I am about get the AT&T data plan but which one works do I need to choose to work with the Note? The 3G plan or the 4G LTE plan?
The price is the same. They don't seem to have 200MB 3G plan any moreEither should work, but the bigger question is what is available in your area? Why get a 4G plan if you don't have it in your area, unless the price is the same.
In my case, I currently have a 200MB 3G plan and use about 50MB/month as I spend 95% of my time in a wifi area. I could almost go wifi only except for a few cases when I use it on the go.
I am about get the AT&T data plan but which one works do I need to choose to work with the Note? The 3G plan or the 4G LTE plan?
You should get verification first that the phone will actually work with AT&T 3G. I've seen several people here post that it's only 2G with AT&T and I confirmed that with an AT&T rep over chat yesterday.
However, the phone stats say HSDPA which should mean that it will work with AT&T 3G.
What I'm looking for is confirmation from an actual owner that they are getting at least 3G speeds in the US on AT&T.
Yes, I know you have to set it up to make it work on ATT 3G. I am getting my Note on Tuesday. My original questions was should I get the 4G or 3G plan???? The cost is the same.I'm porting this info over from another forum. Based on this and other semi-confirmations, I just bought it from Amazon for $735 ($755 after overnight shipping). According to this guy it doesn't just work out of the box on 3G but you have to go through these steps. I'll let you know if it works when I try it myself:
OK...here's the deal on 2G/3G. When I bought the phone, I took the T-mobile chip out of my Nexus S and put it in the Galaxy Note. It worked right away, only though in 2G. A week ago, I went into an AT&T store. I have a family plan (for my wife and others) and told the clerk I wanted to be added onto the plan. When I showed him the phone (he had never seen a GalaxyNote), he told me it would only work in 2G. I added myself to the plan anyway and bought the AT&T sim chip and activated my phone.
"Now, the AT&T guy was wrong. This phone, which I got from the UK, DOES work on 3G. What you have to do is tell the phone to look for the AT&T APN (Access Point Name). It's easy...here's how...
SETTINGS>>>WIRELESS AND NETWORKS>>>MOBILE NETWORKS>>>ACCESS POINT NAMES>>>hit menu and add apn...NAME:AT&T...APN:wap.cingular,PASSWORD: CINGULAR1 (in CAPS).
Now turn off your wireless connection so you can watch your phone light up with 3G goodness. That's all there is to it. You're welcome."
Looks like it is available in my city. Just curious what the difference is between 4G and 4G LTEI'm not on AT&T so take this with a grain of salt; At&t's 4G LTE service is only available in a limited number of major cities (something like 6 or 7 major cities). I'm going to guess that it's not available in your neck of the woods. So you would do best to go with the 3G plan. I would think that HSPA+ would still be available to you on the 3G plan but that's just a guess. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will weigh in on the matter.
Looks like it is available in my city. Just curious what the difference is between 4G and 4G LTE
If this phone has HSPA+ then you need to get the 4g plan, there is a difference between the 4g plan and LTE 4g plan. I was on a 3g plan for my Galaxy Nexus on AT&T and was still seeing the H symbol but was seeing moderate speeds. I changed my plan to the 4g one, not the LTE one. Now I am seeing significantly better speeds in the same area.
"Need" is relative...$15/mo. "MediaNet" plan is fine for upwards of 4Mbps in my area.
I believe you got 3g because you have the family plan. I bought SIM and only got edge.I'm porting this info over from another forum. Based on this and other semi-confirmations, I just bought it from Amazon for $735 ($755 after overnight shipping). According to this guy it doesn't just work out of the box on 3G but you have to go through these steps. I'll let you know if it works when I try it myself:
OK...here's the deal on 2G/3G. When I bought the phone, I took the T-mobile chip out of my Nexus S and put it in the Galaxy Note. It worked right away, only though in 2G. A week ago, I went into an AT&T store. I have a family plan (for my wife and others) and told the clerk I wanted to be added onto the plan. When I showed him the phone (he had never seen a GalaxyNote), he told me it would only work in 2G. I added myself to the plan anyway and bought the AT&T sim chip and activated my phone.
"Now, the AT&T guy was wrong. This phone, which I got from the UK, DOES work on 3G. What you have to do is tell the phone to look for the AT&T APN (Access Point Name). It's easy...here's how...
SETTINGS>>>WIRELESS AND NETWORKS>>>MOBILE NETWORKS>>>ACCESS POINT NAMES>>>hit menu and add apn...NAME:AT&T...APN:wap.cingular,PASSWORD: CINGULAR1 (in CAPS).
Now turn off your wireless connection so you can watch your phone light up with 3G goodness. That's all there is to it. You're welcome."
What speeds should I expect on 4G (HSPA+)
The medianet for dumbphones works great.
"Need" is relative...$15/mo. "MediaNet" plan is fine for upwards of 4Mbps in my area.
I have media net on my old phone. I took out the sim card 3G and put it in my new Samsung Note I did not get internet or text messaging connectivity. Is the problem the sim card? 3G v 4G? Please advise. Thanks
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