yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate General] Renegade1994:
Yeah I saw that too. The problem wouldn't be with ST though...not really. AT&T is the only one losing out in this situation. The big thing is not to abuse the data usage. There a few idiot noobs out there who decided to use the tethering to basically replace their home internet connection.....umm....can you say stupid? They, of course, ended up with their data cut off. I have been using my Inspire on ST for months with no issues....and I tether and do everything you'd want to do with a smart phone. I just don't stream internet radio and Netflix 24/7(yes....people are doing this....then they get cut off). Bottom line, if your smart about it, it's doubtful ST will ever do anything about you using a different phone. Hopefully, others don't ruin it for the rest of us.
[Captivate General] Dani897:
this is awesome. i had looked at tracphone plans before but you dont get much, i was unaware strait talk had smart phones on att with data plans. i will have to try this.
[Captivate General] Renegade1994:
Just adding a little info here. This will work with just about any AT&T GSM phone as long as you are able to change the APN info on it. Black berries won't completely work since they have their own special network for some services(at least as far as I know....there could be some settings to allow for this too, but I doubt it). Android phones and Iphones are the most common. Some andoid phones use one APN and some use two. If you get it wrong then you may notice you have no MMS. Also, in some cases people have had issues with MMS when they don't delete the AT&T APN. On Iphones you'll have to be jailbroken to change the MMS settings...but you can get everything else to work without it. On Iphone 4 you'll have to cut the SIM card to a smaller size since the use micro SIMs...special cutters are on ebay for that along with adapters to allow the SIM to fit back into the larger slots should you ever change your mind.

Also.....never call ST customer service with the SIM card in the phone.....use the ST phone....they CAN see your imei number at that point and will know that you are using a different phone. Also, you HAVE to keep your ST phone....if someone else tries to activate it on another account your SIM will get deactivated. More info is at the Howard Forums website...just google that along with 'Straight Talk Android' or 'Straight Talk Iphone'...it should get you to the right info.
[Captivate General] derek4484:
Does the Captivate have to be unlocked before using the Straight Talk sim?

I thought of doing this months ago and posted on here asking if it was possible and everybody responded "no".

Glad to see it works. Unlimited everything for $45/month is awesome!
[Captivate General] Renegade1994:
No the Captivate doesn't have to be unlocked or even rooted for that matter. The SIM is unlocked. Just the APN has to be changed and that can be done with APN Backup and Restore from the market. Backup the AT&T APN just in case you want it later, then delete it. After that you just need to create a new APN for Straight Talk.

Remember....this only works with the Straight Talk smart phones that sell for about $200 at Walmart...they are the only ones on AT&T.....and they have to use the $45 service card.
[Captivate General] Pablo180:
Cant seem to get my mms working all the settings the same as pictures any idea what it could be?
[Captivate General] 41LY45:
Wicked, excellent for students for that matter, beats the T-Mobile, $79.99 unlimited plan.

Had recommended this to some of my peeps heading for the States this year.

Sent from my Captivate. Andromeda 3, Onix 2.0.5 @ 1.2Ghz
[Captivate General] mostyle:
Works like a charm..

Been on this for 2 months now and its working like a charm.

Someone previously asked if your phone has to be sim unlocked.. Answer: yes.

I agree as well as long as you arent abusing data I don't think straightalk will ever care though they could snatch your service at any time because of the ToS..
[Captivate General] Febby:
I have to say you are wrong, the phone *ATT branded phones only* doesn't have to be sim unlocked to use the sim card from a nokia e71 or 6790. I say this assuming you got the sim stating "TF64PSIMC4" on it though. :) cheers mates
[Captivate General] mostyle:
Post was incorrect.
[Captivate General] Febby:
im not that experienced but pretty much yes :) since most ST gsm phones run from att towers but currently only the e71 and 6790 sims come unlocked.. cheaper phone sims come locked. :) cant beat 45 bucks for great coverage haha... folks in the howard forums are smarties lol... well some are :p
[Captivate General] MaxRabbit:
Um, nvm.

+10char
[Captivate General] Renegade1994:
Which phone?
[Captivate General] Renegade1994:
It does not need to be SIM unlocked if its an AT&T phone.
[Captivate General] djrnewcastle:
Joe, My Nokia E71 MMS Set up

Joe, I also have the Straighttalk nokia E71. I live in New Castle, Indiana. We only have 2g coverage in this area but that would definitely be faster than the tracfone browser. Could you please assist me in setting it up, sorta step by step? my screen looks nothing like yours. Thank you in Advance
[Captivate General] Renegade1994:
What phone are putting the SIM card into?

Sent from my rooted, unlocked CM7 HTC Inspire on the Straight Talk network from Wal-Mart....:)
[Captivate General] tankboy138:
Motorola Flipside on Straight Talk (Nokia 6790)

so, i've tried the APN settings (saved, rebooted) and they still haven't fixed my real problem...i can only use any of the data stuff on WiFi. even if i have 3G signal, i can't actually use the service for anything other than sending and receiving texts and making phone calls. is there something else i need to do? i'd like to actually be able to use this phone on the road
[Captivate General] ryboto:
bump....looking to do this. Currently there are E71 and 6790 refurbs on straight talks website...wondering if I could buy one of those and call it a day, or if there's still a chance of getting a tmobile phone? Hearing mixed reports on these two phones, some say they're ATT, others say it's a mixed bag.
[Captivate General] mrhaley30705:
Could someone repost the full apn settings? the Photos in the op have been deleted.
[Captivate General] mrhaley30705:
No one? Surely someone has the settings, help a guy out.
[Captivate General] MaxRabbit:
My girlfriend and I broke up, else I could have helped.
[Captivate General] mrhaley30705:
I looked in the inspire forum and found what i hope will be a working set. Sorry about your girl, though.
[Captivate General] poncespr:
APN Name:

Straight Talk

APN:

att.mvno

MMSC:

http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS proxy:

proxy.mvno.tracfone.com

MMS port:

80

SMS Settings

Message Center:

+13123149810
[Captivate General] Teichou:
ok so here it is...I got the flip side running 2.2.2 locked to ATT and I got ST sim card thing for ATT phones. I set the APN for what they told me and every thing works fine BUT the SMS...I can not send or get SMS thats it...thats all...only thing I cant get or send...web works fine email works fine...texting works fine calls work fine....just sms does not work. any ideas? any help? ST tech support sucks monkey ass...they keep telling me all the settings they have are right....

oh and I know this is Samsung Captivate place....but its the same basic idea for ST.....and this seems to be the only post about it...or close to it...
[Captivate General] tyfighter15:
Straight talk

ST (Straight talk) uses all major cell phone companies in case anyone is wondering. And those are att&t, verizon, sprint, and T-Mobile. When trying to find a phone on st, the phones ending in G on their serial number run off of att or T-mobile. the phones ending in C run off of verizon. The new Android phones run off of sprint sadly. However there should be a android smartphone coming to st that runs off of verizon towers this summer of 2012. Now to answer another question.

Your phone (for the most part) DOES NOT HAVE TO BE UNLOCKED!!!!! on older really old phones you have to. Any att phone can work with st sim card from e71, e6790, and e5. The sim cards you can buy from st's site will also work. they are only 15 dollars and way cheaper than buying a phone just for the sim. Also they have micro sims for the beloved Iphone (apple sucks btw) least in computers. they sell their computers for more money just bc of the name. My laptop has the same specs and even runs my games better than a friend who bought a 1300 mac. That another story. Anyway that should answer all the questions anyone may have.

If you DONT know how to set up your phone on st. SEARCH FOR IT!!! People all over the US has done this to just about every phone. have fun and gl
[Captivate General] dchawk81:
I left the proxy blank and my latency is about half of what it was. YMMV as always.
[Captivate General] deBricker:
Sorry to revive this old thread but I just thought that people might want to know what settings worked for me.

BOOTLOADER: Samsung SGS-I9000 GB Bootloader

ROM: SimplyAOKP v3.1 (4.0.4)

Kernel: IcyGLITCH V14 (ICS only) (OC'd to 1500 Mhz)

I am using the AT&T compatible SIM from Straight Talk's Bring Your Phone Program

APN settings are located at: Settings>More>Mobile networks>Access Point Names (I suggest just editing the existing AT&T settings)

APN settings are as followed:

Name: ST

APN: att.mvno

Proxy: Not Set

Port: Not Set

Username: Not Set

Password: Not Set

MMSC: http : //mmsc.cingular.com (**remove the spaces**)

MMS proxy: 66.209.11.33

MMS port: 80

MCC: 310

MNC: 410

Authentication type: Not Set

APN type: default,supl,mms

APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6

Bearer: Unspecified

I hope this helps

LG Rumor Touch--> LG Optimus V-->LG Quantum-->iPhone 3GS-->Motorola Droid X-->Samsung Captivate :D

ROM: SimplyAOKP V3.1

KERNEL: IcyGlitch V14

Modem: I9000XXJW4
[Captivate General] garringm:
apparently non of you have checked ST website lately, you can actually purchase just the SIM from them for ATT compatible phone i.e. Captivate as long as you have it in your possession, they will more than likely lock the SIM to that phones IMEI when you call to activate or purchase

---------- Post added at 01:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:08 AM ----------

http://www.shopstraighttalk.com/bpd...d=13836643&productVariantExtensionId=13837697
[Captivate General] 903tex:
I'm on straight talk byod sim. They don't ask for imei number of the phone your using or do they even ask what device you are using! As long as the phone operates on att (or T-Mobile if you get T-Mobile sim for T-Mobile phone) radios or unlocked. Your good to go. Your not going to get lte with straight talk but you will get hspa+ if in your area
[Captivate General] MaxRabbit:
Yep, I'm doing this, too, now! :)
[Captivate General] 903tex:
100mb a day and under 2gb a month is the "safe" limit people are saying to avoid them turning off your data or calling you about using to much data... other than that can't beat it for the price!
[Captivate General] jpcdeux:
They dropped their cap and I left. Sorry for not keeping this up
[Captivate General] deBricker:
What do you mean they dropped their cap? Like theres no 2Gb limit anymore?
[Captivate General] 903tex:
there's no cap. Keep it under 2gb and your fine. Use more than 2gb then they will call or text you. If you use a lot of data in one day yes they can cut your data off but keep it under 100-120mb a day and your fine. This plan isnt for everybody, but its to cheap to not give it a try! For the past week I have used 40-60mb a day and haven't heard a peep from them!
[Captivate General] deBricker:
That's what I meant the "cap" is when they start calling.
[Captivate General] joey_xda:
They don't lock the sim to the phones imei. I put my sons ST sim in my phone and it worked fine
[Captivate General] deBricker:
That's true. Because I used to have the iPhone 4 and sold it and bought a Captivate and a micro-sim adapter and ST never said anything about it

sent from Herp's Cappy running WP7 MIUI via XDA Premium App
[Captivate General] Bug177:
I've been using Straight Talk for a while and I haven't had any problems, but I do keep my data usage to a normal level.

As for locking the sim to the phone, a couple of guys at work were having problems. So I slipped out my sim, got their phones working i.e. changed their apn, tested and returned and so far no one has had a problem.

Hope this helps.

BTW by normal usage I meant I don't streams movies but I do stream a radio show on the way to work.
[Captivate General] JedediahJ:
I just wanted to share a little story with you guys. I used the standard apn settings that came with my ST sim for my Captivate. That worked fine till recently when AT&Ts network went down for my entire county. When their network went back up everyone's phone worked but mine.

I tried 4 to 5 different apn settings with zero luck. I eventually just sat down and called India. Turns out my sim needed to be "repervissioned" for the network in order to start working again. Long story short. Sometimes you just call it in.
[Captivate General] Bug177:
They do offer customer support . But beware, the first SIM I tried to activate didn't because they never told me to put it in the phone.

I should of known better but they insisted that my SIM was bad.
[Captivate General] edfx00:
ST's tech support is less than useful. A bunch of seemingly unknowledgable filipinos reading scripts. You need to call their head office in Miami.

The Corporations name is Tracfone.

Phone: 305-640-2000	http://www.tracfone.com

Miami, FL 33178	Fax: 305-640-2070

United States	Toll Free: 800-867-7183

If you get to their tech support you will usually get intelligent answers.
[Thunderbolt General] meowlamp:
I was curious to know if anyone was using their Thunderbolt for their home ISP. I have been using it today as a trial run since it worked so well for me when I was out of town. If I can save a few hundred dollars a year and get close to the same, if not the same speeds with LTE as my source of home internet access, it doesn't really make much sense to me to keep Comcast around. I am rooted and using Wireless Tether. Mobile Hotspot and its data cap can suck it. I called Comcast and asked how much data I used, the past 3 months were all under 25GB. Thoughts?
[Thunderbolt General] stefymarty:
All I can say is do it while you can - I know I would be if I lived in an area that had better than 3G coverage.

Desire Cm7

CR-48
[Thunderbolt General] milan03:
I've been thinking about the same exact solution for about a month. Time Warner is charging us $99 for 50/5mbps "wideband" connection, and I'm pretty much getting the same speeds at home on my Bolt. Actually my uploads goes up to 10mbps so it's even better. I think I will probably end up downgrading the cable service to the cheapest $30 a month and see how the Bolt is holding up during the next billing cycle. I've used 53GB on my Bolt during the past month. Speeds still going strong. :)
[Thunderbolt General] nkd:
nice thoughts, but when there are a few million devices on the network I don't think reliability will be there to be honest. It all depends on what you are doing, and how many computers you have at home.

If you are me and have 10 devices that have internet access at your house, I doubt thunderbolt will be the solution for me. I doubt the hotspot will give me enough range to cover my whole house, if I was alone then it would be a different scenario to be honest and I would probably do it.

I have 2 NAS servers at home that is used for remote access so that right there kills it for me since me and my thunderbolt cant be in two different places at the same time.

even if I was able to get a 4g lte router to plug my thunderbolt in to, they just dont have the horsepower as other routers to provide enough bandwidth for my home network.
[Thunderbolt General] meowlamp:
I should have clarified that. I usually only have one thing connected at a time. Mostly my Macbook, sometimes I might connect my PS3 and watch netflix or something. My internet demands aren't really that high.
[Thunderbolt General] swamp2:
Been thinking along these same lines. Time Warner Cable - what a rip off. I barely watch TV and have only basic cable. That plus the ISP and speed boost is $100+/mo. What we need is someway to have the Tbolt provide network access to an existing or new type of wireless router. The Bolt would basically replace the cable modem but not the WiFI router (if you have two different boxes). This would make the transition for folks who have multiple computers, NAS, DLNA devices, etc. almost transparent and probably totally workable.
[Thunderbolt General] sethschmautz:
Cradlepoint? If you can plug in a USB cellular modem, perhaps you can connect your phone. I have an MBR-1000 here at work that I may spend some time playing with later if I have some time. . .

Seth
[Thunderbolt General] th0r615:
Dont expect to get away with it forever... once the wireless hotspot trial runs out I think Verizon will be cracking down on rooted users using tethering. If you really want to replace your cable line with LTE through the Thunderbolt your going to have to pay the $20 a month and then I believe you only get 2GB
[Thunderbolt General] Dnakaman:
You do realize that using your phone as a hotspot was never intended to replace your home ISP, right?

Why do you think all these companies are now starting to do tiered data?
[Thunderbolt General] barnhouse:
I have a netgear wnr3500l and flashed dd-wrt to it. It allows you to bridge two wireless connections or have it join another wireless network. That would allow you to use your TB as your ISP on your home network.

I work from home so its not an option for me, and I have nearly 20 devices on my network.
[Thunderbolt General] spyderman09:
Me, too. The Thunderbolt as an ISP is a decent idea, and very fast when used, but unless you live alone and have no "always on" internet devices (Servers/Netflix Streaming) then everytime you leave with your cell phone, no one at your house has internet (assuming you got rid of your other ISP - of course, if you didn't you would still be paying for two and defeating the purpose)
[Thunderbolt General] meowlamp:
I guess it depends on the individuals scenario. I have a maximum of 2 devices connected at a time and they are in the same room. I only live with my dog so I don't need a stationary ISP. Obviously it wouldn't really work for a family or a person with a very high demand such as a home office.
[Thunderbolt General] spyderman09:
Agreed - If I wouldn't get in trouble from the Mrs. about taking the internet with me, I'd be all over this provided that $20 still gets unlimited tethering and not the 2GB cap some were talking about. Guess it's more of a wait-and-see approach.
[Thunderbolt General] madman34:
Engenius EOR7550 does it

I start out by saying please do not everyone start dumping your fixed ISP bandwidth needs on the TB because it will cause problems from system and bandwidth issues to policy changes with how VZW deals with all of us, resulting in a bad experience with a good system. That said, the EOR7550 is a dual radio commercial grade outdoor repeater. It would be the perfect device for such a test as it is meant to establish a link with one wireless network and repeat it out as another. I use these units quite often to make RV park wi-fi go all over the place.
[Thunderbolt General] HawkStream:
What is the big deal..

If you can live with the total pain in the ass of always having your phone be your internet then go for it.

I like to have my internet always on and on (to download stuff) when my phone and I are not there.
[Thunderbolt General] KidJoe:
If you are just going to browse web pages, maybe check email.. then its something to consider.

But 25gig? I'm guessing you download files, stream stuff, etc.

So then you have to think...

Well the mobile hot spot feature on the TB is only FREE until May 15. After that they will likely charge... either $20 for 2gig like 3G MHS is, or possibly more. i.e. more data used = more $$ per month, so that could add up quick.

VZW's TOS for using the "unlimited data" plan with smart phones stipulates that it is not for tethering, and meant to only be used for the phone, and has some other things around "acceptable use". Rooting and doing "un-authorized tethering" and racking up 25 gig per month might draw attention to yourself. So if VZW does start cracking down on this, you'll be right in the cross hairs and violating their TOS.

Then there is the rumor that VZW is throttling data for the higher data users... so where does 25gig come in? will you be able to live with being throttled if it hits you?

Not to mention having to keep your phone plugged in at all times, since battery wont last long using data constantly.

At that point is it still worth it?

I might suggest you'd be better if you think about brokering a deal with your neighbor to share his/her internet via wifi and splitting the cost instead...
[Thunderbolt General] scassel:
+1. Just the thought is a recipe for disaster. Tiered data is on it's way and suggestions such as this are a good part of the reason why.

My $0.02
[Thunderbolt General] miketoasty:
+2 keep your isp.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] trehouse:
Im running VEGAn-Tab RC1 with latest VTL launcher.

I'm showing a 1/2" black band around the edge of the desktop wallpaper which I want to get rid off. I see my background under this black "frame".

It's driving me a little crazy and I can't figure out if this is a display setting or my Gtab is having a problem.

Any suggestions how to get rid of this frame is appreciated.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] frjj:
I think it's the docks, where you can drag apps onto it, they can be toggled off by menu -> more -> VTLSettings-> UI Settings -> Left/right-side Dockbar Toggle
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Im_Gumby:
You can also disable the dock background so you don't get the frame look
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] trehouse:
Thanks frjj and Im_Gumby, that did it. No more wasted real estate on my new Gtab. :D
[Nook Color General] Texas Aggie:
I used autonooter to root my v. 1.1.0 nook color. I currently have a 4 GB SD card installed and would like to increase its capacity to 16 GB without messing something up or having to re-root. I believe the following procedure would work, but I would like a second, or perhaps third opinion before I try it:

1. Connect nook to USB port of PC.

2. Create a new subdirectory on the PC and copy the contents of 4 GB SD card to this subdirectory.

3. Disconnect USB.

4. Unmount SD card in nook.

5. Physically remove 4 GB card from nook.

6. Physically install new, out of the box 16 GB card.

7. When the nook recognizes the new card, format it.

8. Reconnect USB.

9. Copy contents of the subdirectory created in step 2 above to the new SD card.

10. Disconnect USB.

11. Reboot for good luck.

12. Wind up with exactly the same nook as before, but now with more memory.

Any feedback / suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
[Nook Color General] stolenmoment:
Or turn off Nook, move card to PC, copy files, swap in new card, copy files, move new card to Nook, reboot.

Equivalent, might be faster. Remember to unmount before removing cards.
[Nook Color General] Texas Aggie:
Thanks for the feedback. It was really easy and works like a charm.

Sent from my NookColor
[Nook Color General] stolenmoment:
Great! Glad it went well!

Sent from my Nook Color w/XDA
[GT540 Optimus General] chuni2010:
Hi every one, i need a little help with the headset volume problem, i cant hear loud like during phone call with the headset CM6 the Quarx version or the Froyo Optimum of airbus, and i cant answer call with the headset button or try to play or stop when im listing music, have any one have a good solution or the same problem please help!!!!
[GT540 Optimus General] lavero.burgos:
only in 2.1 works fine, it sucks!
[GT540 Optimus General] chuni2010:
Actually in 2.2 Quarx and airbus version work better than 2.1 eclair, because in 2.1 its soo low volume, and because of that i stay with 2.2 ( and the murik version its like the same volume like when im in 2.1) :(
[GT540 Optimus General] lavero.burgos:
Weird do you have installed ESP manager. Sound is fine for me in 1.8
[GT540 Optimus General] eoghan2t7:
have you tried this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=528313