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Ditching an AT&T contract for Net10?
June 2, 2013 Bob Thompson 15 Comments

A reader Valerie writes, I am currently under contract with my iPhone 5 through AT&T and I’m thinking about cancelling my contract and going prepaid. It’s a toss up if I should stay with AT&T or go over to Net10. If I stick with AT&T would I need to mess with setting

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Using the Net10 T-Mobile SIM in the iPhone
June 1, 2013 Bob Thompson 42 Comments

Sarah shares her Net10 experience. On 5/31 Sarah writes… This has been awful. I have an AT&T iPhone 4 running 6.1.3. I finished the AT&T contract and activated Net10 with an AT&T simcard. It wasn’t seemless, but once it was working, I had phone,data,txt,and MMS with pictures. To android phones. Then

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How to Setup Straight Talk Wireless Data and MMS for your iPhone running iOS 6
May 28, 2013 Bob Thompson 1,583 Comments

This guide is for iOS 6. I have a new guide for iOS 7. See How to Setup Straight Talk Wireless Data and MMS for your iPhone running iOS 7. Both guides should work for iOS 7, but try the new one, I have tried to improve the process and well as update the screen

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AT&T’s Prepaid GoPhone service to support 4G LTE!
May 27, 2013 Bob Thompson 6 Comments

According to Richard Lawler over at Engadget  AT&T is adding iPhone, 4G LTE / HSPA+ support to GoPhone starting May 24th.   This might mean that I can finally use my iPhone 5 to get blazing LTE speeds and well as the cost savings of prepaid service. Since I started paying for my own cell

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Help with Net10 and the iPhone
May 8, 2013 Bob Thompson 12 Comments

I have had a fair amount of comments on my How to use your iPhone 5 with Net10 Wireless and  How to Setup Web, Data, and MMS for your iPhone running iOS 6 guides.  Some people are reporting that they still haven’t been able to get everything working. Since I dont’t have a support forum, I’ll

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How to Setup Web, Data, and MMS for your iPhone running iOS 6 Guide added.
March 13, 2013 Bob Thompson 6 Comments

I added a new guide for Net10 wireless users. How to Setup Web, Data, and MMS for your iPhone running iOS 6

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How to Setup Net10 Web, Data, and MMS for your iPhone running iOS 6
March 11, 2013 Bob Thompson 695 Comments

UPDATE: 10/8/2013 I have a new guide for iOS 7. How to Set up Net10 Web, Data, and MMS for Your iPhone Running iOS 7 UPDATE: NOV 19 2013 Many readers are reporting problems that they are having trouble sending or receiving MMS over the last few days. If you are

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Questions or Comments about Straight Talk or Net10 service?
March 8, 2013 Bob Thompson 10 Comments

I started this web site, after  found out about just how much it costs to own a smartphone like Apple’s iPhone.  I learned first hand about how to reduce my bill by switching to prepaid service. If you have any questions or comments about Staright Talk, Net10, or TMobile please feel free to leave

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Using the iPhone with StraightTalk
February 25, 2013 Bob Thompson 10 Comments

I wrote in my last post about setting up an iPhone 5 using StraightTalk. We went to the Apple Store bought the unlocked iPhone 5 then headed over to Walmart and bought the StraightTalk Bring Your Own Phone (BYOP) kit.  That kit comes with three SIMS, 2 AT&T compatible, and one T-Mobile-compatible. Just like with

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StraightTalk and the iPhone
February 23, 2013 Bob Thompson 39 Comments

I recently setup my niece with the iPhone 5 and StraightTalk Wireless.  I bought the StraightTalk Bring Your Own Phone Kit at Walmart for $65. The kit included a $45 Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data Nationwide Anytime card for 30 service days and three SIM cards: one full size T-Mobile SIM, one full size AT&T compatible SIM

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Net10 Wireless Customers Are Speaking Out!
February 21, 2013 Bob Thompson

I found the Net10 Wireless Facebook page and quite a few customers are voicing their opinions about the data cap for AT&T compatible SIM

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How to use your iPhone 5 with Net10 Wireless
February 4, 2013 Bob Thompson 130 Comments

This guide will help you get your iPhone 5 up and running with Net10 Wireless. Net10 Wireless’s Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data plans is an excellent and affordable choice that could save you at least $40 dollars a month on your phone bill. Switching to Net10 will require a little effort on your

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Moving my iPhone 5 to Net10 Wireless
February 3, 2013 Bob Thompson 9 Comments

After T-Mobile didn’t work out for me, I decided to try Net10 Wireless.  Net10 Wireless offers a Bring your Own Phone Plan that lets you use your phone from ATT or T-Mobile.  Net10 Wireless is a what’s known in the industry as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator, or MVNO for short.  Unlike ATT, T-Mobile, Verizon,

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Have a Question? Click here…
January 18, 2012 Bob Thompson 785 Comments

Have a comment or question? Leave a reply below. Click the Show Comments button to see the other comments. All Replies are moderated so you may not see your reply immediately.

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