Kindle Fire Phone - Hands On Review - Page 42

Blossom · 10-15-2015, 09:52 PM

How much was it? I am using Straight Talk which is $45 for Unlimited Talk and Text with 5GB of Data on BYOP which the Fire Phone qualifies as. However I am all for a cheaper plan.

ngrant · 10-15-2015, 10:38 PM

I don't think it gets much cheaper than Puretalk, starting from $5 per month for 80 minutes talk/text, and $20/month for 1GB data for an emergency phone or other low usage.
https://www.puretalkusa.com/

Atunah · 10-15-2015, 11:07 PM

I use cricket with unlimited phone and text and unlimited data for $35. First 2.5 gig are LTE speed and then its throttled, but still works. I can use lots of sites even after the 2.5 gig so I am never out of data. Uses ATT network, they own it now.

tomsem · 10-16-2015, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atunah

I use cricket with unlimited phone and text and unlimited data for $35. First 2.5 gig are LTE speed and then its throttled, but still works. I can use lots of sites even after the 2.5 gig so I am never out of data. Uses ATT network, they own it now.

Also with Cricket with two phones (there's a $5 discount there). The voice mail isn't as slick as it was with my previous provider, but I don't get a lot of calls.

Blossom · 10-16-2015, 01:13 AM

Looks like it's actually $40 for that plan if you don't enroll in autopay. $25 activation discounted to $9.99 if you go through the web to activate.

booklover6 · 10-16-2015, 06:36 AM

I considered other providers, but didn't want to pay activation. So I just changed my plan with GoPhone. No activation fee. I get unlimited talk & text. I get 1.5 GB data. With auto pay, it's $40 a month.

Atunah · 10-20-2015, 11:23 AM

I didn't have any activation fee at the time I did it online. I got a phone, transferred my number from gophone. We did another one for a stepdaughter, but different account. Yes, its autopay, you get a $5 credit in the account a few days before it charges. Its worth to do auto for me to save those $5.

It was just the cheapest I could find while being reliable and easy to use. I also needed a phone since I only had a dumb one at the time.

I think the 9.99 is for the sim card if you bring your own phone. Since I bought one from cricket online, sim was free. Nice phone too, MotoG. Don't think they have it anymore. I think if I need a new phone in the future, I just have to stick the sim into it, assuming its the same size.

From what I understand they regularly have the sim on sale for like 99 cents for the bring your own.

I am just glad to have the security now with a reliable phone and plan. I had to drive around a lot this year from doc to doc and some of the areas have bad coverage and I have no sense of directions. I can pull up a map whenever I need. I can't deal with talking GPS thingies as I only drive back roads, not highways.

If I hadn't had a phone already, the Fire phone sure would have been nice too. But I only need one.

Blossom · 10-22-2015, 01:19 AM

My phone every night stops working around 9 and the only way to get working again is to send a text. No one can call or text. I don't get texts and all incoming calls go to voicemail.

I think I may have too many texts which are freezing the phone app. I need an app to export my text messages to a file. Any suggestions?

Barbara1955 · 10-22-2015, 04:15 AM

That sounds more like the Parental Controls.

Blossom · 10-22-2015, 02:54 PM

We will see if it's fix tonight. I got the texts exported. All 1289 of them. Texts now send instantly instead of being delayed.

I found an app on Google Play called SMS Backup & Restore that works perfectly with the Fire Phone.

Atunah · 10-22-2015, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blossom

We will see if it's fix tonight. I got the texts exported. All 1289 of them. Texts now send instantly instead of being delayed.

I found an app on Google Play called SMS Backup & Restore that works perfectly with the Fire Phone.

Thanks for that idea on the backup app. This Moto is my first smart phone and so I never texted before. Not that I really text a lot now, but I do get a lot of notices on stuff and such. I don't even know how many I have, doesn't really say in my app. I use the hangout one for now. But maybe I just need to dump them off. Where does it export them too?

Blossom · 10-22-2015, 06:29 PM

In a folder on the phone. I then upload the file to Dropbox. It has a auto feature to do that but you have to download a plugin which I didn't want to do. What I like is it has its own viewer so after I export the texts I can view them even thought they are no longer in the original texting app.

My husband and I text alot. He texts me on breaks and lunchtime and I text him when I need something or just want to share something. So I had all my texts from December 2014 till present on the text app. Now they are backed up and put into a xml file that can be viewed on the backup app's viewer. I look at those texts like a diary between the two of us.

You do want to save all MMS attachments separately. It does not seem to back those up. I saved all photos before I deleted the texts. Hubby will be at the store and see something that he thinks I need to see and sends me a photo of it. Sometimes he will take a pic of a whole display of items then send it to me and ask me to pick one. lol. I love technology!

Blossom · 10-23-2015, 12:12 AM

I'm doing a factory reset. If that doesn't fix it. It must be on StraightTalk's end.

Blossom · 10-24-2015, 08:29 PM

Factory reset didn't fix it. I like the new changes of the update I got when I did a factory reset and my phone feels new again.

Monday I will be contacting Straight Talk. The problem must be on their end.

booklover6 · 10-25-2015, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blossom

Factory reset didn't fix it. I like the new changes of the update I got when I did a factory reset and my phone feels new again.

Were you not on 4.6.3?

10-15-2015, 10:38 PM	#617
ngrant Gadget Lover Posts: 527 Karma: 5063196 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MS, USA Device: Oasis 2, Mobiscribe Origin, Fire HD tablets	Puretalkusa I don't think it gets much cheaper than Puretalk, starting from $5 per month for 80 minutes talk/text, and $20/month for 1GB data for an emergency phone or other low usage. https://www.puretalkusa.com/

10-16-2015, 01:13 AM	#620
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	Looks like it's actually $40 for that plan if you don't enroll in autopay. $25 activation discounted to $9.99 if you go through the web to activate. Last edited by Blossom; 10-16-2015 at 01:18 AM.

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10-15-2015, 09:52 PM	#616
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	How much was it? I am using Straight Talk which is $45 for Unlimited Talk and Text with 5GB of Data on BYOP which the Fire Phone qualifies as. However I am all for a cheaper plan.

10-15-2015, 11:07 PM	#618
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	I use cricket with unlimited phone and text and unlimited data for $35. First 2.5 gig are LTE speed and then its throttled, but still works. I can use lots of sites even after the 2.5 gig so I am never out of data. Uses ATT network, they own it now.

10-16-2015, 06:36 AM	#621
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	I considered other providers, but didn't want to pay activation. So I just changed my plan with GoPhone. No activation fee. I get unlimited talk & text. I get 1.5 GB data. With auto pay, it's $40 a month.

10-20-2015, 11:23 AM	#622
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	I didn't have any activation fee at the time I did it online. I got a phone, transferred my number from gophone. We did another one for a stepdaughter, but different account. Yes, its autopay, you get a $5 credit in the account a few days before it charges. Its worth to do auto for me to save those $5. It was just the cheapest I could find while being reliable and easy to use. I also needed a phone since I only had a dumb one at the time. I think the 9.99 is for the sim card if you bring your own phone. Since I bought one from cricket online, sim was free. Nice phone too, MotoG. Don't think they have it anymore. I think if I need a new phone in the future, I just have to stick the sim into it, assuming its the same size. From what I understand they regularly have the sim on sale for like 99 cents for the bring your own. I am just glad to have the security now with a reliable phone and plan. I had to drive around a lot this year from doc to doc and some of the areas have bad coverage and I have no sense of directions. I can pull up a map whenever I need. I can't deal with talking GPS thingies as I only drive back roads, not highways. If I hadn't had a phone already, the Fire phone sure would have been nice too. But I only need one.

10-22-2015, 01:19 AM	#623
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	My phone every night stops working around 9 and the only way to get working again is to send a text. No one can call or text. I don't get texts and all incoming calls go to voicemail. I think I may have too many texts which are freezing the phone app. I need an app to export my text messages to a file. Any suggestions?

10-22-2015, 04:15 AM	#624
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	That sounds more like the Parental Controls.

10-22-2015, 02:54 PM	#625
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	We will see if it's fix tonight. I got the texts exported. All 1289 of them. Texts now send instantly instead of being delayed. I found an app on Google Play called SMS Backup & Restore that works perfectly with the Fire Phone.

10-22-2015, 06:29 PM	#627
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	In a folder on the phone. I then upload the file to Dropbox. It has a auto feature to do that but you have to download a plugin which I didn't want to do. What I like is it has its own viewer so after I export the texts I can view them even thought they are no longer in the original texting app. My husband and I text alot. He texts me on breaks and lunchtime and I text him when I need something or just want to share something. So I had all my texts from December 2014 till present on the text app. Now they are backed up and put into a xml file that can be viewed on the backup app's viewer. I look at those texts like a diary between the two of us. You do want to save all MMS attachments separately. It does not seem to back those up. I saved all photos before I deleted the texts. Hubby will be at the store and see something that he thinks I need to see and sends me a photo of it. Sometimes he will take a pic of a whole display of items then send it to me and ask me to pick one. lol. I love technology!

10-23-2015, 12:12 AM	#628
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I'm doing a factory reset. If that doesn't fix it. It must be on StraightTalk's end.

10-24-2015, 08:29 PM	#629
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	Factory reset didn't fix it. I like the new changes of the update I got when I did a factory reset and my phone feels new again. Monday I will be contacting Straight Talk. The problem must be on their end.