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Obviously I get great service with Verizon but the plans suck and the price keeps going up...what will I lose or gain coming to tmobile
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Obviously I get great service with Verizon but the plans suck and the price keeps going up...what will I lose or gain coming to tmobile
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Do the test drive for 7 days. Test out the service in areas that you visit and live in. If it's all good, then just return the phone for free and sign up. You're not going to be risking anything.
Awesome....didn't realize this was available. ...will do thanks
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Haven't seen Big red in a long time.
Oh, and post No. 3 has the plan. Do the test drive.
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Awesome....didn't realize this was available. ...will do thanks
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Just fyi, they only give you an iPhone which IMO has one of the worst antennas in any phone (especially on tmobile).
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Just fyi, they only give you an iPhone which IMO has one of the worst antennas in any phone (especially on tmobile).
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I'd try moving the SIM from the iphone to your unlocked S5 for the test drive.
SIM adapters are cheap if the iphone uses a different sized SIM.
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I'd try moving the SIM from the iphone to your unlocked S5 for the test drive.
SIM adapters are cheap if the iphone uses a different sized SIM.
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Did I miss the part where he said he had an S5 already?
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he had an S5 already?
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No idea if he has a S5. But since he's posting in a S5 forum, it's a distinct possibility that he may have an S5 from his previous carrier.
And the suggestion may be in interest to others who subsequently read the thread as well.
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No idea if he has a S5. But since he's posting in a S5 forum, it's a distinct possibility that he may have an S5 from his previous carrier.
And the suggestion may be in interest to others who subsequently read the thread as well.
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Well yeah, has probably has one from verizon...big red. You can't use that on tmobile (as you know).
I switched to T-Mobile over a year ago from Verizon.
I was on Verizon for 6 months but couldn't stand the high prices for data.
I paid the etf of over $300 and never looked back.
I knew I'd make up the $300 in 6 months with the money I'd be saving. Everything after that would be gravy.
This is what I did:
- I had the S3 with Verizon for 6 months
- I went to the T-Mobile store across the street
- I checked out the S4 and signed up. I was issued a new phone number because I didn't want to port over from Verizon yet as I wanted to see how the reception was in the areas I frequent.
- I had a 14 day trial period.
- I still had my S3 active.
- After 2 days, I went back to Tmo and ported my number from Verizon.
I never looked back and have saved a ton of money, and continue to do so.
I have Unlimited LTE data, and never have to worry about data overages or throttling.
I even got reception with my S4 where I could not with my S3.
I don't know if this was because the S4 had a better antenna than the S3, or if it was because Tmo had more towers in that area. I think it was the latter, as the Tmo map showed I'd get reception and I did.
I now have the S5 with Tmo and am really satisfied with the S5 and the Tmo network and service.
I'm on Jump 1, so I can upgrade my device every 6 months no matter what I owe on the device to be traded in.
Jump 2 is now available, but I am grandfathered into my original Jump 1.
Lol.....love it....and thanks
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Yeah I saw that.....I don't want to use a freaking ISore though lol
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I just switched to T-Mobile from Sprint....and compared to Sprint's horrible service in the Denver area the service improvement is HUGE!
This is what I did (may not be entirely ethical in the grand scheme of things, but is legal)
My 2 year contract with Sprint was due to be done in August of this year. In June, Sprint notified me that I could get a new phone and renew a new 2 year contract early.
I signed up online for the tmobile try before you buy plan. I'm not a fan of the iphone but it was cool to verify the service was better than what I had and worked everywhere I needed before making any commitment to change. 1 week was long enough to know (actually 5 minutes was long enough but I took the entire week).
Kept an eye on techbargains.com for a free or 1 cent tmobile sim card....to avoid paying $10 for one in the store.
Bought a cheap SPRINT smart phone on ebay for around $15.00 (I think...although it may have been $35...)
Went ahead and renewed my contract with Sprint and paid $199 for a brand new HTC M8.
Signed up at tmobile, ported my Sprint number, used the sim card I paid 1 cent for and traded in the cheap smart phone I got on ebay. My next bill from sprint had a $350 early termination fee which I paid and then submitted to tmobile as they will pay up to a $350 early termination fee.
The parts I'm still working on are to receive the $350 etf reimbursement from tmobile (they say up to 12 weeks) and to sell the brand new HTC M8 and my old, still working, Sprint S3 on ebay.
My bill did go up about $30 per month but I have the jump protection and I'm paying ~$27 a month in a payment plan for my new S5.
Long story, but so far one with a happy ending!
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Well yeah, has probably has one from verizon...big red. You can't use that on tmobile (as you know).
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I have an mdk S4 from Verizon but I would go to the so if I changed.....so the s5 on T mobile has unlocked bootloader right.
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I switched to T-Mobile over a year ago from Verizon.
I was on Verizon for 6 months but couldn't stand the high prices for data.
I paid the etf of over $300 and never looked back.
I knew I'd make up the $300 in 6 months with the money I'd be saving. Everything after that would be gravy.
This is what I did:
- I had the S3 with Verizon for 6 months
- I went to the T-Mobile store across the street
- I checked out the S4 and signed up. I was issued a new phone number because I didn't want to port over from Verizon yet as I wanted to see how the reception was in the areas I frequent.
- I had a 14 day trial period.
- I still had my S3 active.
- After 2 days, I went back to Tmo and ported my number from Verizon.
I never looked back and have saved a ton of money, and continue to do so.
I have Unlimited LTE data, and never have to worry about data overages or throttling.
I even got reception with my S4 where I could not with my S3.
I don't know if this was because the S4 had a better antenna than the S3, or if it was because Tmo had more towers in that area. I think it was the latter, as the Tmo map showed I'd get reception and I did.
I now have the S5 with Tmo and am really satisfied with the S5 and the Tmo network and service.
I'm on Jump 1, so I can upgrade my device every 6 months no matter what I owe on the device to be traded in.
Jump 2 is now available, but I am grandfathered into my original Jump 1.
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This is awesome news.....what area are you in
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I've had Verizon and sprint, my data speeds of 1.5 Meg finally did me in, couldn't take it anymore, T-Mobile has been great for me, they paid my full Etf (1800.00) and my data speed on lte are averaging 55...well worth it for me..
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I've had Verizon and sprint, my data speeds of 1.5 Meg finally did me in, couldn't take it anymore, T-Mobile has been great for me, they paid my full Etf (1800.00) and my data speed on lte are averaging 55...well worth it for me..
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How many lines did you have??? 6?
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How many lines did you have??? 6?
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Five lines, renewed contract in March so they were all at 350 each still for the Etf... That was sprint, I live in Washington state and calls were great but the data sucked ass, T-Mobile is pretty damn good up here, the fastest test speed I have got is 107 Meg... Best on lte with sprint was like 2.7 Meg... What sucks though is with sprint you have to pay tax on the Etf which T-Mobile doesn't cover, so came out of pocket for taxes on almost 1800.00... But well worth it in the end.
I've moved my personal lines to T-Mobile from Verizon here in Cincinnati. Right now, the jury is still out on the move. The main reason for switching is the international plans T-Mobile offers. I went to a concert at Paul Brown Stadium and couldn't get service.
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My wife and I are considering switching to T-Mobile when our Verizon contract runs out in June (tired of paying $100+ more a month for Verizon, especially since I have a funny feeling our grandfathered unlimited is on borrowed time). Right now I'm running an unlocked, rooted VZW Note II running CleanROM 4.5. Is there a way to permanently flash the phone over to T-Mobile (radios) if we decide? I really want the AWS bands so I'm not gimped with EDGE speeds as I am today (running the VZW radios/firmware).
So...is this possible?
Thanks!
No not really. You could try this link below. I've pmed the Dev (i pulled the Verizon qcn he needed) and he said it may work, but if not just restore the backup you make before.
Having said that I'm making the same switch and I've decide to sell my note, buy at mobile one under contract,(200 on there website right now) then pay the 200 to switch to a value plan.
So I'll pay 400 for a t mobile note and have the 50 unlimited plan. I can easily sell mine for 500 to 550 so I'll make 100 bucks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35933247
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I dont know were you are at but here in chicago t mobile is horrible and you have to keep in mind you get what you pay for
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I dont know were you are at but here in chicago t mobile is horrible and you have to keep in mind you get what you pay for
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South Carolina and they're fine here. Obviously not as good as Verizon, but i stay in the city 90 percent and on my wife's t mobile note they're great. In NC she had better signal then I did. On a plus side they're customer service is a million times better then Verizon could dream about being. I'd switch just for that
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No not really. You could try this link below. I've pmed the Dev (i pulled the Verizon qcn he needed) and he said it may work, but if not just restore the backup you make before.
Having said that I'm making the same switch and I've decide to sell my note, buy at mobile one under contract,(200 on there website right now) then pay the 200 to switch to a value plan.
So I'll pay 400 for a t mobile note and have the 50 unlimited plan. I can easily sell mine for 500 to 550 so I'll make 100 bucks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35933247
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Bid on a new Verizon Note II for $470. So how does the T-Mobile purchase & ETF work? As far as I remember you will need to pay tax over full price (not discounted) plus tax for ETF as well. Please let me know how it goes (actually money you'll need to spend for your plan). Thanks.
verizon's note II will accept a t-mobile microsim and work as a phone right away. you'll have to root it to add the proper apn for edge data, and you'll get t-mobiles 3g on the farmed 1900 bands.
here in SoCal, i get 3g about 70% of the time
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verizon's note II will accept a t-mobile microsim and work as a phone right away. you'll have to root it to add the proper apn for edge data, and you'll get t-mobiles 3g on the farmed 1900 bands.
here in SoCal, i get 3g about 70% of the time
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So aside from being locked into 2g if you aren't in a reframed 19900 band location does txt and mms work normally? Im primarily on wifi 95% of the time and switching out to TMO would save me over $100/mo for 2 lines I have with VZW. I popped in a TMO microsim but it wasnt an active one the network so all I got was the "welcome to tmobile" prompt for programming.
Using Jellybeans 13 with APN Editor hack. It picked up the GSM and correct APN from what I saw.
Yes it is possible to take your Note 2 from VZW to T-Mobile, Switched weeks ago
Yes it is possible, I've been running on a T-Mobile custom ROM now for the last 8 weeks and going back & forth between VZW and Solavei (T-Mobile).I have been running the Tweaked 1.5 and just recently it updated to Tweaked 1.6 both are for the T-Mobile Note2 sch-T889.
It has been flawless and I never pass up the opportunity to brag about this and show it off to both Verizon customers and T-Mobile customers
as well. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is the best Android handset I've ever owned... It will a pretty Awesome Android handset to even come close to the Note2's abilities and excellent engineering.. So a huge Thank You to Samsung and hey "Verizon Suck It" your rule of consumer manipulation and robbery will come to an end one day.... Jerks
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Bid on a new Verizon Note II for $470. So how does the T-Mobile purchase & ETF work? As far as I remember you will need to pay tax over full price (not discounted) plus tax for ETF as well. Please let me know how it goes (actually money you'll need to spend for your plan). Thanks.
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Oops missed this. I paid 278 plus tax at Walmart then 200 fee plus tax so like 500 for a brand new phone.
We did great for my wife. 278 plus tax, but got a50 gift card. Then 200 fee, but called them and they waived it. Something about a remorse wave. So 250 basically. I'm waiting for my bill with fee to see if theyll do it again.
By the way with my discount I pay 85 for unlimited everything! Coverage is no where near Verizon, but what do you expect. But the big issue is wifi calling. In the hospital I work no one gets service, but me!
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Oops missed this. I paid 278 plus tax at Walmart then 200 fee plus tax so like 500 for a brand new phone.
We did great for my wife. 278 plus tax, but got a50 gift card. Then 200 fee, but called them and they waived it. Something about a remorse wave. So 250 basically. I'm waiting for my bill with fee to see if theyll do it again.
By the way with my discount I pay 85 for unlimited everything! Coverage is no where near Verizon, but what do you expect. But the big issue is wifi calling. In the hospital I work no one gets service, but me!
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How did your wife get such a great deal? Could you please share some technique to let them waive the ETF? If that works then I'll definitely grab one or two. Thanks.
The gift card was just a promo Walmart was running. There fee there really isn't atip. When my first bill came in it had the 200 fee, and two months of service (done weird way it billed after getting my discount put on).
I just called and explained I switched from Verizon to save money and asked if they could discount some of these fees. I was hoping for activation fee waived and maybe a small percent off. Instead she said she could refund the 200
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The gift card was just a promo Walmart was running. There fee there really isn't atip. When my first bill came in it had the 200 fee, and two months of service (done weird way it billed after getting my discount put on).
I just called and explained I switched from Verizon to save money and asked if they could discount some of these fees. I was hoping for activation fee waived and maybe a small percent off. Instead she said she could refund the 200
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So do you need to be with TMO or you can switch to others? The $200 was for ETF?
APN for T-Mobile on version galaxy notes 2
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So aside from being locked into 2g if you aren't in a reframed 19900 band location does txt and mms work normally? Im primarily on wifi 95% of the time and switching out to TMO would save me over $100/mo for 2 lines I have with VZW. I popped in a TMO microsim but it wasnt an active one the network so all I got was the "welcome to tmobile" prompt for programming.
Using Jellybeans 13 with APN Editor hack. It picked up the GSM and correct APN from what I saw.
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Bid on a new Verizon Note II for $470. So how does the T-Mobile purchase & ETF work? As far as I remember you will need to pay tax over full price (not discounted) plus tax for ETF as well. Please let me know how it goes (actually money you'll need to spend for your plan). Thanks.
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Thank you for the information.
I took my phone to one of the repair store. They didn't have to root the phone and they are still able to add the new APN.
I can surf the web now. However, the picture text message is not working. Do you how to fix it? Can you please help?
Best Regards,
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No not really. You could try this link below. I've pmed the Dev (i pulled the Verizon qcn he needed) and he said it may work, but if not just restore the backup you make before.
Having said that I'm making the same switch and I've decide to sell my note, buy at mobile one under contract,(200 on there website right now) then pay the 200 to switch to a value plan.
So I'll pay 400 for a t mobile note and have the 50 unlimited plan. I can easily sell mine for 500 to 550 so I'll make 100 bucks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35933247
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And the 50 dollar unlimited only gives you 500 mb data. Realistically unlimited talk, text, and data will be 70 a month. Or you can get 2.5 gigs of data for 60 per line. I just left t-mobile, be prepared that your service will not work indoors in a lot of places as they don't not have. Low frequency like Verizon and att. Plus you will run into a lot of dead zones if you travel. Otherwise it is a really cheap plan. I just can't stand paying for a phone and unable to use it for half a day.
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Even though this thread is like, 6 months old, I thought I would add my .02.
I recently purchased a GoPhone sim for AT&T prepaid. $60 month unlimited talk/text & 2gb data. I am getting HSPA+ speeds with my Verizon GN2. While it is NOWHERE near the LTE speeds I get on Verizon, it is also 1/2 the cost. plus, if needed, I can purchase extra data at $10 per gig. I average 2-3gb per month now, & my plan with unlimited data, 900 texts & 1000 minutes is $112.
If I sell my Verizon phone & buy a AT&T N2, I will get LTE with GoPhone.
Tried tmobile for 3 hours with a brand new note 2 and demanded refund. The service was awful... I mean horrible. Picked up a used note 2 and stayed with vzw. Worst phone experience ever. Run far away from tmobile.
I was crunching numbers because I am thinking about leaving AT&T for something cheaper, and I noticed that with the One Up program you only pay $65 for the unlimited service instead of 80, and more importantly you don't have to pay the $349 for the phone up front. All you should have to pay for is the activation fee initially.
If their One Up prices fall in line with other companies (we don't know what it will be for the note 3 yet, but I assume $27) then you are looking at about $92 a month. Over a year, if you include the price of the phone if you don't have One Up you are paying $1345 (80 a month, plus $345 for the phone, plus $36 for activation). If you are in the One Up program then its only $1140 for the year ($65 a month, estimating 27 a month for one up fee, $36 for activation).
I'm not sure if I'm going to join Sprint or not because of this, but it is pretty compelling. I'm also looking at Tmobile as an option because they have LTE in my area, while Sprint doesn't.
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I was crunching numbers because I am thinking about leaving AT&T for something cheaper, and I noticed that with the One Up program you only pay $65 for the unlimited service instead of 80, and more importantly you don't have to pay the $349 for the phone up front. All you should have to pay for is the activation fee initially.
If their One Up prices fall in line with other companies (we don't know what it will be for the note 3 yet, but I assume $27) then you are looking at about $92 a month. Over a year, if you include the price of the phone if you don't have One Up you are paying $1345 (80 a month, plus $345 for the phone, plus $36 for activation). If you are in the One Up program then its only $1140 for the year ($65 a month, estimating 27 a month for one up fee, $36 for activation).
I'm not sure if I'm going to join Sprint or not because of this, but it is pretty compelling. I'm also looking at Tmobile as an option because they have LTE in my area, while Sprint doesn't.
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From what i heard about network quality from members on this board, i'd recommend looking at t-mobile instead. Also read through the Sprint triband note 3 fiasco. I think it may always be better to purchase your phone outright and go prepaid. Then when you're ready to upgrade just sell it.
They would have to pay me to stay with Sprint at this point as their network in Colorado is abysmal. Of the silly constant-upgrader plans, the Sprint solution is one of the more compelling from a price standpoint, though.
Dont do it
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They would have to pay me to stay with Sprint at this point as their network in Colorado is abysmal. Of the silly constant-upgrader plans, the Sprint solution is one of the more compelling from a price standpoint, though.
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Leaving AT&Tfor Sprint is like leaving Beyonce for Rosie O'donnel
Im international roaming sitting in my living room in Jacksonville, Florida.
I had awesome 4 g coverage until 4 weeks ago now very crappy
and i get lies from sprint constantly why its happening.
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Leaving AT&Tfor Sprint is like leaving Beyonce for Rosie O'donnel
Im international roaming sitting in my living room in Jacksonville, Florida.
I had awesome 4 g coverage until 4 weeks ago now very crappy
and i get lies from sprint constantly why its happening.
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My friend in Jax has Sprint and it's terrible as well. Doesn't get any better when he travels across the state either. Basically, it's dial up speeds when it should be 3G or 4G.
$70 BILLION DOLLAR BUYOUT.
Softbank should have bought some common sense this network sucks. Sprint the not now network lol.
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Sprint is the fastest carrier in my area. My city and all surrounding cities are blanketed in Sprint LTE!! My upgrade isn't until 1-1-14, so I'm doing the One Up program in the morning instead of having to wait until January. Can't complain about not having to pay the $350!!
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Sprint is the fastest carrier in my area. My city and all surrounding cities are blanketed in Sprint LTE!! My upgrade isn't until 1-1-14, so I'm doing the One Up program in the morning instead of having to wait until January. Can't complain about not having to pay the $350!!
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I was in atl a few weeks ago you are so correct.
I have never seen lte that fast before i hit 37 dwn with no issues
but back in jacksonville its maybe 1.2mbps or 12-14 dwn
sometimes i get dial up speeds on lte
im sticking with them for a while hoping for improvements
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I was just at the Sprint store. They are having "provisioning" issues with the Note 3 for people wanting to do one up. So if you are going to do one up call before you go. This affects all Sprint stores. I bet the iPhone 5S was provisioned before the launch though...
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I was just at the Sprint store. They are having "provisioning" issues with the Note 3 for people wanting to do one up. So if you are going to do one up call before you go. This affects all Sprint stores. I bet the iPhone 5S was provisioned before the launch though...
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Yup, they even called Sprint and confirmed that everyone was having issues. You did get it though, right? I just got home with mine though. I was the only customer in the store this morning, but was still in there 1.5 hours!! They said no other local store had been able to do it yet, but they finally got it to go through for me!!
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Mine went through no problem. Left store' got in car was all working dandy. Corporate store in Delaware
Lots of familiar faces here as I look through the few threads already created. I got mine a little while ago and had to wait due to the provisioning problems. I did the One Up program and am looking forward to the onslaught of goodies to come. I finally gave up my S2, she was good to me. Let the fun begin!!
Yeah I finally got mine. There was a problem early this morning, I was there when they opened @ 9. It was a problem affecting all Sprint stores. The phones were not provisioned right but they got it squared away around mid 11-ish, because I called stores on both ends of the country and then called my store.
Any1 in florida done the one up upgrade? I went to corporate store and wad told fl is not doing it yet.
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Anyone get the note 3 with the one up still eligible for the upgrade? I text upgrade to 1311 and it says still good for one up and my original upgrade for feb 2014
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Can some explain this one up plan with my current situation? I have 1500 everything family plan with three sg3 phones. I can't upgrade until March, but I am eligible for one up.
My question is, since I'm eligible what are my options. Do I have to trade my sg3 or can I trade in a old phone? Also what about my bill? It's currently 240 does it increase?
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Okay now I am NOT an expert at this but this is how I understand it and you seem to be at the same point I was. First be aware that if you want to do the one up you must must must change your plan to the unlimited plans they have now. On the unlimited plans the first phone is $50 a second phone is $40 and the third phone is the $30. Then on top of that you need to add $30 for unlimited data or $20 for 1 gigabyte or something like that. Because of this I did not do the one up program because I do not really care about Unlimited Talk I only care about unlimited data and it would cost me way more money to get unlimited data with their new plans. As far as the one to program yes since you're not eligible for renewal right now you will need to trade in your phone. I was told by sprint representative that you could put any phone on your line that was in working order and use that to trade in. Whether or not that is the truth is yet to be seen.
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No One Up for me
I also have the 1500 Everything plan and similar to cherylbaker, I didn't opt for the One Up plan either because I did not want to change plans. If you read the fine print, the new plans are not as good and open the door to throttle data. I'm staying on the Everything plan until they kill it; I hope that never happens but with Sprint pushing "unlimited for life" with the new plans makes me think Everything is going away at some point. I was afraid adding a third line would force me to change plans but so far that is not the case.
The other thing with the One Up is that you need to turn in your current handset.
Try updating ur prl shouldn't that help
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What if your screen is cracked? Still works, just cracked.
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I'm really considering switching to Tmobile with all the crap Verizon is pulling. Tmobile offering to pay ETF's. My question is and I'm not sure many devs will come across this but who's all down to switch and say the hell with you Big Red.
With this new talk of Verizon wanting to control Internet traffic. Enough is enough.
So who's all down to teach Verizon to treat their paying customers better?
Also having the unlocked bootloader on Tmo is a plus.
So they pay ETF'S, unlocked bootloaders, and no annual contracts.
I'd love for everyone to go to Tmo the same day and pickup a Note3 unlocked.
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I'm really considering switching to Tmobile with all the crap Verizon is pulling. Tmobile offering to pay ETF's. My question is and I'm not sure many devs will come across this but who's all down to switch and say the hell with you Big Red.
With this new talk of Verizon wanting to control Internet traffic. Enough is enough.
So who's all down to teach Verizon to treat their paying customers better?
Also having the unlocked bootloader on Tmo is a plus.
So they pay ETF'S, unlocked bootloaders, and no annual contracts.
I'd love for everyone to go to Tmo the same day and pickup a Note3 unlocked.
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Why would you ever do the tmobiles switching program? You have to turn in your phone also making you pay for another note 3, they profit by selling your phone by having money left over after paying the etf. I'm planning on switching by selling my phone for 600+$ paying the etf and I will have over 300$ to pay for another note 3. Verizon can suck my dong, I'm done.
EDIT: And unlimited FU**ING data!
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Brandonrz said:
Why would you ever do the tmobiles switching program? You have to turn in your phone also making you pay for another note 3, they profit by selling your phone by having money left over after paying the etf. I'm planning on switching by selling my phone for 600+$ paying the etf and I will have over 300$ to pay for another note 3. Verizon can suck my dong, I'm done.
EDIT: And unlimited FU**ING data!
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Yeah I didn't know you had to pay for a new Note3 if they pay you ETF. So sell the phone then have them pay the ETF?
I just started this to see if any and how many folks will switch.
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Yeah I didn't know you had to pay for a new Note3 if they pay you ETF. So sell the phone then have them pay the ETF?
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Shoot I accidently liked your post, I don't want to confuse anyone. But how it goes is they will pay your etf if you trade them qualifying phone. That leaves you phoneless with no cash to buy a new phone on tmobile. So to calculate your etf fee is $350 originally - $10 for every month completed of your contract. So mine would be 320$ I think. So if I sell my phone on swappa for 650$ and me pay my etf, I'll have 330$ left for a new phone!! You get it?
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I just started this to see if any and how many folks will switch.
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I'm glad @BeansTown106 is
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Yep got it
Thanks for the info.
So to go into Tmo with a clean slate is going to benefit everyone.
Come on in, the water is nice. I am a long time t-mobile customer, and I couldn't be happier. Low rates, top phones, good coverage (urban), unlimited international text and data (not a gimmick, I used it in Japan for a week).
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I thought you would be able to utilize the zero down program after they pay your ETF.
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I thought you would be able to utilize the zero down program after they pay your ETF.
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You can, but still. Why would you do that. You would get screwed by both of thier programs.
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Okay I clearly need to research it a bit more.
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Okay I clearly need to research it a bit more.
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Sounds all good but look at T Mo's coverage map. Kinda gargles rhino balls..... most people that will stay with Big Dumb Red is for coverage reasons. In more places than not, if you're off the interstate you're out of luck.
My Sprint LG G2 is on the way. If the coverage has improved since they finally got LTE in my area I'll eventually switch my family over and get another N3. Got the G2 cuz it's free online. Done with Verizon and their locked bootloaders
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I gave T-Mobile a go with the $30 plan last month. Service is definitely a keeper in urban areas, but not so rosy elsewhere. I suggest giving the Walmart $30 a go on your Note 3s before dumping your Verizon contract, as unlike AT&T, they aren't buying us back.
I frequent Philly, I95 south of there to NC, and I40 west to AK. Every urban area on that route had superb T-Mobile voice/data performance. However, once you are 5 miles out of the urban areas, you're on Edge. I had never experienced Edge while on a highway before, so I set my assumptions based on the .12mbps speed tests, as in it would be fine for simple web browsing/maps. Unfortunately, it is not very usable on the highway. Edge cannot load even simple web pages quickly, and I find it times out quite often when the phone jumps to a new tower. Don't even think about Google Maps or Pandora. The only other issue is handoffs to AT&T roaming towers, very common in western NC and eastern TN. The handoffs are quite crude, dropping calls and ending your data session.
Verizon is the exact opposite, useless in the cities on that route, but incredible everywhere else. I can maintain LTE the entire 20 hour drive. I dropped the T-Mobile plan, as I am keeping my Verizon UL and the Sprint Student Promo with Nexus 5. However, when I can afford plane tickets between only urban areas and/or Verizon takes away my UL data, I'll dump them for T-Mobile.
All these comments are good information for ultimately making a decision. Thanks guys
The only complaint I have is their service is area is not that good in places. Other than that I have been a happy Tmobile customer.
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wurfel said:
The only complaint I have is their service is area is not that good in places. Other than that I have been a happy Tmobile customer.
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I'm not talking smack on T Mo at all. Their business plan and service rates are fair and unlocked phones are nice. It's just the service you DONT get if you're a heavy traveler. I use T Mo at home in my sim # 3 spot because I do get good data at the house. When I'm in South Texas oil fields I use my # 2 sim AT&T. If I'm in west Texas oil field I use Big RED. The 3 sim setup is nice and I always have service...... my bill is around $200 a month but it's a write off anyway.
I thought long and hard about the switch because I too am sick of Verizon's BS. But after it's all said and done I'd only be saving $10 maybe $20 a month. I get a discount on my Verizon bill through work that T-Mobile doesn't offer, otherwise the savings would be greater. When it's all said and done I'd rather put up with the BS and pay the extra money for the coverage.
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YankInDaSouth said:
I thought long and hard about the switch because I too am sick of Verizon's BS. But after it's all said and done I'd only be saving $10 maybe $20 a month. I get a discount on my Verizon bill through work that T-Mobile doesn't offer, otherwise the savings would be greater. When it's all said and done I'd rather put up with the BS and pay the extra money for the coverage.
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Check with your company, I get 15% @ T-Mobile through corporate perks web page with my company. 85 bucks a month for two lines, unlimited talk, text, and web.
I realize we are at different companies, but if your company is using corporate perks it should be similar.
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wvuravens-fan said:
Check with your company, I get 15% @ T-Mobile through corporate perks web page with my company. 85 bucks a month for two lines, unlimited talk, text, and web.
I realize we are at different companies, but if your company is using corporate perks it should be similar.
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I tried checking my eligibility on the T-Mobile site (you enter your work email) but it said I wasn't eligible. I guess it won't hurt to ask the big wigs at work about it ... I think the City I work for only deals with Verizon, so that may be why.
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Im just letting everyone know in case anyone had any doubts it does work perfect just like it would on T-Mobile obviously because is the same network
jcar6245 said:
Im just letting everyone know in case anyone had any doubts it does work perfect just like it would on T-Mobile obviously because is the same network
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everyone will have one now w/Metro lol
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Im just letting everyone know in case anyone had any doubts it does work perfect just like it would on T-Mobile obviously because is the same network
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How did you get it cut on? Did you just go to MetroPCS and they cut it on for you?
shoobiedoo72 said:
How did you get it cut on? Did you just go to MetroPCS and they cut it on for you?
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Just get the smallest sim card and ask to be put on the 35 family plan if you already got a line and yeah it works just like that, no need to unlock
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I have 3 lines on my account on AT&T. I went up to Metro PCS to see how much money I could save and they quoted me the exact same price as I'm paying now with AT&T. The only difference is Metro offered me less data. I was like nahhh I'm good. Thanks anyway.
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I have 3 lines on my account on AT&T. I went up to Metro PCS to see how much money I could save and they quoted me the exact same price as I'm paying now with AT&T. The only difference is Metro offered me less data. I was like nahhh I'm good. Thanks anyway.
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How is that possible we offer unlimited LTE for $55 a month running on the T-mobile network I get really fast Internet and used almost 133GB downloading movies and never got slowed down
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I have 3 lines on my account on AT&T. I went up to Metro PCS to see how much money I could save and they quoted me the exact same price as I'm paying now with AT&T. The only difference is Metro offered me less data. I was like nahhh I'm good. Thanks anyway.
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These are my speeds out here
jcar6245 said:
How is that possible we offer unlimited LTE for $55 a month running on the T-mobile network I get really fast Internet and used almost 133GB downloading movies and never got slowed down
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I looked it up online and it looked like a good deal. One ad said $30 dollars another one said $50 with expanded data. I walked into their store and told the guy I'm coming from AT&T and wanted to save money. He said if I brought all my 3 lines to Metro and got the 4 GB LTE data plan I'd be paying $135 a month for their family plan. I said I'm getting 10 GB of data from AT&T with 2 smartphones and a Gear S for $135 after taxes. He didn't have anything to say to that so I thanked him and walked out.
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How is that possible we offer unlimited LTE for $55 a month running on the T-mobile network I get really fast Internet and used almost 133GB downloading movies and never got slowed down
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I'm so tired of the T-Mobile fan club.
They've renamed "throttling" to "de-prioritizing" but are now applying the same speed caps as everyone else to some percentage of their biggest data users. At 133GB I'd say your days are numbered.
http://bgr.com/2015/04/30/t-mobile-unlimited-data-plan-slow-speeds/
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I looked it up online and it looked like a good deal. One ad said $30 dollars another one said $50 with expanded data. I walked into their store and told the guy I'm coming from AT&T and wanted to save money. He said if I brought all my 3 lines to Metro and got the 4 GB LTE data plan I'd be paying $135 a month for their family plan. I said I'm getting 10 GB of data from AT&T with 2 smartphones and a Gear S for $135 after taxes. He didn't have anything to say to that so I thanked him and walked out.
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You always have to look at the fine print $30 promotional plan is only unlimited talk unlimited text unlimited web but one gigabyte of 4G the other one had $50 unlimited talk text and web and unlimited 4G LTE but with a promotion and it ended a couple of weeks back I work for the company and I know a hundred percent they will not throttle people on the $60 plan I have a non dealer line I have regular customer line
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BarryH_GEG said:
I'm so tired of the T-Mobile fan club.
They've renamed "throttling" to "de-prioritizing" but are now applying the same speed caps as everyone else to some percentage of their biggest data users. At 133GB I'd say your days are numbered.
http://bgr.com/2015/04/30/t-mobile-unlimited-data-plan-slow-speeds/
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I'm not part of any T-Mobile fan club I'm just saying I work for Metro pcs and we are owned by T-Mobile I know a hundred percent sure that we would not be throttled
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You always have to look at the fine print $30 promotional plan is only unlimited talk unlimited text unlimited web but one gigabyte of 4G the other one had $50 unlimited talk text and web and unlimited 4G LTE but with a promotion and it ended a couple of weeks back I work for the company and I know a hundred percent they will not throttle people on the $60 plan I have a non dealer line I have regular customer line
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I agree with you. There's no doubt T-Mobile speeds can be fast. I know a guy who gets 64 mbps down on his T-Mobile One Plus One running Cyanogen. I must be getting a good deal with AT&T tho because nobody has enabled me to save money by switching yet. I could always go to Sprint and get my bill cut in half, but then I'd have to turn in all my phones and switch to CDMA which I don't want to do.
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I agree with you. There's no doubt T-Mobile speeds can be fast. I know a guy who gets 64 mbps down on his T-Mobile One Plus One running Cyanogen. I must be getting a good deal with AT&T tho because nobody has enabled me to save money by switching yet. I could always go to Sprint and get my bill cut in half, but then I'd have to turn in all my phones and switch to CDMA which I don't want to do.
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How long have you been with AT&T ? Maybe you are getting an old promotional plan.
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How long have you been with AT&T ? Maybe you are getting an old promotional plan.
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I switched from Sprint to AT&T back in 2009 to get the iPhone.
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I switched from Sprint to AT&T back in 2009 to get the iPhone.
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Yeah that's not bad that's probably why you got a cheap plan and how much internet do you get ?
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Yeah that's not bad that's probably why you got a cheap plan and how much internet do you get ?
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They give me 10 GB of rollover data with unlimited talk and text on 3 lines. All lines share the same data. I just checked and they don't offer the 10 GB plan anymore.
Being on any MVNO sucks if you roam internationally. They all also get de-prioritized over native traffic when the network is congested and in some cities (NYC, SFO) that's quite a bit of the time. Being on T-mobile or any of their MVNO's sucks because they have a lot of high frequency spectrum which makes indoor reception sketchy. T-mobile is a multi-billion dollar public company who's mission is to generate above industry financial returns to their shareholders. They aren't benevolent. So far they've proven they can move market share (they're still #4 BTW) by giving up profit/margin. The jury's still out until the latter starts to increase.
I am thankful to them though. I pay AT&T $70ish a month for three devices and 7GB of data and that includes the $10 a month for the Gear S I just bought from them for $149.
No wireless carrier is anyone's "friend." It's choosing between the best of a bad lot. Talking about pricing, service, and support on XDA is educational. Trying to pimp others toward a specific carrier not so much. Everyone here values different things.
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Im just letting everyone know in case anyone had any doubts it does work perfect just like it would on T-Mobile obviously because is the same network
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Thanks for confirming this for me as I have metroPCS Unlimited no throttle plan, too bad we can't get this turned on a tablet plan. LoL
I just won this watch for 145 USD I guess now it's time to sell my Original Galaxy Gear rooted with custom TWRP recovery and Null_ 23 rom. LoL!! The curves will go nicely with my Note Edge. haha
Stupid Queston About The Gear S Activation & MetroPCS
@jcar6245 When I get it do I need to activate it to my phone and then take it into metroPCS for activation? I got a Note Edge, but I didn't know if I need to get service turned on imei activation first and then sync it to my phone or vice versa. LoL
That process got the best of my dyslexia, I guess it doesn't really matter which way ya do it right?
Damn I'm on metro pcs with four phones and two have hotspot for just 105.00 I was curious how much it would be to add a smart watch
I've recently looked into switching off contract to an edge plan when the G4 releases so I can have control of my contract when I'm ready to move on from Verizon, but currently Verizon is the only service that works in my house. I cracked my screen a week ago and the rep said I had to get the screen repaired and the phone be in "warranty-able" condition. Here's where my question stands, I replaced the screen, bezel(mid frame) and battery door with all gold parts when I originally bought the white version, will Verizon still take it? or am I SOL?
Your IMEI will come up as a white G3 in their system. Since you are unable to change IMEI I do not think they would take it. Just my take on it though I have no knowledge of exactly What they would do.
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parkerbickel said:
Your IMEI will come up as a white G3 in their system. Since you are unable to change IMEI I do not think they would take it. Just my take on it though I have no knowledge of exactly What they would do.
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Thankfully talking to a rep this morning, they will still take it as long as its still the same IMEI and logicboard inside, and functions. Down side is I have to wait until after July 25 to try applying for EDGE, apparently you have to be at least 1 year into your 2 year upgrade period to change.
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Thankfully talking to a rep this morning, they will still take it as long as its still the same IMEI and logicboard inside, and functions. Down side is I have to wait until after July 25 to try applying for EDGE, apparently you have to be at least 1 year into your 2 year upgrade period to change.
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I wish I could take the edge route. I still have unlimited data so have to buy newer phones off eBay at higher prices or use family line upgrades instead of mine. I've been month to month for 2 years now
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parkerbickel said:
I wish I could take the edge route. I still have unlimited data so have to buy newer phones off eBay at higher prices or use family line upgrades instead of mine. I've been month to month for 2 years now
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sometimes I miss my unlimited data, but since I'm on wifi or at my retail job where I cant use my phone 99% of the time I use a whopping 500mb a month of my data so I took the option for a cheaper phone back with the g2, then resigned and got the g3 with the free gpad back when the g3 released.