Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

[Guytronic]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

Isn't 2 burgers 2 fries and 2 big 'ole sodas more than 30 bucks at Carls JR/Hardees these days?

I know breakfast fer two runs about 30 with a tip.
Whodda thought a smartphone would be cheaper than a meal out

The future has arrived!

 

[xrs22]

What carrier do you have? You can't use the 640XL on Verizon.

Att. Only 2 left at walmart in the next city, which isn't far.

 

[Laura Knotek]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

Att.

You're good then if you get it unlocked. I wasn't sure from your earlier post if Verizon was still your carrier.

 

[Ten Four]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

It has been said before, but you can use any AT&T GoPhone on any MVNO running on the AT&T network without unlocking. Obviously, these GoPhones will work without unlocking on GoPhone or Cricket, owned by AT&T, but also on MVNOs like H2O, PureTalk, RedPocket, AirVoice, Straight Talk, Net10, etc. You only need to unlock if you plan on going abroad (my situation) or you wish to move to the T-Mobile network or one of its MVNOs. I don't believe you can get band 12 on the Lumia 640 GoPhone unlocked, so that would be a limitation for those going to the T-Mobile network.

 

[xrs22]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

But being unlocked would enable you to get direct updates not withheld by the carrier correct?

 

[Ten Four]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

But being unlocked would enable you to get direct updates not withheld by the carrier correct?

Not necessarily. You can join the Windows Insider program and get Windows 10 and updates without unlocking your phone. Firmware updates might be a different issue.

 

[mary beth hale]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

But being unlocked would enable you to get direct updates not withheld by the carrier correct?

Being unlocked only means you can use your phone on a different carrier. It is still an AT&T phone. There are instructions in the forums on how to "unbrand" it. Insider program can be used regardless of lock/unlock status. When it comes to official upgrade to W10M, with official firmware, I believe you will be dependent on AT&T for release. Using W10 from Insider program on my 640 and it's fine.

 

[mary beth hale]

Att. Only 2 left at walmart in the next city, which isn't far.

Just FYI...if you use a GSM phone (like AT&T) on a CDMA carrier (like Verizon) you will probably not get LTE and will probably not be able to use mms as those features are locked down by Verizon.
Edit...sorry, just saw you were using on AT&T

 

[xrs22]

I have insider already, from Icon to 950. More concerned about firmware updates unlike waiting for my att 950.

 

[mary beth hale]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

I have insider already, from Icon to 950. More concerned about firmware updates unlike waiting for my att 950.

I believe firmware release is carrier dependent so you would have to wait for AT&T approval unless you got the phone unbranded thru flashing.

 

[xrs22]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

I believe firmware release is carrier dependent so you would have to wait for AT&T approval unless you got the phone unbranded thru flashing.

Yeah, flashing. I want it as an extra phone but as an experimental on too.

 

[mary beth hale]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

Yeah, flashing. I want it as an extra phone but as an experimental on too.

There is a thread for unbranding the 640 I think. Sorry but don't have the link. Look in 640 forums

 

[xrs22]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

Yeah I can do that much. Just didn't know if flashing was involved.

 

[mary beth hale]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

Yeah I can do that much. Just didn't know if flashing was involved.

Have fun! I may give it a try myself. That's the beauty of having a $30 phone...not so scared of something getting borked.

 

[xrs22]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

Have fun! I may give it a try myself. That's the beauty of having a $30 phone...not so scared of something getting borked.

Heard that!.

 

[etad putta]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

At&t unlock code came today. I applied for it Saturday on their website. Can't believe it is still this easy to do!!

 

[Guytronic]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

Man...wouldn't that 640 be one sweet phone with 32 gig and 2GB of RAM?
A guy can dream can't he

 

[xrs22]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

Last 2 sold, waaaaahhh. Imma try metro pcs.

 

[WellingtonW]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

Isn't that pretty much the 930?

 

[xrs22]

re: Walmart sells the AT&T Gophone for a low price!

I can't get the 640 anywhere, super sad face.