No-contract option?

[jerethi]

I'm a Verizon month-to-month customer considering a switch to AT&T. What is AT&T's no-contract option? Is it Go Phone? Does anyone know if there are any limitations on accessing this network (e.g., does AT&T prioritize contract subscriber traffic first, are data speeds hobbled, etc.)?

Thanks in advance!

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[davidk365]

GoPhone: It requires you to have an AT&T branded phone in order to utilize their LTE network. So if you are using an unlocked T-Mobile phone on GoPhone, you will not get LTE, even if that phone fully supports it. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong since I don't have AT&T, and only have read these info around the web.

Cricket (AT&T owns it): It allows you to use LTE regardless of what phone you use, and it's cheaper. But of course, the trade off is that LTE speed is not as fast as GoPhone or post paid.

Straight Talk: They are a MVNO who rent out AT&T network. And their unlimited is not really unlimited as they throttle. And I don't think there's LTE.

Priority: Post paid > GoPhone > Cricket > Straight talk and other MVNO's.

 

[jerethi]

Thanks for this very helpful reply!

So, if I wanted to bring, for example, the "carrier-free" Moto X to AT&T, I would not be able to do so on a no-contract option because it's not technically an AT&T branded phone?

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[regression]

Thanks for this very helpful reply!

So, if I wanted to bring, for example, the "carrier-free" Moto X to AT&T, I would not be able to do so on a no-contract option because it's not technically an AT&T branded phone?

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I don't think that is how it works. I have an unlocked Nexus 5 (bought from Google Play) and went from T-Mobile to AT&T. I get LTE. I choose a mobile share value plan. That is geared towards people bringing their own devices.

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[jerethi]

I don't think that is how it works. I have an unlocked Nexus 5 (bought from Google Play) and went from T-Mobile to AT&T. I get LTE. I choose a mobile share value plan. That is geared towards people bringing their own devices.

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Are you on a no contract plan?

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[regression]

Are you on a no contract plan?

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Correct. No contract.

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[mrsmumbles]

Thanks for this very helpful reply!

So, if I wanted to bring, for example, the "carrier-free" Moto X to AT&T, I would not be able to do so on a no-contract option because it's not technically an AT&T branded phone?

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Do you mean developer edition? It should work on AT&T/tmobile postpaid and any AT&T/T-Mobile prepaid unless it is specifically for Verizon or Sprint.

 

[Resendetra]

Clickhere for a rundown on pricing for the Mobile Share Value Plan through AT&T. If you were to go with 10GB of data, your line cost would only be $15 instead of $40. The catch with this plan is that if you ever want to upgrade, you will either have to pay the full price of the phone up front or go with NEXT, which is AT&T's installment plan. If wanted a phone at a subsidy price, you would have to sign a 2 year contact and instead of paying $15 a line, it would go back up to $40 a line.