ForeverMaker Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Any AT&T wireless reps on CR? I used to be on a business plan then moved off of it. My contract is up and they said I cannot move to a new plan (trying to do prepaid because it is much cheaper) or I will lose my number. WTF. Is it worthing looking into Sprint or something? That aside... any recommendations on what phone to get? Galaxy S4? I know nothing about droid phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 S4, great phone. Cant help you on the contract stuff though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Flyer1647545514 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Note 3 or S4 Are you on a "personal" plan now? I don't think you can port your number from ATT to pre paid att. If you cancel your line that number is held for 6 months also. ATT reps in store are normally dumb as shit, call the customer service line 1 800 331 0500 or talk to someone through the online chat. ATT GO has a lot less coverage as well vs non GO so look at the coverage map, it may be worth it for you to move to Sprint from ATT depending on what features you want to have (Interwebz, texting, talk). Also, look into getting a google voice number and making that your primary number from now on so you don't run into this situation again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 ok thanks. good info. yes I am on a personal plan but was on a business. I think I will go with a S4 on verizon. I should be able to keep my number. I do have google voice which I use for business/freelance stuff so that has been nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewtoys Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I just realized my contract has been up for awhile with AT&T. They don't offer unlimited data and my single line on average was between $140-180. Just switched to sprint for unlimited everything for $80.... The service is pretty spotty to be honest, but I'm in Charlotte not Columbus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Flyer1647545514 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 ok thanks. good info. yes I am on a personal plan but was on a business. I think I will go with a S4 on verizon. I should be able to keep my number. I do have google voice which I use for business/freelance stuff so that has been nice. You can keep your number that way but, Verizon and ATT have the same prices for everything, you won't be saving any money at all if you go with a contract through them and get the same things you have with ATT. Also, remember to check the coverage maps with "Go Phones". They are very different than if you sign up on a contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Stay far away from Sprint. I've got a work phone through sprint, and "spotty" is putting it nicely. On a recent nation wide test conducted by pcmag.com Sprint's data speeds averaged 420kbps. That's kilobits. Slower than VZW and ATT's 2g speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 If ATT won't let you port the number, borrow someone's T Mobile phone, buy a $10 SIM card, go to the T Mobile website to activate the phone and when you go to sign up as a new customer they will offer you the secret $30 prepaid plan, use that and port your number to the them, might take a couple days. Afterword, port it right back to ATT. Or you could decide that T Mobile isn't so bad like I did and stay with them. Speaking from experience, stay the fuck away from Sprint. After 11 years with them I was happy to pay them the $360 early termination fee to escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinHawk1647545499 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I switched to straight talk prepaid, unlimited everything for $50 (includes tax) uses AT&T towers, service has been great getting and awesome download speeds. I bought a note 2 on ebay for $400 and have bee using that. you are able to port your number with it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Pick up a Galaxy S4 on Verizon. Seems nice so far. I have 2 weeks to return it if I don't like it. They gave me $200 for my old iPhone so that was great. I definitely have a lot of newbie questions that I may have to pick your guys brains for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 you can port your number over to Google Voice and setup a forward. https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667?hl=en I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Welp, that was short-lived. The phone was awesome but there is some issue with iPhone users not being able to text me since I switched. (which is all my friends, family, and coworkers) So long story short I am now back on an iPhone. Horribly long process at the Verizon store in which all they try to do is sell you accessories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Welp, that was short-lived. The phone was awesome but there is some issue with iPhone users not being able to text me since I switched. (which is all my friends, family, and coworkers) So long story short I am now back on an iPhone. Horribly long process at the Verizon store in which all they try to do is sell you accessories. Huh?! You mean iMessage? Friends and family have limited texts? Shouldn't matter if they have unlimited text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Huh?! You mean iMessage? Friends and family have limited texts? Shouldn't matter if they have unlimited text. No, I mean anytime someone with an iPhone sent me a text I would never get it. It was somehow still tied up in iMessage even though I removed my device/id from Apple. 90% of the people I know, including everyone I work with has an iPhone so I had to switch back. Sucks but Verizon couldn't do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 It doesn't suck. you own a phone that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 It doesn't suck. you own a phone that works. haha true. I do like iOS and everything but I am going to miss that huge screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Rumor is Apple is playing with 5 and 5.7 inch curved screens for the 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Rumor is Apple is playing with 5 and 5.7 inch curved screens for the 6. That would be nice, I'm loving the note3 the screen is just amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewtoys Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Stay far away from Sprint. I've got a work phone through sprint, and "spotty" is putting it nicely. On a recent nation wide test conducted by pcmag.com Sprint's data speeds averaged 420kbps. That's kilobits. Slower than VZW and ATT's 2g speeds. It's been a few days since I posted that, I absolutely hate the service. It's terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaronsToy Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 You need to shut off imessage from your old phone first then you will get them look at settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl1647545488 Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 That just goes to show how hard it is to break out of the Apple ecosystem. They even hijack your incoming text messages. I bought an iPhone 5 last year, returned it after being disappointed, and got a Note 2. I'm happy now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 DO NOT GET SPRINT!!!!!! We've had them here at work for the last few years and you will be incredibly disappointed with the network speeds. I was barely getting 1Mb speeds inside the outer belt. We switched to verizon a few weeks ago and the 20Mb speeds are amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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