AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-Contract "Smart" Phone

Re:AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-C... by mkhattab on Saturday February 02, 2013 @09:47PM (#5158358)

Yes, however you can order the (micro, if applicable) SIM activation kit online for $0.99 and free shipping. If you can't wait then your only option is picking up a SIM card kit from a T-Mobile store for $20.

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Re:AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-C... by gergles on Saturday February 02, 2013 @10:33PM (#5158483)

T-Mobile stores no longer sell SIM card kits; you must buy them online.

You can also regularly get a T-Mobile prepaid phone of some variant for $20 at Walgreens, which comes with the "Activation Kit" (SIM card and secret number) as well as a terrible GSM-only phone you can throw away.

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Re:AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-C... by mkhattab on Saturday February 02, 2013 @11:07PM (#5158571)

They do sell SIM cards, I was at a T-Mobile store yesterday. I don't understand the rationale for selling SIM cards in-store at 20 times the cost of buying online.

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Re:AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-C... by accountoftheday on Sunday February 03, 2013 @01:44AM (#5158914)

If you are charming like me you can get a SIM card at a T-Mobile store for free (did so last week in SF). Everything is negotiable.

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Re:AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-C... by cheald on Monday February 04, 2013 @07:47AM (#5163789)

I picked up a SIM card for my new Nexus 4 in-store a couple of weeks ago. Just walked in, told them what I needed, was promptly given a card for $0.

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