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Re:AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-C... by benmccann on Saturday February 02, 2013 @09:50PM (#5158368)
It does not require a phone from WalMart. I ordered a new SIM card from t-mobile.com and activated it with the $30 plan. However, you cannot get it in T-Mobile stores.
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Re:AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-C... by Chico75 on Saturday February 02, 2013 @11:19PM (#5158611)
I tried to do the same, but I can't activate the plan because my sim card is not activated. If I go into a store, they can't activate the Walmart Plan. How did you do it?
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Re:AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-C... by illuminate on Sunday February 03, 2013 @01:30AM (#5158894)
"I can't activate the plan because my sim card is not activated"

When you order the sim from T-mobile directly, you can activate it. You can purchase it online from them for 99 cents.

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Re:AT&T Will Force Your Data Plan For Your Unlocked Out-of-C... by mikeevans on Sunday February 03, 2013 @12:18AM (#5158741)
They let me activate it in the store. Just ask politely and they'll do it.
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