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Net10 Wireless Is Now Offering 4G LTE Service!
September 26, 2013 Bob Thompson 9 Comments

Just like  Straight  Talk,  Net10 added support for 4G LTE on their AT&T compatible network. I was very excited to read this. This means that if you are using the iPhone 5 or another LTE enabled smartphone you can get the fastest wireless service available today. Currently if you are using and iPhone 5 with Net10

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Straight Talk Wireless Is Now Offering 4G LTE Service!
September 26, 2013 Bob Thompson 24 Comments

Sometime in September Straight Talk added support for 4G LTE on their AT&T compatible network. I was very excited to read this. This means that if you are using the iPhone 5 or another LTE enabled smartphone you can get the fastest wireless service available today. Currently if you are using and iPhone 5 with

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How to Set up Straight Talk Data and MMS for the BLU Vivo 4.3 Running Android 4
September 23, 2013 Bob Thompson 8 Comments

This guide will show you how to set up data and MMS picture messaging for your BLU Vivo 4.3. I do not own a BLU Vivo 4.3 smartphone myself, special thanks to smartphonematters.com reader, Melissa, for providing the screen shots. She was able to use the settings I provided to fix her

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SIM Swap for Straight Talk and Net10 for iPhone running iOS 7
September 21, 2013 Bob Thompson 75 Comments

UPDATE: Sept 27 2013 see WARNING: Straight Talk and Net10 SIM Swap with iOS 7.0.2 UPDATE: Sep 22 2013 I have an new guide How to Setup Straight Talk Wireless Data and MMS for your iPhone running iOS 7 check it out for more details.

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Straight Talk APN Profiles
September 19, 2013 Bob Thompson 143 Comments

Straight Talk Wireless APN Profiles Use these APN Profiles to set up your Straight Talk Wireless Cellular Data APN. These APN profiles are only for use with the Apple iPhone. Do not try to install them on any other brand smartphone. Unfortunately these APN profiles can only set up

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How to Setup Straight Talk Wireless Data and MMS for your iPhone running iOS 7
September 19, 2013 Bob Thompson 1,315 Comments

I published an update to this for iOS 8. See Setting up Straight Talk Wireless APN for Cellular Data, Internet, MMS Picture Messages on Your iPhone Using iOS 8 I wrote this guide to share with you how I set up Straight Talk Wireless data, internet, MMS picture messages,and group texts on

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How to Set up Net10 Web, Data, and MMS for Your iPhone Running iOS 7
September 19, 2013 Bob Thompson 224 Comments

Introduction I wrote this guide to share with you how I set up data and MMS picture messaging on my iPhone 5 running iOS 7. Hundreds of readers have used my previous guide, How to Setup Net10 Web, Data, and MMS for your iPhone running iOS 6 to get their iPhone working on Net10

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I Am Installing iOS 7 on My iPhone 5 Right Now!
September 18, 2013 Bob Thompson 47 Comments

UPDATE 7 I had a pretty hard time SIM swapping. After removing the t-Mobile SIM and re-insert my Net10 ATT SIM, Cellular Data Network had disappeared before I could get back. I could do this on iOS 6 with little effort. I changed my technique. I now entered Cellular Data Network with the T-Mobile

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Help with Straight Talk Data and MMS APNs for Android 4.2.2
September 18, 2013 Bob Thompson 129 Comments

A reader, Corey asks… I have a Chinese Android 4.2.2. With Straight  Talk  ATT SIM card. I got my internet working. But still no MMS pic messages. Can u help me with this? Thank you Corey Hi Corey, I don’t have the Chinese Android 4.2.2. phone myself but

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Help with Straight Talk Data and MMS APNs for Blu Vivo 4.3
September 18, 2013 Bob Thompson 23 Comments

A reader, Melissa, asks… Bob, You seem to know more than the rest of the Internet. I got a new Blu Vivo 4.3 unlocked with a Straight Talk ATT compatible sim. I don’t know any of the APN settings that I need…the default name is ATT, but I’m not sure even

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Help with Straight Talk Data and MMS APNs for Huawei Ascend
September 18, 2013 Bob Thompson 32 Comments

A reader, Karina, asks: I have a Huawei Ascend for straight talk and the wifi on it is not working, I enabled data but it’s still not working.. please help Hi Karina, I don’t have a Huawei Ascend  phone myself but I do know the APN settings that Straight Talk uses.

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Help with Straight Talk Data and MMS APNs for LG Encore GT550
September 18, 2013 Bob Thompson 2 Comments

A reader Robert asks, Hi,I have an Lg encore gt550 that I can’t find the apn settings for straight talk! Is there anyway you could help? Thank you so much..   Hi Robert, I don’t have an LG Encore GT550 phone myself but I do know the APN settings

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Help Setting up Straight Talk Data and MMS on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Running Android 4
September 11, 2013 Bob Thompson 10 Comments

This page explains how to set up your Straight Talk Wireless data, internet, MMS picture messages, and group texts on your Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini using Android 4. If you are unable to browse the web without wi-fi, send and receive MMS picture messages and group texts this page may help. This

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I Saved $155 A Month Using Net10 Wireless
September 8, 2013 Bob Thompson 2 Comments

Well, not me personally, but a  reader, droMac74, writes. I moved all mine over from A*&T. I paid 800.00 to get them all of contract but have saved that since. My bill was 315.00 for four iPhones. Now it is 160.00. That is real savings! The only issue I had was with MMS. I had downloaded

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Should I Move 4 iPhones to Net10?
September 6, 2013 Bob Thompson 2 Comments

A reader Gail asks, I  have three iphone 5′s and one iphone 4 on AT&T. We unlocked one iphone 5 and the iphone 4 and tried T-Mobile and had no service at our house. they made us give the sim cards back when we cancelled. I bought two cut down nano sims on ebay

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