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Considering switch from Straight Talk

By law, cellular providers have to unlock your phone if you request them to do so.

By law, cellular providers have to let you port (move) your number from one cellular provider to another.

If your phone is CDMA only, did you look at Sprint? I've been with Sprint since 1998 and am very happy with their coverage. Sprint is very competitive for family plans. Not sure about individual plans. HotSpot is included and built-into their newer phones.

Many modern phones (not yours) have both CDMA & GSM built in. I would only buy such phones so that I can switch carriers anytime I want. That's one of the reasons that I bought Galaxy S5s for me and my family. Speaking of which, you can get a used Galaxy S5 in excellent condition on Ebay for less than $150. It's a far superior phone. It's been updated to Android 6.0.1 on most carriers. Easily rootable. You could sell yours for $50. Might be worth upgrading and might pay for itself.
 
Got tired of the pokiness of tethering, even at 4G, decided to abandon this pointless quest. But I learned a lot and appreciate you contributions.
 
jefboyardee said:
I ended up buying a Samsung Galaxy Prevail[emoji769] LTE at Best Buy just because they were actually helpful. The phone is almost the same as my Straight Talk Samsung Core Prime, I think... still waiting for the number to be ported over. All this to abandon my cable ISP. Hopefully.
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It's the exact same phone, just a different name.
 
Now that I've ported my number, I see no difference between the two phones other than one is black and one is white, and one is full Boostware which was uninstallable. Now to replicate two years worth of tweaks, including activating Klink tethering, and see if all this was worth doing.


...Klink works just fine, now with no limit (?). I'm nearing the end of cable ISP.
 
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jefboyardee said:
is full Boostware which was uninstallable.
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Have you tried disabling them?

On many phones you can disable preinstalled apps so you don't see their icons, although this wont free up space:
1. Go to your phones Settings menu.
2. Tap Apps (or Applications).
3. Go to the All tab, you might need to swipe right/left to get to it.
4. Scroll down to the app you want to disable and tap it.
5. If Force Stop can be chosen tap it first, then tap Disable. Not all preinstalled apps can be disabled

Be careful as disabling some system apps could cause your phone to not function correctly.
 
Best I can choose is Turn Off. The disable button is not showing on this phone, even though it's otherwise identical.
 
The Core Prime is free on me with a port in. So if u wanna come to MetroPCS u can get the same phone for free or 50 off another phone of your choice.
 
jefboyardee said:
Well, I've bought into Boost, it works fine, and I presume unlimited means unlimited... we'll find out.
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You will get throttled. You get unlimited data but only get the amount of high speed data your plan allows.

If you get the 60 unlimited plan their is a cap but I can't remember what it is. It's really high though.

@kate usually has those details handy.
 
Best I can tell, through normal browsing, I'll use about 12GB per month. Of course, other stuff like OS updates will push that way up.
 
jefboyardee said:
Best I can tell, through normal browsing, I'll use about 12GB per month. Of course, other stuff like OS updates will push that way up.
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On a bad month I never use over 8 lol
I stay between 6 and 7. WiFi at work and home though.
 
Father Guido said:
Check out the Debloater program on XDA. It can disable many things without root. Next best thing to root if an exploit isn't available.
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Thanks, but that Turn Off thing seems to be doing the same thing as Disable. Anyway, still have plenty of real estate left.
 
Well, this almost-month shows that I have exceeded 10GB and I haven't been hobbled or knocked off 4GLTE. So Boost's 'no limit,' is as they claim, so far.
 
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