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[Nexus 4 General] EpiphanyMachine:
Google Voice, Call Forwarding, Google Voice MMS, etc

First sorry for the delayed responses, haven't been on in a while. See below for more info on GV, Call Forwarding, Etc.

This just means they reset the data with att for your account. Att throttles and ST can fix it so they reset it. I have not experienced but I hear if you get throttled it does not reset automatically next month you have to call and get your data reprovisioned in order for throttling to stop.

First you can do it in phone settings. Open the dialer --> Menu --> settings --> call forwarding

Second here are some GSM codes, type in dialer and press send: http://www.cellular.co.za/gsm_hash_code.htm

The only code I typed manually was to add ring time to my phone (I get a delay in google voice so I extended it to allow more time to be picked up)

**61*+1XXXXXXXXXX*11*30#

where 30 is number of seconds before being sent to voicemail

+1XXXXXXXXXX is either your GV number or if you use carrier voicemail your VM access number

see above, easiest to go through phone settings menu

nice catch on the ** these codes can be tricky

Google Voice has a partnership with Sprint. It will only forward MMS from sprint customers to your email. MMS from all other providers will be lost with no notice sent to either you or the sender. The worst part about this is the iPhone group messaging is MMS so if someone adds you to a group message you won't get it and they won't know you didnt get it.

-------------------------------------- Google Voice Information ------------------------------------------------

You can fully use Google Voice with straight talk. If you use the two phone number setup (two GV numbers call same phone) this will still work but only one voicemail can be used for both numbers. This is because to get each number to use its own voicemail you need to disable call forwarding which straight talk does not support.

If anyone wants more info on this let me know. and send me a pm that you posted so I don't wait for 3 weeks to respond like I did this post, sorry about that.
[Nexus 4 General] grayson73:
Mine is the same except it's mms.tracfone.com and I have APN type blank. I have no issues with MMS.
[Nexus 4 General] dynastyy:
Does anyone know if there are any deals on sim cards currently? thinking of switching ST ATT to ST T-Mobile as somedays I've got 1MB and other days I have 5MB. Tired of inconsistency...
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
For you future ST users... I think I am getting throttled ..
[Nexus 4 General] c0LdFire:
...well ya if you run a speedtest 6 times a day that'll do it. It's 10-15mb each run.
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
How much data have you been using? Has it been alot in one day? Or over a period of time? Just curious as I've already got my ST att micro sim and am waiting for my Nexus to arrive. If it happened to me I would try changing APNs before calling them and playing dumb to get your data "reprovisioned"

If they're getting hardcore with throttling there's always SimpleMobile not sure how they are but they have alot more plan options. Not sure if they're exclusive to ATT or TMO or if they use both. It's just another option in case ST gets too throttle happy.
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
I do it x2 a day and I've been doing it at random places just to see if I can get AT&Ts HSPA+15 but nope. How do u know it uses 10-15 per speed test?
[Nexus 4 General] lowrider262:
look at your data usage in settings before you run the speed test, then after. it uses between 8-15 for me
[Nexus 4 General] Z4nd4r:
I tried this:

APN type: default,admin,fota,supl,hipri

My speeds on T-Mobile prepaid went from ~3-5 Mbps to 12-17 Mbps! Don't forget to save that APN!
[Nexus 4 General] lowrider262:
it might just be network congestion. that's about what my speed tests look like if i run it in the evening between like 8pm - midnight. but if i run it in the morning or early afternoon they're back up around 4.5-6mbs down. i would only worry if it starts taking forever to load web pages.... then you'll know for sure
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Yes web pages load quick but I know for sure that I being throttled even though I use WiFi a lot
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Here's my usage so far
[Nexus 4 General] lowrider262:
try watching something on YouTube. if you can still stream a video clip 5+ minutes without buffering, there's no way you're throttled
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Any ex T-Mobile pre paid users out there? Does their $30 plan include nights and weekend? If not can we use calls with Google Voice?
[Nexus 4 General] DOHCtor:
I'm using ST T-Mobile for the HSPA+42. My work DSL has been super slow lately and some days it just doesn't work. I just took my chances and tethered my phone since it was almost the end of the billing cycle. Worst case scenario, they would cut me or throttle me off. I could just hop on another prepaid plan. Anyways, I'm very surprised that I haven't been throttled at all or been kicked off. I use it every night at work to browse the web, watch youtube vids in 1080p and also downloading big files here and there. My cycle ends on the 16th and so far, it's still working. And get this, I get 2 to 3MBs on ST T-Mobile where as my work DSL gets a measly 600KBs lol. YMMV

(Speedtest were done at home where speeds were slower)
[Nexus 4 General] fresh_TD:
This is crazy:D:D

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] HaMaHa:
So as far as I understand it, with deleting the Proxy in the APN settings, I could potential have truly unlimited data because this is the path in which ST uses to monitor data usage? If this is true, is it also true that they cannot monitor tethering activity? Because this is the only reason I haven't switched to ST yet. I thought I read on another site that they see tethering by monitoring which User Agent is being used to access websites. But, if ALL data usage goes through their proxy, maybe the user agent info would bypass ST as well?
[Nexus 4 General] DOHCtor:
Not true. Even if they can't monitor your usage because you removed the proxy, AT&T still can and they're the ones that throttle you. That's why when people call in to complain about slow speeds, straight talk would have to " reset" or "reprovision" their account to get speeds back to normal. As for straight talk T-Mobile, I have no idea. This is my first time on ST T-Mobile.
[Nexus 4 General] jasonwc:
No, ST isn't actually doing the throttling. It's AT&T, and they don't need the proxy to see the amount of your data usage. Many people have been throttled even without the proxy in their APN settings. Nonetheless, the proxy serves no purpose, and may reduce speeds. It also apparently prevents you from running some speedtests. Therefore, you might as well remove it, but don't assume you'll be immune from throttling. My understanding is that AT&T targets users that are within the top 5% in data usage over a given time period. Therefore, the amount of usage that results in throttling will depend on usage patters in your area and where you live.

Also, ST's terms of service clearly preventsthe use of audio and video streaming services over the mobile network. Although their "unlimited data" advertisement may be misleading, their ToS is not. If you actually follow the ToS, it would be virtually impossible to get throttled since they bar most high-bandwidth activities. They're essentially offering unlimited web access, which is not going to surpass the 2-3 GB limit that generally leads to throttling. YMMV.
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Hmmmmm guess what guys...so I go home and my speed at home (WiFi) is 20mbs so I turn my WiFi on and its still slow! Could this be my ROM? This is weird!!! LoL I mean the speed test worked on my home network but to load a video or anything takes a while and that's what's happening with ST as well! ...?

Update: I turned my phone off then on...now everything is faster... Go figure.
[Nexus 4 General] grayson73:
This is with T-Mobile prepaid, not Straight Talk T-mobile, right?
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
My monthly plan ends this Sunday and I am going to try out T-Mobile ST for the WHOLE month to see if I notice a difference in throttling because with AT&T ST we obviously do.
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
Wait!!!!

Look into Simplemobile first. They use T-mo's network and charge 50 for unlimited everything, with a highlight on "Unlimited 4G". Their sims are like 12 bucks standard or micro.

After scanning the terms of conditions they don't appear to be throttle Nazi's like ST either...meaning it may very well be truly unlimited.

If I have problems with ATT ST I'm trying Simplemobile. Just a heads up as I'd hate to see you switch sims only for the same type of result.
[Nexus 4 General] :
I don't use enough data to be throttled (850mb to 1.25gb average) but I noticed I was dropping calls on the TMobile straight talk side. Just switched to AT&T yesterday and I'm getting half the download speed (4.5mbps) but a more consistent experience which seems to be a good tradeoff. I wanted to try TMobile because I heard it got better with the 1900mhz refarm but in my case the service still wasn't good enough.
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
While I agree with you, I never had a dropped call on ST the week that I had them. With AT&T ST I'm not even close to 1GB and I'm already s l o w . I have no idea why I even posted a screen shot of my usage and it shows I'm not close
[Nexus 4 General] clarksco:
I'm using Straight Talk with the AT&T sim and am not getting very good coverage. I'm going to order a Straight Talk Tmobile sim and try it out. What is the process for switching between sims? Do I have to wait until my current month is up or can I switch now? Do I just change out the sims or do I have to call them?
[Nexus 4 General] fresh_TD:
You need to activate the new Sim.. You can do it online or over the phone with ST.. This will give you a new number though, if you want to port your current number on the T-Mobile Sim you have to wait a few hrs for the process to go through.. but mean while your at&t Sim will still work until your number gets ported to the T-Mobile Sim;);) it should of asked you for your area code when buying the Sim, they do this to give you the best Sim that will give you the best service for your area.. For me it was AT&T..I live in FL.. that's the sim they recommended though their website
[Nexus 4 General] SurferNerd6987:
I'm thrilled with my Straight Talk plan on my N4. I'm going to buy the 6 month card as soon as this first trial month is up. Use Walmart's website, get the email delivery card, and then send it to a Oregon shipping address. Boom, tax and fee free. $249.99 for 6 months. That's $41.67/m
[Nexus 4 General] eddydc1:
who cares about network speed?! custom roms ftw
[Nexus 4 General] c0LdFire:
wtf is that even supposed to mean?.....
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Dang it I didn't see your post! I just refilled my card LOL oh well I will deff try out Simple Mobile next month! I will easily pay $50 for unlimited HSPA+ T-Mobile
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
Yea I didn't know about them before I ordered my ST sim. Still glad I'm trying att on ST though as they have great coverage in my area. But T-Mobile seems to be blowing up and expanding so who knows. But yes I'm willing to pay 5 more dollars for truly unlimited (or high cap)a month.
[Nexus 4 General] SurferNerd6987:
TMobile would win me over, but I travel too much. I wouldn't have signal like I do with ST.
[Nexus 4 General] barondebxl:
Bwahahahahah
[Nexus 4 General] lowrider262:
Nope.... they cap at 2gb. I know from experience, I was with them for about a year.
[Nexus 4 General] strra:
after using 1gb after 15 or so days of use, i was throttled to 300kbps..

will this go back to normal at the beginning of my billing cycle or will i have to call? also, is there anything i can do about this right now?
[Nexus 4 General] nibrwr:
The throttling will remain for the rest of your month. Once your new month begins, if the throttling remains contact ST and have them reprovision your account
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
It appears the throttling for ST is pretty random and inconsistent. I've heard of people tethering using ST. Seems kinda crazy to throttle somebody after 1GB of use...To my understanding you can just call up and play dumb and they fix it. This true??
[Nexus 4 General] Cwebb03:
From what I've discovered it seems top hinge on how many people are on ST in your area.
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
Can we clarify some remedies to being throttled? Because getting throttled and waiting isn't an option. Shouldn't be for anyone here. So we know calling ST and playing dumb works(haven't heard of it not working). But most people don't want to call if they don't have to...Does changing APN's work? Any other tricks??
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Same here.... I just refilled my account yesterday and still i am slow.
[Nexus 4 General] gti337:
I've done the Oregon shipping address trick for the past 4 months without a problem, usually receiving the code via email within an hour. Placed my order for this month and the order sat in financial hold for 48 hours before being cancelled. Tried again with a different CC and bank with the same results.

Ended up ordering from crazygametime for $38.24 after coupon as referenced here: Straight Talk Unlimited 30 Day Refill $38.24
[Nexus 4 General] rgface17:
throttled

straight talk throttled me yesterday to 200 kbps and i just called them and they bumped it back up. i mostly use wifi though, so i thought it was bs anyway.
[Nexus 4 General] Uh60m Pilot:
I wanted to add a quick note for the AT&T ST users. I know people have posted that they are only able to access the HSPA 10 network. I am new to ST as well as GSM networks (came from Sprint). I was playing around with my APN and noticed that when I had "cingulargprs.com" in the server setting I was limited to the HSPA 10 network. When I removed the server I instantly jumped to the HSPA+15 network and speeds increased.

I am sure most of you knew this but hopefully it helps someone out. For a speed increase try deleting your server if you have one.
[Nexus 4 General] fresh_TD:
Which server? The proxy?
[Nexus 4 General] Uh60m Pilot:
The one below password and above MMSC. Sorry not sure which one that is.
[Nexus 4 General] fresh_TD:
This server you're referring to by default is not set.. not sure why you had anything in that server block to begin with???
[Nexus 4 General] tech7:
So does it only throttle on on St att side or St Tmobile side too can yall confirm any St Tmobile throttle?
[Nexus 4 General] fresh_TD:
They both get throttled;);) but it doesn't happen to everyone, some people slip through the cracks:D:D
[Nexus 4 General] DOHCtor:
Just finished my cycle with T-Mobile ST. No throttles.
[Nexus 4 General] fresh_TD:
:D:D:D:D:D:D..winning!! In my Charlie sheen voice
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
I need you alls advice.... So I called ST and they reset my settings on their end, I can connect to the web and everything but it takes a while! Like 20 plus seconds to simply connect to anything web related! Anyone have any ideas of what's going on? Its been happening to me for the past week or so.
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
Have you tried a simple reboot after they "fixed" things on their end? Try a reboot, then create a new APN...This one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2021401

I want to know if this apn works on ATT ST..
[Nexus 4 General] strra:
so i called today. i was, indeed, throttled.

she had me re-set up my apn and she said she did a reset on her end

i don't get signal at home, so hopefully when i get to work it'll be back to normal..
[Nexus 4 General] Hero_Guy:
Has anyone had issue sending MMS while connected to Wi-Fi? It says sending but when sending through 3G , it goes through instantly. In using a dual APN though. One is for Wi-Fi and is the only one so far that allows me yo have data
[Nexus 4 General] c0LdFire:
...you deserve to be shut off without warning. Abuse like this is the reason we can't have nice things (ie cheaper phone bills). Go invest in a home internet connection.

Also, why in the HELL does anyone need to run speed test 64 times in one month? OCD much?

Ugh. Cool and all that you weren't shut off, but this kind of crap only hurts the average user in the end.
[Nexus 4 General] Heartbreak:
If anything it shows us that we can get away with using that much data, you just have to be lucky.
[Nexus 4 General] fresh_TD:
If you could, you would.. Cmon man:rolleyes::rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 General] DOHCtor:
Just for you. I renewed last night and this is how much I use so far.
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
I am still having connection issues...It will take a while to connect to the web and sometimes it can take up to 2 minutes to open a web page, and its not due to speed issues, its more like the connection falls off.

I have tried to change the APN settings, but every time I change it from wap.tracfone i lose internet connection. Any idea guys?
[Nexus 4 General] fresh_TD:
Did you save the APN settings? And restart your phone after saving the APN??
[Nexus 4 General] c0LdFire:
I can and don't. I have a perfectly functional (and vastly superior to HSPA+) internet connection at home with WiFi. I have a WiFi connection at work hooked up to our fiber line. Why the hell would I tether to inferior speeds and latency?

Come on, be realistic. Most users that have a phone like this have a home internet connection, and WiFi routers are cheap. Not all of you may work in an office, and that's fine. There's still no need to abuse the service like this.

By all means, do whatever you want. Get your money's worth, or whatever you say that puts you to sleep at night. But don't be surprised and come whining on these forums when Straight Talk raises their rates or cuts your service off.

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Congratulations on being OCD and managing 8 speed tests in 24 hours. I don't actually care about your misfortunate medical condition. I'm merely sharing my opinion that you're an abusive user.
[Nexus 4 General] DOHCtor:
I didn't do any speed test at first, but I just did a bunch of back to back ones before taking this screen shot. It wouldn't be right without it. I'm gonna try to hit 100gb this month.
[Nexus 4 General] haas599:
Got ST on att and have been activated for a few days. Browsing the web is fast, downloading apps is fast, streaming music is stutter free, but whenever I try to download a file or run a speed test I get no data att all. Not slow speeds, no speeds. Again, everything else i mentioned works great. Anyone have any ideas on what the problem is?
[Nexus 4 General] lowrider262:
lol forget throttling straight talk's gonna send hired goons to your door:eek:
[Nexus 4 General] Lttlwing16:
So I too hit the .25 mbps up/down on ST ATT. Been on and off the phone with ST probably 10 times today. After multiple, apn changes, mulitple "updating your account" . Still no go. Last lady I talked to said the changes would take up to 24 hours to be effective on the phone.

I'm too impatient to wait. Has anyone hit a similar scenario? FWIW I think I'm in at less about 500mb over the 10 days on the plan. Shouldn't be getting choked for less than 2gb in a month.

Straight talk is quickly losing my support, because of their support.
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Yes I have the exact same issue... As a matter of fact my internet with AtT ST goes I'm and out, I have called 2x. So in tool matters into my own hands and unrooted my N4 and want to see if it was ROM related. I will follow up tomorrow.
[Nexus 4 General] lowrider262:
i wonder if it has something to do with peoples location/area. are you guys that are getting throttled in big cities or rural areas?
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Dallas area here......
[Nexus 4 General] nick314:
I get around 4mbps here in saint louis on the ATT ST sim. I cannot complain at all. I get a signal everywhere. So much better than sprint in both these areas.
[Nexus 4 General] Cwebb03:
Switched from Sprint too and can't be more pleased. I love getting 6 Mbps compared to .1-.2
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Exactly! But ST T-Mobile has up to 42+ and I've gotten up to 22mbps! That's why I am switching from ST ATT to ST T-Mobile
[Nexus 4 General] lowrider262:
i used to love T-Mobile data speeds. i used to download whole ROMs in like 2-3 minutes:thumbup: if they're signal strength didn't suck so bad i never would've switched. now that I'm on st at&t i love the fact that i can go into a store or a basement and still have reception.
[Nexus 4 General] Cwebb03:
I would have gone with T-Mobile's $30 prepaid plan, but there coverage is so sketchy by where I live I just couldn't trust it. But I have a friend who's going to join it soon, so I'll compare both in the areas I need it.
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
Well this is lovely....I finally got my Nexus so I'm going to activate my sim and while I'm in the middle of doing so the website goes down....I call them and they aren't taking calls. This sucks :(
[Nexus 4 General] Lttlwing16:
Louisville Kentucky area. Population 1million+

FWIW I found a video on YouTube where the guy explains that if you buy a Sim activation kit vs a smartphone kit from ST that your more prone to throttle because they think your using an iPhone. This matches some comments I got from ST customer support yesterday ...” are you using iPhone?" He recommends buying the cheapest smartphone kit from them,activating it, then taking the Sim out and putting it in your phone. The account is then setup differently in their side.
[Nexus 4 General] Jess813:
Interesting .....
[Nexus 4 General] lakedubvt:
Seems logical might try it if I get throttled..
[Nexus 4 General] grayson73:
MMS wouldn't send over Wi-Fi for either. I just assumed that MMS had to go through data connection.
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
I'm in the process of porting my number over from boost mobile to ATT ST. Started early this morning. Does anyone have any tips that may speed the process along? Turning old phone off, etc?

Thanks!

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Pretty sure you need data enabled to send an MMS.
[Nexus 4 General] lowrider262:
yup, just turn the old phone off. took me about an hour and my number was up & running in st
[Nexus 4 General] AshtonTS:
Wtf my speeds on AT&T are like .30 Mb/s consistently. I've used like 1.7GB data this month not even 2GB and my speeds are mad slow. I can surf the web and stuff fine but I can't download my CM update or update apps because its so slow. It still shows H and H+ in the status bar too....

Its been fine the last few days like 4mb/s...

Network congestion or throttling? Or am I just doing something wrong?

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] c0LdFire:
TTTTHHHhhhhrottled.

Welcome to Straight Talk!
[Nexus 4 General] AshtonTS:
**** I'm going to call them to reset my data connection

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] aznsmith:
Same here except they started throttling me when I went over 300mb for the month...
[Nexus 4 General] ziggy34:
Emailed straight talk to ask them about data usage. Below is my question and their response. Absolutely no help.

My question:

Also what are the limits on data, I know you say unlimited, but how much data a month does that cover.

Response:

We are sorry to inform you that we cannot give you a specific limitation for the data. Straight Talk provides unlimited usage to the websites that are supported and Straight Talk does not allow customers to use their phones that as a Wi-Fi Hot Spot.
[Nexus 4 General] aznsmith:
Mine actually took about a week of bugging their facebook support to port the number...it's worth the wait though.
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
oh no :(
[Nexus 4 General] kzoodroid:
It took about an hour to port over my Verizon number today. They said it could take up to 2 hours and as long as 2 business days to get it to port over. I would assume the hold up is with Boost Mobile releasing the number and not on StraightTalks end.
[Nexus 4 General] AshtonTS:
Lol mine took 17 mins to port from verizon
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
Think calling Boost would help? It's been porting since 3am...

Not sure which is worse...Not having my Nexus or having it and not being able to use it :(
[Nexus 4 General] Lttlwing16:
Welcome to the Sim activation team. You use, you lose.