Check Prepaid Balance:
1. Your
cell phone use to dial #999# and then press “Send.” This contacts T-Mobile’s
free Minute Messenger. After a few moments, your remaining balance and expiration
date will appear on your phone.
2. Log
in to the T-Mobile website to check your remaining balance.
3. Sin
up/Register for the first time by clicking the “Register” link located directly
under the first login box. A sign-up page will open. Type your cell phone
number into the box located under the words “Step 1” and click “Send me a
password.” A temporary password will be sent to your phone. After receiving the
temporary password, return to the T-Mobile home page.
4. At
last Login boxes at the top right of the home page. In the first box, type in
your cell phone number. Be sure to include your area code. In the second box,
type in your temporary password and click “Log in.” Once your phone number and
password are verified, your T-Mobile account will appear, showing how many
minutes you have remaining.
Internet From Prepaid T-Mobile:
1. Select
the prepaid plan that best suits your needs. The advantage of using the
Internet via a data plan in your prepaid mobile phone is the easy access it
provides. You can choose a prepaid data plan with Web access starting from $30
a month (as of November 2010). You can also choose the Sidekick Prepaid plan,
which costs $1 per day for unlimited email, text messaging, instant messaging
and Web browsing. As long as there is network coverage, you don't need a
hotspot to go online.
Others option is to buy a Mobile Broadband data pass,
which allows you to use wireless Internet only at the times you need it. A week
pass worth $10 provides up to 100 MB of data. A month pass worth $30 provides
up to 300 MB of data. A month pass worth $50 provides up to 1 GB of data.
T-Mobile Hot Spot Network via your prepaid service
offers Wi-Fi connection using your phone or laptop in thousands of locations
around the United States and other parts of the world. It features broadband
speed, making it a fast, convenient and reliable choice for people who
frequently go to ideal hotspots like coffee shops, restaurants, hotels and
airports.
2. Order
of your T-Mobile Prepaid SIM card and mobile phone (if you don't have one yet)
or your T-Mobile Prepaid Mobile Broadband device (a USB modem) by calling the
T-Mobile hotline, 611, from your T-Mobile phone, or the toll-free number
1-877-453-1304, or personally going to stores. You will be asked standard
identity confirmation and security questions, along with the debit or credit
card number to use for the transaction. You will also be asked your preferred
prepaid Internet service.
3. Set-up
your phone with the new SIM card or your broadband device plugged into your
computer. Create a new account to enter your Prepaid card PIN number, which is
found at the back of the card or the store receipt. Activate your prepaid
service either by calling the T-Mobile customer service number or through the
T-Mobile website.
