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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxh:
It is definitely possible to sign up for service with no commitment or contract. All plans and features are available. Sometimes the reps will be pushy or outright lie, because they want the commission from a new contract, but if you go in there educated you can keep from being pushed around. Just inform them you want to go sim-only, and have your own device. Ensure with them multiple times that they are not putting you on a contract.

HOWEVER, if you plan on being with AT&T for awhile, it makes absolute sense to go ahead and take the deal, buy a subsidized phone, iPhone for $200, then sell it on Ebay (should be more than $500, probably at least $600), and pocket the profit. Signing a two year contract in return for a subsidized phone has no effect on plans or plan pricing. It also doesn't lock you into anything except the commitment to maintain at least a minimum voice plan for 2 years. Data plans can be canceled or changed at will, contract or not, and AT&T has data plan requirements depending on phone type, contract or not.

Even if you take the contract, get the $200 iPhone, sell it for $600 (profit of $400 minus Ebay/Paypal fees) then have to cancel your service, you're not really out anything because the money you profited will cover the early termination fee (ETF.) And since the ETF is prorated, going down every month, the longer you make it before canceling, the more money stays in your pocket as profit.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscline:
FWIW, I've had mine listed for $575 for over a week, and no bites. I've also had it listed on Craigslist for $550. I've had a couple offers for $500, but no one has been willing to pay $550 for it. I think part of the problem is I couldn't get the iphone w/o them activating it, which means it's no longer a sealed package, and therefore has to be listed as "new-other" rather than "new". My description clearly states that the phone has never been used, only opened to activeate, etc., but the "new other" listings go for slightly less. According to the chart on this page, the latest BIN listings are going for $562, and bid closings are $545 (but again, that's "new", and you have to subract ebay and paypal fees out of that).

He could get $600, but it's better to plan on $500 and get a pleasant surprise, than expect more and be dissapointed. ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdel:
Thanks a lot for all that info! :) Why is there such a market for iphones? Everyone makes it sound like it's practically guaranteed that I will be able to sell it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adrian71:
They wouldn't. And you're right: Part of the beauty of a phone this size is that you pretty much get a phone and mini-tablet in one. Devices like this have a hard enough time with public perception without stripping them of their functionality. I don't know how many times I read about my Dell Streak that it was "too big to be a phone, too small to be a tablet." It would be even worse if this comes out in the States with no phone. All you'd hear is, "Who wants a tablet that small?"
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxh:
The Note that passed through the FCC, sparking AT&T Note rumors, does not have AT&T LTE bands. The only Note with LTE bands, which is the one pictured in that article, is a Korean one. The article is wrong on many fronts.

I completely agree with you; there's no point in a tablet-only Note! However, AT&T doesn't want a combo phone/tablet for the same reasons we do want one. It could cannibalize their tablet data plan sales: people that would carry a phone and tablet with data plans on both would have a way to drop the tablet data.

They already did this with the galaxy tab 7". It was released with voice/SMS capabilities all over the rest of the world, but when AT&T got it they ripped out the voice/SMS. People that bought international models as a workaround were screwed by AT&T recognizing the IMEIs and disabling their plans. It's dirty, wrong, and infuriating, but that's AT&T. I'd love to see a fully functional LTE Note on AT&T, but it ain't gonna happen. And it's rather unlikely ANY fully functional Note will be released by AT&Turd.

I stand corrected. A few weeks ago when I was looking into it, they were going for $600-$650 looking through completed listings. Maybe the release of the unlocked version has decreased some demand?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscline:
I'm certainly in no position to support or refute that article, but I thought the S. Korean LTE version had the hard home button and Samsung logo, like our international versions. At least that's what the Korean announcement page would suggest. There was a poster in another thread that claimed to work for Samsung in Austin who said he had the AT&T version which had LTE and four soft buttons, but he deleted his posts and disappeared.

Without any knowledge either way, I'd personally be surprised if AT&T brought the Note w/o LTE. They want to move people to that spectrum.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuaka:
For what it's worth, I have had the Note on AT&T since November 1st 2011 on an unlimited 3G dataplan that I changed to an unlimited 4G dataplan on November 8th. No "text" no issues calling AT&T, etc. I use the phone daily and my first month data usage was approximately 3GB this month close to 2GB already (I use Google Music a lot!).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdel:
That is encouraging to know! :) I go from being afraid I wasted $700 to thinking this might turn out alright after all. Everyone's mileage seems to vary.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brassua:
When you say you use your Note daily, are you using it for voice calls at all or just data usage only?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fwelland:
Fwiw I have an Sgt that I bought from an att corporate store. The hardware is capable of GSM voice and SMS. Flashing a firmware with voice enabled makes it identical to the tabs from oversees. In fact getting a refurbished Sgt from att contract free at 199 is a pretty good deal. Flash voice support. ....

Ymmv but for me, att never bothered with me after using my Sgt as a phone for almost a year. (2gb smart phone). Had my sgn for 6 weeks or so. . Same plan. . No issues. .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuaka:
I typically use about 2000 minutes a month in voice.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brassua:
Thanks for that info. Now correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the IMEI # only get transmitted across ATT's system when placing phone calls and not using data or text? I've been using my Note for about a month and haven't received any warning text yet. I will say I use data some but mostly I'm on wifi, I do text a fair bit but I've kinda been holding back on using the phone part on my Note for fear of setting off alarms with them. Boy why do they have to do this to us!! :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tefloncoated:
Another update on speeds. I have seen a bump in speeds while using data, a tad over 2 Mbit down and 1Mbit up. Ping is still @ 100+.

Thank you to those who posted their speeds!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Killer Ear Infection:
I'm past my contract date so I'm already month-to-month with "unlimited" grandfathered in. Considering AT&T targets anyone who actually uses their "Unlimited" plan past 2GB, I'm not going to bother to re-up. My Note is using the old 3G card from my iPhone, and the minute they give me any **** about it I'm terminating with them and going with a Verizon mobile hotspot 5GB plan using Google Voice.

Screw AT&T. Even though it's one more small device to carry around it's a small price to pay for the lower bills and being free of AT&Turd. And besides the karmic gratification coming from leaving them, at least with the Verizon data / Groove IP / Google Voice setup I KNOW my calls and texts will go through.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
Yikes. Glad I saw this thread as I had a note ordered from Newegg. I was able to cancel before it shipped.

Shame because I really wanted the note but not enough for ATT to mess with my grandfathered data plan.

That was close as it was being prepared for shipment.

This sucks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxh:
Do some reading around the web on AT&T throttling the unlimited data plan. They've begun throttling users that go over a certain amount of data usage. They claim they'll throttle the top 5% of data users, and I've seen several threads on various forums over the last week or two where people are getting the throttling SMS and being throttled with as little as 3 and 2GB. If they're going to throttle at 2GB, then the $25 for 2GB starts looking more attractive since it's $5 cheaper. It's pretty crappy of them.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTC Chris:
I have had the note for 30 days and haven't gotten one text about my data plan. I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan and used 12gb in the one month. I also get around 6mbps download.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
Well, I suppose I will try it out since when I called Newegg they told me it was canceled...five minutes later, I received a tracking number via email. Called them back and was told "sorry, it has been shipped" despite being told 10 minutes earlier that they had in fact canceled it. Love being lied to!

I have the "SmartPhone Personal" unlimited plan for $30. I've tossed my sim in tons of phones and used it with zero issues. I am so worried that if I put the sim in the Note I will put everything into jeopardy, but posts like yours 100% disagree with this thread.

So, I am wondering what's different? I really want the Note, but if screws with the plan I've had for many years, I want nothing to do with the device and will refuse the shipment.

It's just so aggravating that carriers are just waiting for you to f-up so they can trim down the unlimited users. I use about 2-3 gigs a month, not 25 gigs like a lot of people do. AT&T needs to chill out if they think this large screen phone is a tablet that I will run a business off of, consuming 40 gigs per month. Get real AT&T. It's a smartphone with a big screen, end of story.

Anything special you did HTC Chris or are you just plain lucky?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brassua:
I too have the SmartPhone Personal $30 unlimited plan, I've used the Note for about a month with no text warning yet but like I mentioned before, I've used data but I'm usually on wifi, I do text a fair bit. However I've kinda help off using the phone portion, in fact no calls with it this month just in case that is what triggers the IMEI # being sent thru their system? Maybe I'll just say screw it and use it all just to see what happens. I'm lucky I do have other cell service so ATT is not 100% needed but I would like to continue to use my Note so here I am.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTC Chris:
All I did was pop in my sim and changed the APN settings. I didn't have to call AT&T or anything. I also have the same smartphone unlimited data you pictured.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
Thanks. I may gamble. What apn setting did you use, exactly? I know there are several floating around (cingular310, HSDPA+, etc) and want to make sure I use the identical setup you have.

Also, did you mess with the EFS folder or any other IMEI spoofing trickery?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTC Chris:
No trickery or spoofing just these settings.

Name: AT&T

APN: wap.cingular

Proxy: leave blank

Port: leave blank

Username:WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM

Password:CINGULAR1

Server: leave blank

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com

MMS Port: 80

MCC:310

MNC:410 (note. this could also be 310, 41 or 15)

APN Type: leave blank
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuaka:
I've also chimed in that I have had no problems with the Note on AT&T and have been using it on AT&T since the beginning of November. I am not sure what the people who've had difficulties have in common but I think there are enough who haven't that this isn't as pervasive as the thread might indicate.

My original hypothesis was that only IMEIs from a certain country got classed as a tablet and that maybe everyone who got a German or UK imported Note was flagged but people who got notes from Poland or HK or Netherlands or elsewhere are fine.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
Thanks. The ones from newegg are from Poland, right?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netboy:
Same exact thing I did.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iloveps2:
No,it's not

I Got my Gsn from Poland and it was flagged last week.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spirit32:
i got a txt after 5 hours of inserting my att sim on note so i deleted efs and att didnt bother me anymore but! im having call issues where the other end wont hear me after exactly 1 minute and 50secs, so i reverted to my original imei and call issues is gone, its been 3 days since i restore my original imei and no txt from att yet.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hausman:
Hmm...you're in the bay area too. One of my pet theories is that this might relate to the billing system in use (what part of the country, maybe). But just for completeness, if you haven't posted this already, what plan are you on, what device did you switch from, and are you under contract or month to month? And did you change your APN settings as the user above?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] les_garten:
Mine was flagged and was Poland...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdel:
So I took my new note from newegg into at&t last night....

The manager there said that they have been told specifically not to register the Note AT ALL as a phone. He claims they are getting it in March or April, but until then they will not support it. I have never had AT&T wireless service previously, so I had not existing sim card.

Now, I only have data on it (the 5 gig plan) and it took the rep forever to find the right apn settings and make it work. The rep had never seen a Note and was freaking out over it. He was very helpful. The manager was a d**k, of course.

THEN, I get this email this morning (my Note has been off all night and I used wireless only when I got home before turning it off):

Our systems have detected that you have already accumulated over $20 in pay per use data charges this month. Based on your current usage, you could reduce your data charges by subscribing to a monthly plan. As a valued customer, we are sending you this email to make you aware that unlimited data plans are available that would help to make your bill more predictable.

You can get additional information at www.att.com/unlimiteddata.

Thank you

AT&T

DDC_E_007

WTF? I called the helpful rep and am awaiting a callback. I don't know what to think about this now. I was just going to keep my evo with sprint until the Note gets supported and then get a regular voice/data plan at that time. Or, do the google voice/groove ip thing.

As more of these phones come out of woodwork, I am afraid at&t is gonna start a larger crackdown. Hope that doesn't happen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] getmouse:
Canceled the data on phone and just using the t-mobile hotspot. Works out to $10 more and 1 more device too walk with but I'm set for now.

By the way is verybody up to 2.3.6 now, I still haven't updated yet maybe next week. It's a 15.21meg update.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
There is so much conflicting information in this thread. I just sold my Galaxy Nexus and am now super nervous about using this on AT&T.

Why are they being jerks about this device? The GSM consortium states that any GSM phone can be used on a GSM network. Period.

This is a phone. Not a tablet.

My Note gets here Monday. If AT&T hassles me, I have no issues contacting a lawyer to sort this out. And yes, I am aware lawyers are expensive. What AT&T is trying to pull is highly unethical, against GSM standards and quite possibly illegal.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdel:
I totally agree with you. I did not even know there was a GSM consortium, but I would be glad to write or call anyone who be interested in hearing about this issue. Please post back and let us know how things go.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxh:
I agree 100%. AT&T is being a total piece of sh**. I've said it over and over again, but I feel like over the past year or two, they've been going to far. Competition in the US wireless industry, especially GSM, is basically gone. I wish the government would spank the crap out of AT&T.

Also, it's ridiculous that the rest of the world gets the Note several MONTHS before AT&T. Just like with the GSII. There's no reason for that. I'm glad I didn't wait, and went with the international version, and that I haven't had any problems.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
Thanks. Not sure if asked you already, but did you just pop your sim in and go? Or did you do any EFS trickery or apn setting changes for it to work without the ignorant AT&T system flagging your phone as a tablet?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p51d007:
Maybe we should be flaming the email of Samsung?

Instead of complaining about what d*cks at&t are being, perhaps we should start complaining to Samsung in a round about way?

Hey Samsung, I really want to purchase your device NOW, but, I can't because at&t won't let me use it on their phone network. Guess I'll go buy an iphone or something. LOL...maybe if we pressure Samsung, that they will LOSE business from us due to the anti-business practices of at&t.

As another poster stated...the Cell phone market in the USA stinks, because, thanks to the takeovers by at&t & Verizon, we have effectively reduced competition in the USA to the Big Red & Big Blue carriers.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
Samsung never produced this model for the US market, so my bet is they would not even listen to a US consumer complaining.

GSM is a world standard, however, and this phone should work just fine on any GSM network in the world. Support and warranty, no, but service after inserting your SIM, yes.

AT&T are the ones being jerks since the are terrified this device will cut into their tablet sales (which is ridiculous...it's a phone).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] getmouse:
It's marketed as a phone/table so do the math.

Look at the galaxy tab that was marketed the same way, and look what happened.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
What are you implying? Since the Samsung marketing department adds "tabet" to the product, suddenly it ceases to exist to be a smartphone?

I can use a stylus on any android phone, making it a tablet by definition.

A tablet it is not. Large smarphone, yes. Tablets generally 7" or more. The Note is not.

Semantics, sure, but officially, the Note is not a tablet computer.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 900SS:
thought I would share my ATT story,

I am on the PDA Unlimited plan.

I received my Note on 11/04 put my sim card in and set the APN and way I went.

12/01 get a text that I am sim swaping.

call att talked with a really nice rep. double checked my account explained what the phone was and everything was good. she said they would call me on 1/02 just to make sure everything was ok.

12/14 get a text saying I am on the wrong data plan and they shut off my data.

Call in talked to 6 reps explaining everything about the phone (even had them look it up on google to see its not a notebook/tablet). They agree to turn my data back on, they ask for my IMEI number and opps that IMEI doesnt show up so they cant add data to my phone. So a new manager says he has a idea and just enters a fake IMEI into my acct and added data. So for now back up and running.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdel:
I didn't already have a sim. I went in with the straightforward, honest approach (stupid me). I just asked to get a sim card and get a voice/data plan. They would ONLY give data. I asked about using a dummy imei or one from a skyrocket, but the manager said it would eventually be flagged. It's weird how some are getting voice cut off and some are getting data cut off. Or am I reading things wrong? I haven't tired any trickery as of yet.

I really have no idea how to proceed now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscline:
It's a very fine line between a small tablet and a big smartphone. You could say it's just semantics. But to me there is one distinct difference between the Galaxy Tab and the Note (besides 1.7") : the Note has an earpiece. It's clearly designed to be held up to your face and used as a phone. Every smartphone has one, and NO device typically considered a tablet (that I'm aware of) has one. If AT& T wants to say it's a tablet, they have nothing to point to beyond their own greed. This is a clear example for why the merger shouldn't be allowed.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuaka:
OK so far 2/2 people from with Polish Notes have been flagged. Mine is from Germany. It's OK. I still think this has to do with a certain block of IMEIs or this would be a much bigger issue.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GenghisKhent:
PMI, but how can you tell which country your Note came from?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 900SS:
mine is polish
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajgreer:
AT&T

Well, I received several txt messages from at&t about my data services. Then eventually did block my data. I broke my touch pro 2 and replaced it with the Note. took it to the store the first time and the gent put in the system that is was indeed a phone. We swapped the sim out for a new 4g one and that reactivated data service. lasted only for a short while. Went back to the AT&T store got another 4G provisioned but it did not fix the data service. I called 800 number and went for the internet tech support. He removed the data block and every thing works. The 4G apn will not work for me as my 3G grandfathered plan is what is provisioned on my account. That is not a problem for me as I hav found that 1.5 - 2.5 meg is sufficient for what I do. He did take my IMEI number like 4 times though.

Now a happy AT&T customer again.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] les_garten:
That's fine for today, whatcha gonna do tomorrow when they cut you off again. You do realize a computer is disconnecting you, not a person?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericshmerick:
This is my main concern. I am not going to spend every few weeks over the next few years running to the ATT store and proving to them over and over that this is is a phone, not a tablet.

Time to write a letter to the president's office I suppose.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxh:
Oughta send one to the FCC and BBB, too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdel:
I don't understand why some people get data blocked, and some get voice blocked. They would only set me up with a data plan--no voice.

I might cancel what I started with at&t yesterday and just try tmobile. I am mostly on wireless anyway, so edge speed may be good enough for voice and texting.