Anyone using Nexus 4 on Straight Talk?

[Bar81]

OMG. I've only used 1.01 GB of data for this month so far, and guess what? Yep! I've been throttled! This is just unacceptable.

ST is one of the worst service providers; shady as hell and piss poor CS. After dealing with them, I happily moved over to T-Mo for a little bit more but at least they are up front - 2GB until they throttle.

 

[tcapote]

OMG. I've only used 1.01 GB of data for this month so far, and guess what? Yep! I've been throttled! This is just unacceptable.

Did you do much streaming? What made up your data usage?


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[bobjohnson201]

What area are you located?

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i'm not in a big city.

 

[bobjohnson201]

ST is one of the worst service providers; shady as hell and piss poor CS. After dealing with them, I happily moved over to T-Mo for a little bit more but at least they are up front - 2GB until they throttle.

i completely agree. i shot them an email threatening to leave if they don't resolve this and make sure that it doesn't happen again. unfortunately, t-mo coverage in my area isn't very good, but still might be worth a try at this point. maybe leaving sprint wasn't such a good idea after all...

 

[bobjohnson201]

Did you do much streaming? What made up your data usage?


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not at all.

 

[ryanr509]

Hmm I use around 3gb of data on straight talk most months for the past 8 months or so and not any problems for me.

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[ryanr509]

That's a quick speed test pretty typical for me sometimes its a little faster sometimes it isn't.

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[gone down south]

OMG. I've only used 1.01 GB of data for this month so far, and guess what? Yep! I've been throttled! This is just unacceptable.

How do you know?

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[0ptimusv]

That's a quick speed test pretty typical for me sometimes its a little faster sometimes it isn't.

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[ryanr509]

Just realized the volume is covering up speed test results lol it was about 3mbps download and 1upload on straight talk AT&T

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[Trisha Rico]

What are the steps for activating a new nexus 4 on straight talk - tmobile. I got a free sim card from t mobile but from what I have read it sounds like I need an activation kit? Also, can I use the $30 dollar unlimited data from Walmart or do I have to get something else. Thank for the help...moving from Sprint so this is all new to me.

 

[zrxoa1]

You need to go to straighttalksim.com and order the T-Mobile compatible sim from them. It will be $14.95 plus tax. They were shipping for free, not sure if they still are.



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[Trisha Rico]

Do I have to order it or can I just pick it up at Walmart?

 

[bobjohnson201]

How do you know?

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it doesn't take a genius to figure out why the data speeds drop drastically all of a sudden. some quick speed tests over a few days confirmed this.

 

[Muleskinner392]

Do I have to order it or can I just pick it up at Walmart?

Can't get them at Wal-Mart,only from ST.

 

[Trisha Rico]

Okay...thanks for the info.

 

[dmowry7300]

Can't get them at Wal-Mart,only from ST.

Just saw today they are available on Walmart.com for $14.96

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[Muleskinner392]

Can't get them at Wal-Mart,only from ST.

I have to correct myself. I just ordered my sim card from Wal-Mart and it will be here Thursday.
Thanks Dmowry7300 for the info.

 

[dmowry7300]

I have to correct myself. I just ordered my sim card from Wal-Mart and it will be here Thursday.
Thanks Dmowry7300 for the info.

Not a problem. Just wanting to help other Nexus 4 owners anyway I can. We are a family after all

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[kmcochran]

I just did it tonight with seller rarinter. I bought a $45 refill for $38.50. After providing the phone number to get the refill, the credit was added to the account within maybe 5 minutes. Awhile ago I did the same thing with a T-mobile account, same seller, and same results. 15% savings on ST, and 10% savings on TM. Hard to beat!

If I'm on Auto-refill and I purchase one of these, will ST just not bill my credit card the next month?