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[Nexus 4 General] Riverdales27:
Yeah it's still available. I activated mine last week to test out the coverage in my area. Should be available for both. I did mine online.
[Nexus 4 General] diaper84:
if its not too much of a hassle, could you explain the process to me?

activating online seems somewhat confusing, did you order simcard from online and waited for it in the mail?

from what i read some people purchased simcard from offline store and activated it online..

thx in advance.
[Nexus 4 General] n2d551:
You buy the phone from the play store. You buy a micro sim activation kit from t mobile online. 10$ now, sometimes free. Get the phone activate it with the kit. It will ask you online to pick a plan. There you'll find the 30$ deal. Fund it. You're good to go. Easiest method

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You probably can get the activation kit from t mobile store with a sim. Some have gone that route. You can get the $30 card from wally world also.
[Nexus 4 General] espionage724:
https://prepaid-refill.com/ added a $30-for-$24 card recently
[Nexus 4 General] Karl_in_Chicago:
Doh! Had to refill both mine this morning. Next month!
[Nexus 4 General] raiderep:
Nice, I was looking for one of these deals last night and struck out. Waiting for my pin email now, how long was your wait?
[Nexus 4 General] espionage724:
I did the $50-for$40 card yesterday, took less than an hour I believe for me to get the email.

Just need to get my N4 now to actually use the pin :p Gotta wait till Monday... if only Saturday delivery could be an option
[Nexus 4 General] madmike413:
Bought a $30 pin for $24 came in a cpl hours. Pin worked fine.

Sent from my N4 running CM 10.1 M3 and Franco Kernel M2!
[Nexus 4 General] raiderep:
Mine came about 4 hours later and worked just fine right from the T-Mobile app :)

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 4 General] ezegm:
Just wondering, will carrier billing work on the prepaid plans?
[Nexus 4 General] pspTP:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/fradulent-cell-phone-refill-cards-beware/10000000021298598/g.html
[Nexus 4 General] rpstrongbad:
I talked to support online and they won't take your minutes away and demand payment, you can't believe everything you read man
[Nexus 4 General] espionage724:
So... I had an old T-Mobile prepaid SIM card from months (maybe a year) ago that I figured would work fine on my N4. It did not.

Called T-Mo support, they couldn't find any contact info at all, had no record of my phone number either. Prepaid SIM's expire after a certain point of inactivity, and once that happens, you'll have to buy a new SIM.

Might be common knowledge though, but it was a surprise for me.
[Nexus 4 General] andy o:
Mine came with an expiration date.
[Nexus 4 General] tpboi:
For realz?
[Nexus 4 General] ericshmerick:
Ay. Wonder if this affects refillmobi.com? At $26.99 for a $30 refill, its not "too good to be true" but now I'm worried something is arry...
[Nexus 4 General] tpboi:
ya... and https://prepaid-refill.com/ they have even better deal...i was going to use it after my cycle is up this month....but i am a bit worried now...
[Nexus 4 General] Solutions Etcetera:
Domain is registered to a single individual in Russia. You should be worried.
[Nexus 4 General] New Optimus:
This
[Nexus 4 General] kurigowa:
Bought the 50 for 40 from Prepaid Refill about 4 hours ago. Just got code via email. Entered into Tmobile app worked no problem
[Nexus 4 General] thref23:
From what I can gather prepaid-refill.com has been selling prepaid cards since at least last August and I haven't read anyone claim a reversal of funds. I am pondering it.

I bought a card from Callingmart on a Friday night, they advertise 'guaranteed instant delivery.' Then after payment authorization they tell you they need to verify your info (if you are a first time customer). And they have no automated means of doing so, so they call you @ 7:30 am on Saturday morning. When you don't pick they don't leave voicemail, they simply send an e-mail telling you you need to provide a different phone number or they can't help you. When you call them, the first thing they ask for is your Paypal billing address, ironic since I am not even sure I have a Paypal billing address. I probably do.

I decided I would rather pay tax than give Callingmart my $$, on principle. Not to make a mountain of a molehill but tax isn't that expensive.
[Nexus 4 General] natoe33:
Is that place legit? How do they make money? (Not flaming, just wondering)
[Nexus 4 General] New Optimus:
Probably by volume sales.

They may take a hit initially but after word spreads they probably get many repeat customers.
[Nexus 4 General] ogp:
Can I purchase the $15 hotspot online from callingmart or some other site? If so, what is it called? I can't seem to figure out which option would give me the 5gb hotspot plan.
[Nexus 4 General] Telemachus13:
The refill cards on callingmart.com and other places just add money to your account, so it doesn't matter which one you use. T-Mobile then debits your account in accordance with the price of your plan. To add the $15 hotspot option to the $30 plan simply make sure your T-Mobile account has at least $15 in it, then log into your account on the website and add the hotspot to your plan. The $15 will be immediately deducted and you will have hotspot service for the rest of the current month. You will need to have $45 in your account when it's time to renew, unless you cancel the hotspot option before the month is over.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus 4 General] kickerz14:
Hi guys, I know this might be an off topic but I would like to ask if t-mobile send reports to credit bureaus? I mean I'm building my credit history and this might be a good start for me, I guess.
[Nexus 4 General] New Optimus:
Probably not on the prepaid plans.
[Nexus 4 General] melo1819:
I'm porting over from sprint to this plan.

I've already ordered my Nexus 4 and the MicroSIM activation kit. They should both be here tomorrow.

My galaxy nexus is intergrated with Google Voice + Sprint.

I want my Tmobile number to be my sprint number(Google voice number).

I've had the same number forever so I don't want a T-Mobile throwaway number, I want it to be my original number. But...... I wanna still use Google voice for VOIP or use my little bro's phone to call out.

So basically, what's the best(fastest) way to port....

Activate with a random number then call the porting people?

Do it on first activation?

Do I disable my Google voice account?

After I disable my Google voice account can I get it again on the 30$ plan?

I'm doing all this tomorrow and just wanna be sure. :)

30$ plan ftw!:thumbup:
[Nexus 4 General] clintb:
You already have a Google Voice account with the number you want to keep. Don't do anything with it!

Activate the TMO $30 plan with the micro SIM, select a number, never give it out. Consider it the throw away number.

Install Google Voice on your phone once you've activated and filled the new TMO account and set Google Voice to handle all calls.

Done! (pretty much, with the exception of VoIP)
[Nexus 4 General] melo1819:
But google voice doesn't support emojis, and delays texts.. Or was that only with sprint?

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Also, if I do that won't I lose my Google voice number when Sprint kicks me off on June 4.

If I port to Tmobile first.. Can I set up Google voice after? I don't care about the voice mail. I'm just asking for VoIP. I think I read somewhere you can't use Google voice with pre paid plans.
[Nexus 4 General] n2d551:
I'm on prepaid & use Google voice. I assume that if your sprint number is the Google number, just port your number from sprint to t-mobile and leave Google voice alone everything should be fine. I have my sprint number as my Google voice number. I have t mobile $30 plan. But I use the number t mobile gave me. Never ported. Just left it that way to pick up the calls from anyone I didn't give the new number to. I use the tmob number for calling text mms
[Nexus 4 General] melo1819:
Thank you. So the google voice sprint integration won't mess with the port?
[Nexus 4 General] n2d551:
I'm not sure. I never unintegrated my sprint number. And never cancel sprint. I had medical issues & couldn't pay & they cut me off. For 2 months before I got the n4,I used voip wifi and gvoice with the sprint number and 3 months later, the. Gv integrated sprint number still working. But like I said I never officially cancelled. It might be still that when you terminate from sprint the number goes back to sprint even if you integrated and you might still have to pay for the $20 port fee see more here http://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/voice/xFcOeWq7tx8

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Seems like the answers here http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...67-google-voice-sprint-t-mobile-question.html

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Check out the angrymanhands post

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https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/?fromgroups#!topic/voice/xFcOeWq7tx8
[Nexus 4 General] OuHiroshi:
You can get free VOIP calls using the Vonage app and it'll even use your number as caller ID. IMO VOIP over 3G isn't reliable/clear enough for everyday use. Wi-Fi calls are good tho.

To not use minutes for checking voicemail you can call your own number from any phone/VOIP and dial '#' during your voicemail then your PIN to check your voicemail.

With these two solutions there's no reason to use Google voice anymore, at least for me.
[Nexus 4 General] plee3:
I think it will. I was with Sprint before and I called their customer service about Google Voice and their integration. If you port your Sprint number to T-mobile, it will no longer be part of the Google voice integration.

In order to preserve your Sprint number as your Google voice number, I had to port the number from Sprint to Google voice directly (paying a one time fee of $20). I then added my new T-mobile number to the Google voice forwarding list.

The disadvantage of this is that you will lose MMS as Google voice does not currently support MMS.

Hope this helps... plee3
[Nexus 4 General] melo1819:
Yes it does. Thanks!

I just got my Nexus 4 right now... I love it!

I'm just gonna disable google voice, port to T-Mobile and use Vonage for VoIP. :)
[Nexus 4 General] ogp:
Thanks! I see you can actually add it via the My Account app under Plan -> Change Additional Services -> Smartphone Mobile Hotspot.
[Nexus 4 General] plasticarmyman:
anyone in southern california (south LA/north OC/ Long Beach area) vouch for the coverage with this plan?
[Nexus 4 General] ceejay83:
most likely a scam. the website is registered in russia. they use stolen cc's to buy the refills, then resell.

http://slickdeals.net/f/5189164-Prepaid-Refill-AT-T-TMobile-Boost-Mobile-and-others-40-for-50

sounds too good to be true. i'd rather just play it safe and not buy from there
[Nexus 4 General] hp420:
I also switched from sprint to this plan, and now use GV. Here's what I did....

I used to give everyone my sprint number. I didn't want to give out a new one, and I didn't want to ever have to port a number again....so I ported my sprint number to GV and my tmo number is my throw away one.

Here's the order to do it in:

1. Activate your tmo sim and choose a new number.

2. Go to the GV web page, and in the settings menu, select to port your number. (it's a one time $20 fee....but you'll have the number FOR LIFE!!)

***Porting takes 24 hours, and in the meantime you'll have to use your throw away tmo number because they cancel your sprint service within a few hours.

3. When you get the email that porting is completed, open GV settings menu then click "add another phone number". Add your new tmo number. This is the one GV will forward your calls to.

When the porting has completed, everyone can call your old sprint number and it will ring through on your tmo activated phone with GV.

You MUST have GV installed for calls to come through. I know it sounds like it goes without saying, but I've flashed a rom and forgotten to install GV afterwards....the next morning I though "wow, what a quiet night I had" lmfao :p

DO NOT CALL SPRINT TO CANCEL SERVICE!!!!!!

If you do this, your number will be lost and google will not be able to port it for you.
[Nexus 4 General] melo1819:
But how will I receive texts? Do emojis work? MMS?

I think I'll just port to Tmobile first.

Can I port from Tmobile to Google voice later? Or can I Just do this with sprint?
[Nexus 4 General] aoaleman:
I believe texts will come through GV if you enable it in GV settings. You can probably use a third party app like GO SMS Pro for MMS being sent to your T-Mo phone number. If I am wrong, someone please feel free to chime in.
[Nexus 4 General] melo1819:
Just ported over.. I love this HSPA+ speeds. Way better than Sprint 4G LTE. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
[Nexus 4 General] hp420:
your SMS texts will come through on GV...just set the option in the app for all incoming SMS to go through GV.

MMS won't work with GV unless you get an MMS from a sprint user. In this case it sends the pic/video, whatever to your gmail attached to an email, then sends an SMS to your GV telling you you got an MMS, and it has a link to open the email you received. No other carrier can deliver MMS through GV, so you have to either email any pic/vids you want to send or use your main phone number to send them through the stock app/handcent, etc. Word is that they are working on getting that in GV, though.

You can port your number to tmo, and later to google if you choose. I just chose to skip a step and port to google right away. Sometimes tmo has a sale on sim cards for 1cent, sometimes $1...whatever. When they have one of those sales, buy another sim card or three. If you decide later you want to port your number to google, you have to activate a new sim card to get the $30 value deal....that makes you a new customer ;) You'll port your number to google first, then after it's done call up tmo and activate a new sim card. Add your new tmo number to google voice, then set it as default. Don't call tmo to deactivate your number....same as if you do it with sprint, it will free that number up for someone else to choose and you'll never be guaranteed to get it back.
[Nexus 4 General] ezegm:
Does carrier billing work on the prepaid plans?
[Nexus 4 General] aoaleman:
Hi Melo, are these data speeds in San Antonio? My wife and I are switching next month. Thanks in advance!

Edit: just noticed the H+ icon. Thanks for sharing!
[Nexus 4 General] melo1819:
Yes they are! Slowest speed test I've gotten is like 4 down 1 up. I'm loving Tmobile so far. :thumbup:
[Nexus 4 General] aoaleman:
Wow, those are really good. Imagine when LTE comes to SA!
[Nexus 4 General] melo1819:
Well this phone officially does not support LTE so I'm cool without it. At least till the next Nexus comes out.
[Nexus 4 General] espionage724:
I can confirm I bought a $50 for $40 card, waited like a week, and then added it to my T-Mobile account without any issue. In the event of an issue, I'm pretty sure either T-Mobile or PayPal can understand... hopefully anyway.
[Nexus 4 General] madmike413:
They don't have the $50 pin listed any more just bought another $30.

Sent from my N4 running CM 10.1 M3 and Franco Kernel r134!
[Nexus 4 General] patt2k:
my contract with Verizon ends in 5 months I am considering going to this plan.

Anyone here in New York city can show me a speedtest?

also what is best way after 100 minutes to call? via google voice?

honestly this would be a perfect plan for me :) I have family plan and for my line I pay 66$ 12GB lte shared between 6 people it's enough but on this tmo plan I can have 2 months for that 60$.
[Nexus 4 General] n2d551:
You can always use voip to save minutes, or add an extra $10 to the account & when you run out of minutes they bill you @ 10 cents a minute. So $10 gives you another 100 minutes
[Nexus 4 General] ghostrid3r:
It's really $48 for 2 month if you use the prepaid refill site. No tax or carrier fees.
[Nexus 4 General] lfrp:
Is this plan still available? Im looking at T-Mobile websie but I dont find it. Im getting tired of Sprint internet speed.
[Nexus 4 General] ghostrid3r:
Yes it is, http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans <-- bottom left plan. I'm a former Sprint (SERO-P) customer, and this plan/service makes you realize how crappy Sprint's price per serivce is if you already don't know.
[Nexus 4 General] androidfoshizzle:
Anybody else get this, just started to happen?

When on hspa
[Nexus 4 General] Riverdales27:
I'm good over here.
[Nexus 4 General] ghostlobster:
Do you use a VOIP service over mobile data or do a lot of tethering?
[Nexus 4 General] swagstr:
Hey all. Just started using TMo. Have to say that I am impressed with H+ speeds - coming from Sprint/Virgin. My problem is that I spend a lot of time in between the big cities that have H+ and I only have Edge. So, any tips for boosting my Edge speeds? I just pulled down 70Kbps. I know I used to get 3G in this spot with Virgin here. So this kinda sucks.

Tl;dr HSPA+ is great when I have it. Anyway to make Edge faster when I need to use it?
[Nexus 4 General] c0LdFire:
No. It's an outdated 2G technology and you're just kind of stuck with it. This is why I had to switch from T-Mobile to an AT&T MVNO. I couldn't stand dropping to EDGE/GPRS every time I went a mile out of town.
[Nexus 4 General] mched:
I also am using the t-mobile $30 plan. I get awesome connectivity and speeds in my building at work and most other places. When connected to HSPA.. my speeds are as fast as the 4g I have with my Verizon HTC Rezound. My problem is that I get little to no service in my own house I don't live out in the sticks..and according to T-mobile, I should be getting great service. So when the service works its great and the price can't be beat, I just don't like not getting service in some important places, like my house.
[Nexus 4 General] louyaorong:
You can use Google Voice in your house.
[Nexus 4 General] Warbuff:
Here are my speeds in nyc
[Nexus 4 General] thref23:
You might want to try switching your PRL to WCDMA only in certain locations. I've been on GSM (and T-Mo) now for almost three months (I don't have the 1700 band but the 1900 is refarmed where I am), I was initially using WCDMA preferred, and eventually I realized it was switching me over to Edge the moment I dipped below 2 bars. And that sucks, because I have found there are a few spots around Phoenix (my apartment for one) where I have a solid, working HSDPA connection that is often between 0-2 bars. Now I am WCDMA only and while I occasionally hit (miniscule) dead spots I generally have 3G where I previously had Edge (yeah, I've gotta upgrade to a 4G/LTE device at some point). I don't know if this will help you in between cities but it can't hurt to try.

If Edge disappoints you that much relative to what you had with Sprint, your Sprint (Virgin) service was better than mine. Yeah it was usually twice as fast as Edge (4 times faster when I got lucky), but it was also a bit less dependable. I had been with Sprint since 99. The tipping point, I started researching Straight Talk. I found that those on Straight Talk were complaining about their data speeds, and people were chiming in with "yeah, that sucks, but hey you get what you pay for." Eventually I looked a little bit closer and found that the speeds they were complaining about were 5 Mbps, way higher than I ever got with Sprint. You were on Virgin, so at least you were paying less (and I have actually read accusations that Virgin Mobile customers get higher data speeds than Sprint customers in some places).
[Nexus 4 General] mched:
the problem is I get no service in my house..I get the dreaded triangle symbol in my notification bar, so data and voice won't work. :mad:
[Nexus 4 General] raqball:
Ordered my SIM and activation kit today and will try this out..

I hardly ever use the phone so the 100 minutes will be fine for me.

I currently pay $150 a month to AT&T for 2 lines so if all goes well I may convert both lines to this..

Glad I found this thread because I would have had no clue this plan even existed!

:good: :good: :good:
[Nexus 4 General] guapinoy:
I also just recently switched from ATT to this plan. Was paying $150 for 2 lines. I will definitely miss 50mb/s LTE on my Optimus G, but 90$ dollar a month savings is a big deal. Not having a 1700 mhz kinda sucks though, good thing they started refarming here.

With the extra 16 dollar savings (two phones) I really hope sites like Prepaid-Refill, stay for a while, though really doubting that.
[Nexus 4 General] louyaorong:
But there must be wifi in your house.
[Nexus 4 General] swagstr:
I'm guessing this is the setting in *#*#INFO#*#* I will try this tomorrow when I go to work.

How are people's HSPA+ speeds indoors? Any difference.
[Nexus 4 General] New Optimus:
They have been there since last fall at least, that is when I found them. They might have been there for quite a bit longer even.

You dont need to open the dialer menu. Just open system settings more, under wireless and network mobile network and network mode.

indoor speeds will be determined by closest tower and how many objects are between you and the tower.

Lots of tall trees and or buildings will decrease the signal.
[Nexus 4 General] Mr Ian B:
I used to get refills from callingmart.com till last month. A couple of days after I got a $10 refill card from them, my Bank of America card got hacked w $400+ fraudulent charges that caused my account to go into the negative. Got bank to cancel card ASAP and reissue a new card. The charges were to some Ca online gaming site that I have no idea or use. Called them and they verified my last 4 digits of the card and expiration date, afterwards they refunded the whole amount to my account. Just wonder if they go tapped and has cc numbers stolen. That is the only online purchase I had made since the previous month refill card and now I am leary of using them again. Got a $10 card today at Walmart for $9.92. I think I am going to call them and have them look into it .

Ian B
[Nexus 4 General] ericshmerick:
Refillmobi.com and Paypal. Safe and $27.
[Nexus 4 General] bozzykid:
It is doubtful your card was stolen online. Most likely from a restaurant or some other real life location.
[Nexus 4 General] Mr Ian B:
Hope u r right but hard to say. Never had this issue w local merchants but, there is always a first. Trying to see callinmart's response and go from there.

Thanks,

Ian B
[Nexus 4 General] dlancep:
Just got N4.

I walked into a T-Moble store and asked to start the $30 prepaid plan..."Sir, we're sorry, but we don't do that here, you need to do that online." Then they tried to sell me an iPhone, I nearly barfed, then they ignored me. I thought, surely this cannot be true.

I walked into another T-Mobile store and asked to start the $30 prepaid plan. The rep grabbed a micro SIM activation kit, he logged into T-Mobile online, selected the $30 prepaid plan, set the whole thing up for me and handed me my new SIM card! I asked why many people say they can only get the $30 prepaid plan online and the rep said it's because employees are trained not to push or advertise the plan in store, so some reps don't realize they can use store activation kits and log into T-Mobile's website, just like the customer would at home, and set up the plan.

So your ability to start the $30 prepaid plan in store depends on your rep. Just tell them to open an activation kit, log on to T-Mobile's website, and start setting it up. They might look at you funny, but in the end, it will work and you will have schooled a T-Mobile rep. lol

Just wanted to share my experience. :)