My wife bought me a Verizon note 4 for Christmas :/ , it's the thought that counts right.
I have been renting a T-Mobile unlocked phone from rent a center up until now.
I want to have all the same apps on my vzw that I do now on the T-Mobile phone. Is there an easy way to move them or back them up?
I was thinking titanium backup but from my understanding I wont be able to obtain root on my Verizon note to use titanium backup.
Any ideas?
Check out Helium in the Playstore. You can backup pretty well all of your apps and data and restore them, but I don't think you can do it with system app though, not 100% sure on that. You will have to connect your phone to your computer for it to work.
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I'm currently rooted, running Kyan's ICS rom with Ktoonzes Kernel and everything is great. However, when I make trips out of the country I really need to limit/control my data usage. Does an app exist where I can pick and choose what apps can access my data (i.e. like email, whatsapp)? I have tried some apps in the past with no luck.
I know i've read not to use task killers becuase they do more harm than good, but i'm thinking some of these background processes are acessing my data. Not sure if there are any good apps out there that i'm not aware of.
I just want to avoid getting another $200 phone bill after my next trip.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for the help.
If the country you're going to supports the phone, unlock the one you have and purchase a pre-paid sim when you get there. While I've not done this with my s3, this is what use to do when I went overseas with my captivate.
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beakybuzzard said:
If the country you're going to supports the phone, unlock the one you have and purchase a pre-paid sim when you get there. While I've not done this with my s3, this is what use to do when I went overseas with my captivate.
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It's not really worth it for me. I live in Canada and am going to the US for a 10 day trip (NY and FL). I was hoping there was a program out there that would give me complete control over my data.
If anyone is interested, I found the app I was looking for, called DroidWall (it acts as a firewall).
So check this out.... I am an AT&T user and back when the HTC HD2 came out for T-Mobile I bought it from a friend when they signed up for a new contract. Got an unlock code from Ebay and have been using it for the past 2 years without having to have a data plan, never got added automatically to my plan like i have heard happen to others? And I'm wondering why? Is it possibly cuz its a T-Mobile phone? Or is it cuz I still have an old "Cingular" SIM card? I am curious about this because right now, Wally World has a special sale on the phone at $249, plus a $100 gift card, which will bring the phone down to $150 basically, so a pretty damn good deal for a phone just out on the market. And I'm plan on getting it this week, I was wondering if any of you would be able to tell me if at some point if i was able to get a T-Mobile version of the Samsung Note 2 if i could slip my SIM card into it and then be able to cancel my DATA plan, if i told them i went back to a Motorola Razr or something, which worked when i got my HD2? Or will AT&T be able to see that i have a smartphone? Is it the newer smaller SIM card, that will tell AT&T that I have a smartphone, or will the phone it self be what sends info to the servers or whatever that tells AT&T I have a smartphone? Or do you think this method of getting a T-Mobile phone and using an AT&T SIM card will work and I won't get stuck with a DATA plan? Everywhere I go has Wi-Fi so I have no need for the Data plan it will be going to waste.
The newer phones, including this one, use a micro-SIM.
I think it is because you have a phone that is not sold by AT&T that they can't tell what it is, so you would probably be forced to get a data plan if you get the AT&T Note II. I would think that regardless of the sim card you have it would still report your phone model to the network, but I really don't know anything about that, so hopefully others can chime in.
I have been using an unlocked Xperia Pro on AT&T and they don't seem to have a clue what it is or even that it is a smartphone, so I could probably do whatever I want with the data plan.
If you got the international version of the Note perhaps you would not have to have a data plan.
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I think it is because you have a phone that is not sold by AT&T that they can't tell what it is, so you would probably be forced to get a data plan if you get the AT&T Note II. I would think that regardless of the sim card you have it would still report your phone model to the network, but I really don't know anything about that, so hopefully others can chime in.
I have been using an unlocked Xperia Pro on AT&T and they don't seem to have a clue what it is or even that it is a smartphone, so I could probably do whatever I want with the data plan.
If you got the international version of the Note perhaps you would not have to have a data plan.
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I'm wondering if it has something to do with the IMEI? If it isn't listed in there network or something? Maybe I will be alright? I don't know... But back when I got the Tmobile HD2 I went from a Motorola Razr to the HD2 just fine and wasn't automatically enrolled into a data plan, like some others people on at&t were that got the same phone. I don't know how I wasn't, but I'm happy I wasn't and was hoping to find out how to avoid it again. Everywhere I go has Wi-Fi, I don't need to throw away, $15 to $30 extra a month when I'm not even going to use the Data network very often. I have been going just fine with my HD2 with no data plan, just using Wi-Fi.
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The newer phones, including this one, use a micro-SIM.
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Right, I know I'll have to get a new SIM card and that is what kinda worries me, I don't know anything about the SIM cards. I was just curious if my older "Cingular" SIM card is what was helping keep me stay under the radar of them not knowing I have a smartphone, or if its because, the HD2 phone I have is from Tmobile and not in their system, so it can't recognize it? I went from a Razr to the HD2 and it still shows as a Razr in my account. An when I get the Note 2 phone, hopefully from Tmobile sometime, I was hoping I can still get away with not having to add a Data plan if i can find out how to avoid it...
Its all in the IMIE ... I was using a Galaxy Nexus overseas on a dumb phone plan because they didnt have the IMIE in system they couldnt tell it was a smartphone but they have cracked down on it now. Only phone that seem to be making it through the loop hole is overseas ones that are not very popular. If you switch to the AT&T version you will 100% be put on data plan if you choose a note 2 from say Rogers there is a slight chance you could sneak under the radar and not need it but for how long no one really knows.
I've seen people come in with T-Mobile phones or international phones and they don't register as a smartphone with the IMEI. So no data is required with unlocked phones.
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I've seen people come in with T-Mobile phones or international phones and they don't register as a smartphone with the IMEI. So no data is required with unlocked phones.
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Do you work at an AT&T store or something? Just curious, cuz it kinda sounds like it from the way you worded that reply. I've read on other threads that AT&T does checks or sweeps every now and then, that might detect a smartphone? Have you heard about that before, not sure what they meant by that?
Hi everyone,
Just had a quick question. I'm up for an upgrade, and was wondering if I had to return my VZW Galaxy Nexus to stock for the store to be able to switch the numbers over. I never had to worry about this with my old T-Mobile phone, because I could just swap the SIM card out. I know I probably should return it to stock, but I'd like to avoid that as much as possible. Anyone know what the best course of action would be?
Thanks!
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Hi everyone,
Just had a quick question. I'm up for an upgrade, and was wondering if I had to return my VZW Galaxy Nexus to stock for the store to be able to switch the numbers over. I never had to worry about this with my old T-Mobile phone, because I could just swap the SIM card out. I know I probably should return it to stock, but I'd like to avoid that as much as possible. Anyone know what the best course of action would be?
Thanks!
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Easiest way, for me at least, is to import all your contacts into gmail. If you don't have/use gmail, accounts are free and take less than a minute to setup. If you are a heavy google user it only makes the nexus experience that much better.
Sign into gmail on your new phone and sync contacts.
Done.
If you have an old unlimited data plan, don't get an upgrade. You will lose your unlimited plan. If you don't, just order your upgrade phone online. They'll ship you the new phone and then sell your old one.
I've recently decided that I'm going to be dropping my data plan, as it is rather expensive. I've done some research, and as far as I can tell, my current device will be rendered useless if I drop my plan. I need my phone do be able to receive texts and calls at anytime, not just over WiFi, and I don't want to get a hotspot. With all this in mind I ask two questions:
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Is there away to continue using my phone the way it is, with full functionality excluding mobile data? I've heard some people say that unlocking it and switching the SIM cards with a non-smartphone works, but then others say that AT&T can check for what kind of phone you are using, and that if detects a smartphone it will automatically charge you for data. Is any of this true? If I can switch out the SIM cards, and AT&T can scan my phone, is there a way that I can get around that? Are there any other methods to do this at all?
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If I have to get rid of my phone, are there any android enable cellular devices that I can get that don't require data e.g. a prepaid android phone where I simply choose not to buy any data.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Phaildroid said:
I've recently decided that I'm going to be dropping my data plan, as it is rather expensive. I've done some research, and as far as I can tell, my current device will be rendered useless if I drop my plan. I need my phone do be able to receive texts and calls at anytime, not just over WiFi, and I don't want to get a hotspot. With all this in mind I ask two questions:
1.)
Is there away to continue using my phone the way it is, with full functionality excluding mobile data? I've heard some people say that unlocking it and switching the SIM cards with a non-smartphone works, but then others say that AT&T can check for what kind of phone you are using, and that if detects a smartphone it will automatically charge you for data. Is any of this true? If I can switch out the SIM cards, and AT&T can scan my phone, is there a way that I can get around that? Are there any other methods to do this at all?
2.)
If I have to get rid of my phone, are there any android enable cellular devices that I can get that don't require data e.g. a prepaid android phone where I simply choose not to buy any data.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Not possible, if you change your IMEI to to a non-smartphone then remove the data plan then put that SIM back into a smartphone it will automatically charge the 3 gig data plan. The only way I know if you can get a data plan exclusion but that's rare if not impossible.
Phaildroid said:
I've recently decided that I'm going to be dropping my data plan, as it is rather expensive. I've done some research, and as far as I can tell, my current device will be rendered useless if I drop my plan. I need my phone do be able to receive texts and calls at anytime, not just over WiFi, and I don't want to get a hotspot. With all this in mind I ask two questions:
1.)
Is there away to continue using my phone the way it is, with full functionality excluding mobile data? I've heard some people say that unlocking it and switching the SIM cards with a non-smartphone works, but then others say that AT&T can check for what kind of phone you are using, and that if detects a smartphone it will automatically charge you for data. Is any of this true? If I can switch out the SIM cards, and AT&T can scan my phone, is there a way that I can get around that? Are there any other methods to do this at all?
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If I have to get rid of my phone, are there any android enable cellular devices that I can get that don't require data e.g. a prepaid android phone where I simply choose not to buy any data.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Why not switch to Straight Talk? 45 bucks a month for wireless data..
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The only way I know if you can get a data plan exclusion but that's rare if not impossible.
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Yes as stated from Simmlsengard the ONLY way is to have ATT make it so that Sim does NOT allow data to work. ATT probably will not let you do this though.
My sons phone My Old Galaxy S2 does NOT have a data plan and he can receive SMS and calls but NO MMS since that uses data to send/receive. The ONLY way I got it to work this way though was originally my older son had a dumb phone and NO data plan, though the phone could use some data built in to some apps on the phone. He accidently used data and the bill was about $60 for the data he used downloading some games. I talked to ATT and had data turned OFF and NOT ALLOWED on that line. So once my older son got a new phone I had passed down my Galaxy S1 and put the same Sim card in it that had NO DATA ALLOWED. So I have kept using that dumb phones Sim card into smart phones for my younger son (He is 10 and I don't want him to have Data yet). So these are just some THOUGHTS on what you might TRY and convince ATT to do on your account. Good luck
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If you are no longer on a service ontract, they cannot make you have data contract can they?
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Yes they can terms of service .
Call them up and ask. If they say no, tell them you'll quit and go to another carrier (provided you're not under contract). Don't know if it will work, but it's worth a shot.
Or just get the $30 plan from tmobile/Walmart, it's probably cheaper than most voice plans anyways.
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Had my wife's SGS3AT&T for months with a cut sim from her dumb phone and it worked fine.
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I know this discussion has been kicked around before. I'll just have to read their contract. If you have fulfilled your service agreement I don't see how they can make you buy a data plan contract.
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so i have a galaxy s3 l710 sprint flashed to verizon prepaid and i have never had a flashed phone before. the person i baut it from told me i couldent do factory reset or i would lose flash...
im a little nervous on what things will cause me to loose my flash if anyone could tell me what not to do please i would greatly appreciate it
also i keep reading different things about txting not working and having to download verizon messages or something called 8sms along with myverizon and more... im not shure what apps i will be needing for my phone if anyone can list the apps i will need please let me know
i hear i needa download a texting app, myverizon, buisybox idk what that is.. and someothers..
also is there anyway for me to backup my phone so if i loose flash i can back it up and get flash back im guessing flash can not be backed up cause its part of the hardware and not OS anyway my last question is about rooting and roms
i have rooted alot of devices and its been awhile since i have done any rooting like 2010 or so anyway i hear about a program called towelroot, is that ok to use and will it work?? if not what should i use and also i have never used a custom rom cause i dont really understand the benifits of them and im nervous about messing up my flash/bricking phone. Is a rom worth it.
ps: sorry about grammer im about to loose internet and am in a hurry to get this posted lol. thank you for your help!
Do you need a SIM card in order to use Verizon?. The Verizon S3 I sold had a SIM slot in the battery compartment.
I don't have the phone i wunt tp buy it from ebay and flash to prepaid verizon... i don't know anything abput sim cards i have never ever had one..
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