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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phositadc:
I am using a One S and gave my wife my Galaxy Nexus. If you are doing this JUST for speed reasons, I think you will be disappointed. Gnex is pretty darn fast on T-Mobile. Yeah, One S is faster, but the difference isn't that significant.

If you really want speed you might need to bite the bullet and get LTE.

-Sent from my TMOUS HTC One S.-

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I would add that I love the size and form factor of the One S. Much better than gnex in that regard. But you can kiss fast updates good bye. Who knows when we will see jelly bean?

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
Upwards of 10 down would be nice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
During my time with the One S, it was an extremely buggy device. I couldn't recommend it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grayson73:
Are you saying you had trouble with ST T-Mobile $45 plan so you switched to T-Mobile $30 plan?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phositadc:
I think peeps are getting that in some areas with gnex on tmo. And even with a phone that supports 42mbps there are many areas where you still won't get above 10. I'd try tmo on your gnex and see how fast it is before you dump your gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
The One X has a way better battery. I've had 4 Galaxy Nexii and 5 One S's.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phositadc:
I wouldn't say my one s is buggy, but I will say I prefer the aosp experience.

I'd LOVE a nexus that is the form factor of the one s. Or even smaller, 4" would be nice :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Deekayy:
The $30 unlimited data is only available for The classic and value plans. In addition, you CANNOT add tethering(hot spot) feature to this data package. I work in an authorized mobile store, it's already in fine print (of course it's subjected to change) and it's coming out tomorrow, September 5th.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ktracho316:
I have a question. Whats the best radio to run on At&t ST? Im thinking about switching to ST. Currently im on T-mo with At&t Note with tmo radio. I just want to know when i flash att radio which one should i flash?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] abrcrmdl23:
So I recently switched to attend straight talk from a t-mo $30 plan I loved the speed and reliability of t-mo but the severe lack of coverage area and me dropping to edge all of the time I could deal with it plus I needed more than the 100 and the VoIP was really spotty on when it worked and when it didn't. Anyways my question to you guys is foe some reason the speestest.net app will not register my data speeds it does the ping it is good and it will pause and then fly through the download test and show .001 Mbps then it will do the upload and work fine but when I do a speed test in my browser it shows I am getting around 7-8mbps down. Which is probably pretty accurate that is around what my wife gets on her HTC one x on att and everything I do is fast but I wonder why the speedtest app doesn't work right does any body else have this problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rubiconjp:
You need to remove the proxy setting in the APN configuration.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Depends on your location. There's no perfect radio for everyone. If you're worried you're not getting the best performance, flash a few of the recent radios and see what's best for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] abrcrmdl23:
Isn't the proxy so i can send mms messages?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Don't need to remove the MMS proxy. Just the regular proxy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] abrcrmdl23:
I'm sorry for keep asking this but can somebody tell me exactly what this proxy does and do I gain any benefit from having it or not having it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bobsbbq:
The proxy slows down your data speeds, it will also block you from certain using certain apps like speed test. Some say removing it will help keep you from being throttled. I would not count on that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] abrcrmdl23:
Since we have a penya bans phone in the gnex is their any service that will let you have T-Mobile data in the city but use att when you leave it with out having another sim. I find at my house and around the city I get way faster data speeds on t-mo but I do have quite a few places I go that drop to edge or I just can't get service where my wife on att gets 4g service in the same place. I have the unlocked sim from straight talk at the moment.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Unfortunately even though the phone is pentaband, you can only connect to the network that the SIM is provisioned for. So the Straight Talk AT&T SIM is only provisioned to connect to the AT&T network for data, even though ST does offer service on T-Mobile. You'd have to switch to the T-Mobile SIM for that service. They don't offer data on both concurrently.

This is the crux of choosing AT&T or T-Mobile. T-Mobile offers better speeds with less coverage, and AT&T offers lower speeds but in more places.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pdxtechdoctor:
Nothing that will fit that requirement as far as I know.. The closest thing in my understanding is that Solavei service that is starting this month.. It supposedly roams to ATT Voice / 2G Data when Tmobile service is not available.

I looked into it and the multi level marketing is a turn off... also I went through the signup process a little and they want to charge 2.77 tax on the $49 service... I live in an area where there is no sales tax (Oregon) and never paid tax on any non contract service (Cricket, Virgin, Tmobile, Straight Talk) so I don't know what is up with that..

It's just Amway all over again but for cell service.. The specs of the service are tempting... The big draw for me, even more than the 4GB data is the fact that I can use Tmobile data which like you said is faster than ATT and can use conditional call forwarding without a contract..

I'm probably going to switch to ST ATT just for the conditional forwarding.. I'd pay $5 a month just to have that option turned on....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I just got throttled today after using 5gb of data in August, leaving the proxy blank. Speeds are always under 200kb/s when I used to get 2Mb/s with an AT&T SIM on my Gnex
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
My speeds have been pretty solid and the pings have started to come down. This is with like a -87dBm connection. ST AT&T.

About as good as I'm getting. Pretty consistent though. You can tell the network bogs down during the day (live in suburbs of Seattle, to be expected), which stinks but happens on AT&T. Guess im just used to T-Mobile where no ones using it Haha.

Oh, and used maybe 1.3GB since Aug 27, no issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Skyswordsman:
Thanks, Ill keep an eye on my data. Just crested over 3gigs today, and Im only 11 days in!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
Yep I got throttled on ST ATT right after 2GB. And ATT keeps the throttle in place not only for the rest of the current billing period, but the next billing period as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrismcnally:
I am having the same issue with ST on AT&T in NYC. I am never more than two or three miles from Manhattan and every few days I get no signal at all. For data.. When I called to complain they tell me I have to call them from a diffierent phone because I will have to change my APN possibly and they will reset something and I nee need to reboot.

My download speeds are very slow.. I am now using a TMO mifi and going to go back to some kind of TMO Sim card, not sure what to choose but not ST
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arda99:
Quick question, is 2G coverage the same for ATT and TMo sim cards? only diffs in 3G?

and if I change from TMo sim to ATT sim on ST is it just a sim swap or need more work?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
T-Mobile sim uses T-Mobile towers. AT&T sim uses AT&T towers.

Straight Talk basically sells you an AT&T or T-Mobile sim that is branded with their name.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] evperry:
What speed do you get when you are not throttled?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ooohhaaahh:
yeah, i also got throttled after 5gb on ST at&t

hopefully next billing cycle isn't throttled as well. if i swap to the t-mobile network with them would that stop the in process throttling?

(just wondering so i'll know if i'll be stuck like a slowpoke even after swapping)

also before the throttle i got an avg 3.4mbps with a low of 2 and a high of 4.2 (thats durring the day, at night around 3am i've gotten 8mbps)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nocturnal86:
I get about 1.5mbps to 5mbps or son on tmoible depending on the area
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
You get either T-Mobile service or AT&T service. You have to choose at the time of purchase. There's no intermingling at least with data networks. You get all of one or all of the other.

You can't switch SIMs and keep the same account. You'd be closing one account and opening a new line with a new SIM. I wouldn't recommend dealing with that. Make the decision at the time of purchase and go with it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
That's not entirely true. I switched from att st to tmobile st on the same account
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
using the same sim?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
Well no that wouldn't be possible
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prosumerhacks:
I'm curious...did you have to order a new sim paying $15 at the time of switching from att to tmo?

Sent from my maguro!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
Yup i bought a new sim and they have an option to 'upgrade' your current phone that has a st number to another sim card. I did it all online
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
My bad, my understanding is they wouldn't let you do that.

Regardless, its not very viable to keep switching back and forth at $15 a pop.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlczl:
T-Mobile spanking all other carriers in my area of South Texas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brooksyx:
Dang maybe I should have went with a T-Mobile sim instead of my at&t.

Ha in reality the at&t speed is more than enough for me and has better coverage than T-Mobile in my area.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheOozyMan:
What radio are you using on you Nexus? Im using SCO4DOMLA1 and I think its radio I get the best reception with.

In houston, tx
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ieatnoobs:
Wow. I get about 2.2 down and .9 up here in Houston. Att. They are horrible. If I call them to complain they always tell me my Nexus isn't a supported device. Using radio that came with 4.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
When did 2.2mb down, .9 up become horrible? That's more than fast enough to stream high def YouTube.

On AT&T, I get 2-4mb down, 1-2mb up. On T-Mobile, I get 8-12mb down, 2mb up.

Why did I chose AT&T? Reliability and coverage. T-Mobile 4G is only good if you get a signal.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
So if any of you have paid attention, you would have noticed I've posted on many occasions and said how I believed Straight Talk had roaming since I'd have service where my girlfriend wouldn't. She has T-Mobile and I've got the T-Mobile compatible sim card. Well, I was on my way from Houston to Dallas today and.. Well.. I'll let the pictures explain. Enjoy! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ieatnoobs:
Well compared to what others have posted I think mine are pretty bad. I mean I think these more than enough to accomplish pretty much anything but an increase never hurts.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bobsbbq:
That is strange many times I had tried to roam and it would not. Yes I had the roaming checked. But with ST you still don't have data when roaming like on Solavei. But good to know it's working for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prosumerhacks:
Got one more question...how long will you be able to hold on to your att compatible sim before its terminated?

Sent from my maguro!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
Hmm not sure exactly.^^^^^^^^
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlczl:
Using the UVLI5 radio on a T-Mobile Galaxy S3.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grayson73:
Why would it be $15 a pop? Don't you just pay once $15 for T-Mobile sim and $15 for AT&T sim?

Also, I know that T-Mobile has faster download and upload speed, but which has lower ping?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
But the SIMs go inactive (fairly quickly afaik on ST) after you remove service from them. They don't stay active for 90 days like on T-Mobile Monthly 4G. Even T-Mo's SIMs go bad when you port the number out and "cancel" service on them.

T-Mobile likely has lower ping also. Can't speak for Straight Talk T-Mo, but on T-Mobile Monthly 4G I was getting pings in the 90-110ms range (rarely higher). The lowest I get on Straight Talk AT&T is ~180ms.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grayson73:
So when they go inactive, Straight Talk can't re-activate them? Are they then useless?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] evperry:
You gotta be able to reactive them!!!

I hope that is not the case.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
That is my understanding. That's how it worked on T-Mobile. Once the SIM goes inactive (on T-Mo after 90 days w/o payment iirc), it's trash and you need to buy a new one. NBD on T-Mo because they're like ~$0.99, but on ST they're $15/ea.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
I have data while roaming. I'm on my way back to Houston right now. I'd call the no roaming and no data while roaming on Straight Talk busted.

Edit: I am posting this while roaming, lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] evperry:
What happens to your phone number if the sim expires? Is it lost?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Believe so. Straight Talk states in many places that you need to be sure not to let your account go unpaid because they'll shut down your account and you'll lose your number.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlczl:
I've been able to reactivate with the same sim and account after 30 days of an expired plan. I did it once when I decided to try the T-Mobile $30 plan. YMMV.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
AT&T GoPhone. I know It's not Straight Talk, but the speeds should be similar.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlczl:
With the T-Mobile SIM I'm enjoying great coverage and speed down here in South Texas using a GS3 with baseband UVLI5 on Lean Kernel v0.15 and unofficial Cm10 sept18 build.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] evperry:
Just got my straight talk sim in NYC area.

Awful speeds. 560kb down max and signal was weak in my basement.

Tmobile on the other hand gets full bars in basement and 7 down.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
That's on straight talk?????????????????????? What Version gs3?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AshtonTS:
Bouts to get a white nexus for straight talk. Will keep you dudes posted
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
That is stupid fast! What is up with that? Its like your on HSPA+21 lol.

#Galaxy Nexus HSPA+
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ieatnoobs:
First time I ever see anything like 20k. Are you sure you are not on WiFi or something? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlczl:
Yup. It's a T-Mobile GS3.

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No, not on Wi-Fi. It seems the HSPA+ just got turned up down here recently and not many people are on it I guess. This was my highest speed yet. I'm usually running between 10-15.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
That's T-Mobile HSPA+ 42mbps... those speeds aren't unusual at all for 42mbps devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
I used my friends Amaze tonight and this is my results... This is the best I've ever seen...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pdxtechdoctor:
Yes, but you wont get those speeds on a Nexus because it only has a HSPDA+ 21 radio, unlike the Amaze that has a HSPDA+42 one..

Gnex maxes out around 15mbps...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
Well, yes, I'm certainly aware of that however I wanted to bring more Straight Talk results to the table. :) I figured it wouldn't hurt to contribute a little more to those who are on the fence. Speeds are not throttled and my data has been truly unlimited in the past few months. In addition, it is now known that they have roaming agreements for both voice and data in place even if they're not openly broadcasted.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dnpmoney45:
Hi guys i have been reading up this thread like crazy i have found a few posts which says how good Straight Talk is in NYC but i was wondering If anyone else could verify which provider to choose whether tmobile or AT&T? I have read that T-Mobile is fast but not as reliable as AT&T. However i don't need crazy speeds like 20mbps but i have a SG3, Both T-mobile and AT&T version. WHY?? Because the T-Mobile is HSPDA+ 42 only and not LTE meaning if i were to unlock it, it would still not run on fast speeds if i choose the AT&T sim from ST. So should i return the T-Mobile and stick with the AT&T SG3? Or is coverage in NYC really great with ST that i don't need the AT&T? Thanks ahead of time!! MUCH APPRECIATED!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
Sraight Talk doesn't offer LTE. Might as well keep the T-Mobile S3 and unlock it.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] patruns:
Straight Talk uses either AT&T or T-Mobile. You have to decide when you sign up. T-Mobile generally has better service in NYC, not so much in the suburbs. And now with the iPhone5 frenzy AT&T service is likely to suffer even more. T-Mobile does not offer and iPhone so their service should not be affected.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dnpmoney45:
I know it doesn't offer LTE thanks for confirming though was a question on my mind lol but LTE means for a faster connection with whichever company but T-Mobile SG3 doesnt have that and will run on 3G with just about ever other company except when on T-Mobile. I just wanted to see which would be better in the long run but it seems to be Tmobile version. THANKS!! But one other question i can't seem to get the tmobile micro sim from straight talk so i would have to cut it into a micro sim? I have been practicing ahead of time but i dont want to take the risk because its money plus time to ship. Any other solutions would be welcomed!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
You can get a sim cutter on Amazon for $4.

I might be reading this wrong, but the fact that the AT&T S3 has LTE won't make 3G or 4G any faster on either network.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dnpmoney45:
Ok will def look into a sim cutter and thanks for clarifying that for me i thought that since HSPDA+ 42 is the max for the T-Mobile GS3 that it wouldnt match up the the LTE capabilities but i guess its more so about network than the phone capabilities. thanks a ton really appreciate it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phositadc:
I'm pretty sure the TMobile s3 has both AT&T and TMobile 3g bands. So if you keep that one you can switch back and forth between the networks until you decide which you prefer.

-Sent from my Razr M.-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ashish8:
After reading this post I feel like I keep going from crap to crappier. I want to leave Verizon simply because the LTE speeds I've been getting on Verizon are mid to high single digit Mbps. On top of that Verizon LTE is like a fire hose just sucking the battery. I decided to order the A&T straight talk sim for my Galaxy Note and I'm barely getting over half a meg with full bars of "4G". I was hoping the iPhone 5 traffic would be banging up the LTE side of things and in the process freeing up the HSPA bandwidth, but that clearly isn't the result.

What sucks even more is my Verizon iPhone 4s is getting about 1.5 Mbps right next to my abysmal Note .:(

BTW this is in Tampa.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
Att st sucks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
Head out to the middle of nowhere, Alabama. T-Mobile has 1 bar of edge, AT&T ST has 2 bars of HSPA+.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ooohhaaahh:
in miami (and most of everywhere i've been in florida) there is no diference in reliability of either network.

and t-mobile has immensely better speeds (bud avgs ~22mbps down, 16 up on HOS, his dad 8mbps up/down on AT&T s3 with LTE)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BennyJr:
Is that where you live? I don't plan on going out in the middle of now where
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phositadc:
16 up on T-Mobile? Pics or it didn't happen, brotato. I've never seen anything higher than about 3.5 up on any hspa network. Now if you were talking LTE, then it'd be plausible.

-Sent from my Razr M.-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
Lol no. I live in Auburn. But, on the highway between Auburn and Montgomery(the capital), AT&T gets 4G the entire way, T-Mobile only gets edge and GPRS.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr.Mischief:
All on my One S on T-Mobile.

Sent from my HTC One S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
What a crazy sweeping generalization. I'm about to hit my 2nd month with ST AT&T and it's been great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chROMed:
I just ordered the Galaxy Nexus a few weeks ago and was planing on going to straight Talk, then I saw a thread about Solavei and decided to go that route since they use tmobiles network plus they roam with att. I'm pretty sure straight talk doesn't do that, the service has been great so far, I was on sprint before and it certainly is a HUGE improvement coming from them at half the price, $49 month unlimited everything unthrottled data up to 4gb. Not bad, customer service is kinda hit and miss because they are still very new, most of my questions have been resolved from their online member support, and yes they are network marketing company :banghead:, if you can get past those few draw backs, then it makes for a nice alternative. Good luck everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmyz:
+1 here- I travel quite a bit and find that I get the best coverage with ST AT&T; it would be nice to have the internet speeds of Tmobile but I rarely notice the speed differences in day to day use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Yup I only notice the difference when running speedtests. Otherwise, in real-world use, I don't notice the difference in speeds between ST AT&T and T-Mobile Monthly 4G -- in my usage anyways.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reuthermonkey:
YMMV. Sweeping generalization was unnecessary. That said, ATT ST has been increasingly unreliable here in St Louis.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dnpmoney45:
Hey guys so I got my tmobile sim n my sg3 from tmobile and I cut the sim and everything looks good. However I put in the regular apn settings and I can only make calls no sms, mms nor data! Please help if u can would appreciate it tons!!!

Below are the regular apn seetings that I entered n was able to get talk currently at work using wifi help!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Wait you got a T-Mobile SIM, or Straight Talk T-Mobile SIM? Your APN shouldn't have 'tracfone' in it if you got it from T-Mobile. You're also missing lines for your MMSC proxy, and you've got a "port" filled out, but without a proxy...

Just google "(carrier) default APN settings" aka "T-Mobile Prepaid default APN settings". Use those.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dnpmoney45:
Its not tmobile its straight talk sim but with tmobile service and I filled out everything straight talk said too...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Don't think you did, because you're missing several lines. Again, just Google "Straight Talk T-Mobile APN settings" and you'll likely find some good ones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
That's weird... ST T-Mobile doesn't use a Proxy, but uses a port?

There's no way 'wap.cingular' is the right APN to get HSPA+ lol.

Hm... I'd google around on this one. I've only done ST AT&T.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DOHCtor:
My brother uses ST T-Mobile for his Gnex. We set up the APN just like they recommended but left the port blank because, like you said, why have a port when there's no proxy? lol. He gets full HSPA+ speeds. I'm jealous of the speeds he gets but I have more coverage. Went to LAX to pick up a friend last week and he was stuck on Edge while I had full HSPA+ connection.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dnpmoney45:
I used the settings from their website and i tried leaving the port blank did a restarted after saving the APN and still no H and no internet i've been google'ing like crazy and tried so many different combos of APN had so many resets. Just to be sure do i need to unlock my SG3 if its T-Mobile branded? I've read that i didnt but idk what else to think anymore my brain is fried with this stuff.