Anyone using Black Wireless??

[zrxoa1]

I just bought another Nexus 4 to play with on prepaid GSM networks, to eventually abandon Verizon for.

Any t mobile carrier is out, as their service is bad here. So att it is....

I have an AT&T ST Sim card, but I was very unhappy with them with my first Nexus 4. So I have ordered a card from Black Wireless. Uses att service, unlimited talk n text and 2gb of data for $60. Seems to be about best bang per buck I can find.

Just curious if anyone else's trying them?



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[mmtowns]

I just bought another Nexus 4 to play with on prepaid GSM networks, to eventually abandon Verizon for.

Any t mobile carrier is out, as their service is bad here. So att it is....

I have an AT&T ST Sim card, but I was very unhappy with them with my first Nexus 4. So I have ordered a card from Black Wireless. Uses att service, unlimited talk n text and 2gb of data for $60. Seems to be about best bang per buck I can find.

Just curious if anyone else's trying them?



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I have not tried out Black Wireless as I am using AT&T ST for the time being. Have you looked into Net10? I believe their plan is unlimited talk & text, throttle at 1.5GB for $50/month.

 

[zrxoa1]

I did not try Net10 since they are owned by same as ST. I tried them and did not like being lied to.

So far this Black Wireless SIM is working out for me. I might try Net 10 in the future.

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[mmtowns]

I did not try Net10 since they are owned by same as ST. I tried them and did not like being lied to.

So far this Black Wireless SIM is working out for me. I might try Net 10 in the future.

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Fwiw. Net10 is now up front about their cap http://m.net10data.com/view/page/p/111400/net10-data-policy

Straight Talk, on the other hand....

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[zrxoa1]

I wonder why they do not allow tethering on a capped plan?? If I can only use 1.5gb of high speed data, why not let me use it as I please??



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[cgardnervt]

Is that 2gigs of data at FULL HSPA+ speeds? Or only the first 500 megs or something? I know Redpocket has the same deal going. (Full 2gigs at HSPA+ speeds though.) If its the full 2gigs then its not a bad deal!

 

[zrxoa1]

I can't find an exact answer. But it seems it is 2gb data at full speed then either throttled or no data at all.

Hmmm.....seems more info is needed. I am using BW now.

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[cgardnervt]

I can't find an exact answer. But it seems it is 2gb data at full speed then either throttled or no data at all.

Hmmm.....seems more info is needed. I am using BW now.

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My guess is its a full 2gigs worth of HSPA+ speeds then they just cut you off. Still not a bad deal but thats what Redpocket does too. Let us know how the service goes!

 

[zrxoa1]

Well, today the service is horrible. I did not check it at home, but when I got to work I noticed it was wrong. A quick check shows I have nearly 1.8 gigs left of my att data. But my downloaded speeds have suddenly slowed to .12mbps!!!! No idea why!!!!

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[cgardnervt]

Well, today the service is horrible. I did not check it at home, but when I got to work I noticed it was wrong. A quick check shows I have nearly 1.8 gigs left of my att data. But my downloaded speeds have suddenly slowed to .12mbps!!!! No idea why!!!!

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Did you try and reset your phone?

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[zrxoa1]

Did you try and reset your phone?

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As in factory reset? No, shouldn't have to do that. If you are referring to a different reset, I'm all ears.....er, eyes... LOL. I am not sure what you mean.

When I went to sleep yesterday, had full speed. When I got to work last night, I'm at 0.12mbps download speed. Not sure why, but I did notice at blackwireless.com they have made mention of a different customer service line to call due to a problem with their main line.

I have read on here that att will throttle people even on mvno Sims. Not sure if that is true or not.



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[cgardnervt]

As in factory reset? No, shouldn't have to do that. If you are referring to a different reset, I'm all ears.....er, eyes... LOL. I am not sure what you mean.

When I went to sleep yesterday, had full speed. When I got to work last night, I'm at 0.12mbps download speed. Not sure why, but I did notice at blackwireless.com they have made mention of a different customer service line to call due to a problem with their main line.

I have read on here that att will throttle people even on mvno Sims. Not sure if that is true or not.



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Not really sure! I'm on att post paid account. A friend of mine uses Redpocket with his N4 and he has a pretty good connection at all times. Maybe its just a temporary issue? Keep us posted! Black Wireless looks like a good deal otherwise though.

 

[zrxoa1]

Well, so far I have to give a big thumbs down to BlackWireless. I have been stuck at edge speeds for two days now, going on three. Their customer service seems to non existent and of the foreign type. I called yesterday and the man I spoke to acted like I was bothering him when I called. He said he would reboot my account on their end, but I am still with crappy service.

On a side note, my new Nexus 4 keeps giving me "no SIM card" errors. Each time I have to remove and reinstall the SIM card several times before the Nexus will recognize it. Does the same thing with the T Mobile SIM card I have, so I know it is the phone.

Each time I try to find a way to get away from Verizon, its a disaster! LOL



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[cgardnervt]

Well, so far I have to give a big thumbs down to BlackWireless. I have been stuck at edge speeds for two days now, going on three. Their customer service seems to non existent and of the foreign type. I called yesterday and the man I spoke to acted like I was bothering him when I called. He said he would reboot my account on their end, but I am still with crappy service.

On a side note, my new Nexus 4 keeps giving me "no SIM card" errors. Each time I have to remove and reinstall the SIM card several times before the Nexus will recognize it. Does the same thing with the T Mobile SIM card I have, so I know it is the phone.

Each time I try to find a way to get away from Verizon, its a disaster! LOL



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Lol it could be the SIM card tray maybe in your phone? Have you tried your son's SIM? If it fits that is. Also your APN settings are correct?

 

[zrxoa1]

Well, when it happens, it happens with both the BW sim and the T Mobile sim, so it is my phone. I will deal with that....

But BW is really ticking me off. I called the customer service number and finally got thru. Only to be told I need to call the activation line. A phone number nowhere on their website. So I call it and finally get thru. Of course I can barely understand what they say. I get hung up on three times before I get something going. Then put on hold 5 times. Finally I am told to wait two hours and reboot the phone. Then if there is still a problem, to call back.

At this point I will not renew my plan with them next month. However, if things go much, much better the rest of the month, I'll reconsider. For now though, I have to give BlackWireless a big THUMBS DOWN.

Now to call Google about my bum sim tray....



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[cgardnervt]

Well, when it happens, it happens with both the BW sim and the T Mobile sim, so it is my phone. I will deal with that....

But BW is really ticking me off. I called the customer service number and finally got thru. Only to be told I need to call the activation line. A phone number nowhere on their website. So I call it and finally get thru. Of course I can barely understand what they say. I get hung up on three times before I get something going. Then put on hold 5 times. Finally I am told to wait two hours and reboot the phone. Then if there is still a problem, to call back.

At this point I will not renew my plan with them next month. However, if things go much, much better the rest of the month, I'll reconsider. For now though, I have to give BlackWireless a big THUMBS DOWN.

Now to call Google about my bum sim tray....



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While I hear you but it could still be the phone making the different in the speeds. Did you change the APN settings though?

 

[zrxoa1]

Yes, I tried several different apn settings and nothing helped. If I put my t mobile sim in I got big speed! 15mbps!!!!

However, I did have to call Google and get a replacement phone. Mine kept losing the sim card signal. No sim card error. With all three Sims I have.

So it is boxed up waiting to be shipped and Google has sent out a new one for me....


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[cgardnervt]

Yes, I tried several different apn settings and nothing helped. If I put my t mobile sim in I got big speed! 15mbps!!!!

However, I did have to call Google and get a replacement phone. Mine kept losing the sim card signal. No sim card error. With all three Sims I have.

So it is boxed up waiting to be shipped and Google has sent out a new one for me....


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Awesome! Keep us posted on how it goes.

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[zrxoa1]

Well, not going well. The replacment nexus came two days later and right out of the box it would not recognize any of my SIM cards. After several attempts, I called Google and arranged for a refund. Sent both phones back.

A few days ago I finally decided what I wanted to get to use that Black Wireless SIM. Ordered an unlocked Samsung S3 from Amazon. Should have it in a few days then we will see if my speeds are still down.


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[zrxoa1]

One more update.... Google refunded me for the original phone and removed the hold for the second unit. However, the refund was short 15% for "restocking fee". Really?? Restocking fee for a defective phone??!! I called them and they bumped my account up to a specialist to be looked at. If they refuse the full refund, I will let all the forums and a few news sites know all about it.

Not sure how much that will matter to them, but I guess we'll see.



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