I can't believe their "support" is that arrogant, even on social media. Good lord.
"Should you need to stream videos and audios, please connect to WiFi." I wouldn't even consider these clowns.
Michael
+1. What nonsense.
I can't believe their "support" is that arrogant, even on social media. Good lord.
"Should you need to stream videos and audios, please connect to WiFi." I wouldn't even consider these clowns.
Michael
As noted by GigaOM, Aio mentions in its press release that the carrier offers "4G download speeds of up to 4Mbs per second", indicating that LTE is not currently supported with high-speed data limited to HSPA+ networks.
4 Mbps is pretty bad for HSPA+ too.
T-mobile doesn't come close to the coverage provided by AT&T. That is reality.
Michael
for those trying to compare the two plans, would help a lot if you add totals and factor in the taxes and fees for the T-mobile service (AIO does not charge extras). you will quickly see that it's about the same price for both. now for the service, att's network is far superior to t-mobile and there is no question about that and here is why:
T-mobile operates a 1900 MHZ network where as att operates an 850 MHZ
for those of you knowledgble enough about the subject, an 850 wireless signal travels much better than 1900 (indoor penetration) and assuming the same number of cell site for both companies (att has far more cell towers) att would have a better coverage.
FWIW, there are only two carriers in a region that can operate at 850 MHZ -- the rest use 1900 and the other various frequencies.att's network is far superior to t-mobile and there is no question about that and here is why:
T-mobile operates a 1900 MHZ network where as att operates an 850 MHZ
I'm not either--and I have had at&t since the first iphone came out. I really want to be able to use tmob as it would save me a lot each month.... but can't do it because of the coverage. Dang.Very very true I was just speaking about 4g tho (which att doesnt offer no matter what on the plan). As for reg service you are right looks like you found a good point.
btw I have att and have had it for about 5 years so im not trying to hate.
$55/month for 2GB data??? For once I'm glad to live in the UK -- I pay about $20/month for unlimited data, 600 mins, 2000 texts, and got about $100 cashback for signing up for 12 months
When someone says something like you do I just realize how much you are paying for gas in the UK.
Sure but in such a little country like that, they don't need as much gas as we do here in the massive land called America.
(or does that big country argument only work one way?)
for those trying to compare the two plans, would help a lot if you add totals and factor in the taxes and fees for the T-mobile service (AIO does not charge extras). you will quickly see that it's about the same price for both.
Just teasing him that is why used "" at the end. I have no idea how much gas someone needs to use in the UK and for all I know the OP does not drive a vehicle.
Oh, I was just teasing through your message at the rest in this thread trying to argue that because America is a bigger place, we naturally must pay a lot more for cell phone service. While I'll agree there may be a little to that argument, several make it sound like it's up to entirely responsible for why we pay so much.
Well folks here is competition at work. T-Mobile's new plans have only been available for a little over a month now and AT&T has already responded with decent prepaid plans for the first time ever. I personally couldn't live with being permanently throttled to 4mbps but it works out just fine for some. It's a step in the right direction.
I like this move from AT&T but what I really want to see is them restructure their postpaid plans to something similar to T-Mobile's uncarrier. I know theirs would be a little more expensive because they have an overall better network. Maybe by the end of this year T-Mobile will be successful enough for AT&T to adopt the same model and end the ridiculous subsidy model here in the US.
I think what T-Mobile is attempting to do is a good start. I think that what the wireless carriers are charging is ridiculous for what you get. There is no real incentive for the wireless carriers, in the US, to lower the price for cell service to reasonable prices.
Correct. I even wonder if TMobiles move might have led to Aio. It doesn't seem like much of an AT&T tactic to roll out apparent savings for consumers. Maybe TMobiles move made them a little nervous.
Yesterday, people were beating down 500K Tmobile sales. But 500K paying monthly fees is nothing to put down... even for the monster that is AT&T.
Can someone provide a link to the Net10 web page that actually sells AT&T compatible sims?
Comparing a cost per customer with a cost per country has close to zero merit.I take it you haven't read all the posts where people complain about poor coverage outside of metro areas in the USA, and want more. Your point has some merit that a simple land-area measurement doesn't make a full comparison of the 4th largest country to a tiny island only twice as big as our largest city, but it is more important than you are allowing.
this sounds like a more expensive Straight Talk / NET 10 ATT SIM
No LTE on any US prepaid yet, so that's a given.
Unless you have a situation where you really need LTE speeds, I see LTE as mostly marketing spin. It makes little sense to have the roar of LTE speed and hard data caps on how much data you can burn (except for AT&T, Verizon, etc who love it when people burn through their data faster than ever).
Those that find data fast enough at 3G for their needs can save about 50% or more on the monthly toll. Over the usual 2 years time, that's about $1200 for dealing with the 3G speed limit instead of burning data faster.
I think the real winner with LTE is AT&T, Verizon, etc who have found a way to get us to swallow the concept of tight data caps and entice us to burn our way through those caps faster than ever. We even pay up to do that and pay again when we run through that ceiling. P.T. Barnum was soooo right.
You buy the 3-pack which includes an AT&T sim. Then you do the searches online to get the template and cut the AT&T sim down to the size that fits the phone. Or just go to Walmart http://www.walmart.com/ip/Net10-AT-T-Compatible-Micro-SIM-Card/21550825 or BestBuy http://www.bestbuy.com/site/NET10+-+Pre-Paid+BYOP+SIM+Cards/5852681.p?id=1218696495010&skuId=5852681