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allspiritseve
Posts: 4 |
 
Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:25 pm |
I am currently off-contract with t-mobile. I see lots of great deals on blackberrys on amazon and newegg and stuff. is it possible to sign up for new service, and then cancel my old account? Could I still use my old number somehow?
Thanks,
Cory
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iowa
Posts: 1262
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana Deluxe\LG Rumor\Palm Centro
Service Provider:
Sprint~MyPlan (2 Lines 1000 Min, Free Roaming,Free Internet, Free Text, Free Pick 5, Free Mobile 2 Mobile, 25% Loyalty Discount, Free Nights & Weekends@5PM, 7$ Recurring Credit.) 80 Bucks. |
Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:22 am |
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Well it can be done, but first i need to know if you want to stay with t mobile.
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mpapple10
Posts: 1016
Phone Model:
T-Mobile Shadow/HTC Juno
Service Provider:
T-Mobile |
Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:39 am |
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you can't get those deals if you want to stay with t-mobile. the are new customer deals.
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iowa
Posts: 1262
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana Deluxe\LG Rumor\Palm Centro
Service Provider:
Sprint~MyPlan (2 Lines 1000 Min, Free Roaming,Free Internet, Free Text, Free Pick 5, Free Mobile 2 Mobile, 25% Loyalty Discount, Free Nights & Weekends@5PM, 7$ Recurring Credit.) 80 Bucks. |
Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:25 pm |
| mpapple10 wrote: | | you can't get those deals if you want to stay with t-mobile. the are new customer deals. |
Actually he can. if you want to stay with t mobile here's what you have to do. you port your number to another carrier, and close your account with t mobile. now within your trial period, have it ported back to t mobile as a new customer. make sure you port back to t mobile and close your other account before the buyer's remorse period is up.
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Shalalala
Posts: 661 |
Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:54 pm |
| iowa wrote: | | mpapple10 wrote: | | you can't get those deals if you want to stay with t-mobile. the are new customer deals. |
Actually he can. if you want to stay with t mobile here's what you have to do. you port your number to another carrier, and close your account with t mobile. now within your trial period, have it ported back to t mobile as a new customer. make sure you port back to t mobile and close your other account before the buyer's remorse period is up. |
You sound like a marketing guy.hmmm
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iowa
Posts: 1262
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana Deluxe\LG Rumor\Palm Centro
Service Provider:
Sprint~MyPlan (2 Lines 1000 Min, Free Roaming,Free Internet, Free Text, Free Pick 5, Free Mobile 2 Mobile, 25% Loyalty Discount, Free Nights & Weekends@5PM, 7$ Recurring Credit.) 80 Bucks. |
Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:25 pm |
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A marketing guy? your partly right. i do have to do my own marketing for real estate, which i got experience in working for a small marketing firm that specialized in high end graphics.
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kawaii36
Posts: 29
Phone Model:
Blackberry Curve, Sidekick LX, Razr2, Iphone
Service Provider:
T-mobile |
Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:23 pm |
| iowa wrote: | | mpapple10 wrote: | | you can't get those deals if you want to stay with t-mobile. the are new customer deals. |
Actually he can. if you want to stay with t mobile here's what you have to do. you port your number to another carrier, and close your account with t mobile. now within your trial period, have it ported back to t mobile as a new customer. make sure you port back to t mobile and close your other account before the buyer's remorse period is up. |
that wouldnt work porting out of t-mobile will be considered cancelling, problem of creating a new account then would be, cause u cancelled they'll see u cancelled and they 'll just reactivate ur old account again. and just tell u to upgrade ur phone.u would have to wait 90 days to create a new account if u do that.
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DiablosMX
Posts: 30
Phone Model:
Sidekick 3, Sidekick LX, Nokia 6133, Nokia 6086
Service Provider:
T-Mobile USA |
Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:47 pm |
| kawaii36 wrote: | | iowa wrote: | | mpapple10 wrote: | | you can't get those deals if you want to stay with t-mobile. the are new customer deals. |
Actually he can. if you want to stay with t mobile here's what you have to do. you port your number to another carrier, and close your account with t mobile. now within your trial period, have it ported back to t mobile as a new customer. make sure you port back to t mobile and close your other account before the buyer's remorse period is up. |
that wouldnt work porting out of t-mobile will be considered cancelling, problem of creating a new account then would be, cause u cancelled they'll see u cancelled and they 'll just reactivate ur old account again. and just tell u to upgrade ur phone.u would have to wait 90 days to create a new account if u do that. |
No you don't. You can create a new account, you have 90 days if you want to resume, but you don't have to wait the 90 days.
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kawaii36
Posts: 29
Phone Model:
Blackberry Curve, Sidekick LX, Razr2, Iphone
Service Provider:
T-mobile |
Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:53 pm |
| DiablosMX wrote: | | kawaii36 wrote: | | iowa wrote: | | mpapple10 wrote: | | you can't get those deals if you want to stay with t-mobile. the are new customer deals. |
Actually he can. if you want to stay with t mobile here's what you have to do. you port your number to another carrier, and close your account with t mobile. now within your trial period, have it ported back to t mobile as a new customer. make sure you port back to t mobile and close your other account before the buyer's remorse period is up. |
that wouldnt work porting out of t-mobile will be considered cancelling, problem of creating a new account then would be, cause u cancelled they'll see u cancelled and they 'll just reactivate ur old account again. and just tell u to upgrade ur phone.u would have to wait 90 days to create a new account if u do that. |
No you don't. You can create a new account, you have 90 days if you want to resume, but you don't have to wait the 90 days. |
if u create a new account before u cancel or port out thats possible but, its not an option if u want to resume if u try to create a new account after u cancel ur old account, t-mobile wants to avoid churning so when u try to run credit again ur social # will pop up saying u had an old account thats less than 90 days and will be forced to resume ur old account
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iowa
Posts: 1262
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana Deluxe\LG Rumor\Palm Centro
Service Provider:
Sprint~MyPlan (2 Lines 1000 Min, Free Roaming,Free Internet, Free Text, Free Pick 5, Free Mobile 2 Mobile, 25% Loyalty Discount, Free Nights & Weekends@5PM, 7$ Recurring Credit.) 80 Bucks. |
Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:58 am |
| kawaii36 wrote: | | DiablosMX wrote: | | kawaii36 wrote: | | iowa wrote: | | mpapple10 wrote: | | you can't get those deals if you want to stay with t-mobile. the are new customer deals. |
Actually he can. if you want to stay with t mobile here's what you have to do. you port your number to another carrier, and close your account with t mobile. now within your trial period, have it ported back to t mobile as a new customer. make sure you port back to t mobile and close your other account before the buyer's remorse period is up. |
that wouldnt work porting out of t-mobile will be considered cancelling, problem of creating a new account then would be, cause u cancelled they'll see u cancelled and they 'll just reactivate ur old account again. and just tell u to upgrade ur phone.u would have to wait 90 days to create a new account if u do that. |
No you don't. You can create a new account, you have 90 days if you want to resume, but you don't have to wait the 90 days. |
if u create a new account before u cancel or port out thats possible but, its not an option if u want to resume if u try to create a new account after u cancel ur old account, t-mobile wants to avoid churning so when u try to run credit again ur social # will pop up saying u had an old account thats less than 90 days and will be forced to resume ur old account |
They can't force him to do anything. that's illegal. they can suggest it, but that's all. if t mobile is practicing this i smell a class action lawsuit brewing.
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