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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] firefoxsilver9:
I got this plan with a used phone I bought on ebay and love it so far. The 4g signal and speed is adequate for my needs (ironically signal strength is great everywhere but at my house but that's not a huge issue). I had a hell of a time actually getting this plan though because of a sales rep at the tmobile store wanting to activate the sim onsite and when I tried activating the plan online I Couldn't. Well 5 TMO customer reps and a manager later they manually activated the plan for me. Phone number porting was also painless
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alphathirteen:
Even More Plus to prepaid

I hadn't seen my experience in this thread, so I'm posting it for future people who are researching how to switch from postpaid (Even More Plus) to prepaid while keeping their current t-mobile number.

I purchased a sim and activation kit from T-Mobile.com for $1 as mentioned many times in this thread. I went to activate the sim online using the instructions in the kit and the IMEI number from my current phone. During the activation process, you have a chance to choose to port your number from another account or service provider. I went ahead and tried my current t-mobile postpaid number, account, and password even though I was purchasing the $30 plan for "new activations only." The activation and port seemed to go through and I was told I would receive a text when the transfer was complete. I put in the new sim card and a couple hours later I received a text notifying me that the transfer had occurred. Even my login on My T-Mobile stayed the same and my account now reflects the prepaid information.

They must have streamlined the process over the last few months, because it seems as though most people had headaches to get this done. I didn't require one call to CS and shockingly, everything transferred flawlessly. Well, almost flawlessly. When activating the new prepaid sim, I had to add money to the account to get it up to $30. When the phone activated, it said I only had $3 and change in my account (not $30). I purchased some refill cards from callingmart.com and the account went active. So far, the first charge hasn't appeared on my credit card statement, but I'll be watching to see if T-Mobile did actually charge me the first time, or if it was some phantom charge that never occurred because the account wasn't yet active.

If anybody is worried about transferring from an Even More Plus to prepaid Monthly 4G while keeping their current phone number, there really is no reason to worry. It's seamless when doing it through the website activation. You don't need to buy a phone from wal-mart. You don't need to activate a new phone number. You don't even need to talk to a customer service rep. In fact, it seems like talking to a person gives you the most potential to screw up. There is a lot of misinformation and confusion out there based upon what I've read and heard.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Glad that it was easy for you.

I'm not so sure why people have had so much trouble with this either. Back in January when I switched from an EM+ plan to a $30 Monthly 4G plan I had absolutely no problems, even when keeping my number.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] r_nt:
Quoted for truth. I spoke to a CS rep months ago when looking into switching to prepaid and was told that I couldn't come back to post paid once I left (WTF, right?); I read on XDA and sites that some people were having issues with porting their number; and a month or so ago, the CS told me that you could go back and forth and you could definitely keep your number, which was easier to do on the phone than at the store.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BootloopedMillennials:
Need help with this. Im currently on contract with Tmobile (classic plan). Anyway I talked to Tmobile CS today about switching to this plan and they said it was possible while keeping my number. But when it came to the activation kit, he said I had to order it from Walmart since this is a Walmart promotion. Isn't it possible to buy this activation kit on the Tmobile site like mentioned earlier?

Any link for the activation kit? I plan to use my current SIM card if possible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
You can buy the activation kit (with a new sim) from T-Mobile for $0.99: http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit

I *think* you should be able to activate (with the new SIM) and choose the option to port your existing number.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BootloopedMillennials:
Thanks, Now Im curious why the rep said it was not possible to get the activation kit from the site for this specific plan.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
My guess is that the rep was just misinformed. The activation kit is exactly the same regardless of what plan you choose. That is the exact kit that I ordered to get on the $30/mo plan months ago.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Product F(RED):
Anyone able to get LTE? I have a Note 2 and live right by a reported LTE tower (1 block away) and there's another not far from my house. But even with my Note 2 forced to LTE only, it won't connect to LTE even if I initiate a manual network search. Called up T-Mobile, they said my neighborhood is 90% covered, but the $30 plan doesn't include it? I've tried both APNs (fast and epc), IPV4/V6, etc. Giving up hope of ever getting LTE on this thing. But I've seen some people get it and I'm wondering how. Tried with both my AT&T and T-Mobile Note 2.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hypoxic1:
The Note 2 does not have the 'right' LTE bands in it. Even the T-Mobile Note 2 only does HSPA+, not LTE. That's a cool phone, too. Bummer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
As a brief aside, LTE works beautifully on my Nexus 4 with the $30/mo plan.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Product F(RED):
That was a while ago. I've been getting for a month or more now. 25 Mbps :D I have a T-Mobile Note 2 now, actually. And it does have LTE. If you don't care about wireless charging, it's better than the AT&T version because it does AT&T and T-Mobile LTE and HSPA+. You can mod the AT&T version to enable AWS for HSPA+ if you want to use it in a non-refarmed T-Mobile area.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hypoxic1:
OK, cool! I looked up the specs on gsmarena.com. But there must be another Note 2 just like many other phones. My friend really wants LTE on his Note 2, so I'll let him know it is now possible! :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Product F(RED):
If he has a T-Mobile Note 2, it's not a hack. It's just a normal OTA update that does it (if he's not rooted). Or if he's rooted, he can just install the latest modem, which enables it. Either way, you don't have to be rooted to enable LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hypoxic1:
HAHAHA! That's it? Just an OTA? That's awesome - thanks!

:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Product F(RED):
Yeah lol. Not all OTA's are bad. LTE has always been inside the phone; just not used by the modem. So now that the LTE network is up and running in a lot of areas, T-Mobile (months ago, I think) released an OTA update that turns it on. After he takes the update, he can turn LTE on in Settings -> More Settings -> Mobile Networks -> Network Mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bleach168:
You'll get the highest speeds possible, but it drops to 2G speeds once you hit the cap. Also, nights and weekends aren't free so you really have to baby that 100 minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rock7632:
anyone here live in the greater Boston area? around Westborough or Southborough? just want to make sure the speeds I'm getting are normal. most I've gotten here is 3mbps. average is 1.5
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I used 14 minutes last month. 7 the month before that. EDGE is unacceptable for me. Bummer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Vandalet:
I just bought the little $20 flip phone from walmart and swapped the SIM into my N1, only like $13 more than just the sim kit and i have an extra phone + micro USB charger for the drawer.

GrooveIP works great over WiFi(even used it in South Korea last month). the 1 3G call i got was a wrong number from a telemarketer, but it sounded fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
I ordered a SIM kit from Amazon for $3 shipped.

Signed up for the $30 plan.

Absolutely hated GrooveIP. It's an excercise in frustration over HSDPA+. Totally unreliable.

I've since ripped the T-Mobile SIM from my GNEX and put my ATT one back in.

It was a $33 experiment. That failed, miserably.

I can't go worrying about 100 minutes every waking hour of each day.

Just can't argue with my 4,000+ rollover minutes with ATT and unlimited data.

The nail in the coffin was checking how much my ATT line is actually costing me.

It's $40/month ($9.99 add a line, $30 data, 23% discount).

Just not worth it to me. Plus T-Mobile's network in Seattle during rush hour is just as bad as ATT's. Cannot even connect due to congestion. I tried to solve a problem to save $10. Verizon is my only answer for data congestion, but I just cannot let go of this ATT price. VZW would run ~$90 for my line. Just can't justify the $50 premium for rush hour data.

T-Mobile. The grass isn't greener...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ap77:
Very helpful info in this thread.

Can folks on TMO report how their data speeds are on the Galaxy Nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diablos991:
Too bad this plan came out right after I renewed my contract. :-(

Sent from my LG-P999
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luxferro:
If you were concerned with minutes and already had a cheap plan, this plan wasn't for you from the beginning. There's no need to dis the cheap plan. It works, and it's cheap. It's not meant to complete with ancient grandfathered plans, or corporate discounts.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Seriously. This plan is for people who don't use phone calls hardly at all and have an expensive plan. There's no way that GrooveIP will work if you're making several 100's or 1000's of minutes of phone calls a month. I'm sure it works for occasional calls on WiFi but not as a daily phone.

This plan is to save people from full priced AT&T and VZW plans that are $100 a month, not people who have grandfathered + discounted $40 plans from AT&T
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hongcho:
Also, that $40 plan probably has taxes and fees (making it $45-ish?). There is no such thing for this prepaid plan.

Anyway, I came from $60 (+taxes and fees), and I am quite happy (except for the lack of unconditional call forwarding).

Hong.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bpm2000:
Just wanted to chime in here and reaffirm some experiences.

I was able to swap from a POST-PAID tmobile plan (even more plus) to this PRE-PAID plan (walmart $30 100min/unlim talk/txt) and port my existing number to that plan.

Like the previous users have said, it is important to make the post-paid to pre-paid plan distinction or else it will not count as a new plan activation which is a requirement of the plan.

The CSRs may not understand that there is a $30 100min plan and may keep referring to the 1500 minute plan (with 30mb data). Make sure they know you want the 100 minute plan and that it is a new activation plan - they may even have to go as far as loading the tmobile webpage themselves to see it. Don't be a **** to the CSR and keep at it, and it will work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hughey2k2:
Since somebody asked here's Tmobile 4g speeds in NJ
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericshmerick:
So, it's safe to say you ran like 50 tests then moved within a tower's view for your 51st test before posting this taunting photo? Did you run this at 2am?

These are not normal speeds. Yes, it's mighty impressive, but it's not LTE, so let's not be fooled people.

It's just an outstanding test result. Not the norm.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Hah people are always going to post the good results more than the bad, but who cares if its not LTE speeds? That's 13mbps on HSPA+ lol, which is damn good. If you think that your experience in daily use will improve by having 26mbps on LTE vs 13mbps on HSPA+, you're a 'speeds and feeds' person that's being fooled into thinking your experience is better.

There's really not anything you can do a 30mbps LTE connection that you can't accomplish on a 10mbps HSPA+ connection just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lettcco:
I can't seems to get tmobile's "my account" app to work with galaxy nexus. Is it not compatible with ICS?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] clearym:
Here are my top speedtest results with my GN.

With my NS I never topped 4.5Mb/s in the same areas...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Can u share your apn settings?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gimiento:
With new roaming agreement with att this plan is beginning to sound like the deal of the century.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wonshikee:
prepaid users are limited on where we can roam, unlikely the merger deal roaming agreement will affect prepaid users.

Not that I care, I love paying $30/month vs $80-$100
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] _atlien_:
Went through this thread to catch up on the discussion since I'm seriously considering pulling the trigger on this. I noticed that no one has mentioned the $30 T-Mobile data plan (+100 minutes) in conjunction with a $10/month Line2 account.

Correct me if I'm wrong but from all the reviews I've seen Line2 is much more reliable than GrooveIP. And because Line2 has tri-mode calling so you can use your 5GB of 4G data to make calls or use Wi-Fi giving you an actual calling plan and making the 100 minute cap completely irrelevant. Calling, text and 4G data for just $40/month?

If you live in an area where T-Mobile has good coverage this seems like a game changer. Am I missing something?

TIA
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SamsungVibrant:
I have to say that those tests are pretty accurate. I can take my non 4G Vibrant right now, drive to Hollywood in the middle of rush hour with tourists everywhere and I will consistently pull close to 7mbps even with the network strained on my non 4G phone. Imagine how the newer HSPA+ phones must be performing in these areas. Same goes if I'm in West LA or other popular LA areas. I will never go below 3mbps.

The problem with T-mobile is when I leave these hot spots and go to more suburban parts of LA, then the story changes. Also the T-mobile signal doesn't seem to penetrate buildings as well as Verizon. Maybe because the frequency is higher.

My point is, you don't have to believe those results are doctored. If you live in the right area, those results are typical.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Yeah, I've gotten 8-9 mbps down/1.5 up in Orange County, but only like 1.75 mbps down/0.75 up in Long Beach. All of these speeds are with the GN on T-Mobile's Walmart plan. It varies a lot in different areas here in So Cal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MisterEdF:
I'm in northern NJ and was getting those speeds (I'm on the $30 "Walmart" plan) when I had my T989 GS2. Now that I have the GN I'm barely getting 3-4MBps.

---------- Post added at 10:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:21 PM ----------

Yea, crappy compared to the T-Mo T989. Was getting 9-14MPps on the T989 and around 2-4 average with the GNEX.

---------- Post added at 10:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 PM ----------

Yes, from AT&T with no problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] catpunt:
I wonder if it's the quality of the gnex hardware or the software, or perhaps the phone isn't recognized as a 4G phone by T-Mo's network... and if so, I wonder if there's a way to tweak it to report as a 4G phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SamsungVibrant:
You may need a T-mobile 4G sim card.

Is your T-mobile sim card very old? Newer HSPA+ phones need a new 4G sim card to take full advantage of the speed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] catpunt:
i got a prepaid activation kit from a 3rd party reseller on amazon... might that be the problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SamsungVibrant:
Might be, I would say try calling t-mobile and ask. Just don't press 611 on your phone, since you are prepaid you will get routed to someone in India who doesn't know anything. Call T-mobile using an 800 number off their site to reach T-mobile USA call centers, or go into a store. The store will know if the sim is new or old because I think they are dated differently or there is special code on them or something.

Also maybe I'm wrong but isn't the coverage map for prepaid different from postpaid. Meaning you aren't going to get the full 4G network coverage map as someone who is a postpaid customer. That is possibly another reason, simply because you are prepaid and your coverage map is different.

---------- Post added at 05:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:41 AM ----------

It seems a lot of people don't know this but prepaid customers do not get access to the same coverage map as postpaid customers do, especially when it comes to data. All the carriers make this distinction on their coverage between prepaid and post paid customers.

To check your coverage check out the links below. You can toggle between voice map and data map.

T-MOBILE MONTHLY 4G AND PREPAID CUSTOMER COVERAGE MAP

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-coverage

T-MOBILE POSTPAID CUSTOMERS (CONTRACT CUSTOMERS,TRADITIONAL PLANS) Coverage Map

http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] catpunt:
I'll go to a store and check it out, thanks for the tip.

However last night I swapped sims with a guy who has a G2x with a postpaid $80/mo plan and his speed test with my sim and my speed test with his were exactly the same... but the G2x has a 14mbps radio I believe so conceivably his sim was also not 4G.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hotleadsingerguy:
The difference is I get 26Mbps at *PEAK* times in busy areas (downtown Cleveland, for instance, when at a Browns game)...and that kind of speed using HSPA+ is only possible at off-peak times when there aren't many people using the connection. Add in other people and you drop back to 8Mbps or slower.

HSPA+ still isn't LTE, and it *is* a difference to anyone that uses the connection for more than syncing Facebook and getting push Gmail.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SamsungVibrant:
Exaggeration much?

Ok don't you think that's a bit of an exaggeration? My non-4g vibrant pulls in on average 3mbps in normal areas, and up to 7mbps in areas with full bars of coverage. HD YouTube videos load immediately without any buffering, graphic intensive sites load within seconds, and on a daily basis I upload 2hr long voice recordings from my phone and the upload finishes within a minute or so. Again, that's a NON-4G Vibrant, so imagine how much faster 4G phones on T-Mobile must be.

Let's not exaggerate, you don't need 50mbps on a phone when most people at home still have DSL running between 768kbps-3mbps.

Also just curious, what do you do on your phone that you can't accomplish with HSPA+ speeds?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Having had phones on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon I must say first-hand that anything involving video like Netflix and HBO Go are MUCH better on LTE. No contest. But for now, I'm willing to sacrifice some of that performance for longer battery life. When the more power-efficient 2nd gen LTE chips come out, there's no doubt what network I want my next phone to be on.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Reeebo:
Does anyone know whether this plan will expire? What I'm worried about is if i'm shelling out so much for an unlocked galaxy nexus, I want to be able to use this 30 dollar monthly plan for at least 2 years!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rickhuizinga:
It says that it is for a limited time only, however I've read that you will be grandfathered as long as you continue to renew the plan.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slvbeard:
Anybody know if this plan will work with an Android tablet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
As long as you have it and keep renewing they can't remove it from you. You should be locked in.

Its not a data only plan and requires a phone # and all that for setup. If anything, you'd have to set it up in a phone first then put the SIM in a tablet. Not sure though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Reeebo:
thanks for the responses! I just hope they don't stop offering this plan in the next couple days... my sim won't arrive till next week. I ordered the sim from t mobile and it's still taking forever to ship -_-
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slvbeard:
Yeah same here ordered a SIM yesterday, fingers crossed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Reeebo:
Do you known if T-Mobile stores sell the sim activation kit? I might just go pick one HP there if it doesn't come in the mail today
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tubes6al4v:
It will work with any us gsm, or global device that uses a traditional sim card. Micro sim might be possible but I have never used one. Keep in mind though, without a phone radio, you're paying for minutes and texts you won't be able to use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] momendo:
Warning to all

I got the T-Mobile.com activation SIM kit last night. But I could not get the online activation form on t-mobile.com to get past the plan submission to put funds into it. I would get an error.

I called the activation line and spoke to a representative. He tried to upsell me. I stayed firm wanting the $30 Monthly4G plan but he said that it's only available to Walmart phones.

It's not looking good, but I will try again today.

I want to confirm. Has anyone successfully tried the t-mobile.com activation SIM kit and applied the $30 monthly4G plan to it?

EDIT:

I just tried it again just now. It works! The registration server must have been down last night.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
Stay strong and try again. A bunch of us have gotten it over the phone without having to buy a Walmart phone. Plan B would be to buy the cheapest phone at Walmart and activate it with that one, then take the SIM out and use it with your GN. But if you keep at it with the customer reps, you shouldn't have to do that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Reeebo:
Whew thanks for the update you had me scared for a second

. I'll let you guys know how it goes once my sim arrive -_-

EDIT: worked great! simply activated the sim online, chose the plan, and it's good to go
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] seshsud:
Activated the $30 plan over a month ago..has been working fine no issues, you can set up autopay or manual pay ever month to avoid the service from being disconnected.But I recall the activation server had issues when i did for a full weekend...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Neon01:
Did the same thing and my experience was painless. Bought a prepaid activation SIM on amazon, got it a day later, and went online and activated it with the $30 plan for use in my GSM Galaxy Nexus on Dec 10. 100% trouble free. I'm currently using the UGKK7 radio, as I've had the best success with that one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cdcooker:
I setup google voice on a Samsung Galaxy S 4G with this plan, change the setting to use GV for all calls. However, when I use the dialpad to make a call, the caller ID on the recipient's phone is still showing my TMo number, not my GV number. This phone has not been rooted, just using the Gingerbread update from Samsung. On the GV web site, the Calls settings is "Display my Google Voice number" under Caller ID (outgoing).

On my Virgin Mobile Optimus V, I have the same settings, and the caller ID always show my GV number on the recipient's phone.

Please help. Thanks

edit: Now, I figure out what's wrong. If I don't enter the area code, for local calls apparently, it will not trigger GV at all. Now, I want to know if there is some work around so I don't need to enter area code for local calls, and still using GV as my choice? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kev1000000:
Just wanted to confirm you can port your number with this plan. I ported from Verizon within 24 hours.

Just simply call T-Mobile, tell them you want to port your number from a different carrier, and you're good to go. No hassle.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wonshikee:
Mine has some issues with the registration and wouldn't let me complete it.

The rep I spoke to said he can't change it, so he registered me using another plan - then had his supervisor switch it to the $30/mo 5GB plan.

the 100m sucks compared to virgin mobile's $25 plan (not that I'll use 100 in a normal month), but the H+ is by far the best network to use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Well Virgin's plans are cheap but you're locked into ****ty phones + Sprint network lol. Spring the extra $5 for this T-Mo plan for sure.