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  • 02-09-2006, 05:04 PM
    Renée
    That aint bad. So many people have prepaid, I am starting to wonder if going prepaid is a good idea. I wont be needing prepaid now though, ive got 2 contracts to ride out. After that, i am free to make another choice. I think i might just have to stay loyal to my wonderful Tmobile<3! BUT...then again, that doesnt sound to bad, a minimum of 10.. hmm
  • 02-09-2006, 01:46 PM
    Bourn Identity
    As long as you keep refilling your account with a minimum of $10.
  • 02-09-2006, 07:42 AM
    Renée
    oh thats not SO bad... how long can u keep a phone number? forever, if u want???
  • 02-08-2006, 10:15 PM
    T-RODRIG30
    It may seem like a rip-off, but only if you're a heavy talker. Heavy talkers need the advantages of a contract. Remember that with prepay, you could spend as little as $10 every 3 months, that's only $40 a year to keep a phone number activated.
  • 02-08-2006, 08:42 PM
    xXAaronXx
    I will probably stick with sprint until I move. I am sure I will meet plenty of people with tmobile after I move and I could try out there phone one weekend when I am back in town to see how it works and make my decision then. I got my sidekick for sale as you know now too so I wont have to worry if I can find someone who has been looking to get one. If it turns out that the phone wont work well here I will just consider sticking with sprint or check out something else. Prepaid seems like quite a ripoff though even though it keeps you out of a plan. I think the cost on that should be cut in half, until then I will just stay with a contract.
  • 02-08-2006, 07:40 PM
    Renée
    What is the longest period you can go with the same prepaid number? Is there a time limit on the amount of time you use a certain phone number for? Does Tmobile activate the phone for you or is there still a 1800 number you call on your own at home and activate it?! I have sO much knowledge about Sprint and their service cause ive been with them for so long and now i feel as though i have to start ALL over again and learn every aspect about Tmobile. I dont like making decisions over my account while so unprepaired, you know? So, i am trying to learn as much as possible, so if i do decide to change my plan or anything, ill be highly knowledgeable and know the deals that are out there and how things work..
  • 02-08-2006, 02:08 PM
    T-RODRIG30
    aaron,

    You can activate your Sidekick II as pre-pay in the meantime. It costs $80 to do so, but will need to visit a T-Mobile retail store.

    Details of the Sidekick II are as follows:
    $1 per day charged from your $$ Balance
    Unlimited internet
    Unlimited text messaging
    Unlimited instant messaging
    Unlimited email
    Calls cost .20 cents per minute

    You can go up to 90 days with a ZERO $$ balance. After 90 days with a ZERO $$ balance, you would need to pay $80 to re-activate. However, you can purchase a $10 card on your 89th day, use 10 days of service, and then get a fresh new 90 days before your Sidekick II would de-activate.
  • 02-08-2006, 12:54 PM
    n1ckel5
    Quote Originally Posted by xXAaronXx
    Right now I live in a small town that is only covered by the 850mhz coverage from tmobile. I plan to move for school in april to a bigger city which has good coverage. Would it be a good idea to start up a plan with tmobile now you think?
    aaron, i think i'd re-evaluate your carrier decision. rodrigo has stated that if you go w/ t-mo, you'll be on roam in your parents' town. but you'll be ok in the city.

    you may want to consider a provider that's good in both areas instead. for me, cingular doesn't work at my parents, but since i go there 2-3 times a year, i can live with that.

    but if you're at school, you'll probably be coming home frequently, so you might want a more reliable carrier.

    just something to think about!
  • 02-06-2006, 08:15 PM
    Renée
    im sorry if i gave out wrong information, i didnt nessesarily mean ship out ur sidekick and theyll give it back or vice versa, i just meant either way, u can get a new sidekick if its under ur warranty, etc... but hey, i guess rr is right, especially about roaming, i didnt kno that it went through a 3rd party!! hey u learn something new evertyday, especially on cpf, thats why i love it here =)
  • 02-06-2006, 08:10 PM
    Renée
    im sorry if i gave out wrong information, i didnt nessesarily mean ship out ur sidekick and theyll give it back or vice versa, i just meant either way, u can get a new sidekick if its under ur warranty, etc... but hey, i guess rr is right, especially about roaming, i didnt kno that it went through a 3rd party!! hey u learn something new evertyday, especially on cpf, thats why i love it here =)
  • 02-06-2006, 07:07 PM
    xXAaronXx
    well that is too bad, now I will have to sit with a new sidekick useless then. As long as I got a working cell phone until then I am fine I guess. How did people manage to send in broken units? Dont they have different barcodes or some sort of informations stored on the unit they can check to make sure the units hadn't been swapped or anything?
  • 02-06-2006, 06:16 PM
    T-RODRIG30
    I really do not recommend getting your T-Mobile service activated right now. Wait until April, when you are in the bigger city. 850 Mhz is roaming for T-Mobile customers. Grant it, roaming is free, but you don't want to be doing that for 3 straight months.

    Remember that roaming means your getting reception through a different provider, not through T-Mobile. If that provider happens to get an outage or a service interruption between now and April, T-Mobile will not be able to do anything about it because it is not their own network. Also, you will not be able to check your minutes accurately. T-Mobile will not know about your minute usage until the roaming partner tells us.

    This was previously discussed in a similar thread
    http://www.cellphoneforums.net/t198539.html

    I'd like to correct Renizay about getting shipped a new Sidekick II. T-Mobile does in fact ship out a phone to a customer, then the customer ships their's back. The Sidekick II is the exception. The customer has to send their Sidekick II FIRST, and then T-Mobile ships out a replacement. The reason for this is because the Sidekick II is an expensive device. T-Mobile used to ship out working Sidekick II replacements to customers, only to receive broken or water damaged Sidekicks back from the customer. A broken or water damaged device is not covered by T-Mobile's warranty. Only devices that are in a good condition, without severely broken or cracked parts, and not water damaged, are covered by T-Mobile's warranty.
  • 02-06-2006, 04:11 PM
    Renée
    no, u cant use the sidekick with sprint, i honestly think ur better off going with tmobile, take the initial drive, which may be long, but after that, u dont have to ever go there again, UNLESS something happens to ur phone, even then u can have a replacement shipped and ship out ur old one.. if u have a credit card to pay ur bill, ull be allset. i definately recommend tmobile to u, its far away but TOTALLY worth it. i am not trying to tell u what to do, just point u in the right direction. as far as customer service, better plans, RECEPTION, rates and pricing goes, tmobile wins! i have BOTH tmobile, and sprint.. i LOVE tmobile and wont cancel sprint cause the early termination fee, and i only got a few months left with them, then i am TOTALLY tmobiles!
    thank u for the link Nickel!! =) i figured it would of been easier if he just typed yellowpages.com cause it shows any and ALL tmobiles stores in his area.. i am gonna go check out that new plan with sprint..no matter what plan they give, i STILL am with tmobile all the way! but the option is YOURS. i just want u to make sure u kno ALL of ur options before u tie urself to ONE company. believe me, i wish i reviewed sprint before just going to them.. ive been with nextel, cingular, sprint, tmobile, verizon.. out of all, i LOVE tmobile!!! =)
  • 02-06-2006, 12:23 PM
    xXAaronXx
    Yeah thats how I found the one that is 80 miles away. Sprint has a real good deal on a new plan you can see in the sprint forum. I just wish I could get my sidekick working with sprint. I am sure thats not possible though?
  • 02-06-2006, 11:50 AM
    n1ckel5
    try this link to find a t-mobile store nearest to you:

    http://locator.t-mobile.com/locator....storeLocations
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