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[Nexus 5 General] tmeader:
Since Aio always allowed free tethering, and the new Cricket is just a re-badged Aio for all intents and purposes, why do you think that tethering violates their TOS all of the sudden?
[Nexus 5 General] kjjjjshab:
Because it does.

www.cricketwireless.com/terms

Prohibited Uses...

"tether a wireless device to a computing device... ""... and you have not subscribed to a specific data plan designed for this purpose"

So the CDMA smartphone plans used to be considered" designed for this purpose" but I have never seen the new GSM plans referred to as such. Please share where that is stated.
[Nexus 5 General] tmeader:
That's fine, except Cricket HAS NO plan or add-on options "designed for this purpose". So, unless they were disabling tethering outright, which they aren't obviously, it appears to be allowed. I understand what their new terms say, but I'm thinking that this is more the case (at least right now) of a mass carry-over of the Cricket jargon without it being changed to reflect Aio's actual policies.
[Nexus 5 General] kjjjjshab:
I still think if the current smartphone plans don't explicitly state tethering is allowed then it is prohibited. But it sure would be great to have it spelled out, rather than being forced to interpret or take the word of a random CSR.

Edit:

"This AUP encompasses Cricket Network and Services using the new Cricket GSM network as well as the legacy Cricket CDMA network. You are a legacy Cricket CDMA customer if you have not migrated to the new Cricket GSM network..."

I can't find it right now, but I am certain CDMA plans used to explicitly state tethering was included. Some users would still be on those plans.

Edit2: Here excerpt from a press release describing the CDMA plans that included tethering:

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Cricket Communications...

..The new $60 smartphone plan contains 2.5GB of full-speed data per month and the new $70 smartphone plan offers 5GB of full-speed data per month. Both the $60 and $70 plans include the ability for customers to tether their device to power additional wireless devices...

So this would be why the Cricket TOS and AUP still need to provide for some legacy users that have tethering included.
[Nexus 5 General] c47v3779:
I switched from t-mobile to cricket last Friday. Well worth it! Got LTE during most of my drive to Austin from Houston.

With t-mobile, I always had Edge or no data at all during road trips!
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
Great to hear! I love T-Mobile, but I can't complain about the better coverage and great price.
[Nexus 5 General] c47v3779:
$55 for Unlimited talk, text and 5GB of high speed data at 8mbps is just too good!
[Nexus 5 General] nelsonator1982:
Any one else been having lte problems not connecting at all really I'm in the Detroit area
[Nexus 5 General] tmeader:
I had the same issue with the original Nexus 5 I got (ordered on release day). Had to get a replacement from Google to get one that would successfully connect over LTE on Aio (now Cricket). Never had a problem with LTE on T-mobile.

Still have occasions where there should be coverage under LTE (if you look at the map), but it fails to ever connect (never even switches over to LTE though), but HSPA works fine. I attribute that to congestion at this point though.
[Nexus 5 General] bigdave79:
Anyone else having problems with mms messages? I keep getting a msg saying "mobile plan blocks MMS". I checked my apn settings and they seem fine. I swear it was working last week.
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
Me and a co-worker have been having some poor speeds in central Illinois. I was unable to stream music for a day or two last week.

Is anyone else finding issues with their service the last week? Is it just my location and maybe AT&T network issues?
[Nexus 5 General] MrObvious:
It's their proxy server and it's been happening for the last month or two and has gradually gotten worse. I think they were able able to fix it yesterday because speeds went back to normal. Check the HowardForums Cricket/AIO section for way more info.
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
Thanks for the info. I'll check out the other forums.
[Nexus 5 General] MrObvious:
Update they fixed it for sure. Speed tests just had higher latency but were close to 7/7 down and up.
[Nexus 5 General] FunDionysus:
See new thread - Nexus 5 on Cricket Wireless

With AIO merged into Cricket Wireless (and the AIO brand discontinued by AT&T) the following thread has been initiated:

Nexus 5 on Cricket Wireless

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/nexus-5-cricket-wireless-t3001205
[Nexus 5 General] Joshmccullough:
Yeah, LTE isn't working here in Ann Arbor......only getting HSPA/3G here.

Now that I think about it, there was a HUGE power outage in Detroit this afternoon, I wonder if for some reason that's got anything to do with it?
[Nexus 5 General] jss2:
This is a well thought out comparison. If you need more than 2gb of data each month, the $70 for 7gb plan on AIO is great.

Personally, I typically use in the 750mb to 1.25gb range per month, so a 2gb plan is perfect for me. At that point, it was a no brainer to choose the $60 GoPhone plan over the $55 AIO plan, and not have throttled speeds.

It's nice having different options to match different needs.

The screen shot below shows several speed test results over the past 2 months. All on AT&T GoPhone. And all in the metrowest area to the west of Boston (as location will certainly have a large impact on speeds and coverage).

As indicated, my all time best speed is almost 46 Mbps download & 18 Mbps upload. more typically I'm getting in the 20's for download and 10-15 upload. the last one (today's test) was inside my house, and I bet the speeds would be higher if I went outside.
[Nexus 5 General] Caelrie:
What's a dicecuber?
[Nexus 5 General] bekyndnunwind:
The ping is noticeably better with GoPhone over AIO. I will have to give GoPhone a shot one of these days...
[Nexus 5 General] ew2x4:
I've been on AIO with my Nexus 5 and my wife's Moto G for a couple weeks now. Great reception so far in Colorado Springs. LTE almost everywhere. It was a toss up between AIO and the others, but a free third month made up my mind. Not disappointed so far. At any time, you can easily add another GB or up to the 7 GB plan. The speed caps aren't even noticeable. Pings are larger than on ATT, I would question your sanity if you notice a true difference in every day use.
[Nexus 5 General] bekyndnunwind:
Agreed! :good:
[Nexus 5 General] unknownbeing:
This uses AT&T's network? What's the difference between this and getting an AT&T Sim card from straight talk for $45 a month?
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
Straight Talk's number porting takes forever and their customer service is foreign and horrible. Aio's customer service is in the USA and I transferred my number completely in less than 15 minutes. I could send and receive MMS messages and phone calls.
[Nexus 5 General] fallingd0wn:
Straight Talk has a fixed 2.5Gb data limit. It's full speed up to that point, throttled after. They also have some weird policies prohibiting continuous video streaming if you look at their terms of service. AIO is always speed limited (8Mbps LTE, 4Mpbs 3G) but their top plan allows for a higher data limit, up to 7Gb, before the throttle kicks in. If you use a lot of mobile data its your best prepaid option if T Mobile doesn't work for you.
[Nexus 5 General] ew2x4:
Straight Talk is notorious for poor support and shady data policies. Personally, I choose not to support them.
[Nexus 5 General] Jsparta26:
Aio is OK. I like the fact of the byod program and the whole third month is free. Capped data is not to bad. When you do hit the cap it makes downloading anything unbearable. Outside my house I get better reception. T-Mobile and I had a disagreement and they booted me off their network and banned my imei on their network so until I resolve matters with them AIO will do for now. Better than straight talk. Lol
[Nexus 5 General] Incredible_Culp:
Love AIO

I'm now 'back' with AIO after serving both GoPhone and the T-Mobile $30 plan

I've got to say that (for me, my usage, and location) AIO is the better service.

Why?

-Here is my thread I started a couple months ago explaining my experience with GoPhone and T-Mo $30 plan http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48791108#post48791108

Here's a short explanation on my history:

I was with T-mobile for 4 years on contract, it was my first cell phone provider I started paying for, for myself. (mom booted me off the family plan when I started college lol -- needed to learn responsibility she would recall) -- So now that I'm a senior, and that the new Nexus was out, I decided to go to prepaid. I picked AIO first. I bought the AIO service ($55 plan) and that came in the mail before the Nexus did, so I slapped the AIO sim in the current phone I had at the time (HTC Sensation). Of course, I didn't have the LTE service because the HTC was a branded T-Mobile phone. When the Nexus finally came in, I then slapped the AIO sim card in the Nexus (everything was working great), and I soon discovered that GoPhone didn't throttle the speed (I thought paying $5 more was worth not having my data throttled when I was getting the same amount of data anyway - 2GB). So I jumped to GoPhone (after having AIO for like a week on the Nexus) and soon became very disappointed. (read my thread). I then decided to go to T-Mobile for obvious reasons, and because I didn't have the funds at the time to go back to AIO. (This is POST the thread I posted above -- so after I had the service) --> After being on TMO's $30 plan, I had a good experience. I talk more than the 100 minutes they allow, so of course I put an extra $10 in that account.. But since I was going back to college (winter break is over) (read the thread). I needed my LTE back.. (rural area - TMO's coverage isnt very good, I get 2G here at college with TMO, but not with ATT -- I was staying in the city for winter break so I was getting LTE with TMO). Anyways...

At this time, (after winter break) I got my money back up, and ordered another AIO plan the ($70) one, and I've been on this for a little over two weeks now, and I have PLENTY of data left.. I'm loving it.. For my usage, its WELL worth it. I can stream Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, Google Music, etc with no problem whatsoever. So the data throttle isn't a big deal at all.. Yeah, it may seem 'cool' to have 57+ mbs down and 74+mbs upload speeds, but it isn't practical. You don't notice it, it real time use.

I'm doing my daily routines, without any buffer time at all. :)

Well, so much for a 'short' history lol
[Nexus 5 General] es0tericcha0s:
My first and only issue so far with AIO just started yesterday. Am able to call and send texts, but not able to receive. No issues with data. Knew it wasn't the phone, because had the same issue in a Nokia Lumia 920, and called to confirm with AIO as well. They attempted to reset something on their end, but to no avail. Ah well. I had multiple issues with Tmo including no talk/text/data at all at my shop, so this is just a minor glitch and they already credited some $ to my account without me asking for it. Not complaining, as stuff happens, but at least they knew about it, didn't try to blame my phone, and credited without asking. I've certainly had worse experiences when having issues with service.

I'm in the Denver area, for those that might be in a similar boat.
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
Most likely they're performing a number re-broadcast which should be fixed within 24 hours, if not, something is up on their end. No issues here though, sorry man. Aio has great customer service, so hopefully they can figure this out in a timely manner.
[Nexus 5 General] es0tericcha0s:
Must've been it. Everything finally kicked back on tonight and I got a flood of messages. Phone was going crazy. Heh
[Nexus 5 General] abhipati:
I want to try AIO next month . I heard about the referral program , anyone interested in sending the referral code ?? Both of us can be benefited
[Nexus 5 General] dan46n2:
Same here, going to give AIO a try (currently on straight talk).
[Nexus 5 General] ethan.r.besbris:
I'd also like a referral! I'm super interested! ethanbesbris@gmail.com! Pretty please!!! :D
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
Shoot me a PM with your first name, last name, and email address and I can refer you guys easily. I'm an Aio member, and you'll get $25 credit if you join via referral.
[Nexus 5 General] abhipati:
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[Nexus 5 General] dan46n2:
I tried to sign up online to have my # ported and it kept erroring out and gave me the option to cancel the transaction, which I did. Twice.

Just checked my bank account and I see 2 charges on there from AIO wireless.

I chatted with someone through the chat feature available at AIO's contact us page and they confirmed that the only way for me to port my Straight Talk number to AIO is to visit a physical store.

Seems kind silly but I guess I won't be signing up...
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
Call StraightTalk and let them know you'll be releasing your number to be ported to another carrier. Some phone carriers will not do so unless you directly speak with them yourself.
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
A few questions for those with AIO. 1) Can I tether with this plan? 2) Is the coverage the same as postpaid ATT or more like GoPhone? 3) Google Hangouts video work?

Thanks.
[Nexus 5 General] bozzykid:
Just a heads up...

Aio has changed their plans (lowered the price on 2 of the plans).

- The $60 plan is now 5gb.

- The $50 plan is now 2.5gb.

- The $40 plan is now 500mb.

And if you setup auto pay, you get a $5 credit each month.

I think current users are grandfathered but if you want the new plans or the $5 monthly credit, you have to switch to the new plans.
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
Thanks for the heads up! Anyone already an Aio member will still pay $5 more unless you manually change your plan. Login to your Aio account and go to "Change Plan", scroll down and select the new "Smart Plan". I've looked at all details and it looks to be the same, just with 500MB more high speed data allowance.

I'm able to tether, so you should be able to also with Aio. The coverage is great, about the same as postpaid, but no roaming on t-mboile if you're in weak area with no AT&T service. Otherwise, the service has been great and I haven't had "no signal" or "emergency calls only" appear unless I go into my work place's basement.
[Nexus 5 General] unsivil_audio:
Awesome, just switched my plan. AIO is no brainer for me. I used ST for about two months (previously coming from at&t), both of which, my data was throttled beyond reprieve; it was then I heard about AIO going nationwide, made the switch, and haven't been happier. I generally use less than 2GB of data a month, but the option to use more is a nice one.
[Nexus 5 General] GadgetLady:
I am having an awful ordering experience with AIO! I ordered the sim card with $55 2 gb plan. The order processed fine, accepted my debit card purchase, approved my Verizon number port, and gave me a confirmation number, which unfortunately I didn't print for some reason. That's OK I thought, it will be in the email. Well, my bank immediately called because it looked like fraudulent activity from Florida! I approved it of course. That was Friday. I have been in 2 chat sessions with AIO and they have no record of the transaction or order! It is still pending on my bank website to be released on 2-4 (today). I never got an email from AIO. I'm going to wait to see if the charge just falls off my bank statement as its been been in pending status for 3 business days. AIO is supposed to call me tomorrow after they review their records. This is frustrating! I really want to use my new phone. It's all rooted and custom rom'd and ready to go!
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
Does anyone have any problems with Google services being delayed with aio? Like hangouts and gmail? On ST they shut down the Google ports after a period of inactivity so often hangouts are delayed 15 minutes (I'm using an app to force reconnect every 2 minutes to get around it, but would rather not). So this is the main reason I would switch to aio from ST.

Never had this on tmobile.
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
Google services are always fine with Aio for me. Never had issues with hangouts, gmail, or anything. As long as I have a connection to data, I'm golden.
[Nexus 5 General] GadgetLady:
There's a fix for that. Requires root. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2142503
[Nexus 5 General] Zepius:
can you buy refills from somewhere else other than the AIO website?
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
There are no refills when it's all unlimited. Just pay month to month online, no need to run to Walmart or anywhere and buy credit.
[Nexus 5 General] Zepius:
that hurts my soul a little bit. i always use callingmart to buy refills. they usually have coupon codes, etc plus no sales tax where im at.
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
If it helps any at all, the prices Aio advertises are the exact prices they charge. It includes all taxes and fees already, so if you see $50 a month, you get charged exactly $50. Autopay gives you another $5 off making it $45 a month.

No need for coupon codes when you're getting little discounts already.
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
Yes. This is exactly what i am using, but i stillsee tons of wake locks on my phone when it's reconnecting every 2 minutes. So I would like to avoid this is possible.
[Nexus 5 General] bekyndnunwind:
I'm confused because I've been on Aio for months now on autopay and I don't get $5 off....are you sure about this? Wondering why I'm not getting that discount :confused:

Edit: I just switched to the new $50 plan and I'll be seeing the $5 credit on my next billing cycle :D
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
It just started in the past day or two. Be sure to go to your account details and swap your plan for the same one but $5 cheaper also
[Nexus 5 General] kopower:
Hmm. Very tempted to give these guys a shot. First I have to see how T-Mo's coverage is by me. It looks like Aio has outstanding coverage where I live. Is there roaming on their network, so I can always make calls and send texts like T-Mo?
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
Aio doesn't roam onto T-Mobile or any other carrier, but atleast in my case the coverage is so good there's no need for roaming. When I was with T-Mobile I had issues roaming most of the time. I had read online about something with telecom companies leasing towers to AT&T could not be roamed on, but corporate owned AT&T towers could be roamed on. Not sure if that's true or not.

T-Mobile's coverage is actually really good in my area now that they bought out MetroPCS a while back ago. I'd be curious how my signal is across town. With Aio and T-Mobile being head to head on pricing now, I think I'm sticking with Aio since I've had only good experiences with them so far.
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
Just switched to AIO from the $30 T-Mobile plan. Loved the plan, but I would rather have slower LTE and instead almost always have LTE. No more Edge when driving, or far less.

Only a day or so into the plan. Hope it goes well the rest of the month.
[Nexus 5 General] digiblur:
What vendor do you guys see on the lock screen?

Any of you have SignalCheck from the play store? Looking for a screenshot while on LTE with AIO.
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
AIO on Lock Screen. AT&T on Signal Checker.
[Nexus 5 General] digiblur:
No screen?
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
Also. There is a $25 referral credit for both the referrer and referee. Private message me if anyone is interested.
[Nexus 5 General] unsivil_audio:
This what you are looking for?

Sent from Xposed Moto X 4.4.2
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
Still enjoying the better coverage in my area compared to T-Mobile. The AT&T coverage maps are pretty accurate from what I have seen. Mostly all LTE or at least 4G/HSPA service so far. Enough to start and continue streaming music in the car easily.
[Nexus 5 General] Johmama:
Hey I have a few questions. I've been with Aio for a few months now, but haven't switched plans once. My month is done right now and I wanna switch plans before paying for this next month.

1. How do I switch plans? I can't find any option to switch plans on any page anywhere on their website. After logging in, I go to all sub-tabs of the MyAio tab at the top and nothing. I've read the thread and saw a bunch people say to go to my account and switch plans, but those don't point me to the exact place. Can anyone provide a detailed description on where to find this option? Sorry if this seems ridiculous, but I suspect that there is something wrong and can't switch for some reason; I can't see it anywhere. They just keep saying "You Owe:" or "I owe:" then the amount my plan was. ($70, if that makes any difference).

2. If you look here, they hint at some fees and whatnot if you don't pay. How is this possible? I'm prepaid. If I stop paying, they should just stop giving me service. Am I misinterpreting this? That's kinda lame if you stop paying, then decide later that you want to come back. Might as well avoid that charge and get a new SIM and/or account.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
Click here to change your plan. You shouldn't be charged any fees. If you switch to a cheaper plan, you'll get a credit for the month. I switched mid month and get $5.00 credit back. I was on the old $55 smart plan, now on the new and improved smart plan for $50. If you switch to a more EXPENSIVE plan, you will be charged right away for the difference.
[Nexus 5 General] Johmama:
Thanks for the feedback. My suspicion was correct, though. They wouldn't let me change plans while my account was suspended for some reason. I ended up renewing my old $70/7GB plan for another month because I've been without traditional phone service for a few days. Sure enough, a few minutes after they charged me, I saw all those options to change plans and whatever else. They weren't even on the page before I renewed. That's kind of annoying, but I'll switch plans now and hopefully get some credit for next month.

EDIT:

As I thought, they gave me $20 credit for next month. I paid $70 for the old 7GB plan, then when they let me switch minutes later, I switched to their Smart plan ($50), effective immediately, and got the difference in credit for next month. Next month I'll pay $30 for their $50 plan, so the total for both months is $100, the same as if they let me switch before renewing my old plan. Having to renew the old plan then switch could be upsetting to some, but they gave full credit for the difference so I'm happy. It's also the reason I like them so much and enjoy staying with them; where others would charge you and that's that, Aio is actually flexible and treats you with respect, like the customer you are. Others would have charged me for the old plan and told me "Tough luck, buddy. Change your plan now."
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
Did you guys have to sign for this package? I know they did with straight talk, but I'm always at work when they come.
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
I didn't have to sign. Only received a SIM card though.
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
They just left it at door step?
[Nexus 5 General] whitedragonz83:
They leave all my stuff at the door. Maybe I signed a waiver. I live in a bit isolated home.
[Nexus 5 General] GadgetLady:
I don't have an option to change plans in the app either. Here's what my screen looks like:
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
Hi Gadget,

Login to Aio from a computer to access that feature, it should be available right by your monthly bill total. If you go back one page on this thread, I took a screenshot of where you'll find the button.
[Nexus 5 General] GadgetLady:
Oh, I thought you did your screenshot from the phone app!
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
Has anyone been able to use hotspot shield app with AIO? Whenever I connect to hotspot shiled my connection just turns off then reconnects over and over. Same thing happened when I used straight talk on att. But does not happen with my tmobile SIM.