Carrier Obtaining a different carriers SIM for iPad

[biosci]

So I was trying to obtain a T-Mobile Sim card for my iPad. At the T-Mobile store, they wanted to charge me $20 for a nano Sim card. $10 if I already had a T-Mobile account and that I would activate it with a plan. However, I do not want to activate an account so that I could use a 200 MB per month promotion for now. Does this sound right? You need to activate a plan or have an existing T-Mobile account to obtain a blank Sim card?

Is this the same for ATT? I'd like to have the option of their plans as well... But don't want to be locked in to multiple plans.

 

[aicul]

Billing SIM cards seems to be a worldwide method that providers use to collect cash.

I know in most european countries you would live the same unhappy situation.

 

[deeddawg]

For TMobile, order one of the $0.99 or free SIMs via the links in other threads on the topic. Don't bother with the stores, they'll give you that requirement. Normal cost is $10, but they put them on sale pretty often. No plan needed, no monthly cost to get the 200MB.

For AT&T, I just stopped in at an AT&T corporate store and asked for a SIM. Set it up on my Verizon ipad3 this morning on the $25/1GB/3mo plan right from the ipad. Had to have wifi on and let it get the new carrier settings, then View Account within Settings / Cellular worked to sign up for a new prepaid account.

 

[biosci]

Can you point me out to some of those links? Looking now with no luck and my search is down for whatever reason on the forums. Thanks!

 

[scaredpoet]

Try this one:

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Nano-SIM-Card-Prepaid

 

[biosci]

Thanks! That should work out hopefully. This is the way it should be with the Carriers... No matter which SIM, the fact that we want it in our device means we're a potential customer...

Try this one:

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Nano-SIM-Card-Prepaid