--- Andrew Buc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This after talking to a sales rep at a T-Mobile kiosk in Seattle > today: > > Are you happy with T-Mobile overall--coverage, signal strength, > customer service, all that good stuff? > > I definitely want a pay-as-you-go plan (I normally use no more than > 20 cellular minutes/month). The sales rep told me that if I sign up > with T-Mobile, I'd have to buy the first phone from them, the phone > would be locked, and I'd also have to buy the replacement phone from > them if the first one were lost or damaged.
This is where he's wrong. You do not have to buy *any* phone from T-Mobile. As long as you get a phone that will work on at least GSM 1900 you can get it from anywhere and that could be craigslist, eBay or T-Mobile. If it's not from T-Mobile you have to make sure that it's unlocked or you cannot use a T-Mobile SIM card. > I gather that phones can be unlocked, but would T-Mobile say, "Sorry, > you didn't buy the phone from us, you're out of luck."? Any BTDT's? > Thanks! I'm not sure I understand what the "out of luck" is he's referring to. And as far as replacing a phone it doesn't matter whether you're a prepaid or a monthly billed person if you lose your phone you won't get any break on the price of a replacement. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL - - T-Mobile-US on Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/T-Mobile-US _ _ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T-Mobile-US/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
