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Net10 got better!

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Tiger8

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Ok, so I was ready to jump ship with Net10 after they once cut off my data (I was updating apps on 3G and they thought I was tethering) and I had to deal with Customer service, but I have to say that I'm quite happy with their most recent changes: It used to be that they cut you off after 1.5 GB of data, they switched it to 2.5 GB of data, after which you get throttled (which actually is not a very bad speed at all, Pandora still works). Also the AT&T SIM cards are back in stock.

One thing though is it seems they increased prices for resellers, I used to easily find the $50 plan refill for $40 or even $38, nowadays I pay $45, but - given the improvement in the service itself, I don't mind.
 
I know Straight Talk and Net10 are owned by the same company, but does Net10 do LTE like ST does now?

EDIT: looks like ST is 2.5 GB now too (unless they've been there for a while and I didn't notice).

EDIT2: yes, Net10 has LTE access... maybe I should have done some searching before asking the question... http://www.net10wireless.com/lte/

thanks OP for bringing this to my attention, more appealing now than when it was just 1.5GB.
 
co.ag.2005 said:
I know Straight Talk and Net10 are owned by the same company, but does Net10 do LTE like ST does now?

EDIT: looks like ST is 2.5 GB now too (unless they've been there for a while and I didn't notice).

EDIT2: yes, Net10 has LTE access... maybe I should have done some searching before asking the question... http://www.net10wireless.com/lte/

thanks OP for bringing this to my attention, more appealing now than when it was just 1.5GB.
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Could not find if LTE works on their CDMA phones? That would be great.

Otherwise for $50 a month, maybe ST is better (at $45/mo) if the service is identical. We now know that ST is very easy to set up and the only lacking feature is Visual Voicemail
 
Won't touch Net10 or Straight talk or any other MVNO until they remove their throttling policies. I'd rather pay $20 extra/month and have unlimited LTE data speeds.
 
I doubt you get LTE with verizon and t-mo network. I activated a S3 from Sprint and got LTE, so only LTE on at&t and sprint network phones.
 
TsuaSai said:
I have a st iphone 5 using Verizon towers and I do not get LTE.
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That has been confirmed by many users, LTE is only for BYOP. But here is the kicker: Your phone accepts AT&T nano SIM so you can get one from ST (99 cent), pop it in, and call ST to move your 'service' to the sim card, and you will get LTE on your same phone. Haven't tried it myself (I have a 4s anyway) but if you google it a lot of people were successful.

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solo118 said:
Could not find if LTE works on their CDMA phones? That would be great.

Otherwise for $50 a month, maybe ST is better (at $45/mo) if the service is identical. We now know that ST is very easy to set up and the only lacking feature is Visual Voicemail
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Net10 is actually a better value - you get a $5 discount if you sign up with auto-refill ($45 + tax), in addition, most resellers on ebay sell refills for around $42 with no tax.

It is also a better deal if you need a family plan; first line is $50, second line is $40, third and after it's $30, all of which get their own 2.5 GB of at least HSPA+
 
i have a current net10 cdma service (verizon iphone 4) for my son, can i switch that service to a net10 gsm sim? preferably would like to do that mid month - upgrading his phone for santa day.
 
Tiger8 said:
That has been confirmed by many users, LTE is only for BYOP. But here is the kicker: Your phone accepts AT&T nano SIM so you can get one from ST (99 cent), pop it in, and call ST to move your 'service' to the sim card, and you will get LTE on your same phone. Haven't tried it myself (I have a 4s anyway) but if you google it a lot of people were successful.
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Maybe with a 5s but not a 5. Can't get AT&T LTE with a Verizon iPhone 5. I can't get their 4g which is better. When I bought the st iphone I got it cause I lived in a place where Verizon was the only option. Now I don't so I am thinking I might get a AT&T sim just so that I can at least use the 4g.
 
Tiger8 said:
That has been confirmed by many users, LTE is only for BYOP. But here is the kicker: Your phone accepts AT&T nano SIM so you can get one from ST (99 cent), pop it in, and call ST to move your 'service' to the sim card, and you will get LTE on your same phone. Haven't tried it myself (I have a 4s anyway) but if you google it a lot of people were successful.

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Net10 is actually a better value - you get a $5 discount if you sign up with auto-refill ($45 + tax), in addition, most resellers on ebay sell refills for around $42 with no tax.

It is also a better deal if you need a family plan; first line is $50, second line is $40, third and after it's $30, all of which get their own 2.5 GB of at least HSPA+
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Just a heads up I just looked at their site and its 50.00 for the first phone and 40 for every phone afterwards. I was looking at four lines and it came to 170.00.
 
TyShawn said:
Just a heads up I just looked at their site and its 50.00 for the first phone and 40 for every phone afterwards. I was looking at four lines and it came to 170.00.
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You are right, sorry I must have misread that.
 
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