So I'm jumping ship from sprint finally and will have my 12/256 pro in my hands tomorrow. With that said, are there any perks from att over T-Mobile with T-Mobile being the sole distributor. Seems att has better coverage in the areas I travel to but I've only noticed talks of t mobiles branded version. Tia
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Personally, I'd say Google Fi. It's basically T-mobile on the cheap. I've been paying about $45 a month (I use wifi a lot), which beats the $70/mo Tmobile Unlimited plan price. Price never goes above $60, so even if I use the hell out of it, I'm still saving a few bucks.
I use T-Mobile. Best service between Philly and DC (used to use Verizon for 16 years until 5 years ago) I get Unlimited everything with 3 lines. I put my Mom and sister on a family plan with me for $100 a month that includes all the taxes and fees. With T-Mobile Tuesdays (their app) I get 10-25cents off a gallon of shell gas once a week and a few other freebies that takes each of the $33 we pay down to about $25 a month per line.
Service is great, works flawlessly with T-Mobile. I haven't seen a dead spot yet and speeds never throttle even in the cities. I can use up to 70gb a month but usually stay around 20-30gb.
I'm gonna give it a shot on VZW
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Prepaid Verizon. My 6T went to a family member in need of a phone, so just gonna pop the VZW sim used in that 6T into my 7 Pro when it gets here. In the meantime, I'm posting this with that sim in my Nexus 6:silly:.. which is running surprisingly well on Pie (Nitrogen)!!
TMobile obviously
Got the phone. Went to Best Buy and paid $10 for a Google Fi SIM. Walked out to my car, popped it into the phone, started the Fi app, told it to take my # from my Pixel, and in about 20 seconds I was making a call.
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I'll get a $10 credit to my account to make the SIM free.
I have been on Mint for almost a year now. It runs off of tmobile and i pay $150 every 6 months which comes out to $25/month for 8GB of data. I am on wifi most of the time so having unlimited data doesn't benefit me much.
I'm having good luck with Verizon. Everything works except for VoWiFi and I can't for the life of me figure out how to fix it although I am considering switching to T-Mobile or Mint.
I really wish we had Fi here in Canada.
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I'm having good luck with Verizon. Everything works except for VoWiFi and I can't for the life of me figure out how to fix it although I am considering switching to T-Mobile or Mint.
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Vowifi is for registered VZW devices only. Unlocked phones won't see this feature ever. Just another way for big red to lock it down.
I am on T-Mobile. Great service. Have a T-Mobile only tower under a mile away from my home. VoLTE and VoWIFI works great with my OP7Pro (bought directly from OP so not a T-Mobile branded version - I wanted faster updates) In Michigan, not sure elsewhere, but T-Mobile has their own towers as well as using all of the AT&T towers. So, for me, T-Mobile is like AT&T-plus in terms of coverage. Plus I am under a company account with T-Mobile so I get a lot of data including tethering/hotspot for no extra cost. I just moved the SIM card from one phone to this new OP7Pro and I am up and going flawlessly. No issues with VoiceMail, VoLTE, or VoWIFI.
I would be going to google FI if T-Mobile ever became a problem.
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I am on T-Mobile. Great service. Have a T-Mobile only tower under a mile away from my home. VoLTE and VoWIFI works great with my OP7Pro (bought directly from OP so not a T-Mobile branded version - I wanted faster updates) In Michigan, not sure elsewhere, but T-Mobile has their own towers as well as using all of the AT&T towers. So, for me, T-Mobile is like AT&T-plus in terms of coverage. Plus I am under a company account with T-Mobile so I get a lot of data including tethering/hotspot for no extra cost. I just moved the SIM card from one phone to this new OP7Pro and I am up and going flawlessly. No issues with VoiceMail, VoLTE, or VoWIFI.
I would be going to google FI if T-Mobile ever became a problem.
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So you put in a T-Mobile sim and VoWIFI worked? I was getting mixed answers on this, some people say it doesnt, some people say it does, I also have one directly from OP and didnt wanna switch carriers then find out I cant use it.
Thanks,
Sean
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So you put in a T-Mobile sim and VoWIFI worked? I was getting mixed answers on this, some people say it doesnt, some people say it does, I also have one directly from OP and didnt wanna switch carriers then find out I cant use it.
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Sean
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Yes, I was able to make and receive phone calls on my OP7Pro. The top bar listed VoWIFI on my screen at the time of these two test phone calls. Each test was about 12 minutes in length. I have since changed my priority due to me making/receiving a lot of calls and have to stay on them and travel to locations from VoWIFI to VoLTE. But it did work fine for me. Not sure if it is due to me being on a business account (tied to my wife's company) or if I am just lucky. Fingers crossed it will just work for you.
I'm on T-Mobile, and had VOWIFI and VOLTE immediately after switching sim also.
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Vowifi is for registered VZW devices only. Unlocked phones won't see this feature ever. Just another way for big red to lock it down.
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That's not 100% accurate. I had the Pixel XL through Google but was able to use the VoWiFi and VoLTE without issue.
I believe my unlocked Nexus 6 was also able. The issue is probably that OnePlus would need to activate that particular VZW flavor of VoWiFi. It seems to have different implementations between carriers.
Edit: Also the case with my unlocked iPhone XS Max.
So, I'm guessing you can't use the One Plus 7 pro on Sprint??
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Im also jumping ship on sprint. Verizion offers a 250 gift card for new ppl, and tmobile is offering 3rd line free basically. 2 lines 120 3 lines 120
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I tried to. Sprint sim works for a few mins, internet works but call doesnt then you get error sim card locked
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Yes, I was able to make and receive phone calls on my OP7Pro. The top bar listed VoWIFI on my screen at the time of these two test phone calls. Each test was about 12 minutes in length. I have since changed my priority due to me making/receiving a lot of calls and have to stay on them and travel to locations from VoWIFI to VoLTE. But it did work fine for me. Not sure if it is due to me being on a business account (tied to my wife's company) or if I am just lucky. Fingers crossed it will just work for you.
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So I went and switched from Verizon to T-Mobile, and can confirm, the unlocked OP7 Pro does take on all the T-mobile features, the VoWifi toggle and VoLTE toggle showed up, the stock messanger also is working with RCS as far as I can tell.
Im pretty happy about how seamless it went, and now my calls are showing as numbers instead of restricted, or whatever, lol.
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For those of you who don't like shelling out the gobs of cash to AT&T...I have the link for you!
http://www.straighttalksim.com/
I received my AT&T sim in the mail from Straight Talk along with the new APN information...and voila...I'm getting the same (if not faster) download speeds than I was with AT&T. Actually, I've been strangely getting more bars than I was w/AT&T. Not sure why...since it's the same network. Anyways...this transformed my bill from $130 per month to $45 per month for unlimited talk, text and web. I don't work for Walmart or anything...I just wanted to share some savings info with those who are interested! When they say on the website "cut your phone bill in half" they're not kidding! I wonder how Wally World can get away with sending AT&T roms...offer the same service...for half the cost? I dunno...but I'm not complaining!
Now...I doubt you'd get 4G speeds....but I've never truly had 4G speeds...so I'm not missing anything.
Thinking about doing this just to activate the inspire I have laying around with a cracked screen. Its between this, and redpocket
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Maybe the new sim gave you a better signal?
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I did this last month. Best decision I ever made. The only catch I've found is that the data isn't really unlimited, it's a use it but don't abuse it policy. I believe they will throttle you if you hog too much.
What radio are you using? I think I need a new one, mine keeps switching between 3G and H.
Been thinking of doing the same thing as soon as my contract is up.. Any activation fees or anything like that? What'd they charge for the sim?
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I have been using Straight Talk for 6months with a sim card from a Nokia E71. This is known as the old sim swap method. Works great roams and all. From everything I've researched this uses the AT&T postpaid network.
The new sim card program they have charges you $14.95 for the sim card, and they had free shipping. NO activation fees or anything else.
This is the best data speed I've gotten though it's not usually this good. I'm using the 12.56.60.25P_26.10.04.03_M radio
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Been thinking of doing this myself. But I have some worries. What happens when one day you decide to stream some video or audio and Straight Talk up and cancels your account? I would hate to lose a telephone number I have had for the last 12 years.
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Been thinking of doing this myself. But I have some worries. What happens when one day you decide to stream some video or audio and Straight Talk up and cancels your account? I would hate to lose a telephone number I have had for the last 12 years.
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Good point. Also I average 9.6gbs with att now....who knows what straighttalk would say about that every month lmao
I got your 10 char right here
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Agoattamer said:
Been thinking of doing this myself. But I have some worries. What happens when one day you decide to stream some video or audio and Straight Talk up and cancels your account? I would hate to lose a telephone number I have had for the last 12 years.
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The word is if you keep it under 2gb a month and 170mb a day you should be good. Just use 3g watchdog and monitor it. I stream stuff all the time, just be aware of how much data you are using. I've had no problems though I've never exceeded the so called limits.
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Good point. Also I average 9.6gbs with att now....who knows what straighttalk would say about that every month lmao
I got your 10 char right here
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WOW! That's a lot of data! I would think they will have to come up with some limits if they are going to cut off service because you are using too much so called "unlimited" data. Guess we'll have to wait and see once this thing gets going full bore. If you can keep your usage to 2gb a month and 170mb a day then this is a great deal! If not I wouldn't risk it at this point..
A few months ago another carrier said unlimited data was unlimited but they could make changes if they saw fit for the network. And everyone thought it meant nothing then. Straight Talk says no media streaming and only download from their network. They could turn on you tomorrow too. I see nothing in writing about 2GB.
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A few months ago another carrier said unlimited data was unlimited but they could make changes if they saw fit for the network. And everyone thought it meant nothing then. Straight Talk says no media streaming and only download from their network. They could turn on you tomorrow too. I see nothing in writing about 2GB.
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Great point...ok ill be staying with "lovely" att
I got your 10 char right here
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UR right nothing in writing about 2gb, but it has been good for me for the last 6 months. If you read the terms they say they can cut you off at anytime pretty much! You're right they could turn at any time. Guess it all depends on your situation, for me I'm willing to take the risk. lol
I keep my friends close (straight talk ) and my enemies even closer (AT$T).
At least the beast is predictable ....
I'll watch this thread with great interest for a while ....
Thank you for the information ....g
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I keep my friends close (straight talk ) and my enemies even closer (AT$T).
At least the beast is predictable ....
I'll watch this thread with great interest for a while ....
Thank you for the information ....g
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You have a way with words my man
I looked at Straightalk, too. Wish they had a pay as you go plan, rather than monthly, with similar discount. I like options. There are several of of these non-contract companies but not much chat about them. Thanks for starting the thread, op. I have also heard similar talk about the 2Gb. cap, so that poster didn't just make it up. It might not be in writting but it seems to be what the users are experiencing.
I have decided to go Verizion as soon as my contract is up, ATT sucks. No 4G network and I cannot even get service at my house.
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I have decided to go Verizion as soon as my contract is up, ATT sucks. No 4G network and I cannot even get service at my house.
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ATT sucks because they don't have phone service in your area? No phone carrier has service everywhere. You never should have stayed with ATT in the first place if you didn't have service. And ATT has a 4G network, at least as much as T-mobile does and as the FCC now defines it. They also have LTE which is faster than Verizon's LTE. And what does your post have to do with Straight Talk?
I too have been thinking of going to ST. I don't go over 5gb. I wonder if that is still to much for them. I don't like att as much as the next person but I do have good signal and do get 4G in my area. Has anyone found anything about the 2gb?
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Switching to ST
hi guys, just got htc inspire not long ago and flashed with Energy ROM yesterday, currently using t-mobile, switching to ST this monday!!!
Ephemeralness said:
I did this last month. Best decision I ever made. The only catch I've found is that the data isn't really unlimited, it's a use it but don't abuse it policy. I believe they will throttle you if you hog too much.
What radio are you using? I think I need a new one, mine keeps switching between 3G and H.
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For the record, AT&T's is like that too. They throttle you if you're in the top 5% of data users.
I just wanted to let everyone in the forum know that I was too a victim of the Craigslist scam where the seller would not pay for the device in full and I have been blocked from using T-Mo service. However, I had it unlocked, popped a Straight Talk (BYOD) sim card in, paid $45 for unlimited everything (talk, text and data, yes) and my HOS is working flawlessly!!! I'm so happy since I thought I just made the mistake of the year by buying from CL but I'm sure there are folks out there wondering if this would work or not. I just wanted to share my victory with you guys and hope this helps anyone else in the same situation. FYI when you pop the sim card in it will ask you what carrier, choose ATT then go to the Straight Talk website and get the ATT APN settings and you will be ready to go! Happy trails all!
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I just wanted to let everyone in the forum know that I was too a victim of the Craigslist scam where the seller would not pay for the device in full and I have been blocked from using T-Mo service. However, I had it unlocked, popped a Straight Talk (BYOD) sim card in, paid $45 for unlimited everything (talk, text and data, yes) and my HOS is working flawlessly!!! I'm so happy since I thought I just made the mistake of the year by buying from CL but I'm sure there are folks out there wondering if this would work or not. I just wanted to share my victory with you guys and hope this helps anyone else in the same situation. FYI when you pop the sim card in it will ask you what carrier, choose ATT then go to the Straight Talk website and get the ATT APN settings and you will be ready to go! Happy trails all!
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Nice save! It was my understanding that you won't get 4G speeds while on ATT though...what's your highest throughput?
Do you get 4 G
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Probably EDGE speeds since he's using AT&T.
U get 21 instead of 42 hspa on att I'm using it now on my one s its awesome
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So u still get 4g and att has better 4g coverage than tmobile
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I just seen a commercial about straight talk and started looking into it. If you bought the tmobile sim from ST does my T-mobile One S need to unlocked? I would rather use the tmobile sim rather then the AT&T one as they have better coverage in my area.
I can confirm you get full hspa speeds on AT&T. I've put an AT&T post-paid SIM into my SIM-unlocked T-Mobile One S, and here are my speeds over the last 12 hours or so.
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So yep, One S on AT&T is perfectly fine.
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I just seen a commercial about straight talk and started looking into it. If you bought the tmobile sim from ST does my T-mobile One S need to unlocked? I would rather use the tmobile sim rather then the AT&T one as they have better coverage in my area.
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T-Mobile straight talk SIM on a T-Mobile branded One S will work just fine even if phone is not SIM unlocked.
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aperez86 said:
I just wanted to let everyone in the forum know that I was too a victim of the Craigslist scam where the seller would not pay for the device in full and I have been blocked from using T-Mo service. However, I had it unlocked, popped a Straight Talk (BYOD) sim card in, paid $45 for unlimited everything (talk, text and data, yes) and my HOS is working flawlessly!!! I'm so happy since I thought I just made the mistake of the year by buying from CL but I'm sure there are folks out there wondering if this would work or not. I just wanted to share my victory with you guys and hope this helps anyone else in the same situation. FYI when you pop the sim card in it will ask you what carrier, choose ATT then go to the Straight Talk website and get the ATT APN settings and you will be ready to go! Happy trails all!
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how did you get the phone to work with straight talk..when i inserted my sim card into the phone, it did not ask me which carrier to use. The phone is a tmobile phone. I do not know if it is because I have not unlocked the phone. Do you think that is what it could be? I tried to add the AT&T APN but as soon as I do that, the APN will switch right back to tmobile APN..Could you please tell me exactly what I need to do so that I can get this phone working..right now it does make and take calls but everything else does not work? I will greatly appreciate any help..
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how did you get the phone to work with straight talk..when i inserted my sim card into the phone, it did not ask me which carrier to use. The phone is a tmobile phone. I do not know if it is because I have not unlocked the phone. Do you think that is what it could be? I tried to add the AT&T APN but as soon as I do that, the APN will switch right back to tmobile APN..Could you please tell me exactly what I need to do so that I can get this phone working..right now it does make and take calls but everything else does not work? I will greatly appreciate any help..
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The phone needs to be unlocked to work with att straight talk.
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My contract is about to expire in a few months with ATT. Im trying to decide if I want to keep their service or try Straight Talk or use another GSM SIM. Anyone else use re-fill SIM cards as their primary service? Or should I just stick with ATT.
I've been using it for several months with no problems. 3g & 4G work great.
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Same here
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good hear. I might pickup a sim and give a try for a while. Or a Tmobile one.
I'm in the Houston area and ATT is horrid where i'm at... I talked to some friends that had Tmobile and they raved about the service in the area.
tmobile recently has restructured it's 3g to use the 1900mhz that ATT 3g uses so i'd get 3g in my area even though the inspire doesn't have the tmobile radios for 3g
so I ended up jumping ship to T-mobile prepaid $30 a month 100 min unlimited talk 5gig "4g"
I get better phone service everywhere I've been to compare but data didn't work at all (had the check mark next to the H+ symbol)... after some digging I found I just needed to update the APN info to Tmobile specs... my mother-in-law went to tmobile prepaid the same time I did (I set everything up) and that wasn't the case with her phone.
The hspa speeds are much better then what I got from ATT but i'm at the edge of Houston so if I go to certain areas I drop down to edge.
so in short... if you've been happy with ATT service in your area I'd stick with their towers but if tmobile has better coverage AND has either updated to 1900mhz in your area OR you can live with edge data speeds consider moving to tmobile.
I'm going to stick with tmobile... I'm going to pick up a new phone at some point so I do't have to deal with the limited data locations
one other thing to consider... if you use google voice some carriers don't support changing the voicemail box... it appears t-mobile prepaid is this way... a few people have figured out how to jump though those hoops but it's not easy
Using my inspire on net ten and couldn't be happier
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I live in NYC so i have a big gsm coverage map between ATT & Tmobile. I am thinking i will try Straight talk for a month or two, if it sucks i will swtich back to ATT.
My take on it
Duffmantp said:
I live in NYC so i have a big gsm coverage map between ATT & Tmobile. I am thinking i will try Straight talk for a month or two, if it sucks i will swtich back to ATT.
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I;ve been with ST for years now, finally got a smartphone (HTC 4g). I get all the same service anyone gets with ATT plans for $45 a month. I think a person would be silly to not get on ST. I know ST caps their "Unlimited" plans, I have never recieved any messages stating I am getting near tht , and I keep FB, Messenger, News Feeds, and weather running all the time, along with being a you tube addict, Watching full length videos (45 min - 2hour shows)........and Hey $45 a month.
ATT coverage, it is what it is.................
Like I said I use my inspire on net10 which is actually exactly the same company as straight talk and tracfone. I have found that using a dual apn setup instead of the single apn straight talk, tracfone, and net10 give you and it has literally doubled my data speeds. If anyone who has an inspire and is with one of these providers you can pm me if you would like to try the settings I use
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Thanks for pointing out StraightTalk, have been looking at T-mobile's 30/mo plan but may try them instead.
So its possible to get straight talk without buying a phone outright? Tired of paying $160/ month for 2 phones...
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So its possible to get straight talk without buying a phone outright? Tired of paying $160/ month for 2 phones...
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Im waiting 2 months for my contract to expire in which i will probably buy a ST SIM card and use in my phone. Their website says you can carry over your phone number as well. I may look at net10 as well.
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Im waiting 2 months for my contract to expire in which i will probably buy a ST SIM card and use in my phone. Their website says you can carry over your phone number as well. I may look at net10 as well.
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straightalk and net10 are owned by the same parent company so service is probably about the same. I noticed a couple days ago that straightalksim.com only had tmobile sims all of the sudden. walmart online still had both
I have been on straightalk att sim since the nokia e71 sim (before they just offered sims) my brother got two sims from straghttalksim.com and both phones work great. if you get the att sim on att phone calling and text work out of the box. You simply change the apns in settings and data works
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Im waiting 2 months for my contract to expire in which i will probably buy a ST SIM card and use in my phone. Their website says you can carry over your phone number as well. I may look at net10 as well.
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be careful about porting numbers with the VMNO's my dad did it several years ago and had nothing but problems, he ended up going back to Verizon dispite the huge cost savings
to the OP... and anyone else looking to take the phone with them... call or chat with ATT (I find the online chat to be far easier) and have them sim unlock the device... it opens up any GSM network... while 3g isn't a sure thing it'll at least make calls and on edge...
I'm using prepaid T-Mobile on my inspire and its only getting 2g. The guy at T-Mobile store told me thats all I can get with using T-Mobile prepaid but is there a way I can get 3g/h working?
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Jrhodes85 said:
I'm using prepaid T-Mobile on my inspire and its only getting 2g. The guy at T-Mobile store told me thats all I can get with using T-Mobile prepaid but is there a way I can get 3g/h working?
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in short nothing that YOU can do... at least not with the inspire 4g...
T-mobile has used the 1700 and 2100mhz band for it's 3g service... ATT uses 850 and 1900mhz for it's 3g band
in the last few months Tmobile has reworked it's network to use the 1900mhz for 3g, they have done it in a number of large markets (including my home area in Houston) so I can get 3g/4g hspa+ speeds with the att radio... this is all in preperation for tmobile to open up it's LTE markets
this is me with the inspire on a custom rom running prepaid tmobile...
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Tmobile will prob at some point upgrade your market but when is anybody's guess... if you have 3g/4g avl int he area on the tmobile network a new phone is going to be the easiest way...
a Galaxy Nexus GSM or Nexus 4 will give you both the att and tmobile frequencies... or for $200 you can get a new LG optimus l9 from Tmobile that will get the 3g/4g from tmobile...
even in my area I get bounced to 2g/edge a little to frequently so i'm going to pick up a new phone... i'm still debating on exactly what phone I want to get... with LTE right around the corner the nexus 4 is so tempting...
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I'm using prepaid T-Mobile on my inspire and its only getting 2g. The guy at T-Mobile store told me thats all I can get with using T-Mobile prepaid but is there a way I can get 3g/h working?
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Im actually working on the Tmobile project here in the NYC area. They are using the $6B they got from ATT for the failed merger to upgrade their system wide. The upgrade is going on nationwide and will probably take some time to get going in your area. They always start in the major markets before moving to the small ones. Tmobile upgrade started probably just over a year ago.
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Im actually working on the Tmobile project here in the NYC area. They are using the $6B they got from ATT for the failed merger to upgrade their system wide. The upgrade is going on nationwide and will probably take some time to get going in your area. They always start in the major markets before moving to the small ones. Tmobile upgrade started probably just over a year ago.
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yup a number of markets already have the upgrades in place... I'm one of the lucky ones here in Houston which is why I have 3g/4g on my inspire w/ tmobile
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I've been using it for several months with no problems. 3g & 4G work great.
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Did you have to unlock it? Are you running a custom rom? Or can it use a Straight Talk / Net 10 sim on stock?
use aahk to use the sim unlock feature ? That's what I used to unlock the at&t sim so I can use tmobile...Im in Tuscaloosa, Alabama...not sure if that helped or not....Im just going to switch to AT&T next month, prepaid at&t is actually cheaper than tmobile.....
So I've been really thinking of leaving Verizon and my grandfathered unlimited data to switch to T-Mobile and the Nexus 5. I am extremely reluctant to leave the grandfathered plan because I know I won't be able to get it back once I leave. I live in Los Angeles and T-Mobile has decent LTE coverage here. Thought it's still very sparse compared to Verizon. I would be switching over a total of 4 lines, 2 of witch have unlimited data. On Verizon I use about 15gb - 20gb of data (mostly tethering).
The main reason for me wanting to leave is cost savings and available devices. I'm tired of waiting on Verizon for updates to the limited amount of phones they do offer. It seems unless you have an iPhone you're at the mercy of Verizon (even the Galaxy Nexus couldn't resolve this).
I'm looking for anyone who has made the switch and how it's been going? Is it worth it? Any regrets?
I am currently testing a Nexus 5 on T-Mobile and love the phone! The service is decent also. I have a Moto X Dev Edition on Verizon which is no slouch either, but the guaranteed updates on the Nexus 5 are very appealing to me.
pablomoca said:
So I've been really thinking of leaving Verizon and my grandfathered unlimited data to switch to T-Mobile and the Nexus 5. I am extremely reluctant to leave the grandfathered plan because I know I won't be able to get it back once I leave. I live in Los Angeles and T-Mobile has decent LTE coverage here. Thought it's still very sparse compared to Verizon. I would be switching over a total of 4 lines, 2 of witch have unlimited data. On Verizon I use about 15gb - 20gb of data (mostly tethering).
The main reason for me wanting to leave is cost savings and available devices. I'm tired of waiting on Verizon for updates to the limited amount of phones they do offer. It seems unless you have an iPhone you're at the mercy of Verizon (even the Galaxy Nexus couldn't resolve this).
I'm looking for anyone who has made the switch and how it's been going? Is it worth it? Any regrets?
I am currently testing a Nexus 5 on T-Mobile and love the phone! The service is decent also. I have a Moto X Dev Edition on Verizon which is no slouch either, but the guaranteed updates on the Nexus 5 are very appealing to me.
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do it. i had verizon. but just the bare minimum. 2 gb of data. 450 minutes and unlimited texts. i was paying 90 a month and thats with a 22% discount. with tmobile im at 85 a month with unlimited texts and minutes. 2.5 gb of data with gets throttled down to 3g when i go over it
and thats not even counting my 15% discount i get from my job. verizon has good coverage but the money was just too much. and i didnt even have a crazy plan. since you tether you should be good
Sounds as if you have the answer. You're testing a T-mobile line and can do a direct comparison. I moved from a Verizon unlimited plan to the T-Mobile unlimited everything plan and have been happy with it. LTE coverage has been good where I live. The only difference I've seen so far is T-mobile generally has EDGE or GPRS when traveling highways outside of populated areas where Verizon might have LTE on the highways.
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Sounds as if you have the answer. You're testing a T-mobile line and can do a direct comparison. I moved from a Verizon unlimited plan to the T-Mobile unlimited everything plan and have been happy with it. LTE coverage has been good where I live. The only difference I've seen so far is T-mobile generally has EDGE or GPRS when traveling highways outside of populated areas where Verizon might have LTE on the highways.
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It will be gone soon just hold on, atleast its better than Sprint
I did the same. I never had any complaints about Verizon service and loved the unlimited data but even with a 25% discount it was still expensive. I was also tired of their strict device polices. I always had to make sure the next phone I got was hackable before purchasing just so I could run a current version of android. The fact that I'd also have to pay full price for each new phone just to keep unlimited sealed the deal. If I'm going to pay full then it'll be for the device I really want. Not the limited, locked down devices they offer. I've been using TMO unlimited. In my area, it's fine for the most part. I have good coverage in the places I spend the most time and the data speeds are good. The only time I miss Verizon is on the rare occasion that I'm traveling or in rural areas. In those cases I may be stuck on 2G or no signal at all. Overall, it was worth the switch.
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I did the same. I never had any complaints about Verizon service and loved the unlimited data but even with a 25% discount it was still expensive. I was also tired of their strict device polices. I always had to make sure the next phone I got was hackable before purchasing just so I could run a current version of android. The fact that I'd also have to pay full price for each new phone just to keep unlimited sealed the deal. If I'm going to pay full then it'll be for the device I really want. Not the limited, locked down devices they offer. I've been using TMO unlimited. In my area, it's fine for the most part. I have good coverage in the places I spend the most time and the data speeds are good. The only time I miss Verizon is on the rare occasion that I'm traveling or in rural areas. In those cases I may be stuck on 2G or no signal at all. Overall, it was worth the switch.
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You wont miss Verizon when you go out of U.S
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... Sooooo Lol
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We made the switch last month from big V to T-Mobile and are glad we did. Better service faster speeds and lower price, plus the ability to use a pure Google phone without any carrier bs. it was pure win for my wife and I.
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I guess the thing that worries me is the coverage. I've been carrying around both phones for a week now and I've been doing speed tests almost everywhere I go. The result is Verizon consistently has higher speeds (for me pegging out at about 57mbs). Now I don't know if that really translates into Verizon being "better". Do I really need all of that speed if all I'm doing is streaming netflix or youtube and tethering? Or is that speed only relevant if I'm downloading things?
Thank you all for the input you've given so far.
I made the same switch yesterday and couldn't be happier. Bought two nexus and am glad I did. Best part is we bought them flat out. Just have to pay 80 and taxes and fees. service is excellent and call quality is superb. I don't mind staying with T-Mobile for a little bit but plan on switching to Aio because it's cheaper and more data per month.
Will there be a OnePlus with full Verizon US LTE support? If anyone finds any news on which bands will be supported it will be great if you can past them here. Thanks!!
pretty sure its this one isn't it? the 845 modem supports more than before.
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Will there be a OnePlus with full Verizon US LTE support? If anyone finds any news on which bands will be supported it will be great if you can past them here. Thanks!!
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it shut have global support
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pretty sure its this one isn't it? the 845 modem supports more than before.
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Yeah but if it does not have band 13 ( I believe that is Verizons main LTE band) then it OP 6 won't support LTE. I have read older OP will receive service but only up to 3G.
Yes, would love it to support VZW...will gladly sell my Pixel 2 XL to move back to OnePlus. But have no choice. Sucks that the best network in the US is limited for phones with support...damn Verizon...
Whilst Verizon uses LTE for data, it still uses CDMA for voice and I don't think the OP phones support that?
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Sent a tweet to the co-founder the other day asking about that...of course support jumps in with their standard "We have no information on this issue at this time. Please stay tuned for more information on our official launch of May 15th."
I know/heard they are looking to find a US partner, since VZW has the largest/best network pretty much in the US, supporting that network gives them a huge opportunity for a flagship phone, I know they need to compete with Google/Samsung in the store, but another alternative for people is always good. As I said, I was forced on to a Pixel 2 XL because it is the only real good phone that works on Verizon, plus you can bootloader unlock and has some Dev support on XDA...with Treble. Otherwise, HTC is another alternative, they have some of the best Dev support on XDA and can bootloader unlock, works on all networks. OnePlus should follow that lead, but build a better phone.
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Whilst Verizon uses LTE for data, it still uses CDMA for voice and I don't think the OP phones support that?
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Voice goes over Verizon's LTE as well. They will be shutting does CDMA in a few years
I sure hope so. My area is predominantly Verizon. The three main reasons I bought 1+, is bootloader unlock friendly, headphone jack, and dual SIM. My personal is ATT and my work is Verizon. I hate carrying two phones. I use my personal for data, and the work for just calls and texts. Works out ok, but group messages on Verizon get funky sometime but it's worth it. Plus I wish I could use my company's data instead of personal. The sacrifices to only carrying one phone.....here's to hoping 1+ finally includes all of Verizon's bands! And yes, soon everything will be over LTE, CDMA is going away.
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Whilst Verizon uses LTE for data, it still uses CDMA for voice and I don't think the OP phones support that?
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That's actually incorrect. OnePlus has supported CDMA (Band 0) since the OnePlus 3. Sprint uses Band 1 and Band 10. Verizon uses Band 0 in almost all markets but there are quite a few major cities where they instead use Band 1 which OnePlus is still missing.
Service on Verizon is tied to the SIM and not the device. That's why users have used OnePlus 3/5 devices on Verizon successfully with service over Band 0 CDMA and Band 2/4 LTE. I do recall some indicating that there issues when switching between CDMA/LTE, but this may have since been resolved.
However, obviously the band support is far from optimal. If the 6 just adds B13 LTE then the OP6 would be viable for Verizon-use. I don't expect it will happen, but I believe it was brought to Carl Pei's attention at some point. It's not very difficult to add B13 LTE, so it's possible but not expected that they'd add support. Let's see what happens.
Also, using Dual SIM is an option lest you forget.
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That's actually incorrect. OnePlus has supported CDMA (Band 0) since the OnePlus 3. Sprint uses Band 1 and Band 10. Verizon uses Band 0 in almost all markets but there are quite a few major cities where they instead use Band 1 which OnePlus is still missing.
Service on Verizon is tied to the SIM and not the device. That's why users have used OnePlus 3/5 devices on Verizon successfully with service over Band 0 CDMA and Band 2/4 LTE. I do recall some indicating that there issues when switching between CDMA/LTE, but this may have since been resolved.
However, obviously the band support is far from optimal. If the 6 just adds B13 LTE then the OP6 would be viable for Verizon-use. I don't expect it will happen, but I believe it was brought to Carl Pei's attention at some point. It's not very difficult to add B13 LTE, so it's possible but not expected that they'd add support. Let's see what happens.
Also, using Dual SIM is an option lest you forget.
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I stand corrected
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Based on this pic I got from the not quite fully working spec page, OnePlus 6 doesn't support the main verizon band of 13.
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Just read XDA's page on the specs:
https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6-specifications-pricing-availability/
Band 0 for CDMA is there, no Band 13 :crying:
Fear_The_Fluff said:
Just read XDA's page on the specs:
https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6-specifications-pricing-availability/
Band 0 for CDMA is there, no Band 13 :crying:
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Is band 2 and 4 not good enough?? Just curious.
suzook said:
Is band 2 and 4 not good enough?? Just curious.
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Its never good enough lol
I use a 2nd phone for hotspot only, I would like to be able to use the primary bands for that phone. Now with 5G rolling out I wonder if maybe oneplus will add the bands for verizon's 5G when they implement it? Wishful thinking tho.
Boo....VZW and OnePLus...between the two of them...what a mess for customers. Love to get rid of my Pixel 2xl. Thing is so bulky/huge. There is really no other phone on VZW you can bootloader unlock/root with great specs and performance.
Hoping OnePlus 6 would come through...guess not. Stuck with Pixel 2 for now.
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Boo....VZW and OnePLus...between the two of them...what a mess for customers. Love to get rid of my Pixel 2xl. Thing is so bulky/huge. There is really no other phone on VZW you can bootloader unlock/root with great specs and performance.
Hoping OnePlus 6 would come through...guess not. Stuck with Pixel 2 for now.
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If I don't unlock/root are there any good spec phones at good price? I'm on a ZTE axon 7 with VZW but I can't use data when on a call and it's always losing the APN it's set to. I was really hoping the OnePlus would be my answer. I really need a stable phone.
I will report what i get on mine before i probably return it. No Verizon support? Seriously? They deserve this return, i literally assumed they had that implemented by now. LoL
I'm about to unbox & try it now, how disappointing....
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I will report what i get on mine before i probably return it. No Verizon support? Seriously? They deserve this return, i literally assumed they had that implemented by now. LoL
I'm about to unbox & try it now, how disappointing....
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Lte only, no phone calls.
So let me get this right, the voice calling is what's missing on Verizon? What if i primarily use internet based calling via Google Hangouts (old Google voice number) for calling? I'm on an old limited minutes but unlimited data Verizon plan (old grandfathered in plans) so data is unrestricted but minutes aren't used much anyway. Normally i only use the regular line if service for LTE is just too poor for VOIP calls. It would be an inconvenience but maybe not a deal breaker.
I'd love to hear any thoughts before i decide to unbox it or just sell it. I have the 256gb model which is now sold out. Breaks my heart to not be able to use it on Verizon.