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Straight talk $45 unlimited plan

Does anyone have this plan? Im wondering if and when they throttle data, i called st but can't get a straight answer. Right now i get throttled after 5gb, if straight talk gives you at least 5gigs of full speed data it would be well worth switching for me. Just seems too good to be true.
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Neo3D said:
who are you with now?
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Most likely T-Mobile by the sounds of it.
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toddrosenberger said:
if straight talk gives you at least 5gigs of full speed data it would be well worth switching for me. Just seems too good to be true.
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They don't, common wisdom is that it's more like 2g/mo and 100m/day before ST throttles, but you won't get an answer out of them, ever.

Cincinnati bell
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Sounds like im better off sticking with Cincinnati bell
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You should look at the prepaid thread in my sig. It details all of the plans and there are lots of testimonials of people using them.
Common wisdom is that the Straight Talk plan caps at 2gb per month (theres no way they could do 5gb data at the $45 price point).
If you want more data you're either going to have to go with the $60 Simple Mobile plan, which gives 5gb+, or the T-Mobile Prepaid plans, 2 of which offer 5gb (then throttle).

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You should look at the prepaid thread in my sig. It details all of the plans and there are lots of testimonials of people using them.
Common wisdom is that the Straight Talk plan caps at 2gb per month (theres no way they could do 5gb data at the $45 price point).
If you want more data you're either going to have to go with the $60 Simple Mobile plan, which gives 5gb+, or the T-Mobile Prepaid plans, 2 of which offer 5gb (then throttle).
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so you are sure the simple mobile plan gives 5gb before throttling? Cannot find any definite number on their website just like straight talk. On tmobile/att/cincinnati bell websites it tells you the amount of data used where you will be throttled. At least they are up front about it.

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so you are sure the simple mobile plan gives 5gb before throttling? Cannot find any definite number on their website just like straight talk. On tmobile/att/cincinnati bell websites it tells you the amount of data used where you will be throttled. At least they are up front about it.
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It's not published, but just crowd-sourced that they offer 5GB of data. Many MVNOs choose not to publish whether or not they throttle/cap or at what point.

So after 5gb are you throttled or are there overage fees? Im assuming throttled since it's called unlimited. And simple mobile uses tmobiles network, correct?
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toddrosenberger said:
So after 5gb are you throttled or are there overage fees? Im assuming throttled since it's called unlimited.
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no overage fees.
And simple mobile uses tmobiles network, correct?
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Correct.

My question for anyone using the gnex and ST is, does the phone use T-Mobiles network or atts? I read you can use either a T-Mobile or att phone and was wondering since the gnex is pentaband if you could potentially bounce from one network to the other based on which one had better signal? Thanks in advance guys.
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skyhigh2004 said:
My question for anyone using the gnex and ST is, does the phone use T-Mobiles network or atts? I read you can use either a T-Mobile or att phone and was wondering since the gnex is pentaband if you could potentially bounce from one network to the other based on which one had better signal? Thanks in advance guys.
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You choose when you start the service whether you're going to get an AT&T SIM or a T-Mobile SIM (they can pick for you based on your zip code, but you can choose manually). You can't bounce back and forth, because the SIM is only provisioned for AT&T towers or T-Mobile towers. There's no roaming between the two.
When you order, its easy to tell. In the cart it will say "AT&T compatible SIM card" or "T-Mobile compatible SIM card".

toddrosenberger said:
i called but can't get a straight answer.
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Lol. #notsosatraighttalk
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martonikaj said:
You choose when you start the service whether you're going to get an AT&T SIM or a T-Mobile SIM (they can pick for you based on your zip code, but you can choose manually). You can't bounce back and forth, because the SIM is only provisioned for AT&T towers or T-Mobile towers. There's no roaming between the two.
When you order, its easy to tell. In the cart it will say "AT&T compatible SIM card" or "T-Mobile compatible SIM card".
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Thank you kindly sir.
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straight talk is great as long as nothing goes wrong (which luckily is my case)
faster data speed than simple mobile and very good coverage
however their customer service is non-existent
calling them is a waste of time
try their facebook page if you really wanna have something done
much more responsive (they probably won't fix your problem immediately but at least they are responding)

skyhigh2004 said:
Thank you kindly sir.
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Most welcome, sir.
cLOUDFAn said:
straight talk is great as long as nothing goes wrong (which luckily is my case)
faster data speed than simple mobile and very good coverage
however their customer service is non-existent
calling them is a waste of time
try their facebook page if you really wanna have something done
much more responsive (they probably won't fix your problem immediately but at least they are responding)
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This is true of prepaid carriers. You save money but get no service. I call CS maybe once a year, so I think that's worth saving $40 a month on service.

Has anyone on straight talk At&t sim tried doing a voice call or video call using Google Talk? when I try I get a message saying I need to be connected to a Wi-Fi network. Anyone else getting this?
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I am now using my Galaxy Nexus with Straight Talk on the TMO ST SIM card. Overall its great. One thing I've noticed though are the ping times. On ST I can never get a ping better than 300ms using the speedtest.net app. Also several times when I've woken my phone from idle, I notice it says its not in sync with Google services...the bars are grey and not blue. It usually goes blue again within 30 seconds saying it synced. I think it may be related to the ping issue, as I think ST data goes through a proxy before going out over the TMO network to destination. The data speeds themselves seem the same as they were when I was on Tmobile, but I seem to recall being able to get around 100ms pings or less in the same locations when I was on Tmobile.

saint327 said:
I am now using my Galaxy Nexus with Straight Talk on the TMO ST SIM card. Overall its great. One thing I've noticed though are the ping times. On ST I can never get a ping better than 300ms using the speedtest.net app. Also several times when I've woken my phone from idle, I notice it says its not in sync with Google services...the bars are grey and not blue. It usually goes blue again within 30 seconds saying it synced. I think it may be related to the ping issue, as I think ST data goes through a proxy before going out over the TMO network to destination. The data speeds themselves seem the same as they were when I was on Tmobile, but I seem to recall being able to get around 100ms pings or less in the same locations when I was on Tmobile.
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Would changing your apn settings help out at all? I have a recommendation but I'm not sure how much difference it will make.
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How can I delete the stock APN in ICS?

Hey guys, I use straight talk on this phone and thus i use a different APN than the stock T-Mobile one.
I have created that and it works fine except a weird MMS over WiFi issue that I am pretty sure has to do with the stock T-Mobile APN.
It seems in ICS it is harder to delete the stock APN, does anyone know of a way I can delete the stock APN?
And don't say just click discard, because it will not delete.
Thanks guys, I would REALLY appreciate a way to remove it!!

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Hey guys, I use straight talk on this phone and thus i use a different APN than the stock T-Mobile one.
I have created that and it works fine except a weird MMS over WiFi issue that I am pretty sure has to do with the stock T-Mobile APN.
It seems in ICS it is harder to delete the stock APN, does anyone know of a way I can delete the stock APN?
And don't say just click discard, because it will not delete.
Thanks guys, I would REALLY appreciate a way to remove it!!
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Turns out that after I Unlocked my phone, the factory locked APN went away so all is good now.
Thanks guys.
- Mike

How is straight talk GSM? I read that after only 2gb of data you get banned. Is this true? How much data do you use?
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elesbb said:
How is straight talk GSM? I read that after only 2gb of data you get banned. Is this true? How much data do you use?
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So far I love it. I bought both an ATT and Tmobile sim card from StraightTalkSim . com and have been trying out both networks.
It is the same exact service you would receive from ATT or Tmobile directly as far as coverage and speeds go. (except no throttling from Tmobile)
As most suggest, I have found Tmobile to have greater data speeds with HSPA+ 4G, while ATT has the better coverage and lesser data speeds with HSPA 3G, but still not bad.
As far as the 2GB limit goes, I've read that I shouldn't go over it, so I set my phone to warn me at 1GB and stop me at 2GB of mobile data to be safe. If you are a total mobile data hogg, it might not work for you.
I am usually on WiFi at work or home, so I really don't use much mobile data. Per Sprints website (my previous provider) I averaged 300mb a month of mobile data, max I used in the last 12 months was 600mb. I am sure my usage will go up a bit now that I have a data network that is actually useable speed wise, but I doubt I will ever hit 2GB.
For $45 a month and no contract, it is unbeatable.
I priced the same thing out at ATT and I am looking around $99-109 / month for 2GB data, unlimited text, mss, and xxxx minutes. So with the ATT Sim card I get a $99-$109 a month (actually better because minutes are unlimited here) plan for $45 with no contract and I can swap between TMobile and ATT any time I want (just takes a few hours to provision the phone each time. I love it! I
I was with Sprint for 10 years and finally

Ok heads up on T-mo LTE

THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE IT !!! I just spoke to a cust servc rep and I'd originally called to ask if LTE connectivity would be rolled out in the 4.1.2 update and she said at this time Tmo doesnt even have LTE connectivity . There is a on-going merger between Tmo and metroPCS and metroPCS DOES have LTE or is in the process now of getting it and she said when that merger is complete T-mo will be in the process of merging LTE network into their service as well . She said late quarter 2013 we may see it but not for now.
Also she said there was no ETA on the 4.1.2 update So thats that .
Also Just another little heads up. I'm sure many of you know this already but I didn't . On the unlimited 4g plan offered with this device. It's not really unlimited 4g . It's unlimited internet. I saw on my device it said 2gb high speed data. And so I asked what the 2gb was seeing it was sold as unlimited 4 g . And well she explained once you hit 2gb of usage your internet is throttled to DIALUP speed =O . And offered a truly unlimited 4g plan for another 10/month . Just for all the people that may have been confused as I was what was up with the 2gb on the usage.
Hope this helps /

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I ask it tmo will have lte in 2013 there slowly uping the speeds this from a teck
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I ask it tmo will have lte in 2013 there slowly uping the speeds this from a teck
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Uhmmm , I'm sorry sir / ma'am I have no idea what you said .

Lte should be rolling out by early next year. As far as slow updates blame sammy not tmobile. I will admit tmobiles data is spotty depending on where you go. Not as bad as sprints data and a heck of alot cheaper than verizon.

I thought everyone already knew this. How did you get the idea that lte would be here sooner. They are currently refarming which will help with certain things, but lte will not be out till 2013.
And since we are on the subject of not knowing. Tmobile will finally be getting the iphone in 2013. My wife and son currently use our old att iphones but get edge service. Part of the refarm is to support iphones. In Denver, they now get 3g. In 2013 there should be full support for the iphones.
I typically get great speeds and sometimes on par or better than verizon. As mentioned, not always as good as verizon but much cheaper. Also much better than sprint or att here in Colorado.

I think your English isn't too good. Your grammar is all over the place. Anyhow, I heard tmo is doing a deal with Verizon for lte as well... I guess no one really knows for sure until it actually comes out.
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You are on the Unlimited - Plus Data plan (2gb high speed) and not on Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan (true unimited). I know this is confusing because they both show up in the Classic Unlimited - Unlimited Nationwide 4G. I made sure that I got onto the Unlimited - Plus Data plan within the Classic Unlimited - Unlimited Nationwide 4G which is truly unlimited. Of course only on the non-hotspot plans. Why do they make the wording so confusing?
Trying to make sure you are getting the right plan package can make you go crazy.
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THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE IT !!! I just spoke to a cust servc rep and I'd originally called to ask if LTE connectivity would be rolled out in the 4.1.2 update and she said at this time Tmo doesnt even have LTE connectivity . There is a on-going merger between Tmo and metroPCS and metroPCS DOES have LTE or is in the process now of getting it and she said when that merger is complete T-mo will be in the process of merging LTE network into their service as well . She said late quarter 2013 we may see it but not for now.
Also she said there was no ETA on the 4.1.2 update So thats that .
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I knew that. Sometime in late spring or summer for LTE.
The new Android version will end up coming to us at that point. But this is something that the customer service would not know at this point in time. Samsung will add their fixes within that version at that time. So T-Mobile doesn't even have that yet. This is downside of using a non-Nexus device. We have to wait for the updates to go through the chains.

Sounds like someone bought a phone on a network without doing any basic research about that network or the plans they offer.
T-Mobile has previously said they would have LTE until next year, and it's pretty clear which plan is the only one that offers truly unlimited data.
Relax, switch plans or return the phone.
Verizon service is much better overall than T-Mobile in my experience in terms of coverage and building penetration. With a good signal I can get 20Mbs down with TMo on the Note 2, fair pings (latency), and about 2Mbs upload. On Verizon with a GS3 I've seen 30 down and 10 up on LTE with phenomenal pings. YMMV.
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As far as slow updates blame sammy not tmobile.
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Nope, blame T-Mobile (and every other carrier) for the slow updates. I had an unlocked Note 2 before switching to T-Mobile and their Note 2.
My international version got regular (every few weeks) large OTAs just fine. The carrier is always to blame for delays as Samsung clearly pumps out regular OTAs to their non-carrier branded version all the time. These revisions would easily work on any branded device, minus any show stopping radio issues (which isn't the issue here). Samsung builds and releases enhancements quite frequently only to have the carriers sit on it and tinker with the software to their liking.
It's a well known fact that the carriers are the problem. They need to "test and certify" (lol) each software revision for their network..and of course apply their crapware boot screens and apps before releasing an OTA, hence the delay.

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THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE IT !!! I just spoke to a cust servc rep and I'd originally called to ask if LTE connectivity would be rolled out in the 4.1.2 update and she said at this time Tmo doesnt even have LTE connectivity . There is a on-going merger between Tmo and metroPCS and metroPCS DOES have LTE or is in the process now of getting it and she said when that merger is complete T-mo will be in the process of merging LTE network into their service as well . She said late quarter 2013 we may see it but not for now.
Also she said there was no ETA on the 4.1.2 update So thats that .
Also Just another little heads up. I'm sure many of you know this already but I didn't . On the unlimited 4g plan offered with this device. It's not really unlimited 4g . It's unlimited internet. I saw on my device it said 2gb high speed data. And so I asked what the 2gb was seeing it was sold as unlimited 4 g . And well she explained once you hit 2gb of usage your internet is throttled to DIALUP speed =O . And offered a truly unlimited 4g plan for another 10/month . Just for all the people that may have been confused as I was what was up with the 2gb on the usage.
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GIFSoup
Congrats, you just posted two basic facts almost everyone with two seconds of research should have found out at a minimum before even considering moving to T-Mobile.

This is a stupid thread everyone knows the LTE situation, why in the world make a thread about what customer care says. Do you really think they get info thats up to date if you really need to know that bad, tmobile is testing LTE in select markets not with customers though. They have been working on refarming for customers while preparring for LTE. Also the data plan situation can be found on there website pay for unlimited data and get unlimited data otherwise it will be slowed while you will still have data it will be significantly slower. Do more research if this is news to you, updates with bloat and taking longer is nothing new in the US no matter what carrier you will always see some delay some wait more then others could be worse we could be waiting as long as vzw customers waited for ics on the thunderbolt. At least what software we have was usuable without major bugs that would have made an update necessary for our phone to function. Threads complaining are silly know what you buy first before you buy it.
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Is it really that serious? I think my 8-15mb down is good enough
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We will have LTE soon
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Is it really that serious? I think my 8-15mb down is good enough
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This. I get anywhere from 10-30 on average & thats plenty good enough for me.
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You are on the Unlimited - Plus Data plan (2gb high speed) and not on Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan (true unimited). I know this is confusing because they both show up in the Classic Unlimited - Unlimited Nationwide 4G. I made sure that I got onto the Unlimited - Plus Data plan within the Classic Unlimited - Unlimited Nationwide 4G which is truly unlimited. Of course only on the non-hotspot plans. Why do they make the wording so confusing?
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Yes it can be confusing, but you're over complicating it.
For the record, just say all plans have "unlimited" data, meaning no data overages
The 2GB, 5GB, and 10GB give that much 4G data, then drop down to 2G speeds after.
"Truly unlimited" is unlimited 4G data, period, with no hot spot feature available.
The 5GB and 10GB (only) include the hotspot feature for free.
Whether classic or value is irrelevant.
Most people know this, but for anyone who was confused by your post.

Has anyone tried to use a different apn?
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Is it just me, or does anyone else not want Lte? I was on Verizon Lte before I switched to T-Mobile. T-Mobile is just as fast and my battery life is insane. I'm not sure if Lte will bring a noticeable increase in speed, but it will decrease our battery life.

The advantage to LTE will primarily be the low latency it should have. The second big advantage will hopefully be upload speeds similar to the download.
T-Mo's dual channel HSPA+ ramps up to some fairly competitive download speeds, which is great for streaming or large file transfers, but the latency is very high, which makes things like web surfing seem slower than on other networks. It takes noticeably longer for pages to start loading than on Verizon or AT&T. I have accounts on all three and frequently do side by side testing.
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I sometimes write like I am talking to them in person. Which doesn't always come across clearly in writing.
Basically we knew all this. And though it is not always as clear as it should be, if you do your research then you will know what you are buying into.

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This is a stupid thread everyone knows the LTE situation, why in the world make a thread about what customer care says. Do you really think they get info thats up to date if you really need to know that bad, tmobile is testing LTE in select markets not with customers though. They have been working on refarming for customers while preparring for LTE. Also the data plan situation can be found on there website pay for unlimited data and get unlimited data otherwise it will be slowed while you will still have data it will be significantly slower. Do more research if this is news to you, updates with bloat and taking longer is nothing new in the US no matter what carrier you will always see some delay some wait more then others could be worse we could be waiting as long as vzw customers waited for ics on the thunderbolt. At least what software we have was usuable without major bugs that would have made an update necessary for our phone to function. Threads complaining are silly know what you buy first before you buy it.
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Once again I'm getting crap for trying to help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35844706#post35844706 <------ here is atleast 1 person that didnt know
So this thread is for him / her
You people need to relax. If you feel the information in any given thread doesn't pertain to you . DONT READ IT. I mean what can I say? I didn't know this info before the woman told me.
Also I wasn't complaining again was just posting for people that may not have known . Mods I'm doing my best not to go off a a curse laden tirade right now. Just so you know. :good: xD

Thinking about going to Straight Talk

So I am thinking about going to over staight talk.I did a litlle research but couldnt find anything definite. I was wondering how well it has been working for other people. Do I have to flash an AT&T radio? What are the apn settings? All that type of jazz

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So I am thinking about going to over staight talk.I did a litlle research but couldnt find anything definite. I was wondering how well it has been working for other people. Do I have to flash an AT&T radio? What are the apn settings? All that type of jazz
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I'm using the AT&T sim card through straight talk. You can get a T-mobile sim but I don't have any experience with that.
I am using the default tmobile radio. I get much better signal through that with AT&T than any radio I used with Tmobile in my area. 3g speeds only but it's an acceptable trade off for me (better signal and $600 bucks/year savings).
Use the APN settings on the straight talk webpage.

I currently use straight talk with the T Mobile SIM card and reception and data speeds are both fine for me. I haven't run a lot of speed test or anything of that nature but service works, calls work, I receive SMS and MMS messages promptly, and thus far have had a little issue with anything. I also managed recently to Zero my IMEI. No effect on service.
Was able to get a discounted rate and used a cash back card also, and got my monthly service down to $36, which I locked in with 8 months reserve. Am on month 3 and have yet to regret leaving post Paid T-Mobile.
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I have ST on my gs2 right now with the new sbean 13.5 ROM . The service is def nice . I pay 45 a month and I get unlimited service. Even though its frowned upon I still tether my phones internet connection and it works great as well. My speeds with straight talk on at & t are about 7megs down with 1 meg up , I play minecraft on my laptop at park with no issues as well. Ping is usually around 120-180 but if you tether through USB instead of a WiFi hotspot it will bring it down to were games are playable .
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StraightTalk now supports LTE!

Check this out guys, the awesome coverage and now speed with the low cost!
http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/9/13/4727886/straight-talk-prepaid-now-works-with-att-lte-devices
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Can't wait for my T-Mobile contract to end!

Can tmobile phone use on straight talk?
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you'll get "unlimited" data, talk, and text for $45 per month.
those quotes.

This thread is a complete fail....
You dont get unlimited. You get capped at 1-2 GB of usage.
So whats the point of LTE if your just going to get capped sooner????
#FAIL........

hypersonicx said:
This thread is a complete fail....
You dont get unlimited. You get capped at 1-2 GB of usage.
So whats the point of LTE if your just going to get capped sooner????
#FAIL........
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For $45/month or less, 1-2 GB/month at LTE speeds is competitive... but data with Straight Talk had always been a bit flaky for me, with high latency. I wonder if AT&T's LTE on Straight Talk would be better.

hypersonicx said:
This thread is a complete fail....
You dont get unlimited. You get capped at 1-2 GB of usage.
So whats the point of LTE if your just going to get capped sooner????
#FAIL........
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Couldn't have said it better myself! Plus LTE is to battery hungry for it to be a viable replacement for HSPA+
I'm perfectly happy with my HSPA+ 42Mbps T-Mobile network through Straight Talk!

giant22000 said:
Couldn't have said it better myself! Plus LTE is to battery hungry for it to be a viable replacement for HSPA+
I'm perfectly happy with my HSPA+ 42Mbps T-Mobile network through Straight Talk!
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Battery isn't that bad. :good:
But I can see how it would be a decent plan for some people.

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Battery isn't that bad. :good:
But I can see how it would be a decent plan for some people.
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Who knows, maybe I'm just unlucky but every time I turned off LTE on the three LTE phones I've had and relied on HSPA+ I saw about a 50% improvement in battery life. This is significant to me...
I'm not on an LTE plan anymore so I've had turned off the whole time of ownership of my s4 so I can not make judgement on this phone.

Not sure why some people always claim to get "capped" by straighttalk in every forum. I was with them a year and never got throttled or capped. My wife is using my old S2 on exact same account now-still uses what she wants, when she wants. Never received a call or text like others say they get when going too high. If you are free to go try them out-I say do it. Let us all know how their LTE is. I went to them from ATT back when they had the ATT sims the first time and could tell NO DIFFERENCE in call reception or quality.

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Not sure why some people always claim to get "capped" by straighttalk in every forum. I was with them a year and never got throttled or capped. My wife is using my old S2 on exact same account now-still uses what she wants, when she wants. Never received a call or text like others say they get when going too high. If you are free to go try them out-I say do it. Let us all know how their LTE is. I went to them from ATT back when they had the ATT sims the first time and could tell NO DIFFERENCE in call reception or quality.
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I can attest to the throttling as I was throttle several times. It seems that once you get throttled once, you seem to be targeted more often. A lot of people were forced to buy new sim cards because the problem was so rampant.
Despite the throttling, I still think straight talk is the best deal around.

How do I find out if straight talk has Lte service where I live? Thanks
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hypersonicx said:
This thread is a complete fail....
You dont get unlimited. You get capped at 1-2 GB of usage.
So whats the point of LTE if your just going to get capped sooner????
#FAIL........
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.....I don't think you understand fully what capped means....If it wasnt unlimited 2 things would happen. One no more data period once you hit that 1-2 gb limit or youd be charged out the ass for going over.... do either happen? No.
Does it get slowed down a bit once you do go over? Yes. Do you still have data? Yes. Can you still use as much as you like? Yes. Translation unlimited.
Unlimited speed. No. Unlimited data yes.
Also just because your data is faster doesn't mean you will use more faster. No matter what data connection you use you still are going to use the same amount of data regardless.
Example IF it took 1mb of data just to open Facebook on 3g its still going to use 1mb of data to open Facebook on lte. Its just going to load faster on lte
So....your post was a fail in the end.
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doesn't beat my $30 month prepaid tmobile plan......

How can I find out if straight talk offers 4G Lte where I live.
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xda23 said:
How can I find out if straight talk offers 4G Lte where I live.
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Check AT&T's LTE map.

Yesterday, I put my T-Mo StraightTalk sim into SGH-T999L and, lo and behold, I got LTE. I did not change the APN, so it still was fast.t-mobile.com, and it worked on my ST sim. The network was shown as HOME and mobile network type as LTE. First, I thought it might be a glitch, but when I ran speedtest, it showed ~16 mbps down and ~8.5 mbps up, so I could see that it was indeed LTE. Unfortunately, I did not take any shcreenshots to prove it for naysayers here, and I do not own a T-mo LTE-enabled device. But hey, anybody can try it.

AIO (or should it be EOL/end of life) was throttled by AT&T. Still LTE, but limited to slower speed. This was proven with a side-by-side test of AIO and GoPhone.
How about ST and Net10? I use GoPhone for long road trips because there is no throttling whatsoever.

lost_ said:
AIO (or should it be EOL/end of life) was throttled by AT&T. Still LTE, but limited to slower speed. This was proven with a side-by-side test of AIO and GoPhone.
How about ST and Net10? I use GoPhone for long road trips because there is no throttling whatsoever.
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I was on AT&T GoPhone but recently switched to ST ATT. So far I haven't noticed any drop in speed myself, but I've only done anecdotal speedtest stuff relying on memory for the AT&T GoPhone speeds. The pings also have seemed comparable (I've seen 80-200 ms).

Adam0524 said:
Also just because your data is faster doesn't mean you will use more faster. No matter what data connection you use you still are going to use the same amount of data regardless.
Example IF it took 1mb of data just to open Facebook on 3g its still going to use 1mb of data to open Facebook on lte. Its just going to load faster on lte
So....your post was a fail in the end.
sent via an Omega'd S4
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yours is one viewpoint..there IS, however, merit to the thought that faster speed equals more consumption. Coming from Sprint, if I didn't have an LTE connection I, basically, wouldn't even try certain things (updating apps/watching videos). With a faster connection comes the knowledge that you won't be waiting 5 minutes for a 1 minute YouTube video to load (let alone watching a movie/tv show via the xfinity app) and that, in turn, means you'll use more data. Not saying you're wrong because your Facebook analogy is totally accurate, just providing another viewpoint/perspective.