T-Mobile Prepaid Optimus L9 with $50 Airtime Purchase at Target for $210 (+tax)

My old prepaid phone card is not a Micro Sim card. Is any way I could use it on my new LG Optimus L9 which is only Micro Sim card slot only?

Many Thanks!

spdracer5g said:   owenyuen said:   My old prepaid phone card is not a Micro Sim card. Is any way I could use it on my new LG Optimus L9 which is only Micro Sim card slot only?

Many Thanks!

You can have it cut down to fit, but you don't have to do that. You can either call T-Mobile or to go their website and have your account moved to the new SIM card that comes with the phone.

Thanks for the advice ........ If my account moved to the new SIM card that comes with the phone, I guess I should be able to keep my old phone number. Correct?

By the way, are most of the new phones using Micro Sim card instead of traditional SIM?

Again, Thanks a lot!!

LvBrknHrt said:   owenyuen,

not really. not all new phones these days using micro sim. some of the new phones still use the standard sim card. iPhone 5 however use nano sim.

and yeah everything will be still the same - phone number. if you want, tmobile store can help you move contacts from your old phone to the new phone

Thanks LvBrknHrt! Old men (I mean me only) cannot catch up the new technology!

there is this site that i follow everyday to read abt phone news, technology related. Phonescoop

and also you can search to see the specs of the phones as well.

Picked up one from local Target. I am surprised how light this device is. Good phone for the price.

windingpath said:   http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4677
One thing to be aware of is the transfer takes up to 2 hours, and you won't be able to use your phone during that period.
Up to two hours for switching from oneSIM to another, but normally just minutes at most (if no network outrage). From my own experience, the time it took was from inserting new SIM to the new phone and power on. New SIM card was recognized instantly and everything was good to go. You do need to find a way to transfer all contacts and other things to the new phone.

Is this at only at certain Targets, the two I went to in northern Indiana did not know of any bundle deal.

pitflyer said:   TMobile does block the built in hot spot service. I verified that doesn't work. with the same phone unlocked using a different carrier hotspot works fine -- so the phone supports it, its just Tmobile blocking it. Not sure if a custom ROM or rooting it would get around tmobile's block - probably would.

I used Easy Tether for USB/Bluetooth and that worked fine, but thats not wifi tether. I've been to Target's in both PA and CA and both had the deal..

T-Mobile tries to block tethering on rooted phone too. They use many other way to detect it.

used this phone but don't like it. just got Galaxy S3 on craigslist for $250 tonight

scoot said:   It is not unlocked when you get it. At least not the T-Mobile version. Of course, it's illegal. Now waiting on the White House to respond to the 100,000+ signatures it has now received. We can presume that they will continue to kowtow to the MAFIAA.From what I have been reading it's only ill-eagle if it's a subsidized phone. Prepaid are not subsidized.