contact me about the phone I was using. I used that sim card for over a year. Then when i went with a contract account they didn't even change my sim card. I continued to use the same sim card till i got my iPhone 4.
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Isn't storm a CDMA phone.
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Isn't storm a CDMA phone.
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Its a world phone. So it has sim card slot and can be unlocked for att and tmobile. So its a cdma and gsm phone.
It's not GoPhone, but I have my Inspire working just fine on StraightTalk, $45/month for unlimited everything. The only downside is that you have to purchase a $200 Nokia StraightTalk smartphone to get a compatible SIM (no way around that) and keep it in a drawer for as long as you have service. My data speeds are just as fast as regular AT&T around my area, about 5mb down, 2mb up.
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It's not GoPhone, but I have my Inspire working just fine on StraightTalk, $45/month for unlimited everything. The only downside is that you have to purchase a $200 Nokia StraightTalk smartphone to get a compatible SIM (no way around that) and keep it in a drawer for as long as you have service. My data speeds are just as fast as regular AT&T around my area, about 5mb down, 2mb up.
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O there is hope lol when my contracts up with ATT I will head over to ATT. Thanks for posting this comment
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New SIM Card required.

So, I just got done chatting with AT&T customer service, via online chat, and I was asking questions about the phone constantly switching between HSDPA, and UMTS. I asked if this was normal, and she said mentioned that it is as they are upgrading the networks. She asked me for my zip, and did a check and said that they are currently working on upgrading in the area (Manhattan). She also did say that this phone will be able to connect to the LTE network when that is rolled out later this year (though from the sounds of it on this forum, that is highly unlikely).
Then, I asked about the SIM card. I mentioned I came from the Samsung Captivate, and that my SIM card says 3G on it. I said is this affecting my phone and contributing to my phone spending more time on UMTS than HSDPA? And her response was...
"Yes, you will need a new SIM card. If you can give me your address, I will be able to find a location in your area that can give you one free of charge."
I'm going into the store tomorrow to pick one up. Hell, why not?! Free and new is always good. Doubt it is the SIM, though it could help in the long run.
Thoughts?
AT&T needs to train their CSR staff. This phone won't do LTE and the 4g card won't make any difference.
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It is true you will need a 4g sim card to get LTE. The Inspire is only hsdpa+ 3.5G lol
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It is true you will need a 4g sim card to get LTE. The Inspire is only hsdpa+ 3.5G lol
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3.5g is Hspa
hspa+ is 3.75
Well, I had the "captivate->inspire no mobile data" thing happen a couple of days ago, went to the store, dude did some stuff on the computer, didn't work, and the only thing left to do was to change the SIM card (from 3g to the new one), which worked.
So the moral of the story is you're better off having them give you a new sim, even if the old one still looks like it's working, even partially, as was the case for me.
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I'm using an old 3G sim that I don't even know where I got. LOL its been working just fine.
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This is all good info. Thanks all for sharing. I'd be curious to hear others experiences after using a newer SIM card.
When I got the phone a day early, the guy had problems registering the new sim so I'm just using my old 3G card. Runs fine, maybe slower without the build.prop edit but it doesn't matter much where I live. Do what works for you.
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No signal what so ever....
3G??
I just recently switched from a captivate to inspire at an ATT store. The salesman put in a new sim card in the inspire instead of putting my captivate sim card in. When I asked why, whether this is true or not and I question too, he told me that in order to get 4g connection, I need a new sim. He deactivated my old sim and told me to shred it. When I got home, I placed my old sim back in and sure enough it was deactivated. I then placed my new "4g sim in my captivate and it worked. " I would like to know if a deactivated sim can be reactivated before I dispose if it.
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I just recently switched from a captivate to inspire at an ATT store. The salesman put in a new sim card in the inspire instead of putting my captivate sim card in. When I asked why, whether this is true or not and I question too, he told me that in order to get 4g connection, I need a new sim. He deactivated my old sim and told me to shred it. When I got home, I placed my old sim back in and sure enough it was deactivated. I then placed my new "4g sim in my captivate and it worked. " I would like to know if a deactivated sim can be reactivated before I dispose if it.
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He was wrong about "needing a 4G SIM", but you can't reactivate a deprovisioned SIM.
Gotcha. That sux. I also asked the salesman if the inspire would connect to the LTE network when it rolls out and he said yes. Imo, if ATT current lineup of 4g phones won't connect to LTE, that is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen. ATT can't afford anymore negative publicity of these proportions. We can speculate, but in the end, we won't actually know until LTE goes live.
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Will connect, probably. Isn't LTE backward compatible with 3g?
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gunnyman said:
Will connect, probably. Isn't LTE backward compatible with 3g?
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From what I've read the networks are backward compatible to provide a seamless transition between networks, but a special chipset is still needed to connect to LTE, which as far as I know the Inspire doesn't have
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Gotcha. That sux. I also asked the salesman if the inspire would connect to the LTE network when it rolls out and he said yes. Imo, if ATT current lineup of 4g phones won't connect to LTE, that is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen. ATT can't afford anymore negative publicity of these proportions. We can speculate, but in the end, we won't actually know until LTE goes live.
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well we know for a fact the inspire does not have an LTE radio, so that issue is for sure a "no". i really dont see much to back up a lawsuit though...
I think the key to your response is the statement "no current AT&T phones will ever be able to connect to the LTE network". I believe this was carefully and specifically worded, which leaves the techs in the store correct but misrepresenting what will happen. The phones will connect to the LTE towers because they will be the same towers as the 3G towers, but they will only connect as 3G devices with HSPA+ which means they could be capable of 4G speeds on these upgraded towers. It is true that they will not connect to the LTE network itself which I don't believe is really saying much. I doubt ATT is running multiple separate receivers on each tower for all their different network types. I would have to believe they are buying equipment that is capable of supporting their legacy phones while bringing new features in.
It still comes down to the same thing, if you were expecting an LTE feature on this phone in the future, you bought the wrong device. There is a reason the Thunderbolt is more expensive than the Evo and Inspire, it has an LTE chipset in it. Beyond that fact there really isn't a major difference between this phone and the Thunderbolt.
Just walked out of the store with a new "4G" SIM card. Yeah, from the sounds of it, especially after reading the comments here, all this SIM card is, is a re-branded one of the 3G card.
The only people that have told me this phone will not be able to access the LTE network are here on the forum. Thus, I trust this forum and the people here far more than any person at AT&T. Nevertheless, they absolutely need to differentiate between LTE and HSPA+. This is a fact: Every single person I have spoken to at a AT&T store in Manhattan, including the regional manager (whom set me up with this phone, for free, after my complaint about my previous phone to the CEO of AT&T wireless) has mentioned and specifically stated this phone will be able to access the LTE network.
It does not bother me one bit that I will in fact not be able to access the LTE network with this phone. No. I'm perfectly happy with the speeds now, and that I can access HSPA fine here in the city (when I am connected to HSPA, that is). In any case, by the time LTE is accessible to the masses, we'll be able to upgrade our phones. It will be quite sometime before most folks will ever be downloading with the speeds of LTE.
The real issue at hand now is being able to get the full upload/download speeds of HSPA as it still seems to be capped! One step at a time I guess. HSPA is available, I can access it fully throughout the city, however my upload speeds are still capped. This is the first hurdle to clear before going on to the next - LTE.

Help a 4g Noob

hey guys.
I know my way around around and all but I need to ask a few questions about 4g.
right now I have a vibrant with a $60 T-Mobile unlimited plan ( includes data/ no contract).
I plan on getting a g2x(not from T-Mobile) . would I have to get a 4g plan? or I can use my current one with 3g only? is 4g free as long as the phone is capable? and do I need a different sim card for the g2x?
lol sorry for bombarding u all with these questions.....thanks in advance.
You'll will need to have at least a $30 premium plan.
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If by $60 unlimited plan you mean the prepaid/monthly 4g then yes it will work. Same 2gb data cap though.
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If by $60 unlimited plan you mean the prepaid/monthly 4g then yes it will work. Same 2gb data cap though.
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yes is the $60 prepaid/ monthly plan but idk if its 4g....right now I get 3g (H) with 5gb cap then its slowed to 2g speed.
my main issue is I do no want to change the plan.....just phone
I may be misinformed but when I went from a Blackberry to the G2x, TMobile told me I would have to change the sim card to a 4g sim. Just throwing that out there.
I through my old sim card that was in my old Mytouch 3g slide into the G2x when i got it. Same plan nothing changed, just new phone. There really isnt a "4g" plan. And T-mobile's 4g network is technically 3g, they just call it that for whatever reason.
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They are all technically 3g. True 4g is around 100+ Mbps.
I think its just a selling technique. I had an old sim cards from years ago and transferred it into my g2x and ive had no issues at all. I did end up getting a new sim card anyway but the speeds remained the same. Also, it is unecessary to get a "4g" plan. I was talked into getting it when I upgraded the phone but then realized I could have just stuck to my old cheaper plan and the speeds wouldnt have changed. I talked to retentions at Tmobile and the lady even told me she has no idea why i was told to upgrade and she switched me back.
thanks everybody.....i am only limited to 5 thanks a day lol.
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They are all technically 3g. True 4g is around 100+ Mbps.
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Well 4g stands for fourth generation. Which is a new technology or method. What Tmobile uses is improved hspa that's why its called fake 4g. Nothing new just really fast 3g. speed doesn't matter nor count has to be a new method of cellular transmittion.
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K2sInteg98 said:
I think its just a selling technique. I had an old sim cards from years ago and transferred it into my g2x and ive had no issues at all. I did end up getting a new sim card anyway but the speeds remained the same. Also, it is unecessary to get a "4g" plan. I was talked into getting it when I upgraded the phone but then realized I could have just stuck to my old cheaper plan and the speeds wouldnt have changed. I talked to retentions at Tmobile and the lady even told me she has no idea why i was told to upgrade and she switched me back.
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Representatives aren't necessarily knowledgeable on this subject. However, the '4G SIMs' they often refer to are usually UICC/GBA/IMS SIMs. The difference between these SIMs and the old LEGACY SIMs (as they are labeled on the T-Mobile system) is that the legacy SIMs have a lifetime of around 90,000 authentications. Once these authentications run out, the SIM will no longer register on the network.
These authentications are pretty much each time you connect or hand off to a new data tower. On HSPA and HSPA+, these handoffs are occurring far more often than they did on EDGE or GPRS. In essence, with a legacy SIM you are running on borrowed time before your SIM simply begins to refuse to connect to the network. It sounds like a lot of authentications, but they run out astoundingly fast and some people have actually hit the SIM exhaustion point. This won't cause slow data speeds or inability to connect to data but still being able to use voice. Your phone will not authenticate on the network at all.
Any data plan will give you '4G', or rather HSPA+ as long as your phone has the appropriate modem and you are within the area covered by HSPA+ towers. You do not have to change data plans if you already have one. You also do not need a new plan for a new SIM card. If you have a legacy SIM card T-Mobile should replace it free of charge, unless that policy has changed. They are trying to be proactive in preventing customers from not reaching the authentication limit of the legacy SIM cards.
Your SIM card has absolutely nothing to do with your data speed, however on certain phones some features are tied to certain types of SIM cards, especially new IMS featured phones.
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Well 4g stands for fourth generation. Which is a new technology or method. What Tmobile uses is improved hspa that's why its called fake 4g. Nothing new just really fast 3g. speed doesn't matter nor count has to be a new method of cellular transmittion.
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No carrier in the US at this time uses anything approaching the original 4G specifications, nor will be capable of doing so for years to come. Current LTE, HSPA+, and WiMax networks are stopgaps and were marketed by carriers as 4G despite them not being so, as they needed a way to market faster phones and networks to customers in a way that customers would understand. The specifications board that handles the generational specifications decided to submit to the desires of carriers and lower the boundaries for '4G'. HSPA+ was the quickest, easiest, least battery intensive, most reliable and most cost effective of the three to implement; which is why both T-Mobile and AT&T have been rolling these upgrades out to towers for some time.

Still under contract but new phone

I bought skyrocket in june 2012 2 year contract, but i have unlocked no contract i777 phone for use with at&t can i put my sim card from my skyrocket and data,call,text plan on the i777 for free? Or do i have to pay or "hidden fees crap.
I don't see why not. Its not like you're moving from an old blackberry to an android. This would then complicate things because blackberry plans are specialized in how they use blackberry servers to retrieve email by text (thus the instantaneous notification without the battery drain). But I digress.
Simple answer yes, with no "hidden fees" lol
I agree. I don't thnk AT&T cares what specific device you have. Just regular phone, smartphone or blackberry. I've swapped my SIM card between devices before and it was fine. Hopefully you'll have the same experience.
ok so i can swap sim+ plans to i777/ my mom has iphone 3gs under contract still october 2011, if i put my plans in i777 can my mom put her sim card and plans into my skyrocket with no hidden fees/pay to use crap? Also, BONUS QUESTION which one is better for gaming i777 or ipod touch 5g?
Ive swapped sims on AT&T...from my Captivate. ..Infuse...Skyrocket...Iphone 4S...no fees just swap n go
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If i buy unlocked phone can i MANUALLY put sim card in it and when sim is in phone will it call/text/ activate 3g 4g or do i need to go to AT&T * which i hate* for them to activate those features?
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If i buy unlocked phone can i MANUALLY put sim card in it and when sim is in phone will it call/text/ activate 3g 4g or do i need to go to AT&T * which i hate* for them to activate those features?
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Threads a little old, but thanks for not starting a new one. Yes you can put the sim in. And no they can activate it remotely. You might have to call them.
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So if I want to activate call text data 3g 4g I HAVE to COMMUNICATE with AT&T?
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So if I want to activate call text data 3g 4g I HAVE to COMMUNICATE with AT&T?
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Maybe. You might be able to just insert the sim and be good to go. But if it doesn't work then you may have to call to have them activate it. Good luck to you.
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As long as the sim was from an active phone/account. It will work just fine in an unlocked phone.
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You mentioned an unlocked phone, but from which carrier? It is a good rule of thumb that, if it's not an AT&T phone, it might not be capable of receiving all of the AT&T frequencies. (LTE, 4g, 3g ....).
A current sim card will allow a phone acess to AT&T's network. Sims are swappable, the phone you are using will be bound to the bands (frequencies) the internal radio is programmed to use. I suggest, a person wanting to use an unlocked phone, in any carriers network to first research (Google) the phone specs, and your network, to see if they are compatible. Their are several carriers that share the same bandwidth, but some only share some bands. Like AT&T shares some bands with T-Mobile but not all (LTE).
I hope this helps anybody with the decision on which phone it's capable of working on any given network.
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[Q] Straight Talk T Mobile LTE

I have Straight Talk with a T Mobile SIM in my Nexus 5 and I am getting awesome LTE coverage, although my friend has the exact same setup and is only getting H data and not LTE. We are both using the same APN settings, and the only difference that I can think of is that I bought my SIM card more recently. I didn't think that the T Mobile SIMs on Straight Talk supported LTE, but I am definitely getting it and was wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same. If you are getting LTE, what are your APN settings?
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I have Straight Talk with a T Mobile SIM in my Nexus 5 and I am getting awesome LTE coverage, although my friend has the exact same setup and is only getting H data and not LTE. We are both using the same APN settings, and the only difference that I can think of is that I bought my SIM card more recently. I didn't think that the T Mobile SIMs on Straight Talk supported LTE, but I am definitely getting it and was wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same. If you are getting LTE, what are your APN settings?
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I thought ATT was the only one you could get LTE through on Straight talk, Tmobile is the 4G speeds but HSPA+.
ketjr81 said:
I thought ATT was the only one you could get LTE through on Straight talk, Tmobile is the 4G speeds but HSPA+.
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That's what I thought, but I am definitely on Straight Talk with a T Mobile sim and am getting LTE data. Not just in my area either, since I recently took a trip and had LTE coverage in many major cities.
I can confirm that the new ST T-Mobile SIM cards support LTE. Received my new SIM one week ago and have been enjoying LTE speeds for the past week. Interestingly, the color of the SIM card was hot pink as opposed to the light pink T-Mobile SIM I used to have.
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I can confirm that the new ST T-Mobile SIM cards support LTE. Received my new SIM one week ago and have been enjoying LTE speeds for the past week. Interestingly, the color of the SIM card was hot pink as opposed to the light pink T-Mobile SIM I used to have.
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Right on, will have to tell my friend to order a new Sim then!
m0nk89 said:
I can confirm that the new ST T-Mobile SIM cards support LTE. Received my new SIM one week ago and have been enjoying LTE speeds for the past week. Interestingly, the color of the SIM card was hot pink as opposed to the light pink T-Mobile SIM I used to have.
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Thanks for this. I tried to contact useless Straight Talk support regarding this question. They didn't seem to understand it, sent me the at&t APN settings, when I called them on it, they sent me the non-smartphone APN settings. They said that yes, t-mobile does support LTE, not just H+ (but I didn't actually trust them to understand the question), however said nothing about needing a new sim card. I have the light pink sim right now.
However I'm still not entirely convinced. Here's a picture on ebay of what I assume is the new hot pink sim:
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Straight-Talk-Micro-SIM-Card-T-Mobile-Network-/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/b7gAAOxy3zNSlQHw/$_57.JPG
You can see clearly on the card that it admits "4g" is HSPA+, not LTE. I'm also suspicious because T-Mobile has a different APN setting for LTE, while Straight Talk does not. Has anyone checked the "Mobile Network Type" in settings to verify that you really truly are getting LTE? Could the hot pink be because it's in micro sim size? The at&t cards have a similar color scheme (light blue for full sized sim, dark blue for micro), and I think offering the Micro Sim size for t-mobile is new, but the internals of the sim may not be.
Can someone post a speedtest speeds result of their "LTE" speeds? My H+ speeds are very fast, so I don't know if there'll be much difference..
T-Mobile sucks where I'm from. New England so I got the at&t Sim
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T-Mobile sucks where I'm from. New England so I got the at&t Sim
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Wow, incredibly helpful comment.
Going to order a T-Mobile sim and see if I can get LTE. Hoping i can use straight talk with LTE vs the $60 T-Mobile plan. Tried the $30 T-Mobile plan but need more than 100 minutes and VoIP isn't cutting it
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edd247 said:
Going to order a T-Mobile sim and see if I can get LTE. Hoping i can use straight talk with LTE vs the $60 T-Mobile plan. Tried the $30 T-Mobile plan but need more than 100 minutes and VoIP isn't cutting it
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Please update us. From what I can understand it seems like they're only advertising "4g" as the H+ speeds.
XDAcat62 said:
Please update us. From what I can understand it seems like they're only advertising "4g" as the H+ speeds.
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Just got the T-Mobile sim yesterday and can confirm that LTE is working on straight talk. I'm getting great speeds too
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edd247 said:
Just got the T-Mobile sim yesterday and can confirm that LTE is working on straight talk. I'm getting great speeds too
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This is great to see. I actually email support and their replies were so generic that it didn't answer my question.
So best place to get SIM card to insure i get LTE for tmobile?
thank you,
-D
bucd said:
This is great to see. I actually email support and their replies were so generic that it didn't answer my question.
So best place to get SIM card to insure i get LTE for tmobile?
thank you,
-D
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I ordered mine directly from the straight talk website but I think you can order one from Walmart
Just curious if anyone here has been cutoff by straight talk. I read the small print, and you are only unlimited on their web space. So technically they can cut you off if you use too much data.
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Its unlimited 2.5gb LTE. Then they throttle you down.. Maybe if you blew threw all your 2.5gb in five minutes by downloading a torrented movie they'd shut you off. All your data in less then a day.
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edd247 said:
I ordered mine directly from the straight talk website but I think you can order one from Walmart
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Ok cool. So as long as i order it from straight talk, i should get the LTE card? I need to order two and wanted to make sure before i do it.
Currently have the older card and i'm not getting LTE on TMobile. After reading through this thead, sounds like the newer cards will do it.
thank you,
-D
bucd said:
Ok cool. So as long as i order it from straight talk, i should get the LTE card? I need to order two and wanted to make sure before i do it.
Currently have the older card and i'm not getting LTE on TMobile. After reading through this thead, sounds like the newer cards will do it.
thank you,
-D
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Yeah if you order it from them you should get the newest sim cards.
edd247 said:
Just got the T-Mobile sim yesterday and can confirm that LTE is working on straight talk. I'm getting great speeds too
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Download/install LTE settings app. Run your test and look at the app. You can see this in your settings about phone status as well. What does it say you're connecting at?
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Zandeer said:
Just curious if anyone here has been cutoff by straight talk. I read the small print, and you are only unlimited on their web space. So technically they can cut you off if you use too much data.
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In my personal experience, I can confirm you get throttled/data cut off on ST-AT&T sims.. It happen to me, but has never happen to me on a ST-Tmobile sim.
BUT YMMV...
clockcycle said:
Download/install LTE settings app. Run your test and look at the app. You can see this in your settings about phone status as well. What does it say you're connecting at?
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Here is what I get
edd247 said:
Here is what I get
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Looks promising, you must be in a test area.

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