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Bought Nexus 4 from Google..how do I get a micro sim card from tmobile?

Just pop into a retail store? Anyone done this? Did tmo charge you? I have a bigger one in my HD2 currently.

nyvram1 said:
Just pop into a retail store? Anyone done this? Did tmo charge you? I have a bigger one in my HD2 currently.
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Either go to a retail store and ask for one ( they may give you one for free ), or order one online. It's 99c

Dubya dubya dubya dot tee mobile dot com.

Or they could cut the current one
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sorry guys..just saw this in the other tmo thread:
"Micro sim cards are free at T-Mobile store or 99¢ if you want it mailed to you. "
thank you!!

Yep. I purchased an iPhone 5 off contract (don't worry I hated it and returned it within 5 days) and went into a T-Mobile store and they gave me a micro SIM on the spot, free of charge.

T-Mobile website is currently 'out of stock' for the micro sim activation kit (i want the prepaid 100 voice, unlimited text, 'unlimited' data plan). According to the online chat person I talked to, the kit should be back in stock in 24 to 48 hours.

I just did a chat session on their website. Asked for a Micro-SIM to use with the Nexus 4 and the rep in the chat gave me a link to order, and verified the order number went through. I did this at 4PM. Literally at 9AM in the morning our mailroom guy handed me a package with the SIM inside.
All for $1 and change...lol

amdhunter said:
I just did a chat session on their website. Asked for a Micro-SIM to use with the Nexus 4 and the rep in the chat gave me a link to order, and verified the order number went through. I did this at 4PM. Literally at 9AM in the morning our mailroom guy handed me a package with the SIM inside.
All for $1 and change...lol
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Did you need an activation code? I am not currently a T-Mobile customer.

pointNumberOne said:
Did you need an activation code? I am not currently a T-Mobile customer.
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Call 611... and activate through them
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Definitely just go to the store and get one. I called 3 stores in the atlanta area (near my house, near my work, on the drive there) and they all said they have a crap ton of them in stock and will give you one/activate it in store for free, or (if you prefer) will cut your normal sim with a hole punch type of thing for free as well.

I'm a prepaid Tmob subsriber and I went to my local store where I go to refill my account every month, the guy there said that a microsim would
cost 20 bucks!
Planning to order one online now. I would still be able to retain my number, right?

I just got one for free in my local T-Mo store. Google doesn't anticipate even shipping mine until today, so I asked them not to activate it. You can activate it from 611 or from their website once you get the phone - obviously that will kill your existing phone so hold off before doing this.

pointNumberOne said:
Did you need an activation code? I am not currently a T-Mobile customer.
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Waiting on my Nexus to arrive so I can go through the steps. I hope it won't be a pain...

If I am using Straight Talk ( or planning on using ) is the sim card different?

droidd3v said:
I'm a prepaid Tmob subsriber and I went to my local store where I go to refill my account every month, the guy there said that a microsim would
cost 20 bucks!
Planning to order one online now. I would still be able to retain my number, right?
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I'm a prepaid suscriber too, and was wondering the same thing. I talked over their online chat system to a rep and he said the online order won't be able to retain my number?!
Anyone else here on prepaid but managed to get it for free at a Tmob store?

Yes..you need their sim..
Straight talk doesnt let you stream media I think..
Microsim..go to tmob site..got mine for .99 cents..
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Microsim

Anyone else who bought a phone off the play store having trouble finding a micro-sim. I've been to four stores for t-mobile in MN, and one of the stores have/ or are especting micro-sims. I'm curious if this is a MN thing, t-mobile thing, or if there's actually a micro-sim shortage.

I got a sim cutter on amazon for like $9. Worked well for me. I'm in MN too but I haven't looked around for micro sims. I would let you use my sim cutter though!
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snickerpop said:
Anyone else who bought a phone off the play store having trouble finding a micro-sim. I've been to four stores for t-mobile in MN, and one of the stores have/ or are especting micro-sims. I'm curious if this is a MN thing, t-mobile thing, or if there's actually a micro-sim shortage.
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I ordered a micro-sim off T-Mobile's website for 99 cents which included shipping and activation.

I just googled a template and cut my old Sim down with scissors.
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Must be an MN thing.
I walked into my T-Mobile and told them I needed a microsim and they gave it to me no problem.

@OP. Not sure where in MN you are located, but I got mine at the Roseville Mall corporate store.

El Daddy said:
@OP. Not sure where in MN you are located, but I got mine at the Roseville Mall corporate store.
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I guess they must have gotten recently or something. I just got mine here also, even though according to the guy at north town all the nearby stores were out. Now I can finally use my phone

I eyeballed mine and cut it with a butcher knife.
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I had a sim cutter, go to some mom and pops indirects and see if one of them has a sim cutter if you aren't comfortable eyeballing it.

I'm in MN also and couldn't get one. Had to cut mine with some instructions and template I found on YouTube.
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I ordered a sim cutter on eBay for a few dollars a couple of weeks before the N4 went on sale. But it didn't arrive until a few days after I got my phone, so I just went to a local phone shop and offered them 5 bucks to cut my sim and they just did it for free: )
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azlemad said:
I ordered a sim cutter on eBay for a few dollars a couple of weeks before the N4 went on sale. But it didn't arrive until a few days after I got my phone, so I just went to a local phone shop and offered them 5 bucks to cut my sim and they just did it for free: )
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I didn't want to pay for a SIM cutter so I tried cutting it myself with scissors and eyeballing it. Somehow it got messed up and when I put it in the phone I never got it to work.

azlemad said:
I ordered a sim cutter on eBay for a few dollars a couple of weeks before the N4 went on sale. But it didn't arrive until a few days after I got my phone, so I just went to a local phone shop and offered them 5 bucks to cut my sim and they just did it for free: )
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Dude, I used a butcher knife and a sharpie!
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[Q] What to ask ATT for a sim?

I just bought an unlocked Nexus 4, but am currently on a non-data plan with ATT. After I attempt to cut my regular size sim card and fail, I'll have to head down to the ATT store. The thing is, I would like to try and leave data off on my phone and not add data to my plan, and use my Nexus like this until my contract is up and I can switch to T-Mobile. My question is, what can I tell the ATT rep to get them to give me a micro sim without them wanting to see the phone I'm going to stick it in and subsequently add data to my plan?

What I do with Rogers here, I just go in and ask to buy a microsim. Take it home and call in and say you want to update you iccid(number on sim card). If they ask why on the phone I say I damaged my old one and bought a new one. If they ask in store why I just say I am buying one for a friend

Do you know how much they will charge? From searching around, they would likely give me on for free if I can word it right...

Summdumkid said:
Do you know how much they will charge? From searching around, they would likely give me on for free if I can word it right...
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I don't know, I'm guessing $10 maybe

I have att. I just went into the store and said I need a microsim and without any questions or concerns the guy just proceeded to give me one so I think you should be fine. Unless micro sim is exclusive to smart phones, they aren't going to ask to see your new phone.
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ATT wanted $26 for a new SIM from me. So I walked over to the T mobile store and bought one for like 10 by buying 3 pay as you go days worth. I then used that Sim as template to cut down my old att Sim with a kitchen knife.
If I wasn't on the cheep with a family plan on ATT I'd be on T-Mobile in a heartbeat.
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Just say you need a new sim that's what I did and go it for free.

Just a heads up AT&T does regular IMEI sweeps. They also have the play store Nexus 4's IMEIs on file as smartphones so eventually they'll force a data plan on you.

ohwut said:
Just a heads up AT&T does regular IMEI sweeps. They also have the play store Nexus 4's IMEIs on file as smartphones so eventually they'll force a data plan on you.
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This. A thousand times this. You may get away with it for a while, but short of changing your IMEI (illegal I believe), you will get caught.
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Don't have ATT, but the other day when I got the phone I just went to the T-Mobile store and they had a little tool that will cut your sim to a microsim for you

Lost SIM card, where can I get another one?

I lost my SIM card of my S4.
I need the sim card in order to get 4G LTE, does any one know where I might be able to get one?

sprint store?!

PapaDocta said:
sprint store?!
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Wish there was such a thing as an up vote.

PapaDocta said:
sprint store?!
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I just went to one and they don't carry SIMs. I went to a regular store and a repair center.

Google? Newegg? EBay? Amazon? Should I go on? Lol
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Didn't know there was only one regular store and repair centre in the whole of Florida. How about calling Customer Service?

How do you lose a sim card? not like it can fall out on its own.
my dog did manage to chew up a tmobile sim I had minutes after I set it down on the table but I've never lost one.

What is the point of a sim card anyway? I tried to put my gf's sim in my phone and it kept telling me it was an invalid card.
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Sprint UICC
Hi I am a Sprint Product Ambassador supporting the S4 and am here to help.
Any Sprint Service and Repair center should have replacement UICC/SIM. There is a $50 fee to replace a lost/stolen SIM.
The SKU is: 760492013536 CZ2102LWR.
Let me know if you have any questions.

mattvalenz said:
Hi I am a Sprint Product Ambassador supporting the S4 and am here to help.
Any Sprint Service and Repair center should have replacement UICC/SIM. There is a $50 fee to replace a lost/stolen SIM.
The SKU is: 760492013536 CZ2102LWR.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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better not be $50 thats insane.

50 bucks to replace a sim?! That's ridiculous! I don't know if gsm carriers charge for sim replacements but fifty dollars is robbery! I don't care what the excuse is, if they did charge 50 dollars for a replacement sim, 99.9% of that price is pure profit. I can't imagine a reasonable replacement price for a card being more than five dollars at the most.

It's probably $15 for the SIM and $35 activation charge. They will argue that there was absolutely no reason to remove the SIM in the first place.

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50 bucks to replace a sim?! That's ridiculous! I don't know if gsm carriers charge for sim replacements but fifty dollars is robbery! I don't care what the excuse is, if they did charge 50 dollars for a replacement sim, 99.9% of that price is pure profit. I can't imagine a reasonable replacement price for a card being more than five dollars at the most.
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They could at least take you out on a date first (wine and dine you) before sticking it to you. Sheesh....

Why did you take the sim out in the first place?
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gharlane00 said:
It's probably $15 for the SIM and $35 activation charge. They will argue that there was absolutely no reason to remove the SIM in the first place.
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Isn't that like the double jeopardy law? You can't be charged again for a phone to be activated that has already been activated. If it was charged for activation, but the activation process didn't complete 100%, then how can they charge you again? Also, if a phone ESN has been activated, then the phone is known to the network. Just because a Sim is replaced, doesn't change the ESN. If they were trying to double charge you, then I'd go midevil on their collective butts.

lafester said:
better not be $50 thats insane.
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It is insane but very true, when I lost my sim to my iphone 5 long story but anyways they wanted 50 for a replacement I laughed and just traded my 5 in for the s4 had an upgrade
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I guess I got lucky. I got my S4 off eBay and it did not come with the SIM so I called and they are sending me one. They did not say anything about a $50 charge. Hopefully it does not just mysteriously show up on my bill.

A bit related (maybe unrelated) but I bought a used iPhone 5 that didn't come with a SIM, went to a Sprint store and they were going to charge me $50 for one. I let a tear or two roll down my big eyes and the manager took pity on me and my sob story and let me have one, just this one time.
I guess if you plead your case genuinely and they're compassionate enough you might be in luck.

VZW Activation issues

First off, I am a current VZW customer switching from a Note 4 to the Nexus 6p and so far I'm having some trouble.
So I just left a local Verizon authorized dealer (not VZW corporate store) where the sales rep assured me repeatedly that my new 6P will NOT work on Verizon's network. Saying it has something to do with the specific bandwidth of the VZW network... Idk the networking side of things is completely foreign to me. He even went as far as to refer me to other carriers, saying the Cricket store right next door would activate it for me.
I left dissapointed, but called VZW customer support as I sat in the parking lot. The girl I talked to had absolutely no problem sending me a new nano Sim card for my 6P.. However, with as easy and smoothly as it went, I'm hoping the sim will already be activated to my account when it arrives.
But on the chance that it is not, am I correct in believing that as long as I can get a hold of ANY nano sim phone I can take that into VZW and have them activate the card for me?
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Yes
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starscream86 said:
First off, I am a current VZW customer switching from a Note 4 to the Nexus 6p and so far I'm having some trouble.
So I just left a local Verizon authorized dealer (not VZW corporate store) where the sales rep assured me repeatedly that my new 6P will NOT work on Verizon's network. Saying it has something to do with the specific bandwidth of the VZW network... Idk the networking side of things is completely foreign to me. He even went as far as to refer me to other carriers, saying the Cricket store right next door would activate it for me.
I left dissapointed, but called VZW customer support as I sat in the parking lot. The girl I talked to had absolutely no problem sending me a new nano Sim card for my 6P.. However, with as easy and smoothly as it went, I'm hoping the sim will already be activated to my account when it arrives.
But on the chance that it is not, am I correct in believing that as long as I can get a hold of ANY nano sim phone I can take that into VZW and have them activate the card for me?
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You could have cut the one from the Note down and been up and running in minutes.

Yeah.. I considered it.. Honestly as I'm now sitting here with the new phone in my hand and no Sim I still may.
Of course I don't have a cutting tool and I'm bad at small precision stuff lol i can barely handle a screen protector application.
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The Nexus 6P works beautifully on Verizon. That guy is as full of $h1+ as a Thanksgiving turkey. Once you get that nano SIM from VZW, call VZW, tell them you want to replace that Note 4 with your own device. Give them your IMEI and SIM card numbers, and you'll be all set. Put the SIM into your 6P and you're rocking and rolling
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starscream86 said:
Yeah.. I considered it.. Honestly as I'm now sitting here with the new phone in my hand and no Sim I still may.
Of course I don't have a cutting tool and I'm bad at small precision stuff lol i can barely handle a screen protector application.
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I bought a SIM cutter/punch from Amazon before the phone arrived.

tech_head said:
I bought a SIM cutter/punch from Amazon before the phone arrived.
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Yeah.. My sim from VZW will be here tomorrow. Can any of you speak on the matter of them sending an activated or unactivated sim? I'd assume it would be activated but she didn't specify.
If it's not active I might just order a sim cutter
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It won't be. Once you get the SIM, call customer service and tell them you have a new SIM for a device you already own and you want to activate it.
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oldblue910 said:
The Nexus 6P works beautifully on Verizon. That guy is as full of $h1+ as a Thanksgiving turkey. Once you get that nano SIM from VZW, call VZW, tell them you want to replace that Note 4 with your own device. Give them your IMEI and SIM card numbers, and you'll be all set. Put the SIM into your 6P and you're rocking and rolling
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Thanks! So no need to even borrow a friend's phone to have them activate the Sim or anything like that?.
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starscream86 said:
Yeah.. I considered it.. Honestly as I'm now sitting here with the new phone in my hand and no Sim I still may.
Of course I don't have a cutting tool and I'm bad at small precision stuff lol i can barely handle a screen protector application.
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That verizon rep is either clueless or a liar. I bought a sim cutter off amazon and cut my Verizon Note 4 sim down. Took 30 seconds from start to finish and worked immediately.
Alternatively, I couldn't cut my wife's note 3 sim down to a nano for her new Moto X Pure so we went to a Verizon Authorized reseller and asked them to activate a nano sim for us. The guy was super nice and said he could do it but they had to charge $20. He said the Verizon corporate store would do it for free...I opted to pay the $20 to not deal with actual Verizon employees.
I sort of wish Verizon's network wasn't so good..their client service is so bad.

starscream86 said:
Thanks! So no need to even borrow a friend's phone to have them activate the Sim or anything like that?.
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Nope. The Nexus 6P is in Verizon's database as a Huawei H1511. That's how it'll show up on your account.
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I came from Verizon Note 4 as well. I just walked into my local Verizon Corporate Store and he activated a nano sim for me right there. Probably took 10 mins and I walked out with the 6P activated. If the nano doesn't come activated, I'd call verizon or take it to a corporate store instead of an authorized dealer.

Wish I had just gone into the corporate store at this point.. Seems that has been pretty successful for most. Oh well, nano sim will be here tomorrow and I'll be sure to go back in and prove to that rep that he was wrong.. He VERY clearly informed me
"even though the guys on xda say it will work, I promise you it won't. I would have gotten one month's ago. But I went with the LG V10 since the 6P won't work on Verizon"
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Authorized retailers are the worst. These guys are 3rd party companies who just resell Verizon's services. They always want to push you to buy a branded phone instead of bringing your own, and they often charge higher prices for devices than corporate stores. Also a lot of them charge "programming fees" of $15 or $20 on top of traditional activation fees if you're doing a new line. Many also charge for SIM cards, anywhere from $20 to $30 whereas corporate stores will give them to you for free. Authorized retailers are a racket and should only be used if absolutely necessary. Verizon corporate stores generally offer a great customer experience in my dealings with them.
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A sim cutter would have saved you a lot of issues. I popped my nano out of my Droid Maxx, put it into the 6p and it was good to go. The only thing "not compatible" on the 6p for verizon is visual voice mail.

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Authorized retailers are the worst. These guys are 3rd party companies who just resell Verizon's services. They always want to push you to buy a branded phone instead of bringing your own, and they often charge higher prices for devices than corporate stores. Also a lot of them charge "programming fees" of $15 or $20 on top of traditional activation fees if you're doing a new line. Many also charge for SIM cards, anywhere from $20 to $30 whereas corporate stores will give them to you for free. Authorized retailers are a racket and should only be used if absolutely necessary. Verizon corporate stores generally offer a great customer experience in my dealings with them.
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My local corporate store is a sh!t show... Expect a 1-2 hour wait minimum before you ever even speak to an associate. In the past I have avoided the corporate store at all costs. But this may change that.
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starscream86 said:
My local corporate store is a sh!t show... Expect a 1-2 hour wait minimum before you ever even speak to an associate. In the past I have avoided the corporate store at all costs. But this may change that.
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Make an appointment. You can do that on verizonwireless.com and it'll save you the waiting.
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I also have a project fi SIM on the way.. Maybe I'll end up dropping big red all together. Or at least use the contract free bargaining chip to score some extra data or something haha
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If you leave and go to Project Fi, wait a week then call VZW's customer loyalty department and you might be surprised what they'll do for you
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starscream86 said:
"even though the guys on xda say it will work, I promise you it won't. I would have gotten one month's ago. But I went with the LG V10 since the 6P won't work on Verizon"
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Make sure you go back and show him your activated 6p on Verizon [emoji14]
I also went to a corporate store with phone in hand and they activated with a new nano sim on the spot
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