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[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
I am most interested in this. I did not know they had tablet pay as you go plans. Did you have to go into the att store? or did you get a sim on the internet?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Thanks! Just remove the phone APN settings altogether. All you need is the wap.cingular APN for GoPhone, which as far as I can tell, you have set up correctly. Try this and see if that works :)

Also, if that still doesn't work, under the username try WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM (case sensitive) with password CINGULAR1 (also case sensitive)

Let me know!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] drlogan714:
I would also like to know
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
I don't think he meant to say pay as you go plan but i would be interested to know how att reacts to someone trying to put an unlocked tablet on their normal tablet plans.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
I mean, you can always do AT&T "Buy a Session" for data only on a pay-as-you-go basis, but frankly it's a rip-off ($15=250MB, $30=3GB, and $50=5GB). You're really getting the most bang for buck by going with the unlimited GoPhone ($50 for unlimited data access, not to mention unlimited voice and text as well). I mean, if you don't want to make phone calls, that's up to you really...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
I know the 50 unlimited data is by far the best deal but there are a few things.

1. it says that they will cancel my number if i don't refill the "go-phone" at least ever 60 days, can anyone confirm that they are relaxed on this and I would really not have to worry about it? 2nd paragraph

2. do "go-phones" really get slower network speeds? or more to the point is hspa+ offered on the pay as you go plans?

Honestly between wifi/my unlimited cell phone data i think i could keep my tablet data under 3Gb. I mean i have kept it under 0 Gb so far(no plan).
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
I think you're misunderstanding point 1. Basically it's saying that after 90 days of inactivity, any remaining account balance is forfeit. So, say you top up your account with $50, and you don't add any more credit for three months, any remaining balance you might have is forfeit. At that point, it's another 60 days before your account, and thus your number, goes away.

So, in total, you essentially have 5 months from your last payment to keep your account and number alive. Each time you top up, that clock is reset, and any remaining balances are carried over.

As for point 2, HSPA+ is only a connection technology, like Bluetooth, or WiFi. It's only going to be as fast as the pipe at the other end. Will you get HSPA+ service on GoPhone? Yes you will. Will your data speeds be as fast as what you might expect from a contract plan? Well, the GoPhone service uses the legacy wap.cingular APN for data, so it's not on the same network. I can tell you from personal experience that the speed differences between the newer "Phone" APN, and the old wap.cingular APN are fairly negligible at best. In short, yes, the old APN is going to be a little slower than the new APN, but even then, only barely in the best of conditions. In most real world usage situations, there's really barely any noticeable difference at all.

Point 3: I use WiFi as often as I can, and even still I go through lots of mobile data. Last month alone I crushed almost 6gigs!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
would you know how att charges for ussage based on the gophone plan? does it charge you everytime you make a call, send a text, go online? i am asking based on what you wrote: So, say you top up your account with $50, and you don't add any more credit for three months, any remaining balance you might have is forfeit. do you get what i am saying?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
That specific wording would really only apply to non-unlimited plans, where you top up with a certain amount of credit, and are charged on a per-use basis up until you run out of credit. Unlimited plans do not apply to this, as you're paying for unlimited usage up front for 30 days, at which time your balance goes to 0.

In other words, $50 gets you unlimited access for 30 days.

Anything less than that, and you per-per-use until your balance is used up.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Well either way it will be less than what I pay now. I pay about 190 pet month, that's shared minutes with me and my wife, each line paying for unlimited data and messaging and a home line with Tmobile. If I go with att it would be 100 so can't be that will just have to put up with att
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] spridell:
I might be wrong, but if you add $100 to your go phone plan they will keep it active for one year instead of 60 days.

At least it used to be like that dont know if it still is.

As for speeds, with my 7.7 around New York and Long Island i get between 4mb-10mb download speeds. Fast enough for me.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
agreed those are pretty dang fast speeds, i should get it for a month just to test speed in my area. (Houston)

alright so for the unlimited plans i knew it didnt roll over more than 30 days so would i still get the same total 5 months till number deletion? It seems like for the unlimited plan i would put in 50 for a month. have it for 30 days. then after that 30 days it would end i would have 60 days from there to add more money or they would delete.

also lets say i do the 50 dollar for a month thing tomorrow and i have it for a month and it ends in mid march Then mid may when my number deletion is coming up can I, on the same sim card, opt to just buy 20-30 minutes ($2-$3 bucks) then let that sit for 90 days until it expires?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] drlogan714:
Great questions.I'm in the Houston area too.thinking bout going into and see if I could do a tablet plan if not I'll guess I'll go with the pay as u go 50 a month.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
I am having issues setting up the apn using the go phone any suggestions? Many post a screen shot of your tabs apn :-)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
you should definitely inquire about a tablet plan. I went ahead and got the 50 buck unlimited for a month so ill test the data speeds and such tonight and tomorrow. Also, I went into the store, (didn't tell them what device i had) and had a few questions answered. the biggest one being about plan switching. As it is right now I am on the unlimited monthly plan and can only refill for that. I can not just decide to get an unlimited day i would have to go in and get my plan changed then refill.

(Although since i will be using my google voice number then having google forward calls to the tablet number i guess i could get any number of sim cards and pop in the one i want.)

Anyway from reading the service summary it kind of sounds like i could just put 15 bucks on my card and even though it is not enough to get me any service it would get me the 90 day period before the money expires. so I could delay the time until i have to use the money. I am not sure about that but i will be testing it over the upcoming months.

I am still interested about the true tablet plans though since in the long run it would save me some money.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
The gollowing are the apns i have setup om y tab with gophone sim and i can not get internet to work the H signal is grayed out, the Cingular 410 is the default apn, any advise
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] copualt3:
wolf man, i tried both and still not working.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
I tried the go phone unlimited and was not successful, however it was a few days ago before all these settings were posted. I had to call and add data. It works well but is far from the unlimited plan.

If anyone is successful please post. I might try again.

I have ordered a Straighttalk sim with unlimited and will try that and report back.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] copualt3:
The wap.cingular apn works great on international note but not so on the 7.7 for me.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
I am +1 go-phone has no data for me. Just a greyed out h+

we have plenty of people who it doesn't work for, does anybody here have a regular go-phone sim card with 50 dollar unlimited working with data right now in their galaxy tab 7.7?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
i am on the same boat as you, phone option works fine its the internet option that does not work for me either, really getting aggrivated, i hope i did not flush $75 down the toilet
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] copualt3:
I had it working once but I cannot repeat the process. I had the three apn (like adinis) with the default on Cingular 410 selected. I toggled all three and data suddenly started working on the 410 while the H signal bar is still grey out and eventually turn blue. It worked that night and in the am it did not work.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
Maybe drlogan going to specifically ask about tablets will bring back good news
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] spridell:
Same here.

I had it working for about 2 days. Now no more.

The add-on data works fine so it must be something with the unlimited plan ATT wont let us have.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
I cant even get to work on my tmobile galaxy s, maybe because the sim is connected to the tabs imei not sure
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] copualt3:
I was using the payper use sim in the note and tether for 100mb then it stops working...waaited for 10 ish minutes and it works again. I think att timeout the connection on the payper use unlimited plan.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] macstibs:
I think I actually do have a pay-as-you-go tablet plan or whatever it's called.

The only apn info I had to input was "Broadband" as the APN name.

No calls or SMS though...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] copualt3:
That s definetly tablet plan..i saw the same thing on 8.9 lte tab.

What is your monthly bill?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] macstibs:
$25/mo for 3GB domestic

Accessible through buyasession.att.com
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Ok I was looking over the paperwork that was given to me web I bought the gophone sim and there is a line that clearly states:

"Unlimited Data included unless you have a Smartphone"

"Smartphones must buy a Data feature package for data service....."

So I believe this is why we are having issues with our tabs not getting data. So basically I just flushed $75 down the drain, so pissed.....
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
since gophone does not seem to be working on the tab to get data, and nobody can actual confirm if it is actually true, has anyone used or is using straight talk with the tab, they advertise the unlimited plan which they say also works for smartphones so it might work with our tabs as well. i dont want to go out and buy a sim and possibly waste more money like i did with gophone
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
It has always said that, and i think every other smart phone still works ( can anyone with a phone comfirm this?) since we have unlocked devices our imei's shouldn't be in the att system and they shouldn't know what device we have. that is why this is weird and more worrisome than you might think. If they can block unlocked devices from working like this there are going to be significantly more people than have this tablet that are angry.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] spridell:
The GoPhone DOES work on the tab 7.7

Its just the unlimited GoPhone plan that is not working. All other gophone plans are working fine. I just switched to the $2 day and added the 500mb data package for $25 and it works fine.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] codeworks:
Everyone keeps posting about tablet plans abd pre-paid plans, however, has anyone simply used a SIM from their current AT&T smartphone and/or iPhone?

Do those work? I believe they use the APN info above.

Let me know. Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
i tried the sim on my tmobile galaxy s phone and could not connect to the web either so no it will not work on a smartphone. regarding the imei, when i bought the sim and was getting it activated i was asked for the imei, now this was not an officail att store it was one of there authorized retailers, dont know if i should have done so.

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how does that plan work exactly? $2 a day for what services? and $25 for 500mb that a total rip off. all these companies are just trying to screw us customers, so flipping mad.....
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] drlogan714:
jus set up my tab at the att store.got the data connect plan for 50 for 5gb. Its the only plan the guy said would work flawlessly, and it does. Its a post paid plan so idk how much I'll end up paying. But for now I can enjoy my tab without wifi for the time being.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
i take it you dont have the 3g version?

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ok so here is a thoght, keeping with the gophone possibility could it be possible to use the tab with the following:

$25 monthly plan that includes:

250 mins

Text Messages Nationwide* - unlimited

then maybe add the $30 monthly for 3gb for smartphones

this would add up to $55 monthly, could this set up work on the tab? any thoughts?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] magus57:
I'd really like to know whether this or a StraightTalk plan would work. The other stuff (like the $2/day + $30 data or whatever) is just too expensive for me.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
ok so i contacted att and asked them about this, and the answer is no it will not work, reason why is becuase the $25 monthly plan is prepayed and the $30 data is contract, the only prepayed data is $25 for 500mb, a total rip off....... again i wasted $75 for nothing........
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
I don't know the ipad has a plan where you put a regular att sim card in your tablet then only pay for the months you want to use data. It is not part of "go-phone" but from regular att.

i am pretty sure that is how it can work for us based on this page and more importantly this page
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] good4y0u:
Try t mobile they have some good pre paids
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] magus57:
That'd be a great option if the 7.7 was compatible with T-Mobile USA bands. You'd get phone/text no problem, but data would only be at slow 2G speeds.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
tmobile users cant use the tab with voice+3g that is why we are trying to find alternaties, at this moment gophone is not an option, waiting to see if anyone is using straight talk with the tab
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
I'll let you know shortly. I spent $80 to get a StraightTalk sim overnighted to me. Just got here. I'm in the same boat you are in.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
great lets hope for good news.... (fingers crossed)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] drlogan714:
How would I get 3g with out it?..I got a p6800 data is working fine.its an h at the bottom corner
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
StraightTalk is having trouble activating the sim cards (all of them) apparently. I've been on the phone about 30 minutes so far. Wouldn't activate on the website. The guy acknowledged they were having problem.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] codeworks:
What APN settings did you have to set up for the data connect plan?

Again, will simply using the SIM card from an AT&T Smartphone work in this tablet? Just SIM swap?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] drlogan714:
How do I view the apn setting?..

Btw been using the 3g to stream Pandora while driving the past few hours in Houston..been downtown n back to northeast area. No lag. I'm pretty happy.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
with gophone? exactly what plan are you using?

Edit: never mind, just read previous posts and you got the 5gb for $50. there are a lot of tmobile users that want both 3g+voice and we are looking for options. so far gophone is a no go and by the way things are looking straight talk might be a no go as well as there seems to be issues activating sims. the only real option is to go for a regualar att voice and data package but it will be expensive as well. i thinkk i will have to just throw in the towel and forget about using the tab with voice+3g and just stick with tmobile. :-(
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] codeworks:
That may answer my question.... You just inserted the SIM card and away you went? Did not need to modify any settings? Even better.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] magus57:
How are you doing it - are you putting the SIM into the 7.7 and trying to activate it that way? Every method I've seen of using StraightTalk requires activating the SIM on an actual StraightTalk device (like one $50 Nokia) and then swapping the SIM into the device you want the service with. I don't believe you're able to do it any other way...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
http://Www.straighttalksim.com/

New service plan from them. Bring an unlocked (or AT&T locked) phone and activate it with them.

My first experience with them, not so good.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] drlogan714:
Honestly? Took about 15 mins. I didn't do much but asked what works. And he told me with a non at done u have to get the data connect. I got the 50 bucks one because I plan on goin on a road trip soon. After I choose the plan, the guy inserted the sim and input some settings. I didn't see what he did but took less then a min and it was connected. It a post paid plan. So I paid next month. I was gonna do the pay as ugo but he said it doesn't work. They tried wit some other guy for an hour. Hope this helps.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] ScobaGeek:
I've got an AT&T go phone SIM; it works well with voice and data, generally.

Actually I went into the AT&T store, told them I wanted an unlocked SIM, and they gave me one. I stuck it in my brand new tablet, turned it on, and it worked fine.

LATELY I have been having some issues with getting 3g data; I am afraid they have figured out that I use too much data to just be a smartphone and cut me off from (at least some) sites.

At one time I used StraightTalk; I had so many issues I got rid of them.

If the GoPhone option isn't working for you, go to PureTalkUSA. They have an inexpensive data plan, a cheap unlimited voice plan, and not only are they easy to sign up with but they run on AT&Ts network. If I ever decide that AT&T is really limiting my data, I am going to go back to PureTalk.

I never had a problem with PureTalk service; when I quit using them, they didn't have a data plan, so AT&T was a good choice.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
Does that mean you have to pay for it every single month? You can't choose when you want to use it and when you don't?

Also, are you tied into a 2 year agreement? or can you just walk away. Also, tieing into the other questions are the charges automatic?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] drlogan714:
No contract. Cancel anytime. I'm not sure bout the automatic charges.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Really take your unlocked phone and have a walmart rep set it up for you.? Not to any walmart i go to, you should see the characters that work there. Guess im stuck with no other options at the moment.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
No, order a sim card off their website and activate yourself. Must have your own phone.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Did get yours to work yet?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] copualt3:
Setting	>wireless network> mobile network>access point name (apn)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
Yes, it works quite well. It was their first day so I think there were some bugs in their activation system. They got it working and I registered.

I'm very pleased with the speeds (H+). I haven't done a ton of testing but so far not too bad for $45/month voice,text and data.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Promising, can you please post the exact steps, to the best of your knowledge, of the activation process and can you post your speeds if you can
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] magus57:
Sweet, very interested in getting a 7.7 now, I honestly think it could replace both my phone and my laptop (at least when I finish my new desktop).

Just wondering, though, can yout hotswap the SIM? I'd probably get a regular phone to use with the 7.7 in cases where I can't bring that with...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] spridell:
$2 a day will get you unlimited voice and unlimited text messages for the day. I put $75 on a sim car and on the day you make a phone call or text message they will take $2 off your balance. Now if a day goes by when you dont make a call or a text you WILL NOT get charged anything.

The data MUST be used in 30 days. If its not they will give you an option to let it expire or u can get another data plan and they will roll over the unused data into the new plan.

Yes $25 data expensive for 500mb but i am on wifi 85% time anyway.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
The StraightTalk sim was easy to get going. They give you exact instructions on how to register the sim and then add an APN.

The speeds are comparable to what I was getting with AT&T go phone $25/mo for 500 megs. I was using the $2 day deal too. This StraightTalk deal seems much better.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Thanks for that but if you could please post speeds as I would like to compare them with tmobiles and if you could also compare them with gophone, I understand they both run on att but im sure there might be a slight difference. With that info I will decide whether or not to drop T-Mobile
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
I'll do some testing tomorrow. I'm in Atlanta so obviously my results would be different than what you might experience.

What I have read is that these resellers of cellular service take a back seat to actual AT&T users. Data speeds can be slower and a lower priority. I don't know. I would be cautious switching if it was my primary line.

I have a Galaxy Note that is my main line with an iPhone unlimited data plan. I just wanted something less expensive for the 7.7 that I could use 3G data and a call every now and then.

Do some reading about StraightTalk. I've seen some positive reviews.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
I live in the nyc area so im sure service would be good. i have a few reasons to maybe leaving T-Mobile, I am paying close to 200 a month for 2 lines and looking to lower my bill, my wifes phone is acting up and has been changed 4 times and they keep sending the same model phone and I am looking to get voice+3g with the tab. Going with att would be to expensive so looking for alternatives. Texting is not a big issue because me and my wife always use google talk, calling and data would probably not be a big issue because we both work and I use wifi at home and my wife mostly emails and that would be all the data she uses. Just looking for some data speeds to do a comparison with T-Mobile, currently I get about 3 down and 1 up on my phone so if straight talk are close to those it would be perfect.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] good4y0u:
Sprint. However I am a huge ATT fan service wise as I love simcards
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
Okay, here are some StraightTalk speed results:

Over several tests the 7.7 with StraightTalk sim only all you can eat $45/mo was between 3-6 Mbps down and .6-1 up. I have a Note with an iPhone Unlimited everything plan (grandfathered) that was almost as fast.

Overall, I'm very happy.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Those are really nice speeds, i am tempted more and more to go to straight talk but i have to wait a few more days to cancell tmobil to reduce my cancellation from $200 to $100 per line. Also did you get a new number or did you port your old one? I wonder how easy/hard will it be to port number.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] codeworks:
So, you were simply able to remove the SIM from the Note with the iPhone plan, insert it in to the GTab 7.7 and it worked? Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Masterface7:
So if i want to try out a straight talk plan can i walk into a walmart and buy a straight talk sim card? or Do i have to order one online?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
You have to order the StraightTalk sim from their website.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Did you get a new number or did you ported?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] dawgfan:
New number. They do port though...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Thanks, im sure that will be fun trying to port 2 numbers from the same account (rools eyes)