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[Q] Whats your next phone

Well I see that I am due for an upgrade on July 21st and am thinking about getting another device. I like the captivate but am wanting to get 4g as I will be going into 4g areas periodically and would like to take advantage of the speed.
Not sure which way to go. Get the Infuse for 149 in Walmart or the Inspire for 49 there as well. Wait for the S II to come to att. S II may be a bit out of my price range.

Att doesn't have real 4g, they just renamed their current 3.5g hspa network to 4g, a captivate will work just as fast as any other att "4g" phone.
The infuse is a bit too big imo and is based on last years hardware, the inspire is old tech too, i'd wait for the sgs2.

i want the sgsII but if the rumor is true that samsung will back down production of it in favor of the sgsIII to compete with iphone5 then ill wait even longer for that. my i897 is good enough so far but better save a bit of extra cash in the long run and get an even better phone

i maybe go for samsung infuse 4g or sgs II.

I have upgrade coming in December. considering how fast these things come out, the Infuse and SGSII will probably be old news by then. Definitely sticking with Samsung android. have had good experience with them.

My ATT upgrade is 5/2012 so I'll probably see what is on the horizon then. I think everyone underestimated how well the captivate would run gingerbread. This is actually the first phone I've had where I didn't sell it within 3 months. Well, I didn't sell my G1 but I did give it to my wife within 3 months. I'm not in a huge hurry to get rid of it.
If I did had to pick something soon, I'd probably go with the SGS II.

I am praying ATT gets the next Nexus device. I'd upgrade again this year for that.
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I have an upgrade at the end of July. But I'm gonna wait and hope that att will get a nexus device.
I just really want android 4.0
Sent from my Galaxy S captivate

Waiting to see the samsung attain (att branded sgs II), should be out by the end of summer. I may also go ahead and get the sgs II international.

AT&T recently gobbled up Alltel in my area, so I'm in test-mode, trying to figure out if I want to stay with them or go for Big Red (or do the Walmart pay-as-you-go). I had a number of less than favorable experiences with Samsung in the last few years. My wife had a Delve that we replaced three times, and all of them were junk. The in-laws have a Rugby II that I'd happily throw in the blender (stupid PTT button!).
I hated the Aria that AT&T gave me, but I am a fan of HTC in general. My opinion has radically shifted with this Cappy. I love the deep black of the unlit OLED, and the over-saturated colors are to my liking as well. I'll have a hard time giving up my Captivate, but if I do, I bet the SGS II (or III, if rumors are true) will be the next pocket processor for me.
<<<<< Edit: Since I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan that AT&T is desperate to steal away from me, and they won't activate a 4G device w/o a data plan change, I may just see if I can find a SGS II.

Just purchased a Atrix today, I like it so far.
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OwenW71 said:
<<<<< Edit: Since I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan that AT&T is desperate to steal away from me, and they won't activate a 4G device w/o a data plan change, I may just see if I can find a SGS II.
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the good thing about sim cards...take it out of one phone, put it in another phone. Im grandfather employee plan since 2001 and havent had the slightest problem changing phones

OwenW71 said:
<<<<< Edit: Since I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan that AT&T is desperate to steal away from me, and they won't activate a 4G device w/o a data plan change, I may just see if I can find a SGS II.
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You are sorely misinformed about that. Have been speaking with att for the last several months now and every rep that I spoke to both in store and on the phone assured me once you have the unlimited plan they won't take it away as long as you stay with a smartphone. So it doesn't matter whether a 4g or 3g device you get to keep.
So if someone in the store told you that then tell them to go pound sand and get there facts straight
Still up in the air. May just wait till Sept or Oct and see what lands. LG is coming out with a 3d phone on ATT may look at that though I would think battery life would be sucky. Moto phones are not an option for me as I despise them for personal reasons.

sparker366 said:
Still up in the air. May just wait till Sept or Oct and see what lands. LG is coming out with a 3d phone on ATT may look at that though I would think battery life would be sucky. Moto phones are not an option for me as I despise them for personal reasons.
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Att should have a few Android devices we haven't seen yet coming out. They said 12 Android devices this year. I think we have only seen maybe a little over half of those so far. I am going to be shocked if their isn't another high end Android phone by Oct-Nov. I hope ATT gets the rumored Nexus phone.

sparker366 said:
You are sorely misinformed about that. Have been speaking with att for the last several months now and every rep that I spoke to both in store and on the phone assured me once you have the unlimited plan they won't take it away as long as you stay with a smartphone. So it doesn't matter whether a 4g or 3g device you get to keep.
So if someone in the store told you that then tell them to go pound sand and get there facts straight
Still up in the air. May just wait till Sept or Oct and see what lands. LG is coming out with a 3d phone on ATT may look at that though I would think battery life would be sucky. Moto phones are not an option for me as I despise them for personal reasons.
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I'll try to re-verify that. I have been told the exact same thing by four different store employees and two phone reps. No 4G for me without a data plan change. Not only that, but they are adamant (and I have confirmed this with a guy who bought an Inspire on eBay) that data does not work at all with a 4G phone on a 3G data plan. I need more information, I guess.

Ok just bought the HTC Inspire and I was able to keep unlimited data. There is a 4g unlimited data plan for those folks already on unlimited 3g data
SmartPhone Personal
$30.00 N/A Unlimited Current
SmartPhone Personal
Data Plan for SmartPhones. Unlimited domestic data usage. Only available for upgrades. Requires customers to be on a "Gold List" SmartPhone Plan prior to upgrade to 4G device.
So as I said Owen you are being told mis information. If you have a current 3g unlimited data plan you are able to upgrade to a 4g device and get the unlimited 4g data plan. I JUST DID IT

Awesome! I'll try harder next time. My unlimited plan is $20, and they really hate it, but I love it. You listed some exclusions, but if I stick to my guns, I should be OK. I've had a rough time with AT&T and my wife's unlimited BB plan. They have revoked it three times now, and I have to keep going all the way to their mergers and acquisitions group to get it fixed.
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You kept leaving out the most important piece of information the 20$ data plan. That is your issue. Of course they are not going to do. See if they will upgrade you to the 30 and then you will be able to keep if not then cie la vie and don't get a 4g device.

i have been trying to figure out this question for weeks. The only phone that i can image upgrading to would be the infuse and thats not really hooking me like the Captivate did.
id say wait for the SGS II...its just gonna be a phone i believe that would be a true value for your upgrade option.

I do have to say am liking the inspire alot GPS is spot on out of the box. Ran a 20 mile round trip on it and didn't wavier once. Locked on in 10 secs in the car and 30 secs in my house.
I am linking Sense alot too. Speeds are awesome. Now to root and find a rom for it.
Reason I didn't wait is I can't afford much more then what the inspire was cost wise. I was reading alot about it went to 3 different corp stores in town and asked them what where people with captivates upgrading to and they said the Inspire. Infuse is more money for not alot more. Screen is a tad bigger both phones have screens almost identical. Came down to price. HTC seems to push things quicker for updates.

[Q] Three (3) UK and LTE question

Hey guys, have this on preorder from Three, black version which is end of April for them (on one hand good as my O2 contract doesn't end until then, on the other bad cos SO SEXY!)
I just wanna clarify something, which I apologise if it's a stupid question - but I want this to be future proof. I know there is talk of some variants of the HTC One with no LTE; firstly, is this even true? And secondly, if true, is the Three network version an LTE variant?

gyaku_zuki said:
Hey guys, have this on preorder from Three, black version which is end of April for them (on one hand good as my O2 contract doesn't end until then, on the other bad cos SO SEXY!)
I just wanna clarify something, which I apologise if it's a stupid question - but I want this to be future proof. I know there is talk of some variants of the HTC One with no LTE; firstly, is this even true? And secondly, if true, is the Three network version an LTE variant?
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The phone supports LTE (4G) for the UK. In the US there is an alternative 4G technology like Sprint use, WiMAX. But Three won't have LTE till late this year. In the meantime you can use DC-HSDPA (dual channel HSDPA) which gets you close to those speeds anyway. Three have a good part of their networking supporting DC-HSDPA

Beauty is three will upgrade you to 4g for free and it will be unlimited data unlike the rest
I get 18mb at present with my note one which is 8gb faster than my broadband !
Three represent excellent value for money I've been with them since they started they have improved their call centre and I would never move to anyone else
Don't think about it do it
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Great! Exactly what I was expecting tbh, just wanted to check I wasn't being conned with a cheap variant
And yeah, their Ultrafast thing seems pretty cool until their 4G comes on, and one of my reasons for moving to them was that they said they won't charge more, and their all you can eat data!
EDIT - Query:
Weird query, for Three, their delivery estimate is end of April. So let's say 30th April. Now, I want to port my existing number from O2 - no problem, I know how to arrange all that.
So here is where I'm less sure. My current O2 contract ends on 27th April, i.e. just before I might get the new phone. So, will my PAC code remain valid after I go out of contract with O2? Will I have to keep with O2 and take out a pay and go or month to month just to hold onto the number?

gyaku_zuki said:
Great! Exactly what I was expecting tbh, just wanted to check I wasn't being conned with a cheap variant
And yeah, their Ultrafast thing seems pretty cool until their 4G comes on, and one of my reasons for moving to them was that they said they won't charge more, and their all you can eat data!
EDIT - Query:
Weird query, for Three, their delivery estimate is end of April. So let's say 30th April. Now, I want to port my existing number from O2 - no problem, I know how to arrange all that.
So here is where I'm less sure. My current O2 contract ends on 27th April, i.e. just before I might get the new phone. So, will my PAC code remain valid after I go out of contract with O2? Will I have to keep with O2 and take out a pay and go or month to month just to hold onto the number?
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presume your going for the black variant ? silver is available either now or in a week
have you checked coverage for 3 .. they cover 97% of the country just make sure your not in the 3 percent !
When they started years ago they were horrendous but they have got better and better .. you will have unlimited internet, no throttling and free 4g when it goes live .. I use around 9gb per month and it costs me £36 with all my other allowances ..

mancuk29 said:
presume your going for the black variant ? silver is available either now or in a week
have you checked coverage for 3 .. they cover 97% of the country just make sure your not in the 3 percent !
When they started years ago they were horrendous but they have got better and better .. you will have unlimited internet, no throttling and free 4g when it goes live .. I use around 9gb per month and it costs me £36 with all my other allowances ..
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They certainly have the most competitive prices and value for money, but be 100% SURE you are not the 3%(I am) as it is a pain the the rear to cancel your contract and you will have some charges(ie minutes for calls etc). I must say that their customer service has been really good every time we called them. I am very close to an aerial (less than a mile), but because(I assume) I am on the ground floor, at a funny angle, I struggle to get a signal. I had no issues on Symbian phones(Nokias) however since the wife and I changed over to Android in 2010 I have never had the same signal(not blaming Android) just seems an odd coincidence. I wish they were ok as I really like the idea of no premium for 4G. Considering going with them anyway for the 4G later in the year.

ragingredbull said:
They certainly have the most competitive prices and value for money, but be 100% SURE you are not the 3%(I am) as it is a pain the the rear to cancel your contract and you will have some charges(ie minutes for calls etc). I must say that their customer service has been really good every time we called them. I am very close to an aerial (less than a mile), but because(I assume) I am on the ground floor, at a funny angle, I struggle to get a signal. I had no issues on Symbian phones(Nokias) however since the wife and I changed over to Android in 2010 I have never had the same signal(not blaming Android) just seems an odd coincidence. I wish they were ok as I really like the idea of no premium for 4G. Considering going with them anyway for the 4G later in the year.
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The problem with Three is the lack of 2G fallback. 2G gets into those hard to reach places better than 3G. Three's coverage value of 97% is outdoor coverage. The reality on indoor is considerably worse. In terms of data deals, nothing comes close to Three's plans, but it will always suffer as the worst coverage network which is a real shame. For home use, Three do have their home signal box which gives you a perfect signal around your home but uses your broadband connection to do so. I use one.

Ptel Service for $41.24/mo w/ Coupon - Tmobile USA MVNO

The original HOT deal has ended. See below for the latest 25% discount. I've been meaning to post this for a couple months now and kept putting it off thinking that a) the promo was about to expire and b) most people might find this too much of a hassle. I however think this is a steal and I'm willing to move to Ptel while it's this price and switch elsewhere if the deal ends. The joys of using Google Voice means I don't really care if the phone number associated with my SIM changes. If you fall in to the same camp, read on.
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Plans
Ptel offers two "unlimited" plans:
$40 unlimited talk and text. First 250MB at 4G speeds then throttled.
$50 unlimited talk and text. First 2GB at 4G speeds then throttled.
Both plans include unlimited international text, MMS, and 411. Also, unlike all other prepaid companies I've tried, Ptel includes conditional call forwarding so Google Voicemail is not a problem.
Promo Codes
PTELG25 = 25% off ($4.99 SIM Card & Free shipping) = upfront cost of $41.24 for the unlimited 2GB plan -OR- $33.74 for the unlimited 250MB plan
This code requires you to buy a sim/top-up card combo each time, unfortunately. I don't see any way to use the coupon code when simply topping up.
Expired Codes
PTELSLICK20 = $20 off (Free SIM Card & shipping) = $30.00 upfront cost
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PTEL25BRAD = $25 off (Free shipping) = $29.99 Final upfront cost
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PTELSTUD25 = 25% off your order and free shipping (not really useful IMHO unless you're buying a phone)
Additional Savings (Cashback)
Befrugal changed their policies effective July 2013. No more cashback from them when buying minutes. If you find another site that will do so, please share! In addition to getting their unlimited deal for $30 $41.24, you can get 20% cashback via BeFrugal making the final cost $24 $32.99! BeFrugal will only allow you to cash out after your account reaches $25. For those of you that are new to cashback sites, just know that in order to qualify, you must click through on the cashback site before you go to the carrier's website. I will often open up a different browser, just to make sure I don't mess anything up. For other cashback options, see here:
http://cashbackwatch.com/store.php?store=PlatinumTel
Buying Multiple Months
The deal has been going on since December at least. So, while it's not "guaranteed" $30 service, it has effectively been that for a few months now. Another option to consider is buying several months worth of SIMs if that makes sense for you. Some might consider this to be counter to the premise of buying an unlocked Nexus. My brother is one of those people that thinks buying a years worth of service up front is a bad idea. "I guess it comes down to principle. Buying 13 months is like having a 13 month contract, more or less. I'm not cool with that."
Either way, it's your call. I bought enough for 3 months and as long as the promo continues, each month I buy one more SIM.
Here are more details which I found out from a Ptel customer service rep:
1) You must order a new SIM each time you use the coupon. There's no way around that.
2) The "Activation PIN" that comes with the SIM card can be applied to your original SIM. No need to change numbers each month by using the new SIM they send you.
3) Top-up cards in any denomination are good for a full year, but...
4) Once you activate the card, you must use it up within a certain period of time. For the $50 card, the term is 180 days. Totally fine if you're just using it for the unlimited plan.
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So, the max number of cards you can buy at once would be 13, I think. Feel free to correct me if my math is off.
Odds & Ends
Other things to keep in mind:
They send you a standard size SIM card. It's too big for the Nexus 4 so you'll need a SIM card cutter. Or you can always ask someone at a Tmobile store to cut it for you (if they have a cutter one available). I bought mine on eBay for a couple bucks. EDIT: As of April 2013, Ptel now sells Micro SIMs too (labeled as Combi Card 2FF/3FF).
Ptel has been around since 2001, but only just switched to GSM (SIM-based) service in December. It seems this promotion is their way of drumming up business on their new plans/network.
I've been on Ptel since January 2013 and have had great luck so far. Good customer service. Fast HSPA+ service in Boston. 16mb down. Zero complaints. If you have any questions, just ask.

Just figured I'd give this post a bump. Just bought another month's worth of Ptel service. The PTEL25BRAD code still works. So, $29.99 service is still in effect (before the $6 cashback).
I don't understand why no one else jumping on this? Give it a try people!

Definitely giving this a try. Thanks for the info.
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Thanks again for the tip. Picked one up last night. My total was only 20 not bad for a whole month of service. Certainly beats my old Verizon plan
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bkarlsen said:
Thanks again for the tip. Picked one up last night. My total was only 20 not bad for a whole month of service. Certainly beats my old Verizon plan
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Glad to hear it! How'd you get it down to $20? Or are you doing the first tier of 4G that throttles after 250mb?

Conditional call forwarding works on Straight Talk.

Op you sound like you work for them buddy.

adamr240 said:
Conditional call forwarding works on Straight Talk.
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Didn't realize that. I was on Tmobile's $30 plan before and had to call and ask them to disable voicemail altogether for GV voicemail to work well.
Underground_XI said:
Op you sound like you work for them buddy.
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Haha. Well, if my XDA account was a new one, then maybe that'd be a red flag. That and and if I wasn't finding ways to pay nearly 50% what they charge per month...that too. I'm just a penny pinching mf.
It does sound too good to be true though, I admit. I hope it lasts for a while longer. At this rate, the savings will pay off my N4 by September. The only thing keeping me from buying even more cards at a time (well one of the reasons at least) is that it might be nice to have LTE at some point. It's still not clear if Tmobile will allow MVNO's to use that network.

how is tmobile's own unlimited everything for $50 any worst than this? considering you'll probably get better customer service, choice of buying a new phone and making payments, no contract or buying upfront, discount monthly bill if you're a student or have corporate discount, and last but not least like you've mentioned, simplicity?

Great tip. Ordering
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khanh1289 said:
how is tmobile's own unlimited everything for $50 any worst than this? considering you'll probably get better customer service, choice of buying a new phone and making payments, no contract or buying upfront, discount monthly bill if you're a student or have corporate discount, and last but not least like you've mentioned, simplicity?
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At Ptel's normal monthly fee, the only benefit would be 2gb of unthrottled service instead of 500mb. With the coupon codes in the OP, plus cash back, Ptel's a no brainer in my opinion.
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Yeah I went with the first tier. In their terms it only throttles to 3g after 250mb. Can't beat 20 bucks for a full month of unlimited everything even if it is at 3g speeds. I really appreciate the tip.
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bkarlsen said:
Yeah I went with the first tier. In their terms it only throttles to 3g after 250mb. Can't beat 20 bucks for a full month of unlimited everything even if it is at 3g speeds. I really appreciate the tip.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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I think it's 2G, at least according to their official twitter account.
https://twitter.com/ptelmobile/status/285848003506483201

adamr240 said:
Conditional call forwarding works on Straight Talk.
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Only for Straight Talk AT&T SIM....
it does not work on Straight Talk T-Mobile.

khanh1289 said:
how is tmobile's own unlimited everything for $50 any worst than this? considering you'll probably get better customer service, choice of buying a new phone and making payments, no contract or buying upfront, discount monthly bill if you're a student or have corporate discount, and last but not least like you've mentioned, simplicity?
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This is just another option offered up by the OP. I personally think it will work out better for me, but if it doesnt I can just toss the sim and go back to Tmobile. But for $20 I felt it was at least worth trialing. That is one of the benefits of using my N4 with prepaid carriers. I can try out whomever I like or switch plans if I wind up needing more 4G data later on. For right now though I use mostly wifi at home and work so I just needed the data for times in between those two.
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I think it's 2G, at least according to their official twitter account.
https://twitter.com/ptelmobile/status/285848003506483201
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My error, I thought I had seen a note on their website about it being throttled back to 3g if I use up the 250mb. Still I dont mind the slower speed for now. And I can always switch up to their 2gb plan if their services is adequate after my test run with them. Thanks for the info. I will try to put a quick update in a week or so after I have had some time to test out their service.

khanh1289 said:
how is tmobile's own unlimited everything for $50 any worst than this? considering you'll probably get better customer service, choice of buying a new phone and making payments, no contract or buying upfront, discount monthly bill if you're a student or have corporate discount, and last but not least like you've mentioned, simplicity?
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Because PTel's $50 plan gives more data, and with the coupon alone it costs significantly less. Plus you can save even more with the cash back.
If they ever stop having the coupons, then you can always switch to TMobile, but as long as you can save $20 to $30 per month over TMobile, why not go with PTel?
You can get TMobile refills at a discount as well, but I haven't seen any for effectivly 60% off.
More info here:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1793983-Took-the-plunge-spent-600-real-money-in-credit
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

I went on to buy a few more and it looks like they are now offering micro Sims and the promo codes are still working. I am still stunned that I can get service for 16 a month after befrugal. Thanks again OP
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bkarlsen said:
I went on to buy a few more and it looks like they are now offering micro Sims and the promo codes are still working. I am still stunned that I can get service for 16 a month after befrugal. Thanks again OP
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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Cool. Thanks for the update. I wouldn't mind a proper micro SIM. Didn't do a very good job cutting mine down and I'm honestly worried it may not come out without a fight. We'll see!
Oh, and I noticed they're selling the N4 now too, albeit for $399.
Sent from my Nexus 4

OK10 said:
I wan to buy a few too, and it seems to good.
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I thought so too but tested out the service this week and it works everywhere T-Mobile does. Plus unlimited phone ,text,and data for that price is amazing. Already bought 6 months worth of cards just in case promo changes. Definitely recommend buying through the befrugal link to save the extra 20%. At this rate switching to my nexus 4 will more than pay for itself.
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Just bought another month. Still working.

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Hmmm, odd, I purchased one in March for £24.73 from Magic-Sim.com and it seems to be genuine.
It came in its 'magic-sim' packaging with instructions and works very well, despite my N7105 being rooted and all.
Switching SIMs tends to work 80% of the time (it works 100% if you use airplane mode to force it to switch), and was able to get 4g speeds on both SIMs.
The only thing I could fault it on, was that inserting it in the Micro SIM card slot isn't easy; but that's to be expected, given the limited space for both it and the Micro-SIM.
Using it with Multisim, works quite well in that it allows you to assign specific notification bar icons for each SIM, providing you with an easy way to identify which SIM you've got enabled at the time. It's widget works some of the time, as its tends to activate/deactivate airplane mode rather too quickly, thus not giving it enough time to force the SIM switch.
SandeepEmekar said:
Conclusion:
I have bought it from magic-sim.com and found that the item is fake and wastage of money.
Warning! Do not buy this fake Magic-SIM.
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How did you determine that it was fake?

Optimistic Pessimist said:
How did you determine that it was fake?
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The build quality and the price.
I tried to make it work but it didn't.
It isn't a successful gadget.

I am going through that now. They told me that rooted phones not supported & wouldn't give me a refund. But luckily I paid with PayPal, & filed a dispute, Told me take at least 10 days, but not even 24 hours later it was found in my favor. I have to send back, not sure how much will cost doing that later today.
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I did a quick Lil review on it before I returned it. Cost was just under $8 via usps first class to United kingdom.
http://youtu.be/LHvR6H5XUao
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tomcat420m said:
I am going through that now. They told me that rooted phones not supported & wouldn't give me a refund. But luckily I paid with PayPal, & filed a dispute, Told me take at least 10 days, but not even 24 hours later it was found in my favor. I have to send back, not sure how much will cost doing that later today.
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Thanks for the reply.
Those Magic-SIM morons didn't tell me this.
I bought it and I am still regretting.
I had shipped it back but they didn't ship the replacement nor refunded my money.

SandeepEmekar said:
Thanks for the reply.
Those Magic-SIM morons didn't tell me this.
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Don't feel bad they didn't tell me till I mention refund, then they tell you, then say you voided warranty by putting in phone. Luckily I paid with PayPal. They should mention that, but don't. Just to get the money then say no can't work with phone & now no refund. Costed me just shy of 8usd to ship back. So not bad.
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tomcat420m said:
Don't feel bad they didn't tell me till I mention refund, then they tell you, then say you voided warranty by putting in phone. Luckily I paid with PayPal. They should mention that, but don't. Just to get the money then say no can't work with phone & now no refund. Costed me just shy of 8usd to ship back. So not bad.
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I had to pay 15USD to ship it back.
Still no refund or replacement.
I'd paid using Sage Pay.

SandeepEmekar said:
Thanks for the reply.
Those Magic-SIM morons didn't tell me this.
I bought it and I am still regretting.
I had shipped it back but they didn't ship the replacement nor refunded my money.
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They are not nice people, they are scammers. They did the same thing with me: they told me to ship back the defective item and they never sent me back a replacement or refund as I asked. They stopped answering emails and I had to file a PayPal claim that is still in the process.
They should not be allowed to do business anymore and PayPal should stop the service with them.

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They are not nice people, they are scammers. They did the same thing with me: they told me to ship back the defective item and they never sent me back a replacement or refund as I asked. They stopped answering emails and I had to file a PayPal claim that is still in the process.
They should not be allowed to do business anymore and PayPal should stop the service with them.
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May god help you get your refund.
Don't buy that stupid Magic-SIM.

Magicsim is pure scam
I ordered one Magicsim adapter for my Samsung Galaxy S4, it didn't work, I was sure being unlucky with this one. Stupid me I ordered another one and it didn't work as well. I sent both to Magicsim to get my money back, after two mails I understood I lost the money.
You're dealing with a bunch of crooks!!!

many thanks

I have a samsung note 3 and I've bought the magic-sim adapter because I need to use two sim cards. So,I have I placed my sim cards into the slots. I think that I have placed the two sim cards correctly because I can place calls,but only with the sim card n. 1. The problem comes with the app. Infact when I click on the "SIM Toolkit",it says "no service available"....
you can go here :
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to see a bunch of images that explains what happens.

L90 for 99 bux hurry up !!

All,
tmobile lowered the price on the l90 from 220 to 99
i dont know for how long so, i hunt for one today locally and no luck
out of stock... but they stock them daily... ups get the shipments on the local branches
between 10 am and 2 pm so you can be at 10 at the branch and hunt for the ups truck
what i did is go to best buy and they got them in stock locally at 179... but they will price match.. so they price match mine
also you can go on the tmobile site and get it there... i prefered to get it locally but online was my plan b
in case i cant get it locally
at 100 bux is a no brainer
is the moto g similar to the l90 ?
Enjoy
Rolo.

Picked up one for my son a couple days ago. I went in to get him a Sammy Galaxy Light cuz it's only $100, and they pointed out the L90 being on sale for the same price. Like you said - no brainer.

snagged one
I got one this past weekend, pretty nice device.... Waiting to hear when more come in to upgrade a relative too..... Motorola should take note on how SD cards are suppose to work in phones, Moto G LTE is a nightmare......

I'm super happy with mine...already rooted it
And supposedly boot unlocked...now imnwaiting for a stable version of cm11

Picked one up today to replace my Xperia ion from AT&T. Kinda nervous about its data speeds, but I'm beyond excited about ir. My achilles heel is remote controls; my tv remote covers my tv power, volume, and input switching, I use the u-verse app or real remote for u-verse tv but it doesn't do volume, and I use keyboard or app for my openelec xbmc htpc. While I anticipate some fumbling between apps, at least I can do it all with one device.

I got 7-10 Mbit dl speeds where i live and 2mbit up speeds....love the remote app but it only have major manufacturer of LCD listed so if u have a Westinghouse...insignia or Emerson or haier u are out of luck

great phone, fast, light, decent camera.
one HUGE issue (other than lack of XDA type development): Battery life is extremely unpredictable.
sometime it can go 3 days (72 hours) between charge with 1-2 hrs screen on time, wifi + 3g.
sometime it'll die in 12 hrs with 0 screen on time, 0 usage.
"Android OS" is shown as biggest battery drain but thanks to google's infinite wisdom to block battery/wakelock viewing, I can't figure out what's causing it. Full factory reset with no account syncing doesn't help.
likely cause is bad wifi driver because when it's in death mode, wifi refuses to connect to network and have to be cycled off/on.
TL;DR: Warning, your $100 phone may run out of battery under 12 hours with zero usage.

maxolini said:
All,
tmobile lowered the price on the l90 from 220 to 99
i dont know for how long so, what i did is go to best buy and they got them in stock locally at 179... but they will price match.. so they price match mine
at 100 bux is a no brainer
is the moto g similar to the l90 ?
Enjoy
Rolo.
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Rolo... Just wanted to give you a big THANK YOU!
Dude... I had just run across this device surfing the web yesterday and decided to give it a try.. From what I read, it was a pretty good device for under $200.00..
Then checking here to see if there was any development going on with it, I ran across your "Heads-Up" post..
Dude.. you saved me $88.00 Bucks!!!
BestBuy price matched for me as well..
I was able to get a New Edger, and a set of Wheels for my Lawn Mower with $35.00 bucks to spare with the savings.... :good:
Thanks to you Rolo.......... Good Reporting My Friend.. after Rooting, Animation Adjustment and Nova Prime, the L90 simply flies
Don't know why some are having such poor battery performance.. mine is great. :good:

RaiderWill said:
Rolo... Just wanted to give you a big THANK YOU!
Dude... I had just run across this device surfing the web yesterday and decided to give it a try.. From what I read, it was a pretty good device for under $200.00..
Then checking here to see if there was any development going on with it, I ran across your "Heads-Up" post..
Dude.. you saved me $88.00 Bucks!!!
BestBuy price matched for me as well..
I was able to get a New Edger, and a set of Wheels for my Lawn Mower with $35.00 bucks to spare with the savings.... :good:
Thanks to you Rolo.......... Good Reporting My Friend.. after Rooting, Animation Adjustment and Nova Prime, the L90 simply flies
Don't know why some are having such poor battery performance.. mine is great. :good:
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Great !!
Hey can u share the tweaks?

Deodex the stock ROM for more freedom on customizing system apps

ruzell said:
Deodex the stock ROM for more freedom on customizing system apps
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that is beyond my knowledge

Very easy to do with tutorials

Do you guys know that T-Mobile sells L90 to their postpaid customers for $24.99?
That's what I call hurry up!
You have to be with t-mo for a year (or so I was told).
L90s are currently backordered.

thanks
Got price-matched at Best Buy, too.

michaelc5047 said:
Got price-matched at Best Buy, too.
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how ???
i can only see the l90 for 99 at tmobile
how to get the 24.99 price ??

maxolini said:
how ???
i can only see the l90 for 99 at tmobile
how to get the 24.99 price ??
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I think what the other poster meant about the $24.99 price is that T-Mobile is only offering it to their contract customers (postpaid) as opposed to their no-contract customers (prepaid). You'd only see the $24.99 price if you were logged into their site and were a contract customer with a year or more history with them.

Ic
thanks

michaelc5047 said:
I think what the other poster meant about the $24.99 price is that T-Mobile is only offering it to their contract customers (postpaid) as opposed to their no-contract customers (prepaid). You'd only see the $24.99 price if you were logged into their site and were a contract customer with a year or more history with them.
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I have the no contract Simple Choice T-Mobile plan, and since I am a valued customer (bills paid all on time for 12 months) my L90 cost me $50 including tax. Still, $50 is an AMAZING deal for this phone (heck, I'd be fine even with the $99 personally).

I picked one of these up this week but the only one I could find required I buy a Sim starter kit ($10) and a $30 Tmobile card. I'm using it on Ultra Mobile so I didn't need those but I'll keep the SIM kit and the family has other plans with Tmobile I can use the $30 on. I purchased an unlock code but didn't even need to unlock it. I think it was unlocked out of the box.

Yeah. I found out when I got mine that the SIM on this phone is smaller than my previous SIM. I got the Boost equivalent for my girl, too, since her phone's battery life sucked.
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