The Nexus 4 and new ATT prepaid plans

[CoMoNexus]

quite honestly I don't feel anything I did on either phone required an LTE connection nor do I really think anything anybody does requires an LTE connection.

Same here. I get along just fine with HSPA. Even HSPA+ is overkill for email and most apps.

 

[Lclm18choir]

I completely agree. I'm really loving At&t.

 

[Joseph Osorio]

I originally wanted T-mobile to be my prepaid carrier specially that it has the first 5gb of unlimited data + text messagin and 100 minutes for only $30, (inscase my minutes do run out I used Bobsled). Att will be my 2nd atlernative and if I did ever go with Att I will definately unlock the 4g LTE that is on the. Plus Att has the 2nd best LTE coverage.

I think if unlocking your LTE on you Nexus will suite you since you have ATT, T-mobile coverage area suck atm with LTE. I live in Southern California, Los Angeles.

Att suck though with the Data plan only giving you 200mb or 500mb for the $35/40 plan.

 

[gtt1]

I notice a lot of people complaining about lack of data service in home or buildings on T-Mo.

Wonder if this is a function of what equipment and how new on the Towers.

We were just at our seasonal condo in Naples and I had no trouble getting a mix of 3g and HSPA in our unit and only found a couple of big box stores (Walmart, Target Marshalls & such) where I couldn`t get at least 3g. I noticed this because I spent a lot of time surfing while the wife was being a shopaholic.

Being from Canada one thing I was amazed at was almost every store you went in you could hook up to their wifi. I love the price of the $30. Walmart plan but not sure I would use the data. I actually tethered it to my laptop and consumed about 2Gb while in the condo.

I was surprised as I had read that people didn`t think T-Mo would let people tether for any large data use.

 

[ballzac]

hello, first post in the android forums here, I was also curious as to attend new 60$/m data no contract plan. I have T-Mobile currently but the service is just a bit too spotty in my area. I love having unlimited data but I can't use the damn data if. I have no service (or 2g cause it's awful). I just got my nexus 4 about a week and a half ago so I'm still new to it but I love the phone, not so much the service, thoughts?? thanks!

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[Unicorn Rancher]

hello, first post in the android forums here, I was also curious as to attend new 60$/m data no contract plan. I have T-Mobile currently but the service is just a bit too spotty in my area. I love having unlimited data but I can't use the damn data if. I have no service (or 2g cause it's awful). I just got my nexus 4 about a week and a half ago so I'm still new to it but I love the phone, not so much the service, thoughts?? thanks!

I don't know where you're located but the best way to know what you will get on AT&T is to get a prepaid AT&T SIM and try for yourself for a month. No joke. A friend might get great (or horrible) speeds at their home and where they work, but unless we're roommates and coworkers that doesn't mean I will, even with the same phone and plan.

 

[acejavelin]

hello, first post in the android forums here, I was also curious as to attend new 60$/m data no contract plan. I have T-Mobile currently but the service is just a bit too spotty in my area. I love having unlimited data but I can't use the damn data if. I have no service (or 2g cause it's awful). I just got my nexus 4 about a week and a half ago so I'm still new to it but I love the phone, not so much the service, thoughts?? thanks!

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Works great for me... I use about 1-1.5GB of data a month, signal is good where I am and speeds vary between 3M and 10M. Never had any issue with any services swiching from Net10, where I constantly had speed issues and intermittent on/off data and could never get MMS messages (but could send them fine), but on Go Phone everything has always worked all the time.

I would suggest comparing your T-Mobile signal with someone who has AT&T service in the same areas as you need before switching though. If you switch and for whatever the reason the service is no better, then why spend the extra $30/month?

 

[ballzac]

thanks for the responses (sorry was on vacation) I'll look into it more and maybe test it out first as was said in the first response

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[N4Newbie]

I would suggest comparing your T-Mobile signal with someone who has AT&T service in the same areas as you need before switching though. If you switch and for whatever the reason the service is no better, then why spend the extra $30/month?

It's worse than that - if you are on one of the T-Mobile super-cheap plans and you drop it (by porting your number over or by letting it expire), you won't be able to get it back; you would be limited to one of the more expensive plans if you decided to return to T-Mo.

 

[ballzac]

It's worse than that - if you are on one of the T-Mobile super-cheap plans and you drop it (by porting your number over or by letting it expire), you won't be able to get it back; you would be limited to one of the more expensive plans if you decided to return to T-Mo.

good to know, thanks

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[Dominika Quinones]

I was on Tmo for 7 years. Loved the price but hated the coverage.

 

[frooglepoopillion]

Sorry to necro the thread but I just have to say I've been pretty impressed with ATT's GoPhone plan on my M7. I'm on the 2.5 GB/mo plan (might drop down to 1 GB/mo) and it is mostly solid. That said, sometimes GPS doesn't work right and the signal randomly degrades. I'm not sure if it's my phone or if the GoPhone signal isn't as good as the on contract signal (no evidence to support that theory). But speeds are as advertised and I'm likely not leaving them as long as I do prepaid. That may change if I move over to nicer phone to subsidize though.

 

[CoMoNexus]

I switched from TMO to Cricket, which is basically AT&T at a 50 percent discount. No complaints. Coverage is superb indoors and in the sticks, where it's typically HSPA rather than the EDGE or GPRS I got with TMO.

 

[frooglepoopillion]

I switched from TMO to Cricket, which is basically AT&T at a 50 percent discount. No complaints. Coverage is superb indoors and in the sticks, where it's typically HSPA rather than the EDGE or GPRS I got with TMO.

Cricket is ATT now? I could be in for the $50/mo plan.

 

[CoMoNexus]

Cricket is ATT now?

Yes. Cricket was a CDMA service owned by Leap Wireless. But earlier this year, AT&T bought the company and then rebranded its AIO prepaid service as Cricket. The CDMA service is still around but is being phased out.

 

[32gig]

My girlfriend has the nexus 4 and I have the nexus 5 and my son has the moto x(2013), all on straight talk.. $49.26 per month per line.. no complaints..

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[Dan Brunner]

We used to have Tmo and yes coverage was horrible in our home. We switched to Airvoice which is a ATT MVNO and have had no complaints. We use data pretty infrequently and don't stream video so I am not sure what sort of speeds we get but coverage has been great. 250minutes or texts is only $10/month. They also have unlimited plans.

 

[GreenghostUvln]

I honestly don't see the complaints I've seen on here. I have excellent coverage all around Chicago including my apt. I actually have a full LTE signal in my room lol.

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[CoMoNexus]

Cricket just increased the size of the data bucket on its $40 plan ($35 with autopay) from 1 GB to 2.5 GB.