Straight Talk to Offer Unlimited LTE 4G Data, Talk and Messaging On AT&T @ $45/month

[CA]

Yeah we know it says that, but the phone simply doesn't support it. Just look up the FCC ID for it.

Sent from my Atrix 4G

Does SM have any Lte, at all? I don't follow SM, but if they do this is not a phone issue, it may be a misdirection of sorts. Lte is in fact the buzz word in the industry, and SM may just trying to ride that wave.

[Nucleartx]

Sprint


Straight Talk



Looks like the coverage area is the same as Sprints native network.

[silentjudge]

Does SM have any Lte, at all? I don't follow SM, but if they do this is not a phone issue, it may be a misdirection of sorts. Lte is in fact the buzz word in the industry, and SM may just trying to ride that wave.

Nope. T-Mobile has no LTE and won't for at least 6-12months? and Simple Mobile just rides on T-Mobile's native 2G/3G/HSPA network.

[silentjudge]

Sprint


Straight Talk



Looks like the coverage area is the same as Sprints native network.

Thats for the current Androids (Optimus Q and Galaxy Precedent) which do run on Sprint prepaid (ie VMUSA like coverage).

This phone though is GSM. Even ST's own help manuals online for it show it with a SIM card and as being HSPA.

[bpaulson]

Well if you have great t-mobile coverage in your area this would be a heck of a steal (if you wanted an android capable of hspa+ and think you'd get decent speeds)

For now I think I'll just stick with the AT&T sim swap.

[GSMinCT]

Yeah, that kind of smelled fishy. Cheap pricing pretty much always means second-rate service.

[GSMinCT]

I'm guessing some web page person who didn't know what they were talking about wrote it up. Oops.

[silentjudge]

Yeah, that kind of smelled fishy. Cheap pricing pretty much always means second-rate service.

Its not second-rate service, its more like second-rate support on a first-rate network. Say what you will about T-Mobile but I still get faster speeds here in San Diego on T-Mobile HSPA+ than on AT&T HSPA+.

[i0wnj00]

Yeah, that kind of smelled fishy. Cheap pricing pretty much always means second-rate service.

Hmmm..curious.
What's the catch?
Looks too good to be true when everybody else seems to have no problem yanking our chain for $$$.

[GSMinCT]

Its not second-rate service, its more like second-rate support on a first-rate network. Say what you will about T-Mobile but I still get faster speeds here in San Diego on T-Mobile HSPA+ than on AT&T HSPA+.

Look at the map. AT&T has way more coverage.

[silentjudge]

Look at the map. AT&T has way more coverage.

I'm looking at GSM-T(mobile) vs GSM-A(T&T) on Straight Talk:



Where is this way more coverage?

[bronzah]

It may seem like not of a difference but T-mobiles coverage is moderately spotty throughout most of the 48 states and almost nonexistent in Alaska and Hawaii. Of course its not as spotty as Sprint but you it seems you will notice it if you head towards the west coast with that being said if you have good coverage in your area and you will never go in those spotty areas or you can live with it then it sounds all good. For me though i would prefer to have coverage most of the time especially when i travel and what not. Also i live in Hawaii so i need a carrier that has good service out here, for me that is Verizon. I am hoping ST gets to use Verizon 4G so i can get a cheaper plan but not willing to use the dumb phones that ST sell. If or when ST starts selling Verizon 4G LTE sims i can use what ever phone on the unlimited plan.

[GSMinCT]

I'm looking at GSM-T(mobile) vs GSM-A(T&T) on Straight Talk:



Where is this way more coverage?

That's crayoned in and includes roaming partners. You can also see it swiss cheesing a lot more than AT&T.