Samsung galaxy s3 and straight talk

**morton8683** · 03-14-2013, 01:13 PM

Hi everyone I'm new to this and i hope it works so i cane get some much needed answers . My hubs and I are with straight talk and I'm looking into biting the bullet and buying a unlocked samsung gs3 to use on my straight talk plan.. I'm completely lost as to how to go about ghis whole thing and I'm in no way up ti date on the technology and fancy terms lol. the cell phone people at walmart have no clue and anyone we ask just look as confused as we are. so here are my ?s for everyone to hopefully shine some light on my ordeal . 1) what version of the gs3 do i get the international or US one. 2)what type of sim card do i need to purchase or does it not matter? 3)does it matter what type of unlocked Samsung gs3do I need to get like does it have to be att or tmobile oor does it not matter what it is since I'm just buying off the internet and its unlocked. sorry for the stupid questions but I'm completely lost and before I spend a fortune I want to know what I'm doing. thanks

**whatsitsname** · 03-14-2013, 02:36 PM

You need to find out from straight talk which network are you using, AT&T or T-Mobile. If AT&T you can pretty much buy any unlock phone. On T-Mobile you should get the T-Mobile version of the galaxy s3 as only these have the proper frequencies for high speed data.

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**morton8683** · 03-14-2013, 04:05 PM

Thank you so much for the reply. will they be able to tell me if i call them? Sorry new to all this lol

**whatsitsname** · 03-14-2013, 04:18 PM

They should. You may also help yourself if you would mention what phones you are using now and what is your coverage like. We can then try to infer which network you are on.

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**morton8683** · 03-14-2013, 05:21 PM

Right now I'm using a LG optimus Dynamic. my coverage seems to be alittle spotty but not horrible

**whatsitsname** · 03-14-2013, 05:56 PM

From what I can tell the Dynamic is a cdma phone. Which means you are using either Sprint or Verizon network. This also means unlock galaxy s3 will not work with what you are using now.

You should call up Straight Talk and tell them you want to move from cdma to gsm (AT&T side). They will send you a "micro SIM" card. I'm not sure if they charge for the SIM card or not.
Go buy yourself an unlock Galaxy S3 model i9300.
Once you put the micro SIM card call up Straight Talk to have them activate it. Then all you do is put the micro SIM in your galaxy s3.

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