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richchai
Network Novice
Hace 3 años

Get a SIM card and phone number

  1. Can I walk in to a T-Mobile retail store to buy a physical SIM card and open a prepaid plan/account without pre-order or appointment?
  2. My daughter is an international student going to San Francisco for college. How can she get a physical SIM card and get a US local mobile phone number from T-Mobile? What will she need to do that?
  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    Transmission Titan

    A prepaid SIM starter kit costs $25 and includes a prepaid SIM card.

  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    Transmission Titan
    Maya23 wrote:

    Can t-mobile give me and SIM card and a phone number ?

    You can purchase a SIM at your local T-Mobile Store or from T-Mobile.com that you can setup for service and choose a number from the available numbers.

  • Maya23's avatar
    Maya23
    Newbie Caller

    Can t-mobile give me and SIM card and a phone number ?

  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    Transmission Titan

    I would specifically buy the one that says prepaid if you are looking for a prepaid service.

  • Do you know how can I do it through the Internet? My son is an international student in Maine. I am trying to activate him a prepaid plan. T-Mobile offers 3 diffferent kind of SIM cards.:

     

    He has an Iphone. Which one should I purchase?

    Gracias

  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    Transmission Titan

    Yes.  She can literally walk into any T-Mobile store  purchase a SIM and add some funds for a plan and walk out of there with a working service.  Appointments aren't necessary but sometimes more convenient for the customer.  If she plans on using a device she already owns, check the device compatibility with T-Mobile and make sure that device is SIM unlocked as well.