Pay as You Go Questions

I am a non-tech guy who has been a T-Mobile To Go customer for a few years now and I have zero complaints...service is good and I love just buying those pre-paid cards on my schedule!

As time progressed however, I felt more of a need to access e-mail via my mobile and this is tough in the pre-paid world!

I believe, the only carrier who offers e-mail in a pay as you go situation is AT&T?

My questions to you experts are:

1. Is AT&T the only way to go?
2. Can I simply buy an AT&T SIM card and then shop for a phone?
3. Is a SIM card just a SIM card? Do I need a special SIM card if I'm looking to buy a smart phone?

I realize that these questions may be rudimentary but a guy has got to start somewhere!

Thanks so much!

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As far as I know, yes AT&T is the only way to go for the prepaid e-mail. For AT&T prepaid, they usually require you to buy a phone at the same time as the sim, but you might be able to get away with telling them you already have a phone and simply want the sim. A sim card is just a sim card, there's no real difference unless you're planning on buying a smartphone with 3G, in which case you will need a 3g sim card.