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Galaxy Nexus on AT&T

Debating on picking one up or waiting for the Skyrocket HD. I'm sure the SGSIII won't hit shores till November. Reading through the posts is appears the Nexus still has alot of quirks and issues that have yet to worked out. Being that the GSM Nexus is a unlocked overseas import, I'm a bit nervous about getting it and dealing with numerous reboots, ect and being screwed (ie...don't have the option to take it back and get another device from Verizon). So my question is is the GSM having as many issues as the CDMA Nexus? Anyone with the GSM want to chime in. Negri has the nexus with a $25 off coupon for $620ish, but I'm having a hard time pulling the trigger with all these issues I'm reading about.
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Have a GSM Nexus from Negri and it has been without fault. The phone is stable, fast and very good looking. I would do it again. I also have it on AT&T.

Issues such as what?
Battery? These are coming from LTE versions of the phone. GSM is fine.
Speaker? Get volume+ and boost the speaker
Not having any problems with the phone. I'd recommend it. I purchased from negri as well.
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Glad to hear it. I wasn't fond of moving over to Verizon. How are the network speeds? Did you have to go into AT&T to get a sim? I have a microsim in my 4s, can I just get an adapter and pop it in and be GTG?
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Using micro sim from 4s with adapter. Speeds are good, generally 5-6mbps down and 2mbps up. Really, not complaints and never went into AT&T nor called them. The joy of having GSM.

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Using micro sim from 4s with adapter. Speeds are good, generally 5-6mbps down and 2mbps up. Really, not complaints and never went into AT&T nor called them. The joy of having GSM.
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What sim adapter did you use if you don't mind me asking?
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This one from Amazon (about $1 for 3):
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SteveISU said:
Glad to hear it. I wasn't fond of moving over to Verizon. How are the network speeds? Did you have to go into AT&T to get a sim? I have a microsim in my 4s, can I just get an adapter and pop it in and be GTG?
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I made the switch to Verizon ... my battery lasts me through the workday if I forget to charge it (and about 50% of the time I'm in the basement and the phone is constantly searching for a signal that just isn't there, so it drains a bit faster than it normally would). The GSM version is supposed to be significantly better, so I don't see how the battery issue would be a concern for you.
The network is amazing on Verizon though, my BAD speeds beat my GOOD speeds when I was on Tmo.
If I wasn't getting a work discount though, I probably wouldn't have made the switch due to price. As it is, I'm paying about the same as Tmo and getting 1GB less data and no texts (I use Google Voice so this isn't an issue). But, I'm glad to have the extra 16GB storage since there isn't an option for expansion.
This phone (GSM or CMDA) is well worth it. It's been running great and has had no issues. The stock ringtones are a bit quiet, but if you use your own, it gets a lot better. I think most of the people who complained about the volume are using the stock tones.
Everything is pretty much smooth on this phone ... I haven't had any of the lag issues I've come to know from my G1, Vibrant and G2x.

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I made the switch to Verizon ... my battery lasts me through the workday if I forget to charge it (and about 50% of the time I'm in the basement and the phone is constantly searching for a signal that just isn't there, so it drains a bit faster than it normally would). The GSM version is supposed to be significantly better, so I don't see how the battery issue would be a concern for you.
The network is amazing on Verizon though, my BAD speeds beat my GOOD speeds when I was on Tmo.
If I wasn't getting a work discount though, I probably wouldn't have made the switch due to price. As it is, I'm paying about the same as Tmo and getting 1GB less data and no texts (I use Google Voice so this isn't an issue). But, I'm glad to have the extra 16GB storage since there isn't an option for expansion.
This phone (GSM or CMDA) is well worth it. It's been running great and has had no issues. The stock ringtones are a bit quiet, but if you use your own, it gets a lot better. I think most of the people who complained about the volume are using the stock tones.
Everything is pretty much smooth on this phone ... I haven't had any of the lag issues I've come to know from my G1, Vibrant and G2x.
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Yeah, it's not so much the network, as Verizon is just as good as AT&T here in Illinois. It's that I have unlimited data and staying with AT&T allows me first crack at the the Galaxy S3 when it hits (not sure Verizon would even get that).

So it looks like their are different builds for different regions? Anyone know which build you get from Negri?

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So it looks like their are different builds for different regions? Anyone know which build you get from Negri?
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Depends where they get their shipment from. Surely they're sourcing them from wherever they can. If it really bothers you that much, you'll always be able to just flash the "official" Google yakju build. Although I have doubts it really matters as much as ppl think.
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To be honest its either get a Galaxy Nexus or a Sgs2 variant. These are the two top phones out right now. I'm coming from a sgs2 and don't regret it. With the 32GB coming there is really nothing else to want. The sgs3 won't be here for another 6-8 months if that. I have to see how quadcores play with the battery.
The issues you mention can be fixed with a kernel/baseband flash. I had the phone for almost a week and only had 1 reboot and that was probably off of me testing radios and kernels. No grainy lines. Volume was fixed by volume+. Best phone I had and I almost touched every phone out carrier wise. The support is there that's all you need. If there is a issue XDA can fix it.
Unless it's a broken power button lol
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i got mine from daily steals during the $560 sale and i haven't had a single problem with it, im still trying to find the right kernel/ROM combination to give me amazing battery life but thats only because i like to run it as fast as it can

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i got mine from daily steals during the $560 sale and i haven't had a single problem with it, im still trying to find the right kernel/ROM combination to give me amazing battery life but thats only because i like to run it as fast as it can
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I could kick myself for not jumping on that. Anyone know when the 32gb model will be available?

I'm also on AT&T and am extremely happy with this phone. I got mine on Amazon through one of the resellers. I haven't talked to AT&T in years, and have been off contract for even longer.
I get about 3-7 mbps download speeds, but I live in a poor AT&T area. I haven't had the opportunity to try it out in a larger city yet. Battery life is phenomenal, and I solved the volume issues by downloading Volume+ for free from the dev's website. It's working great, so I think I'll toss him a couple bones by buying it legit from the market.
I don't use local music or movies on my phones, so 16gb will work out just fine for me. The only downside I've had is the inability to put the phone in USB Mass Storage, but there are apps to facilitate transfer (Wifi Explorer Pro is the one I use).

I just got my Nexus from Expansys-USA, and i haven't been happier. Came from a SGS2, and probably the biggest difference is the screen. The nexus is BEAUTIFUL! and needless to say, ICS is the most stable and complete Android version to date.
Im having no issues whatsoever, and like i said, i haven't been happier.
Edit: if you buy from Expansys, you get a $60 Simple Mobile refill card for free, which i sold on ebay for a cool $50. Not bad if I say so myself

bfern002 said:
I just got my Nexus from Expansys-USA, and i haven't been happier. Came from a SGS2, and probably the biggest difference is the screen. The nexus is BEAUTIFUL! and needless to say, ICS is the most stable and complete Android version to date.
Im having no issues whatsoever, and like i said, i haven't been happier.
Edit: if you buy from Expansys, you get a $60 Simple Mobile refill card for free, which i sold on ebay for a cool $50. Not bad if I say so myself
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I'm in Illinois, so I'm hit with about $70 worth of tax. $622 from Negri will be the way to go. But I hear great things about Expansys.

I got my Galaxy Nexus from Daily Steals, and it's working great. I immediately rooted it and installed CM9 on it. I had signal issues at first with the default radio, but I flashed UGKL1 which fixed all of my issues.

Sorry to revive this old thread, but do I have an iPhone 4 and should be getting a GNexus from expansys tomorrow. Do I have to call at&t to switch anything in my account or to activate my sim with HSPA+ or something like that?

jrodsep said:
Sorry to revive this old thread, but do I have an iPhone 4 and should be getting a GNexus from expansys tomorrow. Do I have to call at&t to switch anything in my account or to activate my sim with HSPA+ or something like that?
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No. With all unlocked GSM phones, all you need to do is swap out your sim card. Then you're all set.
You don't have to ask for permission from your carrier like the Verizon and sprint customers do.
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Stright talk no need to unlock phone.

I have not found my answer from hours and hours of searching. You do not need to unlock phone before SIM install but you do have to change apn settings
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finally had a friend on facebook call them for me and trouble shooted im good to go no unlock needed for ATT or Tmobile

Not bad considering on only paying $45 a month
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I iwsh I would have seen your question, could have let you known that. AT&T MVNOs don't need an unlock code for AT&T phones. Sorry i couldn't help.

justin860 said:
Not bad considering on only paying $45 a month
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I've ready WAY too many bad reviews of straight talk to cancel my AT&T plan and use their network. All the reviews state that you get what you pay for, half the price, half the service. If anything goes wrong with their service they provide zero help. I'm not sure how they can get away with tagging onto other service providers networks. I'll just use my company's 22% discount and keep my grandfathered unlimited plan.

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I've ready WAY too many bad reviews of straight talk to cancel my AT&T plan and use their network. All the reviews state that you get what you pay for, half the price, half the service. If anything goes wrong with their service they provide zero help. I'm not sure how they can get away with tagging onto other service providers networks. I'll just use my company's 22% discount and keep my grandfathered unlimited plan.
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Today is day three and I can honestly say that I love it it's just like having my old plan we do not have LTE here anyways but now I have unlimited minutes unlimited text and 4g Internet which is plenty for me even if it is only 2.5 or so gigs. Everywhere I used my phone besides my car has Wi-Fi access so I'm constantly connected to Wi-Fi saving about $100 a month on my plan is absolutely amazing to me and I will use that money for other things. The only downfall is I lose my warranty from my cell phone and I also do not get upgrades but that's okay. Saving over $1200 a year is good enough for me. Unlimited text messaging and 3 GB Internet cost me more than this whole plan itself
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My wife was on it for a month with the iPhone 4. She claims she had a lot of problems with SMS, MMS (had to hack it to work), calling and data. Things that never happened to her before. To me is sounded like issues I always had with At&t, I recently switched to a company phone I personally can't comment on the service. I had another friend that switched his wife over also and for the most part she hasn't had many issues but there are some. I will be switching her over to T-Mobile prepaid next week (with the Galaxy Nexus :victory.

She had issues with the MMS because it was a known issue between iPhones and MVNOs. There are guides out there, but yeah, iPhones need to be jailbroken to work properly.
As for the service, ST is excellent, if you know what you're doing. You're paying $45/month, but you're on your own. Don't expect tech support for network issues (which AT&T's idiots can't give anyways), but calls, coverage, speeds are all the same as AT&T's HSPA network.
TBay, as far as how they "get away with" providing their service, are you unaware of how MVNOs actually work?

entropism said:
She had issues with the MMS because it was a known issue between iPhones and MVNOs. There are guides out there, but yeah, iPhones need to be jailbroken to work properly.
As for the service, ST is excellent, if you know what you're doing. You're paying $45/month, but you're on your own. Don't expect tech support for network issues (which AT&T's idiots can't give anyways), but calls, coverage, speeds are all the same as AT&T's HSPA network.
TBay, as far as how they "get away with" providing their service, are you unaware of how MVNOs actually work?
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Not really, could you tell me? All I have heard is that they use other network providers cell towers for service. Seems sketchy to me.

All I know is it feels just like my old AT&T service but at 1/3 of the price. I had att for 5 years and I notice no difference
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Never mind

I have ST working on locket AT&T SGS3.
However.
From the start I had issues activating my SMS and data (it was on older Captivate phone). It took me and ST three weeks to figure it out. So if u r patient - go with ST. I got their 1 year prepaid (slightly cheaper than monthly).
T-mo offers 100min/UnlimSMS/UnlimNet for $30/mo prepaid. Good for teens.

bravomail said:
I have ST working on locket AT&T SGS3.
However.
From the start I had issues activating my SMS and data (it was on older Captivate phone). It took me and ST three weeks to figure it out. So if u r patient - go with ST. I got their 1 year prepaid (slightly cheaper than monthly).
T-mo offers 100min/UnlimSMS/UnlimNet for $30/mo prepaid. Good for teens.
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I would rather have the T-Mobile plan instead of what I have but I love AT&T service I do not get T-Mobile service at all at my job and I get maybe one bar at my house . AT&T and Verizon are the only two companies that work at my job everything else there's no signal
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Last time I thought about moving to ST I had to buy a $199 phone just to get the sim card. Has it changed to where I can get a sim card without buying a crap smartphone?

Yes
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Last time I thought about moving to ST I had to buy a $199 phone just to get the sim card. Has it changed to where I can get a sim card without buying a crap smartphone?
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Yes I'm using my sgs3 with their micro SIM
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well this is my experience with straight talk
i been using it for a year i first start with the original nokie e71 it was good but i wanted something more like android...so i did buy a lg thrive on gophone store...put my sim on it and everything was working plus i was using android on at&t network for only $45+tax before i was paying between $100 and $120 for a 3G phone it was good excellent customer service but too much for my pocket...
ok then i decided to try a better phone samsung infuse i sold the lg and i got the infuse even better i was getting speeds 4mb average on 4G now i had use too many phones..galaxy s2 ,galaxy 2skyrocket,iphone4 and now my galaxy sIII which gave me speeds maximun at 11MB at my town no problems with straight talk the only thing that frustrate is monitoring data you should not use more that 2g at month or 100mb at day..but come on for $45 1/2 of the price i did pay for the same service...
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11fabe said:
well this is my experience with straight talk
i been using it for a year i first start with the original nokie e71 it was good but i wanted something more like android...so i did buy a lg thrive on gophone store...put my sim on it and everything was working plus i was using android on at&t network for only $45+tax before i was paying between $100 and $120 for a 3G phone it was good excellent customer service but too much for my pocket...
ok then i decided to try a better phone samsung infuse i sold the lg and i got the infuse even better i was getting speeds 4mb average on 4G now i had use too many phones..galaxy s2 ,galaxy 2skyrocket,iphone4 and now my galaxy sIII which gave me speeds maximun at 11MB at my town no problems with straight talk the only thing that frustrate is monitoring data you should not use more that 2g at month or 100mb at day..but come on for $45 1/2 of the price i did pay for the same service...
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Are you using the apn settings at the first page of this thread? I am and my data speeds are dismal. Half the time the google play store will not even open.
Thanks

If you know someone who is on ST or Net10 or Tracfone or Simple Mobile and they get fast speeds in your home or work and you don't it's because they have a throttle on you. Two things to know if you buy their phone you'll be lucky to get faster than 300kbs prove me wrong I want you to because everyone I know who got their phones can't go over the limit because the throttle right out of the box. Now if you get the sim on your own phone you get what ever speed is available based on phone radio capability and the carrier under the brand. All of those except Simple Mobile are ATT and Simple Mobile is T-Mobile which with an AT&T phone will require you to unlock the phone. All calls ride on any tower available with these mvno's so coast to coast calling (Verizon) level call capability is included via roaming which is unlimited. If you bring your own phone and you start out with fast data and all of a sudden you drop down to 300k or less then you have been throttled. The calls to attempt them to undo that are a waste of time they will not admit you are even being throttled so to fix this you buy a new sim card and keep an eye on your usage then you will be able to get away with a month of 6Gbs of usage or more as some report I speak from experience as this is how I solved the problem. Some of you may say why not just keep your Sim and wait for it to reset because with all of these providers they don't forgive or forget and keep you capped for life as long as you keep that locked sim.
Hope this helps clear the air on how these kind of providers work so you are aware up front. I got capped because I used 12Gb in one day at super fast speeds of 18Mbs which is super fast for these providers compared to Virgin etc. However second time around new Sim I used over 31G the next month no throttle and still fast to this day.
Keep this in mind when you want to go with any of these providers.
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JK
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Now that I think about it, since its no contract; sims are cheap just keep switching sims until they act right with you. Still cheaper than $120 a month on a contract with limits and charges for overages! No taxes either when you pay online.
Sprint and T-Mobile is a crap shoot for service in 50% of the country that is why those two companies have not joined in on the slaughter of our wallets like Verizon and AT&T but just wait and see they will be forced off that horse once Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and Google are done frying them up for dinner with the DOJ anti-trust suits coming their way.
Because if the utilities don't return to their flat rate model it will be impossible for them to survive as their is a massive migration to push corporations to the cloud and no one in any company is going to recommend moving to a cloud if the prices suddenly quad-drippled; if they want to keep their job that is.
They are taking away consumer choice and acting anti competitive favoring their own services for greed instead of competing for your business as that is the old American way.
What we are seeing now resembles the NAZI way of doing business squeeze you until you bleed.
But hey greed is the new American way.
Cheers!
JK
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Im not using the Proxy at the beginning just for mms
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Good bye Sprint its been nice.

I called account services today to see how much ETF would be for me and my wife. They said i would have to pay $650 for both lines. I told them how bad service was in my house (100KBS download) and they did the unexpected. I will no ETF fee!!!!! All i have to do is send them my sprint phones(NS4G, Galaxy Nexus). As soon i hung up and my data kicked back on i had email from sprint explaining no Charges as long as i send the phone back within 2 weeks of cancelling and they even gave me a shipping label. I couldnt be happier. Now the question is who do i switch to??

TMobile Prepaid
$30 : 100 minutes, 5GB 4G Data, Unlimited Text/MMS

Yeah what the above said. Buy a Galaxy Nexus at the play store for $349 and with that plan, and watch yourself save hundreds a year.

How in the hell did you manage that! They didn't try to offer you a airwave (or whatever it's called) first?
Guess I'll have to give it another go...
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Straight talk , I used 7gigs last month , 45 bucks unlimited if u know how to use your data you can work them I've heard of some using 10 gigs easy
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Nice work! Yea, I'd go prepaid.

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Nice work! Yea, I'd go prepaid.
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lucky go tmo on sept 5 unlimited back

I have been debating on doing this for a few months now. Sprint reliability has steadily decreased in my area over the past several months and I am about fed up with it. Good to hear you were able to get out ETF free.
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Check out the prepaid options.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014

I have to throw Verizon in the mix as well. Verizon has pretty much the best nationwide coverage (3G and 4G) out of any carrier but you will pay for it.
I had AT&T for a year and half before Verizon and their coverage was/is no where near Verizon's. Most of the area where I live is still on Edge with AT&T and I just had 4G LTE show up on my phone the other day (Verizon is testing 4G in our area and is supposed to be fully up and running shortly).

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I have to throw Verizon in the mix as well. Verizon has pretty much the best nationwide coverage (3G and 4G) out of any carrier but you will pay for it.
I had AT&T for a year and half before Verizon and their coverage was/is no where near Verizon's. Most of the area where I live is still on Edge with AT&T and I just had 4G LTE show up on my phone the other day (Verizon is testing 4G in our area and is supposed to be fully up and running shortly).
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I moved from Tmo to VZW back in April and couldn't be happier. VZW has the best data coverage in America hands down, but as you correctly pointed out, you're going to pay for it. In the end though, it's a good value for your dollar if having reliable data at a decent speed damn near everywhere is important to you.
The straw that broke the camel's back with T-Mobile for me was when they limited data roaming on my plan to 100MB/mo and just cut it off at that without so much as the option of paying for overage. I travel to places where Tmo has no service. In those areas my phone would roam on AT&T, but streaming radio alone would eat up the 100MB roaming allowance. Screw that. I was a Tmo customer for 11 years.
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Verizon is a great deal for me an my wife, because both of our families and most of our friends are on it so we go through like 20 minutes per month. Otherwise, I would probably go prepaid. Just look up some coverage maps to make sure they work in the places you need it.

Wife and I were on Sprint up until January, then I got a letter in the mail saying I was roaming too much...When I called to ask about it I was somewhat annoyed because the wording of the letter was basically telling me they didn't want my business...upon asking them if I should take my business elsewhere we were released form our contract that we had just renewed 10 days before. On top of that we got to keep our phones, which we sold on Ebay (and Iphone that she had and an epic touch) Thank you Sprint...I will say they do have very nice customer service compared to Verizon, always willing to help and not sell you something.
Just my 2 cents...
Chris

You will pay for what you get. I had T-Mobile for a couple years worst service by far. They claim its 4g in Chicago area be lucky if I get 1Mbps down. Also dropped calls very several per day. I. Very happy with Verizon fast incredible internet faster than my home Comcast and never dropped not one call.
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Straight talk , I used 7gigs last month , 45 bucks unlimited if u know how to use your data you can work them I've heard of some using 10 gigs easy
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How do you get past the 2GB limitation? You edit the apn to remove the proxy settings right? Or am I completely off base lol?

AshtonTS said:
How do you get past the 2GB limitation? You edit the apn to remove the proxy settings right? Or am I completely off base lol?
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I'd read into the prepaid thread a bit. The 2GB limit isn't a hardline cap that they turn off your data at that point. Its more of a common wisdom that's been determined over time from people relaying back their monthly usage and experiences. There's nothing in Straight Talk's ToS that says they cut off at 2GB.
Depending on your market (# of ST users, market saturation, etc.) and usage that month, you may or may not be throttled at the 2GB-3GB range. I've heard lots of stories of people staying around 3GB just fine, and a few (but still some) reporting 5GB or more. It really is market dependent. YMMV for sure.

Is this the new thing? Making a new thread on leaving sprint? One of these was just made a few days ago...

Duce HD2 said:
How in the hell did you manage that! They didn't try to offer you a airwave (or whatever it's called) first?
Guess I'll have to give it another go...
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I told them I don't have home internet so airrave would be useless. I also told them I had full bars just slow data speed.
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Is this the new thing? Making a new thread on leaving sprint? One of these was just made a few days ago...
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Not just Sprint. You'll see the same from carrier X to carrier Y. Then next week from Y to X. People just like to make threads.

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You will pay for what you get. I had T-Mobile for a couple years worst service by far. They claim its 4g in Chicago area be lucky if I get 1Mbps down. Also dropped calls very several per day. I. Very happy with Verizon fast incredible internet faster than my home Comcast and never dropped not one call.
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I'm in Chicago, I get over 4. So where do you live?
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switched from ATT to verizon, picked up another gnex, GSM vs CDMA, my review

i had a gsm gnex on ATT, friday i ditched ATT and picked up verizon, loved my gnex, so i got a new one for my wife and i. here are my impressions of the differences between the gsm and cdma versions
first, i was easily able to use one click to unlock and root both gsm and cdma versions. the cdma did not require any special treatment to unlock, cwm, root and install 3rd party roms. it was the EXACT same procedure as the GSM.
physical differences, the cdma is just slightly thicker, honestly, i can barely tell, but, my cruzerlite case fit both just fine. the cdma feels slightly heavier, but not enough to make a difference. the power button feels harder to push in over my GSM version though, not a big deal though.
the screen on the CDMA version is perfect, my GSM had the typical banding streaks, cdma version, screen is crystal clear.
battery life was better on my GSM, but this is probably due to LTE
i never thought i would need over 16gb, since i have never had more than that on any device, but, i will say i will never have less than 32gb again, lol. the extra storage is nice! no more deleting music or backups just to install a game!
signal strength is about the same in different areas (home, work, places i frequent), but the LTE speeds are worlds difference over HSPA
all in all, the talk about the verizon gnex not a real gnex, not sure where or why that came about, it looks, feels and performs the same as my GSM.

Maybe it's time to learn how to use adb and fastboot..
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Maybe it's time to learn how to use adb and fastboot..
Head over to the Q&A section, there is a thread by Jubakuba.
Beamed from my Grouper.
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but one click is so much easier, lulz

One difference between the GSM and CDMA Nexus is that you can use the GSM Nexus on Straight Talk Sim (Att or Tmo) for $45 per month and the Verizon one will cost you anywhere between $85-$110 per months. Over the course of 2 years you could save around $700+ by using GSM, if I did my math right (Verizon phone is subsidized, GSM is unsubsidized).

stelv said:
One difference between the GSM and CDMA Nexus is that you can use the GSM Nexus on Straight Talk Sim (Att or Tmo) for $45 per month and the Verizon one will cost you anywhere between $85-$110 per months. Over the course of 2 years you could save around $700+ by using GSM, if I did my math right (Verizon phone is subsidized, GSM is unsubsidized).
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i have multi line family plans, discounted from work. att was $160 per month, 700 minutes shared, 200 texts each month, 2 gb data on main line, 200mb on all others. verizon is $125, 4gb shared data plan, unlimited all others.
straight talk is cool if you're trying to save money, but, i can't rely on a straight talk service with running a business off my devices.

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i have multi line family plans, discounted from work. att was $160 per month, 700 minutes shared, 200 texts each month, 2 gb data on main line, 200mb on all others. verizon is $125, 4gb shared data plan, unlimited all others.
straight talk is cool if you're trying to save money, but, i can't rely on a straight talk service with running a business off my devices.
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You are right. I guess it depends on how many lines you have. Shared data does probably benefit a person with three or more lines. For a single line or two lines, Straight Talk Sim is a way better option though, because you get 2+gigs of data with unlimited calls and text on each line.

It is really nice to be able to switch carriers as needed as opposed to "Here it comes were shoving it up your *** enjoy the year and a half you have left on your plan." Prepay is the only way for me. I come from sprint the land of "We"ll have that 4g\lte working any day now!" I don't miss it at all.
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i have multi line family plans, discounted from work. att was $160 per month, 700 minutes shared, 200 texts each month, 2 gb data on main line, 200mb on all others. verizon is $125, 4gb shared data plan, unlimited all others.
straight talk is cool if you're trying to save money, but, i can't rely on a straight talk service with running a business off my devices.
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From what i understand straight talk runs off att and\or tmobile towers i'm not sure what type of "service" your business needs? 4gb shared cap can quickly be reached on multi lines.
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svtfmook said:
i had a gsm gnex on ATT, friday i ditched ATT and picked up verizon, loved my gnex, so i got a new one for my wife and i. here are my impressions of the differences between the gsm and cdma versions
first, i was easily able to use one click to unlock and root both gsm and cdma versions. the cdma did not require any special treatment to unlock, cwm, root and install 3rd party roms. it was the EXACT same procedure as the GSM.
physical differences, the cdma is just slightly thicker, honestly, i can barely tell, but, my cruzerlite case fit both just fine. the cdma feels slightly heavier, but not enough to make a difference. the power button feels harder to push in over my GSM version though, not a big deal though.
the screen on the CDMA version is perfect, my GSM had the typical banding streaks, cdma version, screen is crystal clear.
battery life was better on my GSM, but this is probably due to LTE
i never thought i would need over 16gb, since i have never had more than that on any device, but, i will say i will never have less than 32gb again, lol. the extra storage is nice! no more deleting music or backups just to install a game!
signal strength is about the same in different areas (home, work, places i frequent), but the LTE speeds are worlds difference over HSPA
all in all, the talk about the verizon gnex not a real gnex, not sure where or why that came about, it looks, feels and performs the same as my GSM.
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The reason it's not considered a true nexus is not really the phone it's the carrier The phone is great, its the 2 moron companies Verizon and sprint that jack around forever waiting to let the updates come through for the nexus. It becomes somewhat ordinary when the gsm gets it and you are still waiting......but you most likely know all this. I'm sure lte is great but on a 4gb shared cap it's not that big of a deal.

woody296 said:
It is really nice to be able to switch carriers as needed as opposed to "Here it comes were shoving it up your *** enjoy the year and a half you have left on your plan." Prepay is the only way for me. I come from sprint the land of "We"ll have that 4g\lte working any day now!" I don't miss it at all.
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i dropped att 7 months into the contract, no fees, they were not providing me with the data speeds i needed, i was able to leave contract because of this. just because you're in a contract, doesn't mean you can't get out if they are not providing you with the service you signed up for.
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From what i understand straight talk runs off att and\or tmobile towers i'm not sure what type of "service" your business needs? 4gb shared cap can quickly be reached on multi lines.
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like i said, i came from 2GB + 200mb + 200mb on my lines and never went over. on verizon i have 4gb (more than enough) and it's faster (rarely got over 1mb down on att, and any other time the signal was spotty and unreliable, getting between 7 and 10mb down now. yes, the straight talk plans run off of att/tmobile networks, same as others. but, in my area, the att network was crap, so regardless if i'm saving $18 per line or not, i'd rather have a network i can rely on. see below for an example of my lightning fast, reliable att network
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The reason it's not considered a true nexus is not really the phone it's the carrier The phone is great, its the 2 moron companies Verizon and sprint that jack around forever waiting to let the updates come through for the nexus. It becomes somewhat ordinary when the gsm gets it and you are still waiting......but you most likely know all this. I'm sure lte is great but on a 4gb shared cap it's not that big of a deal.
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you and i both know that anyone here, should care less about OTA updates. i think friday was the first time, in over 10 years of smart phones/pdas, that i have ever done an OTA update.

It's too bad your Att is that slow. I can get anywhere between 3-7mbs down with Straight Talk Att. You can get 4gigs (maybe eve more) of data with 2 Straight Talk lines for $90 total per month ($45 for each line). That's a lot less than $125 per month, and its contract free. But I understand you gotta have decent coverage, it's worth nothing without coverage.

This phone (gsm) version is the first one i have felt i didn't NEED to do something to. It's nice just to be able to run it as google intended it to be rather than root/rom so it brings it to the point where it's enjoyable. That's what makes the cdma version a little weak, you are FORCED to do something if you want latest and greatest. Will most people root/rom the cdma and gsm versions? I suppose, but it's really nice to not feel like you HAVE to. Did it feel nice to do that ota update? It's almost like moving into a modern world. Ten years of messing with phones to get it right? Seems at this point we should know what to buy and from which carrier to buy it from to make our lives a little easier, don't you think?

woody296 said:
This phone (gsm) version is the first one i have felt i didn't NEED to do something to. It's nice just to be able to run it as google intended it to be rather than root/rom so it brings it to the point where it's enjoyable. That's what makes the cdma version a little weak, you are FORCED to do something if you want latest and greatest. Will most people root/rom the cdma and gsm versions? I suppose, but it's really nice to not feel like you HAVE to. Did it feel nice to do that ota update? It's almost like moving into a modern world. Ten years of messing with phones to get it right? Seems at this point we should know what to buy and from which carrier to buy it from to make our lives a little easier, don't you think?
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I don't know if you've seen a Verizon nexus or not, but i feel the same way about not needing to flash a Rom right out of the box. I just got my nexus about a week ago, and 15 minutes after i got it activated, i got the jellybean update. It's as pure Google as they come. The only apps Verizon has on there was My Verizon Mobile and backup assistant. I used to have a droid charge, and I'm glad to say that the nexus was a welcome change. The only thing i really had to do to it was install the Swype keyboard, and it's perfect (for now).
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svtfmook said:
i dropped att 7 months into the contract, no fees, they were not providing me with the data speeds i needed, i was able to leave contract because of this. just because you're in a contract, doesn't mean you can't get out if they are not providing you with the service you signed up for.
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This isn't the case with sprint, we switched (my family) to Verizon from Sprint, every line had to pay 150$ i think. Data was spotty and Verizon had brought Lte to our little area in VA. meanwhile, sprint was discontinuing the rollout of Wimax and began creating their LTE towers, so there was no way we were waiting for that again. We had already had wimax 4g phones so we needed new phones anyway. Long story short, Sprints unlimited data is useless in many suburban and even urban areas.
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This isn't the case with sprint, we switched (my family) to Verizon from Sprint, every line had to pay 150$ i think. Data was spotty and Verizon had brought Lte to our little area in VA. meanwhile, sprint was discontinuing the rollout of Wimax and began creating their LTE towers, so there was no way we were waiting for that again. We had already had wimax 4g phones so we needed new phones anyway. Long story short, Sprints unlimited data is useless in many suburban and even urban areas.
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here's what i did to get out, no fees.
i called tech support because i suddenly stopped getting signal at work. they opened a ticket, called me back the next day saying it was "resolved". i had no change. i started losing reception at home, and the signal started getting spotty everywhere else. i call tech support again, they tell me it's my phone, ok, i have plenty of extras, so i swap sim into another phone, same results. they tell me my sim needs to be exchanged and reprovisioned and i need to go to the att store to do so. i go to the att store, they stare at me like i was speaking a foreign language and basically tell me "no". i go back home, call tech support, they tell me go back to store, they will call the store. i go back to the store, talk to rep, he now knows what to do. so he gets a new sim, reprovisions it, then tells me to run a speed test, because this will fix all my problems. i ran it, 80kbs, he was like, uh... i call tech support from my phone with the sales rep, the line was so staticy the tech rep had to call us back at the store, tech support tells me there's nothing more they can do and that their policy is they can't guarantee service everywhere. i then contacted the BBB, teh FCC and the attorney generals office for complaints. i then get a call back from the office of executives at att, my line was so staticy that they immediately cancelled the account right there.
if you are plagued with issues, you can get out of the contract. the BBB is a great resource, they have to respond to close out the complaint filed with the BBB

Who is going to leave Sprint after contract is up?

I here a lot of people talking about just how terrible Sprint service is (myself included). I wanted to know how many of you are thinking of leaving Sprint to go to Verizon, AT&T, etc. I definitely know that I will be switching to Verizon after my 2 year contract is up. I love the SGS3 but hate the service. So...who's with me? lol

living just north of Chicago, i have great signal pretty much everywhere and LTE, so I'm lucky in that aspect. plus i use a ton of 4G data
So I am not planning on leaving, but i know if i had crappy service I'd be looking elsewhere.
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Probably switching my 5 lines to Straight Talk. 2 unlimited and 3 on the lower level. It will save me a nice chunk of change, and upgrade my service. Never had Wimax, and will never have LTE. I just beg Sprint every month for the usable 3G that I had 20 months ago. We aren't on a "list" to get anything. They are forcing my hand
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jamarious34 said:
I here a lot of people talking about just how terrible Sprint service is (myself included). I wanted to know how many of you are thinking of leaving Sprint to go to Verizon, AT&T, etc. I definitely know that I will be switching to Verizon after my 2 year contract is up. I love the SGS3 but hate the service. So...who's with me? lol
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I live in WNY, and actually get pretty decent Sprint service day to day. It prob helps that I have an Airave at home, and am on Wifi both at the office and home. Just renewed for 2 yrs with the Sam's Club $0.96 GS3 deals, renewed both lines on account. Also get 23% discount, and unlimited data...so it's gonna be very hard to leave Sprint any time soon...my entire company is on VZW, and our company gets 17% discount, still not worth giving up unlimited data for!

Never. The service is serviceable but the unlimited data for the price is unbeatable.
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NYHusker said:
I live in WNY, and actually get pretty decent Sprint service day to day. It prob helps that I have an Airave at home, and am on Wifi both at the office and home. Just renewed for 2 yrs with the Sam's Club $0.96 GS3 deals, renewed both lines on account. Also get 23% discount, and unlimited data...so it's gonna be very hard to leave Sprint any time soon...my entire company is on VZW, and our company gets 17% discount, still not worth giving up unlimited data for!
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Does the AirRave cause you to get dupe SMS' or anything? Mine was acting all nutzo.

I don't plan on leaving. I have Spotty 4G around Indianapolis but the price blows away the only other carrier (Verizon) that I would consider. But I am around wireless the majority of the time and haven't been in a situation where I could not get by with 4G.
I just got my S3 last week from Radio shack for 99 dollars that came with 50 dollar Google Play Credit. That came in handy for stocking up on a few widgets I needed to customize it.

I would be gone if I didn't pay $41 a month for unlimited everything with insurance included. At&t, Verizon, and MetroPCS all have LTE in Sacramento where I live and T-Mobile has HSPA+ 42. Sprint doesn't even know when they are going to start to roll out LTE here. In the meantime my 3G is absolutely pathetic. It is very frustrating to say the least. I'm highly considering Straight Talk or T-Mobile with a unlocked Nexus 4 when my contract is up in June.
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jamarious34 said:
I here a lot of people talking about just how terrible Sprint service is (myself included). I wanted to know how many of you are thinking of leaving Sprint to go to Verizon, AT&T, etc. I definitely know that I will be switching to Verizon after my 2 year contract is up. I love the SGS3 but hate the service. So...who's with me? lol
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Honestly, after 2 years you probably won't feel so strongly about leaving anymore, assuming data is still unlimited.

Sprint now has 100% of clearwire....That makes them the Company with the Biggest Spectrum and SoftBank putting Billions into being the number one, He's that type of Guy, no second in the Game for him, so that means lower cost to be coming, unlimited to stay and All others to Envy us Sprint Users.....Good things come to those who WAIT....lol....

I'm in Hudson County, NJ and prior to Hurricane Sandy, the signal was sketchy at best. After the storm, I have yet to reach two bars of signal at my home. I called Sprint and they said the towers in my area were afffected by storm and they were aware of the situation and trying to get things back to normal. I have yet to see any improvements. Wimax was available here but LTE looks like mid 2013 at best. Since I renewed my contract to get the SIII, I'll be on the hook until 2014 but this will be my last run with Sprint if I dont see significant improvements on their network around here.

GiantJay said:
I would be gone if I didn't pay $41 a month for unlimited everything with insurance included. At&t, Verizon, and MetroPCS all have LTE in Sacramento where I live and T-Mobile has HSPA+ 42. Sprint doesn't even know when they are going to start to roll out LTE here. In the meantime my 3G is absolutely pathetic. It is very frustrating to say the least. I'm highly considering Straight Talk or T-Mobile with a unlocked Nexus 4 when my contract is up in June.
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How do you only pay $41??? If that was all I had to pay I wouldnt complain either lol. But I live in Tallahassee, FL and I am lucky to get 300kb/s download speeds, so needless to say, I only use wifi. Also I would only have to pay $15 more to switch to Verizon so thats a no brainer to me.

sircody said:
Sprint now has 100% of clearwire....That makes them the Company with the Biggest Spectrum and SoftBank putting Billions into being the number one, He's that type of Guy, no second in the Game for him, so that means lower cost to be coming, unlimited to stay and All others to Envy us Sprint Users.....Good things come to those who WAIT....lol....
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So will we be able to use this service with our current phones or do we have to wait and buy newer phones that will have the compatible radios?

burghfan3 said:
Probably switching my 5 lines to Straight Talk. 2 unlimited and 3 on the lower level. It will save me a nice chunk of change, and upgrade my service. Never had Wimax, and will never have LTE. I just beg Sprint every month for the usable 3G that I had 20 months ago. We aren't on a "list" to get anything. They are forcing my hand
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Have you thought of going to page plus? I hear their service is pretty great, not to say that Straight Talks service is not.

alaman68 said:
Never. The service is serviceable but the unlimited data for the price is unbeatable.
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Unlimited Data?? Hahaha when you only get 300kb/s down, unlimited data is useless. I would rather pay $15 more on Verizon and get LTE speeds on have 4gb of data that I will never exceed. I guess it would be a good deal if I lived in an area that had reasonable data speeds tho.

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I live in WNY, and actually get pretty decent Sprint service day to day. It prob helps that I have an Airave at home, and am on Wifi both at the office and home. Just renewed for 2 yrs with the Sam's Club $0.96 GS3 deals, renewed both lines on account. Also get 23% discount, and unlimited data...so it's gonna be very hard to leave Sprint any time soon...my entire company is on VZW, and our company gets 17% discount, still not worth giving up unlimited data for!
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But unlimited data means nothing unless you can use it. If you are on wifi all the time then unlimited data is worthless to you too. With Verizons "limited" data plan you can get 4gb of data and trust me you will never use that much. But like I told the other guy, if you get reasonable data speeds where you live then Sprints plan IS unbeatable. I only get on average 300kb/s down lol

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Here in the Atlanta, GA area, I get pretty good service since they turned on all the LTE towers. One place I don't get good reception is in my house. I have considered trying to get a free airrave to solve that. I will be sticking with Sprint, unless things suddenly go to pot.

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I'd say that's not bad for 3G inside my house.
2 months ago it was unusable.
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Honestly, since the network vision started my service became alit better. In every way. I had dead spot in my area in one block I would perfect signal the next completely dead, and now it have a 50% increased in sign in all my dead spot. An network vision has been fully deployed. Before making rush decision I would say wait and see what sprint offers with their network upgrades specially now that they 100% clear. And will have 800mghz spectrum too. I say it going to go to number two if they actually able to keep their word with network vision
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Forced to leave sprint
I got forced to leave sprint. I had 4 lines on a shared plan, and they booted my number because of excessive roaming. Now I'm stuck with a pretty new GS3 with no use for it. I ported my number to a dumbphone on straightalk toi save the number. Therefore if anyone wants I have a GS3 (16gig) with a cracked screen that I found after I got my new one through insurance, a GS3 (16gig) that Id be willing to trade both for a decent android GSM phone.
PM me if anyone wants it