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mobilephonesdirect - tmbobile data usage ???

Not sure if anyone can help .....
I'm looking at a £25 per month, 18 month contract (300 mins, unlimited texts) and unlimited data.
Sounds goods.
But, my main concern is the data. I've spoken to them this evening and they assure me that as it is an Android device that it will have the standard tmobile 3gb fair usage allowance.
I'm concerned that, despite what they say, that it will default to the standard non-Android 1gb fair usage policy as they are effectively selling it as a non-standard deal ?
Am I being over cautious ??!?!?

can anyone advise (please) ?

I dunno the answer but how much are the charging for the phone?

If you go direct through T-Mobile you get 3 gig of data but through other sites its only 1 gig.

the phone is free, £3.99 delivery.

Try phoning T-Mobile up, go for the 18 month £25 plan, 600 mins, 500 texts, 3gb internet, flexible booster (unlim texts or something else) and tell them that the same deal is online with a free phone.
If it doesn't work hang up and try again. Eventually it either will work or you'll be able to get a reduction in the handset price.

I got mine on launch day with T-Mobile 300 mins/texts 3 gig data usage and unlimited landlines, got them to wave the cost of the phone so got it free on £25 a month for 24 months.

simondavo said:
Not sure if anyone can help .....
I'm looking at a £25 per month, 18 month contract (300 mins, unlimited texts) and unlimited data.
Sounds goods.
But, my main concern is the data. I've spoken to them this evening and they assure me that as it is an Android device that it will have the standard tmobile 3gb fair usage allowance.
I'm concerned that, despite what they say, that it will default to the standard non-Android 1gb fair usage policy as they are effectively selling it as a non-standard deal ?
Am I being over cautious ??!?!?
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Hi, What I would do is get the £15 a month , 300 mins, unlimited texts and internet. It will cost £130 for the phone - totaling £490.
Then you get £40 cashback - which is therefore the same cost as your phone. And for 6 extra months so if you wanted to change it after £18 months it would still be the same cost
And no you are not being over cautious

Just to clarify this for people:
I've been trying to figure out why my HSDPA data speed was so slow (looked like throttled to ~350kbps d/l speed).
It appears that buying via MPD and T-Mobile with "unlimited" data (at least on the £25/month tariff I chose) you are only put on the standard 1Gb FUP data plan. This also has speed restrictions (which I read about elsewhere - and is definitely true since I've experienced it first-hand).
I was under no impression from MPD that I was getting only 1Gb, and it was never mentioned anywhere - all the literature on the web re: Android phones and T-Mobile UK imply we all should be on the 3Gb - which also included no speed throttle.
I just called T-Mobile and made the case - they first tried to get me to pay an extra £5 a month to be put onto the 3Gb, but I persisted mentioning that ANY Android phone bought now with a T-Mobile contract should be on the 3Gb FUP product.
After a bit of to-ing and fro-ing they agreed and changed me over instantly. I also got to choose a free booster since the 3Gb one is included in the plan...
Stick to your guns and you should get a result - don't let them try to make you pay for it - it's MPD's fault for not making it clear, and I argued that since my contract is with T-Mob and not them I should be on the same product as anyone who bought with T-Mobile direct...

simondavo said:
Not sure if anyone can help .....
I'm looking at a £25 per month, 18 month contract (300 mins, unlimited texts) and unlimited data.
Sounds goods.
But, my main concern is the data. I've spoken to them this evening and they assure me that as it is an Android device that it will have the standard tmobile 3gb fair usage allowance.
I'm concerned that, despite what they say, that it will default to the standard non-Android 1gb fair usage policy as they are effectively selling it as a non-standard deal ?
Am I being over cautious ??!?!?
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get the one from mobilephonesdirect its unlocked and u will get updates first
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T-mobile cant do anything since its advertised as ultd so have fun remember its fair usage they cant chage u anything extra if u go over

I also purchased via MPD.
At the time of ordering, I tried to get an answer from MPD on what TMobile FUP I would get, they assured me that I'd get 3gnarled, although I was not convinced.
When connected, I checked with TMobile and confirmed that I had my flexible booster setup to use the unlimited internet with 1gb FUP.
Didn't really think much of it until today.
Just spoken to the Loyalty Team and argued my case. They have now upgraded me to use the 3gb FUP and allowed me to use my flexible booster for something else.
Also, speedtest app is now returning an average download speed of 1900 kbps rather than 350 kbps.
Very happy !!!
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Excellent! Mine jumped (in a poor signal area - only 1-2 bars) from 350kbps to @1.5Mbps which is pretty good. Will check when I'm in London at work tomorrow - I reckon it should be even higher.
MPD have been a bit shoddy up until now what with the stock problems and non-registration of SIMs (I had to register mine myself since I'd been waiting a number of days for MPD to do anything about it).
Has anyone had anything in writing from MPD saying that they would definitely be on the 3Gb FUP? I can't find any mention of it on their site...(actually, I can't find anything about *any* FUP on T-Mobile plans).
Since it's not mentioned by MPD that the "unlimited mobile internet" is an add-on, I think it's perfectly safe to assume it's "included" with the plan which in T-Mobile's language means that it's 3Gb straight away for Android devices.
I can't see how T-Mobile can argue any other way when anyone buying direct gets the 3Gb without even asking for it...the contracts are almost (and in some cases) exactly the same amount...

Does it matter?
I got one from MPD yesterday, read this message and called TMobile who say
a) the allowance is for all intents and purposes the same, eg 1gb or 3gb, they don't count it unless you overshoot it dramatically
b) no throttling is applied, any issues experienced are with the quality of the connection
Are both these points correct?
Should I persist complain? I agree nothing was said about this in any of MPD's literature.

Beware MPD
I too have had problems with MPD. They have sent the wrong memory card. Their customer service is terrible. The £25 contract with 300 mins and 300 texts turns out the internet is restricted to 356kbps as the sim was registered to a Nokia phone?
Contacted T-Mobile as others did and got the flexible booster switched to texts. But to get HSDPA speed I had to have the unlimited internet booster added for £5. Argued to case that I should have the speed but the would not budge. Threaten to leave and they offered me 3 months free then £5 a month for last 15 months. So can complain too much as the Phone was free from MPD, whereas it £157 for T-Mobile on the same contract.

al89nut said:
Does it matter?
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Depends on if you plan on using your phone for what it's intended, and wish to get nearer to the cell connectivity speeds it's capable of supporting...I wouldn't want to be stuck with an expensive piece of hardware and only being able to use a fraction of its capacity in terms of download speeds...going from ~350kbps to only 1.5Mbps is a more than four-fold increase...
al89nut said:
a) the allowance is for all intents and purposes the same, eg 1gb or 3gb, they don't count it unless you overshoot it dramatically
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This is likely the case - 1Gb is a fair bit, but it's not impossible to go over it if you're using the phone intensively without a WiFi connection (things like downloading multiple podcasts with Google Listen - lots of Maps, e-mail and YouTube usage etc.)
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b) no throttling is applied, any issues experienced are with the quality of the connection
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This is a fallacy. T-Mobile will tell you there is no speed restriction each time you speak to them, and say the connections are contended (which *is* true) but there clearly is massive throttling for regular Web 'n Walk (1Gb) users - look at this thread for more evidence from others outside this forum.
As others have attested, as soon as they apply the Web 'n Walk Plus (3Gb) and remove the "unlimited internet flexible booster" which is what MPD customers seem to have all received, if you are already in an HSDPA area after a phone reboot your speed WILL increase immediately. There are no coincidences here!
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Should I persist complain? I agree nothing was said about this in any of MPD's literature.
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I certainly did, and would urge others to - I might have to do it again soon since my wife may order a Desire on the same deal...I prefer to have an unlocked unbranded handset, going through T-Mobile direct (despite the fact you'd have to haggle to get the same deal as on MPD) doesn't guarantee an unlocked/unbranded phone.
claptnei said:
The £25 contract with 300 mins and 300 texts turns out the internet is restricted to 356kbps as the sim was registered to a Nokia phone?
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I was also told that my "new" SIM bundled with the MPD order had been previously registered to another user...the connections team sorted it in a flash, however...
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Argued to case that I should have the speed but the would not budge.
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That doesn't sound correct. I would have pushed further - they are wrong, not you. Argue that it had been incorrectly provisioned when the connection was set up, and as per the standard T-Mobile FUP (quote it from the website to them), users starting new contracts with new Android devices at the same time are obliged to be on the 3Gb Web 'n Walk Plus bundle...

claptnei said:
I too have had problems with MPD. They have sent the wrong memory card. Their customer service is terrible. The £25 contract with 300 mins and 300 texts turns out the internet is restricted to 356kbps as the sim was registered to a Nokia phone?
Contacted T-Mobile as others did and got the flexible booster switched to texts. But to get HSDPA speed I had to have the unlimited internet booster added for £5. Argued to case that I should have the speed but the would not budge. Threaten to leave and they offered me 3 months free then £5 a month for last 15 months. So can complain too much as the Phone was free from MPD, whereas it £157 for T-Mobile on the same contract.
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I was lead to believe that the internet was a part of this contract and nothing to do with the flexible boosters.
I received my phone last Tuesday, does anyone know if today would count as part of my 7 days cooling off period or would that have ended yesterday?
edit: i would as its 7 working days.

TH1882FC said:
I was lead to believe that the internet was a part of this contract and nothing to do with the flexible boosters.
I received my phone last Tuesday, does anyone know if today would count as part of my 7 days cooling off period or would that have ended yesterday?
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your 7 days should end on Thursday's end of business day.
7 days cooling period are working days, it start the next working day when you received the phone and they do not count weekend. This is what I was inform when I replaced my Desire.

blackfox888 said:
your 7 days should end on Thursday's end of business day.
7 days cooling period are working days, it start the next working day when you received the phone and they do not count weekend. This is what I was inform when I replaced my Desire.
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cheers, i know MPD say you have 14 days but thats with everything in its original packaging etc so want to make sure they dont try and wriggle out using that as an excuse.

Phoned TMobile again.
Phone was registered as a Nokia
They say the price plan is between me and MPD aka Go Away
They say that 3gb and 1gb amounts to no practical difference
They say that a 1gb d/l limit has no throttling back compared to 3gb
(is the throttling just on H?)
So, do I try to take the phone back to MPD and pay the extra £45? What's their return policy and do I have to factory set the phone to erase data, etc?
What would Old Hands here do?

I bought a desire through MPD and my bill says I have an "Internet Booster (FB)" package applied (for free).
Before I call up T-Mobile can someone just confirm to me that...
1) This is incorrect
2) What I should have is 'web&walk plus'
3) 'web&walk plus' is the only way to get HSPDA connectivity?
Have many people been successful in getting their account corrected? Or am I fighting a losing battle before I start!?

[Q] Three vs Orange - Omnia 7

Hi guys, let me give you a brief background...
My contract with 3 (UK) has just run out and I'm going to get the Omnia 7. I'm stuck between staying with 3 or moving across to Orange and both have offered deals that appeal to me.
Three offer 2000 mins, 5000 texts, unlimited internet, 5000 3-3 calls for £35/m
They also offered me 500 mins, 5000 texts, 1GB interent but on a RECONDITIONED phone for £25/m so that I would stay. Sounds perfect although they have no reconditioned phones in stock and aren't likely to get any.
Now I phoned Orange and they offered 600 mins, unlimited texts, 750mb 3g data, 3GB wifi data + a magic number for £30/m.
I feel the Orange deal suits my useage however as I haven't owned the phone I don't know how much data I would use as an average user.
Are there any other factors I should consider that would make it worth my while paying more/waiting longer to get the phone by sticking with 3?
Not the most technical of threads but hopefully you guys will point me in the right direction
Cheers, Jacob

I'm what I would consider average user of mobile data, lots of Facebook, a few apps, a bit of YouTube and get through about 400-450mb a month.
There is an app on my orange Mozart called Your Orange where you can check data consumption up until that point
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Thanks Clive, that is exactly what I wanted to hear!
The cost is a large factor seeing as I'm at uni at the moment! And Orange haven't messed with the basics of the phone have they? I heard somewhere that you could only have your live tiles in Orange...
Cheers for the quick reply, Jacob

How much data you'll be using is very personal so hard to give a good answer here. That said, my data usage (3G) has dropped significantly since going WP7 (compared to WM and Droid). This is likely due to me leaving wifi enabled 24/7 these days, something I didn't earlier due to battery life taking a beating.
My plan gives me 1GB/mo at full speed (i.e. 7Mbps) after which it will limit my speed (but still give me unlimited usage) and since using WP7 I haven't hit this once. Previously I would hit this limit around the 20th of the month.

Are minutes a deciding factor?
If you order online, you can get the Omnia 7 for free on Orange with 300 Minutes, Unlimited Texts and Internet for £25 a month. Or you can pay £49.99 to get the phone with 200 Minutes, Unlimited Texts and Internet for £20 a month.
If you're ok with 300 minutes I'd go for the £25 a month plan, it's cheap(ish) and you get the phone free.
They're also offering 3 months of Free Zune Pass, if you like music then you'll love zune pass... I remember being sceptical about it and not thinking it could replace Spotify Premium for me but after the 2 week trial I was converted!!
Suprisingly... Orange is Cheaper than T-Mobile which isn't usually the case
In terms of the difference between the networks Orange will generally be better as they share coverage with T-Mobile. I'm on TMob but the coverage of both networks is now great after their merge.
750mb Internet isn't much but should be ok for general browsing and downloading apps. Remember on Windows Phone 7 you can't download big games/apps over 3G (has to be via wifi) so you don't need to worry that much. If you are concerned about data, consider T-Mobile who will give you 3GB if you tell them you have a smartphone.

brummiesteven that deal you just mentioned is for £30/m on the Orange site not £25 as far as I can see? Panther 30 it's called.
Minutes aren't too much of a factor however a minimum of 300 will be needed as I'm hitting about 250/m on my current (expired) plan.
Okay well I imagine I will use facebook a lot, youtube occaisionally, my fair few apps. I will be spending the majority of my time at home or in uni (both with accessible wifi) so I won't be relying on the 3g data too much I guess.

jaaacob said:
brummiesteven that deal you just mentioned is for £30/m on the Orange site not £25 as far as I can see? Panther 30 it's called.
Minutes aren't too much of a factor however a minimum of 300 will be needed as I'm hitting about 250/m on my current (expired) plan.
Okay well I imagine I will use facebook a lot, youtube occaisionally, my fair few apps. I will be spending the majority of my time at home or in uni (both with accessible wifi) so I won't be relying on the 3g data too much I guess.
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Hey Mate, I was referring to Dolphin 25.
Whatever you pick I'd reccomend you order online for the 3 months Zune Pass (Unless you couldn't care less about music).

Ah right gotcha.
A bit too late though as I went ahead and ordered it on the phone earlier :/
Although, good news! He ended up giving me a deal of 400 mins, unlimited texts, 750MB internet and a free phone for £22/m!!!
To be fair the zune pass would of been awesome but I think the saving money wise is best for me.
Thanks for all your help, I'll be getting my phone on tuesday and I imagine I'll be back on this forum very soon!

jaaacob said:
Ah right gotcha.
A bit too late though as I went ahead and ordered it on the phone earlier :/
Although, good news! He ended up giving me a deal of 400 mins, unlimited texts, 750MB internet and a free phone for £22/m!!!
To be fair the zune pass would of been awesome but I think the saving money wise is best for me.
Thanks for all your help, I'll be getting my phone on tuesday and I imagine I'll be back on this forum very soon!
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That is an awesome deal tbf.

I have an Omnia 7 on Orange UK.
My deal only has 500mb a month data and i have never come close to it. I think i use a max of around 250mb and i do a lot of browsing and everything is set to push on the phone.
The way to kill it would be streaming a lot of youtube videos that i don't do.

brummiesteven said:
That is an awesome deal tbf.
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I was very pleased when he told me, I actually made him repeat the deal to make sure I heard it correctly.
Roll on Monday!

what does a magic number mean
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A magic number is someone you have unlimited calls to. They have to be on Orange and you start off with one magic number. Every 6 months you get to choose an extra magic number. Hope that helps.

I'm going to try out 3's "All-you-can-eat" data offer on their pay-as-you-go SIM card - top up £15 each month to get as much data as you can gobble up. I was finding O2's 500MB per month limit to be too constricting - I could only get by if I didn't stream any videos or music and restricted my app downloads over 3G to just those less than 1MB (anything bigger I had to wait until I got home to do it over Wi-fi).
They include enough minutes and texts in that £15 for me.
O2's deal was £10 per month for 500MB, incidentally.
3's SIM is in the post :O) Looking forward to absolute FREEDOM in my data usage!
Incidentally, I'm using an O2 branded HD7 that I've unlocked.

That sim from 3 is very good value and I would have done it if I could afford the cost of the handset (I'm at uni and have no money!). I'm know wondering if 8GB will be too small...
Too late now as the phone is being delivered today/tomorrow!
I am ridiculously impatient

ORANGE! you get orange maps navigation!!

comeradealexi said:
ORANGE! you get orange maps navigation!!
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If it's included in your contract. Otherwise like for me its £5 a month. I refuse to pay £5 a month for a satnav that requires a data connection.

Congratulations, £22 a month with a free phone is a great deal.
Hope you enjoy your phone.

No-one at Orange mentioned the Navigation so I doubt I will get it free...
I just wish they would hurry up and deliver the freakin thing! Waited in my house from 9 til 5 yesterday for it not to be delivered! Typical wasted day! I'm sure it will be worth the wait though!

jaaacob said:
No-one at Orange mentioned the Navigation so I doubt I will get it free...
I just wish they would hurry up and deliver the freakin thing! Waited in my house from 9 til 5 yesterday for it not to be delivered! Typical wasted day! I'm sure it will be worth the wait though!
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How long are you tied in for? 2 years? You might find that the 8GB memory is a bit limiting, and with devices coming soon with the new chassis specs, you may end up buying yourself out of that deal. Without a gyroscope and front-facing camera, you'll not be able to use things like Skype video calls or Augmented Reality apps like Layar.
It's usually best to buy your phone outright and then go SIM-only or PAYG, as the smartphone market is moving way too fast for 2 year contracts to keep up.

How does adding on to plans work at sprint?

Ok currently I am on T-mobile and I am at the end of my contract and I'm trying to pay a cheaper bill, my dad is on sprint and has an evo with unlimited text and data and I believe he has unlimited minutes. How much do you guys think it will cost for him to add me on to his plan thanks! How much additional will his bill be is what I'm trying to get to.

He would need to switch to a share plan.
The Simply Everything Share is $189 a month, plus other addons such as premium data and TEP. If you guys call mostly cell phones instead of land lines, you could go with the Everything Data Share 1500 which is $129.99 for the first two lines.
1500 shared minutes, unlimited text and data. Any Mobile Anytime means you can call any cell phone on any carrier and it won't come out of the 1500 minutes. Plus night and weekends starting at 7pm.
The Data Share 1500 would be the better value unless he needs a lot of landline minutes.

Sunsparc said:
He would need to switch to a share plan.
The Simply Everything Share is $189 a month, plus other addons such as premium data and TEP. If you guys call mostly cell phones instead of land lines, you could go with the Everything Data Share 1500 which is $129.99 for the first two lines.
1500 shared minutes, unlimited text and data. Any Mobile Anytime means you can call any cell phone on any carrier and it won't come out of the 1500 minutes. Plus night and weekends starting at 7pm.
The Data Share 1500 would be the better value unless he needs a lot of landline minutes.
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Yep.. Unless you really call a lot of land lines I'd get the 1500, I have this between three lines and because it's free mobile to mobile we barely use them.

Sprint Epic Touch 4G on Ting..?

My contract is getting ready to expire with sprint in the next couple of months. I wanted a new phone upgrade but refused to renew my two year contract with sprint. Instead, i fully payed for brand new Epic touch 4G at a drastic discounted price. I love my phone. I recently found out about Ting (on the sprint network). are there any development towards getting sprint phones over to Ting..? I would just hate to buy anouther galaxy S2 just to get on Ting.

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Can you explain why? People come on here a thousand times a day complaining about Sprint's network, and yet we're getting threads like this to flash to a subsidiary company borrowing pieces of Sprint's network which will end up further diluting your speeds and decreasing your coverage, all for about 20 bucks less per phone per month.
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If you use any data the plans suck 3GB for 60 .... Wow its cheaper on boost ,virgin, cricket etc ....
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newalker91 said:
Can you explain why? People come on here a thousand times a day complaining about Sprint's network, and yet we're getting threads like this to flash to a subsidiary company borrowing pieces of Sprint's network which will end up further diluting your speeds and decreasing your coverage, all for about 20 bucks less per phone per month.
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I wasn't complaining about sprint network. In fact, it is the only network that gets me the best reception where i live. My only concern has been my monthly payments (family plan). When conparing what we pay and use with sprint or "any" other carrier for that matter, it is crazy high! I don't know about you but I'm looking to save. Ting makes sense for us. $20 savings for you equals to a savings of $240 per year. Me, on the other hand, saves me over a thousand. Going to Ting keeps me on Sprint's network without going broke.

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I wasn't complaining about sprint network. In fact, it is the only network that gets me the best reception where i live. My only concern has been my monthly payments (family plan). When conparing what we pay and use with sprint or "any" other carrier for that matter, it is crazy high! I don't know about you but I'm looking to save. Ting makes sense for us. $20 savings for you equals to a savings of $240 per year. Me, on the other hand, saves me over a thousand. Going to Ting keeps me on Sprint's network without going broke.
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You should be very specific with your math.
1. I didn't find on ting site anything about free night and weekend minutes.
Does it mean that 1000 or what ever minutes I buy will aply to any call made/recived.?
If yes than for my family plan with 4 lines we getting thru 4500-5000 min easy every month. I should plug that number in.
2. Data is 3GB max available. And I'm alone going thru 2-2.5GB a month.
4 of us together are using about 8-10GG a month.
I just plugged those number into ting savings calculator:
4lines 4000 min. 2000 sms/mms 10GB data (combined usage) and got monthly bill of $321.50. Try it yourself if you want.
My montly bill with sprint including $8 insurance on each phone ($32 that's alone) is about $226 a month.
In my case sprint still the cheapest solution.

agat63 said:
You should be very specific with your math.
1. I didn't find on ting site anything about free night and weekend minutes.
Does it mean that 1000 or what ever minutes I buy will aply to any call made/recived.?
If yes than for my family plan with 4 lines we getting thru 4500-5000 min easy every month. I should plug that number in.
2. Data is 3GB max available. And I'm alone going thru 2-2.5GB a month.
4 of us together are using about 8-10GG a month.
I just plugged those number into ting savings calculator:
4lines 4000 min. 2000 sms/mms 10GB data (combined usage) and got monthly bill of $321.50. Try it yourself if you want.
My montly bill with sprint including $8 insurance on each phone ($32 that's alone) is about $226 a month.
In my case sprint still the cheapest solution.
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Wouldn't we love to have smart phone that wet don't use ..... Must be that way for him I can go through 10+GB in a month not trying Pandora Netflix etc .....
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Epix4G said:
Wouldn't we love to have smart phone that wet don't use ..... Must be that way for him I can go through 10+GB in a month not trying Pandora Netflix etc .....
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I said "combined usage" for 4 phones/lines.
I think 2-2.5GB data per phone is not too much and you can go easy thru it.
Any weather widged take 15-20MB a day which will make about 450-600 MB a month. Check your emails, reply to post on forum, use gps/navigation and you done. Ne need to use google music, pandora, netfilx or hulu.
With those apps you will go over 5-6GB alone.
I have 2 kids in mid 20's and they are on FB/Twitter/Mail/Pandora/Google music all day long.
So 10GB data for 4 lines is not too much.
Just went on sprint site and checked my account. Bill was paid 2 days ago and it was $225.14 for following usage:
2850 minutes talk
8.35GB data used
3450 SMS/MMS sent/recieved.
So I was pretty close with my estimate of monthly usage and price for my family plan.
And if I plug this numbers into ting calculator my bill will go up by quite a bit.

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I said "combined usage" for 4 phones/lines.
I think 2-2.5GB data per phone is not too much and you can go easy thru it.
Any weather widged take 15-20MB a day which will make about 450-600 MB a month. Check your emails, reply to post on forum, use gps/navigation and you done. Ne need to use google music, pandora, netfilx or hulu.
With those apps you will go over 5-6GB alone.
I have 2 kids in mid 20's and they are on FB/Twitter/Mail/Pandora/Google music all day long.
So 10GB data for 4 lines is not too much.
Just went on sprint site and checked my account. Bill was paid 2 days ago and it was $225.14 for following usage:
2850 minutes talk
8.35GB data used
3450 SMS/MMS sent/recieved.
So I was pretty close with my estimate of monthly usage and price for my family plan.
And if I plug this numbers into ting calculator my bill will go up by quite a bit.
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I know I have 3 epic touch and a 3d on my account and I know how bad we were with data and it will only get worse with lte ....he must not use his epic touch for anything but calls to think that is going to save him money....I usually use lots more data than minutes..Hardly use the phone but to talk to wife...
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I know I have 3 epic touch and a 3d on my account and I know how bad we were with data and it will only get worse with lte ....he must not use his epic touch for anything but calls to think that is going to save him money....I usually use lots more data than minutes..Hardly use the phone but to talk to wife...
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He's better sticking with sprint or if hes gotta change to try to save some $ then he should try
for talking alot and data usage:
Boost mobile + theres a guide on step by step on how to flash to boost already made and the monthly bill is only $50 then you also get the shrinkage plan
if he mainly text's/mms/ and uses data mostly instead talking on the phone all the time he should go with
Virgin Mobile which i believe has been done and there should be a guide on how to do it and the plans on that are like $30xmonth (correct me if im wrong)
atleast thats my opinion ..

General, usketse
I did some digging around and found a few post of people using Sprint phones on Ting. It seems that a flash has been done with varying success.
On Ting's website under the Ting Help & Support Forum there is a thread called "Can I Bring my existing device to Ting?" (sorry im a newb and not allowed to post links just yet)...
That thread does indicate that a few users have purchased Ting's lower-end phones (as a donor) and use its' ESN number along with a program called CDMA Workshop in order to flash rooted Sprint phones to work on Ting.
Can anyone shed some light on how this procedure is done or what is involved..? Can the phone be re-flashed to be used on Sprint network again or is this a one time process?
Thanks guys..

mclain1 said:
I did some digging around and found a few post of people using Sprint phones on Ting. It seems that a flash has been done with varying success.
On Ting's website under the Ting Help & Support Forum there is a thread called "Can I Bring my existing device to Ting?" (sorry im a newb and not allowed to post links just yet)...
That thread does indicate that a few users have purchased Ting's lower-end phones (as a donor) and use its' ESN number along with a program called CDMA Workshop in order to flash rooted Sprint phones to work on Ting.
Can anyone shed some light on how this procedure is done or what is involved..? Can the phone be re-flashed to be used on Sprint network again or is this a one time process?
Thanks guys..
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Search for a thread about cloning esn to use on boost and it's officially a federal crime too...
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$30 unlimited text, web 5 gb unthrottled and 100 minutes

I currently use simple mobile $40 plan but I just saw this guy on walmart.com tmobile prepay plus you get tmobiles 4g up to 5 gb unthrottled for 30 bucks that totally beats paying 40 to get 3g and be cut off after 2-3 gb of data usage. Dont know if anyone has posted this before just figured I would put it out there for people because its a pretty damn good deal if you don't use many minutes
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tmobile-30-Wireless-Airtime-Card/15443357

I'd seriously thought about moving to that... but ended up doing something different.

what did u end up going with?

I use net10 with there tmobile sim... 4g is fast and unlimited calling and text... First month i used close to 5gb and my data was never throttled... I used the tmobile $30 plan but when i got throttled i could not deal with the slow speeds so i switched to net10

Only 100 minutes of talk for a whole month? Can't do. I use around 450. Not including nights and weekends
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Does net10 cut you off after 5gb or throttle?
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I'm using simple but I never go over 2 GB so never had an issue with them. Going to check net 10
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wow that is a good deal if you dont use many minutes for calls.
osmosizzz said:
I'm using simple but I never go over 2 GB so never had an issue with them. Going to check net 10
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I have this plan on S3 After 5Gigs boom ''Up to 2G Speeds'' You won't be able to load a website, seriously, but when on HSPA+ I got as high as 18Mbit near tower

I switched to this from Sprint. You can also get it on T-Mobile's website - but not in stores.
Very happy. I looked at my average minutes per month and it was about 100 each month when including ones that didn't "count" toward my stated pool. Now I can pay a lower monthly fee and be able to not only do the calling I did before, but have a phone that does so much more than just make calls and text.
I get 4G in the city, only GPRS at work - although it's sometimes more reliable than our WIFI - so I'm not complaining (need to speed test it, it's slow but not unbearable).
When I was looking into it, one thing people mentioned was that you can use calls over data/wifi (VOIP etc) to make up for the 100 minute limit.

i've been using this plan($30 5gb unl txt 100 minutes) for over a year and i use skype for the voice calling(IIRC is a little under $3) for a total of about $33 and change a month. absolutely loving it. you can also just use just about any kind of voip but skype seems to be the most maintstream.

I actually used GooveIP on a loaner phone from a friend while I had no actual cell service - and on the SG3 before activating it.
Free and easy - you use Google Voice along with it as well, essentially making it a fully-featured phone just only able to function with a wifi connection. I know people that have gone "all the way" and dropped cell service for a wifi-only device, but I'm a bit too paranoid for that.

Pennycake said:
I actually used GooveIP on a loaner phone from a friend while I had no actual cell service - and on the SG3 before activating it.
Free and easy - you use Google Voice along with it as well, essentially making it a fully-featured phone just only able to function with a wifi connection. I know people that have gone "all the way" and dropped cell service for a wifi-only device, but I'm a bit too paranoid for that.
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How would I change to this plan from the T-Mobile website?

I was entertaining this $30/mo 100/5GB plan, but have decided to go nearly all wifi. I only use the phone for checking voicemails, very rarely for calls, as I've tended towards Skype and GrooveIP for calls, but honestly I have nearly all my contacts using Heytell (voice 'walkie-talkie' uses data only) and they LOVE it...it's practically the only way we talk to one another anymore. I'll use my pay-as-you-go SIM with cheap minutes(Gold Membership already, my 1000+minutes are good for a year), for the rare cellphone call, and buy the Hotspot from Wallyworld, giving me 60 day data access (3.5GB) for $35...making my monthy cost around $20 month (approx. 17 data, 3 on SIM). Obviously, I'll use my wifi at home for music/Netflix, pretty much as I always have.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/T-Mobile-35-Prepaid-Mobile-Broadband-Pass-Email-Delivery/21191046

First month free unlimited Voice, text, web. Second month free if you share with others. Then $49 a month with no contract. Runs on T-Mobile. www.howcanisignup.org/10-31
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I'm on the $60 per month plan. I would change to the $30 but I don't want to get a new number, too much of a hassle n I'm pretty sure I need more than 100 minutes a month

garyx24 said:
I'm on the $60 per month plan. I would change to the $30 but I don't want to get a new number, too much of a hassle n I'm pretty sure I need more than 100 minutes a month
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You can port your number over, and additional minutes are only 10 cents, just keep a tenner in your account balance in case you go over.

danielrod said:
How would I change to this plan from the T-Mobile website?
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For the $30/mo plan, it's for new activations only - so you'd need to get a new SIM card and new account.
garyx24 said:
I'm on the $60 per month plan. I would change to the $30 but I don't want to get a new number, too much of a hassle n I'm pretty sure I need more than 100 minutes a month
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You can also port your number to Google Voice - thus, no matter what your number through the carrier changes to, you can ALWAYS have the same number with freedom to change whenever you want.

Subscribed!
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I am on this plan and use groove ip so I don't use all my mins. Works pretty well for me.
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