AT&T PREPAID (formerly GoPhone) was the brand name of prepaid mobile phone service from AT&T Mobility, a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc.
The GoPhone name and product were originally conceived and implemented by McCaw Cellular by its founder Craig McCaw and first used in commerce in 1987 by his company. It was later bought by AT&T in 1995 and used by the pre-2004 "AT&T Wireless" after Cingular's purchase of AT&T Wireless in 2004 for $41 billion. At that time, Cingular was jointly owned by SBC Communications (Southwestern Bell Corporation) of San Antonio, Texas, which owned 60 percent, and BellSouth of Atlanta, Georgia.
The original GoPhone service was discontinued and Cingular renamed its prepaid services under GoPhone. The GoPhone brand name is still in use even after "Cingular" renamed itself "AT&T Mobility" until 2017 when it was rebranded AT&T PREPAID.
Video AT&T GoPhone
Network
2G Shutdown
AT&T announced to both Postpaid and AT&T PREPAID (formerly GoPhone®) customers of a permanent 2G GSM 850/1900MHz network shutdown as of December 31, 2016.
AT&T Requires at least the minimum 3G support for all devices on it's network.
- 3G WCDMA/ UMTS/ HSDPA/ HSPA+ network - 850/1900MHz Bands 2 & 5 (minimum requirement for nationwide service)
- 4G LTE network - 700/850/1900/1700/2100/2300MHz Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 29, 30, 40, 66
Domestic Roaming
Prepaid customers are restricted to AT&T Network only when in the US and can't access roaming partner networks. So in areas without AT&T native coverage customer's phones will not work. This does not affect international roaming in Canada and Mexico for the plans that include it.
Stream Saver
Starting in early 2017, AT&T started to add Stream Saver both postpaid and prepaid accounts. Stream Saver lets customers watch more video on your wireless phone or tablet while using less data, by streaming most higher definition video at standard definition quality, similar to DVD (about 480p).
Maps AT&T GoPhone
Pay As You Go plan
The AT&T PREPAID Pay As You Go plan allows users to refill their airtime at their own leisure by purchasing prepaid cards, or one of several airtime packages available through their refill site. AT&T PREPAID devices can connect to AT&T's UMTS/HSPA+/LTE networks. Some AT&T PREPAID plans have expanded messaging services to included with no extra fees. Text messaging is unlimited to the United States, Canada, and over 100 countries while using the AT&T PREPAID service within the United States.
Current Offers
Monthly Plans (30 Days of Use)
Other Plans
- $2 DAILY - Unlimited nationwide talk & text Pay only on days used.
- 25¢ PER MINUTE - For all nationwide calls.
Voice Mail
GoPhone accounts include Basic Voicemail and Visual Voicemail for compatible smartphones. Incoming calls to unreachable AT&T PREPAID phones are automatically routed to voice mail. Unanswered incoming calls are automatically routed to voice mail as well. These calls normally do not trigger a daily fee or airtime usage.
Bring Your Own Device "BYOD"
The majority of AT&T's PREPAID customers bring their own non-branded devices.
APNs
Apple Devices have built in carrier settings that can be downloaded on demand for any approve Apple Carrier so manual setting changes are not required; However most androids and other phones do require manual programming of the carrier's APNs.
Simple APN Definition
A set of instructions that tells the phone or device how to talk to your carrier's data network.
APN Tables
Basic Phone and Quick Messaging Devices
3G UMTS and HSPA+ Devices (including device that lack support for AT&T's LTE Bands 12/17, 14, 29, 5, 4, 66, 2, 30)
Supported LTE devices
See also
- Cricket Wireless
- AT&T Mobility
- AT&T
References
External links
- AT&T GoPhone
Source of article : Wikipedia
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