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ST w/ ATT sim??

angiembfl

Well-Known Member
May 3, 2011
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NE FL
I'm on Verizon and tired of paying so much for service. So, thinking of switching over to ST with the ATT option since they have the best coverage, at least where I'm at. I mostly talk, text, and use data for email, FB, ebay, and podcasts. I very rarely stream music or Netflix. Will this be a good option for me?

Also, what good ATT phones would be good to buy? I currently have a Droid Bionic that I really love so want something comparable or more.

Thanks so much!
 
The Nexus 4, like a few others have said, is a really good value and works great on Straight Talk AT&T. Otherwise, you can buy an unlocked version of almost any phone out there if you're willing to look and pay for it outright. Just make sure it uses the AT&T radio bands in the US before you buy!

And defiantly don't waste your money on one of their phones - It's worth it to buy a decent phone since you're going to be saving money with the data plan! :D
 
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Nexus 4. I would also try out the T mobile sim as well just because T mobile has much faster data speeds than ATT. Worst case your out the money for a sim card. When I first signed up for ST I got the ATT sim and was only getting about 3Mbps. I swapped to the T mobile sim and I started getting 12-18Mbps. Granted the coverage isn't as spread out as ATT but for me T mobile is well covered in my area.

Either way, ST is by far the best option for pre paid or MVNO's imo. As long as you dont abuse the program you should be fine. ;)
 
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What don't you like about the ST branded SII?


Data connection problems, NFC disabled, no Flash capability, will not get OS upgrades (even after some security problems have been reported), will not power on for alarm clock function, ...

Edit: have also noticed that even though the phone is connected to wifi it continues to search for a wifi signal every few seconds, thus killing the battery in a couple hours. (And, yes, the option to notify me of an open wifi network is off.)
 
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I know this sounds crazy, but I'm actually thinking of buying a Net10 AT&T sim just as a backup. The Net10 site isn't offering AT&T sims anymore and of course we know that ST is no longer offering them. They've been OOS on the walmart site for a while now. I'm worried that if my sim needs to be replaced (does that happen??) I would not be able to find another AT&T compatible sim and t-mobile coverage is not good in my area (in fact, nonexistent in some areas). My only other option would be to go with at&t's gophone smartphone plan at $65 a month and I'm not sure I could use my nexus with that plan.

Am I crazy for spending $15 on a backup sim when I may never need it?

btw I know about the 1.5 gb limit on at&t sims on net10. Not a problem since I've never gone over 300 mb in a month, even when I was on vacation and using my phone a lot.
 
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I know this sounds crazy, but I'm actually thinking of buying a Net10 AT&T sim just as a backup. The Net10 site isn't offering AT&T sims anymore and of course we know that ST is no longer offering them. They've been OOS on the walmart site for a while now. I'm worried that if my sim needs to be replaced (does that happen??) I would not be able to find another AT&T compatible sim and t-mobile coverage is not good in my area (in fact, nonexistent in some areas). My only other option would be to go with at&t's gophone smartphone plan at $65 a month and I'm not sure I could use my nexus with that plan.

Am I crazy for spending $15 on a backup sim when I may never need it?

btw I know about the 1.5 gb limit on at&t sims on net10. Not a problem since I've never gone over 300 mb in a month, even when I was on vacation and using my phone a lot.

I bought an AT&T Straight Talk full sized SIM from Walmart. I then used a friend's SIM card cutter to cut it down to Micro SIM size to fit my N4. Works perfectly fine for me and cheaper than anything I saw on eBay for a pre-cut AT&T Micro SIM!
 
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