Bucky Badger
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A new program will be releasing tomorrow (February 2nd) which will allow customers to bring an AT&T, T-Mobile GSM phone or an unlocked domestic GSM phone to Straight Talk or NET10 by simply buying a SIM card from us. In order to activate the service, you will need an Unlimited Airtime PIN or a credit card. This program will NOT work with Blackberry and branded Straight Talk, SafeLink, TracFone and NET10 phones. This will NOT work with CDMA phones as well. Thank you.
StraightTalk Jude Hi Brandy. It's BYOP-Bring Your Own Phone program, which will allow customers to bring an AT&T, T-Mobile GSM phone or an unlocked domestic GSM phone to Straight Talk or NET10 by simply buying a SIM card from us. In order to activate their service, they will need an Unlimited Airtime PIN or a credit card however this program will NOT work with Blackberry and branded Straight Talk, SafeLink, TracFone and NET10 phones. This will NOT work with CDMA phones as well. Thanks.
Sims are reportedly going to cost 15 bucks
More info herehttp://www.howardforums.com/showthread.p........r-Own-GSM-Phone-Program-(Not-a-Loophole)
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Thanks for posting this - I've been with Straight Talk for a while, but don't like their phones.
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I am surprised that they are not saying no smartphones along with no Blackberry because Straight Talk and Net 10 (both sub-companies of Tracfone) use the Sprint network for smartphone service and this is not a GSM network.
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1775 wrote:I am surprised that they are not saying no smartphones along with no Blackberry because Straight Talk and Net 10 (both sub-companies of Tracfone) use the Sprint network for smartphone service and this is not a GSM network.
Since no CDMA, than that would suggest no smartphones since they're using the Sprint network. PagePlusCellular(PPC) has already been activating bring your own CDMA headsets for use on Verizon network, which I'm willing to bet is what most subscribers to their service are doing. PPC only offfers a few of their own headsets. There is no charge to bring your own headset as long as you port your current phone no. Plus, PPC does allow Android smartphones, both on monthly and pay per minute plans. They used to even activate iPhones 3/4 but had to discontinue after apparently being pressured by Verizon to do so.
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Bucky Badger
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1775 wrote:I am surprised that they are not saying no smartphones along with no Blackberry because Straight Talk and Net 10 (both sub-companies of Tracfone) use the Sprint network for smartphone service and this is not a GSM network.
Are you saying if I have an ATT (GSM) I phone 4 it's not using ATT towers with Straight Talk?
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This is the best option since sliced bread. I am going to make the switch very soon and Im looking to save over $80. I found this calculator that gives you a good idea of how much you are saving even with a contract cancellation fee.
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My husband got his Straight Talk 'bring your own phone' sim card today (he ordered it overnight shipping). It is running off the AT&T towers but they also have a roaming agreement with T-Mobile. He is anxious to see how it works when he is out and about. If it works well, our son may decide to get the sim card as well.
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Bucky Badger wrote:1775 wrote:I am surprised that they are not saying no smartphones along with no Blackberry because Straight Talk and Net 10 (both sub-companies of Tracfone) use the Sprint network for smartphone service and this is not a GSM network.
Are you saying if I have an ATT (GSM) I phone 4 it's not using ATT towers with Straight Talk?
I had contacted Straight Talk when I first looked at no contract systems a couple of months ago - because it was not clear if they were saying on their site that smartphones use the Sprint Network for Data and the Verizon system for voice. The email reply that I got back from them stated that all smartphones on Straight Talk (and they were talking Android at the time since this bring your own offer is new) use the Sprint Network for both data and voice - with no roaming off that network for voice or data. (This seems to be the case for most of the no contract phone plans other than those offered directly from ATT or T-Mobile.) With this, I would be very surprised if they would activate any Iphone with full data service. A non-smartphone GSM on Straight Talk would access the ATT towers - but you are only getting email, messaging, and a standard web browser. No apps, etc. that would make it a smartphone.
Read their agreement very carefully - even with the smartphone plan you are not permitted to stream audio or video - and if you do, they can cut off service. This comes up on the agreements of several of the no contract smartphone plans - with the exception of Virgin Mobile. I have been researching this a lot because I would like to move from my carrier to a no contract plan for a smartphone - but I have yet to find one that really offers anything close to the non-smartphone service I have now.
EDIT - There apparently is a way to make an Iphone work on Straight Talk, but I do not believe it is an approved method if Straight Talk figured out that it was being done - here is a link to how -
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1691930-HowTo-StraightTalk-and-iPhone!-Everything-you-need-to-know-to-make-it-work!
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Bucky Badger
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1775 wrote:Bucky Badger wrote:1775 wrote:I am surprised that they are not saying no smartphones along with no Blackberry because Straight Talk and Net 10 (both sub-companies of Tracfone) use the Sprint network for smartphone service and this is not a GSM network.
Are you saying if I have an ATT (GSM) I phone 4 it's not using ATT towers with Straight Talk?
I had contacted Straight Talk when I first looked at no contract systems a couple of months ago - because it was not clear if they were saying on their site that smartphones use the Sprint Network for Data and the Verizon system for voice. The email reply that I got back from them stated that all smartphones on Straight Talk (and they were talking Android at the time since this bring your own offer is new) use the Sprint Network for both data and voice - with no roaming off that network for voice or data. (This seems to be the case for most of the no contract phone plans other than those offered directly from ATT or T-Mobile.) With this, I would be very surprised if they would activate any Iphone with full data service. A non-smartphone GSM on Straight Talk would access the ATT towers - but you are only getting email, messaging, and a standard web browser. No apps, etc. that would make it a smartphone.
Read their agreement very carefully - even with the smartphone plan you are not permitted to stream audio or video - and if you do, they can cut off service. This comes up on the agreements of several of the no contract smartphone plans - with the exception of Virgin Mobile. I have been researching this a lot because I would like to move from my carrier to a no contract plan for a smartphone - but I have yet to find one that really offers anything close to the non-smartphone service I have now.
EDIT - There apparently is a way to make an Iphone work on Straight Talk, but I do not believe it is an approved method if Straight Talk figured out that it was being done - here is a link to how -
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1691930-HowTo-StraightTalk-and-iPhone!-Everything-you-need-to-know-to-make-it-work!
Your info is out of date in re to smart phones...Yes the only smart phones available FROM ST were on Sprint, but NOW that you can bring your own phone you can use ANY GSM phone...I PHONES are welcome too. ST even sells the correct sim so it doesn't have to be trimmed to fit.
As far as streaming....you can get away with about 100mb of data per day before you raise red flags with ST
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well 100mb means some music or maybe a few youtube videos
Your not going to stream any tv shows sports or movies
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