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Don Lapre posted:Buy an unlock off eBay? The point is I have a feeling it can't be unlocked unless it's been activated for 90 days, I think. It sounds like it won't work... or are they just saying that? That's the question I guess...
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corkskroo posted:The point is I have a feeling it can't be unlocked unless it's been activated for 90 days, I think. It sounds like it won't work... or are they just saying that? That's the question I guess... They are saying they won'y give you an unlock.
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Jul 26, 2013 02:57
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Duckman2008 posted:They are saying they won'y give you an unlock. Right. I'm sorry, maybe I'm thick but are they saying THEY won't GIVE me an unlock or that an unlock CANNOT work? Ie, if the ebay people give me one will it work? Or is the whole ebay thing based on someone basically going and doing the exact same thing that I just tried to do?
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Jul 26, 2013 10:35
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corkskroo posted:Right. I'm sorry, maybe I'm thick but are they saying THEY won't GIVE me an unlock or that an unlock CANNOT work? Ie, if the ebay people give me one will it work? Or is the whole ebay thing based on someone basically going and doing the exact same thing that I just tried to do? If you get a code off eBay it should unlock it. Never a guarantee, but eBay has purchase protection so I'd say it's a pretty safe way to go.
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Does buying an ebay unlock code for an AT&T phone unlock it for use with other domestic carriers like T-mobile, or is that strictly for international travel unlocking?
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Turnquiet posted:Does buying an ebay unlock code for an AT&T phone unlock it for use with other domestic carriers like T-mobile, or is that strictly for international travel unlocking? It unlocks it for whatever service its able to be used on. You need to check that your phone has the right frequency band's for whatever service you are using.
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Jul 26, 2013 20:45
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Oh lookee my old dumb phone has a full sized sim card that doesn't fit into the new smart phone so I can't use the unlock code I bought on ebay yet. I am a phone idiot.
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Jul 27, 2013 16:40
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corkskroo posted:Oh lookee my old dumb phone has a full sized sim card that doesn't fit into the new smart phone so I can't use the unlock code I bought on ebay yet. I am a phone idiot. You can cut the sim card to micro size yourself.
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Jul 27, 2013 18:30
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Ugh never mind, even the guy off ebay couldn't get an unlock code so he gave me a refund. I guess it really is that the phone can't be unlocked without having been activated for 90 days. Oh well, I guess I'll switch to AT&T.
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I went to an AT&T Store a few days ago and was disappointed to discover I couldn't stack discounts on top of each other. So I'm just taking the bigger discount instead. On the bright side, the Stores do a great job organizing the phones on display for the most part. I got to try out the Lumia 1020, which is actually very nice. And all the phones were working except for the Blackberry Z10, which seemed to be dying of poor battery and a likely broken USB cable. SirSigma fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Jul 28, 2013 |
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SirSigma posted:And all the phones were working except for the Blackberry Z10, which seemed to be dying of poor sales and no one wanting it. Fixed.
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So a question regarding upgrades and Next, the fine print says you are not eligible for next until you are eligible for a standard upgrade, and standard upgrades are no longer being offered until 24 months, correct? I ask because the only reason I'm still with ATT is because I've received upgrades at 18 months, my last one being in august of last year, and if I have to wait until my contract expires to be eligible for any substantial upgrade (thus no etf) I'll be cancelling for sure.
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Yoda posted:So a question regarding upgrades and Next, the fine print says you are not eligible for next until you are eligible for a standard upgrade, and standard upgrades are no longer being offered until 24 months, correct? I ask because the only reason I'm still with ATT is because I've received upgrades at 18 months, my last one being in august of last year, and if I have to wait until my contract expires to be eligible for any substantial upgrade (thus no etf) I'll be cancelling for sure. Looks like you will be cancelling, if you upgraded a year ago you will have to wait the full 24 months.
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I'm researching Uverse for my Mom. Does the service come in through the phone wire? The AT&T store said our area is already wired for fiber. Does the AT&T guy just plug it into a phone cord, make sure it works with a device, then leave? Do they ever have any deals to decrease the $200 installation fee?
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Siroc posted:I'm researching Uverse for my Mom. Does the service come in through the phone wire? The AT&T store said our area is already wired for fiber. Does the AT&T guy just plug it into a phone cord, make sure it works with a device, then leave? They occasionally have installation fee deals. But I'll let someone in a wired market answer.
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AT&T has charged me $90 for 4.5MB (seriously) of data roaming in the UK. This is most odd as data roaming is disabled on my phone and I took my SIM out as soon as I landed. Is there any way to have this erased if I ask nicely? Why is it even possible for this to happen without opting in? Double odd as the other two people on this account also had their phones with them and I don't think either of them even took their SIMs out, but there are no roaming charges on their lines.
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Kaluza-Klein posted:AT&T has charged me $90 for 4.5MB (seriously) of data roaming in the UK. This is most odd as data roaming is disabled on my phone and I took my SIM out as soon as I landed. AT&T is having issues with international for some reason. No idea why, and it isn't official, I have just noticed issues. That being said, ATT is honestly very good at fixing this issue. Calling in and asking should do it, stopping by s corporate store should as well (although they would have to call in anyway, so calling customer care is the better option).
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Siroc posted:I'm researching Uverse for my Mom. Does the service come in through the phone wire? The AT&T store said our area is already wired for fiber. Does the AT&T guy just plug it into a phone cord, make sure it works with a device, then leave? I've PMed you.
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Duckman2008 posted:AT&T is having issues with international for some reason. No idea why, and it isn't official, I have just noticed issues. I had an oddly quick and friendly call and the charges are gone. I am a bit shocked, but happy. The poor guy insisted it was a mistake that can happen when you are near a border and connect to a tower in another country. I tried to explain I was definitely in the UK and not just inside some theoretical US border with the UK, but oh well. :p
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Kaluza-Klein posted:I had an oddly quick and friendly call and the charges are gone. I am a bit shocked, but happy. He is reading a script as most people in your situation are complaining about Canada roaming. But I'm glad he took care of it.
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Kaluza-Klein posted:I tried to explain I was definitely in the UK and not just inside some theoretical US border with the UK, but oh well. :p The Virgin Islands called, just to remind you they aren't theoretical and actually exist at $2.50/min  But seriously, glad you got it resolved painlessly!
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SeaborneClink posted:The Virgin Islands called, just to remind you they aren't theoretical and actually exist at $2.50/min Telecomically served.
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A few questions. My wife and I are on a family plan with iPhones and have the grandfathered unlimited plan. I'm looking at Moving to the galaxy, she's going to stay with iPhone. Would we lose out unlimited data if we did this? Second-do we need unlimited data? We don't go out much, so most evenings were at home on wifi anyways. At work, I just use the awful app, email, Facebook, and browser. My wife mainly uses pandora while driving, and not sure how much that effects the data. With that info-do we really need unlimited? I guess I should look at our account online and see if there's a way to see how much data we use each month?
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nwin posted:I'm looking at Moving to the galaxy, she's going to stay with iPhone. Would we lose out unlimited data if we did this? nwin posted:Second-do we need unlimited data? We don't go out much, so most evenings were at home on wifi anyways. At work, I just use the awful app, email, Facebook, and browser.
nwin posted:My wife mainly uses pandora while driving, and not sure how much that effects the data.  I listen to Pandora ~2hr/day 5-6 days a week while working out at the gym, because I'm a lazy scrub that doesn't want to download music, upload to my Play Music account and pin it locally and/or sync my music library to my phone. Why? Because I don't know I'm really lazy. I'm also getting super tired of the same 25 songs on Pandora while working out. nwin posted:With that info-do we really need unlimited? I guess I should look at our account online and see if there's a way to see how much data we use each month? A) Suggest you download the myAT&T App on your phone and check your data usage for the last month. It will give you pretty thermometer bars, like this!  B) If you want a more complete picture comb through your last few months of bills (they're online.) They're pretty boring..  I'll leave you with some advice that I from time to time bestow on customers that understand the following logic. If you're asking "Do I need unlimited data?" The answer 9/10 times is "No." Sure it's nice to have, but if switching to another plan would save you money, do that. $n*24mo can add up. And yes, there is a discrepancy between Android reported usage and AT&T reported usage because I had to factory reset my phone around Jul 7th-10th, which is why you should always go by the online/myAT&T reported usage, even if they've been caught inflating reported data usage before  
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I posted in the Recommend me a phone/plan thread but my question is better suited to this thread: If I sign a family plan, do I have to immediately use the subsidy for a phone purchase? I'm signing a new contract in August but the new iPhone won't be out until September. If that subsidy can be put off for a month that'd solve my problem since I already have an iPhone 4 that can be used in the interim.
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Vegetable posted:I posted in the Recommend me a phone/plan thread but my question is better suited to this thread: Just responded in the recommend thread. Pasting below. But yeah, basically you will just have two activation fees, one when you start up the plan, one when you do upgrade to the iPhone whatever. Duckman2008 posted:This is the better idea, and basically the only downside is a 2nd activation fee.
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SeaborneClink posted:No, not at this point in time. I'm in a similar situation: I'm on my parents AT&T Family Plan and we have 5 or 6 iPhones on it. I'm switching to a Nexus 4 & am going to use my iPhone 4's sim on it - will I need to drop off the grandfathered unlimited iPhone plan the rest of my family is on and go to a non-iPhone plan? I've disabled iMessages on my iPhone / sim and am under the impression I won't need to drop off it. e: I understood nwin's question as whether he and his wife would have to drop unlimited. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Litmus Test fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Jul 30, 2013 |
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Litmus Test posted:I'm in a similar situation: I'm on my parents AT&T Family Plan and we have 5 or 6 iPhones on it. I'm switching to a Nexus 4 & am going to use my iPhone 4's sim on it - will I need to drop off the grandfathered unlimited iPhone plan the rest of my family is on and go to a non-iPhone plan? I've disabled iMessages on my iPhone / sim and am under the impression I won't need to drop off it. Didn't really think of that tbh. But could just one of us drop it if we don't use it much (me)?
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Litmus Test posted:I'm in a similar situation: I'm on my parents AT&T Family Plan and we have 5 or 6 iPhones on it. I'm switching to a Nexus 4 & am going to use my iPhone 4's sim on it - will I need to drop off the grandfathered unlimited iPhone plan the rest of my family is on and go to a non-iPhone plan? I've disabled iMessages on my iPhone / sim and am under the impression I won't need to drop off it. This question is answered in the OP. Yes it's a long OP and it's near the bottom in the FAQ section. (And also on every other page if not every) Beefstorm posted:I want to upgrade, but I don't want to lose unlimited data. Help! Here are the ways you can currently lose your unlimited data:
As for your other question, the technical explanation is, "Yes, because phones are complicated and fickle creatures at times if a line isn't provisioned with the correct feature code for data, there is a good chance that things like data, visual voicemail and MMS won't work. This is why you can't just SIM swap between LTE phone and an HSPA/HSPA+ phone. Your line would be re-provisoned with the correct feature according to the IMEI you provide them." AT&T has something absurd like 10+ feature codes for unlimited data alone.
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 So my non-goon friend wanted to share this with you AT&T goons. Welcome to Jacksonville, FL.
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I thought 40 mbps in Pittsburgh was nice. drat!
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I'm having consistent signal problems at home. Dropped calls, no signal. If I keep (politely) complaining to support will they offer me a better deal on that Microcell? For the cost of the device and the service I'd come out ahead breaking my contract and moving to a new carrier.
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Gendo posted:I'm having consistent signal problems at home. Dropped calls, no signal. If I keep (politely) complaining to support will they offer me a better deal on that Microcell? You can ask, but it just depends on who you get. No guarantees.
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Gendo posted:I'm having consistent signal problems at home. Dropped calls, no signal. If I keep (politely) complaining to support will they offer me a better deal on that Microcell? The better your tenure, the lower your history of credits, the better the chances of a lower price. Also, try a couple of cor stores. My old manager handed them out like they were candy. But now we have a new manager who is very by the book.
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Thanks guys. I'll keep following the support process with them for now then and ask if we keep not getting anywhere. I'm not trying to game the system to get something I don't deserve, I just wanted to understand what their policy was so I could decide how to proceed. I hope they can get it resolved. I'd really like to upgrade to a Lumia 1020, but it doesn't matter how nice the phone is if I get no signal.
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Gendo posted:Thanks guys. I'll keep following the support process with them for now then and ask if we keep not getting anywhere. I'm not trying to game the system to get something I don't deserve, I just wanted to understand what their policy was so I could decide how to proceed. Gendo I'm surprised you have coverage issues, AT&T is solid signal everywhere I've been in Mpls-StP area.
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c0ldfuse posted:Gendo I'm surprised you have coverage issues, AT&T is solid signal everywhere I've been in Mpls-StP area.
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Gendo posted:I'm actually in Scottsdale, AZ. Coverage here is great in some areas and non-existent in others. I'm all for following the system and trying not to game. But if you have been a good customer thus far, just ask for a discount. Be like, "Listen, I've been a customer for a couple of years. I like you guys but I have been having service issues. Is there anything you can do to lower the price of that microcell?" When I said that they knocked $100 off. That seemed fair to me at the time. But if your service used to be great but then dropped, try pushing a little harder to get it free. That's what I would do IMHO.
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Gendo posted:I'm actually in Scottsdale, AZ. Coverage here is great in some areas and non-existent in others. Isn't a bit early for the Winter migration? (Always assumed for your unabashed shameful love of MN teams you would have to live here)
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I'm just a little giddy.
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