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hey dudes,
im for a few month in the USA and i got my german galaxy nexus with me. I just wondered now if u can tell me where i can get the best mobile internet plan here and for what i have to care. I read in some forum that i can just use edge with at&t? i talked with a guy from verizon and he told me they just sell contracts with verizon phones. im kind of confused. somebody was in the same situation and can help me?
thanks a lot
you need to use a GSM carrier in the US (ATT and tmobile). both have prepaid options/no contract plans. There are also other plans that are not through ATT or Tmobile, but use their towers.
you can use HSPDA if the area you are in supports it.
you need to stay away from verizon and sprint.
Yah as long as ur phones gsm, you can use T-Mobile or att. If T-Mobile has good coverage in the areas your going to be in, use there prepaid plan. If they don't, I would go with straight talk using att service.
As long as your gnex is pentaband you'll get hspa+ on both T-Mobile and att. If your phone is not pentaband, then use att. T-Mobile uses an odd hspa+ frequency that really only works with there phones.
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Zepius said:
you need to use a GSM carrier in the US (ATT and tmobile). both have prepaid options/no contract plans. There are also other plans that are not through ATT or Tmobile, but use their towers.
you can use HSPDA if the area you are in supports it.
you need to stay away from verizon and sprint.
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thank you for ur fast answer, is ist normal that on the at&t homepage there a just contracts with unlimited phone flat and internet flat? 50 $ per month is kind of expensive in my opinion.
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Yah as long as ur phones gsm, you can use T-Mobile or att. If T-Mobile has good coverage in the areas your going to be in, use there prepaid plan. If they don't, I would go with straight talk using att service.
As long as your gnex is pentaband you'll get hspa+ on both T-Mobile and att. If your phone is not pentaband, then use att. T-Mobile uses an odd hspa+ frequency that really only works with there phones.
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i thought all galaxy nexus are pentaband? am i wrong?
fak3d said:
thank you for ur fast answer, is ist normal that on the at&t homepage there a just contracts with unlimited phone flat and internet flat? 50 $ per month is kind of expensive in my opinion.
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That's not expensive at all. Maybe compared to the price you paid in Germany but for the the US its normal.
50$ a month is nothing compared to other plans here in the us. Simple mobile is only 40$ a month. That's the cheapest I've seen. Unlimited everything
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fak3d said:
i thought all galaxy nexus are pentaband? am i wrong?
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no, there are 2 CDMA models of the galaxy nexus as well as a GSM model. im sure you have a GSM model since you're in germany.
the $50/mo price is fairly common in the US. you might consider (if you have a place to ship a package in the US) straight talk. uses att's network (which is larger than tmobiles in the US) and its only $45/mo + sales tax.
Does somebody know a solution with less minutes and still unlimted mobile internet access? i googled a lot, but didnt find anything. thanks a lot
fak3d said:
Does somebody know a solution with less minutes and still unlimted mobile internet access? i googled a lot, but didnt find anything. thanks a lot
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Straight talk.
fak3d said:
Does somebody know a solution with less minutes and still unlimted mobile internet access? i googled a lot, but didnt find anything. thanks a lot
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tmobile has a unlimited text and 5GB of internet, with only $100 min for $30/mo.
I am travelling to the USA in a couple of months, and I had some questions about using my phone while travelling. My Note2 is the SGH-I317M Rogers (ATT). I have unlocked it.
From reading it looks like if I use the $3/day Tmobile option I will be stuck at edge speeds. What are my options for full speeds. I have read about something called Straight Talk?
It looks like I can order a sim online and get a month of service for $45 without a contract? Is this correct, is it my best option? Will I get LTE with this or just 3G?
If so do I just order the ATT sim card from them (http://www.straighttalksim.com/) and pick up a card at Walmart? Do the cards expire? Can I get a family member to buy it for me and mail it to me so I have it before I leave?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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I am travelling to the USA in a couple of months, and I had some questions about using my phone while travelling. My Note2 is the SGH-I317M Rogers (ATT). I have unlocked it.
From reading it looks like if I use the $3/day Tmobile option I will be stuck at edge speeds. What are my options for full speeds. I have read about something called Straight Talk?
It looks like I can order a sim online and get a month of service for $45 without a contract? Is this correct, is it my best option? Will I get LTE with this or just 3G?
If so do I just order the ATT sim card from them (http://www.straighttalksim.com/) and pick up a card at Walmart? Do the cards expire? Can I get a family member to buy it for me and mail it to me so I have it before I leave?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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T-Mobile will be EDGE only, It would prob be the best for you but only EDGE, and Yes Straight talk will only be 3G/HSPA+ which can be pretty good depends where you will be going Some places I get about 10-12megs on 3G on AT&T. and Yes its $45 with no Contract. And you can pick up the card at walmart But Wal-Mart does not sell the SIM`s I think. And the cards don`t expire well after 30 days after you use it anyway.
Any Prepaid Option here is only 3G/HSPA+ at the moment I bealive.
Or enable AWS as explained in some other threads here.
That way you'll have decent speeds on T-Mobile.
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fireshot said:
I am travelling to the USA in a couple of months, and I had some questions about using my phone while travelling. My Note2 is the SGH-I317M Rogers (ATT). I have unlocked it.
From reading it looks like if I use the $3/day Tmobile option I will be stuck at edge speeds. What are my options for full speeds. I have read about something called Straight Talk?
It looks like I can order a sim online and get a month of service for $45 without a contract? Is this correct, is it my best option? Will I get LTE with this or just 3G?
If so do I just order the ATT sim card from them (http://www.straighttalksim.com/) and pick up a card at Walmart? Do the cards expire? Can I get a family member to buy it for me and mail it to me so I have it before I leave?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Have you checked out roam mobility? The give you unl talk + text within US and back to Canada. You can buy the sim in Canada and refill as you need.
http://www.roammobility.com/plans
plemen said:
Have you checked out roam mobility? The give you unl talk + text within US and back to Canada. You can buy the sim in Canada and refill as you need.
http://www.roammobility.com/plans
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That runs on T-Mobile.... So Only EDGE unless they wanted to mod there phone.
I will have to google AWS I suppose. I am traveling south from toronto area and staying in Florida. For the drive I would love to use google navigation, then regular usage ince in Florida.
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Have you checked out roam mobility? The give you unl talk + text within US and back to Canada. You can buy the sim in Canada and refill as you need.
http://www.roammobility.com/plans
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fireshot said:
I will have to google AWS I suppose. I am traveling south from toronto area and staying in Florida. For the drive I would love to use google navigation, then regular usage ince in Florida.
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Well if your heading to Flordia Most of the ride down I know in SC, and GA its ONLY G on T-Mobile anyways NO Edge at all I had a few EDGE spots on my AT&T line but T-Mobile had G a lot of the time
There is a thread in the android development section talking about how to enable AWS on our phones.
It sounds a bit complicated but it seems it is working for people.
In any case if you do some googling you will see that T-Mobile has added a number of US cities to 3g/4g using the 1900 band which is one of the bands our Rogers/ATT phones uses. These include Tampa/Clearwater. Miami Fort Lauderdale etc. SO there is a good possibility of getting 3g without modifications.
If not, you can get the same plan at 2$/day at Edge speeds. At least it is cheaper if u aren't going to get the faster speeds.
First, I want it all, duh. Talk, Text and data - all unlimited and not the new definition of unlimited.
So which carrier will give it all and for the lowest price? Not sacrificing service too much.
What would help is your actual bill after taxes, fees, etc.
Secondly, which version of the Note II (Verizon, Sprint, etc) is most adaptable to changing carriers? Obviously the GSM ones are the easiest to switch, but there are threads of hacks to change a CDMA phone to GSM. Most are works in Progress. Which version would be the easiest to convert?
Well, your kinda asking two different things. As for adaptability, i7100/7105 probably. As far as best plans, Sprint I think, why else would anyone stay with them?
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If you can afford to buy this phone for full price Sprint is launching there no contract plans on the 25th. 70 $ for unlimited everything with no contract, LTE included. T-Mobile is also has something similar for unlimited everything but no LTE and in am not sure of price.
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Tmobile also has unlimited data(which has great coverage btw and it's close to 4glte speeds) but it throttles you down to 2g if you pass your
High speed internet limit(unless you get their true unlimited data, which is pretty expensive).
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If you can afford to buy this phone for full price Sprint is launching there no contract plans on the 25th. 70 $ for unlimited everything with no contract, LTE included. T-Mobile is also has something similar for unlimited everything but no LTE and in am not sure of price.
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There are only dedicated phones that will work with Sprint Go no contract deal launching later this month. You can not just grab any Sprint phone and throw in on a Sprint Go plan.
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Thanks for your help. I narrowed my choices down. Extra credit goes to GSM for ease of change. The "+?" is for taxes and fees. If you know what extra there is, please tell me.
Straight Talk - $45 +?
CDMA Verizon/Sprint's network
GSM T-Mobile/AT&T network
MetroPCS - $60 +? CDMA
Virgin Mobile - $55 +? Sprint MVNO - CDMA
Simple Mobile - $50 +? T-Mobile MVNO - GSM
*Ting - Sprint MVNO CDMA Oddball, but I may break even with their generally low prices. I am not sure of my data usage.
Also, since I am buying the Note II outright, which version for your prefered provider from the list above?
Go over 300mb of data in a day or 5GB in a month and risk losing your phone number forever with StraightTalk . They are supposed to warn you before they cut you. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't! If potentially losing your phone number permanently is not a big deal for you go with Straight talk.
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I have 3 phones 2 with data i pay about 180$ 1500 minutes unlimited data and texting. Sprint service will be better then verizon by the end of this year at the earliest first quarter of 2014. LTE will be beyond better then verizon. just give it time i have sprint and i love it. :laugh:
look, it depends a lot on how you use your phone. Sprint is my only option since I use over 30GB a data a month on it. If you're into switching carriers all the time, maybe GSM is a better option for you. GSM is used just about everywhere. As you know, Sprint and Verizon are the only CDMA in the US (or at least major carriers); they may be some others that may be using Sprint or Verizon's network such as Credo.
As for the phone, they're all the same. On only minor differences between the international and US versions.
No carrier is going to be perfect. Find that one that fits your needs, wants and both in the future (to your best guess) and go with it. One thing is true about Sprint, it's unlimited and they don't throttle. I would replace my home internet with it, but unless you're using data like that, they'll not going to hassle if you pay your bill.
O.K. guys, I made a decision and have a question.
I am going with Ting. I will just have to watch my data usage and if it gets bad enough, I can go back to Sprint.
Now, do Sprint ROMs work with Ting phones? Anything I should be made aware of?
It appears that you're talking about taking your Sprint Note II and intend to use it on a different carrier? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if that's indeed what you're doing, prepare for an entirely different undertaking & decision making process.
There are many here (including myself) that do this, and one thing holds true...if you're using a CDMA phone, the best you're going to get is 3G...that being said, I see hundreds of posts throughout these forums where most people that do it are only getting 1x data speeds. I've been very successful in getting 3g no matter what handset/carrier I flash to, but if you do some reading you'll see it's not something beginners, or even moderately skilled people do consistently so bear that in mind.
If that's your intention, then you have a much longer road ahead of you than just picking a carrier...I can definitely help with *most* of your questions on that topic, but depending on a few details, there are things that are just not discussed or condoned here in these forums.
androidjunkie71 - I really appreciate your offer of help and I'll make you regret it.
I bought the Note II from Ting, so it will already be set up. Also Ting/Sprint you can (supposedly) transfer easily back and forth between the two carriers. Other carriers may be too big of a problem for me. Also Ting supplies 4g via Sprint.
My company gave me a sprint galaxy note 2. I know it can't be unlocked but can I flash the phone to verizon somehow. I'm desperate to figure somethung out. Please and thank you.
I think you can only flash it to Verizon pre paid. Also only 3g will work. No 4g.
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I would just sell and then buy the Verizon version if the company lets you. It's easier and you'll be able to use Verizon lte.
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Correctamundo...you will only get 3G but if done correctly it will be UNLIMITED 3g at least I can tell you from experience that unlimited 3g for $50 a month (pulling on a sprint note 2 around 3500kbps) doesn't suck...considering most 4g plans throttle after you just start to get your data groove on.
But it's doable with a lot of reading & practice...I can do em in about 15 minutes if they're in my hands or about 45 minutes remotely
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Correctamundo...you will only get 3G but if done correctly it will be UNLIMITED 3g at least I can tell you from experience that unlimited 3g for $50 a month (pulling on a sprint note 2 around 3500kbps) doesn't suck...considering most 4g plans throttle after you just start to get your data groove on.
But it's doable with a lot of reading & practice...I can do em in about 15 minutes if they're in my hands or about 45 minutes remotely
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Huh?
note 2 sprint 2 verizon
androidjunkie71 said:
Correctamundo...you will only get 3G but if done correctly it will be UNLIMITED 3g at least I can tell you from experience that unlimited 3g for $50 a month (pulling on a sprint note 2 around 3500kbps) doesn't suck...considering most 4g plans throttle after you just start to get your data groove on.
But it's doable with a lot of reading & practice...I can do em in about 15 minutes if they're in my hands or about 45 minutes remotely
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Im trying flash my note 2 to use it with verizon pre paid been searching but no luck.
How can. I do it?
Ok im looking for tutorials. The last phone I flashed was the droid x to cricket. So Now I have a note 2 and i need it to pick up on verizon. I already have a prepaid service on another phone and all I need to do is get the phone straight. So has any one seen any tutorials out there at all. I realize this may take hours of searching but if you guys know of any sites please post them.
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Correctamundo...you will only get 3G but if done correctly it will be UNLIMITED 3g at least I can tell you from experience that unlimited 3g for $50 a month (pulling on a sprint note 2 around 3500kbps) doesn't suck...considering most 4g plans throttle after you just start to get your data groove on.
But it's doable with a lot of reading & practice...I can do em in about 15 minutes if they're in my hands or about 45 minutes remotely
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What about a US Cellular Note 2? Would it be possible to use it on Verizon Prepay or contract?
Hi,
I am moving to US soon. I would like to know which network is good in San Jose, California (95112) area.
I own an international Galaxy Note 2, would like to know whether their network support HSDPA/HSDPA+?
My question is which network has higher data speed? SMS and voice call are not so important for me.
I did do some google in AT&T and T-Mobile. Would like to know which network do you all recommended and use.
Thanks
Att is a safer bet because of the signal, but t-mobile isn't so bad also if you stay only in big cities.
I would try T-Mobile on their $30 100min, unlimited text and 5gb of hs data prepaid. If that is good enough for you stay with that or upgrade to one of their unlimited talk/text/tiered or unlimited data plans. If you see coverage being spotty where you most frequent then at&t will be the safer bet.
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I would try T-Mobile on their $30 100min, unlimited text and 5gb of hs data prepaid. If that is good enough for you stay with that or upgrade to one of their unlimited talk/text/tiered or unlimited data plans. If you see coverage being spotty where you most frequent then at&t will be the safer bet.
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Is it with mobile phone plan or under "bring your own phone" tab?
Straight talk 42.00 unlimited everything AT&T
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melvinchng said:
Hi,
I am moving to US soon. I would like to know which network is good in San Jose, California (95112) area.
I own an international Galaxy Note 2, would like to know whether their network support HSDPA/HSDPA+?
My question is which network has higher data speed? SMS and voice call are not so important for me.
I did do some google in AT&T and T-Mobile. Would like to know which network do you all recommended and use.
Thanks
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Hello Melvin,
Welcome to USA..
I live here in Bay Area, Oakland, san Francisco and San Jose
I am using International Note 2 and S4 i1905, my carrier is Straight Talk around $45 a month unlimited text talk and data.
Straight talk is using AT&T tower, so your note2 will support HSDPA/HSDPA+
which I am using right now.
anyway hope that help ...
Jesus u.s is expensive when it comes to cell phones. In Sweden I pay 35$ unlimited calls unlimited text and mms and unlimited 4g data. And we don't have anything called long distance like in the u.s.
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Is it with mobile phone plan or under "bring your own phone" tab?
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It is confusing. Goto tmobiles prepaid website. I think it is T-Mobile.com/prepaidactivation. I am using it now but tmobiles post paid seems to have better service. I tried their postpaid recently and got signal almost everywhere. I am having less joy on their prepaid. It is still a great deal if it works for you.
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lonelime said:
Hello Melvin,
Welcome to USA..
I live here in Bay Area, Oakland, san Francisco and San Jose
I am using International Note 2 and S4 i1905, my carrier is Straight Talk around $45 a month unlimited text talk and data.
Straight talk is using AT&T tower, so your note2 will support HSDPA/HSDPA+
which I am using right now.
anyway hope that help ...
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It is very interesting, $45 for everything. Also, $60 including international call. I have checked the website and unable to find the locations of international call. If you have the location, please link me there.
So basically it runs on internet? And how is the internet actually, is it fast enough? As I am using International version of Note 2, it only support up to HSDPA+.
And lastly, is tether supported?
melvinchng said:
It is very interesting, $45 for everything. Also, $60 including international call. I have checked the website and unable to find the locations of international call. If you have the location, please link me there.
So basically it runs on internet? And how is the internet actually, is it fast enough? As I am using International version of Note 2, it only support up to HSDPA+.
And lastly, is tether supported?
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for international calling I would refer you buy the prepaid phone card here for $5 bucks for around 2 hrs I think , but not sure.
for HSDPA speed is not that fast, and not that low...you can live with that speed
tether is supported, but if you abuse it, they will terminate your service...
I tether sometimes... not much.. but it work....
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for international calling I would refer you buy the prepaid phone card here for $5 bucks for around 2 hrs I think , but not sure.
for HSDPA speed is not that fast, and not that low...you can live with that speed
tether is supported, but if you abuse it, they will terminate your service...
I tether sometimes... not much.. but it work....
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Can I get more than 10mbps for H+ there?
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