Forum Discussion
Solved
T-Mobile starter kit activation
Hello together, sorry for my bad english but I hope you understand my sentences. I'm from Germany and I will travel to the USA this year. Unfortunately my german phone provider doesn't support worl...
Here, we have what are called prepaid and postpaid. To have a postpaid account, you need to have a SSN as well as provide ID for a credit check. Prepaid is a service where you can add funds and you pay in advance. No ID is needed because it is a pay per use service and not a monthly billing for services used.
Hello syaoran, thank you much for your fast answer.
Only as double check for me and I hope I understand you right. I buy at the arrival in the USA a T-Mobile prepaid starter kit and can self activate the SIM without restrictions? Then I refill the prepaid account and I'm ready? Is this correct?
At the T-Mobile website there is a check for the IMEI? For what is that and could this be a problem for me? My phone is in germany not provider locked.
Thanks again !
