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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grayson73:
You need to buy the AT&T or T-Mobile SIM card, which will determine the carrier that you have. If you want to switch, you'll need to buy the other sim card.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vulcZ:
Okay thanks for the heads up. I went to their site, and I chose unlocked phone (I plan on using the Nexus 4), and after I put in my ZIP the only choice it's giving me is the ATT sim card. I wonder if I can go into WalMart and choose the T-Mo since I'm pretty sure T-Mo coverage would be better in my area compared to ATT.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bryanalves:
When signing up, instead just choose t-mobile instead of unlocked and you'll get a t-mobile sim.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vulcZ:
Got it, thanks! One more dumb question, so sorry! I'm a CDMA guy and this will be my first venture into the GSM world. I was able to see the T-Mo sim but it's a regular sized sim and my understanding is that the Nexus 4 requires a MicroSIM. Could I just buy any plane jane MicroSIM from T-Mo's website and activate it on Straight Talk? I see ATT MicroSIMs but not any T-Mo ones on Straight Talk's site, which is why I'm confused.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MkVsTheWorld:
No. The SIM card must come from Straight Talk in order to work on Straight Talk.

But, you can buy a microSIM cutter to covert the regular SIM into a microSIM. That's what I did.

Someone also said that you could go to a local T-Mobile store and they'll cut it even if you are not a T-Mobile customer. But, none of the stores near me had SIM cutters.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mjpado:
Can someone please post exactly what to put into the APN, for that AT&T SIM. I have seen people saying to leave the proxy empty for faster download speeds. However, when you are in the APN settings, there are two proxy set points. One is proxy: the other I believe is MMS proxy: . If someone would be kind enough to show an example of how to set this correctly I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

Example,

Port:

Username:

Password:

See what I am trying to say? I will input exactly what is shown to do, from one of you people that is smarter than I am.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrcrassic:
The fastest I've ever gotten was 15Mbps in the Bronx on HSPA+. It was beautiful.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nibrwr:
http://m.androidcentral.com/how-setup-right-apn-your-nexus-4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daniel2744:
So i have been on ATT postpaid for a few months now but i have finally decided to go to pre-paid. i dont want to pay 93 bucks a month any more. i expect ST ATT to be about the same as postpaid ATT, so i just ordered me a ST t-mobile sim so i can test it out. i haven't decided if i want the better signal of ATT or faster speeds in tmobile but i can finally experiement for myself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phositadc:
Did the ST AT&T data issues that seemed so bad a few months ago ever get resolved?

-Sent from my GS3 running CM10.-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nibrwr:
I guess so. Half a month in for me, no data problems whatsoever. I've used almost 2GB already, no throttling
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sibaroochi:
Solavei Speed Test on Nexus 4 in Miami, Florida

http://youtu.be/EWUGco1GF5Y

The above is a speed test done between Solavei, Tmobile, and Sprint
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DOHCtor:
This video contains content from The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), UMPG Publishing and EMI, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.

Sorry about that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
did you pirate the internet as a speed test or something? HFA, UMPG *and* EMI? wow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grayson73:
I just joined Straight Talk T-Mobile yesterday. Here is a speed test from Washington DC (SW)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] godefoy:
I just got the Sim today I have to trim it then I'll post speeds from Miami Florida
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sibaroochi:
Solavei Speed Test on Nexus 4 in Miami, Florida

Here is the link to the Nexus 4 speed test . It was showing an average of 8Mbs from Miami all the way up to Broward. In some pockets such as Miramar and South Beach it showed 10Mbs - 12Mbs.

http://youtu.be/EWUGco1GF5Y
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daniel2744:
I finally got my straight talk T-Mobile Sim and I don't have any screenshots but I was getting on average 8-12 Mbps on my galaxy nexus. Just awesome speeds and the signal was excellent at my house where historically it was been horrible. Very impressed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonwc:
I'm on T-Mobile's $30 (5GB 4G data, 100 min) in Arlington, VA (right outside of D.C.) and while I consistently get very good speeds, I often see very high latency (above 1,000 ms). Sometimes I'll see 100 ms latency, but often it's over 1,000, and it results in a noticeable delay loading web pages. I'll wait a few seconds in which nothing happens and then the page loads almost instantly on my Nexus 4. With Wifi, the page load speeds using the AOSP browser are as fast as Chrome on my desktop for most websites.

One of my friend's with an iPhone 4S came over, and I ran a speedtest on his phone. He got 7 Mbit down/1 Mbit up with less than 90 ms latency. I'm wondering why the latency is so high on T-Mobile. Is it due to the DC-HSPA+, since it requires a connection to two towers to provide the higher speeds?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alexdemonumber3:
Hitting 10mbps download and pushin 3mbps upload on straight talk with the T-Mobile sim in my unlocked gnex. I'm testing from dinky little Bryan Tx.

I highly recommend straight talk with the T-Mobile sim to anyone trying to find good cheap service.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ravnarok:
I really hope this is true, I'm about to jump ship from Sprint to go to ST AT&T. So it's as simple as leaving the proxy empty? What's normally in the proxy field?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DOHCtor:
http://straighttalksim.com/support.php (under phone programming)

I also left port empty just to be safe. I don't use MMS so basically I just add the first two line. Name and APN name.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:
Nothing it's empty by default they tell you to type in a proxy for those customers that don't know any better
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:
This was inside my office which is inside of a basketball arena
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:
Day two and loving it so far
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zombie1991:
Well I have my Google GNex sitting on the desk in front of me. I have an AT&T ST sim with the unlimited already bought and also two $.99 T-Mo sims coming in the mail(got two because they are only $.99). My contract with Verizon is up NEXT Saturday. I'll FINALLY be on board with the rest of you.

My wife's contract isn't up until NEXT December. So she gets a back-up GNEx for her own GNex unless I want to eat that $300 ETF. Don't think we will. She's unlimited and now has a back up phone. She should be good to go until then. Can't wait to join you guys.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] n2ishun:
Whew man.....now I know why I spend the monies.

Verizon, southern california, orange county....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Just my opinion, and I mean no disrespect but Verizon 4g lte is a marketing ploy. I had it for a year. Most web pages and streaming services will perform to maximum anywhere around 10mbps. HD video can even be streamed well at a lot less. There was no reason for me to continue to over pay my cell bill by $40 per month to get 4gLTE. Its overkill, kills battery, requires special cmda/lte carrier locked phone, that will get capped in the very near future rendering these 4g lte speeds even more expensive to use. One is paying more for something that looks good on paper but which is impractical.

Sent from my Google Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DOHCtor:
I have to agree with this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DOHCtor:
That's good man. Let us know if you ever get throttled or booted off. So far so good for me. Three more days til my month is up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mototireguy:
TMobile results from San Francisco.

Mostly HSPA+ connectivity in the bay area. Download/Upload speeds range anywhere from 3Mbps/1Mbps up to 9Mbps/3Mbps depending on local network saturation.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eksasol:
Here's my two cents. Nexus on T-Mobile VS iPhone4 on ATT.

T-Mobile has always been faster, I got 24Mbps once with the SII. I still have a feeling ATT 3G have better building penetration, but not by much.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:
Coming from virgin mobile I would be more than happy with the 3g speeds
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DOHCtor:
Thanks for sharing guys but we're comparing speed test to MVNO of these two which is Straight Talk. People have reported getting faster speeds with regular AT&T vs AT&T Straight Talk.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] overthinkingme:
Didn't know there were so many people here on straight talk too. All the talk on the hofo forums has me paranoid about data usage but it seems like no one here has problems..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Yea its all good so far on StraightTalkAtt for me. I'll see where I am at in a couple months, but no problems yet. I have left proxy field blank, use wifi where I can, and keep an eye on data. I would just watch out streaming music/video and downloading roms. That will eat data fast. I really don't use much data at all because there is wifi everywhere I go and I don't stream or download large files anymore because I am done with rooting atm after 2 years and have about 15 albums stored locally. I imagine I could use a lot more data though as the people here on xda are.

Sent from my Google Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DOHCtor:
Here's an update. End of billing period, just over 6.5GB with no throttle or service shut off. I just renewed without any problems. Internet still fast and flawless. Straight Talk is a keeper for me now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phositadc:
Is there a definitive answer as to how Google Voice behaves with the various StraightTalk options? Here's my understanding:

1) With T-Mobile, Google Voice works fine as long as people dial your Gvoice number instead of your T-Mo ST number. However, if they dial your T-Mo ST number, they do NOT get redirected to your Gvoice, so you either miss the message or have to dial in to T-Mo VM to get the message.

Is that accurate?

If it is accurate, is there any way to force calls made to your T-Mo number go to Gvoice vmail instead of T-Mo vmail? Does the method posted by adellefrank in this thread work?: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1639804

2) With AT&T, Google Voice works exactly the same as it does with any post-paid AT&T plan. Voice mail forwarding/redirecting to Gvoice number works as normal.

Is that accurate?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] frigidazzi:
Just got st att today. Proxy blank and all that jazz. This has been pretty consistent. I have the 30 dollar TMobile plan still active on my n1 and the data is so much faster in it. Only problem with TMobile is it sucks everyone in doors around here... Is this common with other straight talk to get this slow at times? Well it get better after a few hours? Days?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] _atlien_:
That's it right there. Also don't forget to clear the proxy field when using AT&T. Gotta say I loving Straight Talk right now here in Atlanta.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phositadc:
It's normal. It has something to do with your phone dropping off of HSPA+ when idle to save battery, and then it takes it a second to get back onto HSPA+ when it needs internet. At least that's the explanation I've seen around here. Btw here are my speeds on T-Mobile in Arlington. High ping too.

-Sent from my GS3 running CM10.-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonwc:
So, I just got an AT&T SIM from Straight Talk and I'm now getting much lower pings and stronger signal. From my concrete apartment building in Crystal City, I'm getting signal strength of -50 to -55dB which is excellent, and pings of around 100-150ms. I was getting around -90 dB on T-Mobile. On the speed side, I'm getting 7 Mbit down and 1.5 Mbit up. While I've gotten much faster speeds on T-Mobile, the actual web browsing experience is much faster on AT&T due to the low latency. I walked around a bit and found great signal even inside the elevator in my fortress like apartment building, where I literally saw "No Signal" on T-Mobile. Very pleased thus far.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grayson73:
Interesting. I'm in Washington D.C. and with T-Mobile, sometimes I get pings in the 100s and other times 1000+. If AT&T is consistently in the 100s, maybe it's better to switch to AT&T even though the speeds are slower.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] c0LdFire:
I just recently switched to a ST AT&T SIM to try it out over the T-Mobile $30 plan. While my DL speeds are 4-6mbps instead of 10-15 with T-Mobile, the USER experience is far better. Not having to sit there for 1-2 seconds while it switches to H makes pages appear to load much faster. Granted I'm on WiFi 90% of the day, but still, if I'm out and about and want to quickly look something up or start navigation, I don't want to sit there waiting for it. I also, oddly enough, seem to have much better battery life despite having great signal with both options. This switching seems like it drains the battery more then helps, which sort of makes sense if it switches every 30 seconds..

I really think T-Mobile only switches between UTMS and HSPA to reduce the load on THEIR network, not to benefit the user at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonwc:
Yeah, I've consistently gotten pings of 100-150 ms on AT&T. With strong signal, it's closer to 100 ms. What shocked me the most is actually the strength of the signal here in Arlington. Crystal City has underground tunnels which only provided EDGE on T-Mobile and a weak signal on Verizon. I'm getting 5 bars with good speeds on AT&T (-85 db). I get HSPA+ receptions in my underground garage and my apartment's basement. In my apartment itself, I'm seeing -50 to -60 dB whereas I was getting around -90 to -95 dB on T-Mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonwc:
I don't think that's the explanation. I see the exact same behavior with AT&T. When idle, the phone shows as HSPA:10, but when you begin download/up activity, it ramps up to HSPA+, just like T-Mobile. The difference is that with AT&T, the ping times are 1/10th that of T-Mobile. I think the high pings may be inherent to HSPA+42. In order to double speeds, you need to maintain a connection to two towers and split the data stream between them. This may take longer to setup and synchronize. With HSPA+21, you only need a data connection to a single tower.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lafrad:
Pings have nothing to do with hspa 42.

Start a streaming radio station in tune in... Then do a speed test. Your latency will always be under 100 ms. T-Mobile just has a "slow start" programmed into idle connections...

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonwc:
Sorry for my ignorance. It appears you are right. When Pandora is playing in the background (to maintain a HSPA+ connection), I get 100 ms ping times in Speedtest. It appears my problem is actually related to signal strength. The perceived lag only occurs in areas with poor signal strength. With AT&T, I get much stronger signal, particularly indoors, so I don't see the slowdown.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:
Since at&t 4g went live in my city my speeds have increased and I was happy before. This is great for $45...

Less congestion on at&t hspa+ with more people on 4g now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ktracho316:
I got At&t ST back on 11/29 speeds are pretty slow but fast enough to be usable. I had actual t-mobile service and i am getting better signal now than before however service was faster when i was with them. I have one question if anyone can answer. A couple of days back i went to the casino, Im in Wichita, KS By the way, and its like 15min from town out there i got no reception what so ever i had a O with an \ through it. My question for ST att is do they have 3g or edge or is it if you dont get 4G you dont get anything? Btw here are some screen shots.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nibrwr:
HSPA/HSPA+ is 3G with AT&T. Edge (GPRS) is also available when HSPA isn't
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
You don't get roaming, so if the casino was in an area where ATT roams, you won't get service:

http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/?type=gophone&opt=payg

That's a voice coverage map. They don't have a dedicated prepaid data map, but any striped "partner" area on their data map will not be available on ST-ATT.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KayxGee1:
I know this doesn't pertain to the speeds, rather the service but I thought it was important.

*Things to be noted:*

1. The line in question is not a primary line

2. The line still has 5 months left

3. Always call AT&T just to be sure

I just spoke with a representative (12/14/12) and asked if porting an AT&T number to ST would cause early termination fees. The representative assured me multiple times there would be no charge. He said this only works if you port to ST using an AT&T sim. Hope this helped! Happy porting!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MkVsTheWorld:
Well, I've been getting 1-6 Mbps download on AT&T Straight Talk and anywhere from 3-15 Mbps on T-Mobile Straight Talk.

I've been experimenting with both for months now and T-Mobile has a much better and consistent data experience in HSPA+ coverage whereas AT&T has a much better coverage footprint and better call handing. I find that with T-Mobile, traveling out of where I live and work will put me on EDGE and I also drop more calls on HSPA+.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jakeuten:
My grandma has Straight Talk on T-mobile and peaks at 25 mbps:eek: Although she bought a T-mobile version and is in the best place (Las Vegas) I, on AT&T..get between 7-15 MBPS on H+.

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:


At&t straight talk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qbanlinxx:
How are you guys using the speed test app on St Att??? I seem to not be able to get it to work
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] abrcrmdl23:
You have to clear your proxy settings for it to work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:
Yup blank proxy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] James554:
Thanks for posting your results. Now I hope T-Mobile in San Fernando Valley gets those sick speeds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gatorstew:
Except I believe it is the explanation. When Tmo is idle, it shows as network type 'UMTS', not HSPA. When I fire up something in the background and check phone status in settings, only then does it show 'HSPA.'

This is in line with what everyone is saying about the delay in loading web pages on Tmo/ST Tmo, and is the reason why I'm switching from prepaid Tmo to ST ATT.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nibrwr:
Have fun being throttled
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gatorstew:
No. Leaving the proxy blank will keep me off their radar.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nibrwr:
That's what I thought. At&t reports you to ST = throttled. Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gatorstew:
Well, thanks for your concern. But if it makes you feel any better, I'm currently being throttled on Tmo prepaid for the next day or so, or until # is ported over, whichever comes first.

I rarely go over 2GB. This month was one exception as I tethered and downloaded the JB update on my wife's SIII using my phones connection (300MB), so I'll be fine. Thanks though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:
Straight talk att throttles you for streaming video which saturates bandwidth.

I have used more than 7gb of data on more than one occasion and no throttle.

Last month I live streamed 720p+ video from twitch TV for about an hour and a half and was throttled. Still under 2gb.

Its not how much its about how you use it. Live streaming video hogs bandwidth and slows down the network for others.

Netflix, twitch TV, or other live streaming sources are what get you in trouble.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gatorstew:
Thanks for the info. This is exactly what I've been reading, and is clear in their Terms of Service. I do not subscribe to Netflix, or do any live streaming for that matter, so I should be fine. I mean worse case, I'll just go back to Tmo and their $30 plan. This is the reason why we all got the GNex afterall - to try different networks, services, etc out. Some seem to take it way too serious though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gatorstew:
Just an update on my ST ATT migration from Tmo monthly 4G. Ironically my speeds while at home went up about 200% to about 6mbps. However I don't need nor use those speeds at home b/c of WiFi.

I used to get about 3mpbs at work and now I'm lucky to get 1mbps consistently. Usually less than 0.5mbps.

There are now numerous complete dead zones in my office (no voice or data) where Tmo had none.

It looks like speeds are very slow in just somewhat congested areas. Looks like I'll be porting to $30 Tmo plan. Oh well... It was worth a shot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ktracho316:
Well ive had Straighttalk Att for about two months now. The first month i used about 6gb and got throttled once, in which i had to call to get my account "reset". This second month is almost up on the 27th to be exact. Yesterday they suspended my internet service which means i get no data only talk + text.I called and they said i wont get data until my new 30 day cycle due to me violating terms and conditions 6 and 7... Ive used about 10.70gb this month. Point is looks like they'll suspend data if abused. I dont have wifi at home so thats my problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wavrunrx:
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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Burninh2o:
Hello,

Where can I find (or what are) the best settings for straight talk APN?

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zombie1991:
It's going to depend on whether you are on AT&T or T-Mobile since they will be different.

AT&T this is what I use:

Name: Straight Talk

APN: att.mvno

Proxy:

Port: 80

MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com

MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.33

MMS Port: 80

I don't know if that is what others use but it's what I use(d). I've since switched over to T-Mobile $30/mo plan with 100 minutes/unlimited texts/5GB data. But my wife uses the ones I've said. We are NOT data hogs and have never been throttled in the over a year we had them. Typically less than 1-2 GB/mo.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] akira02rex:
Guys I need some input on this matter:

Yesterday I bought a $70 T-Mobile plan (simcard) with unlimited everything. The lady at the store let me borrow a Galaxy (something) to test the data speeds (since this was my main concern) and managed to pull 14mbit down, 3mbit up. I said, "wow! sign me up!"

She gave me the sim card, I popped it in my galaxy nexus and pulled 6mbit down in the same area.

Now, knowing the Galaxy Nexus has a 21mbps radio and this other Galaxy device had a 42mbps radio - is that the difference in why it was able to pull more than double in download rate?

I am going in today after work and possibly testing some more, and may end up with a Nexus4 or HTC One S (both have the 42mbps radio).

My city is listed as having HSPA+ 42mbps AWS, so I think I may benefit from having a device that supports a 42mbps radio.

Thoughts??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlczl:
Yes, since the Galaxy she used had the newer radio it would get the faster speeds. However, network coverage and congestion can also account for huge differences in speeds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shev7chenko:
Wow that is what I used to get on virgin mobile...definitely not at all art speeds on slow days I get over a meg and over 3 on normal days.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] frigidazzi:
Yeah this is like what I hah with sprint lol.

Something else I noticed. With TMobile my data signal would change from H to 3g when idle. On ATT it's always showing H. Battery seems to be draining much faster add a result. Any thoughts?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BrianDigital:
Been saying the same thing for awhile, and even to use extra fast data, it has to be enabled. Give me a steady 2-5 mbps and I'm happy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tramane:
Well, Im looking to switch over form my T-Mo Prepaid sim to a straight talk ATT sim muself

this thread gives me a lot of courage

i was worried about general speeds, but i just left sprint where i would routinely get 300kb down

I see everything is looking on the up and up for straight talk

i might not get the consistent 6mbps down i was getting on Tmo prepaid but 3mbps is respectable and the building penetration is much needed.

My phone has almost no bars at home and consistently has no service until i sit on my patio

Looks like straight talk for a savings of $15 a month will be the way to go for me