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
A reader Adam asks Two questions. First, I’m buying an iPhone 5 from someone else. It was originally on Verizon, but was unlocked and he has been using it on T-Mobile. If I want to use net10, how can I get the PIN if requested? What info will I need? Do I go to
A reader Rob commented… I am looking to upgrade phones for my wife and I. What model would you suggest so I do not run into these problems. My wife likes the iphone 5 but I am doing my research first. I like the galaxy S4 & HTC 1 as well. I looked at
I get a lot of requests for help from readers trying to get Straight Talk Data, Internet, and MMS to work with their iPhones. Many people follow the guide but still are unable to get it working. I put together this page to help. My Straight Talk, Data, Internet, or MMS picture messaging isn’t
A reader Carlos, asked… I need help. I don’t know what to do. I have a iPhone 3gs and I need to know wether can get service with a sim card. And another reader, Daniel asked… Bob, I am wanting to buy an older iphone 3g or 3gs off ebay for use with
A reader Carlos, recently commented… Hi Bob, Thanks for all your posting. They have been helping me to understand more about APN and cellphones set up. I have a problem with my iphone 4 (5.1.1 9B208). It is with ST and my data has been suspended because, they said I have used too
Ben from Palm Springs recently commented… My wife and I just finished our contract with Sprint and wanted to try Straight Talk for the great price. Since they don’t sell the ATT sim cards anymore I tried the T-Mobile sim. What they don’t tell you is that they use the T-Mobile prepaid towers not
Use Messages to send text and picture messages to your friends, family, or other contacts. When you use Messages, your texts and pictures are sent using one of two different ways. If you use Straight Talk, Net10 Wireless, or Tracfone you should understand the difference. Like any other smartphone, Messages can
A number of iPhone 3 and 4 readers tell me they do not see the Cellular Data Network menu when they insert the T-Mobile network SIM card into their iPhone. I have heard it said that if your iPhone is locked you won’t see this menu. Yet others have claimed success with locked iPhones.
Sometimes you might want to share what is currently on your iPhone’s screen with someone. Maybe be to show them a funny text message or if you are asking for help with something. You can take a screen shot on your iPhone. Follow these steps. Open the App You want to capture.
9/3 Update: Straight Talk is offering the ATT SIM again. See http://smartphonematters.com/straight-talk-is-offering-att-sim-cards-again/ Recently I have been getting a lot of questions and requests for help from Straight Talk Wireless customers. This makes sense since back in May, I posted my How to Setup Straight Talk Wireless Data and MMS
A reader CMC commented.. We are not very tech savy but have purchased two unlocked new Samsung Galaxy SII phones. My contract with ATT is up and going to switch to Net 10. I’ve purchased two Net 10 sim cards from Radio Shack and when the phones come I hope we can work thru
A reader, Jimmy recently commented. I just moved down to the US from Canada and found Net10 for my unlocked Galaxy SII X rooted and custom Rom’d with CM10. I opted for the AT&T SIM card in the retail package from Wal-mart instead of the TMobile one. I’m loving AT&T’s service
Net10 Wireless APN Profiles These Net10 Wireless APN profiles will set you iPhone’s Cellular Data APN. The will only set up your data / internet connection and they only work for iPhones. For more information about how to use these, or how to set up Net10 Wireless data or internet on your iPhone see:
A reader, JGH, from Washington DC commented on my How to Use Your iPhone 5 with Net10 Wireless guide. I am looking to try this for two of my family’s iPhone 5′s unlocked from AT&T. Would I just follow the same steps, but use the old AT&T sim instead of T-Mobile? I understand there