Cell Phone News and Reviews

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Cell Phone News and Reviews

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:39 AM PDT

Samsung Note II.....factory unlocked and now rooted.

Had tmo prepaid unlimited setup...when it showed 3g or H+ I got good speeds(via speedtests0).....sometimes 10 to 12.

Switched to wal-mart family...uses tmo towers?

Now it shows 3g/ H+....BUT......speeds are less than 1 down/ 2 up........
Is this normal for wally?
Can I peak and tweak the Note II to get my old speeds back?

Am I missing something simple?

Help please........
Thanks already.....

.............Ol'Ben

Switching phone to net 10

Posted: 14 Aug 2013 07:21 AM PDT

If I bought a phone off of HSN that was associated with boost network could I set it up to work with net 10 before I activated it with boost network?

Cell Phone News and Reviews

Friday, August 9, 2013

Cell Phone News and Reviews

Help finding carrier in rural Wisconsin

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 03:20 PM PDT

My 70-year old dad is trying to find out who he can use as a carrier in Wisconsin. Zip 54613.

He is currently a US Cellular customer, and he tells me that he got a letter that said they are shifting him to Verizon? I did a little research, and it appears to me that his account was likely sold to Sprint, not Verizon. However, I cannot see this letter, and thus am confused about what exactly happened to his account. I guess he has had at least one phone conversation with whomever sent him the letter, and as they are not telling him what he wants to hear he is getting very upset.

Beyond that, I am trying to find which carrier would be best for him. He has two different houses, one in 54613, one in Illinois at 60018, and thus needs a phone that works in both locations with no roaming. Being right outside of Chicago, he can use most major carriers, but in doing my research I found that the only carrier that really covers 54613 is Verizon, and for some reason he is opposed to getting a contract with them.

I am having a very hard time trying to get him to understand "roaming" and how it would affect his billing. He went and spoke to a rep at a Cricket store the other day, and he tells me that the rep there swore up and down that the phone would work fine in 54613. I have little doubt that it would work, and I have little doubt that he'd get clobbered with out of network charges.

Is there a site where I can just enter the zip codes and find out what carriers cover the areas? Perhaps there is a smaller local carrier that he can use in both zipcodes? I've tried googling this, but end up with a bunch of useless sites.

Cell Phone News and Reviews

Monday, August 5, 2013

Cell Phone News and Reviews

Verizon entering Canada??

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 05:22 PM PDT

What are everyone's thoughts on the possibility of Verizon entering the Canadian demographic? Sure has ROBELUS running scared! Do you believe that it will effect Canadians as negatively as they say? Or is it just a scare tactic so we will be on there side and not have more competition in Canada?

Suggested specs

Posted: 04 Aug 2013 03:44 PM PDT

My wife has decided she wants a smart phone. Her requirements are very limited: 1) large screen , 2) good memory capacity, 3) good camera, video not important, 4) Android preferred only because she is familiar with it (she has a tablet), 5) good screen resolution (for viewing photos). Basically she wants a good digital camera with touch screen OS that also connects to cell service. She will take & view photos and talk . Period.
We have been on an AT&T family plan for years and will opt to stay with AT&T or switch to Verizon but will not sign an expensive two year plan because we do not use ANY data service.. I am looking for suggestions that can be had for under $250.00.
Thanks,
jdr37