T-Mobile.com / Walmart: Prepaid $30/month - Unlim Text, 5GB Data*, 100 Voice Mins (New Activation Only)

thinking of getting this 30 PP with a galaxy note 2 . anyone has any input of which version to buy. unlocked galaxy note 2 gt n700 or the tmobile version. does the gtn700 supports tmobile 3g network?

if you want the fastest tmobile speeds you want a phone with 42 HSPA+ radio

Nexus 4 has it, don't know about note 2 or s3

I have an S2 and it gets 15+ Mbps down on $30 plan

I am thinking to get the cheapest possible prepaid plan (no data and messages; minimum talk time).

It appears that T-mobile has the cheapest Pay As You Go plan, where the refill is $10 (30 minutes) valid for 90 days. My total cost would be $40/year. I can only buy a phone from the link below. The cheapest phone is $50 (Nokia X2 and few others): http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.co...close-cart. Any comments ? TIA.

Will HTC One V (Virgin Mobile) phone work only with min $35 pm plan ? Is there any possibility to use this phone for $20 pm (PayLo) plan ? Are there any other cheaper options available ? TIA.

Quote from unlvrebels : I am thinking to get the cheapest possible prepaid plan (no data and messages; minimum talk time). It appears that T-mobile has the cheapest Pay As You Go plan, where the refill is $10 (30 minutes) valid for 90 days. My total cost would be $40/year. I can only buy a phone from the link below. The cheapest phone is $50 (Nokia X2 and few others): http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.co...close-cart. Any comments ? TIA.

Since when does a $10 reload count for 90 days? It's 30 days.
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.co...u-go-plans

And why do you need to buy one of their phones? Just get a sim card and stick it in a phone that accepts them. Go to Walmart of Fry's and just grab a $20 prepaid T-Mobile phone off the shelf. (at&t (if unlocked), other T-Mobile devices, unlocked phones etc.).

Also if you're looking for the cheapest with the best coverage, Page Plus is cheaper. They have $10 pins that last 120 days, so you could essentially get through a whole year with just $30.
http://www.pagepluscellular.com/O...0Card.aspx

Quote : Will HTC One V (Virgin Mobile) phone work only with min $35 pm plan ? Is there any possibility to use this phone for $20 pm (PayLo) plan ? Are there any other cheaper options available ? TIA.

One V will only work on the $35 plan not on the $20 PayLo plan.

However, you can activate the One V on Page Plus (uses Verizon's network) like I did.

Quote from ssudarshan75 : Was on the $30 plan for a while and then switched to straight talk. Now planning to take up the $50 plan however it says after 100MB of 4GB speed is capped. Does anyone know is it 3G or edge after 100MB?

Edge.

EDIT: If you want that $50 plan, switch to Simple Mobile and go for their $40 plan. You get a little more data and it's cheaper (and on the same network).

Quote from highlifelight : Edge.

So much slower than EDGE. I made it past my 5GB this month and I am throttled to 0.02Mbps down and up.

Right now though I get 10kbps down 14kbps up. Luckily I still have my att data sim for data to keep me going for a few more days before my cycle renews.

EDIT: It seems it matters if I'm on GSM Only or H. On HSPA+ I get 67kbps down 62kbps up. Still slow but at least that's a little more bearable.

Quote from dzap : So much slower than EDGE. I made it past my 5GB this month and I am throttled to 0.02Mbps down and up. Right now though I get 10kbps down 14kbps up. Luckily I still have my att data sim for data to keep me going for a few more days before my cycle renews.

How do you use up 5GB? Thanks.

I have the $90 plan with galaxy s and $30 Walmart plan with nexus 4. So far no difference in reception or quality. Paying the etf and dropping the $90 plan tomorrow.

Quote from ikonoklast : How do you use up 5GB? Thanks.

Considering the insane speeds I get now I expected to use up more but I honestly don't know how I managed to use that all up so fast. I normally hover around 3-4GB a few days before my billing cycle is due but I have like half a month still left on basic 2G speeds.

I flashed my ROMs a few times so even the data counter is reset. My next month will probably be a better indication of how I used that much data.

Quote from dap7298 : I have the $90 plan with galaxy s and $30 Walmart plan with nexus 4. So far no difference in reception or quality. Paying the etf and dropping the $90 plan tomorrow.

Congrats! What carrier? Verizon?

Good job Google. The more people that realize how much we get screwed by contracts in the US the better.

Quote from dzap : Since when does a $10 reload count for 90 days? It's 30 days. http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.co...u-go-plans

From your link itself it shows $10 plan is 30 mins and duration is 90 days.

Quote from unlvrebels : I am thinking to get the cheapest possible prepaid plan (no data and messages; minimum talk time). It appears that T-mobile has the cheapest Pay As You Go plan, where the refill is $10 (30 minutes) valid for 90 days. My total cost would be $40/year. I can only buy a phone from the link below. The cheapest phone is $50 (Nokia X2 and few others): http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.co...close-cart. Any comments ? TIA. Will HTC One V (Virgin Mobile) phone work only with min $35 pm plan ? Is there any possibility to use this phone for $20 pm (PayLo) plan ? Are there any other cheaper options available ? TIA.

Spot Mobile (which uses T-mobile) is the cheapest prepaid plan I've found--$5 (50 minutes) valid for 90 days, or $20/year.

I purchased several Samsung/ATT GoPhones when Best Buy was selling them for $3+change so I'd have an extra phone in each car.

Quote from dzap : Congrats! What carrier? Verizon? Good job Google. The more people that realize how much we get screwed by contracts in the US the better.

No I'm on T-Mobile for both phones. Wanted to test both phones in parallel before deciding which plan to go with. My etf is $200 so I'm not sure congratulations are in order. Its not slick but hopefully this is the last cell contract I get stuck in.

Got the $30 plan using a Nexus 4 Jellybean, GrooveIP and google voice.

How does voicemail work? I can't switch the voicemail to google voice, and google voice says it can't be done with t-mobile prepaid.

Do I still get voicemails?