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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Spartan2x:
I would not get your hopes up. They did not specify the frequency the LTE bands support. The LTE listed in the link may pertain to unreleased hardware not available yet. As it stands the markets that the phone is available in now, do not support LTE. In the US H+ seams to be supported.

Also, if it is true LTE, I would not hold my breath in keeping your unlimited plan. I would not doubt that they will let you use the unlimited for H+ as they do with the iPhone 4s....but since LTE is going to require a new plan, you will most likely loose your unlimited plan.

I'm looking forward to a LTE Note as well...as I live in Baltimore and we have ATT LTE access here.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zenbbqmaster:
This worked fine for me in Houston, TX. I told the rep that i had a Moto Krzr that i got for a friend, and I wanted to use it in a dead zone (for T Mobile) in Tennessee where i was traveling back and forth for work. I told him I wanted a month to month plan because I didn't know how long I would be traveling back and forth (one), and (two), if i signed a contract with AT&T I wanted the new Skyrocket. He activated my SIM and told me to come back for my contract when I was ready. I programmed my APN via the settings found here, and I have been enjoying contract free, unlimited data since.

The market has been giving me the option lately to pay for my apps with my AT&T carrier, but I have been using straight credit card, because i don't want Ma Bell to know I have an Android smartphone, in case anyone had ever had need to look that deep.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DCSRM:
Here is my devious plan... think it will work, according to what I have read in this thread:

I am adding two lines onto a family member's family plan for my wife and I. Totally cheaper than doing our own plan. Anywho, there is a deal going that I can get the GSII for $50 with a new contract. What I want to do is do that deal and tell the rep I am going to sell the phone. I will have them activate the sim on my current dumbphone and get that data plan. Ill ship in the Note, sell off the GSII and hopefully configure the Note to work and not get stuck on 2gb plan.

Think it will work?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] BalaSingam:
Galaxy S II for $50?? :confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DCSRM:
If you promise not to buy all of them... Ill tell you.

Black Friday at Radio Shack has the infuse for free (getting for the wife) and the GSII for $50. Nice, right?

Plus not too many people go to Radio Shack for black friday, and there are a number of them in my area. I think my chances a pretty good. :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] BalaSingam:
Many thanks! :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Suzook1:
ok guys and gals. My note arrives tomorrow. I am on a grandfathered unlimited plan with my Samsung Infuse. Do I need to do anything special when I get the phone or just pop the sim in and go. Please let me know before I do anything foolish !!!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] les_garten:
Need some advice

I've been wanting the Note since I heard of it.

I currently have a Nokia N900 on ATT with unlimited Data for $15/month on a Family Plan 1400 minutes with my wife's dumbphone.

I am past the end of my last contract and am eligible for upgrades with a new 2 yr contract.

So, my plan was to buy a Samsung Skyrocket and a Samsung Solstice II as upgrades and sell all my phoneson Fleabay to help pay for the Note which I just bought off Newegg today.

When I went to add the Samsung Skyrocket, they make you select a data plan. The $15 plan is like 200mb, which pretty much sucks!

So I cancelled. I don't know if I should get two Solstices and sell them or what. I don't want to screw around with the $15 data plan I have right now.

How should I roll on this one? I got a few days till the note arrives.

My N900 only does Edge and it needs to be retired!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HTC Chris:
He wont lose his unlimited plan. I had the skyrocket for a day and my unlimited data was transferred over.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] maxh:
In my opinion, your best bet would be to go ahead and buy the two most valuable for resale phones (probably iPhone 4S's worth $650 or so on Ebay) and re-sell those. You'll have to choose one of the crappy data plans for each, but the second you put your SIM card in a non-smart (or i) phone, you can drop the smart/i phone data and add the $15 unlimited dumbphone data ($10 with family unlimited SMS...) You'll have to call and tell then you have a dumbphone, and to put you on the dumbphone data plan. Worst case scenario, you might have to actually put your SIM card in a dumbphone for the plan switch, but you really shouldn't have to, and switching back to the note should not trigger an automatic data plan switch, since AT&T's system does not recognize Notes' IMEIs.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Suzook1:
Can someone give me the 4g apn settings for att

Thank you
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] waghoba:
I doubt if they will allow you to downgrade your smartphone data plan to a dumbphone once you are in two year contact, but if anyone has done this before please share the information..

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] maxh:
You're most definitely allowed to remove the required data plan the moment your sim card is removed from a smartphone. Contracts are only for voice plans, while data plans are features (with the exception of data-only data cards.) Conversely, even if you're out of contract or never even had one, the moment you put your sim card into a smartphone you're required to add a smartphone data plan, and they'll do it automatically.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] les_garten:
It depends.

If you get a SG2 and sell it to finance your Note, you have to maintain a $15 or better Data plan for the duration of the contract. They tell you that right up front. Probably not an issue if you have a note, but you can't drop the data plan.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] WillEat4F00d:
Are you sure that you have to keep the data plan even if you're using a dumb phone? What if you really lost your smartphone and have to use a dumb phone because you can't afford another smartphone? How evil of them to make you pay for data when you can't even access it!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Darrius777:
How is that evil of them? Are they supposed to let you out of your contractual obligations because you lost your phone? If you lose your car keys or go on vacation for a month do they let you stop making payments?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] maxh:
No, actually you don't have to keep any data plan for the duration of your contract, and they don't say that upon signing a new contract. You're required to keep a minimum voice plan only. You must also abide by the terms and conditions, which state when using certain devices you must maintain certain data plans, but the second you remove your sim card from one of those certain devices, you can remove the data plan.

This is absolutely the way it is with AT&T.

Even if you have no contract at all, if you put your sim card in one of their designated smartphones, you're required to have a smartphone data plan. That's how they protect themselves on the revenue return from subsidies. If you take your sim card out of that phone they subsidized and cancel the data plan, they know someone else will soon be putting their sim card back into that phone and their system will be shortly adding a data plan to that person's account, regardless of any contract.

Data plans are not contracted; they're features which can be added and removed at will as long as your device and usage abide by their terms and conditions (or is it terms of service... Whatever, you get the idea.) The only loose end for AT&T is when people buy heavily subsidized phones (iPhone) and sell them overseas, then return to a non-data plan requiring device.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PolishDude:
I'm pretty sure you are required to have data for the duration of the contract now. It's not att fault if you lose your phone but they subsidized it thinking you will have data on it for two years
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] les_garten:
I didn't make it up, you are incorrect.

If they give you a $600 phone for $299 under contract they tell you "IN WRITING" before you sign up for the contract that you must maintain a $15 data plan for the duration of the contract. It is in big red Typeface so you won't miss it. They want to make it perfectly clear.

This is fact, and it makes sense.

Otherwise, people would get the phone for $299 for the Skyrocket, sell on Ebay for $550, make a quick $250 and drop the data plan and use their dumphones. Ain't gonna happen that way. They are a business. It's all about the contract.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] maxh:
I just renewed my contract a couple weeks ago, and unless they just very recently changed their policy, you are incorrect. Their policy has been as I outlined it for quite a while. I'm 100% certain of this as a customer who uses their policies to his advantage. So as I said, unless they very recently changed their policy, in which case I'd really like to see one of their documents outlining the new one, data plans have never been part of a contract, except for the case of data only data cards. When I get back from running some errands I'll post AT&T's terms.

If you're operating under information verbally told to you by one of their reps, be aware they are not the brightest or most truthful. Data plans are only required while the sim card is in a requiring device, period.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] technillion:
This really isn't rocket science!

I called ATT and gave them a phony generated IMEI from an old model Nokia and since they can't find it in their system, I was able to drop down to the $10 unlim dumb phone data plan.

I previously had the Streak so I was forced to have their Smartphone plan...not any more!

I have 6 phones on my plan (since 2004) and I do this regularly with any of them anytime I switch from an ATT Smartphone to a non-ATT Smartphone.

If one of the SIM cards report the real IMEI number back to them and it comes up in their system as a Smartphone, they'll just automatically change it to the Smartphone plan....BUT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] les_garten:
I guess there could be some interpretation gary area here about what "this Phone" means. Like if you got rid of it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] WillEat4F00d:
@les_garten

I think the key words here are "with this phone". Since you won't be having the phone, I guess you don't need to have the data plan?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] maxh:
Indeed, the moment you take your SIM card out of that phone you can remove the data plan. Until you stick it into another AT&T recognized smartphone... That's the way it's always been.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dinguznomad:
Halp please

:confused:

Is activating the sim ON a dumbphone necescary if we are using custome apn/settings?

Ive never done this but, isnt it more likely to be flagged if ANYTHING is different from activation phone to GNOTE?

I want to just buy a SIM from ATT claiming I have a GOPHONE ? and that would require ?"medianet" will that work?

AND obviously if this fails I buy a Straight Talk phone with SIM?

:confused:​
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] getmouse:
H+

I'm sorry I don't know if this was posted already but what is the H+ for is that lte for AT&T

from the left is the AT&T H+ GT-N7000

from the right is the T-Mobile H GT-P1000

AT&T $50 unlimited gophone

T-Mobile Unlimited postpaid
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] seeking:
ok, so i just read through this thread post by post.

i am currently on t-mobile with a family plan.

this is my plan...does anyone know if it will work?

im going to sign up for a new contract with AT&T and go for one of their dumbphones. I will get the unlimited dumbphone data plan. I will then place that sim card into the note and have unlimited data for a cheaper price.

as for my account with t-mobile. I'm going to port my current phone number to google voice. I will forward calls from my google voice number (my old tmo number) to my new number on at&t so that i can essentially keep the same number.

I will then put my tmobile plan on hold so that i dont have to pay an ETF or have a monthly payment
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] getmouse:
Today I went out and got a AT&T 3G sim card from a dealer called in the sim and got the $50 unlimited plan but they said the web is not for smartphones and I would have to get a data plan as well but I didn't, so I guess I'll get a call soon telling me about my data usage.

I am grandfathered in with T-mobile so I don't want to end my contract with them, but what I will do is end my data package and just keep voice and forward the #.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] flst2000us:
Another solution:

Cancel or let the AT&T term end after the month and put the in the SIM from TMobile for talk and get a Verizon 4G LTE MIFI and used that for data. $50 bucks a month and speeds rock even 4G LTE from AT&T WIFI to the NOTE an or any other 5 devices.

Just a suggestion
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rockky:
Save even more and use Sprints MiFi... Waaay cheaper. (and don't tell me Verizon is faster. That's what I thought... Tested them both... Not true. Fact is sprints was faster.

QUOTE=flst2000us;19702970]Another solution:

Cancel or let the AT&T term end after the month and put the in the SIM from TMobile for talk and get a Verizon 4G LTE MIFI and used that for data. $50 bucks a month and speeds rock even 4G LTE from AT&T WIFI to the NOTE an or any other 5 devices.

Just a suggestion[/QUOTE]
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] flst2000us:
[/QUOTE]

Well either way your saving money.. In the Dallas Texas area Sprints 4G is spotty at best and in most areas 3G only and Verizon 4G LTE covers all of my areas that I go but it all depends on your area. I would suggest looking at the coverage maps for both providers then making a proper decision on which will be best for you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gary86:
I currently have an iPhone 4S (AT&T, unlimited data plan) and I want to buy the Galaxy Note unlocked. My question is: If I order the Note and get a micro sim adapter and stick my iPhone 4S SIM in the Note will I get HSPA+ and below speeds?

Or is there something special I need to do? I keep reading about dummy imei numbers but how do I get one if I only have the iPhone 4S? I don't have any other AT&T phones laying around unfortunately.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HTC Chris:
I answered your question in your thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1363198 Here's the breakdown:

-You WILL get HSPA+ speeds, just enter the APN settings for AT&T(just search for them on here)

-You NEED a new sim card since the iPhone uses a micro sim.

-You DON'T need a dummy IMEI to get 4G aka HSPA+ speeds
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] getmouse:
As said before all you need is to change your sim and enter the right APN. That's it. Your paying for unlimited already your golden.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gary86:
Thanks. Didn't mean to repeat a question. Others were talking about a dummy imei number and I don't know how to get one. iPhone is the only phone I have right now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Techvir:
google is ur friend .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gary86:
Google isn't always helpful. Some info is old and can't always be taken as relevant.

Just to be clear...I DON'T need an imei number? Just curious, how do I get one?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] k2hgo:
Can I activate GN with new AT&T 3G/LTE sim?

I got new AT&T family plan with Galaxy SII skyrocket and bought two GN from UK.

Should I activate the sim from Amazon first on skyrocket then move to Galaxy note or should I just put new sim to Galaxy note?

KK
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] castro08:
Where the best website to buy one of these
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gary86:
Clove.co.uk

Handtec

Expansys
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Suzook1:
L2D2 is also a good option
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] guyhoang:
I'm getting decent speeds on AT&T.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] 3_D:
Negrielectronics is also good. That is where I got my Note from.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hmmwv79:
The questions is that even you are in the middle of contract, can you sell your iphone? And Sold iphone works find with buyer contract?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] planoman:
I think the network depends on where you live. I know where I live (DFW) and Texas for that matter the ATT network is top notch. We have LTE in most of the larger cities.

I am currently using the GNote on ATT postpaid HSPA+ and get 6-8 down and 1 up. Not bad speeds and good enough for most things.

I am looking to the LTE version of the GNote as well, especially since I saw the no commitment pricing will be 649.99! SWEET!

The International GNote on ATT's HSPA+ network is more than adequate if you do not care about LTE or are having issues with a snapdragon instread of a exynos, which I do not.

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[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
I am moving from epic to the charge what is everyones opinion on the charge pros cons would be helpful. Thanks ..
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
The negatives depend on who you talk to. Alot have GPS issues along with bad battery life.Also people have been going through signal loss. The good is the screen and with some Roms debloat and optimize it. Once rooted you have alot you can to customize it. Best just to search and see what other people are going through.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
Ok I guessing that we don't have miui.us on the charge what's the average battery life on moderate to heavy usage
[Verizon Droid Charge] Malave:
With moderate use, I can get about 12hrs. That's including internet, phone calls. videos and just generally messing with it. I managed to solve the gps problem with faster fix from the market. I now generally lock on in 10 to 20 seconds. The screen is incredible. I truly enjoy watching my videos on it. Enjoy your Charge.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
Malave what rom are u using droid should be here Friday
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
Im using Humble 4.22 with the imoseyon 3.1.0 kernel.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Malave:
Same here with the whole new blue theme from stranula. Nice keypad theme.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
Do you think the gps is a phone issue or is it location spefic meaning in certain verizon markets
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bear55:
Device issue. I have had a phone replaced because of it and it was not any better. I have tried to use it in several places across the country and it is not any better.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
Hmm... cause guys at the verizon store says these stores sell a lot almost as much as the bionic but allot of charges father in law has this phone says he never ran into this issue
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
I didn't have a proble mwith my original charge but had to swap it out because of other things. The CPO is when I started to have problems.
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
Not too many problems here except those that are hardware related... all roms I've tried run great, battery life is decent but I do have the infamous 'random data drop' bug and I've had a 4G sim replacement once (probably due to my compulsive flashing lol :p)
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
Lol I am known to be a flashaholic as well lol...
[Verizon Droid Charge] ilovesoad:
Just take the sim out when you odin.
[Verizon Droid Charge] 91point6:
I have all these problems. Have tried everything mentioned on these boards to fix. Nothing really works. All in all, a very mediocre phone for me. Obviously, as you read through these posts, you will get more favorable experiences than mine.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
Thanks I guess there is no really way to tell but to get it ;-)
[Verizon Droid Charge] ilovesoad:
I like everything except for the data dropping. It does it no matter what I do to the same degree. A ton.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
It could be your area I live near salt lake city utah and the verizon reps said they sell them like crazy and they never in the last 6 months have had a abundunt amount of charges taken in for servicing so I don't know .....
[Verizon Droid Charge] ilovesoad:
It happens in plano, which is where I live, Dallas, the official market, and all the surrounding areas on 3g and 4g. I live in a full 4/3g coverage area.
[Verizon Droid Charge] SOTK:
I guess I've been extremely lucky. I have had zero data dropping, zero sim issues, and no phone static issues. Sometimes my GPS sucks but can usually fix it through apps. All in all a great phone!
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bfitz26:
that's good one person out of 6 people had a good experience hope i am in your boat as well should be here tommarrow and i will be flashing away hoping i can find something fast such as tsm parts and oc as well :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] gl1669:
Will we be seeing a port of the At&t gsII variant for the Infuse?
[Captivate General] xboxhaxorz:
Screen shows glitch logo then shows recovery manager and reboots doing the same thing i a loop

I flashed 2 other captivates the same exact way except this time i use CM7 whereas before i used a different rom

ISSUE SOLVED BY FLASHING STOCK ROM PACKAGE
[Captivate General] sixstringsg:
Try

adb wait-for-device reboot recovery

That should get you out of the loop.
[Captivate General] xboxhaxorz:
i just hooked up the phone and i got into download mode

so i guess i can flash another rom
[Captivate General] sixstringsg:
That works too.
[Captivate General] xboxhaxorz:
can i use any rom and just use the pda method then start?
[Captivate General] sixstringsg:
As long as you repartition.
[Captivate General] xboxhaxorz:
all the roms i have when i go to the directory do not show up, i guess because they are zip files, can i unzip a rom and rezip it to tar or is there a rom that is in tar file?
[Captivate General] sixstringsg:
No, you can't zip then tar. Most ROM's aren't tar, I don't know which would be.
[Captivate General] xboxhaxorz:
ahh

cause i got another phone that is stuck in the at&t logo so i figured i could just reflash that too

guess i will get the sdk and try the method you mentioned

tkx
[Captivate General] sixstringsg:
What OS is your computer?
[Captivate General] b-eock:
Download a stock ROM, as they will repartition your phone for you....
[Captivate General] xboxhaxorz:
windows 7 is my OS
[Captivate General] bornjamerican:
I had the same problem when I switched from CM7 Nightly to CM7. 1 stable. The issue was the Glitch kernel. Try flashing the HL-DEV kernel after factory reset and wiping cache and dalvik cache. Then reflash CM7.
[Captivate General] xboxhaxorz:
yea but i need to get into the system to do that
[Captivate General] xboxhaxorz:
solved :) just started over rerooting and installing another rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Any way to replace the ATT boot animation on stock rooted without going to a ROM like MIUI or CM7?

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Greycloak42:
I used Entropy's Daily Driver Kernel

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1289460

Once the kernel is in place, you can drop a replacement boot animation (bootanimation.zip) in /system/media. Works like a charm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
I'm on Codeworx's kernel. Can I do the same?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
I don't think so. I think it's straight stock, with it's only addition being cwm recovery. But pop a bootanimation.zip into system/media and see what happens. The worst result would be --- nothing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Where can I find a sample animation ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
So it didn't work.

So if I get entropy's daily, will I have to setup my icons and stuff all over, or will it affect my existing codeworx CWM or stock rooted ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shishir95:
It's just a kernel. All of your themes and data and apps will not be affected.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
I flashed entropy's daily.

Do you have a sample boot animation? When I try to put a bootanimation.zip into the directory it doesn't work.