Yes, but remember that even if you turn the phone off and remove the sim, if a random text or wrong # hits TMO for your phone number you will be charged. Best at that point to set it to the $2 payg plan.
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- nutttbar
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- hoob
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Has anyone with one of these SIMs temporarily transferred into, and then out of, a more permissive monthly plan? I will be in the US for about a month and would rather have the 5GB 4G data capability for the entire month as opposed to a 200MB cap a day.
Also, has anyone used these SIMs in a USB data stick, portable access point, or similar? I might take this approach for my month as well.
Also, has anyone used these SIMs in a USB data stick, portable access point, or similar? I might take this approach for my month as well.
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- Keigotw
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No, won't get charged. As long as you don't retrieve you voice mail (online)
As for txt. You can't retrieve if you don't put sim in and turn on the phone.
So no you don't get charged if you live it on pay by day. You just have to refill every 90 days to extend for another 90 days
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- nutttbar
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My understanding (which has been confirmed by other users on this forum) is that you get charged when something (a phone call or text message directed at your phone) hits the TMo tower, even if the phone is off.
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As of Aug. 17. Not anymore
we confirmed here new-tmobile-pre-paid-plans-1530659/7/#post19600629
someone left voice mail to themselves and txt message, and didn't get charged
I can confirm also, I switch to pay per day on Aug. 16 and send txt message to myself and there was no charge
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In terms of expiry for the balance, is there no more Gold rewards or anything else that can give extension beyond 90 days? Essentially, add $10 every 90 days is the only way?
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Cool, thanks. Then I guess staying PAYGO is the best solution.Keigotw wrote: ↑As of Aug. 17. Not anymore
we confirmed here new-tmobile-pre-paid-plans-1530659/7/#post19600629
someone left voice mail to themselves and txt message, and didn't get charged
I can confirm also, I switch to pay per day on Aug. 16 and send txt message to myself and there was no charge
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Pay per Minute (pay as you go) is $3 / month now
unless you have pay as you go - legacy
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either refill $10
or change to pay per minute and let them take $3 and switch back to Pay per day
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- herrdude
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Stupid question here
I have only been on $2/day plan and I have Gold Rewards until December, 2014 (I have never changed to another plan). If I put another $100, will I be grandfathered? In other words, will I be good for a year?
- wysiwyg
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Silly question... Can you port a Tmobile number over to Roam mobility? They give you US numbers, so might as well keep mine. All this $3/ month 90 day refills is getting expensive.
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- wysiwyg
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Ok, thanks for posting.
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If you flip into PayD, it's only expensive if you don't go to the states for 3 days (or more) for three months.
- man_Canada
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Not sure if someone has already posted but I use Lycamobile which is 3cents to canada and 2 cents of US. No need to reload as far as you can make one call every 90 days.
- Polydectes
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where do you see the exp date after you change to pay per day?
- herrdude
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Download the app T-Mobile My Account.Polydectes wrote: ↑where do you see the exp date after you change to pay per day?
Log in and you will see the expiry date.
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- l69norm
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Go to the TM mobile website
http://ma.web2go.com
http://ma.web2go.com
- Polydectes
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I don't get any info when i log in.
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