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Question about T-mobile service

Hello, I'm going to have a T-mobile G2 soon that I'm going to use on T-mobile's prepaid monthly 4g plan. But I do have one question before I do it, and this might be a dumb question but do I technically have to carrier unlock the G2 to use it on prepaid versus contract?

nope...
Not to my knowledge and I used prepaid tmobile for years until last month they stoped doing prepaid and now am running regular contract...but no unlock needed for prepay as its already a tmobile phone..

No, there's no need to unlock for prepaid unless you're going to use a phone sold thru a different carrier. Like the Evo on T-Mobile, for instance.
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If you mean the simple plan it has a apn option built in. Just watch the data cap. Its like being crippled when it comes to data speed.
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Have you looked at theyre no contract plans? They are much cheaper then the contract plans. If you have been a customer for a while they are even cheaper! I have a family plan but if i were on it myself i think its only around 50 a month. Unlimited data and whatever minutes...i dont talk much
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I couldn't get them to give me a no contract plan (2 weeks ago), but I got unlimited everything for 50 a month. Saving me some big money right now compared to my old no contract plan (cause it only gave me 500 mins a month), and I kept going over talking with someone.
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Karakoram2 said:
I couldn't get them to give me a no contract plan (2 weeks ago), but I got unlimited everything for 50 a month. Saving me some big money right now compared to my old no contract plan (cause it only gave me 500 mins a month), and I kept going over talking with someone.
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For me, the main difference between prepaid (no contract) and contract is the discount on devices. I like to upgrade once a year, and with out my contract I wouldn't not qualify for a significant discount on a new device. So while non contract plans are cheaper, you do give up that annual discount on a new device. Basically, in the States, we're being ripped off no matter which way you look at it.
I also agree with the previous user who posted about watching you data consumption on prepay. A friend of mine was throttled to a point where his phone was almost unusable after using only 300 MB! (on a 50 USD Unlimited prepaid plan).

shortlived said:
Have you looked at theyre no contract plans? They are much cheaper then the contract plans. If you have been a customer for a while they are even cheaper! I have a family plan but if i were on it myself i think its only around 50 a month. Unlimited data and whatever minutes...i dont talk much
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That's what I'm doing, the monthly pre paid plans.
What I was asking is if I could take a G2 that's carrier locked to T-mobile to T-mobile prepaid without having to unlock it, basically if there was a difference in the phone seeing it as a supported carrier being locked.

vbetts said:
That's what I'm doing, the monthly pre paid plans.
What I was asking is if I could take a G2 that's carrier locked to T-mobile to T-mobile prepaid without having to unlock it, basically if there was a difference in the phone seeing it as a supported carrier being locked.
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You know T-Mobile carried the G2, right? There is no reason to carrier-unlock a phone for it to work on it's intended carrier's network -- regardless of whether you're on a contract or prepay. Unless I'm completely misunderstanding you... which is entirely possible as I am sleep-typing...

vbetts said:
That's what I'm doing, the monthly pre paid plans.
What I was asking is if I could take a G2 that's carrier locked to T-mobile to T-mobile prepaid without having to unlock it, basically if there was a difference in the phone seeing it as a supported carrier being locked.
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Just to reiterate what others have said, you're good dude. I just did the same thing, bought a used G2 off ebay and got the $30 100min, unlimited text/4G prepaid plan. No problemos. Just make sure you get a prepaid sim card, like this:
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit
(Tmobile has two separate sites for contract and prepaid, so as long as you go through above site, you're all good.)
P.S. If you buy your sim-card at a Tmobile store, they'll probably try to activate you there, but don't do it if you want that $30 plan mentioned above, which is only available online.

voltaic said:
Just to reiterate what others have said, you're good dude. I just did the same thing, bought a used G2 off ebay and got the $30 100min, unlimited text/4G prepaid plan. No problemos. Just make sure you get a prepaid sim card, like this:
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit
(Tmobile has two separate sites for contract and prepaid, so as long as you go through above site, you're all good.)
P.S. If you buy your sim-card at a Tmobile store, they'll probably try to activate you there, but don't do it if you want that $30 plan mentioned above, which is only available online.
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I wasn't aware of this... I have a friend (who I gave a store bought prepaid SIM card to) who is paying 50 USD a month and they keep throttling him at like 300 MB. I'm wondering if this plan you're talking about would have the same issue... also, if he wanted to switch to this plan, he'd have to purchase a new SIM card from the link you posted above, right? But then would he have to change his number, or could he transfer it to the new SIM? I've always been under contract, so I only know the basics when it comes to prepay...

Ditamae said:
I wasn't aware of this... I have a friend (who I gave a store bought prepaid SIM card to) who is paying 50 USD a month and they keep throttling him at like 300 MB. I'm wondering if this plan you're talking about would have the same issue... also, if he wanted to switch to this plan, he'd have to purchase a new SIM card from the link you posted above, right? But then would he have to change his number, or could he transfer it to the new SIM? I've always been under contract, so I only know the basics when it comes to prepay...
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The prepaid plan I'm talking about is $30 a month for 100 minutes talk (.10 cents a minute if you go over, which is reasonable), unlimited texts, unlimited 4g web (speed is throttled when you pass 5gb in a month, but there are ways* around that, but still, that's MUCH better than 300mb) and it's only available online. So it does sound much better than what your friend has, specially if you get the GrooveIP app and use that to make calls through Google Voice over wifi/4g for free without using your minutes.
It's my understanding that they only let new accounts get this plan, so your friend would most likely need to get a new sim card AND either get a new number or port in a non-Tmobile number. (I ported in a landline number) You *might* be able to pull a fast one, and port the existing Tmobile number to Google Voice, then port it back to Tmobile under the new account, but I have no idea how doable that is.
As for porting in a number, since there was no option for it when activating the sim-card online, I completed the registration up to the point where they tell you your new number, but before I put any money in the account, I called Tmobile support line, and had them initiate the port. Once that was in motion, I funded the account.
* - Check out this thread for the unthrottle solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318460&page=2

voltaic said:
The prepaid plan I'm talking about is $30 a month for 100 minutes talk (.10 cents a minute if you go over, which is reasonable), unlimited texts, unlimited 4g web (speed is throttled when you pass 5gb in a month, but there are ways* around that, but still, that's MUCH better than 300mb) and it's only available online. So it does sound much better than what your friend has, specially if you get the GrooveIP app and use that to make calls through Google Voice over wifi/4g for free without using your minutes.
It's my understanding that they only let new accounts get this plan, so your friend would most likely need to get a new sim card AND either get a new number or port in a non-Tmobile number. (I ported in a landline number) You *might* be able to pull a fast one, and port the existing Tmobile number to Google Voice, then port it back to Tmobile under the new account, but I have no idea how doable that is.
As for porting in a number, since there was no option for it when activating the sim-card online, I completed the registration up to the point where they tell you your new number, but before I put any money in the account, I called Tmobile support line, and had them initiate the port. Once that was in motion, I funded the account.
* - Check out this thread for the unthrottle solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318460&page=2
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Thanks so much for all the info. I'll defintely pass this along to my friend.
As for the "unthrottle" method, I did read that thread a while back and explained the procedure to my friend, but he never got back to me about it... he was actually out of town at the time. And unfortunately that method doesn't work for everyone (or so I've read). He does use wifi at home, so this shouldn't be a problem too often. But, the plan you've described sounds 100% better than what he's working with... he's not a big talker either, so 100 minutes would likely suit him, especially with all the different ways to make voice calls these days. He could also probably port his landline number and get rid of it once and for all.
Thanks so much.

I just wanted to add that you can get no contract plans that are not prepaid. You do not get deals on phones but they do have an interest free loan option depending on vyour credit. I payed cash for my phone but the contract plan was a solid 50 dollars more a month and they would have approved me for an interest free phoneloan that would have cost 40 a month for what 10 months or so.... So either way it was cheaper monthly even if i got a new phone every year. However maybe my circumstances and unique? Either way i avoid term contracts at all costs! There is nothing like being able to call a company up and saying "hey fix X or i will cancel" you would be amazed at the deals you can get.
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UK HOX being used in USA

Evening folks,
I've got an unlocked HOX on 3's network and will be travelling to the USA next month on holiday. Rather than pay the horrific roaming charges they want, I'd like to just insert a US prepay micro SIM and use it while I'm there. I'm not so much interested in the amount of talk time or texts I get, but I'd like to be able to use some data while I'm there (perhaps 100Mb?).
Have any of you had experience with taking your unlocked HOX to the US and using data on a prepaid SIM? If so, what would you recommend?
TIA,
10x...

10xOXR said:
Evening folks,
I've got an unlocked HOX on 3's network and will be travelling to the USA next month on holiday. Rather than pay the horrific roaming charges they want, I'd like to just insert a US prepay micro SIM and use it while I'm there. I'm not so much interested in the amount of talk time or texts I get, but I'd like to be able to use some data while I'm there (perhaps 100Mb?).
Have any of you had experience with taking your unlocked HOX to the US and using data on a prepaid SIM? If so, what would you recommend?
TIA,
10x...
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In us you have 1 choice for a pre paid micro sim. 2 depending on where your gonna be. If you headed south you might me able to get cricket. they are a prepaid company that just started to sell the 4S. You also might be able to use H20 but I'm not sure if they support micro SD or not. But AT&T will not give you a pre paid micro SD card. I tried they will give you a prepaid standard size sim card you can use a sim cutter the put it in your HOX. assuming the one x will accept in. They us the same 1900mhz band so i don't see why not. Yor last hope will be t-mobile they will sell you a prepaid micro SD card and you can use them just about anywhere in use. Only down side is T-mobile use the 1700mhz band for 4G. So your gonna be stuck on slow 2G(Edge) data speeds because thats the network that use the 1900mhz band. they have only a hand full of cites that use the 1900mhz band for 4G so depending on where you are you might get lucky. Hope this helped you.

VIIRU§ said:
In us you have 1 choice for a pre paid micro sim. 2 depending on where your gonna be. If you headed south you might me able to get cricket. they are a prepaid company that just started to sell the 4S. You also might be able to use H20 but I'm not sure if they support micro SD or not. But AT&T will not give you a pre paid micro SD card. I tried thy will wive you a prepaid standard size sim card you can use a sim cutter the but is your HOX. assuming the one x will accept in. They us the same 1900mhz band so i don't see why not. Yor last hope will be t-mobile they will sell you a prepaid micro SD card and you can use them just about anywhere in use. Only down side is T-mobile use the 1700mhz band for 4G. So your gonna be stuck on slow 2G(Edge) data speeds because thats the network that use the 1900mhz band. they have only a hand full of cites that use the 1900mhz band for 4G so depending on where you are you might get lucky. Hope this helped you.
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Should I just be able to pick up an AT&T SIM here in the UK, activate it just before I go, then add credit when I'm there? Would I have to buy some sort of expensive data plan?

10xOXR said:
Should I just be able to pick up an AT&T SIM here in the UK, activate it just before I go, then add credit when I'm there? Would I have to buy some sort of expensive data plan?
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I wouldn't recommend it cause the S/N # will still be from the UK
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Resolved! I spoke at length with an AT&T advisor and was told that all I had to do was go to any of their stores, ask for a $50 Unlimited Plan prepaid micro-SIM, and use that. Unlimited calls, texts, and data for the month that I'll be in the US. I made absolutely certain that she understood I'd be using my unlocked HOX bought in the UK and she stated that'd be fine. Most excellent!

10xOXR said:
Resolved! I spoke at length with an AT&T advisor and was told that all I had to do was go to any of their stores, ask for a $50 Unlimited Plan prepaid micro-SIM, and use that. Unlimited calls, texts, and data for the month that I'll be in the US. I made absolutely certain that she understood I'd be using my unlocked HOX bought in the UK and she stated that'd be fine. Most excellent!
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Nice. Good luck with everything bro.
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10xOXR said:
Resolved! I spoke at length with an AT&T advisor and was told that all I had to do was go to any of their stores, ask for a $50 Unlimited Plan prepaid micro-SIM, and use that. Unlimited calls, texts, and data for the month that I'll be in the US. I made absolutely certain that she understood I'd be using my unlocked HOX bought in the UK and she stated that'd be fine. Most excellent!
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With one possible exception. The $50 plan isn't for smartphones. People trying to use the i9300 in the U.S. on that plan have been consistanly flagged and told via text message that they need to buy a smartphone data add-on.
Here's the info from AT&T's website...
Data Packages
Access the Web, email, Facebook, social networks, and more! Data packages are available with the $50 Unlimited Monthly Plan and the $25 Monthly Plan. Smartphone users must purchase a data package with an eligible plan to use data/Web services.
$25 for 1 GB
$15 for 200 MB
$5 for 50 MB
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/prepaidplans.html

BarryH_GEG said:
With one possible exception. The $50 plan isn't for smartphones. People trying to use the i9300 in the U.S. on that plan have been consistanly flagged and told via text message that they need to buy a smartphone data add-on.
Here's the info from AT&T's website...
Data Packages
Access the Web, email, Facebook, social networks, and more! Data packages are available with the $50 Unlimited Monthly Plan and the $25 Monthly Plan. Smartphone users must purchase a data package with an eligible plan to use data/Web services.
$25 for 1 GB
$15 for 200 MB
$5 for 50 MB
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/prepaidplans.html
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See bro AT&T is sneaky go with the t-mobile. Att customer care will tell u one thing but not all store go by those rules trust me I know
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The Cheapest Way to join T-Mobile...

Okay, so I spent the bulk of the morning reading and researching and talking to various representatives of T-Mobile. Me and AT&T had a bit of a... dispute... so I decided to jump ship. The only problem I had was deciding on what prepaid safety boat to land on. After finding out about enabling full speed 4G with T-Mobile, and found out about free unlock, it was easy to decide.
First I started with the site. I read... I chatted... I read forums and such... I came to this conclusion.
They charge $10 for the sim kit (which essentially includes activation as the rep told me) and then pay for the first month of service. Since I wanted the $30 100 minutes talk | Unlimited text | First 5GB at up to 4G speeds plan, it'd add up to around $40 and I'd have to wait until the card arrived to start my service.
Not wanting to wait, I called into the store. When I asked about the price of the SIM, he originally said $10. Cool. But when asked about the $30 plan, he said they can only offer the $30 1500 minutes talk | 30MB of data plan.... which only gives me 30MB of data at 4G speed and doesn't even mention texting. Nope. How much for just the sim? $24.99. According to him, they had to charge retail price if I just buy the sim. :silly: Total price if I bought it in store and activated online for my plan of choice? $54.99. Psssshhhhh. Whatevs.
Finally, I figured I'd call in and ask my questions to another person. Just to verify. I told her what I was planning on doing and she said it actually includes the first month of minutes on the $50 plan. My jaw dropped. I proceeded to ask her a few times afterward just to make sure. "So, I'm getting my first month totally free? No activation fees, no credit checks, no SURPRISE! You went over! Here's your bill? Nothing? Just $10 for the sim and I get that first month for free ninety-nine?" After laughing at me, she said "Yep." I told her I didn't want to wait since I didn't really have another phone at the moment, and she told me they can overnight it for $11 something. (which probably varies based on location). I agreed. Final price: $21.00
To recap. Buying a T-Mobile Sim and getting first month of that $30 service plan costs:
$40 - Through the site.
$55 - Buying the sim at the store and activating online.
$21 - OVernighting a sim bought over the phone.
$10 - Buying a sim over the phone.
I think the answer is obvious. Cue 80's movie victory music.
:victory::victory: I just saved a bunch of money by switching to T-Mobile. :victory::victory:

allin1der said:
Okay, so I spent the bulk of the morning reading and researching and talking to various representatives of T-Mobile. Me and AT&T had a bit of a... dispute... so I decided to jump ship. The only problem I had was deciding on what prepaid safety boat to land on. After finding out about enabling full speed 4G with T-Mobile, and found out about free unlock, it was easy to decide.
First I started with the site. I read... I chatted... I read forums and such... I came to this conclusion.
They charge $10 for the sim kit (which essentially includes activation as the rep told me) and then pay for the first month of service. Since I wanted the $30 100 minutes talk | Unlimited text | First 5GB at up to 4G speeds plan, it'd add up to around $40 and I'd have to wait until the card arrived to start my service.
Not wanting to wait, I called into the store. When I asked about the price of the SIM, he originally said $10. Cool. But when asked about the $30 plan, he said they can only offer the $30 1500 minutes talk | 30MB of data plan.... which only gives me 30MB of data at 4G speed and doesn't even mention texting. Nope. How much for just the sim? $24.99. According to him, they had to charge retail price if I just buy the sim. :silly: Total price if I bought it in store and activated online for my plan of choice? $54.99. Psssshhhhh. Whatevs.
Finally, I figured I'd call in and ask my questions to another person. Just to verify. I told her what I was planning on doing and she said it actually includes the first month of minutes on the $50 plan. My jaw dropped. I proceeded to ask her a few times afterward just to make sure. "So, I'm getting my first month totally free? No activation fees, no credit checks, no SURPRISE! You went over! Here's your bill? Nothing? Just $10 for the sim and I get that first month for free ninety-nine?" After laughing at me, she said "Yep." I told her I didn't want to wait since I didn't really have another phone at the moment, and she told me they can overnight it for $11 something. (which probably varies based on location). I agreed. Final price: $21.00
To recap. Buying a T-Mobile Sim and getting first month of that $30 service plan costs:
$40 - Through the site.
$55 - Buying the sim at the store and activating online.
$21 - OVernighting a sim bought over the phone.
$10 - Buying a sim over the phone.
I think the answer is obvious. Cue 80's movie victory music.
:victory::victory: I just saved a bunch of money by switching to T-Mobile. :victory::victory:
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This will be winning if you have tmo service in your area. I tried switching two months ago and found out while their map shows 4g where I live inside the building is a complete dead spot.

I'm guessing the dispute with at&t was over tethering? Did you have to pay an etf to get out of the contract?
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Goodluck with that signal tmobile offers

Is that sweet plan still online only? It doesn't SAY that anymore on the website...

bob60626 said:
Is that sweet plan still online only? It doesn't SAY that anymore on the website...
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The 50/60/70 plans are the new tmo plans. They're still available

No, the high data $30 plan.

Good luck with reception. Good if you live in big cities but not much else.
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allin1der said:
Okay, so I spent the bulk of the morning reading and researching and talking to various representatives of T-Mobile. Me and AT&T had a bit of a... dispute... so I decided to jump ship. The only problem I had was deciding on what prepaid safety boat to land on. After finding out about enabling full speed 4G with T-Mobile, and found out about free unlock, it was easy to decide.
First I started with the site. I read... I chatted... I read forums and such... I came to this conclusion.
They charge $10 for the sim kit (which essentially includes activation as the rep told me) and then pay for the first month of service. Since I wanted the $30 100 minutes talk | Unlimited text | First 5GB at up to 4G speeds plan, it'd add up to around $40 and I'd have to wait until the card arrived to start my service.
Not wanting to wait, I called into the store. When I asked about the price of the SIM, he originally said $10. Cool. But when asked about the $30 plan, he said they can only offer the $30 1500 minutes talk | 30MB of data plan.... which only gives me 30MB of data at 4G speed and doesn't even mention texting. Nope. How much for just the sim? $24.99. According to him, they had to charge retail price if I just buy the sim. :silly: Total price if I bought it in store and activated online for my plan of choice? $54.99. Psssshhhhh. Whatevs.
Finally, I figured I'd call in and ask my questions to another person. Just to verify. I told her what I was planning on doing and she said it actually includes the first month of minutes on the $50 plan. My jaw dropped. I proceeded to ask her a few times afterward just to make sure. "So, I'm getting my first month totally free? No activation fees, no credit checks, no SURPRISE! You went over! Here's your bill? Nothing? Just $10 for the sim and I get that first month for free ninety-nine?" After laughing at me, she said "Yep." I told her I didn't want to wait since I didn't really have another phone at the moment, and she told me they can overnight it for $11 something. (which probably varies based on location). I agreed. Final price: $21.00
To recap. Buying a T-Mobile Sim and getting first month of that $30 service plan costs:
$40 - Through the site.
$55 - Buying the sim at the store and activating online.
$21 - OVernighting a sim bought over the phone.
$10 - Buying a sim over the phone.
I think the answer is obvious. Cue 80's movie victory music.
:victory::victory: I just saved a bunch of money by switching to T-Mobile. :victory::victory:
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You overpaid for the SIM card. You could have just went online and bought it for .99 cents. Then called tmobile to activate, which is free, and get on the $30 plan. It's what I did.
bob60626 said:
No, the high data $30 plan.
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http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans
Bottom left, read the fine print.
What I don't get is how they do the data for each of these plans. I'm sure it's all about marketing but for me, it seems better to get the $30 plan and add an extra $10 a month for an extra 100 minutes. It's still cheaper than getting on the $50 plan that only allows 500mb of data at 4G speeds. Even though it's .10 cents a minute after the first 100 minutes, you're still getting 200 talk minutes for essentially $40. But if you don't go over the 100 minutes in the plan then you're really only paying $30 a month.

I really don't see online only for that plan anywhere, even in the fine print.

bob60626 said:
I really don't see online only for that plan anywhere, even in the fine print.
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Exactly, it doesn't say available online only anymore (though I think I get what you think I meant).

bob60626 said:
Exactly, it doesn't say available online only anymore (though I think I get what you think I meant).
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Oh, sorry. I guess I was misunderstanding what you were asking.

I got the $30 plan for a total of $30. I went to walmart and bought a $20 tmobile prepaid phone and took out the sim and activation kit. Paied the $30 to turn the service on and then sold the phone on craigslist as new for $20. Simple.
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bob60626 said:
Exactly, it doesn't say available online only anymore (though I think I get what you think I meant).
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because its a walmart only plan,
you have to specifically mention that you want the walmart plan ( walmart has the pamphlets in the store in the cell phone section )

It's not Walmart only, it's on the revamped website and was on the old one as well.

It does not have to be gotten at walmart you can get it from tmobile.com but the only reason that perticular plan exists is because of walmart partnering with tmobile.
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[Q] Buying the phone, no contract from T-mobile?

Im switching from sprint and I plan on getting the S4 and using it on the $30 prepaid plan. I looked around and it appears the cheapest place to buy a T-mobile or unlocked S4 is from T-mobile for $630. Of course I tried to order it online and they want me to attach a plan.. I know theres a thread where most people bought it and then cancelled the plan immediately, but can I just go to a T-mobile store and buy it from them without signing up for a plan?
Thank you!

test878 said:
Im switching from sprint and I plan on getting the S4 and using it on the $30 prepaid plan. I looked around and it appears the cheapest place to buy a T-mobile or unlocked S4 is from T-mobile for $630. Of course I tried to order it online and they want me to attach a plan.. I know theres a thread where most people bought it and then cancelled the plan immediately, but can I just go to a T-mobile store and buy it from them without signing up for a plan?
Thank you!
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I just bought my online.
most store don't have it in store yet.
None of store near me has they said they wil get it by 15 yes u can buy from store but they will still try to attach u with 50$ plan so might as well just order online next day free shipping and cancel plan. Or never activate sim lol
That's what I did.

maxshah912 said:
I just bought my online.
most store don't have it in store yet.
None of store near me has they said they wil get it by 15 yes u can buy from store but they will still try to attach u with 50$ plan so might as well just order online next day free shipping and cancel plan. Or never activate sim lol
That's what I did.
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I thought the SIM that comes with the phone is already pre-activated. I don't know if not using it will stop service.

GG2012 said:
I thought the SIM that comes with the phone is already pre-activated. I don't know if not using it will stop service.
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NO MINE did not came pre activated they send me activation card and stuff.
If it comes pre activated it is still cancel it

Back!
been a long time since I left XDA developers... purchased the i-phone 4 three years ago, and now own the Samsung Galaxy IV phone..
somehow, I knew that I would be pulled back into this forum..
I purchased my SGIV on release date Monday with t-mobile, surprised me the next day it arrived. Everything pre-loaded, sim, you name it
no hassle.
Honestly, I think T-mobile is the best out there right now then the other big three AT&T,Sprint, and Verizon is offering. Especially, not having to deal with a contract to break free from T-mobile.
Best bet is to purchase it on-line because many major metro areas will carry it vs. smaller cities..
Thats my .2
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[Q] Getting an S6E on T-Mo (USA) Prepaid

Has anyone had any luck pre-ordering an S6 Edge from T-Mobile USA on a pre-paid plan?
There doesn't seem to be any way to do this on their website. I went to 2 different stores and they both said I would have to wait until a couple months (!) after launch before I could get one on a prepaid plan. I complained about this on twitter and a t-mo rep said that I should be able to get one on launch day so I guess we'll see about that.
I don't care about financing (I'd actually prefer to buy it outright) so I figured there must be a way to get one, but it doesn't look like it.
I put in a pre-order at gsmnation.com but I don't have a ton of faith anything will come of that.
Other options I've considered:
1. Signing up for a post-paid plan and then cancelling it right away. Kind of a pain, plus it means paying $50 for the first month of service and $15 for the sim card (I can't believe they actually charge you for the sim card when you're signing up for a plan. Total rip).
2. Buying one from AT&T and then getting them to unlock it immediately (they say they'll do it - https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/). The AT&T price is $35 more than T-Mo and it doesn't include the "free" year of Netflix that T-Mobile is offering.
I might end up doing one of those two but I just feel like I'm getting ripped off. Anyone have any better suggestions?

I went the tmobile route. Paid the 870 plus the 50 and the 15 and the 62 for tax. Bought it outright to use with cricket wireless. Just waiting on the unlock code to be delivered hopefully sometime soon. Will likely not be able to get a prepaid one unless you get the metro pcs or the cricket wireless s6
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I tried this very thing. I called TMO and they would not budge on it. The only option i can find is to do what @osmosizzz suggested.

smaskell said:
Has anyone had any luck pre-ordering an S6 Edge from T-Mobile USA on a pre-paid plan?
There doesn't seem to be any way to do this on their website. I went to 2 different stores and they both said I would have to wait until a couple months (!) after launch before I could get one on a prepaid plan. I complained about this on twitter and a t-mo rep said that I should be able to get one on launch day so I guess we'll see about that.
I don't care about financing (I'd actually prefer to buy it outright) so I figured there must be a way to get one, but it doesn't look like it.
I put in a pre-order at gsmnation.com but I don't have a ton of faith anything will come of that.
Other options I've considered:
1. Signing up for a post-paid plan and then cancelling it right away. Kind of a pain, plus it means paying $50 for the first month of service and $15 for the sim card (I can't believe they actually charge you for the sim card when you're signing up for a plan. Total rip).
2. Buying one from AT&T and then getting them to unlock it immediately (they say they'll do it - https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/). The AT&T price is $35 more than T-Mo and it doesn't include the "free" year of Netflix that T-Mobile is offering.
I might end up doing one of those two but I just feel like I'm getting ripped off. Anyone have any better suggestions?
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Will AT&T unlock it right away? What's with the part under prepaid that says it must be active for 60 days before unlocking? I'm also T-Mo prepaid ($30 plan) but am unable to buy it at full retail price without buying a simple choice plan. In the end the extra $35.00 would be cheaper than the $50.00 deposit plus $15.00 sim card with the simple choice contact-free plan. But I wouldn't want to use it for 2 months on AT&T lol.

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Will AT&T unlock it right away? What's with the part under prepaid that says it must be active for 60 days before unlocking? I'm also T-Mo prepaid ($30 plan) but am unable to buy it at full retail price without buying a simple choice plan. In the end the extra $35.00 would be cheaper than the $50.00 deposit plus $15.00 sim card with the simple choice contact-free plan. But I wouldn't want to use it for 2 months on AT&T lol.
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AT&T's site says this
Non-AT&T Mobility Customers
You’ve never had an AT&T wireless account and you meet the General Requirements for unlock requests.
Not sure how that works if you previously had an account that you cancelled but that doesn't apply to me. You should be able to just buy the phone outright and then get it unlocked immediately. The 60 day thing only applies to current AT&T customers.

Oh I didn't even see that! I just tried to buy it for retail price but even AT&T's website won't let me purchase just the phone. They want me to select a plan. Did you try or are you just going the T-Mobile route?

DanRyb said:
Oh I didn't even see that! I just tried to buy it for retail price but even AT&T's website won't let me purchase just the phone. They want me to select a plan. Did you try or are you just going the T-Mobile route?
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Ah, that sucks. I haven't decided what I want to do yet. Probably going to wait until the 10th and see if anything changes.

Mine came with an app called device unlock from tmobile and I just tapped unlock and it unlocked for my phone. No unlock codes needed.
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iPathik said:
Mine came with an app called device unlock from tmobile and I just tapped unlock and it unlocked for my phone. No unlock codes needed.
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Have you tested it at&t sim card? and did you purchase it at full price as a t-mobile customer?

Be Careful with Unlocked Flagship Phones on Different Carriers
On Tmobile Flagships you will have VoLTE and WiFi calling.
IF you get an AT&T Device and unlock it - and use on Tmobile or another Carrier you may not have VoLTE so phone will drop to 3G on calls and may interrupt temporarily your Internet Data and Connection..
Your speed on a fast Network like Tmo may be slower with a non carrier optimized Device.
Your speed and performance on a Flagship Device on ANY Network is unlikely to be equal to a Device Software Optimized for that Network.
If you are buying a Powerhouse Phone for a specific Carrier - you need the Carrier Software to get ALL the features and speed.
The exceptions to this are rare.
All the info about BYOD and all the Internet Articles about Bands and Towers and etc. do NOT mention this.
For example is there ANY DEVICE that has VoLTE across multiple Carriers ?
Or even VoLTE on AT&T and Tmobile ?

robertkoa said:
On Tmobile Flagships you will have VoLTE and WiFi calling.
IF you get an AT&T Device and unlock it - and use on Tmobile or another Carrier you may not have VoLTE so phone will drop to 3G on calls and may interrupt temporarily your Internet Data and Connection..
Your speed on a fast Network like Tmo may be slower with a non carrier optimized Device.
Your speed and performance on a Flagship Device on ANY Network is unlikely to be equal to a Device Software Optimized for that Network.
If you are buying a Powerhouse Phone for a specific Carrier - you need the Carrier Software to get ALL the features and speed.
The exceptions to this are rare.
All the info about BYOD and all the Internet Articles about Bands and Towers and etc. do NOT mention this.
For example is there ANY DEVICE that has VoLTE across multiple Carriers ?
Or even VoLTE on AT&T and Tmobile ?
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Good info, but I'm doubting most people who are doing this care about carrier optimizations. Most are buying T-mobile devices for the unlocked bootloader so they can run custom ROMs that likely wouldn't have this software anyways.

I went to a T-mobile store this morning and they refused to sell me one. They said I could order one from Samsung but that's just not true. This is so annoying.

smaskell said:
I went to a T-mobile store this morning and they refused to sell me one. They said I could order one from Samsung but that's just not true. This is so annoying.
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Went to another store after work and they sold me one. I don't know what the deal is here but I'm happy I got one.