asadkhan1988 | # 1 | 2010-10-17, 22:46 | Report

hey all, i hope everybody is doing swell.

i am not sure if anybody else has heard of a new mobile company offering unlimited talk text web for 60 a month plus they offer 3g. the company is called simple mobile, and what separates them from metropcs and or cricket is that they provide a SIM car as opposed to service being built into phone.

now my question is, will their 3g work with our n900?

i do not have any issue with at&t service, butr as you know the n900 does not support their 3g, plus i would not mind saving 60$ per month.

thank you in advance

cyeung | # 2 | 2010-10-17, 23:01 | Report

Their FAQ[1] states that 3G requires a phone that supports the 1700/2100 AWS (Advanced Wireless Services) band. The Nokia N900 appears to work with that band per [2].

[1] http://www.mysimplemobile.com/Simple-Mobile-FAQs.aspx
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance...Services#Nokia

m0da | # 3 | 2010-10-17, 23:01 | Report

Simple Mobile uses the same frequency bands as T-Mobile (1700/2100 MHz), which means our N900 WILL get 3g speeds.

But... there are some drawbacks. I know T-Mobile has some amazing 3g speeds. Doubt simple mobile will match it.

There a few other things as well... read some reviews, then decide.

Another thing to check is the amount of data usage you are allocated per month.

asadkhan1988 | # 4 | 2010-10-17, 23:06 | Report

cyeung,

thank you for the links.

moda,

it is 1000mb per month

mrebanza | # 5 | 2010-10-17, 23:13 | Report

damn thats next to nothing . . . . looks like no tethering with simple mobile

asadkhan1988 | # 6 | 2010-10-17, 23:46 | Report

to whom it may concern,

there have been ramblings that simple has dropped their data cap and they are only targeting "abusive" users.

i may have to call simple and confirm

will keep those whom are interested, posted.

ceroberts75 | # 7 | 2010-10-18, 00:21 | Report

ill ask my buddy. he is one of the owners of simple mobile.

btw, SM has access to the same network abilities that you would have with a tmo sim.


ATT blew it and Tmo pushed them away and they had over 100,000 sims already presold...then after tmo waited and lost a lot of thier business to the likes of metro pcs and boost and cricket, becausde they thought thier flexpay was it...SM got a call asking if they were ready.


they have a great contract withmthem.

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asadkhan1988 | # 8 | 2010-10-18, 01:02 | Report

ceroberts,

thank you for the exclusive information.

SM seems to be a good alternative to AT&T especially since i have confirmed that they have strong coverage in my area.

if tmobile and sm are they same, if i have signa; deficiencies in my home with tmobile, will those deficiencies still exist with sm?


thanks in advance

sjgadsby | # 9 | 2010-10-18, 01:18 | Report

Yes. Simple Mobile is an MVNO on T-Mobile's network. T-Mobile's coverage area is Simple Mobile's coverage area. And unless I'm reading Simple Mobile's site wrong, they have no roaming agreements, so if you leave T-Mobile's coverage area, you get nothing at all.

ceroberts75 | # 10 | 2010-10-18, 01:21 | Report

yes. coverage would be the same.

i cannot speak confidently about having access to the hspa+, but they are supposed to have everygthing as if you had tmo...only green.

i sent him a message. ill wait for a response. i havent actually talked to him since i last saw him in april...but i know he was swamped...both time and beer! lol