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[General Topics] whitedragonz83:
They already have VOIP in Hangouts on the iPhone. Likely they will supply their own service. It'll likely be cheaper than the call forwarding fees they pay now. They only need a free codec like opus and remove the video from their hangouts video service. Then boom. VOIP!

Otherwise, there are other options, but none will integrate with Google Voice.
[General Topics] drewwonu:
What other options?
[General Topics] whitedragonz83:
Skype, Vonage, VOIP.MS+CSipSimple. To name a few.
[General Topics] herosemblem:
I believe this was answered before, but I'll ask anyway since some folks here are very knowledgeable and will have a quick answer.

I'm about to upgrade from the $30 plan to the $70 unlimited plan.

Let's say I want to downgrade to the $30 plan a couple months down the road.

Is it a simple switch using MyT-mobile? Or would I have to sign up for the $30 plan using a new SIM/# etc. because the $30 plan is some kind of promotional deal? (I was about to upgrade to the $70 plan just now, but a disclaimer popped up, saying that I would relinquish my current $30 plan and not be able to switch back to it later). Thanks guys.
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
A few posts back:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50773269&postcount=1414
[General Topics] Anderson2:
Where do you get the free Simcard? My wife's phone is ready to go on T-Mobile 100 minute $30 plan.
[General Topics] sirxdroid:
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/...mbiSIM-Activation-Kit?AID=11031750&PID=552179
[General Topics] herosemblem:
I got mine free, online at Tmo. Not sure if it was a promotion, though.
[General Topics] Anderson2:
Thank you. Ordered it.
[General Topics] bestmvno.com:
Can i ask why you need to switch to the $70 plan?
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
I told myself if I ran out of the 5GB data for three months in a row before reupping, I probably needed more data than 5GB. Indeed month 1 I ran out with 4 days to go..I suffered through it. The following month, I ran out with only two days to go but soldiered on, and the third month I ran out with a week left, which was the clincher-No way was I going to wait a week on 2G. I opened another line (new SIM) and 'toggled' SIM's (My main number is on Vonage, and forwarded to my cell regardless of TMO's number), trying to save $10 /mo to cover the overlap. After a few months of this swapping about every 3-3 1/2 weeks, I decided if I can only get 3 weeks for 5GB and have to reup every 3 weeks, I should just face the fact and spend the few extra dollars and not have to worry about data OR minutes anymore. I still have a $30/mo SIM/number, but it's dormant for the time being, with another 55 days until it fully expires. Undecided if I'll kill it and stick with $70/mo everything unlimited, but it's nice to have uninterrupted data when I need it.
[General Topics] bestmvno.com:
OK, if it was a minutes thing I could have offered an easy solution. Data is a little bit harder. With over 100 minutes you just need to have money in your account so they can deduct 10c/minute. As far as data goes, I have seen in some forums people claim that they are able to just add another $30 refill card a few days early and start a new billing cycle although it sometimes requires a call to T-mobile to get them to do it. I cannot verify these claims myself though as I have yet to go over the 5GB limit and try myself
[General Topics] herosemblem:
Yeah, blowing through the 5gb data on the 2nd day of my plan, about 28 days ago, was pretty annoying. I can't wait until my cycle renews tomorrow so I can begin with the $70 truly unlimited plan.
[General Topics] whitedragonz83:
Good timing. At the end of the month it goes up to $80 for unlimited.

http://www.tmonews.com/2014/03/50-s...national-texting-double-4g-lte-datatethering/
[General Topics] herosemblem:
I know! I just read about that a few seconds ago. Does signing up at the present $70 rate ensure we will continue receiving that rate?
[General Topics] david279:
You sure that's not for post paid?
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Correct...Simple Choice is post-paid, the announced changes don't affect pre-paid plans.

---------- Post added at 04:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:22 PM ----------

Existing plans are not affected, only new and upgraded plans as of March 23.

Edit: Referring above to Simple Choice Unlimited Everything Plan currently @ $70/mo. The other plans DO get double data and international texting added for free.
[General Topics] herosemblem:
Thanks, guys.
[General Topics] duarian:
So I noticed the $30 a month plan has written under it 'only for devices bought from wal-mart or activated on T-Mobile.com'. How does one go about getting a N5 from Google play and getting this plan now?
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
1) Buy N5 on Play

2) Get SIM from TMO.com

3) Activate SIM on TMO.com or phone

4) Profit.
[General Topics] herosemblem:
I bought my n5 on Google play, and bought Tmo Sim kit on T-Mobile.com, then ordered a $30 emailed refill card from Walmart.com, then set it up all on Tmo website.

There are other routes as well.
[General Topics] baiju2012:
That's what I did with N4 when it came out. Profiting since then.:D

Nexus IV
[General Topics] howard bamber:
Just butting in.. I feel for you in the states. You would of thought charges would be dirt cheap, with the size of the market. I'm on prepay in the UK. For 22usd per month I get 300 mins 3000 text and totally unlimited 4g data. No throttling. I use 30plus gigs a month.

5cents for extra minutes but I use Skype so never run out.

My gf is on at&t and they bleed her there.

T mobile is expensive here though. I'd never use them.

Sent using reversed alien technology...
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Long distance romance...you NEED the minutes! :P Tell her she wants the TMO 30/mo plan, and you both use Voxer and Skype. :) Cheers!
[General Topics] Native89:
If you're lucky, T-Mobile sometimes has the SIM cards for free.

Did exactly this coming from Verizon and don't think I'll leave T-Mobile anytime soon.
[General Topics] pezkiln:
I thought you had to buy the prepaid SIM so the ones that T-Mobile sometimes has for free will not work.
[General Topics] md1008:
I have seen the $30 Sim card plan in Walmart
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Any SIM that needs activation and fits your phone will work...how you activate and the plan you choose during activation determines the outcome. This plan requires YOU activate (not a csr) by phone prompt or online, and choose this plan to get it. You can choose among other plans, or pay more to have TMobile activate for you...but why?

https://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/sim-card
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
See, now you're just rubbing it in......
[General Topics] bozzykid:
You have to buy the activation kit version of the SIM. They usually put it on sale about once a month. It works just fine for this plan.
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
Semi-kind-of-not-related: I hope Sprint doesn't buy T-Mobile. I have a feeling if they do, this plan will be the first thing to be axed. I'll go back to StraightTalk, using AT&T, before I use Sprint again.
[General Topics] ski522:
Doubt you need to worry about that...Legere, T-Mobile's CEO, would most likely take over the helm of the merge company since Sprint's CEO Hesse has done nothing but sink Sprint while Legere has saved T-Mobile!
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
I think it would be the first time in history that a CEO position has been decided by the Bro-cathalon:

Beer Pong

Arm Wrestling

Blow-up Suit Sumo Wrestling

Free Throw Basketball Arcade Machine

Call of Duty deathmatch (best 3 of 5, of course)

Euchre (again, best 3 of 5 matches)

Flip Cup

My money's on Legere by a mile.
[General Topics] RainMotorsports:
The plan isn't the only thing that would get Axed. There are only 2 possible outcomes of a T-Mobile merger even though it seems off the table now. Either Sprint goes GSM or T-Mobiles network gets axed for spectrum. It would be pretty hard to move that many customers off however Sprint could really use the spectrum. They tend to have better coverage in areas where T-Mo doesn't. But in populated area's their 3G is saturated. I haven't looked at what spectrums Sprint doesn't use that their current and future devices offer. Not sure if T-Mo's spectrum is really all that optimal for a current take over. Id rather see Sprint go GSM :p
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
Sprint going GSM would be the better move. And with things moving towards VoLTE (I know this is years off....baby steps), it would be better if Sprint just made all their phones with sim card slots. Plus, EvDo is rather laughable with respect to speeds. When I'm on H, I get way better speeds than I ever saw with EvDo. It is usually much better than I saw with that crappy WiMax, too.

I just hope AT&T steps in the way of this merger, much like Sprint stepped in the way when AT&T tried the same thing. I'm sure the legal department at AT&T already has a set of statements, and have already approved a marketing campaign just for this. I remember it getting pretty ugly a few years ago.
[General Topics] pdrift:
Hi guys...new nexus 5 owner here trying to activate. I've been reading thru this thread and I thought I read somewhere that I could use any sim I just had to activate on T-Mobile.com.

Well I'm trying to use a

sim I purchased from tmo for 99¢ a couple months ago. I've tried several times on the website, I've called T-Mobile customer service, and finally I tried a refill card from Walmart. Nothing seems to work and customer service tells me they are having problems with the system.

I ported my virgin mobile number and I was thinking maybe that's what is holding things up. I'm not really sure though. I went thru everything double checking my steps making sure my info was correct. Any ideas?
[General Topics] ski522:
A big gotcha with Virgin Mobile is you need your account number...which is not your telephone number and it's not listed anywhere if you login to your account on their website. You have to contact VM to get your account number. My guess is they do this to make it as painful to possible to move to another carrier.
[General Topics] pdrift:
I didn't realize that.. Well time to give them a call and find out.
[General Topics] TheDannemand:
I called Virgin Mobile to get account numbers when my wife and I ported to T-Mo in Dec. There were no problems, they gave the account numbers right away.

When activating on T-Mo, there was a snafu where it took the $30 refill I gave it, and activated with the ported number right away. But then it complained that the account was unfunded. Apparently my funding was applied to the temporary account/number, not the ported number. I had to call T-Mo and they fixed it.

I received an SMS almost immediately that porting was completed; but I continued to have dual service for several hours, with outgoing calls and data working on T-Mo, while incoming calls and messages still went to my old VMU phone. After a few hours (maybe next day) it sorted itself out.

Other than that T-Mo has been working fine. Do note that a month is 30 days, not a calendar month as VMU. So your refill date will shift after months with 31 or 28 days.
[General Topics] pdrift:
Thanks for the help guys. I called Virgin Mobile and got my account number no problems and then called T-Mobile's number transfer center (1-877-789-3106) and someone helped me correct my mistake. After he successfully ported my number, I got a couple text messages on my Nexus 5 with a temporary password. Then I used that info to log in at my.t-mobile.com and added funds with the $30 refill card I got at walmart. I didn't even have to reboot my phone for it to start getting service. I really love this phone and plan combo :p
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
$30
[General Topics] TheDannemand:
Good job, welcome onboard!

It's an official prepaid plan, nothing schemy or underhand about it: You get a phone and a SIM, then activate it on T-mobile.com. Or go to Wal-Mart.

If you pay directly through T-Mo, it's $30 plus sales tax. I pay $29.75 on callingmart.com: No sales tax, and rewards points from last purchase. I get a $30 refill code immediately, which I enter on my.t-mobile.com.
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
My monthly tab always comes out to $32-something, $64 and some change for my wife and I; tax is added on for me but maybe other states are different (I'm in Michigan). Still, it's a heck of a lot cheaper than the $140-ish I was paying a month to Sprint for two lines.
[General Topics] trsix:
wrong

*Wrong. The free sim works. QUOTE=bozzykid;50988047]You have to buy the activation kit version of the SIM. They usually put it on sale about once a month. It works just fine for this plan.[/QUOTE]
[General Topics] Gzan23:
Just signed up for this last week and it was $32.10. Works great! Speeds are much faster than AT&T in my area.

I ordered the sim online for $10 from T-mobile and activated online when I received the sim.
[General Topics] Anderson2:
Does this plan provide a tool to block phone calls from certain numbers? I need to block some marketing calls that are eating up my minutes.
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
You can kind of do this in Android. Just click on the contact you don't want to be bother with, and go into the settings of that contact, and select "All calls to voicemail". Your phone won't even ring. If the caller leaves a voicemail, you will get that notification, and that's it.
[General Topics] Anderson2:
Terrific! Thank you so much. I didn't know that.
[General Topics] andy o:
Is your phone registered in the Do Not Call list (donotcall.gov)? If so, it's illegal for them to call you. It reduced marketing calls significantly to pretty much zero on my landline years ago, and on my cell phone.

Then last year for a while I was been getting clearly illegal phone calls coming from apparently the same business (in Spanish, saying similar things) to my T-mo number. Each call was from a different number, and they had the same first 6 digits of my own number (123-456-xxxx). I don't know if the same digits or the Spanish was coincidence (I speak Spanish and my first/middle names are Spanish). I never gave out that number in the past few years since I started using Google Voice. I figured they couldn't just keep changing numbers indefinitely and sure enough, they just stopped a few months ago.
[General Topics] Anderson2:
Thank you. I had my home phone number registered but had not registered my new cell phone because I thought it was already illegal to market call a cell phone. I just went ahead and registered the T-Mobile assigned cell phone.

Thanks for reminding me.
[General Topics] pdrift:
Does anyone know why I don't get LTE at my job with this phone plan combo.. I get lte at home and around town but not at work. I brought my wife's note 3 (post paid) in to test the signal before I ordered my nexus 5 and it had 3 to 4 bars of 4g. With this plan and phone I only every get the H next to the signal bars.
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
It probably has nothing to do with your phone/plan combo, and more to do with radio signals trying to enter your building. Do you get LTE when you step outside the building?

There are a million factors why you would have one type of network connectivity over the other. We don't have enough info to really answer your question.
[General Topics] Fire Ball:
On the Note 3 when it says "4G" it is really on HSPA+. They just call it 4G for marketing purposes. It say "4G LTE" when it's actually on LTE.
[General Topics] ski522:
Download Network Signal Info on both phones. It will tell you what that actual signal type is. As some others have said, most likely wife's phone is not completely truthful about the signal.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android.telnet&hl=en
[General Topics] RainMotorsports:
Thats typical of carrier branded devices, possibly oem firmware as well. Sprint was famous for having Samsung show the 3G symbol even when you are on 1x. Not a problem you will have on a Nexus though. H, H+ and LTE for T-Mobile. Cant remember what it shows for 2G think 2G but... lol. On Sprint there will of course be a slight difference for 3G symbol-age.
[General Topics] akash3656:
On stock android;

G for GPRS (2G)

E for EDGE (2.5G)

3G for UMTS (3G)

H for HSPA (3.5G)

H for HSPA+(3.75G)

Some custom ROMs display H+ for HSPA+ connections though

LTE for LTE (4G)

Now, other non stock android devices may use a totally different way to show the various network types. A good example is the iPhone 4/4S, shows AT&T's HSPA network as 4G lul.
[General Topics] Anderson2:
I'll be traveling to Ottawa, Canada in the near future. Does anyone know if the nexus 5 on the $30 plan will work in Canada?

Roaming charges?
[General Topics] david279:
No roaming on prepaid
[General Topics] ski522:
Correct, but I beleive you can add it on a monthly basis:

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-additional-services
[General Topics] MobileThrowAwayAcc:
Hey, that's good to know! Thanks!
[General Topics] Gaffadin:
Although you get no data.
[General Topics] paperWastage:
http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251624&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1907334&highlight=

not sure what the "prepaid" service refers to... probably the Simple Choice prepaid line (i.e. $50/$60/$70 bundles, not the $30 for 5GB one)
[General Topics] Anderson2:
Suggestions for a dialer to replace the one that comes with T-Mobile?
[General Topics] FuMMoD:
T-Mobile doesn't have a dialer....... Cellular phone companies can't add anything to Nexus devices.
[General Topics] BigJeff:
This may just be me, but when I go over the 5gbs, and I stream a lot of music, it'll kick back into LTE and i can push LTE speeds all the way till the next month when I refill, so I really get like 7+gigs of LTE
[General Topics] Anderson2:
Ah, I guess it is then the native Android dialer. I'll have to replace it. I looked in the play store and there are so many to choose from. Suggestions for the better ones?
[General Topics] Macguyver:
So you're doing the first 5GB on HSPA?
[General Topics] BigJeff:
Nope its all Ltd for first 5
[General Topics] Pandages:
I'm running this plan. I'm thinking about swapping to the $80 post-paid option, so that I can take advantage of T-Mo's program to provide free cell reception amplifiers to post-paid customers. Also, I'd get a small discount.

100 minutes just isn't quite enough for me. It's close, though. If I had free nights or weekends or something, then it would be sufficient. Or if Wifi-calling worked on the Nexus devices. As it stands, I'm likely to go over by a bit each month.
[General Topics] Anderson2:
Doesn't Talkatone (which does phone calls over wifi) work on nexus devices?

Also if you add $10 to cover calls beyond 100 minutes you would still be paying only $40 a month. That's what I do.
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
I use talkatone as my primary method of making calls. With my number ported to Google voice, I can make and receive calls through talkatone. Once may 14th comes around, I'll need to see what I can use after Google shuts down xmpp support. I'm hoping hangouts will handle these duties.
[General Topics] Johnny Broccoli:
Same.
[General Topics] jblazea50:
Anyone know how I can switch one line from Simple Choice Family to this prepaid $30 plan? Of course the device will be paid off fully. I already have the micro sim kit from T-Mobile. What steps do I need to take to keep my current number when I make the switch to the prepaid?
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
Just an update on the exact amount I was charged. $30.75. I live in Georgia, so I'm not sure if there are different fees for other states. I use the auto-refill straight from the my.t-mobile website.
[General Topics] TastyUpdate:
For those on T-Mobile's $30 plan, tethering is not possible. UNTIL NOW. This method makes tethering possible without the use of a third-party tethering app. You can setup a tethering hotspot straight from the Kit Kat settings. Root access, and a paid app, SQLite Editor, is required. The app is $2, but it's a small price to pay for unlimited tethering! Link with instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47203432&postcount=70
[General Topics] sirxdroid:
Do you guys find that you also need to change the APN to use IPv4 only?
[General Topics] TastyUpdate:
That's correct
[General Topics] Gaffadin:
The "IP4 / IP6" setting also works.

The paid app is not required; you can use other (free) database editors to make the necessary change.
[General Topics] :
Hmm, I've been tethering my iPad since day one of owning the Nexus 5 and using this plan.
[General Topics] ski522:
I was having trouble tethering until I followed this method...so I guess your mileage will vary.
[General Topics] TastyUpdate:
Really? And this is without the use of a tethering app such as FoxFi? There is a tethering block by default. I wonder if you kept tethering abilities due to a grandfather plan. At one point, before most of us got this T-Mobile plan, maybe tethering was enabled on the $30 plan.

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I am also being charged $30.75 per month. I'm using auto-pay and live in Idaho.
[General Topics] Pandages:
I'm looking for a way to improve my signal inside my home, and hopefully bypass the 100min/month. I see three possible approaches:

1) wifi-calling through T-Mobile's proprietary IMS service. This could be delivered through hacked up ROMs, flashable zips, or a T-Mobile-specific 1st-party app.

1a) This is unlikely.

2) Signal Booster: the Cel-Fi RS224 supposedly works very well. T-Mobile provides these for free if you are on a post-paid plan. I'd need to swap to a different plan, or to buy one of these myself. They're very expensive.

2a) This is expensive.

3) SIP address(es), Softphone application(s), GoogleVoice, etc. This approach could be free, but is a bit tricky. There are lots of software limitations in place. Also, SIP-to-SIP calls are really what I would intend, meaning I would need to get most of the people who call me, or whom I call, to register SIP accounts (since we're nerds, this is more likely than you might think).

3a) This is for nerds.
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
The only issue I have with using my Google Voice # through Talkatone is when I answer the phone. It seems like there's a couple of seconds delay from the time I answer and say "Hello?" to the point where I first hear the person on the other end. If signal is low, sometimes the connection isn't that good. Other than that, I have no issues with using VoIP. When I'm at home, on wifi, my calls are nice and clear.
[General Topics] Pandages:
I don't think I'd want to use Talkatone, but, that sounds like an implementation of #3. Still, I'd rather use my own SIP server and some kind of F/OSS SIP client that integrates with the dialer app. Maybe in 4.5 or 5.0, Google will include upgraded SIP as part of the Dialer app.
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
The talkatone way is going to kind of disappear in May, when google drops XMPP support. You will need to sign up for a separate talkatone account (currently, you can log in using your GV login information, and make/receive calls via GV), and then have your GV number forward calls to that number. Outgoing calls would show your talkatone number, not your GV number (like I currently have now - incoming and outgoing calls are all handled through talkatone, via my GV number). I hope the Hangouts app for android mirrors the app in iOS, which allows for outgoing VoIP calls. I just don't know if the hangouts app allows for incoming calls in iOS.
[General Topics] :
I decided one day to try it and it worked. I've only had T-Mobile since January. I wonder if using a custom ROM unblocked it, I ran CM11.
[General Topics] TastyUpdate:
Ohhhh that explains a lot. Some custom ROMs do that, done don't. The main one I used, Cataclysm, didn't have that feature.
[General Topics] :
Ah, I see. Well I'm not currently in the states, but installed SlimKat so hopefully it still works.
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
Must be a state-by-state thing; I live in Michigan, and my monthly is $32 and some change.
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
Location, location, location.