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[One (M7) General] picaso86:
I just signed up for the $30 plan on T-Mo. This is how I did it:

1. you can buy a sim card kit from Wal-Mart but its $29, I found it cheaper on the T-Mobile site for $10 as of today $5 off discount (Didn't check Amazon or eBay so you can do a little research).

2. Go to the T-Mo activation website and this is the information that you need:

- first text box = 10 digit activation code that came with the sim kit.

- second text box = SIM card number

- third text box= (IMIE #) type 999999999999

3. Pick your plan, we all know this - $30 (100 min, unlimited text and 5 GB of LTE) and also pick a phone number new or port from another carrier

4. payment - I believe it was 32.18 with tax and you can enroll with auto pay so you dont have to worry. In addition you can add money to your account. I'm not sure how it really works but it seem that if you need more minutes and data thats where T-Mo gets it from.

5. Put in the sim on your phone. I am using LG G2 from Verizon (special T-Mobile Rom installed) using Hangouts for text/MMS and Google Voice number as my main number so I am only using data, no minutes.....Profit!!!!

PS: My apologies for my English grammar. I am trying to type this while at work.
[One (M7) General] Syn Ack:
I use WiFi calling wherever I am at my house and anywhere that I usually connect to WiFi, not sure about the quality but it saves on battery.
[One (M7) General] jpzsports:
Just wanted to say thank you to everyone in this thread, especially AirSupply, for helping me get my new HTC One on T-Mobile prepaid. Loving it so far! AirSupply, you mentioned that you rooted and installed ARHD. The phone runs pretty perfectly on stock. Is there any benefit to rooting and installing a custom ROM?
[One (M7) General] bradr00lzd00d1:
Is this the SIM activation kit your talking about? http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones...bile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit&class=prepaid

Also what do you mean by 'for first month keep the pin number'?
[One (M7) General] uforiax:
other phones?

What makes this only work with the One...what would stop a person from starting on the One...and then switching the Sim to a different phone?
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
Yes, same thing. The PIN number is the one you got from the refill card. You need it to fund the 1st month of usage.
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
This method can work with any smartphone that support T-Mobile network. However, the HTC One supports both 1700 and 1900Mhz, so you may get LTE speed in the refarmed area (otherwise it is HSPA+ speed)
[One (M7) General] uforiax:
in store shenanagins

ok...so I went to a retail store to buy this "activation kit" (2 stores actually) and when I asked for it...they just looked at me like I was from another planet...so I said I just needed a sim for a phone I already had...and they HAD to set me up with basic service/phone #, and all they gave me was a new punch-out sim...but no "acitvation #"

Is there a special SIM I need to get (was able to get a mico-SIM from a tmobile store...didnt have to cut), or is this only avail with the original sized sims?

When I plug in the info on the website, it tells me this is not a valid activation code (when I put in all 9s) and this SIM is already activated.

Again, when I asked for an unactivated SIM at a Tmobile store...they said they dont sell them anymore.

sooooo frustrated.

thanks for the help
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
Follow closely to my guide and you will be fine. You have to cut your own micro sim because T-Mobile stores won't sell it to you.
[One (M7) General] uforiax:
So I noticed. Got the sim, cut it. works. Now...will any $30 prepay card work...or only the one from Walmart. Ive attempted twice to purchase it from them (with debit card I know is good, and pay pal account I also know is good) and the purchase got kicked back both times. Can I just get a basic one from best buy (or target for that matter) and plug it into your directions?
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
The answer is yes :)
[One (M7) General] nugzo:
If i sim unlocked an ATT One it could be used correct? Does it have the radio to get T-mobile 4G?
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
From my understanding, the ATT version doesn't have the 1900Mhz baseband, so you can't use T-Mobile LTE. But sim unlocked ATT model can run on T-Mobile HSPA+ network. Maybe someone knows more than me can answer this correctly
[One (M7) General] nugzo:
HSPA+ is actually plenty. I have LTE now, coming from T-mobile and i dont see much of an advantage for what i do. 4G is plenty fast for a phone IMO.
[One (M7) General] Nippero:
Quick question, when you have prepaid and use wifi calling, does it still deduct from your 100 minutes? Or are the calls you make via wifi free?
[One (M7) General] Syn Ack:
It still deducts. You can use Vonage for outgoing calls though, and it will not deduct.
[One (M7) General] Nippero:
hmm okay thanks.

Planning to leave sprint right now, so trying to decide what I wanna do.

Of course going prepaid means I need to pay for my phone in full.. which I may or may not want to do any time soon or at all :\
[One (M7) General] :
^^Is just a little off; the ATT version (like the Unlocked editions) does not support Tmobiles 1700 band for HSPA+, it only gets HSPA+ in refarmed 1900 areas, it does however completely support Tmobiles LTE bands.
[One (M7) General] clninja:
Fyi ... I work in a T-Mobile store and activate the $30 prepaid plan all the time for customers. it's just a matter of knowing what your doing as a rep. Not hard at all. I activate a pay as you go number in store then call customer care and have them change it to the $30 unlim plan
[One (M7) General] leebo:
I've been reading about T-Mobiles $30 plan, but I wasn't aware it was prepaid. Can I still get the One by paying $99 up front and making the $$20 installments with this plan?
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
No, you have to pay full price for the device.
[One (M7) General] xxquicksh0txx:
You can also get this same plan through Walmart, its the same thing you just buy a Walmart simple mobile start up kit.

If they still do it, they did when I got my One S. I think the kit is like $35.

(Or do what I did and confuse the T-Mobile rep and have him call the corporate branch and have he switch it to the plan) because they have two $30 plans.
[One (M7) General] leebo:
Well, that throws a monkey wrench into my plans! So the $50 plan is the lowest cost plan that allows you to purchase a phone by making payments? But then you only get 500 megs data. And I'm already looking at a $280 EFT charge to leave Sprint. Looks like I'm stuck for another 10 r 11 months.
[One (M7) General] jpzsports:
Do you guys think Vonage is the best VOIP app? I wish it didn't have the slight delay when talking.
[One (M7) General] leebo:
Another question: After paying for the phone, is there a no questions asked 30 day return policy? I may just use a credit card, but I would hate to find out I get crappy reception at home and be stuck with the phone.
[One (M7) General] AndrewAmazed:
I liked Vonage because it was free and I was able to call showing my actual phone number but for me that slight delay was too annoying and I felt that I couldn't use it reliably and thus I stopped using it. I've been using CSipSimple since and it's actually been really consistent and solid but the downfall is that I have to use a google voice number or whatever. You could also try others such as sipdroid or grooveip but grooveip isn't free if I remember correctly.
[One (M7) General] leebo:
What are the differences between the two plans?
[One (M7) General] xxquicksh0txx:
It was like 1500 talk & text (they're combined) and 30mb of data, not a very good deal compared to the other $30 plan if you ask me.
[One (M7) General] leebo:
Does anybody know why T-Mobile only sells the micro sim with a plan? Even on their web site. What's up with that?
[One (M7) General] leebo:
So I did it and followed the instructions at the beginning of this thread. Everything worked. Took 3-4 hours to port my number. There is a $50 restocking fee if you return the phone.

Now to sell my HTC EVO LTE!
[One (M7) General] hello00:
man i pay $110 on tmobile..everything unl..i still owe for my previous phone..n4
[One (M7) General] expertzero1:
Went to a tmobile store, they set me up on a pay as you go plan, called 611 to set up my pin, then talked to a rep on the phone to change my plan. Took about 30 minutes. Quick and easy.

30 dollars for unlimited 5 GB of data, 100 minutes, and unl text. What a deal!
[One (M7) General] ipit:
HELP PLEASE GUYS

I bought a Prepaid SIM and activated it a couple of months ago selecting the $3/day PAYG plan and got my phone number allocated.. I did't refill or top up or anything yet because I'm in Australia and just got this for my US trip. I was planning on adding credit just prior to my trip.

I have since discovered this $30/month plan which is exactly what I need for my stay (24 days) BUT when I checked my AVAILABLE plans I'm NOT seeing the $30 option.

Is there a way I can select this plan? Can I call them to do this or is there some trick to it?

THANKS

EDIT: Problem Solved!! I called up Tmobile and the nice lady on the phone just changed my plan to the $30. Perfect!
[One (M7) General] DarkkEnergy:
Can this method also work with the Nexus 4 for the $30 prepaid plan? I've been thinking in getting a N4 and getting a prepaid plan with T-Mobile.
[One (M7) General] xcesivemastub8ah:
Just buy the sim card and call to activate. Or go to Wal-Mart and buy it. This plan was actually the "wal-mart plan". Only available there or online. Anyways it isn't this complicated. And it works with any tmobile or unlocked phone. I've had this for a while. I had it on the droid DNA and just transfered my SIM into my unlocked dev edition one.
[One (M7) General] DarkkEnergy:
Good insight. Thanks to this thread, I'll be saving a lot of money in the long run. :good:
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Definitely giving this a go for a month. I've been debating switching from AT&T quite heavily lately, but really want to test their network first. I'll be doing this on my unlock AT&T iPhone 5, as I supposedly have the refarmed 1900MHz spectrum in my area.
[One (M7) General] leebo:
But as mentioned in other threads, the WiFi calling feature still uses up your 100mins.
[One (M7) General] thekidjames:
So if I go to Tmobile and buy a phone (I'll use an S4 as an example) for $580 and get the most basic postpaid plan they I can then call Tmobile and switch to the $30 prepaid plan? No hoops to jump through?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Why would you need to get the most basic postpaid plan? Just buy the phone, buy a SIM card, and activate it online to have the option for the $30 plan.
[One (M7) General] thekidjames:
And they'll sell me the SIM kit for $10 as it's listed online?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
That, or you could just go to a store and buy one for the same price. I bought mine from Best Buy Mobile. Took just a few minutes to activate the card with a new number.
[One (M7) General] xiacexi:
Will it work with an AT&T HTC one? I thought they were the same
[One (M7) General] thekidjames:
You couldn't use your old number?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
My regular number is still on AT&T, as I've been testing T-Mobile for almost 2 weeks.
[One (M7) General] rudyy:
This is the very deal I'm in the process of getting (without any problems, hopefully).

I ordered the micro sim from T-Mobile online, and the Google edition HTC One from the Play Store. Phone is supposed to ship by July 9.

I noticed online that once I have the sim I'll get to choose a plan, and it's this is the one I want. Any problems and I'll call T-Mo.

Right now I'm on Straight Talk using a TracFone-supplied Samsung Galaxy S2 stuck on Gingerbread 2.3.6 with no hope of upgrades. The S2 appears to be dumbed down.
[One (M7) General] david279:
Can I use Google voice with this? Calls they Google voice forwarded to the prepaid number.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I'm not too familiar with Google Voice, but I'm assuming that it should work fine.
[One (M7) General] expertzero1:
If you buy T-Mobile phones instore, you pay a higher price than the no contract pricing. Usually 50-100 more.

In store, they can set you up with a prepaid plan, then you will call T-Mobile and set a pin for your account. Call again to talk to cs, then tell them that you just set up your account today and you want to change your plan to the 30 prepaid plan. Say some crap like you didn't know or whatever. If you wait longer than a day they won't let you.

The in store Sim is like 10 and another 10 for activation.

Or you can order a Sim wait and do it online.

Google voice works. Since its 5 GB, I've just used two in 3 weeks. Got plenty.
[One (M7) General] enispenvy:
post is a month old n i didn't follow along to check the status as im well within my contract's grasp and tmobile only has '4g' (not the lte kind.. the other kind that's still 4g somehow) in my area so far, but thought i'd mention that radioshack is selling a cheap kyocera by virgin mobile for 5 bucks.. says 10 on the tag, when you go to ring it up it's 5. the guy at the counter would love to port your number over and not add any minutes to it, and you know what? he'll give you your account number if you promise not to return it, too. he's got a back breaking quota set on by higherups that haven't sold a phone since the razr and that for whatever reason, this kyocera counts for as much towards as the 700 dollars in credit a one you may have purchased on contract at the radioshack down the road from him might have counted for his collegue's

if you don't use many minutes and already have the one, any cancellation fee might end up being well worth it in the long run..

im in illinois where they advertise 15.6% taxes, but we just dont get our bills paid for less than 22%. i especially like the part where 30$ means 30$

between boost/virgin (sprint) and tmobile (still tmo..) these carriers are canibalizing themselves with the prepaid options.. very much hope to see a good portion decide to give them a 40-60 dollar profit margin on each phone and reem them for a year at a time on data.. and though this tidbid wont cause it, im glad to see as many people as there are out there that decide to pay more up front than to become slaves to their cool 2 years ago devices for two years at a time

also, net10 has LTE coverage available through their partnership with net10.. unlimited everything at 50 a month, also tax free. you'll have to adjust your apn settings, but WILL get LTE if you do it right and it's unthrottled and unlimited, including minutes.

source: i mightt or not not be or be related to a theoretical employee of a non-radioshack national retailer that really doesn't like how postpaid providers treat their long time customer base. that guy especially wouldn't like tmo, verizon, and at&t hindering google wallet and especially not at&t spending the money made via the contract phone agreements in the USA to build a high speed internet network 4x as fast as anything they even offer in their homeland of the USA in the UK
[One (M7) General] blacmack:
Can I buy a whole bunch of refills and not worry about it for a while? Does the refill expire?

There's a seller on Ebay who's selling a $50 refill for $41. He also sells a $100 refill for $87, but that's not that great of a deal. I was just gonna buy a whole bunch of $50 refills to last me for the first year, which would be sub $400 ($360 for the year + $40 for overages or fees).

Here's the link. You're gonna have to go into the description to buy it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tmobile-50-Prepaid-Refill-Card-Monthly4G-/130928705929?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7bf58189
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I don't have a real answer, but I'm assuming your credit balance should be active forever.
[One (M7) General] bloggert:
i always wonder how legit this is. i've heard that ebay sellers buy the refills with stolen credit cards, and then sell the refills, which may leads to issues later on with tmobile pulling the credit out of your account. not sure if it's true though.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I'd say that it would be far safer to just pay the extra $$ to get refill cards that you know will be legitimate.
[One (M7) General] rudyy:
After getting my One GE,I went online and got the T-Mobile $30 unlimited texts, 100 minutes, unlimited data (first 5 gigs on LTE) prepaid plan, no problem.

However, I apparently live in an intermittent dead zone. Sometimes I get edge, someone not. Full-fledged LTE is not far away but that's no use to me. Having said that, T-Mobile said they'd get an engineer to look into it.

If not, AT&T says I'm in a solid LTE area.
[One (M7) General] -sandro-:
Do you know if you can refill with a non US credit card + billing address from tmobile website?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
AFAIK, you should be able to get refill cards from third-party retailers which might be able to avoid the US parts.
[One (M7) General] darkpunk1:
What if i get my own HTC One from Dubai unlocked?

Can i still use this plan? .or do i have to buy the phone from T-Mobile?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Any unlocked phone will work.
[One (M7) General] darkpunk1:
So u sure i don't have to buy the phone from T-Mobile?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Positive, 100%. That's the best part about unlocked GSM phones. Put in a SIM card and you're done.
[One (M7) General] darkpunk1:
Thanks :)
[One (M7) General] -sandro-:
is nyc using 1900mhz 3g? average speeds?
[One (M7) General] hammettorchandler:
I've read through this thread and others, and I still cannot understand why I shouldn't just buy a Micro SIM card outright, as opposed to cutting a regular SIM down to size.

T-Mobile seems to make both available on their website.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Either option would work...
[One (M7) General] yyhd:
Yea, either would work.
[One (M7) General] kenhicg:
I currently have a prepaid plan through tmobile. Talk and text only. I wonder if I can switch to this.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Go over to https://my.t-mobile.com/Plan/Prepaid/PrePaid.aspx and you should see these 4 things listed. Not sure if it's the same everyone:
[One (M7) General] 18th.abn:
$30 a month w/ 5gigs. San Diego

Very happy I made the swap. As long as you dont use many minutes anyways, you cant beat it.

Theres 8 ways to contact me instantly. Calling isnt one of them;)
[One (M7) General] rohitgarewal:
I just set this up last week for my brother-in-law. Definitely real :)

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yes, I used a card from Colombia last week.
[One (M7) General] cjgonzales1900:
Switch to another prepaid carrier for a month than switch back
[One (M7) General] tmobattempt:
Will this only work with one of the full price phones from their site, or can I use an unlocked phone?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
It works with *any* unlocked GSM phone.
[One (M7) General] tmobattempt:
Great, thanks

I would need to buy a sim card from the site, correct?

Now to activate the phone, would I just activate it normally on the site with the unlocked phone serial number and sim number from the one I bought?

Also would I be able to keep my phone number from a different carrier?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Yes, you'd have to buy a card from their website, or from a retail store.

The activation process is quick and easy, and it just needs the number from the SIM card and nothing from the phone.

Your current number will have to be released from your current carrier, I think. I'm not 100% sure how this process works. Since I'm only using the $30 plan to test T-Mobile, I used a random number that they gave me, which was instant.
[One (M7) General] dwny:
No Tricks Needed

All you have to do is go to a corporate store and ask for it.

The rep will set it up for you.

This rate plan is set up online.....the rep will do it for you > you pay the $30 and new sim starter kit fee of $10 > the rep will fund the account and provide you with your new number and sim card

It's not a secret, doesn't require any tricks....you just need to be specific in what you ask for ;)
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
It's generally common forum courtesy not to quote the original post...
[One (M7) General] -sandro-:
you can also buy a kit at Walmart for $39
[One (M7) General] happydays2013:
Can you use a HTC one bought from HTC?

Thank you very much for posting the information on the 30USD plan for HTC one.

I was wondering if it works with an unlocked HTC one bought from HTC.com?

Thanks very much.

:o
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Yes. Plans aren't specific to devices.
[One (M7) General] wherestheboost:
I have heard that this plan won't allow you to port your number? Is this true? I wanted to pick up the $39 kit at Wal-mart, but one of the comments says that you won't be able to port your number......have to use a new number.

Now...if I went the method of the OP of getting all the pieces instead of going to walmart...I should be able to port my number right? (Pageplus)
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
When I set mine up online, it gave me the option to easily port my number, but I opted to just get a random number, which was instant.
[One (M7) General] wherestheboost:
did you get your kit from walmart? Or did you get just the activation kit ($10) followed by a $30 charge card.

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Also - this is off topic..........as far as refilling goes...I have to go to a store? I can't just do it online somewhere (legit obviously)?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I bought a SIM ($10) and a $30 refill card, both from Best Buy Mobile.

You can do it any way you'd like. You can buy refill cards online or offline, or just pay via my.t-mobile.com.
[One (M7) General] xcesivemastub8ah:
In the US ANY cell plan lets you port your number as long as it's active, including this one.....
[One (M7) General] NORCALkID:
I opted for a random number when I set up the walmart tmobile starter kit then I transferred my number that I had on sprint to Google voice which took 24 hrs and 20 bucks (which I think it's worth bcuz I want to try different prepaid plans) and forward all text and calls from the Google voice number to the tmobile number. This has worked really well for me.

Also if you transfer your number to Google voice and one day you want to transfer out you have to go to setting in Google voice web and unlock the number so it can be transferred.
[One (M7) General] mrwh!te:
So I am thinking of leaving Verizon to go to Tmobile purely to save money. I am grandfathered in with unlimited data with Verizon but I hate paying $80 a month. The TMO rep told me I would be better off with a monthly plan rather than prepaid. Is he just trying to upsell me? What do you guys think?
[One (M7) General] expertzero1:
Compare the prepaid with their lowest postpaid option.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
There are no prepaid plans with unlimited, full-speed data. The cheapest full-speed plan with unlimited data is $70 per month, which comes with unlimited texting and data. The 2.5GB or 500MB plans will save even more, although those do have unlimited data, it just slows down HEAVILY once you go past those amounts of data.

So, if you want full-speed, unlimited data, I'd stick with Verizon.
[One (M7) General] jkrell:
This is interesting. Can you also buy the 1,000 minutes for $100 and have those minutes available? Because 100 minutes per month won't cut it, but if I can buy 1,000 minutes as needed, this could be quite economical.

See http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans.

Anyone buy extra minutes for this???
[One (M7) General] Poler166:
Those this include 4G LTE ?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Yes.
[One (M7) General] 09Ram:
I will be vacationing in the US next week and I plan on getting the $30.00 5Gb prepaid plan. Does anyone here know if tethering is possible on these prepaid plans?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
No tethering is included, so you'll have to use third-party tethering apps/hacks/mods.
[One (M7) General] chodaboy19:
Great tutorial, I was able to sign up for the $30 plan using a Nexus 4. I bought the $40 kit from Walmart with the microSIM. :good:
[One (M7) General] andyt315:
I have att htc one, would I be able use tmobile at full speed?