Hello, This has been covered before, and I see it CAN be done, but so far I can only find companies that do this for a hefty charge. My apologies, but after a couple hours searching, I haven't found a definite answer.
First, we do NOT have any GSM service in our area, only Verizon. So what we are trying to do is flash a Verizon S3 to Straight Talk, to run on Verizon towers, 3G only it seems. There is a way to use a ST IMEI on the S3 to "fool" ST's system as far as I can tell.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to do this at home without sending it out? I've been rooting and flasing phones since the OG Droid days, so it should be a piece of cake lol.
Thanks in advance
Should be a simple matter of calling Straight Talk and asking them to put the phone in their towers. They should give you a Network Access Code. These can also be found at your local Walmart in the form of a Bring Your Own Phone kit.
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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 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
Apologies first of all if there is an answer on this, however after doing some searching on here and on google I can't find a straight answer that I can understand. I am very new to this kind of thing...
Basic question is this - can I use the galaxy s3 I have currently with Verizon on straight talk?
I am getting mixed answers on it and I figured you guys would probably know best.
Here are the phone specs -
Carrier : Verizon
City : Johnson City, TN
Model : Galaxy s3 SCH-I535
Android Version : 4.1.2 (non flashed - non rooted, if I need to do that in order to accomplish this and void the warranty that is fine, I am familiar with flashing roms and rooting)
Baseband Version : I535VRMB1
Hardware version : I535.10
I will be happy to provide any other information needed. Thank you in advance for reading.
You will definitely have to be rooted. I don't know why you would want straight talk. The service is spotty around east Tennessee. I don't remember a guide on how to flash straight talk however.
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You will definitely have to be rooted. I don't know why you would want straight talk. The service is spotty around east Tennessee. I don't remember a guide on how to flash straight talk however.
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I'm in Kingsport, TN as well and I'm also a Verizon customer using the S3 and you'd be a fool to switch from vzw over to straight talk. I've had straight talk, and while it's "alright," it's definitely nowhere near as good of reception in this area as verizon. Verizon may be a little more expensive, but it's well worth it in the long run. When you take your straight talk phone into the mall or wal-mart and you're lucky to have service while standing next to the glass at the entrance door, you'll thank me when you came to your senses and remain under contract with verizon. To each their own though.
Yea im in bristol and i have a friend with ST and it sucks. I would stick to Verizon i hate saying that because they cost so much but really they cover the Tricitys better then anyone.
No disrespect to any of these guys talking about not switching to straight talk from Verizon. I just switched today. Just waiting on my cell number to be ported from Verizon to the straight talk phone and then i will flash whatever phone i chose to buy and replace the ESN. You have to realize their are two different networks you choose from when you go straight talk. GSM(ATT) or CDMA(Verizon). These guys who are bashing straight talk are comparing their Verizon phone coverage with a Straight Talk GSM phone running on ATT towers. Also you cant compare reception of different phones sometimes even if they are on the same towers sometimes bc certain phones are known to have bad reception period. Dont listen to them. You can switch just make sure your donor phone is using Verizon towers. You can look up the model number of the donor phone or make sure it doesnot have a sim card. Sim card phones will be GSM(ATT) and their coverage does suck in rural America. Im in Louisiana and you cant get much more rural. My current Verizon phone and Straight talk have the same number of bars bc they are both CDMA. I have an old HTC Thunderbolt that is just as fast as an iphone 4 bc i have tweaked the hell out of it and use Liquid Smooth Roms which are faster and more stable than even the Pure Google experience. My wife has a Galaxy S3 and I am switching her from Verizon to Straight talk within the next few weeks.
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No disrespect to any of these guys talking about not switching to straight talk from Verizon. I just switched today. Just waiting on my cell number to be ported from Verizon to the straight talk phone and then i will flash whatever phone i chose to buy and replace the ESN. You have to realize their are two different networks you choose from when you go straight talk. GSM(ATT) or CDMA(Verizon). These guys who are bashing straight talk are comparing their Verizon phone coverage with a Straight Talk GSM phone running on ATT towers. Also you cant compare reception of different phones sometimes even if they are on the same towers sometimes bc certain phones are known to have bad reception period. Dont listen to them. You can switch just make sure your donor phone is using Verizon towers. You can look up the model number of the donor phone or make sure it doesnot have a sim card. Sim card phones will be GSM(ATT) and their coverage does suck in rural America. Im in Louisiana and you cant get much more rural. My current Verizon phone and Straight talk have the same number of bars bc they are both CDMA. I have an old HTC Thunderbolt that is just as fast as an iphone 4 bc i have tweaked the hell out of it and use Liquid Smooth Roms which are faster and more stable than even the Pure Google experience. My wife has a Galaxy S3 and I am switching her from Verizon to Straight talk within the next few weeks.
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Your first post and you chime in about an area you don't live in. I know how straight talk works. I know certain phones use gsm and some use cdma. I can't believe you just compared a thunderbolt to an iPhone. I hope you do switch her off Verizon to straight talk. That way when she complains about slower data you can come back on the forum and try to figure it out.
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Your first post and you chime in about an area you don't live in. I know how straight talk works. I know certain phones use gsm and some use cdma. I can't believe you just compared a thunderbolt to an iPhone. I hope you do switch her off Verizon to straight talk. That way when she complains about slower data you can come back on the forum and try to figure it out.
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Dude you need to chill out. Just because someone may know more that you on a topic dont get your pride hurt. Again I have a straight talk phone and a Galaxy S3 on verizon. The reception is the same. My straight talk phone is on the verizon network. With that being said. How could my reception be bad when compared to my wifes verizon phone if we are on the same towers. DUH!!!!!! I have been using straight talk for 3 months and laughing at ever person with a ATT, Tmobile or Sprint phone. I have better reception as long as i have a straight talk phone made for Verizons network. Which is the most reliable network period.
Whether I live in your area or not is completely irrelevant. If Verizon works best for you. Fine. If Att is best in your area. Fine. Just make sure your phone is on the right network when you go Straight Talk.
As for whoever says Im wrong bc you may have a problem with your EGO. LOL Keep paying double for the same service, coverage, and RECEPTION. Common sense is hard to come by for those who you cant tell anything. LOL
As far as comparing a Thunderbolt to an Iphone 4. This takes someone who knows how to root, jailbreak use custom roms, overclock and get the most stable software available for a phone. Apple OS is extremely stable. Been there and done that. Thunderbolt was crap. Until Liquid Smooths. I am crazy for comparing a Iphone 4 to MY Thunderbolt bc my phone out performs every stock iphone 4 period. Iphone people are brainwashed. My son has a Iphone 4s and now he hates it and wants a galaxy bc he sees the things a Android is capable of and Iphones are not. An iphone is a limited experience. Had two and sold them.
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I'm in Kingsport, TN as well and I'm also a Verizon customer using the S3 and you'd be a fool to switch from vzw over to straight talk. I've had straight talk, and while it's "alright," it's definitely nowhere near as good of reception in this area as verizon. Verizon may be a little more expensive, but it's well worth it in the long run. When you take your straight talk phone into the mall or wal-mart and you're lucky to have service while standing next to the glass at the entrance door, you'll thank me when you came to your senses and remain under contract with verizon. To each their own though.
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Any Straight Talk phone on Verizon network has identical coverage as a Verizon phone. The straight talk phones using Verizon towers have a model number that begins with a "C" You have to do your homework first on which phone you are going to purchase so that you know what network you will be using. You can go with any towers you want. Sprint, ATT, Verizon. Etc....The experience was bad bc you switched your network when you went Straight talk. Dont switch towers and keep your money in your pocket.
My advice is to get a Straight Talk phone on Verizon network and keep your money in your pocket.
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Dude you need to chill out. Just because someone may know more that you on a topic dont get your pride hurt. Again I have a straight talk phone and a Galaxy S3 on verizon. The reception is the same. My straight talk phone is on the verizon network. With that being said. How could my reception be bad when compared to my wifes verizon phone if we are on the same towers. DUH!!!!!! I have been using straight talk for 3 months and laughing at ever person with a ATT, Tmobile or Sprint phone. I have better reception as long as i have a straight talk phone made for Verizons network. Which is the most reliable network period.
Whether I live in your area or not is completely irrelevant. If Verizon works best for you. Fine. If Att is best in your area. Fine. Just make sure your phone is on the right network when you go Straight Talk.
As for whoever says Im wrong bc you may have a problem with your EGO. LOL Keep paying double for the same service, coverage, and RECEPTION. Common sense is hard to come by for those who you cant tell anything. LOL
As far as comparing a Thunderbolt to an Iphone 4. This takes someone who knows how to root, jailbreak use custom roms, overclock and get the most stable software available for a phone. Apple OS is extremely stable. Been there and done that. Thunderbolt was crap. Until Liquid Smooths. I am crazy for comparing a Iphone 4 to MY Thunderbolt bc my phone out performs every stock iphone 4 period. Iphone people are brainwashed. My son has a Iphone 4s and now he hates it and wants a galaxy bc he sees the things a Android is capable of and Iphones are not. An iphone is a limited experience. Had two and sold them.
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Any Straight Talk phone on Verizon network has identical coverage as a Verizon phone. The straight talk phones using Verizon towers have a model number that begins with a "C" You have to do your homework first on which phone you are going to purchase so that you know what network you will be using. You can go with any towers you want. Sprint, ATT, Verizon. Etc....The experience was bad bc you switched your network when you went Straight talk. Dont switch towers and keep your money in your pocket.
My advice is to get a Straight Talk phone on Verizon network and keep your money in your pocket.
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I see you said you're using an HTC Thunderbolt on Straight Talk if I'm reading that correctly. Would you mind explaining exactly how you did that? I'm looking to do the same thing. I've seen a few things about getting an existing CDMA (donor) phone from Straight talk and modifying the MEID, but I've seen a few other things that say that they catch on and boot you from the network. I'm looking to do this for a friend so I don't want them to waste the money setting it up if they're only going to be kicked not long after doing it. Thanks in advance for any advice in this situation.
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lxhotboy said:
No disrespect to any of these guys talking about not switching to straight talk from Verizon. I just switched today. Just waiting on my cell number to be ported from Verizon to the straight talk phone and then i will flash whatever phone i chose to buy and replace the ESN. You have to realize their are two different networks you choose from when you go straight talk. GSM(ATT) or CDMA(Verizon). These guys who are bashing straight talk are comparing their Verizon phone coverage with a Straight Talk GSM phone running on ATT towers. Also you cant compare reception of different phones sometimes even if they are on the same towers sometimes bc certain phones are known to have bad reception period. Dont listen to them. You can switch just make sure your donor phone is using Verizon towers. You can look up the model number of the donor phone or make sure it doesnot have a sim card. Sim card phones will be GSM(ATT) and their coverage does suck in rural America. Im in Louisiana and you cant get much more rural. My current Verizon phone and Straight talk have the same number of bars bc they are both CDMA. I have an old HTC Thunderbolt that is just as fast as an iphone 4 bc i have tweaked the hell out of it and use Liquid Smooth Roms which are faster and more stable than even the Pure Google experience. My wife has a Galaxy S3 and I am switching her from Verizon to Straight talk within the next few weeks.
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hello I am trying to do the samething switch my vzw s3 to straight talk can u please help or assist me on how to do this..Greatly appreciate it.
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lxhotboy said:
No disrespect to any of these guys talking about not switching to straight talk from Verizon. I just switched today. Just waiting on my cell number to be ported from Verizon to the straight talk phone and then i will flash whatever phone i chose to buy and replace the ESN. You have to realize their are two different networks you choose from when you go straight talk. GSM(ATT) or CDMA(Verizon). These guys who are bashing straight talk are comparing their Verizon phone coverage with a Straight Talk GSM phone running on ATT towers. Also you cant compare reception of different phones sometimes even if they are on the same towers sometimes bc certain phones are known to have bad reception period. Dont listen to them. You can switch just make sure your donor phone is using Verizon towers. You can look up the model number of the donor phone or make sure it doesnot have a sim card. Sim card phones will be GSM(ATT) and their coverage does suck in rural America. Im in Louisiana and you cant get much more rural. My current Verizon phone and Straight talk have the same number of bars bc they are both CDMA. I have an old HTC Thunderbolt that is just as fast as an iphone 4 bc i have tweaked the hell out of it and use Liquid Smooth Roms which are faster and more stable than even the Pure Google experience. My wife has a Galaxy S3 and I am switching her from Verizon to Straight talk within the next few weeks.
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Was you successful at making your wife's Verizon S3 work with straight talk?
I just looked and the model SCH-I535 will only work on AT&T's 2G/Edge service. I've been looking around for hours how to fix it but after looking at the supported bands for AT&T's LTE and 3G, I have discovered that the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 can NOT be used on AT&T's 3G or 4G services.
This would also be correct regarding Straight Talks service unless your using T-Mobile.
THERE IS NO WAY TO GET AROUND THE ISSUE SO DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY IN SCAMS
PROOF:
Check Attachments - Compatible Bands
Check Attachments - What AT&T Supports (3G and 4G)
Hope this helps anyone that has been having issues.
Dunno why people even do this..Only 1 of the bands is the same and it is ancient...There are much better options with t-mobile galaxy devices if you want to keep it cheap thru ST ATT...Plus BYOP thru straight talk uses verizon, so just sign it up thru "straight talk verizon" otherwise I would get a different phone and look at the freq's it can broadcast and recieve on. cause 2g is ancient..If it is the only thing you have then sell it and buy one with the right network.
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Dunno why people even do this..Only 1 of the bands is the same and it is ancient...There are much better options with t-mobile galaxy devices if you want to keep it cheap thru ST ATT...Plus BYOP thru straight talk uses verizon, so just sign it up thru "straight talk verizon" otherwise I would get a different phone and look at the freq's it can broadcast and recieve on. cause 2g is ancient..If it is the only thing you have then sell it and buy one with the right network.
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Technically it does use verizon yes but in the package for straight talk it only includes the sim cards for T-Mobile and AT&T
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I did a search and couldn't find anything related to this, so I thought I'd post it.
Straight Talk allows Verizon 4G phones on their network!!!
To be specific, I checked a few ESNs with their system as well as chatted with a person on this, and you can in fact bring over a Verizon 4G phone and use it with Straight Talk. This is CDMA ONLY, and you will be limited to 3G speeds.
I will be verifying this in the next few days when my new (used) phone gets here. If it doesn't work, I will be sure to let everyone know/delete this thread.
I was quite pleased to hear this because I was tired of having to look for 3G phones that are all outdated, and ST's smartphones can be expensive. I was able to pick up a near-mint LG G2 for less than ST's GS3. But, we'll see if it works!
SilverbulletZ said:
I did a search and couldn't find anything related to this, so I thought I'd post it.
Straight Talk allows Verizon 4G phones on their network!!!
To be specific, I checked a few ESNs with their system as well as chatted with a person on this, and you can in fact bring over a Verizon 4G phone and use it with Straight Talk. This is CDMA ONLY, and you will be limited to 3G speeds.
I will be verifying this in the next few days when my new (used) phone gets here. If it doesn't work, I will be sure to let everyone know/delete this thread.
I was quite pleased to hear this because I was tired of having to look for 3G phones that are all outdated, and ST's smartphones can be expensive. I was able to pick up a near-mint LG G2 for less than ST's GS3. But, we'll see if it works!
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CDMA leftover problems
Please delete this thread, I was incorrect. Straight Talk WILL NOT activate 4G LTE phones on a CDMA only network. I was misinformed.
Sorry everyone.
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I broke my current phone "optimus zone" and i am looking for a new phone so i decided to get the galaxy s3 well im on verizon prepaid so i need a galaxy s3 that will work on prepaid verizonm and i need it to be rooted so i can use as a hotspot. i did some research and found that the i535 can be flashed to verizon prepaid "I Think" and it can also be rooted.
so i did some looking on ebay and found 3 things
1 i535 verizon unlocked - i looked at what a unlocked phone was and found out it just means it can be used with any compatable service provider. Can this be used with verizon and if so how?
2 i535 verizon - If i got this one can it be flashed to verizon prepaid? Can it get 4g on prepaid?
3 i710 sprint - i already ordered a sprint flashed to verizon prepaid one and found out u needed add on apps to use the sms and it cant get 4g so im woundering , if the' i535 verizon would be a better choice. i would have to learn to flash but thats no big deal.. i havent recieved the one i ordered yet but when i do i think im going to return it...
I have looked all over and can not figure out if the verizon i535 will get 4g after its flashed to verizon prepaid and i havent found out 100% that it can be flashed to verizon prepaid. Im posative it can be rooted i think lol. Or can i buy a unlocked i535 and use it on verizon prepaid somehow, easier than learning to flash???
Just sign up with Page Plus. They've been offering Verizon 4G LTE for a month now
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I can't get survice with anyone but verizon i dout page will work in my area. And I'm not really really consurned about 4g i just hate to have a sprint phone that only gets 3g if the same phone on another carrier can get 4g... but i just need to know yes pr no can the i535 be flashed to prepaid verizon?? And if it can it be used on 4g or only 3g like the sprint one after flash... i live in a rural area and i bairley get signal as it is... i hear that this page plus provider uses verizon towers.. i don't understand does that mean it will get the exact same signal as verizon prepaid cuz that's thr ONLY provider i can use.. pleas let me knoq if the i535 can be flashed to prepaid verizon and can it get 4g yes or no please let me know I'm without a phone and really need to know what to do... i feel like i made a mistake buying the sprint one...
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If they're truly Verizon towers I'd say page plus should work fine. I was told however by a guy with a local shop (I live in the boonies), that because we have so many towers around here that are owned by a regional carrier appalacian wireless that have an agreement with Big Red, that page plus would Roam more whereas Selectel wouldn't. Now, I don't know if the guy was telling the truth or not. I do know from Selectel's website that if you sign someone up to selectel and that person continues to use Selectel and re-ups through the website or whereever, the original person who signed you up gets a cut of the profits. Page Plus may not offer such a deal, so I don't actually know 100% either way. I'm looking to find something cheaper than Big Red myself. I have two phones with them at the moment with a bill of 105.00 or 107.00 but with only 250Mb of data and 1GB free for a year. I can get by with little to no data, I really don't use much, but I'd like to have it available should I need to go out of town and use the internet or use navigation which I suspect would drink the data. I know you can pre download maps with many apps these days though.
Let me know what you find out. I have the Verizon sch-i535 sgs3 with a broken power button but otherwise it's a good phone. Still does what I need it to, and development hasn't stopped yet, it's still going pretty strong on the aosp side..
Edit: I recently had my phone flashed to selectel wireless. If you have a cdma phone you can do the activation from their website. However, I think it must be a phone without a sim such as a DX or DX2. a cdma only phone. I had to take my s3 to a local selectel dealer who did the flash and got me on selectel. I went with selectel because it will roam on the regional towers in my area albiet voice and texting only not data. So, when roaming I won't have data. Pageplus from what I've read on both their site and another forum will roam but they will charge you quite a bit to do so. If you don't have the issue of roaming like I do and are near verizon towers all the time, I'd probably go with another MVNO.
I tried tracfone BYOP with my DX2 and spent a small fortune in service and gas going from here to there trying to get it activated. First they said to go to a town about 25min away from home. I did this and no dice. I called them twice using a wifi app (hangouts) and spent about 4 hours in this town trying to get the activation to work to no avail. I called again from home and was told to go to another town about an hour away. The next day I did just that. They had me dial *22891 *22801 this time activation went smooth and I was able to use data and make and receive calls perfectly. If I had known this in the closer town it would have worked there but the rep never told me that. To top things off when I got home I had no service at all. Zip None. When I called I was told that a BYOP android phone would not roam on the regional towers although a feature phone would. I was also told incorrectly I believe that if I had purchased an android tracfone from a local store that it would roam. This too from what I've read is incorrect. No android tracfone will roam on regional towers, they will only work on genuine verizon towers. I was hoping to purchase the moto e from ebay with a 400min card which tripled to 1200 min for 99 bucks. This would have been a great deal since the 400 min card alone is around 90. I never did find out the entire truth about roaming with tracfone android phones. But from what I read on the other forum and another site dedicated to tracfones, that they would not roam period. What a freaking ripoff. The same goes for a lot of other MVNO's they simply won't roam. Even Verizon perpaid phones won't work on any towers other than verizon. Again, this came from someone who supposedly had experience with this.
The bottom line is beware of MVNO's if you require roaming. Straight talk may or may not work I do not know if they roam or not. But either way selectel was cheaper. Granted it sucks that I can't get data when roaming but at least I can make and receive calls and texts. At least SMS. I haven't tried MMS and I'm guessing it won't work due to it requiring data. Remember your results may vary and I'd certainly like to hear from others who use a MVNO that is Verizon based. Or even MVNO that is ATT based ATT's coverage map says there's coverage in my area, and i know there is across the stateline where I live. A friend used to have an ATT phone a few years back and he had zero service when he crossed the line by about a half a mile, probably out of range of the ATT tower. He now has NET10 using ATT and has the same coverage.
Good luck and keep me posted please on this.
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I don't wunt page plus i need to be able to use on verizons prepayed network... can the i535 be flashed to prepayed verizon.. or is there some way to use a verizon sim to get prepayed please let me know thank you
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