Prepaid SIM = normal SIM

Artemis68 · Thread Author #1 12-15-2009, 06:01 PM

Just thought I'd share this so you guys would know. Sorry if this is "old" news to anyone but it was new to me!

I woke up this morning to a "SIM ERROR" on my phone. Hm. Couple battery pulls did nothing...my SIM was shot for sure. I waited until after my morning exam and then drove to RadioShack. The nearest T-Mobile store is 50+ miles away so RS was the closest thing I could find. They sold prepaid kits which had SIMs so I picked one up for $15. I asked the lady there if she knew if I could just pop the SIM out of the phone, activate it, and use it in mine. She had no idea so I tried for myself and it worked!!

Normally I would just go to the official store but this really helped in a pinch. Just wanted to let you know that it IS possible to take a prepaid SIM and activate it under your postpaid account. $15 was worth it, considering I'm stuck here for another few days and it would be bad to have a dead phone for the whole time.

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TequilaAddict · #2 12-15-2009, 08:33 PM

Yes. But I'm sure some people don't know about this. My niece's Samsung Comeback was stolen last month... Lucky for her that I had bought a prepaid TMo kit in case of an emergency. When my brother took the prepaid phone to the TMo store, they were going to charge him $18 for a SIM card, so he pulled the one from the prepaid phone out of his pocket, and told the rep that he had a SIM card already!

Anyone have a Comeback to sell me? It better not be stolen though!

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NorrisCell · #3 12-15-2009, 08:49 PM

This is good info for people, and is all correct. T-Mobile does not differentiate between SIM cards. They're all delivered in the same shipment and kept together.

Prepaid, FlexPay, Postpaid... all the same

Artemis68 · Thread Author #4 12-16-2009, 10:26 PM

On a small note, I really like my new SIM card.

It feels a little more "sturdy" than the older one...and it's shiny! Yes, shiny...it's very smooth too. Hmm...

Han-ShinBi · #5 12-23-2009, 07:27 PM

lol isnt $15 cheaper then $20? That's what i pay out here in HI, is that the same price elsewhere for a replacement sim?

TequilaAddict · #6 12-23-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Han-ShinBi

lol isnt $15 cheaper then $20? That's what i pay out here in HI, is that the same price elsewhere for a replacement sim?

You pay $20 for just the sim card? Look for the T-Mobile prepaid phone kit.
I bought another one after I gave my spare to my brother for $15 at a
drugstore (Walgreen's). That way if a phone is lost or stolen, we have
an emergency sim + phone.

Prepaid T-Mobile phone

#7 12-24-2009, 09:35 PM

hey artemis......ill probably be banned by the time you read this......as Im just so disgusted with this site ...its stupid mods.....and censorship....that I just HAD to let them know

anyway.....I wanted to tell you that going into that VZW forum and reporting that incident you saw was ballsy.....and it was awesome.....

Ive switched to ATT and am very happy with it....Iphone is working 100% and I havent dropped a call and have 5 bars everywhere it seems......

I'm in Hampton Roads ....FYI.......anyway keep the faith

berryite · #8 12-24-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NorrisCell

This is good info for people, and is all correct. T-Mobile does not differentiate between SIM cards. They're all delivered in the same shipment and kept together.

Prepaid, FlexPay, Postpaid... all the same

Hey Norris - a quick question. Have heard many different opinions on this but never anything completely definitive.

Is there any rule of thumb for updating or replacing your SIM card? I've been a T-Mobile customer for several years and have had a few different SIM cards. The one I currently have is about 2 years old.

Should these be replaced or updated with any regularity or is one that's 5 or 10 years old as good as one that you got yesterday?

Thanks as always.

berryite · #9 12-24-2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by larrygump

hey artemis......ill probably be banned by the time you read this......as Im just so disgusted with this site ...its stupid mods.....and censorship....that I just HAD to let them know

Sorry to hear about this Larry. I've seen a few excellent people banned recently and it appears that CrackBerry is becoming another Howard Forums type of operation with clique mods who play favorites. I've recently escalated a most formal complaint on this topic to the senior board staff. Some of the PM's I've got saved off from mods would curl your hair with their bias and unfairness.

It's good to maintain a healthy board but it's unacceptable to allow certain members to do whatever they want while others are slammed for the most minor of infractions by mods who apply differing standards of justice depending on who their favorites are and aren't.

berryite · #10 12-24-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by larrygump

going into that VZW forum and reporting that incident you saw was ballsy.....and it was awesome.....

I went and looked this up in the Verizon forum. I don't tend to ever visit other carrier's forums and so I'd never have seen this if Larry hadn't referenced it here.

As I said in a post in the Verizon forum, Kudos to you Artemis. You have a good heart.

Artemis68 · Thread Author #11 12-25-2009, 02:02 PM

Hey Larry! Yeah, I haven't seen much of you around, is that why?

I'm glad you like AT&T and that's working out okay for you! That's what matters - finding a carrier that works for you! Do you have the 3GS? Glad to hear that you're not dropping any calls or anything like that. You should update your profile...it still says you're on nTelos

But I guess if you're going to be leaving soon, well, it wouldn't matter too much

I wish you the best!

I had a feeling I might get flamed in the VZW forum but I was *so* angry with what I saw. I have a soft spot for elderly people and I don't do well when I see one of them get scammed. My grandmother (who just turned 93) has been the victim of a couple scams, just because she's kind of naive, good-hearted, and well-meaning. *sigh*

#12 12-25-2009, 02:23 PM

well you two know I think highly of you.......i havent been banned "YET".....lmao but its coming.....Im not ashamed to spew my opinion......FYI I still love me some TMO....and would go back.....just happens in this area it turns out ATT is the best....but TMO is def a close second!!!!

anyway if you guys ever need anything you know Im only google away.....my name is pretty rare and my email addy is up everywhere.......merry christmas guys

NorrisCell · #13 12-25-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by berryite

Hey Norris - a quick question. Have heard many different opinions on this but never anything completely definitive.

Is there any rule of thumb for updating or replacing your SIM card? I've been a T-Mobile customer for several years and have had a few different SIM cards. The one I currently have is about 2 years old.

Should these be replaced or updated with any regularity or is one that's 5 or 10 years old as good as one that you got yesterday?

Thanks as always.

Generally, unless you see a decrease in service, or physical blemishes on the card, changing it is only necessary when a new generation card comes out. All the current cards have the pink T on them, whereas there are still the older generation cards with the black/gray or green/blue back on them. I always try and switch them out for customers when I see them.

cliffr39 · #14 12-26-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NorrisCell

Generally, unless you see a decrease in service, or physical blemishes on the card, changing it is only necessary when a new generation card comes out. All the current cards have the pink T on them, whereas there are still the older generation cards with the black/gray or green/blue back on them. I always try and switch them out for customers when I see them.

Guessing you work there... is there a difference for SIM cards based on 3G devices? I've read about USIM for UMTS, not sure if T-mobile has/needs that, though.