[Len Hodgeman]

I signed up for PureTalk several months ago, and have been quite pleased with the service. However, I am using it with and unlocked iPhone 3G, which is not compatible with their data plan. They tell me I can oder any of the phones from their site for the data plan, but they are all pretty old or clunky. Their tech support says to buy their phone, but I'm hoping there's another answer.

I would like to get an android phone and use it with their data plan, which requires access to settings as described below. Does anyone know if these settings are commonly available on Android phones, and/or whether a specific Android phone\version might be required to get these settings? Thank you.

Press Menu
Select Settings
Select Wireless & Networks
Select Mobile Networks
Check Data enabled
Select Access Point Names
Press Menu
Select New APN
Enter the following information:
Name: Pure TalkUSA
APN: att.mvno
Proxy: proxy.mvno.telrite.com
Port: 80
Username: <Not set>
Password: <Not set>
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: [deleted since I can't post a URL]
MMS Proxy: proxy.mvno.telrite.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: <Not set>
APN type: <Not set>
Press Menu
Select Save
Reboot phone

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[Huacanacha]

The iPhone 3G (and other iPhones) should be compatible with their data plans. You just need to change the network APN settings as you detailed above.

To change APN settings directly on your iPhone:
support apple com/kb/HT2283

Or if needed use the iPhone Configuration Utility:
support apple com/kb/HT4839

Pure TalkUSA APN settings:
www puretalkusa com/phone_programming.php

(sorry for the partial links... my rep isn't high enough to post links apparently! replace spaces with dots)

[ansdsasasxx]

what if i make Hard Reset restores for the mobile should i make the same steps again for unlocking ?

[Huacanacha]

Here's the low down:

• AT&T phones - you do NOT need to unlock it first.
• T-mobile phones - you DO need to unlock it first (same for phones from other GSM networks)
• Verizon/Sprint phones - not compatible with Pure Talks network, or any other prepaid GSM network... they use CDMA wireless technology.

iPhone 4 and later are 'world' phones that support GSM and CDMA, so in theory a Verizon or Sprint phone could be unlocked and work on Pure Talk or ATT or any GSM network. However... apparently when they 'unlock' your phone they still block it from connecting to other US networks. So it would work overseas but not on Pure Talk, ATT, t-mobile etc etc.

Here's the info direct from Pure Talk:
www puretalkusa com/cell-phones-sim-cards.php#q13

(one again, replace spaces with dots for the url)