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[Galaxy S III General] graffixnyc:
Yeah I'll give that a shot.. even though they said I couldnt get it back once I switched I'll also say, but it wasnt even for 24 hours.. They might have to get a supervisor to approve it anyway. I'll call first thing in the morning.

My guess is that they are now putting checks in place, the ones who still have it might get away with it, or might get flagged eventually.

god I love this phone.. I'm having to re copy over 30gb of stuff to my 64gb card..

I had it in my GS2 and it was formatted as fat. so I copied everything off it last night and then formatted the card in the computer(windows) for exfat then copied everything back so when my phone got here today it would be good to go.. no such luck. lol I had to reformat the card in the phone because it said it was "damaged" now I'm copying it all back over :(

I'm already rooted and got CWM too :)
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
Since they're already screening their own phones and the Nexi, the easiest and fastest way to catch people on invalid plans is to add the i9300 IMEI to that same process. That's the price you guys pay for having a phone that's so in demand that it hit AT&T's radar. ;) No one's reported any issues with the Teg3 One X but the number of people using it is a fraction of you guys. We'll see how other people fare over the coming days/weeks. Ceo.mtcl, if this starts to become a trend you may want to put something in your original post to warn people.
[Galaxy S III General] graffixnyc:
Oh and just to mention I think my phone came from the Netherlands. The default language was Dutch
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
That's actually quite good. With the i9100 upgrade to ICS Samsung as a courtesy to the UK carriers started holding up the release of updates until the carriers completed their testing. Kind of defeats the whole purpose of buying a phone directly from Samsung. The Netherlands has been getting updates before everyone else so you can get them without having to wait (for either Samsung or the devs) or change your CSC.
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
Guess this ends my quest for the galaxy s3. I have a vibrant on medianet, but this isn't giving me much hope. I'll probably get an htc one x, browse their forums for a bit. The Nexus has a bad rep for sweeps, so probably won't get that. So either htc one x or i9100 for me. :( SGS3 would've been awesome.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
That may be the reason.

☞ sent from my GS3
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
I will post an update when I make the switch and if anything bad (or good) happens in the following days I will post about it.

I bought the phone from Expansys.

Hopefully it will work out but who knows. It seems there has been more bad luck than good lately.

I hate it for the folks that were grandfathered with unlimited data. I like the phone though. I will put the sim in Friday evening probably.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
What was your phone language when you got it? I had my phone from expansys also.

☞ sent from my GS3
[Galaxy S III General] paulavetta:
How long have you been on medianet? I don't believe that longstanding medianet users should have a problem. I've been on medianet since '09. I even went to the att store & got a microsim (but didn't show my phone). I got my SGS3 last week & have had no problems using my same medianet plan. I honestly believe att might be closely watching for those who are on the smartphone plan currently & want to downgrade to medianet. Just my 2 cents.
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
Since probably August 2011. Do you have blue or white? Bought from where?

I started thinking I might be safe bc I'm already on it, but too scared to take a $650 gamble at the moment! I started looking at GNex, One X, and One S, but the SGS3 is really the only one I want. Kinda depressing. I might try later though, and eat the 15% restocking fee if doesn't work.
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
Don't let the forum scare you. It's the worst part of owning a One X. The devs are great. The owners, not so much. I never got Pink Floyd's "quiet desperation is the English way" until I got a One X.

An i9300 is an i9300. Whether it's XEU or XEN is internal to Samsung and the first numbers of the IMEI should be the same. You guys can compare to be sure.
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
The gig is up. Honestly this method is no longer working due to the universal design of the SGS3. The people that performed the procedures early are lucky and probably aren't being audited.

I think we should get the topic changed or updated so others will know that it's quite difficult to get this loop hole now.

Straight Talk is the only answer to those who want unlimited data.
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
Hmmm. I was wondering why some things were spelled odd but I wasn't sure where to change that (Bear with this old BB user please).

I just went to language settings and it said it was set to English (United Kingdom). I think I remember seeing something about English UK when I was going through the initial setup.

Does this matter? Thanks.

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I plan to try this and update the thread in a couple days. You are probably right though. Everyone seems to be getting snagged now.

I am a long time customer (over 15 years) and I am on a post paid family plan. I was able to change to the 10 unlimited online. I currently have my sim in a dumb phone. I have been opted out of data in the past and have only used wifi.

I have no idea how this will affect things. Maybe good or bad. Who knows. I have honestly wondered if this forum / thread is monitored. Surely not! I am just paranoid. Lol
[Galaxy S III General] foehammer92:
Jinksd, when do you plan on putting your cut, dumbphone sim into your international s3? I guess you're our only hope now....

I'm in the same situation as you, I've been an at&t customer for over 10 years, will be using a dumbphone sim from my old samsung flight and will be giving them the dumbphone imei if they ask for it. I hope it work for you!
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
I plan to put the sim in tomorrow.

I just looked at the At&t site. They have made some changes to the site. Things look different. The manage features section is different. All my info is still the same and my dumb phone hasn't changed though.

One thing that is a little different for me in this situation is that I haven't given anyone an imei. I am not sure why it was not needed in my case other than the fact that the dumb phone I am using is a phone I had a few years back and my sim is the one I have had for years.

I put my sim in the dumb phone and within minutes it showed up online. I was then able to manage my account online and add the dumb phone data.

My sim has already been cut. I used a cutter I bought off Amazon. I have been using an adapter with the dumb phone.
[Galaxy S III General] paulavetta:
I have the blue one bought from Negri the last week of June. Received it in my hands on July 2. Mine appears to be a Brazilian phone. I have had no trouble so far. All of the phones you mentioned are good phones but I would avoid the GNex because I think that is one that they recognize instantly (at least the unlocked ones bought from Google have been). I really wanted the SGS3 too so I went a head and took a chance. Previously I was using a Nokia E51 on medianet (have been using that phone for years). If AT&T ever decides to send the dreaded text then I'll switch immediately to straight talk but so far so good since '09. I don't feel that we should be forced to use the smartphone data plan when we're not getting a carrier-crippled subsidized phone.

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Off Topic I know but I heard that Straight Talk will warn you if you exceed an unknown limit and they deem that you are abusing the system so is it fair to say that they are unlimited?

Either way, hopefully this will continue to work for AT&T users. I would prefer to stay due to the roaming capabilities that post paid customers have but would switched if I had to.

Good Luck foehammer92 and Jinksd.

Please let us know how it turns out.
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
If you have a dumb-phone SIM that's already associated to a dumb-phone plan in your account you don't need to contact them. You don't need to do anything. The whole purpose of GSM is portability, you're supposed to be able to use your SIM in any device you want. AT&T could care less if you bring your own equipment; actually, they’d prefer it that way they aren't upside down from a subsidy until you make enough monthly payments for them to recoup it. The only issue being discussed is their historic ignorance of a small subset of people using dumb data plans on smartphones and the degree to which that seems to be coming to an end.

The following seem to work or haven't been proven not to yet:

1) Moving a dumb-phone SIM associated (correctly) to an existing dumb-phone data plan used on another phone to the SGS3.

2) Starting a new dumb-phone account and using it with a SGS3.

3) Moving from smart to dumb and not providing an IMEI.

4) Moving from smart to dumb and never letting the dumb-phone register on the network by moving the SIM directly to the SGS3.

5) No historical users of a smartphone on a dumb-phone plan has been flagged; including people using the SGS3.

6) No Teg3 One X owner has been flagged using any of the methods that have been discussed that are potentially being flagged on the SGS3.

What doesn't work; at least for some:

1) Using the SGS3 on a prepaid plan.

2) Moving from smart to dumb, supplying AT&T with the dumb phone's IMEI, registering the dumb-phone on the network, and then moving the SIM to an SGS3.

As more people try different things the "doesn't work" list may grow. Time will tell.
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
Well I am moving from no data to dumb then to GS3. I have not had data on my line in the past. I had a BB but I was opted out of data. Who knows what will happen. I was ready to make the change anyway so it is not a huge deal but I hope it works.

I will find out in a few days (or less) I guess.

By the way. I have enjoyed your posts Barry. Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] paulavetta:
Thank You once again Barry. This is exactly what I've been saying in my posts!!!! If you are already on medianet then you do not have to worry about it (for now). Just cut sim or get micro sim and insert into new phone. Viola!
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
You're kind of a hybrid of number two (new plan) above. When you're talking to AT&T, try going through the process and at the point you're asked for an IMEI say you left the phone at home and ask to call it in later when you're ready to start using the phone. If you have to provide an IMEI, see if you can get one off a non-AT&T dumb-phone. Maybe using an IMEI known to AT&T is what tripped graffixnyc up. Go in to a Walmart and buy a prepaid T-Mobile dumb-phone for $20 and give them the IMEI off of it. AT&T's looking for an IMEI to populate a field in a form, not doing troubleshooting on whether the device you're bringing to their network works or not. You can even return it when you're done.

I'm pretty polarizing. I'd like to think I help more than I hurt. There's quite a few on XDA that wouldn't be upset to see me go. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] crashck:
I'm planning on using my upgrade to "subsidize" the cost of my Gs3 int. but I'm scared ill have to switch to the smartphone plan when upgrading. If I buy the skyrocket from Amazon will that put a data plan onto my account and will the skyrocket ever register on my account if I don't ever use it?
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Yes it will. As soon as you sign the delivery packet within minutes they switch it. Then you have to call att and it starts all over again.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] crashck:
Would there be any way to get a phone that plan activates when you boot phone (doubting)
[Galaxy S III General] qwer777:
Does this mean I'll be able to use AT&T's unlimited everything $50/mo with an international S3? And if so, do I just sign up for that and get a sim I can put in it, or do I have to get a dumbphone first?
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
If you have no data plan, just add the medianet on the site. You don't have to talk to them to do it.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
I got that done from best buy. They also price match amazon wireless.

Just tell them that you want to gift thus phone so you would like the phone to be sealed.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
Everyone who's tried the $50 GoPhone plan has been flagged within minutes of putting the SIM in the SGS3.

There's no way to change a device on your account that you didn't/aren't getting from AT&T without having to call them. AT&T considers the BB a smartphone and the data plans are the same price as regular smartphone data plans but have unique internal codes like the iP4s does. So if OP adds a data plan to his BB's existing account, it'll cost the same as any other smartphone plan and won't work in an Android device.
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
What? I went from a razr to a galaxy and I didn't have to do anything. Just added the $10 internet on the site. Unless they changed something.
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
The options you're showing are only offered if the phone on the account is already a dumb-phone. OP has an AT&T BB so his version of that page will only offer a 2GB plan for $30 and a 5GB plan for $50. S/he needs to call AT&T and get moved from a BB plan to a dumb-phone plan. The fact that he has data disabled doesn't change the fact s/he's still on a BB plan and using an AT&T BB. You can't move yourself from a smartphone plan to a dumb phone plan; you have to call AT&T.
[Galaxy S III General] qwer777:
Are there any plans known to not trip the flag?
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
There were a couple of mentions of StraightTalk. You might want to do some research or maybe someone who is using it can give you some advice.
[Galaxy S III General] qwer777:
They cut you off at 2gb/month and have HORRIBLE customer service according to what I've found.
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
I mentioned in a prior post that I did just that. I have already added the medianet plan via the website.

I am going to put my sim in the GS3 tomorrow. I don't see a need in waiting any longer. Nothing has changed on their site the last couple days. It still shows I am using a dumb phone.
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
What plan were you on originally that allowed you to add the $10 data plan? If you go to the AT&T website and pretend you're starting new service, the $10-15 data plan options only appear for dumb-phones and feature phones like the Pantech Burst. Any smartphones only show the 300MB/3GB/5GB data plans as an option. I'm not being pissy, but people are trying to figure out what to do for themselves and the "from" and the “to" are important; especially if you're successful tomorrow.
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
Actually I was totally opted out of data. I had no data plan at all. I have had blackerries since before data was required. Therefore I wasn't required to have a data plan. I have been obtaining my BB phones outright the last couple years and have not had to get the data plan. The BBs I have had have all showed up online as the correct device but I didn't have to buy data.

Think of me as grandfathered in a reverse sense. Kind of odd I know.

Anyway. Once I put the sim in my old dumb phone it immediatley gave me the option online to get the unlimited non smartphone plan. So currently my sim is in a dumb phone and it has the medianet plan. I have been waiting a couple days in order to not have any hiccups in case somehow my device reverts back to my BB (which now will require data since I opted out of not having data).

Long story short my case is a little unique.

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See my prior post concerning my data plan situation. Don't worry I don't think your being hard on me or anything. I am not very good at explaining my particular situation.

Here are some things I believe may be true for my situation.

1. I think my phone may be from the UK which some seem to think may be a positive. It was set to UK language, the maps initial location when I pulled it up was the UK and the weather was set to C. I am unsure how to tell definitively where it came from.

2. I was able to set up the medianet plan apart from customer service so there is no way I have been flagged unless I have been flagged by software somehow or the little black helicopters flying around this thread :). As I have mentioned before. I am paranoid. lol

3. If I am flagged and this doesn't work for me chances are probably slim that this will work for others unless they have already been doing this for a while. I say this because I am confident that it will be software if I get flagged given I haven't spoken with a rep.

Question - Will the GS3 work without calling att once I put my sim in? I don't believe it will matter but I haven't used an Int phone before.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General] james11417:
Yep, should work right away. You got phone from expansys? Blue or white? Depending on your situation, I'll get the sgs3. If not, maybe get the s2 or nexus or one x/
[Galaxy S III General] foehammer92:
Same here. Im thinking of waiting a month or two.

So my situation is a little different. I have a samsung infuse right now and im on a $15/month for 200 MB data plan. Im thinking of switching to a dumbphone now and riding on that for about a month. Then ill get my S3 and just put the cut sim in. How does that sound?

Also i definitely agree, barry's insight has been greatly appreciated!
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
I bought mine from Expansys. It is blue 16g. I attached a couple photos. Sorry about the photo quality.

I am going to put the sim in now. I will report back in a little bit.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Wow Man, beautiful case. Is it hard shell? Where did you buy it from? How much?

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
Thanks. I like it. It is not a hard shell though.

Here is where I first saw it. Thanks XDA

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28661596&postcount=69

This is where I bought mine.

http://www.amazon.com/Diztronic-Fle...342198788&sr=8-1&keywords=diztronic+galaxy+s3

I saw some complaints in the reviews about it being loose on the sides. I haven't experienced this with mine. It fits very tight.

I bought it because it looks a little like the rock case on the back but covers the bottom and top of the phone. It also has a lip that should help with screen protection.

By the way my sim has been in the phone since this morning. Data is working. I haven't spoke with att at all through this process. Maybe it will work out. I just checked the site and it still shows the image of my old dumb phone. It may be a few days before I know anything.
[Galaxy S III General] BarryH_GEG:
That makes sense. The plan you are on was never considered a smartphone plan by AT&T so the options available for it would be like the ones in the screen cap james11417 posted above. Being on a legacy dumb (or non-smartphone) plan you shouldn't have any problem adding data and using it on the SGS3.

1. I think my phone may be from the UK which some seem to think may be a positive. It was set to UK language, the maps initial location when I pulled it up was the UK and the weather was set to C. I am unsure how to tell definitively where it came from.

The CSC will be XEU. Graffixnyc's should be XEN for the Netherlands. If AT&T's really flagging SGS3 IMEI's it's from a list they've obtained from the GSM Association or Samsung themselves. It would be odd that they'd go to those lengths and single out only certain country’s IMEI's. It would be interesting if you and graffixnyc compared the first five to seven numbers of your IMEI. Even though the phones are running s/w from different regions I bet they're the same.

2. I was able to set up the medianet plan apart from customer service so there is no way I have been flagged unless I have been flagged by software somehow or the little black helicopters flying around this thread :). As I have mentioned before. I am paranoid. lol

I'm on a dumb-phone plan. I can go in to my account and add/change/delete just like you guys can. People on smartphone plans get a totally different set of options, features, and services then we do.

3. If I am flagged and this doesn't work for me chances are probably slim that this will work for others unless they have already been doing this for a while. I say this because I am confident that it will be software if I get flagged given I haven't spoken with a rep.

If you are, it pretty much points to something with the i9300 specifically. Someone on the One X forum started new service on a dumb-phone plan two days ago and hasn't had any issues (yet).

Question - Will the GS3 work without calling att once I put my sim in? I don't believe it will matter but I haven't used an Int phone before.

Yep. The phone should just read the APN off the SIM. If you've got any issues do a search for "Cingular APN" and you'll find the settings people are using. When I had the i9100 I had to put the APN info in manually and had on and off problems sending pics and vid via MMS. WIth the One X I didn't have to do a thing; it picked up the right settings by itself.
[Galaxy S III General] foehammer92:
How does this plan sound to you guys?

So right now I have a samsung infuse with 200Mb smartphone data.

I'm thinking of switching back to my old samsung flight(dumbphone) with medianet attached to it and use that for about a month. After that i will order an international s3 from expansys and then just directly put my sim into that.

Any ideas? suggestions? corrections?

Thanks!

How would i move from smart to dumb without providing an IMEI?

Also I am part of a family plan and we've been at&t customers for over 10 years. It is a post-paid plan and I will be cutting my sim as well.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
Looks good but no one has recently had success with unlimited data. If you succeed then let us know.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] foehammer92:
Im going to wait on jinksd's experience before i go through with anything (including switching to my old dumbphone and adding medianet) just to be sure. If nothing i might just go with an intl htc one x or an older intl galaxy s 2 and get medianet for those. Bummer that this isn't working for the s3 as id really rather have the s3 over those phones =/
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
So far everything is ok but I just checked the att site and the dumb phone that the sim was in is still the same. I will feel a little better if that changes to a generic dumb phone and the medianet data stays the same.

On a side note the battery life seems really good. I have been using the phone moderately (web, texting, voice) for approximately six hours and I have 63% left.

I do have some questions concerning using the phone but that comes from not using Android in the past. I may post some stuff that is nagging me in the Q&A section.
[Galaxy S III General] foehammer92:
When did you add medianet data to your account? And did you use it on the dumbphone you had it on? Im thinking of adding it now and actually using it for about a month so that at&t gets convinced im using my dumbphone lol
[Galaxy S III General] jinksd:
I added it a couple days ago. I used the dumb phone for a couple days and data was working. The dumb phone showed up almost instantly on my account online but since putting the sim in the GS3 this morning it has stayed on the dumb phone.

My expectation is that the system will recognize that I am using the GS3 or that it will recognize that it is a different phone than the dumb phone and flag my account somehow. However I hope it sees I have changed and just thinks it is another dumb phone.
[Galaxy S III General] ceo.mtcl:
That's a positive news. Lets see for how long dumb phone plan stays there.

☞ sent from GS3 or Nexus