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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!!

wmblalock said:
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

I wish I still had unlimited data

Who do I have to blow for unlimited data.
I try my hardest to connect to every possible WiFi connectiom but I always hit my data cap. I find my self turning my data connection off on the 15th ~ every month

Sprint?

How much data are you paying for???? 5GB?

the AT&T "unlimited" plan is worthless whichever way you look at it. You get throttled after 3GB of use, which is 1mbit up, 0.1mbit down, at which point your phone is worthless for just about anything useful. Just bite the bullet and pay for the data I guess. I was averaging 11-12 GB per month before this throttling started and I managed to get it down to 1.2-1.5 GB. The only usage habit I changed was avoiding downloading apps.
Not the end of the world, otherwise go to Sprint if you live in an unsaturated market with LTE or WiMAX, which is rare.

themyst said:
the AT&T "unlimited" plan is worthless whichever way you look at it. You get throttled after 3GB of use, which is 1mbit up, 0.1mbit down, at which point your phone is worthless for just about anything useful. Just bite the bullet and pay for the data I guess. I was averaging 11-12 GB per month before this throttling started and I managed to get it down to 1.2-1.5 GB. The only usage habit I changed was avoiding downloading apps.
Not the end of the world, otherwise go to Sprint if you live in an unsaturated market with LTE or WiMAX, which is rare.
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The "cap" is 5 GB for LTE, and you get throttled to 3G speeds.

mikdugal1 said:
Who do I have to blow for unlimited data.
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asl?pic? jk
gtalum said:
The "cap" is 5 GB for LTE, and you get throttled to 3G speeds.
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What he said. Its not 3gb for this device.

SysAdmNj said:
asl?pic? jk
What he said. Its not 3gb for this device.
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Damn, thanks for the correction. I was speaking of my iPhone 4S experiences, guess they don't apply for non-Apple products.
Maybe I'll bite the bullet and change my 2GB plan for 3GB for $5.00 more. I'm not a terribly heavy data user anymore though. But OP, that sucks, sigh. Maybe you can buy a grandfathered SIM on eBay if you need it that badly?

For AT&T, get an original iPhone, place your standard sim in it, it will prompt you for unlimited data. Wait a reasonable amount of time (maybe a month) and then upgrade from your iPhone to whatever it is you want -- and take your data plan with you.
Good luck.
mikdugal1 said:
Who do I have to blow for unlimited data.
I try my hardest to connect to every possible WiFi connectiom but I always hit my data cap. I find my self turning my data connection off on the 15th ~ every month
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Just swap APN's when they throttle you. I've used a ton of data this month (thanks Sandy) and I just finally got throttled on my i717.

The AT&T $30 grandfathered plan is anything but "unlimited". I have been throttled so many times. Hardly going over 3GB's sucks.
I heard switching APNs doesn't work? Some day it will only allow for HSPA speeds and not LTE speeds if your successful.
I wish AT&T's unlimited plan was like Verizon's. I'd always buy at no commitment pricing so that's not a big deal to me. I'd do that each time to have truly unlimited LTE.

So, when you get throttle, do they send you some kind of notification that you are being throttled or does you speed just slow down? Been close to 5 gb a couple of times but have yet to see a drop in speeds. Going to test it one of these days when there is about a week left in cycle by exceeding the cap to see what happens for me.
from a galaxy far far away....

Mad383Max said:
So, when you get throttle, do they send you some kind of notification that you are being throttled or does you speed just slow down? Been close to 5 gb a couple of times but have yet to see a drop in speeds. Going to test it one of these days when there is about a week left in cycle by exceeding the cap to see what happens for me.
from a galaxy far far away....
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I think they do the very first time, but its a warning that they will throttle you in future billing cycles. I was throttled for about 4 days in September and the speeds were not bad. I was able to do everything. It just wasn't super fast, but operable. I think I was getting about 400-500kbps (very nice Sprint speeds).

Between my work wifi and home wifi I never go over 2gb a month, I feel bad for you "Data Hogs" (AT&T words no mine)

MattMJB0188 said:
I think I was getting about 400-500kbps (very nice Sprint speeds).
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LOL that is EXCELLENT 4G speeds for Sprint. lol

MattMJB0188 said:
I think they do the very first time, but its a warning that they will throttle you in future billing cycles. I was throttled for about 4 days in September and the speeds were not bad. I was able to do everything. It just wasn't super fast, but operable. I think I was getting about 400-500kbps (very nice Sprint speeds).
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That Sprint speed is ridiculous, I usually hit about 3 Mbps - 5 Mbps depends on location with my Galaxy S II on AT&T and that's just HSPA+ not on LTE.

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cbass said:
Just swap APN's when they throttle you. I've used a ton of data this month (thanks Sandy) and I just finally got throttled on my i717.
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Hmmm...how do you 'swap' APNs? I have only one in the list on my phone. (Right now, an SGS III). Or, how do you know what to manually add for a different APN?

ewingr said:
Hmmm...how do you 'swap' APNs? I have only one in the list on my phone. (Right now, an SGS III). Or, how do you know what to manually add for a different APN?
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You have to add the APN manually. There was a specific APN that wasn't checked for usage or throttled. I'm using past-tense because I've heard that when AT&T set the hard 3GB and 5GB limits for throttling on the unlimited plan, this trick stopped working.
To answer someone else's question about warnings, you should get an SMS warning you that you're close to the cap, and then another SMS to tell you that you've been throttled when you hit the cap.

T-$hep said:
That Sprint speed is ridiculous, I usually hit about 3 Mbps - 5 Mbps depends on location with my Galaxy S II on AT&T and that's just HSPA+ not on LTE.
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12-18 on H+ with my one X international. 40-50 on lte with my note
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MattMJB0188 said:
The AT&T $30 grandfathered plan is anything but "unlimited". I have been throttled so many times. Hardly going over 3GB's sucks.
I heard switching APNs doesn't work? Some day it will only allow for HSPA speeds and not LTE speeds if your successful.
I wish AT&T's unlimited plan was like Verizon's. I'd always buy at no commitment pricing so that's not a big deal to me. I'd do that each time to have truly unlimited LTE.
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Verizon is kicking everyone off unlimited grandfathered I hear. A bunch of my friends called Verizon and even if they buy an off contract phone they still lose data and then their bill goes up at least 30 bucks. ...think I read this somewhere also
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browniegirl said:
Verizon is kicking everyone off unlimited grandfathered I hear. A bunch of my friends called Verizon and even if they buy an off contract phone they still lose data and then their bill goes up at least 30 bucks. ...think I read this somewhere also
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Incorrect on all fronts. Buying a phone outright does not change your plan. This is actually the ONLY way you can keep unlimited for vzw. Also the bill does not go up $30 it simply changes their unlimited plan to the 2gb for the same price as the old unlimited. If they chose to go to the share data that will be different but vzw is in no way forcing anything on people except for taking their unlimited data, which blows. But that's life. And in ten years people will have no idea what unlimited data means
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[Q] Just rooted , no internet

Hi,
I just rooted my new Note 2 and it went smoothly thanks to all the information I read here. However, I have no internet connection now. I'm not saying that rooting had anything to do with it; I probably didn't have it before. Where in the phone's settings do I check to make sure internet is enabled? I found in the "settings" screen how to turn on Wifi and bluetooth but I didn't see anything for internet.

1. Settings. 2. More Settings. 3. Mobile networks. 4. Mobile data.
Make sure it's checked.
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NightHawkUndead said:
1. Settings. 2. More Settings. 3. Mobile networks. 4. Mobile data.
Make sure it's checked.
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Yeah, its checked.
On the status page it says my network type is HSDPA:9 I switched simm cards because my old phone used the larger one. Is it p[ossible that the phone is trying to use LTE and my unlimited data plan is not LTE and that is causing the problem? How do I get to the screen that tells me the WAP I'm uisng? My old simm card (VERY oold) was from cingular so maybe that setting is wrong too. Just throwing things out here. Not really sure what is relevant and what is not.

What's your APN settings? (Last picture)
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What's your APN settings? (Last picture)
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APN says "phone"
MMSC http://mmsc.att.net
MMS port 80
MCC 310
MNC 410
APN type default.mms.supl
APN protocal IPv4
APN enabled
I am unable to edit the access point settings. Is this normal?
Edit. I added a WAP for cingular.com that I found in the thread about "how to get around throttling" and it seems to be working. I guess that means I'm still on some low speed plan. I'll test it later and see how slow it is.
The default AT&T WAP is still not working though.
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Just downloaded the speedtest app and I get 1900 kb download speed. So I'm still 3g. Should I call AT&T to get them to change my phone account to LTE or is there someother way I can get my AT&T WAP setting to work and that will enable the higher speed of LTE?

how did you get a new smaller sim card for the new phone?
When I got a new sim the guy at AT and T said something about if I didn't get LTE showing up in a minute or so after booting my new note 2, that he would have to put my IMEI number in the computer. We were holding off because I was buying a Note 2 outright and also had a Note 2 in the midst of an insurance claim and we didn't want to switch the number and risk screwing up the insurance claim

livingaboard said:
how did you get a new smaller sim card for the new phone?
When I got a new sim the guy at AT and T said something about if I didn't get LTE showing up in a minute or so after booting my new note 2, that he would have to put my IMEI number in the computer. We were holding off because I was buying a Note 2 outright and also had a Note 2 in the midst of an insurance claim and we didn't want to switch the number and risk screwing up the insurance claim
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The AT&T guy asked if I had a new phone and I said no because I didn't want to get switched off of my unlimited plan. I might have been being paranoid but I figured worst case I could always go back later and say I upgraded phones if I need them to do something to enable high speed.
To get the new smaller sim I just told them I was going overseas for a big and would be using a smaller sim so I had purchased an adaper and I wanted to use a smaller sim so I could keep the adapter in my phone. I got the idea from one of the threads here. Again, maybe paranoid but the idea of paying $50 a month for 5-10 gb of data with thrattling does not appeal to me.
and the proof:

if i'm understanding your delima - which was similar to mine - att needs to flag your account for LTE access and that's it. no plan switching, etc. i have 2 lines, one with a grandfathered unlimited LTE data plan and one with the the $50/5GB plan. the main differences between the unlimited and 5GB plans are: i get throttled after using 3 GB on the unlimited plan (vs. 5GB plan) and i cannot (legally) tether on the unlimited plan (like i can with the $50 plan). i've been throttled twice on the unlimited plan, but only after exceeding 4 GB.

rogerbacon50 said:
The AT&T guy asked if I had a new phone and I said no because I didn't want to get switched off of my unlimited plan. I might have been being paranoid but I figured worst case I could always go back later and say I upgraded phones if I need them to do something to enable high speed.
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All you need to do is call customer care (611) and ask them to update the imei on your line so they can add the lte feature code. The system won't allow an lte phone to connect to data unless the imei/feature is correct. HSPA will keep working, so if there's no lte in your area it doesn't really matter. You won't lose your unlimited data plan unless you give up data completely, want tethering, or switch to a mobileshare plan. If you keep that feature though, you'll be throttled at 3gb's, whereas you'll get 5gb's on the lte feature.
PM me of you have any questions. I know a certain company well.
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[Q] Wireless Hotspot?

Here is the scenario:
There are around 10 of us in my office who have beefed up data plans because we stream all day ER DAY. Instead of us paying $30 each every month, we (actually me) came up with an idea to buy a hotspot for the office, and then split the cost 10 ways. after doing a lot of reasearch as far as prices and data caps and speeds I have come up with the following ideas:
1. Sprint phone with bad ESN flashed to Metro PCS ($60, no 4g LTE)
2. Add an existing T-Mobile line ($60, 10GB soft cap)
3. ???
Assume the device we will be using is a rooted, unlocked Samsung S3. Does anyone have any better ideas? We live in OC California, its 70 degrees outside if that helps.

farberstyle said:
Here is the scenario:
There are around 10 of us in my office who have beefed up data plans because we stream all day ER DAY. Instead of us paying $30 each every month, we (actually me) came up with an idea to buy a hotspot for the office, and then split the cost 10 ways. after doing a lot of reasearch as far as prices and data caps and speeds I have come up with the following ideas:
1. Sprint phone with bad ESN flashed to Metro PCS ($60, no 4g LTE)
2. Add an existing T-Mobile line ($60, 10GB soft cap)
3. ???
Assume the device we will be using is a rooted, unlocked Samsung S3. Does anyone have any better ideas? We live in OC California, its 70 degrees outside if that helps.
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get unlimited data on your smartphone and download the trevee tethering app and get free tethering with unlimited data...

eurohomie said:
get unlimited data on your smartphone and download the trevee tethering app and get free tethering with unlimited data...
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I have T-Mobile's 10GB top-tier data plan and I am already 7.7GB and I am only halfway through the month. I am looking for an uncapped data plan only, no voice or mms.
It really sucks when you are the person who knows the most about phones in your life, there is no one to ask for help =(

farberstyle said:
I have T-Mobile's 10GB top-tier data plan and I am already 7.7GB and I am only halfway through the month. I am looking for an uncapped data plan only, no voice or mms.
It really sucks when you are the person who knows the most about phones in your life, there is no one to ask for help =(
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ummm T-mobile has an uncapped data plan... it's called unlimited everything and costs 89.99/mo with contract and i think $70 without...

Why don't u by a tmobile hotspot in stead of getting a phone and tethering??
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horr1blek1tten said:
Why don't u by a tmobile hotspot in stead of getting a phone and tethering??
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Hotspot is not unlimited and that's what the OP wants.
OP, in my humble opinion; add a tmobile line for the said GS3 and get the unlimited data plan. There are many ROMs for that phone that support tethering, even thought the plan does not.

Net10 Wireless now supports LTE

This isn't exactly NEW information, but it's something that I had just noticed. I knew that StraightTalk had introduced LTE into their prepaid plan, but apparently Net10 has as well. Granted, it's not unlimited data, but for the average user, 2.5GB should be more than plenty.
I've been on Net10 since July of this year. It's been pretty solid so far and my only complaint was the lack of 4G/LTE service. After flashing the new MK2 modems today I noticed for the first time that my Network Icon was showing 4G LTE; not just the standard 4G when connected to 3G or H+. Also Settings->About Phone->Status shows me as being connected to LTE... so just throwing that out there.
I'll throw out my APN settings that have working MMS and everything; although I do believe they're the standard APN settings on Net10's page.
Name: Net10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN Type: default,supl,mms,hipri

lordcheeto03 said:
This isn't exactly NEW information, but it's something that I had just noticed. I knew that StraightTalk had introduced LTE into their prepaid plan, but apparently Net10 has as well. Granted, it's not unlimited data, but for the average user, 2.5GB should be more than plenty.
I've been on Net10 since July of this year. It's been pretty solid so far and my only complaint was the lack of 4G/LTE service. After flashing the new MK2 modems today I noticed for the first time that my Network Icon was showing 4G LTE; not just the standard 4G when connected to 3G or H+. Also Settings->About Phone->Status shows me as being connected to LTE... so just throwing that out there.
I'll throw out my APN settings that have working MMS and everything; although I do believe they're the standard APN settings on Net10's page.
Name: Net10
APN: tfdata
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN Type: default,supl,mms,hipri
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This looks promising. In your opinion then, there's no downside at all to doing this? I don't use Wifi calling so I would not miss that. What kind of data speeds do you actually get? If it's even close to what I get now (mid 20's, usually), I'm sold. The only concern I have is this sentence in their "transferring a number" section: In order to transfer or port in your phone number to NET10 you must have a NET10 wireless phone. I plan on calling them to clarify, but does this mean I can't bring my current number over with my phone, that I would need to buy one from them? That would be a deal breaker. Thank you.

wbexpress said:
This looks promising. In your opinion then, there's no downside at all to doing this? I don't use Wifi calling so I would not miss that. What kind of data speeds do you actually get? If it's even close to what I get now (mid 20's, usually), I'm sold. The only concern I have is this sentence in their "transferring a number" section: In order to transfer or port in your phone number to NET10 you must have a NET10 wireless phone. I plan on calling them to clarify, but does this mean I can't bring my current number over with my phone, that I would need to buy one from them? That would be a deal breaker. Thank you.
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I didn't see a down side. I was fine just getting 3G as I'm not usually in an LTE area anyway. Why pay $90 a month when you can get pretty much the same exact coverage for half the price? I came from AT&T and have the same coverage as i did previously.
As far as speeds go, I was just shy of 20 down when I tested the other day. I would upload a picture of it now, but I'm not getting too great of speeds where I am right now. Currently I'm only getting about 7 down and 12 up.. But I'm also in the middle of nowhere atm. I'm getting the same down speed on LTE here with 2-3 bars as i do on full bars of 3G. Upload is considerably slower on 3G though.
As far as porting your number, yes you can port it. It's a simple process and I do believe their website explains how to do it. I think I called though and had them do it over the phone. I do remember that your number still had to be active on your current network.. As in don't cancel your service until you set up net10. In fact, once you start the porting process, they take care of canceling your current service anyway.
And you don't need to buy a device from them, check the BYOP (bring your own phone) program.
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lordcheeto03 said:
I didn't see a down side. I was fine just getting 3G as I'm not usually in an LTE area anyway. Why pay $90 a month when you can get pretty much the same exact coverage for half the price? I came from AT&T and have the same coverage as i did previously.
As far as speeds go, I was just shy of 20 down when I tested the other day. I would upload a picture of it now, but I'm not getting too great of speeds where I am right now. Currently I'm only getting about 7 down and 12 up.. But I'm also in the middle of nowhere atm. I'm getting the same down speed on LTE here with 2-3 bars as i do on full bars of 3G. Upload is considerably slower on 3G though.
As far as porting your number, yes you can port it. It's a simple process and I do believe their website explains how to do it. I think I called though and had them do it over the phone. I do remember that your number still had to be active on your current network.. As in don't cancel your service until you set up net10. In fact, once you start the porting process, they take care of canceling your current service anyway.
And you don't need to buy a device from them, check the BYOP (bring your own phone) program.
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Cool. I'll post back after I figure this all out. Thanks...

30Mbps down...
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lordcheeto03 said:
This isn't exactly NEW information, but it's something that I had just noticed. I knew that StraightTalk had introduced LTE into their prepaid plan, but apparently Net10 has as well
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FYI Net10 IS StraightTalk. In fact the APN settings are the same when using the new AT&T ST sim as the ones you posted :good:

braschlosan said:
FYI Net10 IS StraightTalk. In fact the APN settings are the same when using the new AT&T ST sim as the ones you posted :good:
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Net10 is StraightTalk's non-WalMart-subsidized side. I know they use the same APN's, but while StraightTalk had 4G, Net10 was stuck on 3G.

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Straight talk have LTE for their AT&T sims not on tmobile sims.