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tmobile unlimited loyalty plan is nationwide now

tmobile's unlimited loyalty plan, which was only available in the Sanfransico area is now nationwide as of march 02 2009. those who qualify are people that have been tmobile customers for longer than 22 months and have a good payment history.

sprime01 said:
tmobile's unlimited loyalty plan, which was only available in the Sanfransico area is now nationwide as of march 02 2009. those who qualify are people that have been tmobile customers for longer than 22 months and have a good payment history.
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Yeah, been that way for a couple months now

I had it, now I dont see it on mine when I sign on... I called Tmo the other day for my G1 acting up and it asked if I wanted to do it and I said later. Is it still in affect?

Ended up not being cheaper for me.
Seems like every time T-mobile offers an upgrade, it cost me an extra 10 bucks. I guess if I didn't have myfaves for both phones, then it would prolly be in my best interest to have it.

momentarylapseofreason said:
Yeah, been that way for a couple months now
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not true...i've been in good standing with t-mo for 7 years+. when i called last month to inquire, they said it was only open to "select" customers...even today, when i log onto the website, the unlimited plan still shows $99.99. wtf?? i have been with these fools since 2001!
i've sent an email to t-mo just now. i'll advise as soon as i hear back.

mariod1269 said:
not true...i've been in good standing with t-mo for 7 years+. when i called last month to inquire, they said it was only open to "select" customers...even today, when i log onto the website, the unlimited plan still shows $99.99. wtf?? i have been with these fools since 2001!
i've sent an email to t-mo just now. i'll advise as soon as i hear back.
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I work in a store and have run into this issue. I thought it was people who have been with us for 22 months or more but I guess there are some hidden factors there. The only thing I can think of is if you had your service suspended. Other than that I can't think of anything else that would effect it.

speoples20 said:
I work in a store and have run into this issue. I thought it was people who have been with us for 22 months or more but I guess there are some hidden factors there. The only thing I can think of is if you had your service suspended. Other than that I can't think of anything else that would effect it.
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i don't think my service has been suspended any time in the past 4+ years...i'm wondering if it's because i don't ever use anywhere near my current plan's 1500 minutes.
here's the log of my chat session with T-Mo CS:
me: can you tell me why i don't qualify for the "unlimited loyalty" plan? i have been with t-mobile for nearly 8 years.
CSR: Today, this offer is available only to selected customers.
CSR: T-Mobile runs promotional offers and test offers that are available to different groups of customers, and at this time, your account does not qualify.
CSR: In the future, your account may be eligible for similar type offers. For some of our test offers, whether or not we extend these offers beyond the initial qualified group depends on response from our customers.
CSR: The exact criteria used for the promotion is not available as many different pieces of criteria were considered when selecting the specific audience available for this promotion.
me: so there are no specifics as to why i don't qualify after more than 7 years as a t-mobile customer?
CSR: This is a promotional offer only available for a short time
CSR: Based on the response to this offer, we hope to extend it to a wider audience in the future.
me: thank you for your help.

mariod1269 said:
i don't think my service has been suspended any time in the past 4+ years...i'm wondering if it's because i don't ever use anywhere near my current plan's 1500 minutes.
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Its probably nothing you've done or your usage just a stupid system. The only other thing I can think of is if you changed your number anytime in the last 2 years. If not keep bugging customer care till they give it to you.

speoples20 said:
Its probably nothing you've done or your usage just a stupid system. The only other thing I can think of is if you changed your number anytime in the last 2 years. If not keep bugging customer care till they give it to you.
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i did change my number, but it was 5 years ago when i moved to california. i just edited my previous message to add the chat session i had with a csr. it seems qualification is random...like i said, i go nowhere near my plan minutes now (1500 for $49.99) so i'm not really missing out on anything...it's just...if they're gonna reward people for their "loyalty", i certainly want to be recognized for my 80 months of loyalty!!

mariod1269 said:
i did change my number, but it was 5 years ago when i moved to california. i just edited my previous message to add the chat session i had with a csr. it seems qualification is random...like i said, i go nowhere near my plan minutes now (1500 for $49.99) so i'm not really missing out on anything...it's just...if they're gonna reward people for their "loyalty", i certainly want to be recognized for my 80 months of loyalty!!
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My understanding is that this is the unlimited Loyalty plan is not available to business/corporate lines (which is what your account is if you are getting a discount through your employer.) It is somewhat hard to get positive confirmation of this though. The eligibility requirements on the web are vague. I have been w/ T-Mobile since 2001 and I was offered the option.

JanetPanic said:
My understanding is that this is the unlimited Loyalty plan is not available to business/corporate lines (which is what your account is if you are getting a discount through your employer.) It is somewhat hard to get positive confirmation of this though. The eligibility requirements on the web are vague. I have been w/ T-Mobile since 2001 and I was offered the option.
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ahh...that makes sense...in january my company sent an email to all associates telling us we can receive a 10% discount on our t-mo bill. i called and gave the CSR the code. i bet they then switched me to a corporate account.
things are getting clearer...but why couldn't the CSR tell me that today?

sounds like they were just giving you a standard response without even really looking at your account.

Brutal-Force said:
Seems like every time T-mobile offers an upgrade, it cost me an extra 10 bucks. I guess if I didn't have myfaves for both phones, then it would prolly be in my best interest to have it.
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I feel the same way. I like the idea of having unlimited minutes but I have more than enough with myfaves and my 600 minutes right now. I almost never touch the 600 in a month with Nights and weekends on there.
I think, if you believe i'm so "loyal" and you want to offer me a "deal" make it something cheaper than what I already use.
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meental said:
sounds like they were just giving you a standard response without even really looking at your account.
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finally, a "non standard" response. i received an email today telling me that i do, in fact, qualify for the unlimited loyalty plan, but i would lose my corporate discount. then the CSR said she reviewed my usage and recommended that i stay at my current plan. she told me that i'd save $10.70/mo if i do NOT switch.
Cathy H 7284060, at t-mo, if you are reading this, you rock.

now bing cash back has 35% off with tmobile hd2

try to get it!

I think thats been around for sometime.

zmdivy said:
try to get it!
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too bad you cant buy a phone outright online. have to go to the store or order with a plan.

Yep this as been around since the phone came out on 3/24 in fact I am due my bing cashback in 10 days

techboydino said:
too bad you cant buy a phone outright online. have to go to the store or order with a plan.
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yes you have to, but atleast you have the option of full payment and getting EM+ which isnt so bad at $59.99.
Plus after 2 months you get around $150+ back which is always nice
i will go with the BCB about a month from now.

jdl1681 said:
Yep this as been around since the phone came out on 3/24 in fact I am due my bing cashback in 10 days
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please let us know when you get it

could i get it with no plan if i pay the full payment with EM+?
OR i have to cancel the plan after the first month?
I am now using prepaid plans and just want a phone pda.

zmdivy said:
could i get it with no plan if i pay the full payment with EM+?
OR i have to cancel the plan after the first month?
I am now using prepaid plans and just want a phone pda.
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well you have to get a plan whether you're going for the subsidized price or the full price, you cannot buy it without getting a plan, atleast not to my knowledge.
Also you're account has to be active for 60 days from getting a plan, meaning you have to use tmobile service for 60 days in order to get BCB.

zmdivy said:
could i get it with no plan if i pay the full payment with EM+?
OR i have to cancel the plan after the first month?
I am now using prepaid plans and just want a phone pda.
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buy phone direct from walmart. pay 500+tax and phone is yours. u dont have to sign or buy any contract.
second option is to buy phone from wmdeals.com cost (150+tax+one month or 15 days rent+200 etf) and phone is yours

thanks
I found the hd 2 is only 99.99 with 2yr contract in amazon.com
so the best price is supposed to be
100+ no tax+one month rent 60 +200 etf=360?
but if i want to transfer to att still need to unlock so might be 120 for 2 months rent
could it work?

zmdivy said:
could i get it with no plan if i pay the full payment with EM+?
OR i have to cancel the plan after the first month?
I am now using prepaid plans and just want a phone pda.
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This is exactly what I did. I ordered the phone online with the bing discount. After I got it I played around with it for a few days, called and canceled. They didn't give me any trouble at all, seemed rather happy I'm keeping the phone to use with their prepaid They canceled my plan and refunded my activation (they pre-activated the thing when it shipped). The only slightly annoying part is they billed me useage for when the phone was in transit. I didn't really argue that one, just happy to get activation refunded.
Naturally this is for a phone I paid their retail price for.
I used bsbtweak to permanently disable the data, although I'm not sure it would've connected to data anyway.

buzz killington said:
This is exactly what I did. I ordered the phone online with the bing discount. After I got it I played around with it for a few days, called and canceled. They didn't give me any trouble at all, seemed rather happy I'm keeping the phone to use with their prepaid They canceled my plan and refunded my activation (they pre-activated the thing when it shipped). The only slightly annoying part is they billed me useage for when the phone was in transit. I didn't really argue that one, just happy to get activation refunded.
Naturally this is for a phone I paid their retail price for.
I used bsbtweak to permanently disable the data, although I'm not sure it would've connected to data anyway.
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wait a min.
did you use tmobile service for 60 days?? because in order to be eligible for BCB your account has to be active for 60 days.
So how many days did you use the phone for because it hasnt been 60 days since the hd2 came out meaning you wont be getting the BCB in this case!!!
let me know your timeline.
i am planning to use BCB aswell for HD2 but with full payment and after i get BCB that is after 60days of service i might go to att.

geronemo said:
wait a min.
did you use tmobile service for 60 days?? because in order to be eligible for BCB your account has to be active for 60 days.
So how many days did you use the phone for because it hasnt been 60 days since the hd2 came out meaning you wont be getting the BCB in this case!!!
let me know your timeline.
i am planning to use BCB aswell for HD2 but with full payment and after i get BCB that is after 60days of service i might go to att.
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The bcb is currently showing in my account as pending. I'll post an update when the 60 days comes up, but I'm not really expecting any problems. The BCB is on the phone, and has nothing to do with the plan. Since I'm keeping the phone the full order stands.
If you want to switch to AT&T you'll need to unlock the phone and you'll probably have to wait whatever amount of time tmo says before you can get that code. I wasn't leaving Tmo, really just switching plans.
If you still want a timeline here it goes without the date
Ordered the phone on a weekend with the Bing cashback
Tmo ships it on monday and I receive it wednesday night, sim, microsd, all inserted and activated. I replace the sim with my old prepaid, dumped the contacts in and make a few calls to make sure everything is cool.
Put the new sim back, play around with the phone through the weekend. Really there wasn't much to gain over my prepaid plan except Data connection.
Next Monday I called the tmobile and canceled the plan under buyer remorse. Been using the phone with prepaid card since.
Actually now that I think of it, there was a little more to tell about this. Bing sends you a notice as soon as you order something under the bcb. I never got one. It didn't even occur to me to check until after I had canceled. So I had to contact Bing and provide them my order information, and they added the cashback (very quickly I might add, good service). Alll that happened after I had already canceled my service.

buzz killington said:
The bcb is currently showing in my account as pending. I'll post an update when the 60 days comes up, but I'm not really expecting any problems. The BCB is on the phone, and has nothing to do with the plan. Since I'm keeping the phone the full order stands.
If you want to switch to AT&T you'll need to unlock the phone and you'll probably have to wait whatever amount of time tmo says before you can get that code. I wasn't leaving Tmo, really just switching plans.
If you still want a timeline here it goes without the date
Ordered the phone on a weekend with the Bing cashback
Tmo ships it on monday and I receive it wednesday night, sim, microsd, all inserted and activated. I replace the sim with my old prepaid, dumped the contacts in and make a few calls to make sure everything is cool.
Put the new sim back, play around with the phone through the weekend. Really there wasn't much to gain over my prepaid plan except Data connection.
Next Monday I called the tmobile and canceled the plan under buyer remorse. Been using the phone with prepaid card since.
Actually now that I think of it, there was a little more to tell about this. Bing sends you a notice as soon as you order something under the bcb. I never got one. It didn't even occur to me to check until after I had canceled. So I had to contact Bing and provide them my order information, and they added the cashback (very quickly I might add, good service). Alll that happened after I had already canceled my service.
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oh ok, this is news to me, because i was under the impression that BCB requires you not to cancel before 60 days, hence the confusion on my part.
Iam planning on getting it on full payment so if i request the unlock code they give it out on full payment after a few days, they will just ask me to fax them some inofrmation.
Also when you inserted you pre-paid sim, did it start working? or did you have to unlock the hd2??
thanks for the information.

geronemo said:
oh ok, this is news to me, because i was under the impression that BCB requires you not to cancel before 60 days, hence the confusion on my part.
Iam planning on getting it on full payment so if i request the unlock code they give it out on full payment after a few days, they will just ask me to fax them some inofrmation.
Also when you inserted you pre-paid sim, did it start working? or did you have to unlock the hd2??
thanks for the information.
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No problem at all. I had read before I bought the phone a "confession of a T-mobile sales rep" that there are no difference between between the regular subscription phones and prepaid phones. Also confirmed that in a faq I dug out before I finally pulled the trigger. So far so good, just waiting for the prepaid data from tmo.

Stealth change from $10 to $30 plan.

Ordered my Nexus S online, chose the $10/200MB plan with my existing family plan. Goes through fine, I print nearly every step to PDF. Get my email confirmation, $10/200MB plan.
Now I go to check the status of my order and the order now shows my plan has spontaneously changed to the $30/Unlimited plan.
Big surprise, they're evil cheating bastards.

Belarios said:
Ordered my Nexus S online, chose the $10/200MB plan with my existing family plan. Goes through fine, I print nearly every step to PDF. Get my email confirmation, $10/200MB plan.
Now I go to check the status of my order and the order now shows my plan has spontaneously changed to the $30/Unlimited plan.
Big surprise, they're evil cheating bastards.
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Tmobile has some of the best costumer service i have ever experienced, call them tell them and problem solved,
no *****ing is necessary

Probably because the 200 MB plan is not for the Nexus S. That is my guess.

That's crazy. Yeah, just try calling them and seeing what's up. I just got mine today. I need the unlimited. Sucks I'm paying 4G price for a 3G service though..

slowz3r said:
Tmobile has some of the best costumer service i have ever experienced, call them tell them and problem solved,
no *****ing is necessary
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Someone had to program a computer routine to change all the $10 plans to $30 after the sale had become final. There's no way this happens by accident. Even if they fix it for me later, they're still hoping to catch plenty of people off guard.
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Probably because the 200 MB plan is not for the Nexus S. That is my guess.
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It isn't stated anywhere that this phone is any different than all their other phones, and the Best Buy system which connects to the T-mobile computer to verify my plan and eligibility offered me the $10 plan.
I'm just saying, this is why no one cares when someone finds a loophole in a contract to buy a phone for less or cancel their plan without a termination fee: because these guys are out to find ways to charge us more. Intentionally and stealthily changing a contract and then pretending it was the original deal is fraud and it's a crime. But I know...corporations can't go to jail, and they'll just claim it was a computer glitch.
I posted this so someone in the same situation will notice it and know they need to contest it.

Belarios said:
Ordered my Nexus S online, chose the $10/200MB plan with my existing family plan. Goes through fine, I print nearly every step to PDF. Get my email confirmation, $10/200MB plan.
Now I go to check the status of my order and the order now shows my plan has spontaneously changed to the $30/Unlimited plan.
Big surprise, they're evil cheating bastards.
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Thanks for sharing this. I also saw that they were letting people pick the 200mb data plan. I was just about to get a Nexus S tomorrow too, but I guess I'm holding off for now. Let us know if they let you change the data plan.

Official: Pre-orders Begin - Who's ordered one? [$199/$399 w/DISCOUNT]

http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-ready-for-pre-order-100-off
Pre-orders for the Atrix 4G have begun! The phone is priced at $199 on-contract or $499 off-contract. But, you'll be able to get $100 off that off contract price if you want (rebate rules below). Log in to your ATT account and check out the pre-order off-contract price.
$399 is a good deal if you ask me. That's the cheapest off-contract superphone out there.
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$100 off MOTOROLA ATRIX(TM) 4G after instant rebate with qualified voice and data plan. Additional restrictions apply.
Requires a qualified 1-or 2-year service agreement for Corporate Responsibility Users (CRU) and requires a qualified 2-year service agreement for Individual Responsibility Users (IRU). Also requires activation on an AT&T voice plan with a Monthly Service Charge (MSC) of $39.99 or higher plus (i) for IRU customers a DataPlus Personal plan or other eligible data plan with MSC of $15 or higher; (ii) for CRU customers a DataPro Personal Plan or other eligible data plan with MSC of $25 or higher; or (iii) DataPro Enterprise plan or other eligible data plan with MSC of $40 or higher; or (iv) Smartphone International plan of $64.99/mo. or higher. On DataPro/DataPlus plans for Smartphone and iPhone, if you exceed your initial data allowance, you will automatically be charged an additional $10 for each additional 1GB provided on DataPro or an additional $15 for each additional 200MB provided on DataPlus. All data allowances, including overages, must be used in the billing period in which the allowance is provided. Access to corporate email, company intranet sites and business applications requires a DataPro Enterprise Plan. Offer cannot be combined with any other equipment promotion, discount or other offer. Subject to availability limitations. Sales tax calculated based on price of unactivated equipment. Limited time offer. Flat Rate plans, FamilyTalk and Add-a-Line are eligible. Offer runs until Monday, April 04, 2011 11:59pm EST.
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So who's put in their order?

Seems to be impossible to pre-order it off contract

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Seems to be impossible to pre-order it off contract
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Really? I just got to the cart page no problem. I'm waiting till tomorrow to pre-order, though. Gotta move some cash into my debit card.

Yeah I thought I had ordered it, went back and my order was blank. Puts the phone in my cart, but thats as far as it goes.

Holding my breath and ordering one.....Come on Dev's!!!!!

kennethpenn said:
Really? I just got to the cart page no problem. I'm waiting till tomorrow to pre-order, though. Gotta move some cash into my debit card.
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Athailias said:
Yeah I thought I had ordered it, went back and my order was blank. Puts the phone in my cart, but thats as far as it goes.
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what page are you hitting to get it without contract?

att.com, signing in. I am a premier account user though. I will have to call in the morning and see why it wont stick. Hopefully they dont sell so fast that they close pre-orders
https://www.wireless.att.com/business/shop/index.jsp?bref=IBeo030140WMaxPO&_requestid=20381

LAME! I signed back in and now its 500 and it will let me "checkout"

Athailias said:
Yeah I thought I had ordered it, went back and my order was blank. Puts the phone in my cart, but thats as far as it goes.
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Seems to be impossible to pre-order it off contract
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Okay.. I was able to reproduce problems. Big bummer! AT&T's probably just got some sort of web error messing things up. I know they'll have pre-orders for current customers.

I just ordered it for 500 off contract. AT/T owes me an override for the problems with my captivate so I plan to call them in the morning and get it at the upgrade price, but wanted to make sure DG didnt order 80 of them and buy em all...

Athailias said:
I just ordered it for 500 off contract. AT/T owes me an override for the problems with my captivate so I plan to call them in the morning and get it at the upgrade price, but wanted to make sure DG didnt order 80 of them and buy em all...
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BTW: Mine still says only $399 off-contract with the discount.

Their website is all KINDS of screwed up. The Premier side of things won't let you order a data plan with the Atrix which prevents you from getting any discount...I don't understand how they can so completely screw up pre-orders...It's certainly not very confidence inspiring.
Oh, and FYI, this may be the "official" thread but there've already been several threads about pre-orders.

Athailias said:
I just ordered it for 500 off contract. AT/T owes me an override for the problems with my captivate so I plan to call them in the morning and get it at the upgrade price, but wanted to make sure DG didnt order 80 of them and buy em all...
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You're pretty daring hoping they'll be able to fix the order layer seeing as you've committed to the $500 price and offered your payment information already. All I can say is, GOOD LUCK!

phobos512 said:
Their website is all KINDS of screwed up. The Premier side of things won't let you order a data plan with the Atrix which prevents you from getting any discount...I don't understand how they can so completely screw up pre-orders...It's certainly not very confidence inspiring.
Oh, and FYI, this may be the "official" thread but there've already been several threads about pre-orders.
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I didn't mean it as official thread! I meant to say that's the official pricing... and that it's officially up and live. Not official thread!
Yes, I hope their web dev team straightens this stuff out.

phobos512 said:
You're pretty daring hoping they'll be able to fix the order layer seeing as you've committed to the $500 price and offered your payment information already. All I can say is, GOOD LUCK!
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There is always ebay, and or returns

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BTW: Mine still says only $399 off-contract with the discount.
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I logged all the way out, and logged back into the premier account as if I wanted to upgrade my existing phone, then it showed it to me for 500 and let me order it.

Athailias said:
I logged all the way out, and logged back into the premier account as if I wanted to upgrade my existing phone, then it showed it to me for 500 and let me order it.
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I'm praying that they don't retract that $399 price.

PS I've found that the site is completely hosed up in Chrome, looks correct and all the data fills in right in IE (8). Weirdness...

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PS I've found that the site is completely hosed up in Chrome, looks correct and all the data fills in right in IE (8). Weirdness...
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Hmmm. I'm on Firefox 4 B11. All is looking good.

Didn't see any options for the laptop and phone combo online, I'll go in and order in the morning

verizon prepaid on xoom 3g

I have a 3g Xoom that I never activated (just use Wifi). I'm moving next month and think it would be useful to have the xoom with me when I go to find a house and do all that other stuff that you need internet for. I think what I'll need it for is mostly just craigslist, google maps, and email.
Does anyone have any experience using their xoom with a prepaid verizon data plan, or some other plan that will not require a contract? Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: So, called both Verizon and Best Buy (that's where this Xoom was purchased). The Verizon rep didn't know what a "zoom" is and said I could sign up for a 1 or 2 year plan. She also couldn't find my MEID# in their system. The Best Buy person wanted to help but didn't get that I only want 1 or 2 months. He also suggested I set it up with AT&T. How do these people feed themselves?

Okay, go in to a Verizon store with your Xoom in hand, tell them you want a Month to Month plan, I forget there exact term for it, but they should understand. Its not pre-paided, Verizon only offers pre-paided data with smartphones (odd? I think so too) its month to month because you aren't on contract but pay a monthly bill that you can cancel at anytime without consiquence , except that there is a 15$ re-activation fee you have to pay when you turn it back on. There reason behind this is that they assign your Xoom a phone number to be able to link it to their network (odd? I know). So basically you want a month to month plan, but you must go into a verizon store to do this, try to pick a bigger one rather than a smaller local one, so the people aren't doing this for their first time. And just a note, stay in the store after its activated and get them to call customer service so they can issue you a password to sign into their website. In order to sign into their website the first time you need to use your new phone number, and have them text you an initial password. Well since Xooms aren't phones and don't receive text messages on the number Verizon assigns you, you won't get the text message and there for won't be able to get your password to sign in. If the Verizon rep calls the customer service on the phone, they can get them to issue a temporary password to sign you in on spot with your Xoom like they did for me, if you don't do it this way, and try to do it thru the website or customer service without a Verizon Rep calling for you, you will be forced to wait for them to mail you the temporary password. Which some have reported long wait times in this forum after the initial launch. And you'll want to be able to sign in to their site to be able to track your data consumption.
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OHHHHH and I forgot the most important part!!!!!!
THEY WILL RUN A CREDIT CHECK AND POSSIBLY MAKE YOU PAY A SECURITY DEPOSIT OF UP TO 400 USD IF YOU HAVE BAD CREDIT.(odd? I know)
Even though your not signing a contract, your not signing up for pre payed, so they will run the credit check.
If your not sure just go try, my girlfriends credit isn't great but she didn't have to pay anything to put data on my xoom. They tried to charge me $400, but that's because me and my dad have the same name, and he screwed my credit over before I even turned 18.
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Thanks Tommy!
Do you use wireless tethering with your service? Is there a restriction on tethering to a laptop? How much data do I need (it will be for email, craigslist, GPS, google chat, light web)?
I appreciate your help!

I pm'd you. I work for VZW and can hook it up easy. Plans are $20 for 1gb, $35 for 3gb, $50 for 5gb. You could probably get by on the 3gb plan and can always bump it up. The tethering is unlimited and just goes against the allowance.
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Ferradinho said:
I pm'd you. I work for VZW and can hook it up easy. Plans are $20 for 1gb, $35 for 3gb, $50 for 5gb. You could probably get by on the 3gb plan and can always bump it up. The tethering is unlimited and just goes against the allowance.
Not understanding how tethering is "unlimited" if it is charged against a plan. For example, if I had a 1gb plan, tethered and used 1.2 gb, won't I get charged for going over?
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The prepaid plan is not available for the Xoom. After receiving my 4G upgrade, I call Verizon and was transferred 3 times while the different departments tried to figure everything out. Basically, Verizon's website shows that Tablets have a prepaid plan, but they don't specify what tablets are supported. Based on their website, all tablets are supported, but that isn't the case. They told me that 4G plans aren't supported for prepay. I was really looking forward to activating my Xoom, but I only wanted prepaid since it costs the same as the month-to-month minus any activation, overages, and reconnect fees.
I was planning on only having my service active when I needed it for work. If I choose the month-to-month plan, I will have to pay an activation fee every time I need to reactivate it. I really hope they update their website to reflect this information as I was very disappointed to learn this information over the phone. They tried to sell me a mobile hotspot, but I was not interested as I already tether my Xoom to my Sprint 4G phone.

Im on their early $20 1gb plan, that I know of I'm not on contract but I didn't want to pay the Sept bill cuz of the 4lte update so I didnt pay and thought they just cut it off till you pay for the next month but I got charged that month and a late fee.

luckie19 said:
Im on their early $20 1gb plan, that I know of I'm not on contract but I didn't want to pay the Sept bill cuz of the 4lte update so I didnt pay and thought they just cut it off till you pay for the next month but I got charged that month and a late fee.
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I'm not on Verizon, but I do know that they have an option where you can "suspend" your account for a period of time where you don't have to pay.

jm9843 said:
I'm not on Verizon, but I do know that they have an option where you can "suspend" your account for a period of time where you don't have to pay.
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You can suspend for up to 90 days at a time. Just need to make sure to go online or call in to re-suspend it afterwards if you want it suspended longer (technically you can do that the same day and have it suspended as long as you want).
VZW did, however, just start offering actual prepaid data on tablets literally a few days ago. Prices are $20 = 1GB, $30 = 3GB, $50 = 5GB, and $80 = 10GB and $35 activation.
IMHO the postpaid plans are a much better way to go because you can turn it on and off whenever and prorate your data usage and only have to pay an activation once. With prepaid the account will go inactive after a certain period of time and you will have to pay another activation fee to reconnect it. Only downside to postpaid is the credit check.
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Odd, but I've been on the 5GB plan since new in May. I never use that much, so just went to the Verizon Wireless web site. I'm on a post-paid plan and was only presented with these options:
2GB for $30, 5GB for $50 and 10GB for $80. It's odd that this doesn't seem to reflect what others are seeing, so I'll go into the store at some point.

Ferradinho said:
You can suspend for up to 90 days at a time. Just need to make sure to go online or call in to re-suspend it afterwards if you want it suspended longer (technically you can do that the same day and have it suspended as long as you want).
VZW did, however, just start offering actual prepaid data on tablets literally a few days ago. Prices are $20 = 1GB, $30 = 3GB, $50 = 5GB, and $80 = 10GB and $35 activation.
IMHO the postpaid plans are a much better way to go because you can turn it on and off whenever and prorate your data usage and only have to pay an activation once. With prepaid the account will go inactive after a certain period of time and you will have to pay another activation fee to reconnect it. Only downside to postpaid is the credit check.
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I know that you work for Verizon and hoped that you could clear some things up about Xoom prepaid plans. You state that there is an activation fee with prepaid data on tablets, but the this page states the following under "Prepaid Mobile Broadband/Tablets":
No activation or reconnection fees, and no overage charges.
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So is there or isn't there an activation fee?
Are you familiar with or know much about the new Xoom system update (HLK75F) that enables a prepaid 4g option on the Xoom? See this thread and the attached pdf.
I already applied the HLK75F update, but when I go to "Settings/Wireless & networks/Mobile Networks/Verizon data service", it takes me to a "Mobile Broadband quick access" page in the browser. The page states:
Please try again or contact us to complete your order. Sorry! We are unable to complete your order online at this time. Please try again later or contact customer service at 800-786-8419 (18079782).
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Is this error because I don't have a Verizon account and my Xoom isn't registered with the network? Fyi, I did have the LTE upgrade performed and my sim card is installed.
Is this something that you could assist me with? I want to have the option of using prepaid data on the Xoom without any contract, credit check, or activation fees. Thanks.

I to would like this without the pathetic credit check