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    Newbie Alert!! VZW S3 for Straight Talk - Will it work?

    John, The reception was the same as the Verizon phones that I compared it to. I liked the idea of 5gb for $45 but I use less than 1gb so in the end that wasn't an issue. I would say it is viable if you need all 5gb of data. My issue came when they tried to debit my card and failed. The...
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    Newbie Alert!! VZW S3 for Straight Talk - Will it work?

    I will do that once I have a phone. I just wanted the benefit some real wold experience from you folks before I was told something that I would have trouble verifying. This exchange has helped me to know which questions to ask, hopefully this will go well.
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    Newbie Alert!! VZW S3 for Straight Talk - Will it work?

    It is getting clearer now..... I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 that was on the Verizon network. My hope is to activate it using a network access code (?) and not use a SIM card, this should allow me to access the Verizon towers here in NH instead of the TMobile and AT&T towers that don't have as...
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    Newbie Alert!! VZW S3 for Straight Talk - Will it work?

    'Choose' TMobile? I thought I would be using Straight Talk....my question initially was targeted towards which towers I would be using (VZW has the best coverage in my area) so that I could be sure I would have good coverage. I need some more explanation I guess..... I considered myself a...
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    Newbie Alert!! VZW S3 for Straight Talk - Will it work?

    Hey All, I'm new to Smartphones and wanted to experiment without getting into too much trouble. I have a Galaxy S3 (VZW) and plan to use it on Straight Talk, will this work? Is there anything that I need to do to the phone to get the most out of it? Thanks in advance.