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Summary: Stay away from T-Mobile! Sprint PCS is way better!
Review: A year or so ago I switched from Sprint to T-Mobile, because I was offered a free phone and three months of free service. I ended up regretting that decision. T-Mobile's coverage is small compared to other companies. Their GSM network while having the advantage of being able to swap phones pretty easily due to their use of a SIM card, does not provide as good of call quality, privacy, signal strength, ect as Sprints CDMA. CDMA being the best wireless network technology, do a search on Google and read why. And soon the advantage of GSM's SIM card will not only be a GSM advantage. CDMA carriers are working on phasing in R-UIM cards. So CDMA user will also be able to swap out a card from one phone and put it into another.
Also, T-Mobile had a roaming partner in Cingular, but since Cingular is buying AT&T wireless, that contract has been canceled. So this just adds another fault to T-Mobiles service. While on the other hand, Sprint PCS has a roaming agreement with most of the wireless carriers, so their coverage spans almost the whole USA. Plus if you pay the extra $5.00 a month for Sprints Free & clean plan, you get to roam for free. Just has long as less then half of your minutes are roaming. No other wireless carrier gives you that. Except for T-Mobile, but as I mentioned their roaming partners list is becoming less and less. Plus Sprint PCS uses GPS to track 911 phone calls, which is something most of the other carriers are unable, or unwilling to do at this time. So that is a huge plus for anyone that travels a lot and does not always know where they are exactly (Which is me most of the time).
I recently paid the $200 dollar early termination fee so I can end my current T-Mobile contract, so I can get back with the wireless service that I had NO problems with, Sprint PCS. It is not worth any of the gifts and deals that T-Mobile offered me to stay with them. Sprint PCS is the wireless service that I will stay with for the rest of my life.
Lastly, before you lock into any wireless contract, research the companies first. Some wireless carriers might seem like they are offering you great deals, but their is always a catch. I only recommend Sprint PCS, because I have used other carriers and have found Sprint to be the best one for me. But just make sure you investigate the wireless companies first, so you don't end up paying the $200 early termination fee to end a contract. That $200 dollar fee is so wrong to charge. Why should people have to pay money to end a contract with a company whose service has gone down hill?!
For me, that $200 dollars could have been used to buy a new big screen TV or an XBOX!! I hate you T-Mobile!!
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Summary: I'm really confused
Review: I see absolutely no reason to pick t-mobile as your prepay service provider. Virgin Mobile has a much, much better plan. It has better coverage to boot (using Sprint's national network). Long distance is always included with Virgin. No charge for leaving voicemail or checking voicemail from another phone. Lower per-minute rates (esp. after 10 minutes per day), and includes long distance. And you don't need to recharge for 90 days, plus you get 60-day grace.T-mobile is much worse so I recommend you go with Virgin Mobile if you want pay-as-you-go.
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Summary: Virgin is many times better
Review: I see absolutely no reason to pick t-mobile as your prepay service provider. Virgin Mobile has a much, much better plan. It has better coverage to boot (using Sprint's national network). Long distance is always included with Virgin. No charge for leaving voicemail or checking voicemail from another phone. Lower per-minute rates (esp. after 10 minutes per day), and includes long distance. And you don't need to recharge for 90 days, plus you get 60-day grace. T-mobile is much worse so I recommend you go with Virgin Mobile if you want pay-as-you-go.
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Summary: Great Prepay, Easy to Find Cards
Review: I use this for an additional phone when I travel and for guests who do not have a mobile phone or are from overseas. Works well in that it is easy to find additional prepay cards from many major retailers. Phone service seems to be as good as Sprint which is my usual carrier.
Recommend prepay for limited users.
Buy an unlocked phone on EBay and you will be able to use other SIM cards overseas to call the US for less.
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Summary: It's just okay....
Review: I'm not sure why anyone would think this is the "best in wireless...especially with the new Gold Rewards plan" (see review by another user). Maybe that individual works for T-Mobile... --- Whether you buy $$ or $$ worth of minutes, they expire in 30 days, unless you buy more minutes within that time. There is not any way to reload your phone using a credit card over the phone or via the internet. You must trudge out to the store every time you need a fillup. Service in the Austin area is unreliable. My calls are often dropped. Plus, during peak hours, it's hard to get a phone call to go through at all. Often, the other party can not hear me speaking. Frustrating! I have not investigated the prepaid service offered by other companies, so I can't offer any comparisons in that area. But, T-Mobile's prepaid system is more hassle than phone service ought to be. Maybe that's the whole idea. If prepaid service was too convenient, maybe there would be fewer revenue-generating postpaid customers. Skip it unless, like me, you just use a cell phone for emergencies and voicemail.
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Summary: Expiry is stupid
Review: I'm with the last reviewer, what a shock to discover my minutes expire only a month after charging the phone. And finding a place to buy them is a true-joy as well.
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Summary: Great prepay service
Review: I've been using EasySpeak T-Mobile cards since I bought my phone, almost a year ago. I don't use my phone often enough to justify the expense of a monthly plan, although I do use it several times a week. I buy a new card about once a month or so. The service is great; I've never had a dropped call or even a static-y connection. They have a Rewards plan, too, in which, after you buy a certain number of cards, you get discounts on future cards. I'm quite happy with them.
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Summary: Great prepay service
Review: I've been using EasySpeak T-Mobile cards since I bought my phone, almost a year ago. I don't use my phone often enough to justify the expense of a monthly plan, although I do use it several times a week. I buy a new card about once a month or so. The service is great; I've never had a dropped call or even a static-y connection. They have a Rewards plan, too, in which, after you buy a certain number of cards, you get discounts on future cards. I'm quite happy with them.
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Summary: I am happy with T-Mobile prepaid wireless...
Review: I've had this plan for a few months now. I rarely use my wireless phone--maybe twice a week. Prepaid is the way to go if you don't use the phone often. I usually have as many or more bars on my signal finder than my sister's Verizon phone. If you buy a $25 card or larger, you don't have to add more minutes for three months. I got in during a T-Mobile promotion which extended the expiration date to one year rather than the usual three months! I still have over 100 minutes on my phone, and these minutes won't expire till May 2005 thanks to this special promotion! I recommend the T-Mobile prepaid plan.
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Summary: Adequate.....but barely
Review: If T-Mobile can afford to have the lovely & talented Catherine Zeta-Jones-Douglas be their spokesbabe, you'd think they could afford to widen their service coverage area. You cannot roam using one of these pre-paid babies, subsequently if you are only slightly off the beaten track, you are S.O.L.
Here's my example: Driving down 101 from Oregon, there was NO service for over 400 miles, until Santa Rosa, Ca., & driving up I-5 no service for 200+ miles south of Ashland, Or. Not being accustomed to service as poor as this, I called support, and after being given a run-around to the max, the "bimbette" explained I had "Nation-wide service", but only in T-mobile's immediate cell areas. Their coverage map shows they only have coverage in tiny areas of North America, chiefly top-50 Metro areas. BTW, when I crossed the border into Canada, there was NO service at all. Don't bother with this.
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