Is anyone on here using Straight Talk?

[Arsinek]

I just read something that said you cant upload, download or stream audio/video, is that true?

 

[Pliablemoose]

I have 3 phones on Straight Talk, you can do all of the above, just install a watchdog program so you don't go over, and they get upset...

 

[Arsinek]

I have 3 phones on Straight Talk, you can do all of the above, just install a watchdog program so you don't go over, and they get upset...

Go over what? What is the limit of the "unlimited"?

 

[lothar]

Go over what? What is the limit of the "unlimited"?

Theoretically: 2GB/month, 100MB/day.
I've seen a lot of people use 3GB without being cut off. I wouldn't try doing that though.

 

[soccerballtux]

There's a guy that said he regularly goes over 100MB a day, up to like a few hundred (2-300MB)/day.

come to think of it I think I am going to stop worrying about mine so much and try doing that once and see what happens...maybe...its just nobody wants to lose their number.

Just don't stream Netflix or Pandora and you should be fine.
For streaming audio it's important to find a 64kbps aacp or ogg stream (they sound good enough IMHO) to avoid racking up the data. They will cut you if they want, and you will lose the money for that month and your phone number. I bought a year's worth of service though...I wonder what they would do to me...

 

[lothar]

There's a guy that said he regularly goes over 100MB a day, up to like a few hundred (2-300MB)/day.

come to think of it I think I am going to stop worrying about mine so much and try doing that once and see what happens...maybe... its just nobody wants to lose their number.

Just don't stream Netflix or Pandora and you should be fine.
For streaming audio it's important to find a 64kbps aacp or ogg stream (they sound good enough IMHO) to avoid racking up the data. They will cut you if they want, and you will lose the money for that month and your phone number. I bought a year's worth of service though... I wonder what they would do to me...

I don't care about losing my number since I never ported it to them in the first place. That's what Google Voice is for. I have nothing to lose.
If I remember, I will try this in April when my service expires. If they cut me off, worst case scenario I order a new sim from them and reactivate. No one knows my Straight Talk number... Hell, even I don't know what it is.

You don't get any meaningful special discount for buying a years worth of service over 3 months. I'm not sure why people keep doing that.

 

[Pliablemoose]

I don't care about losing my number since I never ported it to them in the first place. That's what Google Voice is for. I have nothing to lose.
If I remember, I will try this in April when my service expires. If they cut me off, worst case scenario I order a new sim from them and reactivate. No one knows my Straight Talk number... Hell, even I don't know what it is.

You don't get any meaningful special discount for buying a years worth of service over 3 months. I'm not sure why people keep doing that.

I'm on my first month still, just use it like regular, the only time I really used a ton of data was when I had the thunderbolt and tethered for my home connection, LOL, I used 10's of GB a month easily streaming NetFlix.

My use pattern isn't that great, light surfing the occasional app download, email, etc...

 

[MrX8503]

Its much easier to set up straight talk and port your number now. This has gotten me interested. How's the service/speed/coverage compared to ATT? Other than having to buy an unsubsidized phone, are there any drawbacks?

 

[Pliablemoose]

Its much easier to set up straight talk and port your number now. This has gotten me interested. How's the service/speed/coverage compared to ATT? Other than having to buy an unsubsidized phone, are there any drawbacks?

It is AT&T's network, same towers, same signal, etc...

Customer support is horrible, but once you're set up, you're golden, although folks who go over the 2-3GB/month have been warned or shut down.

They seem to get everything back with a call to customer service though.

~43/month if you buy 3 months at a time ($125+ taxes)