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T-mobile prepay

A friend of mine was looking at switching from a regular plan to a prepay plan and he was wondering if he goes and buys the cheapest phone they have can he put the SIM from that into his Vibrant and use it prepay. Also if down the road he decides to get a different phone can he take the prepay SIM and put it into the new phone without having to get a new SIM.

Yeah, a tmo prepay sim would work in a vibrant. And yes, you can put that sim in any tmo phone.
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Yeah, I do the EM+ thing and I keep a couple of blackberries as backups and swap over all the time.
Of course, that's technically different from full blown prepay.
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Make sure you get the 70$ prepay its has 2gbs of web with unl talk n text
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And yes it'll work
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Hey does anyone do just a data plan on a vibrant/smartphone? I'm thinking about doing that, with free GV texts, and signing up for a SIP acct to get free VOIP calls... I think you can get 2 gigs of data for $30 prepaid.
Just wondering if anyone has done this or thought about it?

Here is an article at tmonews that can help you with the prepaid stuff
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/05/t-mobile-revamping-prepaid-plans-on-may-22nd/

Thought about it heavily.
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Depends on your usage of course but I bought a $100 prepaid card and just use the $1.49 data for 24 hours. It's been good enough for my uses and since I work from home just use it on weekends if need be. Maybe a weekday here and there too.

Guys, does anyone use Prepay Widget? Im planning on going on holiday and want to know if it works...
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Cheapest Data Plan?

I know that a data plan is required to use a smart phone with Verizon. Can someone tell me if I can use the $10/75MB plan if I went out and bought the xperia Play? The reason being, I am only 16 and really don't need an expensive data plan. I would just turn off the mobile connect and use WiFi for my Internet needs. So is the 10$ plan an option? If not, what's the cheapest plan I can get? I am an emulator junkie and I would love to only carry one device with me. Yet I don't have a job so a $30 dollar plan is a no-no
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Larry94 said:
I know that a data plan is required to use a smart phone with Verizon. Can someone tell me if I can use the $10/75MB plan if I went out and bought the xperia Play? The reason being, I am only 16 and really don't need an expensive data plan. I would just turn off the mobile connect and use WiFi for my Internet needs. So is the 10$ plan an option? If not, what's the cheapest plan I can get? I am an emulator junkie and I would love to only carry one device with me. Yet I don't have a job so a $30 dollar plan is a no-no
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Looks like it will be $30 for 2 GB's. At least according to Cnet. That's the minimum for smart phones.
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Well crap, Could it be possible where you could change a file to where Verizon thinks its a dumb phone?
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Larry94 said:
Well crap, Could it be possible where you could change a file to where Verizon thinks its a dumb phone?
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I don't think there is, but I could be wrong. I don't know that much about Verizon.
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Won't happen though there used to be a promotional data plan of 15$ for 150mb gotta find someone who could either do it or find someone on that plan and pay them to. Take it.
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Pfft! I don't bother with a data plans they all so ****in exspensive, not to mention that you get pretty ripped off
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My way of mobile data handling

I say keep the caps but offer an unlimited......
EX:
2gb $25
5gb $50
10gb $80
Unlimited $102 (BUT DO NOT THROTTLE!!!!)
Would that be suitable?

Unlimited shouldn't have trottling in the first place.
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Imo (Throttle to Edge speed after limit)
500MB $10
2GB $20
5GB $40
10GB $65
Unlimited $95

InferiorL3gion said:
Unlimited shouldn't have trottling in the first place.
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agreed
@nitrogen618 agreed too

That is my main problem with Tmobile, I have the unlimited plan but once I hit 5 gigs it becomes too slow to do anything
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jdcream123 said:
That is my main problem with Tmobile, I have the unlimited plan but once I hit 5 gigs it becomes too slow to do anything
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5? I thought it was 2

I got my data plan right before they switched it to 2 gigs
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Same here
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InferiorL3gion said:
Same here
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How slow does it get after passing the cap?

I'm on T-Mobile and you can actually get either a 200MB, 2GB, 5GB or 10GB plan. I have the 2GB one, as I have wifi access in the places I spend most of my time.
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donsh00tmesanta said:
How slow does it get after passing the cap?
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Between 1kbs and 5 kbs.... KBS! Ridiculous
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I think mobile devices will go the way of home communications/entertainment eventually - you will pay for the data plan and VOIP/Stream other services. $100/month for unlimited data + $50+ for phone its really getting high though

sativas said:
I think mobile devices will go the way of home communications/entertainment eventually - you will pay for the data plan and VOIP/Stream other services. $100/month for unlimited data + $50+ for phone its really getting high though
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Le Sigh. Your right. I'm paying cable prices for something that I can carry around with me and get broadband speeds. I hope they just realize that data shouldn't be capped/throttled but Comcast hasn't been taught this lesson so I'm worried it won't sink in.

donsh00tmesanta said:
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I wanna say they cut it in half but I never had that problem.
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OMG Are you serious?????
jdcream123 said:
Between 1kbs and 5 kbs.... KBS! Ridiculous
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I have T-mo and when I reach the cap it goes to edge speeds for me.

papabear said:
I have T-mo and when I reach the cap it goes to edge speeds for me.
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What are edge speeds?
Like on Sprint 1xRTT is like 17KB/s (kilobytes)

Guys, capping is the goal, not the means. The whole idea is to annoy you into getting a more expensive contract and then only using a small part of it.
They fiddle with the limits until the most people switch up and they make the largest profit.
Anyway, paying per used amount is like going back to the days of WAP.
If only someone started a worldwide data-only network, sigh...

6gb was 30 dollars a month on rogers months ago...

donsh00tmesanta said:
What are edge speeds?
Like on Sprint 1xRTT is like 17KB/s (kilobytes)
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Edge are AT&T 2G speeds...it is pretty miserable. I have the unlimited plan (throttled after 5GB). I am actually thinking of cutting down my data plan though, I have never gone over 1GB per month. Cell phones aren't allowed where I work and I keep wi-fi on whenever I am home and wherever I can have it on when I am out and about.

5 Gigs Data from Tmobile

Hello everyone,
I have this phone with 2 GB data plan. I called tmobile and they said they are offering 5 GB data plan for just 5 bucks extra for 3 months. I thought I should let you now about this offer.

I say go for its its five bucks I download Tom's and flash them and watch Netflix surf the web and I have a 5 gig plan and you could tether internet if you Ned to from 3rd party apps ..its a good deal
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alitaw said:
Hello everyone,
I have this phone with 2 GB data plan. I called tmobile and they said they are offering 5 GB data plan for just 5 bucks extra for 3 months. I thought I should let you now about this offer.
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Sounds like a good deal, are you with a classic or value plan?
Does that require new contract /extension?
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denverguy said:
Sounds like a good deal, are you with a classic or value plan?
Does that require new contract /extension?
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Need contract extension your upgrade date wont change though. I looked online classic plans are $15 more for 5 gigs than 2 gig plan. So this applies with the value plan most likely. I have unlimited minutes and and texting but don't need it I only made like 86 minutes in calls in the actual day. all my calls are during free nights and weekends anyway. Free wifi calling its like I have the unlimted minutes anyway.

This is a normal bump up to 5gb with discounts applied to the account. Its worth it and shouldn't extend your contract as it is only a feature and not a rate plan change. PLUS 5gb now includes tethering!
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mbernusg said:
This is a normal bump up to 5gb with discounts applied to the account. Its worth it and shouldn't extend your contract as it is only a feature and not a rate plan change. PLUS 5gb now includes tethering!
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Are you sure on the 5gb including tethering? My data plan is like $20 a month for 5gb

All 5 gig plans include tethering and mobile album for free. The extra features are separately 14.99 each.
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I believe the 5gb plan that goes for $25-30 includes tethering.
The 5gb preferred android data plan is only $20 and does not include it.
^not many people know this one, but there it is lol, You can call in and ask for it. It is better askign the loyalty/retention department about it. Some of the regular customer reps don't know about it for some reason.
I may be wrong about the preferred android data plan not including the extra features... it's been awhile since i bothered the CSRs lol

mbernusg said:
This is a normal bump up to 5gb with discounts applied to the account. Its worth it and shouldn't extend your contract as it is only a feature and not a rate plan change. PLUS 5gb now includes tethering!
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On classic plan called said it was $35 dollars and extend my contract. So it only applies to value plans.

Killbynature said:
On classic plan called said it was $35 dollars and extend my contract. So it only applies to value plans.
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whoa what?? who did you talked to? let me go through t-mobile's website and see whats up with their services
okay wow, it looks like they did UP the data plan, but whoever you talked to might have been trying to change your entire PLAN and not just a service. Service upgrades should not be a contract extension.
I would recommend to switch to the $20 5gb preferred android plan. I hope they still offer it.. they should be able to though. This works on any plan. It was a hidden offer and was not a grandfathered service unless things have changed. Doesn't hurt to try. This goes for everyone.
talk to the retention/loyalty department for smoothest help. Regular CSR will say they can't do that etc etc.

Yeah preffered is 20 its an older feature.. you have to ask for it through care not available in store system. New 5gb feature is 35 but does include tethering on classic. On value its 25
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Last week I was offered 5GB for $15 including wifi hotspot tethering. $5/month for the first 3 months sounds great, and I imagine it would revert to $15/month after the first 3.

Just letting you know the preffered $20 5GB does include tethering. Myself and my brother have it
and it's listed on the bill.
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robo21 said:
Last week I was offered 5GB for $15 including wifi hotspot tethering. $5/month for the first 3 months sounds great, and I imagine it would revert to $15/month after the first 3.
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Where were you offered that?
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jtroye32 said:
Where were you offered that?
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Something like that is only offered through loyalty and they will most likely extend your contract to give you that.
On value 5gb is 25$ and on classic its 35$. So the only way to get any other price is through loyalty.
I'm a T-Mobile rep so...
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Rayman0625 said:
Something like that is only offered through loyalty and they will most likely extend your contract to give you that.
On value 5gb is 25$ and on classic its 35$. So the only way to get any other price is through loyalty.
I'm a T-Mobile rep so...
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I assume it is actually $25 still but with the usual $10/month discount to the bill. Just another way of saying it
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jtroye32 said:
Just letting you know the preffered $20 5GB does include tethering. Myself and my brother have it
and it's listed on the bill.
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That's awesome! Learned Something new, although using custom roms already does that, but something i can share with my friends! lol
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alitaw said:
Hello everyone,
I have this phone with 2 GB data plan. I called tmobile and they said they are offering 5 GB data plan for just 5 bucks extra for 3 months. I thought I should let you now about this offer.
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for 3 months as in $5 for 3 months and it'll go back to normal rate?
or you have up to 3 months to get this deal?

jtroye32 said:
Where were you offered that?
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Tmo customer care. I had called in about another issue and they usually try to sell something when they have a captive audience. Most of my data usage is done via wifi so I turned him down.
The $15/5GB plan he offered me most definitely included tethering.

protegemini said:
for 3 months as in $5 for 3 months and it'll go back to normal rate?
or you have up to 3 months to get this deal?
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I was switched to this. I was told it would be a $5 a month saving for 3 months and then I would revert back to 2gb for normal price.

Family talk on T-Mobile s2

I have a galaxy s2 on T-Mobile, I'm looking for a better plan, I need at least 5GB of data. Right now I have the $30 100min and 5GB data plan, I don't want to spend $70 a month for more minutes and 5GB of data, but I do need more minutes as well as the data I have. Is there a simple mobile, or family talk plan that would work fully?
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Nickdroid86 said:
I have a galaxy s2 on T-Mobile, I'm looking for a better plan, I need at least 5GB of data. Right now I have the $30 100min and 5GB data plan, I don't want to spend $70 a month for more minutes and 5GB of data, but I do need more minutes as well as the data I have. Is there a simple mobile, or family talk plan that would work fully?
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Didn't Tmobile just release some unlimited data plan?

Yeah on September 5th, but I'm on prepaid.
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I don't want to start a new thread for this, but the strangest thing happened. I flashed the Jedi mind trick Rom, when I tried I got a T-Mobile free text saying I owe $250... I'm on prepaid and only pay $30... anyone have any idea?
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I just found out that my phone is unlocked, I dialed *#simlock#and all said off. So does this open up more options for me? I'd like to keep 4g working
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Well you're on prepaid so don't worry about that message....can't charge you because you paid before....
Simplemobile apparently limits to approximately 2gb give or take a few. Their 3g plan actually gives you "4g". I don't see how they can actually adjust it to limit it to 3g speed only because 4g it's actually 3.5g..
So stick to the $40 plan.
You can also go straight talk. but i forget what the data limit is for that. Look it up.
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Good info, just need to get some more info, maybe anyone that has tried it? I thought the old T-Mobile 4g phones where just like 3.5 and hspa+ was 4g?
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Teo032 said:
Well you're on prepaid so don't worry about that message....can't charge you because you paid before....
Simplemobile apparently limits to approximately 2gb give or take a few. Their 3g plan actually gives you "4g". I don't see how they can actually adjust it to limit it to 3g speed only because 4g it's actually 3.5g..
So stick to the $40 plan.
You can also go straight talk. but i forget what the data limit is for that. Look it up.
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The 40$ plan has terrible data speeds and sucks if you're using a smartphone. I would NOT recommend it.
ST throttles after (about) 2GB a month or 100MB a day. (technically the AT&T BYOD SIMs seem to be stricter about this than the T-Mobile ones)
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I saw yesterday that family talk is actually releasing the s2 at Wal-Mart. But u also heard if you use another phone on family talk they ban you
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Would it be possible to use an at&t prepaid SIM on my phone? It's unlocked so o know it should work, but what kind of days, and what would I need to do?
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