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At&t to acquire t-mobile usa

Who has seen this?
http://www.mobilizeeverything.com/home.php

kirk123 said:
Who has seen this?
http://www.mobilizeeverything.com/home.php
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It just came out http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/20/att-to-acquire-t-mobile-usa/
Crazy ****... I NEVER would have seen that coming :-(
Really bad for the US cellular industry.

I have.
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kirk123 said:
http://www.mobilizeeverything.com/home.php
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Was just about to post this.
I think it will be good for us if AT&T decides to add their frequencies to T-Mobile's towers. The purchase is expected to take a year and I wonder if it will be blocked by the SEC.

Does that mean AT&T wireless can actually get worse, now that they will (supposedly) gobble up t-mobile?

gunnyman said:
Was just about to post this.
I think it will be good for us if AT&T decides to add their frequencies to T-Mobile's towers. The purchase is expected to take a year and I wonder if it will be blocked by the SEC.
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Well in "the old days" I would have seen the SEC letting this go about as far as I can throw it, but after changing the laws to allow comcast to become the mega-carrier they are, they'll let this one through as well.
Very unfortunate given that T-Mobile at least has drive to create a decent product.
I guess the old saying is true, if you can't beat em, buy em, lol

kirk123 said:
Does that mean AT&T wireless can actually get worse, now that they will (supposedly) gobble up t-mobile?
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It can gets LOTS worse, hehe. I worked for T-Mo at corp during the formation through mergers in 2001... it was UGLY.

bella92108 said:
It can gets LOTS worse, hehe. I worked for T-Mo at corp during the formation through mergers in 2001... it was UGLY.
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Wonderful! More dropped calls, YES!! lol

kirk123 said:
Wonderful! More dropped calls, YES!! lol
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In my experience, T-Mo had far LESS than AT&T, tho it's been 5 years since I had T-Mo. With T-Mo, they have so many roaming agreements you can drive across the country and have fairly reliable service the entire way. Not the case with Big Red or Big Mama Blue.

bella92108 said:
In my experience, T-Mo had far LESS than AT&T, tho it's been 5 years since I had T-Mo. With T-Mo, they have so many roaming agreements you can drive across the country and have fairly reliable service the entire way. Not the case with Big Red or Big Mama Blue.
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I know a few people that are stuck with t-mobile. All I hear them complain about, is dropped calls. T-mobile data speeds aren't bad from what I can tell. I think t-mobile has better 4G coverage. Is this true?

kirk123 said:
I know a few people that are stuck with t-mobile. All I hear them complain about, is dropped calls. T-mobile data speeds aren't bad from what I can tell. I think t-mobile has better 4G coverage. Is this true?
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They have about a year head start on HSPA+, but that's about it. No clear direction on LTE tho, so I guess this was written...

Big pink and big blue got hitched! LOL
I'm sure T-mobile customers are jumping for joy after they read this news.

I'm seeing this as being one step closer to getting rid of CDMA.
I wish Cell Phones worked the way they do in Europe. We have too much fragmentation and carrier control in the US.

I have a friend on T-Mobile and he likes the data speeds but the coverage of phone service itself apparently isnt that great all i hear about his how much he complains!!!

Here is some more info from engadget
http://www.engadget.com/photos/atandt-t-mobile-lte-buildout-slides-0/#3984852
Edit: I also read somewhere that it may take a year for this to complete. So no new changes for a while.

NICE!!!!!
I have been to places where there are only tmobile signals! (i did a network search, only tmobile pop up!), but i'm unable to connect cus att wont allow it! i guess this merger will change that!

this means that now after it is complete, we will be able to access t-mobiles hspa+ network with our inspires right? this is great news if we can b/c t-mobiles roll out of hspa+ is far greater than at&t's as of now

Least they will have a larger hspa plus network
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so this is the trick that att will use to increase their 4g network. LOL i guess when they started rolling out the 4g they ment it would be ready NEXT year! LOL

bpodz34 said:
this means that now after it is complete, we will be able to access t-mobiles hspa+ network with our inspires right? this is great news if we can b/c t-mobiles roll out of hspa+ is far greater than at&t's as of now
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they use different frequencies so I imagine hardware on t Mobil towers would need changing.
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[Q] Noob question about LTE/4G

I'm thinking about getting this phone for my wife and I was just wondering if it will only be HSPA+ or will it support AT&T LTE whenever it comes out? Thanks.

It is HSPA+ not LTE phones by ATT yet seeing as there is not enough coverage i guess but HSPA works GREAT super fast speeds

malicenfz said:
I'm thinking about getting this phone for my wife and I was just wondering if it will only be HSPA+ or will it support AT&T LTE whenever it comes out? Thanks.
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Nope, that's a hardware requirement.
I am pretty sure you need a different radio (hardware) for LTE.

Papi4baby said:
Nope, that's a hardware requirement.
I am pretty sure you need a different radio (hardware) for LTE.
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by the time att gets lte nationwide the phone will be obsolete. if you are thinking verizon instead, well there data in many areas is not even worth having. my friend has a thunderbolt and gets 20 mbps in manhatten, but at home in orange county he is lucky to get 500kbps at times. i get 5-6 mbps anywhere. which one is better? you tell me.

Hmm well this is for my wife I just want to mess with it for a while I don't have upgrade anyways haha I'm waiting until the Galaxy S2

Papi4baby said:
Nope, that's a hardware requirement.
I am pretty sure you need a different radio (hardware) for LTE.
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Given that they're relatively recent too, probably very heavy on the battery. Takes time to get the modem optimized... Phone manufacturers are still trying to get 3g modems' usage right. I still go on 2G EDGE or turn off data for the most part to get more juice.

Note 3 and Straight Talk

Gonna be buying note 3 here in a few days and this is the one that I'm gonna get...
http://negrielectronics.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-32gb-lte-t-mobile-unlocked-black.html
Tmo has unlocked BL as well and has the 850 and 1700 freq unlocked. Is this the one that I should order on The 3rd?
Was gonna get a note 2 but figures since I'm buying out right might as well get the best.
MB865/ATT-ST/4.3 Slimbean

Yup, looks good.

mircury said:
Yup, looks good.
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How come they are so cheap stateside, they are 749€ here in Europe

PaulGG said:
How come they are so cheap stateside, they are 749€ here in Europe
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I bet the carriers had something to do with the pricing and Samsung with the international models doesn't want to under cut them. There is also regional pricing. Whatever they feel like is a good price considering the competition and people I guess.

We know that from the FCC papers that Tmobile version will work on AT&T LTE but what If those specific bands were locked or not turned on in their radio? We dont have a real world proof yet.

Gonna order mine in 2 days... will post when I get it from time I order to in my hand. I have the new LTE sim cards from STart as well so I can see what happens. I am not LTE yet but hopefully soon. Thanks for the input. ?
MB865/ATT-ST/4.3 Slimbean

amynjimmy said:
Gonna order mine in 2 days... will post when I get it from time I order to in my hand. I have the new LTE sim cards from STart as well so I can see what happens. I am not LTE yet but hopefully soon. Thanks for the input. ?
MB865/ATT-ST/4.3 Slimbean
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Which sim are you using(ATT or Tmobile) and model of the note?

Gonna get the one from the link on negri the one I posted above. I'm using Att ST sim
MB865/ATT-ST/4.3 Slimbean

Looks like the wait is on for another week before shipped out!!!
rooted,recovered,and rebooted from the ol' i777.......

I got a ST AT&T sim, waiting on TM phone from Negri. Got one question, will wifi tethering work with this setup?

mdcarter67 said:
I got a ST AT&T sim, waiting on TM phone from Negri. Got one question, will wifi tethering work with this setup?
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It will work but you are going to get throttled.............
They have actually set a cap on it now and it is 2.5 gigabytes.....
rooted,recovered,and rebooted from the ol' i777.......

I'm also interested to see how this goes. I might wait a few weeks to get the phone, but I do plan on getting one that can work on AT&T's 3G/LTE bands on ST, since T-mobile coverage in my area is pretty poor. Keep us updated, OP, and thanks.

sk8ordie0 said:
Looks like the wait is on for another week before shipped out!!!
rooted,recovered,and rebooted from the ol' i777.......
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I wonder when negri is gonna start shipping.... I'm not the pre order type.... has anyone used negri b4 and how reliable are they.
All the shipping dates have changed to coming soon.... that's wierd
MB865/ATT-ST/4.3 Slimbean

Do NOT Tether with Straight Talk
mdcarter67 said:
I got a ST AT&T sim, waiting on TM phone from Negri. Got one question, will wifi tethering work with this setup?
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I have ATT LTE Straight Talk sim card. if you notice their policy changed. you only get 2.5GB of unlimitted data at LTE speeds then you are dropped down to 2G Edge speeds until the next billing cycle. If I were you I would try a few of the other carriers. (MVNOs) Be aware that over the past week quite a few of them have changed their policies to allow on y the first 2.5GB at LTE speeds. You can always go to Simple Mobile and pay $60 to get 5GB at LTE speeds. Target just opened up BrightSpot Mobile which has a decent plan for $60 5GB of LTE data. There are alot of MMVNOs to consider.

Any updates
Just wanted to see if anyone could post any updates of how there experience has been with this phone on Straight Talk? Thanks!

loffer said:
Just wanted to see if anyone could post any updates of how there experience has been with this phone on Straight Talk? Thanks!
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Mine has been awesome!
In Ohio with AT&T on the N9005.
They WILL throttle you after 2.5GB, but only during peak hours for your tower
I was able to use all data I wanted (HSPA+. no LTE since I have N9005 and not N900T or N900A) without being throttled at my house out in the boonies. As soon as I go into the city, data speed drops to 250kbps once I've used my 2.5GB. Speed is around 6mbps when I'm not throttled.
PS. My parents have ST on their Nexus 5's and they get 30-50 mbps when not throttled and 250kbps when throttled. If you have the N900T ot N900A, you could expect a similar speed on LTE.

[Q] Is AT&T`s HSPA speeds really this slow?

I`ve had my Nexus 5 for about a week now and its awesome other than the AT&T network. I did a speedtest on HSPA and only got 1.41 down and .41 up. That is DISGRACEFUL! My friends iPhone gets about 6 down in my house why am I getting 1.5? whats the deal? LTE is the same way only getting about 10 when he is getting 20.

Langer6431 said:
I`ve had my Nexus 5 for about a week now and its awesome other than the AT&T network. I did a speedtest on HSPA and only got 1.41 down and .41 up. That is DISGRACEFUL! My friends iPhone gets about 6 down in my house why am I getting 1.5? whats the deal? LTE is the same way only getting about 10 when he is getting 20.
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could be att hspa and lte in your area. its definitely not the phone. im on tmobile and see lte and hspa+ speeds around 40mbps download.

simms22 said:
could be att hspa and lte in your area. its definitely not the phone. im on tmobile and see lte and hspa+ speeds around 40mbps download.
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Can`t be the network my buddy`s iphone is on at&t. I probably should have mentioned that sorry.

Langer6431 said:
Can`t be the network my buddy`s iphone is on at&t. I probably should have mentioned that sorry.
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are you on att or one of the smaller companies that use their network? and, do you have root?

simms22 said:
are you on att or one of the smaller companies that use their network? and, do you have root?
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I`m on Go Phone and rooted

Langer6431 said:
I`m on Go Phone and rooted
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Have you got the right APN settings?

teamshao said:
Have you got the right APN settings?
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I have the standard ATT Phone settings. I was under the impressions the stock apn settings are fine now that the nexus 5 is in AT&T`s system.

Langer6431 said:
I`m on Go Phone and rooted
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its possible that att limits the data speed for go phone. i know tmobile limits the speed of some of the carriers that use its network, priority going to real tmo customers.
you can try this though, since you have root. using a root file explorer like root explorer, copy/paste these four lines into your build.prop in /system/build.prop/, save it, then reboot for it to take affect..
ro.ril.hsxpa=3
ro.ril.gprsclass=12
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=27
ro.ril.hsupa.category=7

simms22 said:
its possible that att limits the data speed for go phone. i know tmobile limits the speed of some of the carriers that use its network, priority going to real tmo customers.
you can try this though, since you have root. using a root file explorer like root explorer, copy/paste these four lines into your build.prop in /system/build.prop/, save it, then reboot for it to take affect..
ro.ril.hsxpa=3
ro.ril.gprsclass=12
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=27
ro.ril.hsupa.category=7
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its little bit faster, thanks. Since I`m only getting like 3 down and paying $60 a month when i could be getting same thing and pay $45 on the newly reformed cricket wireless. Thoughts?

Go to puretalkusa i have a Friend who has his gnex on there and he loves it im on T-Mobile but am going into the mountains and i am foing to temporarily switching to them just need to wait for my unlock code from T-Mobile
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Langer6431 said:
its little bit faster, thanks. Since I`m only getting like 3 down and paying $60 a month when i could be getting same thing and pay $45 on the newly reformed cricket wireless. Thoughts?
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to be honest, im not familiar with cricket. im not paying that much more than you, $80, and i get completely unlimited high speed data(with great lte speeds here in nyc). but, if you dont use that much data, i guess it wouldnt be worth it. i use way too much data

should I try changing my apn settings?

spinninbsod said:
Go to puretalkusa i have a Friend who has his gnex on there and he loves it im on T-Mobile but am going into the mountains and i am foing to temporarily switching to them just need to wait for my unlock code from T-Mobile
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the nexus 5 isnt sim locked, by anyone. if a tmo rep told you it is, they just dont know.

simms22 said:
to be honest, im not familiar with cricket. im not paying that much more than you, $80, and i get completely unlimited high speed data(with great lte speeds here in nyc). but, if you dont use that much data, i guess it wouldnt be worth it. i use way too much data
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could it be my IMEI?

Langer6431 said:
its little bit faster, thanks. Since I`m only getting like 3 down and paying $60 a month when i could be getting same thing and pay $45 on the newly reformed cricket wireless. Thoughts?
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Cricket throttles as well as it uses ATT's network. ATT gives priority to its postpaid subscribers.
go phone is not the same as postpaid ATT and you get throttled.

Langer6431 said:
could it be my IMEI?
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no. all that does is identify your individual phone.

Canadian Oneplus Owners

Are you able to connect to LTE ? The best i can get on Rogers is H+ in Montreal, tried fiddling with the bands but nothing. I'm following this thread in the hopes that i could work to unlock the LTE bands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-unlock-aditional-bands-qualcomm-t2877031
Anyone got any other input/solutions/tricks ?

I'm on Koodo, and I get LTE.

Yeah LTE works fine on Rogers.
Sent from my Nexus 5

LTE on Bell. But the area I live in and the area I work in it jumps in and out of LTE and H+ but thats a stupid Bell issue.

It shows LTE on the icon on top ? Can you tell me what network type you have in the phone info *#*#4636&#*#* because i'm not getting LTE at all

Cholerabob said:
It shows LTE on the icon on top ? Can you tell me what network type you have in the phone info *#*#4636&#*#* because i'm not getting LTE at all
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Mine shows as: TD-SCDMA, GSM/WCDMA and LTE

I'm getting lte on telus here in Vancouver. Are you using the international opo?

Yes i have the International version ( the one with cyanogen logo ) and i am on the TD-SCDMA, GSM/WCDMA and LTE network ( thought i had changed it cause i played around in there ) very strange since Montreal has complete LTE coverage. Even the LTE discovery app doesn't see any signal and the Cellular Widget app either...

Cholerabob said:
Are you able to connect to LTE ? The best i can get on Rogers is H+ in Montreal, tried fiddling with the bands but nothing. I'm following this thread in the hopes that i could work to unlock the LTE bands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-unlock-aditional-bands-qualcomm-t2877031
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I feel like you have to go to "Access point names" and chose Rogers LTE there.... default isn't that...
I was getting low download speed prior to changing that. Still H+ logo though *shrug*
Then again, with my Rogers S3 I would never see the LTE icon either....
Edit: I'm getting LTE icon in some areas now

I just got my opo yesterday. Traded my G3 for it. Lol. It's worth half the price. Anyway, I have a device that doesn't say cyanogen on the back. I've read somewhere that it means it the Chinese 3g model. Anyway I'm in Montreal too, with fido and I get LTE just fine.
All I had to do was pop in my LTE SIM card and I was good to go. All apns were there and everything.

Whoa! Now that's LTE. Way faster than both, my s5 and my g3.

Cholerabob said:
It shows LTE on the icon on top ? Can you tell me what network type you have in the phone info *#*#4636&#*#* because i'm not getting LTE at all
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So? Have you managed to get LTE to work?
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Brought a couple of OPO's to Canada for my friends and family members.
All working on Rogers with LTE, H+ and EDGE.
Just needed to set it to Rogers LTE in the APN as a few threads up stated and LTE was enabled.
Tested in these locations in Toronto:
- Downtown Toronto
- Markham
- Richmond Hill
- Vaughan
- Scarborough

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So? Have you managed to get LTE to work?
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Yeah stupid me, the APN was set to regular Rogers signal, selected Rogers LTE and everything is ok now :silly: :good: I'm gonna go hide under a rock now... lol

Cholerabob said:
Yeah stupid me, the APN was set to regular Rogers signal, selected Rogers LTE and everything is ok now :silly: :good: I'm gonna go hide under a rock now... lol
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Lol. I wanted to ask but I figured that you already had the right apn. We've all done it at some point.
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Canadian OPO owners
Hello fellow Canadian OPO,
I will soon be joining the party, as I have just ordered this a day ago. How much was the final cost for you guys at the door. I have just ordered but I feel like us Canadians are getting ripped off with the taxes and import fees. If I were to resell this phone, would do you think the resale value would be? Thanks in advance my friends from the North.

oxxshadow said:
Hello fellow Canadian OPO,
I will soon be joining the party, as I have just ordered this a day ago. How much was the final cost for you guys at the door. I have just ordered but I feel like us Canadians are getting ripped off with the taxes and import fees. If I were to resell this phone, would do you think the resale value would be? Thanks in advance my friends from the North.
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My overall total with shipping, taxes, and exchange rate was 477CAD. I could have saved around $60 shipping it to a mailbox in the US and then driving down to pick it up, but I was lazy.

kokocabana said:
My overall total with shipping, taxes, and exchange rate was 477CAD. I could have saved around $60 shipping it to a mailbox in the US and then driving down to pick it up, but I was lazy.
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Oh I see. Do you still feel like the phone was a good buy, despite the exchange rate?

Definitely. I had placed an order for the htc m8 right before I heard about the OPO and that would have cost me near 800 after taxes and shipping. Even if this phone was priced like all the other flagship phones, I'd still pick this one. It's just a solid overall phone that has great battery life, easy to customize, top specs without gimmicks like dual cameras, finger and heart rate sensors. I used my last phone for over 4 years and it held up great and I'm planning for this phone to do the same.
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For me it was 67$ of shipping/duties/taxes to Montreal , %$^%&* DHL