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Updated: How to Setup Straight Talk & NET1. Data and MMS on Android, i. Phone & Windows Phone. Posted by. Dennis Bournique at 8: 1.

AM on Saturday, August 1. Straight Talk and NET1. Tracfone, are mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs ),  that offer prepaid unlimited talk, text and data plans for $4.

How to setup Straight Talk data and picture messaging on Android Follow the instructions that came with the SIM to activate it online at straighttalksim.com or. Refill pin-code will be posted to your secure pinzoo account. If you'd prefer funds to be added to your Net10 ® mobile phone automatically, top-up instead.

Straight Talk) or $5. NET1. 0). The service is very popular because of the price but there are some hurtles in getting data and MMS working with Straight Talk and NET1. Here are answers to common questions about using the GSM BYOP program with your own AT& T, T- Mobile or unlocked GSM phone. What Networks do Straight Talk and NET1. Straight Talk and NET1. AT& T based SIMs and T- Mobile based SIMs.

What phones work? Any AT& T or T- Mobile phone except for Blackberrys will work for at least voice and text. AT& T and T- Mobile phones do not need to be unlocked as long as you use a NET1.

Straight Talk AT& T SIM with AT& T phones and  a Straight Talk or NET1. T- Mobile SIM with T- Mobile phones. You can also use an unlocked GSM phone provided it supports the proper radio bands: 8. Mhz and 1. 90. 0 Mhz for voice, SMS and low speed (2.

G: GPRS and Edge) data with any Straight Talk or NET1. SIM. UTMS band V (8. Mhz) and band II (1. Mhz) for high speed (3. G and HSPA+ 4. G) data with an AT& T SIM.

UTMS band IV (1. 70. Mhz) for the best high speed (3. G and HSPA+ 4. G) data coverage with a T- Mobile SIM.

Phones that support band II (1. Mhz) will get high speed data in some places with a T- Mobile SIM. LTE band 1. 7 (7. Mhz) for 4. G LTE data with an AT& T SIM.

To use Straight Talk with your own compatible phone you need to buy a Straight Talk SIM card which is available from straighttalksim. Shipping is free.

Straight Talk SIMs are also available for the same price at walmart. Walmart stores. NET1. SIMs are available from www. Amazon and e. Bay. They are also available from independent mobile phone shops at widely varying prices. Are there any disadvantages to using Straight Talk or NET1.

Definitely, there are three that I'm aware of. Very limited customer support.

You will need to change settings on your phone to get data and picture messaging to work. Manual setup is required: Configuring data and MMS picture messaging on Android phones involves changing a few settings but isn't hard and this post will show you how to do it. MMS settings are locked on phones running Windows Phone versions older than WP 8. Both data and MMS settings are hidden on i. Phones using AT& T based SIMs.

There are ways to get around Apple and Microsoft's stupidity in blocking users from critical settings, but it takes more work than with Android. There's a 3 GB/month . After 3 GB is used, data speeds are reduced to about 6. Kbps for the rest on the plan month. Straight Talk and NET1. GB if they detect video streaming or tethering.

On the other hand voice and messaging does seem to be truly unlimited, at least I've never heard of NET1. Straight Talk  terminating or restricting anyone's service for talking or texting too much. Update 2/7/2. 01. Straight Talk have new How To Update Data Settings Web pages. Straight Talk's is www. Net. 10's is at www.

They are supposed to provide account and phone specific instructions. You need to enter your phone number or SIM ID for settings and instructions to get the instructions. I recommend trying Straight Talk or NET1. If they don't work, try the ones below: How to setup Straight Talk data and picture messaging on Android. Follow the instructions that came with the SIM to activate it online at straighttalksim.

Insert the SIM in the phone and turn it on. Make a test call to be sure your SIM really is active. If you still can't make voice calls after an hour, call Straight Talk's dedicated BYOP SIM support number at 8. Once you can make calls: 1.

On the Android Home Screen, press the Menu key, then tap  Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names. You should now be on the APNs screen (image below, left), press the Menu key and tap . Enter the values listed below in each field.

There are additional fields on the screen that aren't listed below, leave them blank. To make things confusing Straight Talk and NET1. AT& T based SIMs. SIMs activated since June. But many accounts are still using the old values. If you have a phone that supports AT& T LTE band 1. There are no known problems with leaving the proxy field blank.

If MMS doesn't work try setting the MMSC to http: //mmsc. If MMS doesn't work try changing the MMS proxy to 6. If the APN Type field is a dropdown, choose . If MMS isn't working try changing the APN type to default,mms or leaving it blank.

If data or MMS don't work try using 2. MMS proxy fields. Press the Menu key and tap Save. Pressing the back key does not save the APN. Set the Straight Talk APN as the active APN by tapping the radio button to its right until it turns green as shown in the image below right. Delete any other APNs if possible. To delete, tap the APN name to open it, then press the Menu key and tap delete.

Some phones won't let you delete the Operator (AT& T or T- Mobile) APNs. If that's the case just be sure the Straight Talk APN is selected as indicated by the green dot next to it (image below, right. Turn the phone off and back on and try to open a web page. If it doesn't work see the troubleshooting section below. Android specific troubleshooting. If you have followed the above steps and data does not work, go back to the  Access Point Names screen and be sure that the Straight Talk APN is still selected.

If it's not, re- select it and try opening a page in the browser. A missing or extra space, period or other character will keep data and/or picture messaging from working.

Some phones tend to switch back to the AT& T or T- Mobile APN. If this is happening try to delete the other APNs. If the APNs are locked and the delete button is disabled go to the Play Store on the phone and install the APN Backup and Restore App by Ritesh Sahu. Use the app to backup your APNs and then delete the APNs.

It will delete all of them, so you will have to re- add the Straight Talk one. APN Backup and restore doesn't wth with phones running Android 4.

Tweakker does. How to setup Straight Talk data and picture messaging on the i. Phone: Follow the instructions that came with the SIM to activate it online at straighttalksim. Insert the SIM in the phone and turn it on. Make a test call to be sure your SIM really is active. If you still can't make voice calls after an hour, call Straight Talk's dedicated BYOP SIM support number at 8.

Once you can make calls: For T- Mobile based SIMs only: Go to Settings > General > Cellular. Verify that Cellular Data Network is set to On. Select Cellular Data Network. In the Cellular Data Sectionenter the following values: APN: wap. Leave the Username and Password fields blank.

In the MMS section enter the following values: APN: wap. Leave the Username and Password fields blank. MMSC: http: //mms. MMS Proxy: leave blank.

MMS Max Message Size: 1. MMS UA Prof URL: http: //www. Press the Home button to save the APNs and exit to the main screen. Go to Settings > Messages Set MMS Messaging to On Press the Home button to save and exit to the main screen. Turn the device off and on Turn Wi. Fi off (Settings > Wi.

Fi) and test connectivity and picture messaging. AT& T based SIMs:  Setting up Straight Talk or NET1. MMS on i. Phones used to be a huge pain because i.

OS would recognize a Straight Talk or NET1. AT& T SIM as an AT& T SIM and configure the phone for AT& T postpaid and then lock the settings so they can't be changed.

Starting with i. OS 7. Carrier update 1. Straight Talk and NET1. SIMs should be recognized properly and i. Another Crack In A Rotten System Requirements.

OS will automatically configure the setting so it . If you are running a version of i. OS later than 7. 0.