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Is 4g worth changing for?

This coming week i will be changing phones. I have an unlimited data alltel plan with 10 my circle numbers. I use widi at home all the time and am wondering is it reallt worth buying a 4g phone and have to pay about $50 more a month, just to have the 4g srvice in my area. Im kinda torn right now. If i go 4g, they will make me xhange my plan, and right now, unlimited costs $20 a month for 2 phones.
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That's a huge change in bill cost right now. Would you be moved to a capped 2GB data plan per phone line from your present unlimited data plan? There's been a few LTE outages lately so I would advise you, if possible, to wait a little longer and see if Verizon's LTE network becomes more consistent.

I've always been cool with 3G and given how much of a battery hog 4G can be - I'm not going anywhere. I wouldn't trade that deal in!

SlimSnoopOS said:
That's a huge change in bill cost right now. Would you be moved to a capped 2GB data plan per phone line from your present unlimited data plan? There's been a few LTE outages lately so I would advise you, if possible, to wait a little longer and see if Verizon's LTE network becomes more consistent.
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If you have unlimited 3G, you get unlimited 4G.
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Lot of coin.... Way I see it, the more folk jump to LTE, the faster 3G is going to be.
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Lot of coin.... Way I see it, the more folk jump to LTE, the faster 3G is going to be.
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Well, the more people jump on 4G the less 3G spectrum there will be, Verizon plans to have all 3G spectrum down by 2014.

Smokeey said:
Well, the more people jump on 4G the less 3G spectrum there will be, Verizon plans to have all 3G spectrum down by 2014.
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Didn't know that. So folk without LTE device, do their phones no longer work or what?
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smtom said:
Didn't know that. So folk without LTE device, do their phones no longer work or what?
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Wondering that too. I plan on using my Inc for a while
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Didn't know that. So folk without LTE device, do their phones no longer work or what?
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That would be freakin lame.

by 2014 Verizon plans to be done disabling the 3G network.
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I was sitting at my kitchen table and got these excellent results 23.63Mbps up and 3.76Mbs down. With my 3G speeds on my INC I was NEVER able to even get 1Mb. Image is attached. But I am paying $30 for unlimited data still.

smtom said:
Didn't know that. So folk without LTE device, do their phones no longer work or what?
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Verizon will offer them a sweet deal on upgrading to 4G.

I would wait until phones with better battery life come along. If there is an emergency, a fancy 4G phone with no charge is just a paper weight. BTW, congrats on the $20 unlimited plan! Should've gone with Alltel...

Really, now is the time to upgrade. Get a GNex, get a razor, or get a resound. Personally get a G-Nexus. Excellent phone, its the future of Android. Its setting the industry standard.
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Just ordered a Rezound via Amazon. I think 4G is worth it if you grandfathered in the old unlimited plan. Otherwise, I am not sure how worth it upgrading to 4G would be. Personally I never run into a situation where I have used more than 1 GB of data in a month, and average around 500 MB. However I am now using Google Music and have run into an instance where tethering for a laptop was really useful while being away from my home FiOS.
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I understand that you keep or are grandfathered on the data plan, but isn't there another fee for LTE data? If so, how much?
Either way, the op would have to spend lots more coin for maybe not so much more goodies.
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It isn't worth it until we get S-off on the Rezound; but that is the best replacement for the DInc.

smtom said:
I understand that you keep or are grandfathered on the data plan, but isn't there another fee for LTE data? If so, how much?
Either way, the op would have to spend lots more coin for maybe not so much more goodies.
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My unlimited plan IS for data. I could choose one of the 2/4/10 GB plans or keep unlimited. There was no extra fee for 4G mentioned when I upgraded from my DInc to the Rezound.
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Cool, thanks, didn't know that there wasn't an additional charge for LTE. Maybe I will think about upgrading in April.
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wpbear said:
It isn't worth it until we get S-off on the Rezound; but that is the best replacement for the DInc.
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There is no guarantee on that. I take stock aosp over sense for sure. And gnex has full root, not something rezound can claim yet. Gnex has loads of ROMs and kernels already.
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So, has anyone seen the new prepaid plan?

Not sure if this should be in general, as it is a question. xD
But a month after purchasing my galaxy s 3 and signing a 2 year contract for the unlimited plan, t-mobile decides to make the 30 dollar 5G data unlimited text 100 minute plan to UNLIMITED data. And for me to switch it would cost approx 600 dollars -.-
Has anyone else seen this?

haven't seen any update on their official website so I'm a little confused :/

Fidyyuan said:
haven't seen any update on their official website so I'm a little confused :/
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Lol... Its right here buddy
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans

elesbb said:
Lol... Its right here buddy
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans
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the $30 plan is not true(when are they ever) unlimited it caps you at 5GB 3g/4g and throttles you to EDGE once you get to 5GB. i've had this plan since the day it was introduced sometime fall of last year. its an ok plan if you dont rely on it as your only internet source or dont need minutes. i use skype and have wifi at home so it works for me. but i do reach the cap more often than not.

qben88 said:
the $30 plan is not true(when are they ever) unlimited it caps you at 5GB 3g/4g and throttles you to EDGE once you get to 5GB. i've had this plan since the day it was introduced sometime fall of last year. its an ok plan if you dont rely on it as your only internet source or dont need minutes. i use skype and have wifi at home so it works for me. but i do reach the cap more often than not.
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Yeah you're right i think elesbb just thought they changed the plan to truly unlimited
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Teo032 said:
Yeah you're right i think elesbb just thought they changed the plan to truly unlimited
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the only plans im aware they changed recently are the post paid plans to include unlimited data but they disable tethering when you change to it.

Elesbb fail. Didn't see grey prints lol
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qben88 said:
the $30 plan is not true(when are they ever) unlimited it caps you at 5GB 3g/4g and throttles you to EDGE once you get to 5GB. i've had this plan since the day it was introduced sometime fall of last year. its an ok plan if you dont rely on it as your only internet source or dont need minutes. i use skype and have wifi at home so it works for me. but i do reach the cap more often than not.
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Well I used to have that 5 gig plan as well. But I even asked customer service about it and they said it's truly unlimited no caps no throttle.
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Elesbb fail. Didn't see grey prints lol
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-.- T-Mobile said there weren't any caps. You're a fail lol jk
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elesbb said:
Well I used to have that 5 gig plan as well. But I even asked customer service about it and they said it's truly unlimited no caps no throttle.
-.- T-Mobile said there weren't any caps. You're a fail lol jk
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If you click on "compare plans", you can see, if clearly says 4G speeds for first 5GB only.

Well seems you guys were right i just got done chatting with the rep and they said it is capped to 5Gb. Im actually glad cause now i dont feel like a fool for getting the contract plan.
But i SWEAR the other rep yesterday told me it was truly unlimited -.- so its their fault i fail xP

elesbb said:
Well seems you guys were right i just got done chatting with the rep and they said it is capped to 5Gb. Im actually glad cause now i dont feel like a fool for getting the contract plan.
But i SWEAR the other rep yesterday told me it was truly unlimited -.- so its their fault i fail xP
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Lots of reps would say that it's truly unlimited.. even though it throttles at 5gb lol. Just trying to get money off you
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I'm a bit confused by the OP, why would it cost $600 to break your contract and switch to the prepaid plan?
(I understand that you're no longer interest in switching since you found that the plan is capped but I'm still curious about this point)

DougAdamsFan said:
I'm a bit confused by the OP, why would it cost $600 to break your contract and switch to the prepaid plan?
(I understand that you're no longer interest in switching since you found that the plan is capped but I'm still curious about this point)
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Etf=200 last months usage=60 rest of my galaxy s3=350
All that plus tax.
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[Q] Contract terminated

So my Sprint contract got terminated for roaming. It will be effective next month.
I had really bad service where I lived. My signal would sometimes just go dead and would have no data just cellular and 3g 4g speeds were abysmal.. Trying to watch a youtube video or even load a gif HURT.
My question is while I go on about selling my GS3, what are my options for service? Can my phone go on a Sprint month to month service while I can jump ship?

Question for you, did Sprint charge you the ETF or anything like that, like was there any negatives other than service being cut?

FiendFyre said:
Question for you, did Sprint charge you the ETF or anything like that, like was there any negatives other than service being cut?
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Nope. The letter stated no ETF would be applied.
Really, I'm happy. Their service was unusable and I got tired of waiting on promises of better coverage. I think at this point in my area going with an unlocked Nexus 4 on TMobile prepaid is my answer ($50 a month unlimited everything. Speeds are terrific 16mbps+ in my apartment).
Just trying to figure out what can I do while I find a buyer for my phone and jump ship

You could flash to page plus in the mean time which uses Verizon's network. Or activate a cheap phone on your line right now and sell the gs3 now
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bad_HABIT said:
Nope. The letter stated no ETF would be applied.
Really, I'm happy. Their service was unusable and I got tired of waiting on promises of better coverage. I think at this point in my area going with an unlocked Nexus 4 on TMobile prepaid is my answer ($50 a month unlimited everything. Speeds are terrific 16mbps+ in my apartment).
Just trying to figure out what can I do while I find a buyer for my phone and jump ship
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I know T-Mo prepaid has a $30 unlimited Text and data(throttled after 5GB) with 100 minutes a month. Unless you need the unlimited minutes, I'd say the $30 would be a better deal.
As for selling the phone, I'd say try EBay and Craigslist.
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I sold my nexus s on swappa. It took a couple weeks but it was very easy and secure.
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shane6374 said:
I sold my nexus s on swappa. It took a couple weeks but it was very easy and secure.
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this looks like a good site. thanks im going to give it a shot. i already listed it on craigslist also.

EggosEvo said:
I know T-Mo prepaid has a $30 unlimited Text and data(throttled after 5GB) with 100 minutes a month. Unless you need the unlimited minutes, I'd say the $30 would be a better deal.
As for selling the phone, I'd say try EBay and Craigslist.
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as far as im concerend tmo updated their policies so they don't do any throttling anymore!

bad_HABIT said:
as far as im concerend tmo updated their policies so they don't do any throttling anymore!
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I thought they still have tethered plans, but also offer a fully unlimited plans. I may be wrong though.
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I thought they still have tethered plans, but also offer a fully unlimited plans. I may be wrong though.
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I was looking at TMO before deciding to extend my contract with Sprint and upgrade to the SIII. TMO does have plans that are cheaper which doesn't allow tether (unless you add it on - $15.00/month) or more expensive plans that do allow tether but aren't unlimited. It's all a cluster.

Prepaid services T-mobile vs Straighttalk or ATT

Hello everyone, tommorow morning i leave on a roadtrip to USA. ill be gone for 21 days mostly will be driving on i5 highway and will stay 5 nights in VEGAS and 6 nights in LA. I have the note 2 T889 Same as t-mobile version but from Mobilicity and its already unlocked. what would be a good prepaid service for me to use? unlimited calling , unlimited text and atleast 2gb of good speed data. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

Trust me 2gb is more than enough for a month. I have unlimited 4g from T-Mobile and I never exceeded 2gb. Hope I helped good luck
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So your saying I should go with tmobile prepaid?
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I go over 2gb because I use my note 2 as a hotspot while im driving with my kids so that they can use their ipods to stream netflix or go on youtube. Im on the $30 plan with 5gb and 100 min. The most I've used so far is about 4.3gb of data and my min are always under 70 min. I do more texting than talk so im ok with this plan at this price.
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Are you prepaid?
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When you travel you going to use lots more data on cellular than you normally do. 2gb of data not enough.

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Are you prepaid?
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Yea im on prepaid. I wasnt talking about road trips or anything like that, just driving in town, dropping them off and picking them up from school while being stuck in traffic and so in.
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e46tuning said:
Yea im on prepaid. I wasnt talking about road trips or anything like that, just driving in town, dropping them off and picking them up from school while being stuck in traffic and so in.
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so should i buy tmobile or att prepaid? ya 2gb is alot for me. ill be only using it for whatsapp and browsing.

sofia-captivate said:
so should i buy tmobile or att prepaid? ya 2gb is alot for me. ill be only using it for whatsapp and browsing.
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If it was me, I'd get tmobile.
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I live out in the sticks (Oklahoma), but in my experience T-Mobile has terrible coverage along even the major interstates. I might suggest ATT if you're going to be driving quite a bit.
I don't think you can get an ATT Straight talk card anymore?
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Get either AT&T or an MVNO who uses AT&T's network
Hello,
My advice to you since you are travelling is to either use AT&T, AT&T Go Phone, an MVNO (H20, Net 10 {cousin of straight talk}) Now a few months ago I would have told you without a doubt to get straight talk but like inconceeeivable brought up, Straight Talk no longer sells sim cards that work on AT&T's network directly to the public. Now there are people who sell them on ebay but because they are rare now some people are charging a ton of money now (between 30 and 50 dollars per SIM when it would never go above 15 directly from the company itself) so I would buy from another mvno. If you search "mvno" on Wikipedia you'll find that there are plenty of different MVNO's that use AT&T's (& T-Mobile) network so if you search hard enough you'll have plenty of choices.
T-Mobile is improving faster now and is being aggressive but they have ways to go before they reach reliability status with AT&T.
Sooner than later Net 10 AT&T sims will be no longer (Net 10, straightalk, simplemobile, & tracfone are all owned by the same corporation) so I suggest you go get one. Their service is 50 a month. There is also Red Pocket & H20 but both of these options will run you 60 a month for unlimited talk, text, & web browsing (no streaming of movies and music)
I hope I was able to help.

I have the t mobile prepaid plan with the $30 100min/unlimited everything else plan. I love the pricing and this is truly a plan that fits my needs but damn I wish the service was better. They have always been great with me from a customer service perspective. Net10 on the other hand. ...
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for everyone that replied does anyone of you live in the area where the OP stated he was going to stay at? Los angeles, CA or Vegas, oh he also stated he was going to be traveling on the I-5??????????

Hmm, TMobile will let customers upgrade 2x a year on new plan

T-Mobile to let US customers swap phones twice a year
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/10/tmobile_jump_phone_swap_plan/
They're really trying hard to attract customers. This is a serious hook, that's for sure.

True...but do the math. It will definitely draw people to T-Mobile, but they are just throwing away money. You are better off buying the device upfront than selling it yourself after 6 months instead of the 'JUMP' deal. If you upgrade after a year, you have just spent 150 for a phone, 240 for the monthly installments, and 120 for jump...that's 510 to lease a phone for the year. You probably could have purchased that same phone for 600 originally. I'm guessing you could have sold it for more than 90 dollars at the end of the first year.

Plus that includes insurance, so may be worth it for people that are willing to pony up for that anyway. T-Mobile is starting to look awfully tempting especially after the new sprint plan details that leaked recently.

What sprint deals leaked? I thought they weren't getting ride of unlimited data
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What sprint deals leaked? I thought they weren't getting ride of unlimited data
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http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/10/sprint-leak-shows-new-unlimited-plans
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What sprint deals leaked? I thought they weren't getting ride of unlimited data
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Wow had no idea that was happening. Does that plan allow you to have more than 5 phones on your account
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That sprint plans seems like what I'm paying now for everything unlimited for one line. I don't see a difference unless you have more than one line.
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I have a family Plan and would actually be paying more with the new plan.
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I have a family Plan and would actually be paying more with the new plan.
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Same here
Back when I actually had a 2 line family plan, I payed $142 after taxes (unlimited talk not included, 1400 minutes)
New plan, would be paying $150 if I still had the family plan.
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Seems to me then it might only be worth it to stay if you have just one line and if the service is better than t mobile. I winery if this will let people out of their eTF?
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I have 4 lines with the everything plan. this new plan increase my bill about $25 (4 lines 140 + 110 for the new All-in) but it comes with hotspot on every phone.
I suppose that is fairly reasonable to have the hotspot on the phones; as I don't root my wife's and kids phones anymore. talk about a headache. hehehe
On T-Mobile, I am interested to see what amount of $$ they'll give you when you want to trade in for a newer model. Sprint's current trade in is horribly in inadequate.

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Seems to me then it might only be worth it to stay if you have just one line and if the service is better than t mobile. I winery if this will let people out of their eTF?
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Unless they force you to make changes before your contract is over then no you wont get out etf free.
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Tmobile seems like a good alternative to sprint. My old carrier doing what I wanted before I left them unlimited data. I might go back they have lte in my town and hspa to fall back on.
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