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Hey,
I'm recently got an infuse off contract, rooted it, etc, but I haven't been able to make myself transfer my service too it from my other phone. I'm really torn, as it is a great phone but ehhh.
Anyway.
I'm just wondering if there is some way I can use this phone on a pre paid network or something. I looked it up and saw straight talk was perhaps an option, but it seems very confusing.
Thanks.
well you could use simple mobile. (they have ads on this site alot) you could the infuse unlocking guide to unlock your phone and use it on this service. they use t mobiles towers and have 4g (hspa+) in certain areas. their plans are 40 unlimited talk and text, 50 unlimited talk text and 2g data, and 60 unlimited talk text 3g/4g data. you should check them out.hope all goes well my friend.
thank you very much! are there any cheaper options? do you know anything about straight talk?
can i use it on att month to month?
Well simple mobile is one of the cheapest prepaid gsm carriers around. And I know of straight talk. But the only straight talk smart phone is the nokia e71 I believe and that's the only straight talk phone that uses a sim card. So you would have to buy a 200+ phone JUST to get the straight talk sim card out. And yes you can use simple mobile from month to month but after 30 days of no payment they will take your number and deactivate your sim. And another good cheap prepaid option is walmarts family plan. The only thing is to start to see savings you would have to have multiple lines that's why it's good for families. Finally you could check out h20 wireless solutions they have similar rates to simple mobile but they use att towers.... Whew....that was allot of typing....lol
Itaer said:
thank you very much! are there any cheaper options? do you know anything about straight talk?
can i use it on att month to month?
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Based on conversations on IRC with a ST user:
If your SIM was taken from one of th $200 Nokias, you can use in the Infuse. ST is a Tracfone reseller, which uses AT&T's network.
SIMs from all other ST phones are specifically locked to the phone.
ALSO: If you use a SIM from one of the $200 Nokias, you MUST keep the Nokia. If that phone is ever activated with another service, ST will drop service on your SIM.
Edit: Note, I'm an AT&T contract user, all of the above are hearsay from IRC a month or two ago.
i believe you need a $200 nokia smartphone on strait talk but never sell the nokia! the sim is locked to the imei somehow and if the nokia is activated again the old sim is deactivated. also i think strait talk is a reseller of many carriers, they have cdma phones and a few of the nokia smart phones are on t-mobile sim cards from what i understand. you can try it but i think ifg the sim has a "t" on it then you cant use it, only problem is you have know way to know which sim will be in the phone you are buying.
many of those prepay services have one of a number of methods to lock the phone to their network. do as much research as posible before dropping cash on a device that might be useless
I though Att itself has a pay as you go with no contracty plain also tat works for this for for $5 data (10 mb ha) and $.010 a min talk.
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i believe you need a $200 nokia smartphone on strait talk but never sell the nokia! the sim is locked to the imei somehow and if the nokia is activated again the old sim is deactivated. also i think strait talk is a reseller of many carriers, they have cdma phones and a few of the nokia smart phones are on t-mobile sim cards from what i understand. you can try it but i think ifg the sim has a "t" on it then you cant use it, only problem is you have know way to know which sim will be in the phone you are buying.
many of those prepay services have one of a number of methods to lock the phone to their network. do as much research as posible before dropping cash on a device that might be useless
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So theoretically, you could buy the 200 phone, and buy the cheap ass phone......in separate transactions, from Wal-mart and then use the expensive sim card, but put the cheap sim card in the expensive phone pkg and return the phone......only if you are evil!
I understand you could use the GoPhone plans, but you will need a new sim card, and also have to have a data plan to go with it, not sure how much the Simple Mobile plans are they talk about, but your looking at around 55-60$ for GoPhone plans with minimum data. 50$ unlimited talk and text and 5$for 10mb. Tops is 25$for 500mb, thats still not a lot of data though. I think 10mb for a phone is a joke, in my opinion. Maybe check out the Simple Mobile, you will have to unlock your phone for that though. Instructions for that are XDA.
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So theoretically, you could buy the 200 phone, and buy the cheap ass phone......in separate transactions, from Wal-mart and then use the expensive sim card, but put the cheap sim card in the expensive phone pkg and return the phone......only if you are evil!
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No. If the expensive phone is EVER activated with another SIM, the expensive SIM you're using will get deactivated according to everything I've heard.
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No. If the expensive phone is EVER activated with another SIM, the expensive SIM you're using will get deactivated according to everything I've heard.
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Yeah but if the phone is returned, after it has been opened, then its not returned to the shelf. I think it would be considered refurb. I dont know, but they would probably reassign the imei to another sim. Dont know. I think I will just keep my edge speed in the hope that when att buys t-mobile that I will finally gtr hspda.
Coming from an Inspire 4G, I have a regular size sim chip. I'm handy with an Xacto and sanding stick, so on friday when my One X comes, should I cut my sim to fit, or just take it into the store and get a micro sim? Or is there a difference between an LTE micro sim and a '4G' regular sim? Also, what exactly does AT&T charge an activation fee for?
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Coming from an Inspire 4G, I have a regular size sim chip. I'm handy with an Xacto and sanding stick, so on friday when my One X comes, should I cut my sim to fit, or just take it into the store and get a micro sim? Or is there a difference between an LTE micro sim and a '4G' regular sim? Also, what exactly does AT&T charge an activation fee for?
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There is a difference between a 4G sim and an LTE sim. If you want LTE, you need a new card. If you don't care, go ahead and trim yours to fit, if you think you can do it right. There is technically no need to make any changes to your plan in order to switch to a new phone, or even make the carrier aware that you're doing it on a GSM network.
Whether that violates AT&T policy, and what the consequences of that are, is a separate issue. That you may want to look into.
It should come with a new sim card. The activation fee is you paying for the privilege of AT&T allowing you to continue using their service with new equipment for the next 2 years. Call customer care when it hits your bill. You should be able to get it removed.
Your OneX will come with a new AT&T microSIM in the box (AT&T always does that). You simply call in and activate that SIM instead of messing with your old SIM. The reason you need to call in is to make sure they updated your data plan to LTE plan. Without this step, you won't get any data connection on LTE.
$36 fee is just that, a fee. It covers above mentioned task if you do call. Otherwise, it is just another way for AT&T to make a few buck$ off you.
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There is a difference between a 4G sim and an LTE sim. If you want LTE, you need a new card. If you don't care, go ahead and trim yours to fit, if you think you can do it right.
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I've heard that as long as your current at&t sim card has a "25" as the ninth and tenth digits printed on it, it's LTE capable. So, cutting it down and popping it in the One X should be fine if it has these digits. But yeah, you'll probably still need to call them so they can add your IMEI number to your account.
Although, you could always just go to your local store and get a new sim for free once you get your phone if you're like me and aren't ordering it through at&t!
I want to call and ask them to remove my activation fee, do I have to make some sob story about not being able to afford it or something? Or can I just ask them to take it off, and how should I approach that?
If you were out of contract, the TOS allows you to cancel within 30 days without an ETF. Be sure to mention that to them and then say you would consider such a thing if this activation fee which seems unnecessary is not waived.
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I've heard that as long as your current at&t sim card has a "25" as the ninth and tenth digits printed on it, it's LTE capable. So, cutting it down and popping it in the One X should be fine if it has these digits. But yeah, you'll probably still need to call them so they can add your IMEI number to your account.
Although, you could always just go to your local store and get a new sim for free once you get your phone if you're like me and aren't ordering it through at&t!
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Yeah... my shipped email says it is coming with a new sim card, so at the least, I'll have a template for cutting it down. I'm 100+ miles from the nearest LTE market, so I might try that first.
What does AT&T need my IMEI number for? Just curious if that's just one piece of information that they want, but don't really need... but gives them one more hook into me.
I was thinking of buying a Verizon Galaxy S3 off of craigslist. I know with tmobile and AT&T, all you have to do is put your SIM card into the phone, and it works fine. You don't need to call and activate the phone, you can just swap SIM cards. I know with Sprint, if the ESN is bad, Sprint will not activate the phone for you because of its past non-payment history. With Sprint, you cannot swap SIM's because they have none. Since Verizon uses SIM cards with the Galaxy S3, will this be an issue? If I get a SIM card from Verizon, can I just put it the phone I bought and have service?
I have a galaxy nexus and swapping the sim card between that and my s3 works with a problem. I also got a replacement for my wife's phone and when I picked it up, I just popped my sim card in it to check that everything was working. So in short the answer is yes (unless someone else knows something I don't know). You should be able to put your sim card in a new phone, power on and be online.
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True, VZW uses SIM cards, but be careful. I remember reading how one poor guy on here got his ESN blacklisted from the network because it was stolen.
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When I bought my Bionic, I called Verizon to clear the ESN with them. They let me know that it was actually deactivated from the line (and that it was clear).
SIM swap is eh but calling Verizon with the ESN is even better. Just trust your instinct first.
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When I bought my Bionic, I called Verizon to clear the ESN with them. They let me know that it was actually deactivated from the line (and that it was clear).
SIM swap is eh but calling Verizon with the ESN is even better. Just trust your instinct first.
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Definitely do this. I was warning you but this guy basically told you what I was leading into. 10 minute phone call that could save you $200+.
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Heads up.. I've bought an incredible 2 from craigslist before and checked that the esn with Verizon was clean. After selling it on ebay, it was listed as stolen. Not a fun experience.
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Always check ESN's, and in fact why not meet in the store to make sure you can have it activated before you buy, while providing you with a safe place to meet without getting robbed. It only makes sense to protect your investment.
Also, be aware that TMobile and ATT can also block IMEI numbers due to unpaid bills on the account. I've just recently learned about this myself when my friend got burned when he purchased a t mobile HTC one s off craigslist. He was able to use it for about a month when it disconnected his service. I guess when he contacted TMobile they said the guy who bought it from used his upgrade to buy a new phone and then didn't pay his bill.
Just wanted to pass this info on.
I've bought a few vzw phones off craigslist and always meet in the store for the deal. Hand the phone over to them and once its cleared good I pay them. Never had any trouble. Vzw never gave me any grief for doing this in store either.
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I'm swapping a Droid Charge(+money) for a Galaxy Nexus tonight. When I asked the guy at the store yesterday, he was saying I'd need a third phone (like an old one) to do this. Something about deactivated phone before it can be activated. Sounds legit? Note the charge has a SIM card and the Nexus uses a micro-SIM, or me and the other guy could presumably just swap SIMs and be on our way.
What if I just say I want a new SIM card, but I want it to be a microSIM--and I put it in my new nexus. The other guy does the opposite, and we're both good to go. Seems like a good idea.
Anyone have experience swapping phones with different size SIMs? Note that I don't have time to get adapters or cutters.
Thanks
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I'm swapping a Droid Charge(+money) for a Galaxy Nexus tonight. When I asked the guy at the store yesterday, he was saying I'd need a third phone (like an old one) to do this. Something about deactivated phone before it can be activated. Sounds legit? Note the charge has a SIM card and the Nexus uses a micro-SIM, or me and the other guy could presumably just swap SIMs and be on our way.
What if I just say I want a new SIM card, but I want it to be a microSIM--and I put it in my new nexus. The other guy does the opposite, and we're both good to go. Seems like a good idea.
Anyone have experience swapping phones with different size SIMs? Note that I don't have time to get adapters or cutters.
Thanks
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Get a sim cutter...u don't need a third phone if u can put your sim right into the other phone...I swap all the time and went through the whole different size sim cards swap...I also have an adaptor for a micro sim to fit a regular slot...paid like $6 for both at a local cell shop..u don't even have to go into a store.....
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Get a sim cutter...u don't need a third phone if u can put your sim right into the other phone...I swap all the time and went through the whole different size sim cards swap...I also have an adaptor for a micro sim to fit a regular slot...paid like $6 for both at a local cell shop..u don't even have to go into a store.....
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Note that I don't have time to get adapters or cutters.
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I've bought a few vzw phones off craigslist and always meet in the store for the deal. Hand the phone over to them and once its cleared good I pay them. Never had any trouble. Vzw never gave me any grief for doing this in store either.
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Thats the way to do it, meet in the store and get it activated then pay the person! That would solve all your issues.
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Thats the way to do it, meet in the store and get it activated then pay the person! That would solve all your issues.
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With sims they have to have a third phone if it is cross account and different size cards or u loose unlimited data...don't know why but that is the way it is setup
I bought my Verizon GS3 off of craigslist. I met with the person at a verizon store, bought a sim card (my droid charge sim needed to be cut and I didn't know about cutters), confirmed with the Verizon rep that the phone had a clean ESN, and then they swapped it onto my plan right there. I retained unlimited data, and I made sure my phone was activated while also having had the person sign a written document stating she had sold me the Verizon Galaxy S3 (and I listed the MEID # beneath the battery).
I'd recommend paying attention to the moisture sensors on the battery and beneath the battery on the phone to make sure that it hasn't been exposed to liquids. I forgot to do that Nevertheless, my phone runs wonderfully!
Know that by doing this through craigslist you void the Verizon and Samsung warranties, even though you can register the phone on Samsung's website if it's unregistered and get their 50% off 1 online accessory...
Agree with people above. Meet at the store and pay after they clear the phone. Dont forget to check for the sd card, people usually pull these. Bargain down if they pulled it. Here is a vzw site to check the esn.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/estore/certifieddevice/cd
Sim cards are free at verizon.
Also, they even continued the existing insurance from my old phone to the used s3 i bought.
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Agree with people above. Meet at the store and pay after they clear the phone. Dont forget to check for the sd card, people usually pull these. Bargain down if they pulled it. Here is a vzw site to check the esn.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/estore/certifieddevice/cd
Sim cards are free at verizon.
Also, they even continued the existing insurance from my old phone to the used s3 i bought.
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Yea my insurance and warranty followed as well...even used the warranty already
Interesting... you referencing your Verizon warranty or Samsung's warranty?
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Agree with people above. Meet at the store and pay after they clear the phone. Dont forget to check for the sd card, people usually pull these. Bargain down if they pulled it. Here is a vzw site to check the esn.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/estore/certifieddevice/cd
Sim cards are free at verizon.
Also, they even continued the existing insurance from my old phone to the used s3 i bought.
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Side note, the S3 from Verizon didnt come with an SD card. At least the 10 people or so I know didnt get one when they bought the phone.
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Side note, the S3 from Verizon didnt come with an SD card. At least the 10 people or so I know didnt get one when they bought the phone.
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i didn't get one either.........i had bought a few phones from ppl off CL, had them meet me at the store, made him deactivate the phone off his line and cleared the esn with the reps at the store w/ me, but they wouldn't let me do the transaction in the store, i had to leave the store to do it because they said it was infringing on their business, so we went down the road to mcdonalds, did the transaction, and when i got home i swapped my lines out and everything was ok
Thanks for the response and ideas, guys. The swap went down great--it was a few days later than I thought it would be, so it gave me some time to research the issue and read your ideas.
There was a guy at the store who took both phones, swapped them, gave him a SIM card and me a microSIM. He mentioned putting the numbers on dummy accounts while he switched, so that may be a useful keyword. He didn't give me a problem and was awesome but YMMV, FYI. The first store I went to seemed a little iffy about the idea.
Anyway it was a Charge+money swapped for a GS3. My wife is very happy. I'm still happy with my GNex/CM10.
I have a bad data port on my infuse and i wanted to unlock it and use it as a back up phone w/ straight talk.. I literally spent HOURS looking for a way to root and/or unlock using sdcard (since it is only tool i have)... If there isn't a way to unlock w/out data port, any recommendations for a reliable, quick and inexpensive unlocking service? Thx in advance...
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I have a bad data port on my infuse and i wanted to unlock it and use it as a back up phone w/ straight talk.. I literally spent HOURS looking for a way to root and/or unlock using sdcard (since it is only tool i have)... If there isn't a way to unlock w/out data port, any recommendations for a reliable, quick and inexpensive unlocking service? Thx in advance...
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There is absolutely no need to unlock phone to use with Straight Talk. Go to straighttalk.com and purchase an att compatible sim card for $15 and first months $45 service card. Works on any ATT,T-Mobile,Rogers, or unlocked phone using same tower frequency as ATT
At least theoretically it will work with phones with bad IMEI due to breaking contract etc. due to fact that tower reads new IEMI on sim card rather than one on phone.
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There is absolutely no need to unlock phone to use with Straight Talk. Go to straighttalk.com and purchase an att compatible sim card for $15 and first months $45 service card. Works on any ATT,T-Mobile,Rogers, or unlocked phone using same tower frequency as ATT
At least theoretically it will work with phones with bad IMEI due to breaking contract etc. due to fact that tower reads new IEMI on sim card rather than one on phone.
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Straight Talk No Longer sells AT&T compatible cards... didn't break contract... phone was on ex-gfriend's account... rather pay money to unlock than have to deal with that biatch...
was looking at this guy:
cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321101332291&fromMakeTrack=true
he has a lot of positive reviews...
Thx for the suggestion though...
Where'd you get that info? I was on straight talks site just a couple days ago and they still offer the sim to use an at&t phone.
sent from outer space.
Straight talk definitely pulled the at&t cards the last time I checked...some kind of pressure being exerted on s/t by at&t to help keep customers with Att phones on Att contracts.
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My M8 arrives today and I'm hoping to activate it without losing my unlimited data. I'm month-to-month and I purchased it subsidized from the HTC website as "upgrade-keep my existing plan" which, by what appears to be an oversight, didn't make me chose a new data plan. Long story short, I plan to put the sim card from my Rezound into the M8 before I ever turn it on because apparently the new sim is provisioned for a capped plan and activating it will switch me from unlimited. My problem is that the Rezound takes a regular (mini) sim while the M8 takes a nano. I have a sim cutter also arriving today and I'm concerned about screwing up my sim in the process of cutting it. That's where my questions come from.
1. Is there much risk to cutting a regular sim to nano using one of these cutters (noosy 3rd gen)? It gets great reviews and has an image (for what that's worth) of being higher quality.
2. I have an old unactivated sim from an Asurion replacement Rezound. If I screw up my current sim cutting it down, will this older (but still unactivated) sim work in my phone and retain my unlimited data plan (same plan as when I got the replacement many months ago)?
3. Can I just go into a Verizon store with my new phone and say the sim doesn't work and get a new nano sim provisioned to my current unlimited data account, even though my "current" phone on their system is a rezound with a regular sim?
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My M8 arrives today and I'm hoping to activate it without losing my unlimited data. I'm month-to-month and I purchased it subsidized from the HTC website as "upgrade-keep my existing plan" which, by what appears to be an oversight, didn't make me chose a new data plan. Long story short, I plan to put the sim card from my Rezound into the M8 before I ever turn it on because apparently the new sim is provisioned for a capped plan and activating it will switch me from unlimited. My problem is that the Rezound takes a regular (mini) sim while the M8 takes a nano. I have a sim cutter also arriving today and I'm concerned about screwing up my sim in the process of cutting it. That's where my questions come from.
1. Is there much risk to cutting a regular sim to nano using one of these cutters (noosy 3rd gen)? It gets great reviews and has an image (for what that's worth) of being higher quality.
2. I have an old unactivated sim from an Asurion replacement Rezound. If I screw up my current sim cutting it down, will this older (but still unactivated) sim work in my phone and retain my unlimited data plan (same plan as when I got the replacement many months ago)?
3. Can I just go into a Verizon store with my new phone and say the sim doesn't work and get a new nano sim provisioned to my current unlimited data account, even though my "current" phone on their system is a rezound with a regular sim?
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I had the droid DNA before the m8. The DNA wasn't a nano SIM and I use the SIM cutter. I was able to use the SIM and kept my unlimited data.
You can go to the store and request a new SIM.
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Just go to a Verizon store (a corporate one) and ask for a nano SIM.
There is no charge for it. There is no change to your plan for asking for a new SIM, any kind of SIM.
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Just go to a Verizon store (a corporate one) and ask for a nano SIM.
There is no charge for it. There is no change to your plan for asking for a new SIM, any kind of SIM.
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do this. theres no charge if its a corporate store, but "authorized retailers" will charge you for it. if you want to take your nano sim and use it for a mini or micro sim device, just buy an adapter off amazon (~$6)
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Just go to a Verizon store (a corporate one) and ask for a nano SIM.
There is no charge for it. There is no change to your plan for asking for a new SIM, any kind of SIM.
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This. I've kept unlimited through all 3 sized SIM cards. It has NOTHING to do with data caps or anything. You can also go on the website to activate, and when its time to enter SIM card info select 'Send me a SIM Card' to avoid going into the store.
Well now I feel silly for even ordering the sim cutter. I thought I was being proactive. Thanks for the prompt replies.
Could you let us know if this works and you get to keep your unlimited data?
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Could you let us know if this works and you get to keep your unlimited data?
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switching sim cards wont cause you to lose unlimited data. its only if you change your plan or use an upgrade. SIM cards are just tied to a line.
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switching sim cards wont cause you to lose unlimited data. its only if you change your plan or use an upgrade. SIM cards are just tied to a line.
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The new SIMs are to support nfc for Isis. I just changed my SIM in my m7 to the nfc SIM. I have unlimited data, but it doesn't effect your data at all
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The new SIMs are to support nfc for Isis. I just changed my SIM in my m7 to the nfc SIM. I have unlimited data, but it doesn't effect your data at all
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I was talking about ordering from HTC's website subsidized and being able to keep unlimited data by swapping sims. Best Buy recently closed this workaround.
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Could you let us know if this works and you get to keep your unlimited data?
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Sure thing. I think some folks may have missed that I kinda did use my upgrade insofar as I received the m8 at the subsidized price for extending my contract. I noticed just this morning that the VZW website has already changed my contract end date to 2016, "my device" is still the Rezound (I assume that'll change once I turn on my m8 with a SIM provisioned to my current unlimited account), and it still shows unlimited with my data usage. Fingers crossed.
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Sure thing. I think some folks may have missed that I kinda did use my upgrade insofar as I received the m8 at the subsidized price for extending my contract. I noticed just this morning that the VZW website has already changed my contract end date to 2016, "my device" is still the Rezound (I assume that'll change once I turn on my m8 with a SIM provisioned to my current unlimited account), and it still shows unlimited with my data usage. Fingers crossed.
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I have the exact same issue, Rezound to M8, but the problem for me was everywhere I go they want me to select a plan, where can I bypass this?
Once that phone is activated, your plan will change.
You will have 14 days to go back to unlimited.
You didn't find a loophole.
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Once that phone is activated, your plan will change.
You will have 14 days to go back to unlimited.
You didn't find a loophole.
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it can be done.....
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Once that phone is activated, your plan will change.
You will have 14 days to go back to unlimited.
You didn't find a loophole.
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I have it on good authority that it worked only a month ago from a Rezound to a One Max. It's not an m8 but it is a different sim size (mini to micro). I'm not saying it WILL work. I won't be convinced of that until a receive a bill with a whole month on the new contract with unlimited data, but I have reason to believe it MAY work and it seems worth trying...
I went to the Verizon store and bought the phone outright. Coming from a note 2 with a micro Sim to a m8 with a nano sim, I was worried. However I went on the phone with a customer service agent and they assured me that my unlimited data was going to be safe as long as I wasn't using an upgrade and paying full price for the phone. Sure enough there wasn't any issues keeping my unlimited data so I'm happy. Only issue I have is the phone says it's roaming when its not.
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I just got my m8 today....I used some scissors a template and a YouTube video for reference...I cut my sim from my rezound and swapped it for the one that came with the phone. I ordered mine thru HTC with my new every 2. Didn't have to change my plan when buying and after powering on the m8 with my cut sim....it activated successfully and all is good. My data is unlimited and my contract says 2016 now.
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Sure thing. I think some folks may have missed that I kinda did use my upgrade insofar as I received the m8 at the subsidized price for extending my contract. I noticed just this morning that the VZW website has already changed my contract end date to 2016, "my device" is still the Rezound (I assume that'll change once I turn on my m8 with a SIM provisioned to my current unlimited account), and it still shows unlimited with my data usage. Fingers crossed.
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How did it turn out for you?
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How did it turn out for you?
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It seems to have turned out beautifully. My M8 has been on for 3 days now and VZW still shows two more years under contract with unlimited data retained. I got ballsy and even went into the verizon store with my M8 activated on my cut sim. I asked for a new sim so that NFC would work. The guy looked a little puzzled when he pulled out my ghetto sim, In hindsight I should have taken it out before just to stay under the radar. The only reason it took 20 min vs 2 min was because the guy was trying to put the new sim into the SD card tray. My preliminary advice is get it while you can. The Best Buy website forces you to select a plan so the HTC website will surely be fixed soon.
I currently have the m8 still in my 14 day window, gave up unlimited data to get this phone. Thinking about going tomorrow to return it and order off HTC's store (currently 150$). Just hope that it won't ask to change my plan on HTC's page...