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Miami, FL Residents: Helium Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text & Data Plan

$5/Month

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Helium Mobile is Offering Miami, Florida Residents: Helium Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text & Data Plan for $5/Month.

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About Helium Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text & Data Plan:
  • Runs on T-Mobile's Wireless Network
  • Currently available exclusively in Miami, Florida
  • Data slowdowns (to 1024 kbps) may occur after 30GB of monthly usage. While data on your device is unlimited, tethering to an additional device is available at a 5GB monthly allowance.
  • Click here for General FAQ's

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Helium Mobile is Offering Miami, Florida Residents: Helium Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text & Data Plan for $5/Month.

Thanks community member deadhp1 for sharing this deal

About Helium Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text & Data Plan:
  • Runs on T-Mobile's Wireless Network
  • Currently available exclusively in Miami, Florida
  • Data slowdowns (to 1024 kbps) may occur after 30GB of monthly usage. While data on your device is unlimited, tethering to an additional device is available at a 5GB monthly allowance.
  • Click here for General FAQ's

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Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • Refer to forum thread for discussion form the community regarding this offer.

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Edit: As expected, now that this is public info they patched it. The zip code check is still client side so it seems like it's possible to bypass still but I did not investigate any further.

Original post below:

Originally I didn't want to make this method too easy because it'll be easy for them to patch out, but now I'm getting a lot of DMs and people asking for gifts for referrals, and that's not really something I wanted to see so I'll post the exact method for less tech savvy people to use (keep in mind that they can still easily patch this).

I can't seem to edit the wiki (I guess because I'm a "new user" despite being on here for 9 years; maybe because my reputation is too low). So if anyone else wants to edit this in, go for it.

This method is provided AS IS; USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

So the method is simple:
1. Use a modern, desktop browser; I can't be bothered to write/transpile this to support older browsers
2. Open dev tools (for chrome it's just F12, for others you may have to google it)
3. Go through sign up. For EVERY page that you see zip code, paste the code below into the devtools and press enter. This includes the initial sign up page + address page + final payment page.
const original = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(window, 'fetch');
Object.defineProperty(window, 'fetch', Object.assign({}, original, {
value: function (path, options) {
if (typeof path !== 'string' || path !== '/api/authCheck') {
return original.value.apply(this, arguments);
}
const bodyObj = JSON.parse(options.body);
bodyObj.zip = '33125';
options.body = JSON.stringify(bodyObj);
return original.value.call(this, path, options);
}
}));

Remember that this resets every time the page changes, so you have to re-paste it.

If this worked for you, I ask that you share your 2 referrals with the community and upvote this message.

Thanks!

Edit: do the code above before you press any kind of continue or submit button.
dwaxe
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Is this a sneaky crypto ad? I remember hearing about Helium in the news a while back, and it was about how they were using crypto to incentivize running Helium nodes. Is that still going on or have they pivoted to a non-crypto model?
deadhp1
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This doesn't require you to mine, buy, invest, shill, or do anything with cryptocurrency.
The crypto stuff is optional. Only enable if you want that.

Just treat it like a super cheap phone plan.

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huge
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Quote from brestbry :
No there isn't. All phones require at least 2 sims. Either dual eSIM if your phone supports that (iphone 14 for example) or one esim for the 30GB data and one physical SIM for the voice line and SMS/MMS.

Some of us who rec'd the physical sim ran some speed tests with it, but after the first couple of fast tests the speed is now only about 1mbps.
That's not true. Maybe for iPhones but not my phones. Depends on the phone. I'm using one eSIM for voice/data
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Quote from huge :
That's not true. Maybe for iPhones but not my phones. Depends on the phone. I'm using one eSIM for voice/data
Interesting I was not aware of that. What phone do you have/sign up with?
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From The Verge [theverge.com]

*The dual-sim approach means we can offer data grouped into two buckets: Data that utilizes the Macro network, and CBRS data provided by the people. Each bucket includes 30GB data usage in a monthly billing cycle. After the allotted 30GB, data speeds may be reduced (for that bucket) for the remainder of the billing cycle to ensure optimal network experience for other subscribers.

So you get 30GB on T-Mobile and 30GB on the Helium Network. After that, you get throttled. Maybe that's not a problem if you spend a lot of time on your home Wi-Fi or near public hotspots.
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acegolfer
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Quote from JSquare :
From The Verge [theverge.com]

*The dual-sim approach means we can offer data grouped into two buckets: Data that utilizes the Macro network, and CBRS data provided by the people. Each bucket includes 30GB data usage in a monthly billing cycle. After the allotted 30GB, data speeds may be reduced (for that bucket) for the remainder of the billing cycle to ensure optimal network experience for other subscribers.

So you get 30GB on T-Mobile and 30GB on the Helium Network. After that, you get throttled. Maybe that's not a problem if you spend a lot of time on your home Wi-Fi or near public hotspots.

I'm not sure about your interpretation. I received my pSIM yesterday and didn't use 30GB on Tmobile in 2 hrs. My speed got throttled down to 1mbps.
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Quote from acegolfer :
I'm not sure about your interpretation. I received my pSIM yesterday and didn't use 30GB on Tmobile in 2 hrs. My speed got throttled down to 1mbps.
From what I can tell, once you use 30+30GB buckets on the eSIM you get throttle to 1Mbps on the pSIM. That's why our initial tests went form that high speeds to 1Mbps when using the pSIM only.
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Quote from JSquare :
From what I can tell, once you use 30+30GB buckets on the eSIM you get throttle to 1Mbps on the pSIM. That's why our initial tests went form that high speeds to 1Mbps when using the pSIM only.
If what you are saying is true, then how can you explain I'm still getting Tmobile 60mbps on the data eSIM? I am 100% certain that I didn't use up 30GB in a few days since I got Helium. At most 1GB.
Last edited by acegolfer August 25, 2023 at 02:33 PM.
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Interesting I was not aware of that. What phone do you have/sign up with?
Samsung

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huge
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I got my pSIM today. Took less than a week.

Perfect combination for my tmobile unlimited data $10 plan
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Quote from acegolfer :
I'm not sure about your interpretation. I received my pSIM yesterday and didn't use 30GB on Tmobile in 2 hrs. My speed got throttled down to 1mbps.
Quote from acegolfer :
If what you are saying is true, then how can you explain I'm still getting Tmobile 60mbps on the data eSIM? I am 100% certain that I didn't use up 30GB in a few days since I got Helium. At most 1GB.
I don't get it, are you using a pSIM or eSIM for data?
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acegolfer
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Quote from JSquare :
I don't get it, are you using a pSIM or eSIM for data?
I'm testing both.

pSIM is getting 1mbps.
eSIM is getting 50mbps (same location)

I'm 100% certain that I didn't use 30GB data.
Last edited by acegolfer August 25, 2023 at 02:54 PM.
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Quote from huge :
I got my pSIM today. Took less than a week.

Perfect combination for my tmobile unlimited data $10 plan
That voice pSIM also has data. 3 ppl (including myself) reported in this thread that they initially got 60mbps speed on pSIM but throttled down to 1mbps after a few hours. Let us know if you experience the same.
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Quote from acegolfer :
afaik, to use CBRS network. To learn more, see https://docs.helium.com/mobile/cbrs-radios/
Not many phones have 2 sims.
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Can I use this with an iPad?
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Quote from MusicShark :
Not many phones have 2 sims.
This is one of several reasons why this company will likely fold.
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Quote from acegolfer :
This is one of several reasons why this company will likely fold.
Now I understand why their device support list only have $600+ phones.
This company doesn't want low income people.
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