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Could it be? Does this mean my wife and I can use our unlocked iPhones with voice-only (t-mobile, maybe?) sim cards and use this Karma thing as our data plan? W
by muhfuhkuh 14y ago
Could it be? Does this mean my wife and I can use our unlocked iPhones with voice-only (t-mobile, maybe?) sim cards and use this Karma thing as our data plan? We're paying US$15/mo each for 200MB data. It's ridiculous. And, we're on HSPA+, not even LTE (AT&T, don't even ask; I can have full bars and it still takes forever to load up text-heavy pages).
- dangrossman 14y agoDo you talk a lot? T-Mobile has an unlimited data, unlimited text, 100 minute no-contract plan for $30/month. I'm using it with my Nexus 4. Additional talk time is $0.10/minute.
- jedbrown 14y agoHow did you actually get that plan with your Nexus 4? I've been a T-mobile customer for several years, always owning my phone outright (now a Nexus 4), but they gave me a serious run-around, telling me that particular plan was a promotional thing that could only be used with a Walmart handset.
- dangrossman 14y agoBought a micro-SIM card on the website (Wal-Mart sells them too), popped it in the phone, chose the plan from the list when activating the SIM card on the website. You got a run-around because you talked to a real person when that's a web-only (t-mobile.com or walmart.com) plan for new customers.
- mikeevans 14y agoI got it at a T-Mobile store (even though it says online/Walmart only). Maybe you just need a different CSR?
- BrianEatWorld 14y agoMy ex had a similar issue. It seemed like they were trying to say that data plan was meant for non-smart phones. It was meant to cover the applications on the original Razrs and such but not the higher bandwidth needs of newer phones.
- Kerrick 14y agoBeing a T-mobile customer for several years is your problem. It's only open to new customers, and only online. http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans
- w1ntermute 14y agoWell, be sure to check the coverage map, because there are some large cities with no coverage (like San Diego).
- jcurbo 14y agoI don't know about T-Mobile, but I think AT&T and Verizon both require smartphones to have a data plan, and they can detect if you have a smartphone and force you to have a data plan because of that.
- stephengillie 14y agoI don't know about AT&T and T-Mobile, but Verizon and Sprint (CDMA) phones have the IMEI/MEID tied to the phone since there's no SIM. It works a bit like a VIN on a car I think. This means they know what phone you're activating during activation.
- 3825 14y agoI have often wondered why...
- lotsofpulp 14y agoIn my experience with ATT, they only know what your phone is if you purchase it through ATT. If, for example, you buy a Nexus 4 from Google and tell ATT that it's a dumb phone, they won't know it's actually a smartphone since they don't have the IMEI on file.
- stephengillie 14y agoDo you have internet at home? Do you have a wireless router? If you can use karma, why don't you just set up your own home wifi?