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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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VioletRaccoon567
05-17-2024 at 06:06 PM.
05-17-2024 at 06:06 PM.
I was able to get the plan working with iPhone with esim thanks to the help from this thread.
Basically after you purchase the physical sim from ebay they will send you a activation code, you can ask customer service to help you activate the service immediately even before you receiving the physical sim.
  • You need to provide EID and IMEI(the one that is NOT in use if you already have an existing phone plan) to their customer service.
  • You have to decide if you want to port in a number or get a random number(true random, you don't even get to pick, the customer service won't even tell me what number it is until the service is activated) so becareful with your decision.
  • You will then get QR code in the email which you can scan with your iPhone to activate your esim.
Hopefully my experience will help others.
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thchan
05-23-2024 at 10:54 AM.
05-23-2024 at 10:54 AM.
Quote from m.rokerya :
Yes it will be separate number for watch.
I wasn't able to get this working on my galaxy watch 1. Will it work on galaxy watch 4? I have fold 5 on t mobile.
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m.rokerya
05-23-2024 at 10:57 AM.
05-23-2024 at 10:57 AM.
Quote from thchan :
I wasn't able to get this working on my galaxy watch 1. Will it work on galaxy watch 4? I have fold 5 on t mobile.

Yes it should work I am using this on watch 5 with Fold 4 tmobile. You have to enable qr code scanning under wearable app.
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thchan
05-23-2024 at 12:08 PM.
05-23-2024 at 12:08 PM.
Quote from hellofrmutah :
I have been trying to setup my samsung watch 6 with esim but can't figure it . Keep getting error. Do you have instructions you followed?
Ah, that's not a good sign. I had the same problem trying to setup watch 1. Just bought a watch 4 thinking it would be better. I have tMobile on my phone.
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thchan
05-23-2024 at 12:10 PM.
05-23-2024 at 12:10 PM.
Quote from m.rokerya :
Yes it should work I am using this on watch 5 with Fold 4 tmobile. You have to enable qr code scanning under wearable app.
Thanks. This gives me some hope. Will report back if watch 4 would work, arriving today.
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ed1968
05-23-2024 at 01:10 PM.
05-23-2024 at 01:10 PM.
It's a real slow port from Numberbarn to Red Pocket.
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05-24-2024 at 01:24 PM.
05-24-2024 at 01:24 PM.
Quote from monkeybiz :
..since the DATA is SLOW! LTE is only 10Mbps down .23up
Were this a $30/month plan, that might be a legitimate gripe.

For LESS than 1/10th that price? Don't think many reasonable people would agree.

Just as an FYI: 10/1 is as fast (or faster!) than some home broadband options.
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monkeybiz
05-24-2024 at 04:14 PM.
05-24-2024 at 04:14 PM.
Quote from JLebowskiTheDude :
Were this a $30/month plan, that might be a legitimate gripe.

For LESS than 1/10th that price? Don't think many reasonable people would agree.

Just as an FYI: 10/1 is as fast (or faster!) than some home broadband options.
True, I was fishing around for 5G until I read the actual ebay ad "LTE, 3G, 4G" just now. Just surprised me those speeds are still around. I paid way too much for too long in the early DSL days for 1.5Mbps DL. I finally left DSL six months ago for VZW 5G home. This was a good deal for my needs, mostly as a google voice number and I haven't got any spam calls yet.

BTW, have to say the RP support was very good to resolve the issues over email. And I'm still sore about USPS tracking snafus
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bawaji
05-30-2024 at 09:49 AM.
05-30-2024 at 09:49 AM.
My phone shows the mobile data connection as 5G. Haven't checked out the speeds though.
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NoSleep007
06-02-2024 at 01:31 PM.
06-02-2024 at 01:31 PM.
It's a better deal if you buy directly from redpocket, you get unlimited data but it's only GSMA, which is a good network.
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_DonkeyKong_
06-02-2024 at 01:35 PM.
06-02-2024 at 01:35 PM.
does anyone know if it works like this

month 1 you get 200 mb data, but dont use any
month 2, you get 200 mb data, but dont use any (total data is 400)
month 2, you get 200 mb data, but dont use any (total data is 600)?
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06-02-2024 at 01:49 PM.
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Quote from _DonkeyKong_ :
does anyone know if it works like this

month 1 you get 200 mb data, but dont use any
month 2, you get 200 mb data, but dont use any (total data is 400)
month 2, you get 200 mb data, but dont use any (total data is 600)?
Redpocket data does not rollover, so if you don't use you lose it.
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AnciusD
06-03-2024 at 04:40 AM.
06-03-2024 at 04:40 AM.
Quote from Trueseven :
Does this have to activated right away? Or can I do it after 3 months
Quote from _DonkeyKong_ :
does anyone know if it works like this

month 1 you get 200 mb data, but dont use any
month 2, you get 200 mb data, but dont use any (total data is 400)
month 2, you get 200 mb data, but dont use any (total data is 600)?
It resets monthly.
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izachpsk8
06-09-2024 at 07:06 AM.
06-09-2024 at 07:06 AM.
I have TextNow and wondered if there is something I am missing comparing $30 to free? Is there any reason to switch to RP?

TextNow Free
Unlimited talk & text
Maps
Rideshare
Email

RedPocket $30
200 Min Talk + 1000 Texts + 200MB LTE / Month
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pakle
06-09-2024 at 11:28 AM.
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Quote from izachpsk8 :
I have TextNow and wondered if there is something I am missing comparing $30 to free? Is there any reason to switch to RP?

TextNow Free
Unlimited talk & text
Maps
Rideshare
Email

RedPocket $30
200 Min Talk + 1000 Texts + 200MB LTE / Month
I've read TextNow doesn't work for some 2FA. Calls and messages are through the app, which is ad-supported. If you don't mind all that, can't beat free I guess.
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