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360-Day Red Pocket Prepaid Plan: 200 Min Talk + 1000 Texts + 200MB LTE / Month

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RedPocketStore via eBay has 360-Day Red Pocket Prepaid Plan: 200 Minutes Talk + 1000 Texts + 200MB LTE, 3G, 4G/ Month for $30. Shipping is free.

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Reposting for visibility, as searching for 'SIM' on SL doesn't show this unless you go many pages deep.

It's an MVNO that can work on the T-Mobile or Sprint network

$2.50 a month or $30 year for a backup, ghost, emergency, or kids phone is the absolute cheapest I can find in the US

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I have been using this plan for 3+ years.

A few things to know.
1. the plan only lasts 360 days, not a year.
2. renew price $30 does not include tax and fee. the tax and fee is about $1 or $2 for me.
3. If you forget to renew it when time is up, you have about 60 days to keep your number. There is an reactive fee of $1 if you forgot to renew the plan. This $1 is not a tax, not a yearly fee. It costs you $1 if you totally forget to renew the plan after 30 days.
You may want to link a credit card on RedPocket account so you get auto renew.

When I know I will have friends / family fly into US, I mail this SIM card out. I tell them to put this SIM card into their unlocked phone and call me when their flight lands at an airport. It saves $$ and make everything simple.
it has been this price for at least 5 years i believe
I have this plan and use it to track my two young kids, put it in their backpack and use an old unlocked phone. Using life360 app can tell where they are at all times

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abbygayle
04-24-2024 at 08:23 PM.
04-24-2024 at 08:23 PM.
I have this for my kids and for the most part it works well, BUT they are not able to receive photos/images But maybe more importantly they can't see group texts at all. So texts from coaches etc...they can't receive....anyone know if there's anything I can do to fix that ?
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TiteAzz
04-24-2024 at 09:01 PM.
04-24-2024 at 09:01 PM.
Quote from abbygayle :
I have this for my kids and for the most part it works well, BUT they are not able to receive photos/images But maybe more importantly they can't see group texts at all. So texts from coaches etc...they can't receive....anyone know if there's anything I can do to fix that ?
Check that the apn matches red pockets recommendation from the rp site.
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zdiddy987
04-24-2024 at 09:03 PM.
04-24-2024 at 09:03 PM.
Quote from beyondwatches :
I have this plan and use it to track my two young kids, put it in their backpack and use an old unlocked phone. Using life360 app can tell where they are at all times
How much data does that use in a typical month when you use it that way?
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04-24-2024 at 09:09 PM.
04-24-2024 at 09:09 PM.
Quote from zdiddy987 :
How much data does that use in a typical month when you use it that way?

50-100 mb a month. I turn on data saver on my phone and only let life360 use unlimited data
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04-24-2024 at 09:16 PM.
04-24-2024 at 09:16 PM.
Quote from Tisfortony :
I have had issues with service on days changing over from the end of month to the beginning of new month. I am on an annual prepaid plan. Otherwise works well.

Also, avoid autopay close to contract expiration when you can.

https://www.reddit.com/r/redpocke...ery_month/ [reddit.com]
Can I still get 2.5/month for the second year and keep the second $30/year?
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04-24-2024 at 09:17 PM.
04-24-2024 at 09:17 PM.
Quote from beyondwatches :
50-100 mb a month. I turn on data saver on my phone and only let life360 use unlimited data
Okay I'll check it out thanks
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04-24-2024 at 09:20 PM.
04-24-2024 at 09:20 PM.
Quote from mystwu2 :
I have been using this plan for 3+ years.

A few things to know.
1. the plan only lasts 360 days, not a year.
2. renew price $30 does not include tax and fee. the tax and fee is about $1 or $2 for me.
3. If you forget to renew it when time is up, you have about 60 days to keep your number. There is an reactive fee of $1 if you forgot to renew the plan. This $1 is not a tax, not a yearly fee. It costs you $1 if you totally forget to renew the plan after 30 days.
You may want to link a credit card on RedPocket account so you get auto renew.

When I know I will have friends / family fly into US, I mail this SIM card out. I tell them to put this SIM card into their unlocked phone and call me when their flight lands at an airport. It saves $$ and make everything simple.
Thank you for the information.

Extra question.
This plan can be used as some kind of verification.
Can I find out the real identity of the "user"?

For example, credit card or government id.me or something like that, when you need to use the phone to verify the ID against the bill?
thanks
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04-24-2024 at 09:20 PM.
04-24-2024 at 09:20 PM.
Quote from imapixie :
What if I don't use all the minutes/data in one year? I'm currently paying $9 a month for US Mobile just to park my old phone number for those "just in case" moments where I have to verify identity on a website I forgot to change my number on. 🙃
US Mobile has $72 with tax (corrected) annual 1GB plan/unlimited talk, text. This RP annual plan has 200 minutes/1000 text/200MB monthly, resets every month.
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04-24-2024 at 10:25 PM.
04-24-2024 at 10:25 PM.
Quote from omicron00 :
US Mobile has $60 annual 1GB plan/unlimited talk, text plus tax. This RP annual plan has 200 minutes/1000 text/200MB monthly, resets every month.
I thought US Mobile $6 tax included, correct?
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04-24-2024 at 11:29 PM.
04-24-2024 at 11:29 PM.
For those that don't need talk/text, another alternative would be the Three HK (HongKong) plan. $268HK dollars, which equals to $34.23/year for 30GB of data. https://www.three.com.hk/prepaid/...fer/travel
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04-24-2024 at 11:31 PM.
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Quote from FountainPen :
For those that don't need talk/text, another alternative would be the Three HK (HongKong) plan. $268HK dollars, which equals to $34.23/year for 30GB of data. https://www.three.com.hk/prepaid/...fer/travel
been using that the past few months as my alternative/backup to tmobile. Works decent in the US connecting to ATT but be sure to use a US VPN otherwise you will likely get blocked with some sites thinking you're in Hong Kong
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04-24-2024 at 11:33 PM.
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Quote from ranova :
been using that the past few months as my alternative/backup to tmobile. Works decent in the US connecting to ATT but be sure to use a US VPN otherwise you will likely get blocked with some sites thinking you're in Hong Kong
Yes, running VPN constantly is highly recommended. And this plan has high latency too.
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dkd711
04-24-2024 at 11:33 PM.
04-24-2024 at 11:33 PM.
I've had a few of these lines for my kid and my parents for the last few yrs. Works great for limited use.
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04-25-2024 at 04:34 AM.
04-25-2024 at 04:34 AM.
I've had this service for over a year. Needed to use the online chat to enable VoIP. I'm using their esim on a Pixel 8. Reception where I live sucks but it's not their fault. Everywhere else in US it's been great. I used a burner sim for a recent east Asia trip.

Only complaint is I haven't been able to get RCS working. Dunno if it's the carrier, the esim, or the OS (Graphene). Don't care enough to change anything right now.
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04-25-2024 at 04:47 AM.
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What if I don't use all the minutes/data in one year? I'm currently paying $9 a month for US Mobile just to park my old phone number for those "just in case" moments where I have to verify identity on a website I forgot to change my number on. 🙃
There's no rollover if that's what you're asking. The service is for 360 days. If you want to continue you renew for another $30/yr, 200/1000/200 per month.
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