DO YOU NEED a T-MOBILE PREPAID FOR PREPAID SERVICE?

Question

I am wondering if you actually need a t-mobile pre-paid phone to get the t-mobile prepaid service? Or can you use a normal t-mobile phone from a non prepaid service ( monthly service)


If you do need a pre-paid phone why they are the same phone models

Answer 1

The phones are the same. It is the sim card that determains the type of service you can have. All you need to do is go to a T-mobile store and ask for just a pre paid sim card. they were about $20 a few years ago.
So go ahead and use your normal T-mobile phone.

Answer 2

Mmm almost correct. The phones are exactly the same, yes, but the SIMs are also exactly the same too!

What decides if a phone is pre-paid or post-paid is the fashion in which the SIM is activated. At the point of purchase, the employee will either activate the SIM card as a post-paid account or a pre-paid account. Once this is done that SIM card can never be changed any other way... however the phone is still able to do either or.

A replacement SIM is $20 however if you have a former post-paid cell phone and would like to convert it to a pre-paid phone, you will actually need to pay $50. $30 for the activation kit and $20 for the SIM card, but they are bundled together.