T-Mobile Prepaid $50 Refill Card

by T-Mobile

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00006IGJP
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cellular carrier shortsightedness ruins a great concept, March 27, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: T-Mobile Prepaid $50 Refill Card (Wireless Phone Accessory)

The idea of a prepaid cellphone card is fantastic. Unfortunately T-Moblie limits the "life" of the card once you start to use it. For example a $ 50.- good for 250 minutes is only valid for 60 days after activation. This defeats the puepose of alowwing people to have a no hassle, no bills, no credit checks cellphone. In Europe, prepaid cellphone cards, with a dedicated number are valid for several months. You can buy a cheap GSM phone, buy a prepaid card and you have your number on the spot. The card and it's recharges last months.
I don't mind identifying myself, let know who is using a cellphone. I don't need to be stuck with a contract full of fine print and a monthly bill.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 60 days? My refills are good for a year., June 2, 2004

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: T-Mobile Prepaid $50 Refill Card (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I don't know if this is a targeted customer retention incentive for low-usage customers, or other special circumstance or if the change is for all customers, but since December '03, I've found that T-Mobile's customer service indicates that my minutes (bought in $50 increments) are good for 1 year - not the 60 days stated online and on the card. Again, I'm not trying to say that this will be the case for someone else, but it might be worth asking T-Mobile.

On the negative side, I can't reach that Gold Rewards level because I'm not buying a new card every three months. For me, it's more like every six, which is fine - in fact, the best deal I know of for cell users who really only need about 10 minutes a week. Obviously not such a great deal for hardcore mobile chatters, but worth the 5 stars on a cost basis if you need just a little more than what an "emergency phone" provides.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good For Some, Bad For Others, November 22, 2004

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J. Wygal "poverty stricken" (Darien, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: T-Mobile Prepaid $50 Refill Card (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Recently, my parents turned off my Nextel service because I had a 400 dollar bill. Obviously, I talk a lot. Going weeks without a cell phone led me to buy myself a t-mobiel prepaid phone. i bought the motorola V300 camera flip phone and a 10 and 50 dollar card, along with the intial 15 dollars included with the purchase of the phone. I solely bought a prepaid phone because I am 16 and I can not sign up for a monthly plan.

However, after two weeks of talking on my phone I had already used the majority of my initial purchase. What I'm trying to articulate is that prepaid phones are extremely expensive for anyone who talks a lot.

Anyways, I am very happy with my v300, it's a wonderful camera phone and there are many ways to personalize it. However, TMobile charges for text and picture messages and internet, where as Nextel did not.

In total, I am relatively happy with my prepaid plan but very unhappy at how utterly poor I have become.