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Carrier $45 Unlimited Talk, Text, Data on Straight Talk (AT&T MVNO)?
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Currently using a 4S on AT&T and would like to switch to Straight Talk, what are my current options considering micro sims are sold out except for the $80 ones on Ebay?
Are there any standard sims available for a reasonable price that could be cut down?
Should I just get a Net10 micro sim?
Thanks.
Are there any standard sims available for a reasonable price that could be cut down?
Should I just get a Net10 micro sim?
Thanks.
You can cut a normal sim to micro size. Your other issue is that pretty much all AT&T sims are sold out. I think they might still have some of the normal sized ones left. Or try Walmart. My cousin did that and just cut his down to size for his Nexus 4.
My housemates also got Nexus 4s. One was lucky enough to get a Straight Talk micro sim, and the other went with Net 10. Customer service with both is crap with a very large C.
Best of luck.
Thanks. That's what I figured you could do. If ST and Net10 are both AT&T MVNOs and they're both $45 a month, why is ST being out of micro sims such a big deal? Is there something I'm missing other than the 1.5gb vs 2gb data caps and that to get the $5 discount on Net10 you have to be enrolled in autopay?
Actually net10 30 day monthly plan is $ 50 they offer a five dollar discount if you enroll in the auto refill service.What they don't tell you is you won't end up saving much because of added taxes to your bill.
Charges Break Down unlimited talk, text/picture messaging $ 50.00
Discount amount subtract 5.00
Tax Add 2.71
E 911 Fee Add 0.86
Federal Universal Service Add 0.68
Regulatory cost recovery Add 0.09
Total cost $ 49.33
A whopping 67 cent saving with the added BS taxes for me...... Other than the convenience of not having to deal with the refill cards or forgetting to add airtime to your account. Savings not so much!!!!!!!
What makes you think you don't pay taxes on the 50 dollar non auto refill option?
It is about a 5 dollar savings all said and done.....
As an aside, is ST still not giving out ATT sims?
The online website only offers Tmobile SIMs now. You can still get the normal-sized SIMs at some Walmarts.
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I didn't realize Net10's "$45" option didn't include taxes. With ST's 3 or 6 month option, I was only paying $44 a month, including all taxes and fees. So ST does end up being cheaper.
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FYI- There is a seller on EBay offering 90 day Straight Talk Top Up for $109.95. I bought one yesterday, you don't get a PIN but you send your phone number in on the checkout page. They applied the top up to my account within an hour (which is easily checked at the Straight Talk web site.)
Comes out to under $37 per month (no other fees, taxes, etc.)! That's about as cheap as I can imagine for a pretty good talk/text/web package (I'm not a data hog) on ATT's network if you have a ST ATT SIM.
There are also regular top up cards for sale for around $40-43 range (various sellers).
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I bought my ST micro SIM's a few months ago for only $5 each shipped with a coupon at the ST web site. Had anyone known they were transitioning to TMobile only (seems that way) they could have bought 100 cards and re-sold them now!
Comes out to under $37 per month (no other fees, taxes, etc.)! That's about as cheap as I can imagine for a pretty good talk/text/web package (I'm not a data hog) on ATT's network if you have a ST ATT SIM.
There are also regular top up cards for sale for around $40-43 range (various sellers).
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I bought my ST micro SIM's a few months ago for only $5 each shipped with a coupon at the ST web site. Had anyone known they were transitioning to TMobile only (seems that way) they could have bought 100 cards and re-sold them now!
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Sprint iPhone 4s- Straight Talk or no?
So if I have an iPhone 4s for Sprint, could I unlock it an use it on Straight Talk? Would unlocking take off the CDMAonly setting and allow me to use it on the Straight Talk GSM?
-Also, slightly random, what kind of iPhone would I need in order to use it in Japan? Might have to reside there for a couple years, so it would be nice if I could use the same device and just switch out the sim, if compatible.
Thanks!
So if I have an iPhone 4s for Sprint, could I unlock it an use it on Straight Talk? Would unlocking take off the CDMAonly setting and allow me to use it on the Straight Talk GSM?
-Also, slightly random, what kind of iPhone would I need in order to use it in Japan? Might have to reside there for a couple years, so it would be nice if I could use the same device and just switch out the sim, if compatible.
Thanks!
Net10 are actually cheaper to use
I buy refill card from callingmart they offers coupon code all the time like 7% off, it turns out $46.xx for a $50 worth refill card after all the discount
ST refill card only selling at walmart and ST website, if you refill on ST.com it will cost you $48.xx including taxes
I buy refill card from callingmart they offers coupon code all the time like 7% off, it turns out $46.xx for a $50 worth refill card after all the discount
ST refill card only selling at walmart and ST website, if you refill on ST.com it will cost you $48.xx including taxes
DO NOT go with Straight Talk if you are actually hoping to use data.
I was throttled 3 weeks into my first month after using approximately 850m of data. I called customer support and had perhaps the most absurd phone call of my life. Comments included...
"Do you always close your Facebook window? Leaving Facebook by pressing the home button still uses data so you need to close browser and Facebook apps every single time."
"If your kids have used it to look at YouTube videos you need to be more responsible to make sure it's not used for video streaming"
"The unlimited plan is only for web browsing. You're not supposed to use it for any downloading, music or video streaming, or watching Youtube."
Etc. Etc. It was surreal. They couldn't tell me how much data I had used or what the violation was specifically. They couldn't override it either. I was even transferred to an automated system that made me go through a list of 10-20 questions answering questions about my web usage. Just insane.
I was throttled 3 weeks into my first month after using approximately 850m of data. I called customer support and had perhaps the most absurd phone call of my life. Comments included...
"Do you always close your Facebook window? Leaving Facebook by pressing the home button still uses data so you need to close browser and Facebook apps every single time."
"If your kids have used it to look at YouTube videos you need to be more responsible to make sure it's not used for video streaming"
"The unlimited plan is only for web browsing. You're not supposed to use it for any downloading, music or video streaming, or watching Youtube."
Etc. Etc. It was surreal. They couldn't tell me how much data I had used or what the violation was specifically. They couldn't override it either. I was even transferred to an automated system that made me go through a list of 10-20 questions answering questions about my web usage. Just insane.
This is the exact reason I left...
I was with them for over a 1.5yrs and converted many people, including my family. As of 4-5 months ago, I started noticing slowdown with data, MMS not coming through on time, however my cellular and sms were flawless.
Although I could live without the data, I work hard for my money and like to spoil myself
so I made the switch back to postpaid AT&T. I originally wanted to go with Verizon - LTE everywhere I go, however I love buying new phones OFTEN, and received a bigger corp discount (30%).In my first month with ST I used about 500MB, I'm not a heavy user so hoping to not run into throttling. I guess we'll see...
There is another seller on EBay selling 90 day refills for $94 (I bought one and the refill was applied to my account the next day.) So I'm now down to $31 a month for voice/text/data.
There is another seller on EBay selling 90 day refills for $94 (I bought one and the refill was applied to my account the next day.) So I'm now down to $31 a month for voice/text/data.
Eh... kind of. I was paying $44.xx per month for ST, including all taxes and fees (with the quarterly refill).
YMMV. I've been with ST for about a year. I'm not a huge data user (300MB total over 2.5 months) as I have wifi access nearly all of the time. I'm quite pleased with the service and except for the lack of voicemail indicator and the hoops to get MMS working, I could recommend this to my non-techie acquaintances.This is the exact reason I left...
I was with them for over a 1.5yrs and converted many people, including my family. As of 4-5 months ago, I started noticing slowdown with data, MMS not coming through on time, however my cellular and sms were flawless.
Although I could live without the data, I work hard for my money and like to spoil myself
I've saved a boatload of money.
^^It most probably is deactivated!
But if you call ST's Customer Care, they will send you a new AT&T SIM for Free
Happened with me!
But if you call ST's Customer Care, they will send you a new AT&T SIM for Free
Happened with me!
^^It most probably is deactivated!
But if you call ST's Customer Care, they will send you a new AT&T SIM for Free
Happened with me!
Yeah, you're probably right, especially since I ported my number. So they still have AT&T SIMs in stock? When did you do this?
^^It most probably is deactivated!
But if you call ST's Customer Care, they will send you a new AT&T SIM for Free
Happened with me!
WHAT?!??! You're making that up.
They don't bring your speed down, they turn your data off (or in some cases cancel your whole account if you're a repeat "abuser")
Okay -- Just found a new AT&T SIM card for unlocked iPhones on Ebay. Bid Sniper got it for me for $42. High-rated seller and Ebay always sides with the buyers anyway. I'm either a genius or I'm out $42 + ship. *crosses fingers*
Read my post above. I was throttled down to .2 after using a whole 850meg in a month. ST is unlimited web browsing. If they catch you streaming music or moves (including YouTube), or downloading files...you're throttled.
Sucks. Please...do your homework before choosing ST. Go to howardforums or other places. They (ST) have really started to closely monitor activity lately.
