$30 plan 100 min prepaid - only new activations?

**dave43** · 11-16-2012, 05:43 PM

Follow me...Can I buy the tmobile prepaid $30 100 min talk/unmited data & text...activate it on an old iphone 3g use it for a couple months and then switch it to the nexus 4 when it becomes available? Please keep in mind that the iphone uses regular sims vs. nexsus uses micro sim's. Can I just tranfer over to the new sim?

**DNicolasL** · 11-17-2012, 10:43 AM

For a couple dollars you can buy a cutter that will cut down a Mini SIM to a Micro SIM.

**terminalinfinity** · 11-21-2012, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by dave43

Follow me...Can I buy the tmobile prepaid $30 100 min talk/unmited data & text...activate it on an old iphone 3g use it for a couple months and then switch it to the nexus 4 when it becomes available? Please keep in mind that the iphone uses regular sims vs. nexsus uses micro sim's. Can I just tranfer over to the new sim?

Some people have reported success in getting T-mobile to allow outside phones for new activations on the 30/month however in the agreement between wal-mart and t-mobile, phones purchased at Wal-mart or the T-mobile website are supposed to be the only ones eligible for the plan.
So if you could get them to agree to let you on the 30/month plan then you shouldnt have any problem switching phones. But thats a big IF. T-mobile people I talked to trying to get my friend's 4S on it were very unhelpful "T-mobile told us we cant allow non-walmart phones on the plan"

**zorak950** · 11-23-2012, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by terminalinfinity

Some people have reported success in getting T-mobile to allow outside phones for new activations on the 30/month however in the agreement between wal-mart and t-mobile, phones purchased at Wal-mart or the T-mobile website are supposed to be the only ones eligible for the plan.

You need to buy a phone from Walmart if you're activating the plan through Walmart. If you're activating through T-Mobile.com you only need to be a new customer (or, more accurately, open a new account).

**dave43** · 11-24-2012, 10:53 AM

So once activated I can just switch over my plan to a new sim in a different phone?...I'm worried about using a cutter and damaging the SIM card.

**randall2580** · 11-24-2012, 02:00 PM

see this note from AC the other day, if you get the micro sim that goes in the N4 - you should be able to go to the store and get the adapter:

T-Mobile stores starting to carry microSIM adapters | Android Central