Straight Talk Bring Your Own GSM Phone Program (Not a Loophole)

**stonedcold** · 02-14-2012, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by skadoo323

The speeds everyone has been posting seems really good, especially for prepaid. Thinking about giving up my Sprint SERO for this since the 4g is hit or miss with them and their 3g speeds are horrendous.

Speeds on ST still been top notch for me. Seems there are handling the extra customers in stride so far... Unless things haven't truly taken off just yet.

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**stonedcold** · 02-14-2012, 10:36 PM

Jump ship dude, you can blame me if it don't work out. It's ok I can deal with it.

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**codekill** · 02-14-2012, 10:47 PM

Speeds looking good data mms work mms needed tetherme app and apn needed unlockit website all is well here so far

**GSMinCT** · 02-14-2012, 11:14 PM

I figured out why part of South Dakota was missing. Their map is really old, and there used to be no GSM there, but after the Alltel divestiture, AT&T built out HSPA+ there, so now it's covered.

**pac1687** · 02-14-2012, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by clockcycle

Nope, my iphone 4 is jailbroken (redsn0w) and unlocked (ultrasn0w). I was hoping someone else with a locked iPhone would try and chime in.

I still have my Sprint iPhone 4S's laying around so I popped out the Sprint SIM into my locked AT&T iPhone 4S. The Cellular menu popped up and I entered in the correct MMS settings, tested it and it works great! Oddly enough, I tried it in a locked AT&T iPhone 4 and it gives me an invalid SIM message...will need to get my hands on a T-MO Micro SIM.

**Eddy120876** · 02-14-2012, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by codekill

Speeds looking good data mms work mms needed tetherme app and apn needed unlockit website all is well here so far

That looks good. I hope my old Iphone 3G manage to at least pull half of that speed. Need to get an Iphone 4 or 4S

**LSupremo** · 02-15-2012, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by pac1687

I still have my Sprint iPhone 4S's laying around so I popped out the Sprint SIM into my locked AT&T iPhone 4S. The Cellular menu popped up and I entered in the correct MMS settings, tested it and it works great! Oddly enough, I tried it in a locked AT&T iPhone 4 and it gives me an invalid SIM message...will need to get my hands on a T-MO Micro SIM.

As I previously posted, I had no luck changing the settings with my inactive T-Mobile SIM card (cut to microSIM size) in my AT&T locked iPhone 4. The top left corner simply said NO SERVICE so the SIM card was recognized as valid. Bottom line - I'm not sure a T-mobile SIM will do you any good, although I haven't seen what happens with an ACTIVE SIM (i.e. one with service). Maybe that's the "trick" needed to make the SIM swap/MMS trick work.

**ztmike** · 02-15-2012, 12:12 AM

Has anybody used the Samsung Galaxy S2 or the HTC Amaze 4G from T-Mobile on the Straight Talk SIM and has T-Mobiles 42Mbps 4G in their area? Wondering if the Straight Talk SIM works with these speeds and also if T Mobiles wifi calling works?

**pac1687** · 02-15-2012, 12:16 AM

Originally Posted by LSupremo

As I previously posted, I had no luck changing the settings with my inactive T-Mobile SIM card (cut to microSIM size) in my AT&T locked iPhone 4. The top left corner simply said NO SERVICE so the SIM card was recognized as valid. Bottom line - I'm not sure a T-mobile SIM will do you any good, although I haven't seen what happens with an ACTIVE SIM (i.e. one with service). Maybe that's the "trick" needed to make the SIM swap/MMS trick work.

Good point...strange differences between the 4 and 4S. Oh well, the iPhone 4 is only temporary until I can find a White iPhone 4S on Craigslist to replace the one we had with Sprint. Ridiculous that the carriers lock the SIM card slot from domestic carriers...

**stonedcold** · 02-15-2012, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by pac1687

I still have my Sprint iPhone 4S's laying around so I popped out the Sprint SIM into my locked AT&T iPhone 4S. The Cellular menu popped up and I entered in the correct MMS settings, tested it and it works great! Oddly enough, I tried it in a locked AT&T iPhone 4 and it gives me an invalid SIM message...will need to get my hands on a T-MO Micro SIM.

Hey now that sounds like good news. Wonder if there is anything special about that sprint sim, maybe nada. Maybe the 4S is just special and accepts any kinda sims like a whore accepts sailors? Ya keep us posted on the tmob+iPhone
+AT&T+locked.

I just wanna keep tabs on a good solution for non jailbreakers because apple is gonna close its legs soon and the hole will be gone. Peeps gonna be up in here complaining about unlockit and mms again.

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**pac1687** · 02-15-2012, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by stonedcold

Hey now that sounds like good news. Wonder if there is anything special about that sprint sim, maybe nada. Maybe the 4S is just special and accepts any kinda sims like a whore accepts sailors? Ya keep us posted on the tmob+iPhone
+AT&T+locked.

I just wanna keep tabs on a good solution for non jailbreakers because apple is gonna close its legs soon and the hole will be gone. Peeps gonna be up in here complaining about unlockit and mms again.

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My guess is the 4S is probably more accepting of different SIM cards because all the versions (AT&T, Sprint, & Verizon) are basically the same aside from the arbitrary carrier lock. I would imagine any non AT&T microSIM will work in the 4S. I'd try to wrangle my brother's active T-Mobile SIM as suggested earlier, but I think he'd have a hard time letting me cut his SIM card up.

**stonedcold** · 02-15-2012, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by pac1687

My guess is the 4S is probably more accepting of different SIM cards because all the versions (AT&T, Sprint, & Verizon) are basically the same aside from the arbitrary carrier lock. I would imagine any non AT&T microSIM will work in the 4S. I'd try to wrangle my brother's active T-Mobile SIM as suggested earlier, but I think he'd have a hard time letting me cut his SIM card up.

LOL Oh hell no don't try that he'll prolly give you a good beating 4 that. Stay safe homie.

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**Tracfancier** · 02-15-2012, 01:26 AM

Someone who has purchased and received the T-Mobile SIM please post the SIM model number and the first 6 digits of the 20 digit S/N. Both items can be found on the card the SIM was attached to.

**nokiac** · 02-15-2012, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by nokiac

I got my sim today, and started the port process from Gophone to ST from the website. Lets see how long it takes...

Ported from Gophone in one hour, data working OK. Speeds are about 1.1Mbps down 500Kbps up.

**jimates** · 02-15-2012, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by stonedcold

Hey now that sounds like good news. Wonder if there is anything special about that sprint sim, maybe nada. Maybe the 4S is just special and accepts any kinda sims like a whore accepts sailors? Ya keep us posted on the tmob+iPhone
+AT&T+locked.

I just wanna keep tabs on a good solution for non jailbreakers because apple is gonna close its legs soon and the hole will be gone. Peeps gonna be up in here complaining about unlockit and mms again.

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And that is why you won't see the sims for sale at Walmart. Can you imagine how many returns they would have just from people that couldn't send an MMS.