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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Definitely seen a lot of reports, but I've never had any issues. My ST AT&T service here in the Seattle suburbs has been great. Consistent speeds and no outages or anything of the sort. Used about 1.8GB so far, cycle ending on the 24th.

Wish everyone could report having a similar experience. Seems to be sporadic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Galroc:
I just called AT&T for the unlock code for my brother's infuse.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] idigg:
Can anyone confirm this is what I should do? I have AT&T and looking to go prepaid and I'll start with Tmobile $30/month plan.

1. Ordered T mobile SIM card, I get this today.

2. Port cell phone # to Google Voice, wait until port is complete

3. Once port is finished, activate T mobile SIM/$30/month plan, forward Google voice (original #) to new T mobile #

Look ok? Can I text from Google voice from my original number?

ALSO - My AT&T account has a Samsung Infuse (me) and iPhone 4 (wife). Infuse has 8 months left on contract, and iPhone 4 isn't under contract. Can any of you think of how I could get out of paying the $160 ETF on my Infuse? My wife is sticking with AT&T and getting an iPhone 5 in the next few weeks.

I really appreciate any help!

justin
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] c0LdFire:
The Galaxy Nexus can be had as low as $200 used if you search hard enough. The $350 price tag is still worth it considering the full warranty and such, though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Ya that works just fine.

You'll be using the Google Voice app (or website) to text. When you text via that app, it'll come from your Google Voice number, which you just ported to it.

I think you'll have to talk to AT&T about that one. If you haven't paid off your Infuse (via ETF), then you're stuck with it. They can't like transfer that over to another line, especially if your wife is going to be renewing a contract for the iPhone 5.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] idigg:
One more stupid question. I just unlocked my phone which is under contract with AT&T. I just got my Tmobile SIM card and was able to unlock it. If I order a 4G monthly plan from walmart (email delivery) and activate my T mobile service, can I just swap back to the AT&T SIM and still be active? I want to do this to test out T mobile before I port my number to Google voice, to try this service out. Thanks!

justin
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fham:
The beauty of a SIM unlocked handset is that you can use any SIM card from a GSM provider from anywhere in the world.

Unless you specifically call and/or cancel your ATT service through other means, there should be no problem. Both SIM cards should work as long as your account is valid with the providers. You can swap them whenever you wish.

All you did by SIM unlocking is free the phone from the shackles of ATT. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] idigg:
Thanks fham, I appreciate it. I'm def. a novice when it comes to wireless but this site is very helpful

Justin
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
The phone on the left is using an AT&T GoPhone sim, the phone on the right is using a Straight Talk AT&T sim.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlczl:
So pretty much the same results on both then.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] atlgator:
Would be useful to also say if you've messed with APN settings and if so, to what?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
Yep. GoPhone comes out to like $1.5 cheaper a month. Straight Talk comes out to $49.xx and GoPhone $47.50(eBay).

I used the Straight Talk APN card. For the GoPhone, I used this http://androidforums.com/htc-tattoo/61434-gophone-sim-card-apn-address-t.html

Minus the user name and password.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Awesome screenshot bro :p .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] idigg:
So after unlocking my AT&T Infuse 4G I was able to active my new TMo SIM/service. I am only pulling EDGE speeds, as expected. Any other phones I should be looking at getting that will pull full 4G from both TMo and AT&T? I should look for pentaband? Thanks guys

justin
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
Galaxy Nexus. Or certain international devices.

Has anyone tried using a HSPA speed hack? I know on CM10 i was able to pull 12 down, and now on Team Baked's BlackBean I can pull around 10 down.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ramadugu:
Hi LionAR10,

My friend suggested about the prepaid route and sent your link on xda. I finally pulled the trigger. Bought the Pantech Burst from ebay for $100 and then got the straight talk sim and got $60 unlimited international as I have been spending $35 for vonage to call India. Just ported the number on GV and as it will take one day on GV for my sprint number to get ported, I'll update how things work with this pantech phone and how the international calling on ST works.

But thanks a ton for this thread on XDA.

Regards

Sai
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
Most T-Mobile phone made in the last 2 or 3 years support T-Mobile and AT&T 4G.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
Which ones? There are very few pentaband phones afaik (the GN being one of them).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Actually quite a few recently are (most of the high end ones). This is because T-Mobile is planning on moving to offer HSPA+ service on the 1900mhz band, which AT&T uses. So that way they don't have to issue new devices to let people use the new network.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
I don't know any pentaband T-Mobile phones. But, AT&T uses 850mhz and 1900mhz bands, and the band that T-Mobile phones are missing is the 900mhz band(used outside of the US).

I know that the Galaxy S II, S III, HTC One S, and Blaze 4G(T-Mobile versions of course) support T-Mobile and AT&T 4G.

Just Google: "phone in question" specs gsmarena

I always use gsmarena.com to check which bands a phone supports.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] idigg:
Would I be able to use my recently de-activated AT&T SIM to Straight Talk, or do I need a Straight Talk SIM? This would be for an unlocked Infuse 4g and unlocked iPhone 4. Thank you.

justin
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] muyoso:
Yep
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PianoJazz:
Search is not helping me, so I'll ask: What is the HSPA speed hack?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
Other than physically walking up to a base station and accessing the hardware directly, there's no such thing. A cursory knowledge of how cellular data networks work can quite quickly confirm this.

That said, I'm selling HSPA speed hacks along with Sugar Pills and some swamp land in Florida for $20/person.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PianoJazz:
That's more or less what I figured. But doesn't hurt to ask.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
You need to buy the Straight Talk SIM from them for $14.99.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SFVDan:
I just finished porting my mobile number to Google Voice and have established an account with Straight Talk. So far, it's worked as advertised, though it took almost the full 24 hours to get the number ported. Once it was ported, everything started working -- even the text messages which they said would take 3 business days.

So far so good.

And I've cut my cell bill in half from T-Mobile.

I'm pleased.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] scheitma:
What would you do?

Hi guys/gals..I've been reading through this thread about the gnex and I want to go with straight talk, but I'll give some background info first. I've had an iphone and been with AT&T since 2008. My contract is up in Nov, so I've been reading on some other options and that led me to this. The problem I am having is my location. I am in Upper MI and our options for service suck. There isn't 3G, I only ever get Edge...sucks. For my wife and I to have iphones we have been paying $165/month...called and complained to them and they knocked off $30/month for 6 months. I like what the gnex offers and for $350 from google it seems like a good deal. We still have unlimited data, but that I guess doesn't mean much when you can't have any speed to get data. If you punch in my zip of 49837 and look at their coverage, it is pathetic. I know others with verizon and they have 3g at least. If you were stuck here, what would you do? I'm guessing with straight talk I will still have the slowest data imaginable but it will be a little less. I just won't have options of switching to another pre-paid like others do. I took a screenshot of my speed tests so you have some idea. Not many options and just wondering what others would do or suggest. Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] abrcrmdl23:
So I've use T-Mobile $30 plan and straight talk AT&T. And all I can say is that here in Columbus straight talk is garbage here. my friends and wife have contract AT&T and they get great signal and decent data speeds, but my gnex in the same places on straight talk Att is horrible I constantly lose service for voice and data and i get a way worse signal and I never get more than 1.5 down and when the network is busy my old sprint 3g phone was faster. Switched to simple mobile back on t-mo and things haven't been better. reliable signal, better battery life, and way faster data 4-6 down and under 100ms pings even with a busy times of day. The funny thing is t-mo edge is actually usable unlike arts. OK that is my rant but if you go to callingmart.com you can get simple mobility for the same price as straight talk after tax. Oh and get a sim of eBay for $.99 free shipping. I would definitely consider simple mobile over straight talk any day. That's just my 2¢…
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grayson73:
Strange that you experienced differences between AT&T and ST AT&T. I would think they're the same, unless the contract AT&T is roaming, or maybe their phones have better antennas.

I would think Simple Mobile T-Mobile and Straight Talk T-Mobile should be the same since both don't roam.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mbossi:
I didnt see anything like this posted so I figured I would ask this question. I took the advice of the original poster and bought a GSM nexus from the play store and switched over to T Mobile Prepaid. Loving the phone and loving the money I am saving. My question is, I am thinking of trying Straight Talk out just to see how att's service is around my area. I want to know if I can port my number to straight talk and then if I dont like it, can I port it back over to t mobiles 30 dollar a month 5gb of data plan? Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] klight:
scheitma - Have you looked at Page Plus/Kitty Wireless? You might wind up paying more to get into a phone, but you'd at least be on Verizon and have coverage.

abrcrmdl23 - Have you tried speed tests on you Nexus with a real AT&T sim? Same location, swap sim/apn to compare throughput. There have been stories of poor radio performance on some of the GNex's. I think Perhaps it's not a ST issue?

I've taken the red pill going on three months now. ST (AT&T version) with a GS3. Other than tweaking my data habit to pick up my podcasts when I'm on WIFI I've not really had too many complaints or changes.

Just some random opinions...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Yeah you can port your number around all you want, but when coming back to T-Mobile you'll have to buy a new SIM and Activation Kit, because when you port away your number, the account is closed and SIM goes inactive.

Would recommend that if you plan on bouncing around a lot and porting around, just port to Google Voice once and forget about the hassle.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
Good luck with using the $30 plan. That plan is only for new accounts. I'm guessing that if the same number comes up in their system after just a month or two that you won't be considered a new account.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
Not true. The account is closed automatically once it is ported. I've reactivated with new sim activation kits with the same number without any issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bchaney16:
I'm on Straight Talk now... If I try out another carrier and then decide to go back to Straight Talk, would I need to buy another ST SIM or can I use the one I have?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
As long as the ST SIM has not been deactivated, you can swap the old ST SIM back in. IIRC, it gets deactivated after 90 days of not putting money in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
New T-Mobile prepaid signage today.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
What is new about it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joe_sun:
So it's the same data speeds, just not advertising "4g" in case your phone doesn't support it?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Unless you port the number away, then the account is immediately closed.

It also seems that if you let your plan go without payment, it is closed quicker than 90 days. They note in several places how you'll lose your number and account if you don't load a card onto your refill reserve or set up auto-refill. As usual though, they're not the clearest on this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alex8288:
Making way for lte? My guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JCreazy:
Just an update, I have been using AT&T Straight Talk for about 7 months and have nothing bad to say, the price is awesome the coverage is great because it is AT&T. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a good prepaid service.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] busab:
Well I just got a call from straight talk informing me that I am using a "excessive" amount of data so I will be throttled.

Back to the T-Mobile 30/month plan for me!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whitedragonz83:
So how much were you using monthly? This month?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
ST TMo SIM?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Along these lines, here is an interesting post on data use demographics.

http://goo.gl/OVKgf

I suck, I am below that average! :o
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bts0004:
I'm now using the $30 plan from TMo and can't say enough good things about it. I was with Sprint for about 10 years and don't regret the move.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] busab:
Honestly I'm not sure. I'm guessing I was somewhere between 1.5 and 2gb.

This was my first month of using straight talk. I was only a little over two weeks into it.

On average before I switched to straight talk, I would use a bit over 4gb a month.

It was the T-Mobile sim.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
If you were on track to use 2GB every 2 weeks, I'm not surprised that you got a call from ST :( .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bobsbbq:
If the T-Mobile plan doesn't work well for you in Talk min. You might look at Solavei
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] busab:
Thought about going that route but I think I'm better off just keeping the 30/month plan.

I always use more than the allotted minutes but I think I still come out cheaper.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JCreazy:
Just a heads up, Straight Talk is having a sale on their sim cards now, so if you were on the fence, now would be a good time. Go here enter the promo code SIMSAVE and get the card for $4.99 with free shipping. The offer ends on 9/30
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bender29:
Perfect, exactly what I was waiting for.

I chose to get an at&t microsim for flexibility... now I got to find a microsim adapter tray for the GNex. Any recommendations for good quality ones?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
They're all over eBay and Amazon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bender29:
indeed they are, but quickly scanning through a couple for reviews, it seems some have problems of not fitting right or breaking pins upon removal?

I don't know enough about the adapters yet, but maybe they all work the same. But if not, I'd be willing to pay a couple dollars more for a good quality one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] akenis:
Hey... just trying out a MIUI ROM. Really nice, but when calling with Google Voice it puts an unknown pseudo number in the call log. Any ideas if this problem is ROM or Kernel related or how to fix?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
That is a Google Voice thing, well documented. Add those number to your contacts and the issue is solved.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] akenis:
I've never seen it before in the dialer. I used to use that technique for native sms app, but gv seems to handle it fine now (there's a new setting on the web settings).

In my previous ROMS outbound calls always showed the contac name and number.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
Well, maybe it is a ROM thing, since dialer is in there. I know zilch about MIUI. When I was setting up my GV / VoIP / T-Mo system, I did see that in my searches of happening with phone calls and sms. I never experienced it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alex8288:
I should have expected this, but, from my experience, cap the day after you hit 2gb; you receive a warning day after that. Other than that great with S.M.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mgamerz:
Tmo's 100min and unlimited data (to 5GB) (I use GV) sounds like a good deal, I rarely ever talk on the phone. The only problem is what if I run out of talk time... hmm... wish there was a $33 option for 150 minutes
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whitedragonz83:
You are billed at 10 cents/minute after 100.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bozzykid:
It's 10 cent/minute after your 100 minutes are up. So you can just add a few dollars in your account in case you go over.

---------- Post added at 11:16 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:15 AM ----------

In the stock ROM it shows the number that is called not the actual forwarding number used. This has been the case for a long time now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dynotrick:
Thinking of going with straight talk when i move away from sprint. I was thinking of testing it for a month or two then prepaying a whole year for $495 - basically it's like paying 11 months and getting the 12th free. Anyone do this and how does that work out for you? Any drawbacks to doing it this way if the service works well for you?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
If you intend to use a lot of data I wouldn't bet on buying 12 months in advance, simply because if they think you're being abusive they could kick you off the service (very unlikely but could happen). I just don't really get wanting to go to a prepaid carrier, then locking yourself in for an entire year. The whole idea is that you could leave if you needed/wanted to. Not to mention a new prepaid carrier could come out with a better deal next month, wouldn't you wanna switch if it was worth it?

If I recall correctly, you get savings when you buy a 3 month refill that are the same as buying a 12 month refill. So that way you're not "risking" 12 months, but still saving a few $$ a month. If you're gonna pre-pay a bit in advance, I'd just do 3 months at a time. If you're looking to save, you can also buy your refills via Walmart online with an address that saves you from sales tax.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dynotrick:
good tip on buying from walmart.com. looks like they discount the refills slightly vs buying right from the straight talk website.

I'm pretty comfortable with 2gb since i'm on wifi most of the time anyways, we're not very heavy data users. I was thinking of prepaying longer periods to wring a bit more savings out of this idea if I'm satisfied with the program after the first few months. Good points about avoiding a lock in for a long period though. Might be better to stick to the 3 or 6 month prepay...

I'm pretty excited to switch over, probably in February. Maybe the new nexus will be out by then since we'll need to buy GSM phones :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
deleted, everyone here is a Straight Talk user and my post was not helpful
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] carstairs:
Good news for T-Mobile!

http://arstechnica.com/business/201...make-play-for-american-no-contract-customers/

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/03/deutsche-telekom-and-metropcs-boards-approve-t-mobile-merger/

http://phandroid.com/2012/10/03/a-look-at-the-t-mobilemetropcs-combined-spectrum-and-coverage-area/

Hopefully by the time LTE rolls out I can justify dropping however many Franklins on a new Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Because Straight Talk is a joint venture with Walmart, you can't get refill cards from anywhere but Walmart or auto-refill on ST's website (so no CallingMart). This is one of the unfortunate downsides to ST, but its offset by the cheaper price of ST compared to others.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bobsbbq:
This is good news, by the end of next year they will have the same amount of LTE bandwidth as verizon and more towers. T-Mobile is making progress in the right direction to maintain a competitive place in the market.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Not to mention that they just bought

9.5 million customers

and a carrier than has a

positive income flow

. Two things T-Mobile seriously needs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pkt_Lnt:
If you read a number of the reports, it appears to be a way for TMo to bail out of the US market gracefully.

From the engadget article:

But then again:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444223104578034082455359970.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
no, they want the people in the US to run more of the company as opposed to the actual parent company in germany.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
I don't doubt that Deutsch Telekom wants to dump T-Mobile USA, they've said as much in the past and its clear that they're not investing too heavily here. I'm speaking from the view of T-Mobile USA needing positive income flow and more customers, and this is a good move for them on that front, regardless of what their parent company DT wants to do.

There's a difference between DT not wanting to invest too many resources and sabotaging them. I don't think DT is trying to sabotage T-Mobile USA's expansion here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] geoffcorey:
If I remember the Engadget article correctly, DT wants out of the major burden of T-Mobile (been known for a while now) and merging with MetroPCS allows tmo-us to be a publicly traded company since they are now large enough, thereby allowing DT to start killing out of tmo-us.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Well... kinda. Its simply becoming publicly traded because MetroPCS already is, and they're actually taking over T-Mobile USA, not because its magically big enough to be public.

Yes DT wants T-Mobile US to be publicly traded, but that doesn't mean they want to "kill off" T-Mobile. It means that if they want to no longer control T-Mobile they can sell off their shares, of which they'll have 74% of the new company when the deal goes through (which is easier than trying to sell off the whole company independently). This won't kill T-Mobile USA, it'll just sell it to someone else to control.

Conversely, if things work out post-merger (hopefully they do) and DT wants to continue to invest because they see increased returns, they can hold onto their majority of shares or even attempt to buy out the rest and wholly own the new public company.

Basically the move here by DT is a good one from many angles, just one of which is the ability for them to maneuver around and easily drop financial burden of T-Mobile USA if they want to.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
His post is still useful for everyone else who's not a ST user
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mgamerz:
So straight talk uses both at&t and Tmo? So you get the coverage of both?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] carstairs:
ST offers a choice of a T-Mobile or AT&T SIM card. You can only use one at a time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
You choose at the time of purchase whether you want AT&T or T-Mobile. When you choose, you get HSPA+ from one or the other.

Reports indicate that when you choose one, you get voice coverage ("roaming") on the other one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cabutr:
I was planning to get the T-Mobile $30 plan. I borrowed my friends galaxy s2 today to root it and had HORRIBLE speeds on 4g. Speed test.net said 1mbps but Google.com took 5min to load. I had no bars of signal at the time. A tower is being built near my house but is taking forever. So I will switch to T-Mobile then. I want to use straight talk at&t but I remember seeing that there was a problem with it lately. Has that been fixed.

TL&DR does straight talk at&t still have a problem
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Like everything with phones & carriers, it depends on where you live. Even when people have been reporting issues, I've had absolutely no problems on ST AT&T. I think it really depends on the coverage and network saturation of AT&T where you live.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cabutr:
Saturation is high by my town I can only assume. 5 miles from New York City and right next to Jersey city