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[General Topics] mb3030:
sorry if this has been asked before, but could anyone confirm that this plan will get LTE? With the nexus 5 supposedly having LTE, this would be really great. Also would it need a new sim in order to access the network, or could i just stick my sim card from the 4 into the 5?

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i use google voice with this plan on tmobile. I'm not exactly sure what you're asking, but my old verizon number is what i ported to gvoice. This is the number that everyone knows me for, and when they call it, they get my nexus 4 using this plan. I dont even know my actual tmobile phone number lol
[General Topics] mr_blanket:
thanks for the info! That's pretty much what I wanted to hear since I only give out my GV number these days. :good:
[General Topics] stevvveo:
I also was kind of wondering this and I'm not sure if this is what the original post was asking but basically I have Verizon now...say my number for Verizon is 555-555-5555, and I have it set up currently with Google Voice, my google voice number is say 444-444-4444, people only have and I normally give out my Verizon number and have it ported. So if I make the switch to tmobile and have them adopt my verizon number, my tmobile number will then be 555-555-5555 and it should still port to Google Voice with no problems right? Therefore I can use Google Voice for most of my calling and not eat up minutes while still giving out the number I've always used (555-555-5555)

Hopefully that's not more confusing :)
[General Topics] mb3030:
calling through google voice still uses minutes. You'll need to use a program like groove ip or supposedly hangouts will be doing it soon too.
[General Topics] stevvveo:
thanks! yeah that hangouts function was supposed to be "coming soon" right after they switched!
[General Topics] mb3030:
sorry if this has been asked before, but could anyone confirm that this plan will get LTE? With the nexus 5 supposedly having LTE, this would be really great. Also would it need a new sim in order to access the network, or could i just stick my sim card from the 4 into the 5?

sorry for the repeat- but i think my question got bundled with some of my other replies and perhaps got lost. If anyone knows, i'd appreciate a reply. thanks.
[General Topics] mattmega77:
MMS with WiFi and data enabled

Anyone else having the problem where you cannot send/receive MMS while both WiFi and data are enabled? I am able to send with data only enabled. When I had at&t, ias long as data was on, whether WiFi was on or not, the MMS would go through.

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I searched and couldn't find anything specific to the nexus 5. I found that the workaround is to disable WiFi calling on the phone, which the nexus 5 does not support.
[General Topics] ohthesepaws:
You can always sell your contract? Or hell say you moved to a location with bad reception. For me this was no problem, I live in Colorado and just got a po box in the mountains.

Don't say the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

Nexus 5 - XDA premium app
[General Topics] m3lover1:
The throttling after you pass 5gb data is pretty darn horrible Lol. Just passed it today and got a text saying I will be throttled. Sure enough, I loaded up tapatalk and even after 5 min the thread hasn't loaded yet. Hahaha I have 4 more days before my next cycle.
[General Topics] bingunginter:
With this plan, can I add extra balance and use it to make voice call in mexico ?
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Yet you will be able to stream Google Music and texts and MMS go through fast.
[General Topics] m3lover1:
Oh I haven't tried Google music or mms. Texts I expect to still go out fast. I've only tried tapatalk and web browser. Both were horrendously slow. Gonna try Google music now
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
I re upped this morning but I spent all day on 2g yesterday. Aside from painful browsing it really didn't interrupt my routine use much certainly not enough to pay an extra $40 a month for.
[General Topics] m3lover1:
Just tried Google music. Nope wouldn't stream. Or I should say I didn't have the patience to wait and see how long it'll take before it started. Lol.

Same here in terms of the data throttling. The 100 min though is starting to make me think whether to change plans or not.
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Odd. Are you still showing LTE?
[General Topics] m3lover1:
Yep. Still shows LTE. Just really stupid slow for anything that requires data. Haven't tried MMS, but I hardly send those anyways
[General Topics] mattmega77:
MMS fixed

Alright, I figured it out. For some reason, there were 3 APN s. 1 that said metro PCS, the correct fast.T-Mobile APN, and another T-Mobile APN that was BLANK! After deleting the metro and blank tmo APN, MMS works while WiFi and data are on. Maybe doing this will resolve issues others are having.
[General Topics] o1nks:
Is there a real way to tell how T-Mobile's prepaid coverage is? The prepaid coverage page (would've linked it but I am a new member) doesn't seem too accurate for me.
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Sensorly and OpenSignal maps apps are user- generated and 'real', but of course only inasmuch users run the app in your area.
[General Topics] Lockeskidney:
has anyone managed to get tethering to work
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
See the tether blocked thread...
[General Topics] :
Sell my contract? Never heard of that.
[General Topics] trsix:
coverage

Their prepaid and regular are the same i believe.

http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage.ht...06=2841678657&009=e&011=t-mobile coverage map
[General Topics] sbenson1226:
Is it possible to get Google Voice voice mail working with my carrier number?

Google Voice won't accept my current number for porting (my cell number for the past 15 years) so I'm stuck using it under my carrier. I'd really like to be able to port my number out so I'll continue to check with GV to see if they'll accept it in the future.

In the meantime I was hoping to get GV working like I had it on Verizon, but I fear that's not possible with the lack of conditional call forwarding on T-mobile prepaid. I've read about people turning off their carrier voice mail but that's only when going "all in" with Google Voice correct?

Any concrete tips and guidance would be greatly appreciated.
[General Topics] gremi35:
I am from Europe (Slovenia) and I have an opportunity to get the Nexus 5 phone from America (Sprint or T-Mobile). I already know that I couldn't use the LTE in Europe due to a different bands, but I would like to know if this phone is locked to a different carriers (In my case, slovenian carrier Si.Mobil). I also heard that Sprint uses CDMA and not GSM bands so that is unusable in whole Europe where we use just GSM bands, however T-mobile probably (?) uses the GSM. THX for all the answers!

PS. Play store is not being an option because of the long delivery time.
[General Topics] unknownbeing:
Does anybody else see 311 660 as an available network? I did some googling and people are saying it's T-Mobile's LTE network, but I don't even get HSPA where I live, I do get five bars of edge though.
[General Topics] jgreemo:
Sprint?

Are you on Sprint by chance? I had the same problem initially when on Sprint as I had GV integration set up. I had to remove the integration first then try the porting to Google again, which then worked. I'm on T-Mo now and more than happy with the service.
[General Topics] Letitride:
There are two models sold worldwide - one for the Americas and it has more LTE & HSPA/+ bands, including CDMA radios that's compatible with Sprint - they are the same ones sold via T-Mobile & Sprint stores, and they are NOT locked to any carrier. The second model is for the rest of you, also unlocked and contains different LTE & HSPA/+ bands - and, they are NOT locked either.

Both of these will work on the traditional GSM quadbands and most, if not all, 3G networks - the ones sold or intended for Asia and/or Europe might but most likely NOT have ALL of the proper LTE bands, and, vice versa - the same micro-Sim card. Nexus 5 used on the Sprint network also need their own dedicated Sim card.

If your network speed is 3G only and/or you can match the America's N5 radio band to your country's carrier - you should be fine. T-Mobile in Europe use GSM bands. For voice calling, it will be fine - your tradeoff is mostly in "slower" data over the network.

Are you a current T-Mo customer (or one of its MNVO) ?? Depends on where you are? Have you check your APN settings - what are they? Aside from AT&T and T-Mobile, Sprint, I also see 311 660 listed as one of the available GSM network, plus Verizon.

If you only see Edge, your configuration isn't right - keep in mind that you might need to upgrade to a newer micro-Sim properly provisioned for 4G / LTE for optimal T-Mo usage, cutting the old regular Sim won't do any good, AFAIK.
[General Topics] rrumi001:
I have Sprint right now with my iphone. When I get my Nexus 5, I'm gonna try T-mobile out and see how the service is in my area before fully switching. Is it possible to activate the sim card and then port my number out next month? Or would I have to buy another T-mobile sim card?
[General Topics] Gaffadin:
I also see 311 660 as a network choice, out here in the middle of nowhere, TX (about two hours west of Dallas).

After a search, my N5 saw T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and 311 660 as selections.

You can port after the fact if you wish. You just do a normal T-Mobile activation and receive a new number, then if you want to port an existing number to T-Mobile on that already-activated account just call the Porting Dept. at 1-877-789-3106 and they will be able to do it for you. You don't need to buy a second sim.
[General Topics] robz2k:
I really want to switch over but I currently have the unlimited grandfathered AT&T data plan and feel like the data speeds and the service will be far less reliable on Tmobie
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
That's why a $30 try out for a month seems a bargain. A bargain any way you look at it.
[General Topics] nohcho:
In in the same boat. I have grandfathered in unlimited plan but hate att and wanna switch badly
[General Topics] unknownbeing:
I'm on the $30 pre-paid plan from t-mobile, I think its just where I live because if I go down the road I'll get HSPA+ but that maxes out around 1mbps. I've also had LTE when I've gone to major cities.
[General Topics] Letitride:
Robz2k - and others considering T-Mobile on a trial basis, you can do this for as little as $10 - for 3 days of worth of unlimited calling & texting, and 200MB/daily of 4G/HSPA data.

Order the (free) micro-Sim card & activation kit (UPS free ground shipping in 3 to 5 days) - there is a limit of 2 per order, and I suggest getting 2 of them. Upon receipt, do a new activation online & get a new mobile number - put $10 refill in the account to fund it. Insert the micro-Sim and turn on the Nexus 5 & you are ready for a trial spin. As part of the account setup, select the PAYG plan by the Day, select the $3 a day plan - and you have unlimited voice calling & texting, plus mobile 4G/HSPA data - 200MB for up to 24 hours.

For 3 days, your cost is $3 x 3 or $9 - including a total of 600MB of 4G LTE/HSPA data to check it out at work, at home and on the road at places that you plan to use it. Check out Google Voice & Talkatone / WiFi calling, etc.

If you like it and satisfactory, you can go ahead & port your number over from the other carrier - using the 2nd. unused/new micro-Sim card, and sign up for the $30 Prepaid Plan, etc. We ported out from VZW - where we once had 22% corporate discount and grandfathered unlimited data, etc. - not looking back, after almost 20 years on Big Red ...
[General Topics] BirchBarlow:
I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile Prepaid and so far I've found the reception and data speeds to be better everywhere I've been.
[General Topics] rrumi001:
Where do you live?
[General Topics] BirchBarlow:
In the Philadelphia area.
[General Topics] sbenson1226:
No, I'm currently on T-mobile postpaid (just switched from Verizon), looking to switch to T-mobile prepaid. However, I'm not willing to give up Google Voice, so I'm trying to find a way around the call forwarding B.S. I think I'm screwed for now until Google Voice accepts my number for porting, if they ever do.

I know Sprint had some special GV integration that none of the other carriers had so that was probably your issue, but just by chance what did you do to remove the integration? Did you just remove it from the "Phones" section under GV settings?
[General Topics] :
Is there a way I can have call forwarding to a T-Mobile number if I want to try it out? That way I only have to carry one device.
[General Topics] Fire Ball:
It's MetroPCS. So hopefully eventually you'll be able to connect to that tower and get LTE! (Since T-Mobile owns Metro)
[General Topics] FuMMoD:
Does anyone know how to bypass the 2g throttling? It shows down to like 20kbs and I know I read somewhere where people were able to have it go between 80 to 100 while is way more useful.
[General Topics] trsix:
How about renewing your plan early

How about renewing your plan early

Get a lot of people abusing the plan and it would no longer be $30.

Maybe get a part time job?

Or ask your mom for a loan?
[General Topics] FuMMoD:
Do you even know what you're paying for or do you need some literacy lessons? I only asked if there was a way to get actual 2g Speeds not the throttled to hell version of 2g they offer. The plan is unlimited 2G which you pay for after your alloted 4g is used up. Increasing the 2g speed is not abusing anything if that's what you're paying for. I am aware that you can renew the plan and if that's the case then I'll just get the 70$ plan. Sadly I don't take hand outs from people like yourself. I'm sure you might be accustomed to asking your parents for every little thing but i am not. I'm sorry your job doesn't pay you enough for you not to be angry at the world. Maybe one day when you advance your education you can do something worthwhile with your life.
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Stop sniping guys. AFAIK there's no workaround, but having spent a whopping day on 2G after burning up my 5GB, I can say it wasn't painful enough (I was still able to stream Google Music, my main reason for data and email/Tapatalk worked fine) for me to desire an upgrade to the $70 plan. Tough it out, sip your data allotment carefully, or spend the do-ra-mi. It's a great plan as is.
[General Topics] FuMMoD:
Wow that's pretty good I guess the throttling isn't as bad as I thought. Right now I'm on the unlimited everything for 60$ on metro pcs. I'm still debating whether to drop down to a 30$ plan, since it's not really a necessity. That's great if you can stream with Google music though. Thanks
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Yep. I'd seen a few reports here that it was possible, but naturally I didn't believe it until I saw/heard it for myself, and I was shocked. Surfing or any other http activity was a mess, but the main things I need still worked fine. :)
[General Topics] KrazyAttack:
So about 30 minutes ago my phone popped up with a "Restricted access changed" notification and I now have no service.

Just randomly, tried taking out sim and putting it back in to no luck, tried using some tape to hold the sim in place, no luck.

Wtf?

Not sure if it's the phone or the sim, never seen this before.
[General Topics] o1nks:
Best thing you can do is call T-Mobile support and see what's going on.
[General Topics] crucialcolin:
Had that happen to me after my first month. It turns out for whatever reason auto payment enrollment didn't take when I first signed up/added funds to my account. Might want to check with T-Mobile as mentioned
[General Topics] unknownbeing:
According to metro's coverage map they don't have any of their own towers anywhere near where I live
[General Topics] :
Isn't the unlimited 4G throttled after 5GB? You still are getting unlimited 2G, right?
[General Topics] ethan.r.besbris:
No. The $70 plan is truly unlimited, no throttle.
[General Topics] :
Yeah I know but the $30 is unlimited up to 5GB, and then unlimited 2G.
[General Topics] ethan.r.besbris:
Correct.
[General Topics] :
I was just wonder why he was complaining about unlimited 2G.
[General Topics] FuMMoD:
Yes it's unlimited 2g but drastically throttled. Another user mentioned it was stable enough to stream google music surprisingly.
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
So you've actually got Google Voice working with the $30/Month prepaid plan? How did you do it? I've seen a lot of forums/postings saying it can't be done, T-Mobile tells me it can't be done, but it seems a few lucky souls got it working.

I've tried having Tmo turn off their voicemail service, but that didn't work. Any tips would be appreciated, but it seems Tmo isn't of the mind that it can be done....
[General Topics] BirchBarlow:
You can't. T-Mobile Prepaid doesn't support conditional call forwarding. What he must have done is ported his number over to Google Voice. If you use Google Voice to receive calls, you can set Google Voice to forward the calls to your device, and when you don't answer, the calls will go back to your Google Voice mailbox. Of course for that to work you have to have a full Google Voice account and you have to have your T-Mobile Voicemail disabled, which can only be done by a CSR, not to mention it does cost money to port your number to Google Voice.
[General Topics] jpchopper:
Go with T-Mobile version. Main difference is they only sell the 16G version. It was the same with the nexus 4 too.
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
That's what I thought, ran into the same problem.....just thought maybe someone had actually got it to work :)
[General Topics] Caebron:
Why doesn't everyone just port their # to GV then? What's the catch?
[General Topics] Caebron:
Other than a one time fee of 20USD to Google?
[General Topics] niv3d:
Seriously?? What about inside buildings? ATT LTE is on the 700mhz spectrum and TMO LTE is on 1700mhz.... Far worse for in building coverage
[General Topics] Letitride:
Having just switched from VZW, we're looking at porting directly to GV for the one-time $20 fees - which is less than Big Red's equipment upgrade / activation fees had we stayed with CDMA - and would've gladly paid for that. We simply transfered 2 mobile numbers out to avoid any disruption in services as GV could take 7 days to complete.

For us - when Mrs. L & I are both traveling abroad, I'm not sure if we wanted all calls going to GV and its VM since it doesn't work/isn't available overseas. It can be a pain to forward calls to international # - even though we have an established mobile # in use already for several years at dirt cheap rates. That number will call forward & roam in the US, at reasonable rates, but T-Mo prepaid doesn't work or work as nicely - so, I am still thinking it loud with logistics and options. I might end up porting Mrs. L's mobile # to GV and it would simplify her less "active" line.

Here in NYC's suburb, all 3 major carriers provide marginal services inside our house - AT&T is often worst than - if not as bad as - T-Mo downstairs on 1/F. Upstairs, our indoor T-Mo signal is fine on 4G, and I get "full 4 bars" if stayed lock to 3G only and with good HSPA+ speed. Otherwise, we are missed no "fewer" calls than when we're on Big Red and while using T-Mo as our primary carrier, I still have a 2nd. backup line on AT&T so got the base covered for extreme emergencies.
[General Topics] coorsleftfield:
Yep. None of my coworkers on T-Mobile have a signal inside out building at work.. AT&T and sprint work just fine.
[General Topics] Caebron:
I hear Txt and MMS doesn't work well on GV either.
[General Topics] s9ortner:
Texting works great trough the GV app. MMS, well that's a different story. You can receive them in an email from Sprint and T-Mobile numbers but can't send out to anybody. I just use my cell # to create out going. Honestly, I don't miss MMS at all. I've been all in on GV for over 2 years now.
[General Topics] Soupskin:
Ported my number to Google Voice from Verizon. Running CM11 where you can force all outbound SMS through GV. GV is set to forward calls (but not SMS) to my $30 T-Mo prepaid number. GV app is set to use the system SMS app. Hangouts is my default SMS app. Using Groove IP to make all my calls, even over 3G. Couldn't be happier with it thus far.

Since Google Voice has my number now, if I decide that T-Mo Prepaid sucks, I'll just pick a different vendor and no one will be the wiser.
[General Topics] sirxdroid:
Texting doesn't work that great either. Sending to short codes may or may not work. Receiving from various senders may also not work. Some examples: paypal, redbox, some banks (for alerts) do not recognize GV numbers as valid "mobile" numbers. So it's not a great solution, it's half-baked. Hopefully it will get better with time.
[General Topics] s9ortner:
I don't use short codes and could care less about receiving corporate solicitations from your examples. If I need to check an account, I have a browser on the phone. GV works for my needs just fine.
[General Topics] sirxdroid:
But that was not the point. Just because you have solutions to work around the problems, does not make GV work "great" for texting. At least you need to be aware of the issues if you choose to use GV so you know what to expect. GV is very good for many things, but not for all things, some simply do not work at all. The point is it is not yet a 100% replacement for texting.
[General Topics] BirchBarlow:
Well that and the fact that if you're unsatisfied with "Full" Google Voice, I wouldn't count on being able to port your number back to your carrier. Personally I don't really need the functionality of Google Voice, so it's not worth the money and potential problems just to have my voicemails in Google Voice. Instead I just use T-Moble Visual Voicemail to avoid burning through minutes checking my voicemail. Works just the same.
[General Topics] Soupskin:
"100% replacement" is subjective. It is a 100% replacement for me.
[General Topics] BirchBarlow:
Maybe so, but that has no bearing on voice coverage. As far as data is concerned, I've found T-Mobile to be about triple the speed of AT&T. I don't know, maybe AT&T throttles their data or something. What I do know is the speed tests don't lie.
[General Topics] Soupskin:
I could swap to an AT&T SIM and swap back to T-Mo 2 hours later and still be reachable at my same GV number the entire time. I couldn't care less about the voicemail.
[General Topics] s9ortner:
Honestly, I never knew there was a problem then. I've never used a short code even prior to using GV and I have all my accounts contact me via email. So therefore, I am in no way using a workaround. It work just fine for me and several others that I know is all I'm trying to say.
[General Topics] Nnyan:
I agree I travel quite a bit and I have a Verizon phone for work a grandfathered AT&T unlimited and I have been trying the $30/mo T-Mobile plan. Inside buildings TM is pretty crappy. AT&T/Verizon are much better (they don't drop where TM will). Outside coverage is good in major areas but far more spots where you are supposed to be in the middle of LTE but drop down to H then AT&T and Verizon.
[General Topics] breakyoself:
Any suggestions for this problem: I am a longtime VZW subscriber with two national calling shared lines with grandfathered unlimited data on both. Wife has iphone and I have a CM11 gnex. Recently got a Nexus 5 and signed up for the the $30 prepaid Tmo.

Tmo's cell/data reception and speeds are excellent all around Los Angeles and Orange County, quite comparable to VZW I have not tested in smaller cities though and have heard this is Tmo's weakness.

Because i wasn't to keep the grandfathered unlimited data, I would like to port just the cell number on the gnex to the Tmo account so I can have that number on the Nexus 5, but would like to keep the unlimited data plan at VZW for a tablet. Anyone know if just the phone number can be ported from VZW while leaving the grandfathered data plan at VZW?

I would prefer not asking one of the VZW reps because they seem to be less than knowledgeable on the subject and I would rather hear from someone who actually did/tried this. Thanks in advance.