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[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
I was looking into replacing our home phone with VoIP through Callcentric; for a pay-as-you-go plan it's $0.02/minute for in- or out-going calls (actually $0.01somethingorother, but it rounds up to 2 cents.) You pay monthly fees/taxes for your area, usually a couple of bucks a month, but you get a lot of included features. Not trying to shill or anything, but if it weren't for my wife not wanting to have to worry about keeping the Callcentric account refilled (strange, I know) we'd have gone that route.

You can use Callcentric's Android app with the number you get from them for WiFi/VoIP calling or CSipSimple; can't speak to how well it works as I haven't used it myself. I'd recommend taking a look at their site, maybe it'd be a low-cost service (but not completely free) that might do what you want.
[General Topics] Fire Ball:
Google actually already has integrated SIP into the dialer. Go into the dialer settings and look for internet calling.
[General Topics] Pandages:
Yep! Unfortunately, it isn't very full-featured. 4.4.2 broke the functions that enable hardware echo cancellation (at least on the nexus 5), but other apps use software implementations to work around this.

Still, the limitations of pure SIP-to-SIP make it not the best option. Unless my friends, family, local businesses, utility companies, car dealerships, etc. get SIP addresses.
[General Topics] TiltedAz:
I'm not sure how much I'll use it but finally broke down and set up tethering. Works great, no issues with the $30/5gb data plan.

I was looking at the user agent switcher extension. Looks like you set it up to give the impression the tethered browser is something other than what it actually is. I assume one would use it to give the impression of using a smartphone mobile browser while tethering to a PC, etc?
[General Topics] chaofun:
Trouble setting up this plan

Sorry if this question has been answered before. Did a quick search for walmart but did not see the answer. Is there a very specific way I need to activate/buy this plan? I activated mine through an hour of phone arguing with T-mobile, but I want to find an easier way to help the rest of my family buy.

It was a pain to finally get the $30/month 100 min/unlimited text 5gb unthrottled plan to work. First, I went into a t-mobile store and wanted to just buy the sim card there and have them activate it. They say it is impossible to do in store; to get this $30 plan, I must call T-mobile sales or get it at walmart. Stupid me thinking I could walk into T-mobile store to buy a T-mobile plan.

So I call walmart: it costs $43 ish to get their activation kit with $30 credit for this plan. I called T-mobile, told the CSR I specifically want the $30/100minute/unlimitedtextweb5gb plan, and she tells me I can buy the sim card for their usual sale price of $0.99/sim card. She says it will be no problem to activate the plan that I want: I just need to call 8777782107.

So when the card arrived in the mail, I called the given number. The CSR says they cannot do the $30plan that I want. I MUST go to Walmart to get what I want. I explained that that is not what the salesperson and store person and logical reasoning tells me. The phone CSR who made the sale to me even told me that it is better to buy from T-mobile because it is cheaper, and they ship to you for free. But then the CSR says it's impossible. Upgrade to supervisor. Supervisor says, it's impossible. I argue. And argue. Then the supervisor says he will make an "exception" just for me. He says that the pricing that is on the website is no longer valid. I check as I am talking to him, and I say, it is still posted there. And he tells me I am mistaken. I say fine, whatever, just make the exception.

So now it works. But was it supposed to be so hard? Why does T-mobile make it so difficult to buy this plan?
[General Topics] ski522:
Really? This has been discussed several times through-out this thread...Also you quote another post with the link that leads you to the $30 plan and clearly says

Because this is a low price plan, T-Mobile doesn't want to have to pay service reps to activate people on this plan when the can be helping their other customers on more expensive plans. I hope you apologized to the T-Mobile reps for being difficult?
[General Topics] emd2009:
So can someone write a how to switch from a T-Mobile simple plan to this using an HTC one or nexus 5
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50933856

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48101970

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47889192

Posts in this vicinity deal with accounts and porting:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47915851
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
I'm sorry they gave you such a hard time; I just activated a $30/month plan completely online and without hassles, no trip to WalMart, on March 6th. The first time I ever tried to activate an account, I goofed something up and had to call customer service and the lady tried to give me that Walmart line, but I corrected her without needing to talk to a supervisor.....
[General Topics] chaofun:
Ooo. I guess I should have read this thread a lot more carefully before assuming it would be easy to just buy this plan.

Glad it was easier for you and the others who followed the directions here more carefully :eek:
[General Topics] Johnny Broccoli:
It IS supremely easy if you can follow simple directions. I didn't have to talk once to anyone associated with T-Mobile to get the $30/month plan rollin' with my Nexus 5.
[General Topics] ski522:
No kid...anyone having trouble signing up for this plan doesn't know how to follow basic instructions...again from T-Mobiles website

What part is so difficult to understand?
[General Topics] bozzykid:
Last year there was a huge batch of SIM cards that couldn't be activated on this plan. It would take a lot of phone tag with multiple T-Mobile agents to get them to activate it manually. But other than that, if you buy the SIM on T-Mobile.com or Walmart, then there is generally no issues activating it.
[General Topics] Anderson2:
I just activated my wife's Nexus 5 to the T-Mobile $30, 100 min prepaid plan. All works fine but I have a question.

I installed the T-Mobile app. On my phone the account status appears in the notification bar but it does not on my wife's phone. Is there a hidden setting I am missing?
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
Yeah, it's in the options, something about 'show in notification bar' or something; it's not plainly obvious, you've got to click around a bit.
[General Topics] Anderson2:
I thought I had that selected but I'll check again. Maybe it has to go through the first 24 hour cycle. Will see.

Thanks.
[General Topics] Cod3L1ne:
I have a att note 2 i317 and got the t mobile starter kit and I get a network unlock screen what's the code?
[General Topics] bozzykid:
Why are you asking in a Nexus 5 thread? You phone is sim locked. You must get a sim unlock code for your phone.
[General Topics] emd2009:
Just a heads up, sim cards from T-Mobile are free right now.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/22vvu7/just_a_heads_up_sim_cards_from_tmobile_are_free/

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/sim-card
[General Topics] TiltedAz:
I picked up an extra just in case. Wife's phone is almost off contract.
[General Topics] XtraWho:
Make sure the box is checked, I unchecked mine because I don't like seeing it in my status bar
[General Topics] Anderson2:
Not all Sims work for the $30 100 minutes, unlimited data, unlimited Internet Walmart plan.

I am currently on that plan with my Nexus 5 phone and it works fine. So when my wife got her own nexus 5 phone I ordered one of the free sim kits from T-Mobile. When it arrived I inserted it into her phone and activated it on the T-Mobile website to the $30 plan that I thought was mine. Two days later I looked at her phone and saw it was for only 100 free messages, *not* unlimited messages like my Walmart plan.

So I called T-Mobile customer service and according to the agent this sim could not be used for the Walmart plan I have. She said that to get that plan I need to buy another sim from Walmart!

Problem is none of the Walmarts in my area have it in the stores. That is why I ordered it on the web from T-Mobile. For my phone I had also ordered it online for the same reason (none in the stores). Maybe I had ordered it from Walmart online. Don't remember but I remember that it had not been scanned before packaging and I had to go to a Walmart store where, after much confusion, they "returned" it and I repurchased it so they could scan it and make it work.

So....... Does anyone know what I have to do to make this sim work for the $30 100 minutes, unlimited data, unlimited Internet Walmart plan? Or where to get a sim online that will work for the Walmart plan?

They really don't want people to get this plan!
[General Topics] bozzykid:
Actually any SIM from T-Mobile.com will work. The reason you have to get another is you can't switch to this plan from another plan since it is for new activations only. It sounds like you selected the wrong $30 plan when you signed up. Sometimes if you are insistent you can escalate it with the CSR and get them to attach the correct plan.
[General Topics] ritchea:
Call again. Sims purchased from the T-Mobile site CAN be activated on that plan as long as it's done online. "100 minutes talk | Unlimited text | First 5 GB at up to 4G speeds...

This plan is only available for devices purchased from*

Wal-Mart or devices activated on T-Mobile.com."

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans --quoted from this site. You have to be careful as there are several $30. plans. If you should get the "Walmart" story again, just politely add "or activated at T-Mobile.com." Repeat as needed.
[General Topics] bozzykid:
The issue is the sim card is already activated on another plan. It is pretty difficult to get them to switch to this plan as it isn't technically allowed.
[General Topics] voidcomp:
New TMo customer. Just activated online their $30/mth plan by going direct to T-Mobile website after getting their free SIM card a few weeks back.

37 Mbps down, 6 up on a Nexus 5. Damn.
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Almost any SIM...TMO does carry a data-only SIM (and even Walmart carries that one) that cannot be activated on any calling plan. So long as folks choose a SIM not represented as a DATA plan SIM, they should be good, and yes, it needs to be a new SIM.
[General Topics] ritchea:
If you don't want the hassle of dealing with T-Mobile CS (you made a mistake and are trying to correct it, and you were given incorrect info, ie Walmart-only sim), just order a new sim today while they are still free. Technically speaking, ALL THE PHONE SIMS ARE THE SAME! Either immediately, or at the end of the 30 days, try to activate the new sim. I say try, because in the past there has been chatter about the plan only being for new customers. I've read that previous customers have been able to activate on that $30./100 minute talk plan.
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
'New customers only' is misinformation. New SIM is the only requirement*...you can even port your other TMO plan phone number, effectively killing that plan.

*new SIM AND online/phone activation, sorry.
[General Topics] ritchea:
That's why it was reported as chatter--probably out of date, too.
[General Topics] bozzykid:
Sorry, but new customers = new account in this case. A current customer can't switch without creating a new account.
[General Topics] ritchea:
Technically, I believe this is correct (not that I doubt either reply, just trying to provide heads up for Anderson2). "New customer" should be replaced with "new activation." "New activation" means new account which means new number, correct? However, one should be able to then have his/her original number ported by calling CS immediately after activation?

I realize this info is nearly a year old, but it should point to something for Anderson2. I'm referring to tmo-chrisl response (ignore the "walmart" part as we all agree that is not required--I've activated 3 sims on this plan and each came from T-Mobile.com). The new sim comes with a new activation code.
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Semantics..we're saying the same thing. The actual requirements for THIS plan only indicate 'new activations'...it's up up to the reader whether they interpret it as new 'customer' vs. new account. I think it is misleading for folks here to say 'you have to be a new customer'..everyone I've converted to this plan was already a TMO customer. The fact it's a 'new account' is elementary...

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You don't need to call to port..it's part of the activation process. It can be any carrier number, even your old plan TMO number.
[General Topics] yabbadabbadooozy:
I have this plan, and just heard about the new offer T-Mobile is doing for post paid voice accounts where you get a tablet at WiFi cost with 1.2GB for a year free. What would be the best way to cash in on this deal??
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
You could run the post paid concurrently with this plan. I get free data plan on my Chromebook this way, but it isn't a post paid account...it was just included.
[General Topics] andy o:
You need to open a new post paid plan for the tablet, the cheapest one is the 1GB for $10 one, the same you're referencing. It will be $20 starting in 2015, but you can cancel any time. I still don't know if I'm gonna keep the plan or just cancel it immediately, but my tablet is on the way anyway.[emoji106]
[General Topics] Caebron:
It comes out to $18/ month though, not 10. What am I missing?
[General Topics] andy o:
The plan is $10 for the rest of the year, with $10 further discount if you got a post paid phone plan already. Where did you get $18? My first bill is going to be I think $16, but it's $6 prorated until the end of the month and then $10 for the next.
[General Topics] emd2009:
OK I need some assistance.

I currently have a T-Mobile simple choice plan with two lines.

I just received my Sim cards for this $30 plan. How do I go about canceling my current plan and setting up my nexus 5 and galaxy s4 on this prepaid plan?

Also, is the 5gb limit of data, or just 4g LTE?
[General Topics] paperWastage:
you have to activate the sim cards with the $30 plan, then port your number over. someone else can chime in whether it's better to port number while activating, or port it after activating

it's 5GB data limit however you use it (2G, 3G, LTE). after that, you can still connect to the LTE network for better latency, but speed is throttled to ~0.1 kbits/s
[General Topics] Caebron:
That's the quote I got for a Galaxy Tab on the T-Mo website. So that's $10 for the plan + 8.33/ month for 24mos for the tablet.

So when does the $10 get deducted?
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
Port during activation. Just get it done all at once; once your first account/line isn't active anymore, you know your second line/account is.
[General Topics] andy o:
The $10 is deducted immediately. Normally this 1GB plan is $20, and this offer will end at the end of this year. If you already have a post-paid phone plan you get further $10 discounted, making this plan free. In 2015 it goes up to $10 for those people. The $8.33 you're paying is for the tablet itself, of course. You need to pay for the tablet somehow, but whether you do upfront (like I did) or with installments, you pay the reduced Wi-Fi-only equivalent price. If you want to pay upfront I was told you need to go to a store or call them up.
[General Topics] emd2009:
ok great thanks!

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so what about this? what happens if i go over 100 minutes?

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where do you add that option?
[General Topics] Caebron:
Ah, that makes sense then! Thanks for the info. That's really not a bad deal, especially for those of us who wish to pay installments. If you're paying up front it might make sense to shop around for a possible bargain somewhere. But of course that wouldn't include the free Data you get with the T-Mo option.

I recall having a problem early on with this. For some reason I did not have the '$10' option to select in the drop-down menu in the beginning. I did call Customer Service at the time and was told to go to a physical store to make my payment. Eventually the option appeared and I can now make $10 payments online if I happen to go above my 100min limit.
[General Topics] andy o:
If you're paying upfront the price is no different though, you get a substantial discount that it's doubtful just shopping around could match. I bought an iPad mini retina though, and current iOS products seem to be price fixed so that's more of a deal.
[General Topics] emd2009:
Okay I just ported my number online as I activated my prepaid service. How long does it take for me to have service with this new Sim? Does it really take 24hours ?
[General Topics] Caebron:
Yeah it may be different for the iPad. I was referring to the Galaxy 3, which is 199 with T-Mo, whereas I found it for 172. But like I said, for the 199 you get free Data over getting a lower priced one. So T-Mo has the best deal from any angle as long as one wants the mobile Data.
[General Topics] Johnny Broccoli:
You simply deposit $40 (or whatever amount extra for minutes you'd like) instead of $30.
[General Topics] emd2009:
so after 2 hours, my service ported over. Now, is there an app that i can install that will keep track of how many minutes ive used?
[General Topics] tokuzumi:
T-Mobile has their own app, but it sucks, and only updates every 24 hours. There might be something in the Play Store, however.
[General Topics] andy o:
You can make the widget update every 4 hours.
[General Topics] wideasleep1:
Best way for instant minutes is ussd code. Create a contact called 'minutes' and phone number of #646# and you have instant feedback.
[General Topics] Johnny Broccoli:
T-Mobile app. It kinda sucks though.
[General Topics] DrErect:
Not sure if this has been answered on this thread but do you guys groove ip to make calls or does the 100min. Gets you by.
[General Topics] andy o:
Groove IP and other apps like that will stop working on May 14, so if you haven't already bought it I wouldn't recommend you to, but you can still use the limited-feature free version. I myself use Talkatone, they anticipated this and actually now offer their own VoIP service with free incoming minutes and $0.99/60min outgoing. If you are really strapped for cash you can use it in combination with Vonage which offers free outgoing, and Google Voice forwarding to use the same number.
[General Topics] DrErect:
I was going to initially get this plan on tmo but since groove ip will no longer work after May 15, I decided to move with sprint. Although t-mobile has great coverage in my area. Not sure but I might use this plan on my old gs3. Even though it was once on tmobile. Not sure if I can unlock the sim and use this plan.
[General Topics] lchiu7:
I use Vonage which still provides a bunch of free minutes a month iirc.

For inbound calls I use Google Voice callback coupled with a free SIP account.

Of course Google Voice callback might be broken also when Google stops supporting XMP.
[General Topics] RainMotorsports:
You can check it as often as you want though. Its probably 15 minutes behind but it takes 2 clicks to get to the most recent amount. Whats hilarious is even after checking it the app/widget doesn't update off that amount again until its regular time. Just click the notification and go to my account or whatever (don't have a tmo sim in right now) and you will have a figure much more up to date than the widget/notification.
[General Topics] Native89:
Honestly, if I ever want check my T-Mobile account I just use Chrome. A bookmark widget would work well also. Sure, it's not instant, but I've never needed to know my remaining minutes that urgently.
[General Topics] rnaka530:
USSD code FTW!

:good: :victory:
[General Topics] Hero_Guy:
100 gets me by pretty easily. I usually only use around 50-70 minutes a month. I'm not really much a phone person but since I've converted a lot of people to hangouts, video/voice chat through the app/computer is my main tool to communicate.
[General Topics] andy o:
Seriously, I hope Google makes good on the new version of Hangouts with VoIP, cause I got my iPad, and it's pretty amazing on iOS, with minimal lag which is the main problem with VoIP.
[General Topics] Joshmccullough:
I was uploading a backed-up ROM over my home WiFi to my Mega account the other night and tried using VoIP at the same time....yeah, last time I'm trying that, it was like using a telegraph in the olde days, SOOOOO much lag!

I'm just hoping that it's a smooth transition between using Google Voice/GV number for texting to Hangouts/GV number for texting.
[General Topics] baiju2012:
Has anybody tried international texting with plan? At the http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans site, it says that it is allowed now. The specific text is "Now get unlimited international texting from the U.S to virtually anywhere included in your plan—at no extra charge"

Nexus IV
[General Topics] baiju2012:
Just verified. It works. ;)

Nexus IV
[General Topics] hyelton:
That was due to your internet connection... if your not applying any QoS to your connection through your Router, its gonna do that.. Say your ping is only 10ms thats GREAT for VOIP.. when you upload at your max upload link it will make your ping over 300ms and sometimes more depending on the type of connection you have if DSL then over 700ms most of the time, that makes VOIP impossible as long with online gaming. If you had QoS turned on you can upload and use VOIP at the same time.
[General Topics] :
I was outside the US and I got the text stating I would be charged. But my buddies with an actual plan got to enjoy that option. Is it just for texting?
[General Topics] paperWastage:
read it again

from stateside US to international... not international to US or international to international

these are the reasons why postpaid gives you better benefits than prepaid... at a higher cost of course

i guess t-mobile targets this 100-minute plan for people who don't talk... only text or web consumption
[General Topics] :
Seen that after I posted. I'd pay for if I can text and data outside the US.
[General Topics] apristel:
I just went on their website....nothing special!!
[General Topics] galaxys:
Just ordered the free tmob micro SIM with no issues.
[General Topics] Zulith:
Hey all, I'm trying to take advantage of the free sim option from tmobile.com... but I want to use the $30 prepaid plan, I seem to only be able to get it to come up for the $50 plan. Can anyone help?

I most definitely want the $30 prepaid plan and want everything ready to go for when my Nexus 5 gets here!

*edit* okay found the correct links... lots of thread digging :P
[General Topics] unknown1205:
question, i've been a long time sprint customer and im new to pre-paid. right now i have my bill on auto-pay so i dont even worry about it. with this $30 plan will have to to go online and buy the $30 refill card everytime or do i just login to my tmobile account and pay? how does it work?

so im looking at my sprint bill and my minutes usage hovers around 100-150 minutes a month. what happens if i go over 100 minutes?

my last question is about VOIP. i never used it cause i have unlimited minutes so i have no reason to. so thats why i dont really know anything about it. if someone is calling me on my actual number, could i have my actual number receive VOIP calls? and if im calling someone, will they receive a call from my actual number as well?
[General Topics] Deekayy:
I use to work as a 3rd party vendor for T-Mobile and I activate pre-paids all the time.

https://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/activatecodes.aspx

This link should help you out on activating the $30 plan. Just follow the steps till the very end and it should show up with a *New Activation Only*.