TMOBILE Prepaid Get $20 Credit Refill for $10 w/CC or Debit Card (ymmv)

$20 Refill Credit for $10 - T-Mobile Prepaid - Expires Dec 11, 2009
DEAL OVERVIEW:
T-Mobile is offering a bonus $10 of refill credit whenever you refill with a credit or debit card from now through Dec 11, 2009.

WHERE:
T-Mobile Website or via Phone
http://tmobile.com/prepaid

note: May be targeted to select users. not confirmed if for all customers

HOW TO GET THE DEAL:
Just refill your account and the credit should be automatic.

MORE DETAILS:
I got the following text message on my TMO prepaid phone with the deal details. It is quoted word for word:
Quote from T-Mobile Text Message :
Free T-Mobile msg: Get a FREE $10 prepaid refill! Just buy a refill w/ a credit/debit card by dialing *ADD or visiting tmobile.com/prepaid. Offer exp. 12/11/09.
Since the minimum refill credit is $10, the best way to maximize the deal is by refilling $10 at a time. If you pay for a $10 refill you get a bonus $10 credit. Pay for a $100 refill, you still only get a bonus $10 credit.

The offer did not specify if this deal was one per account, or if it was stackable (ie could you do multiple $10 refills and get multiple $10 bonus credits that way).

Possibly targeted? My text said free $5 (not $10).

MisterCheap uses 2 prepaid phones. I feel bad for Mrs.Cheap. But good find! Thanks.

(me and my lady use prepaid too...but with at&t)

ottois said: MisterCheap uses 2 prepaid phones. I feel bad for Mrs.Cheap. But good find! Thanks.(me and my lady use prepaid too...but with at&t)

Unless you use over 300-mins/month on average, and no texting.. prepaid on T-Mobile is the best bang for the buck. Shouldn't be any stigma for using prepaid, you get to enjoy not paying all the taxes and fees that the post paids do.

lazyworm said: Can I get the bing CashBack with this offer?

This guy did....

35% Cash Back for TMobile through Live Search has been discussed in a few different threads. Since the question whether purchase of refill minutes would qualify for this Cash Back is scattered through different threads I decided to start this thread to answer this question.

Go to: http://www.live.com/ and search for TMobile

Click on Live Search CashBack under T-Mobile Official Site.

Log-in and click on “Earn CashBack”

After you have been redirected to T-Mobile website click on “Prepaid” at the bottom of the screen.

Click on “Refill Options” on the left of the screen.

Click on “Refill someone else’s Prepaid account”. (At this point if you added minutes by logging into your T-Mobile account you will NOT get an order confirmation with a Reference number).

Enter your T-Mobile phone number, etc.

After the order is complete you will receive an order confirmation page with Reference number, print this page and save it for future reference.

No Cash Back will show up in your account. After 2 days go to https://support.search.live.com/ and click on “After 2 days my transaction is not showing in my account” and fill out the form. Within hours you will receive an email, respond to that email and attach the aforementioned T-Mobile order confirmation page. The 35% Cash Back will be added to your account as “Pending”. (The CashBack amount will remain in your account as "pending" for 60 days from the date of purchase. Please be aware that if the merchant indicates that this order was returned, canceled or is otherwise not valid, your Cash Back may be canceled).

Be warned that even after your account has been credited T-Mobile may declare purchase of Prepaid minutes as invalid.

Got the text message and refilled $10 online but no bonus showed up.

Mine came in 12:29pm.

poohbie said: When did you guys get the text message?

I've had my prepaid phone off for a few days. Just turned it on hoping to get that text message, as my current minutes expire next week.

I received the message at 6:26pm PST. It said $5 bonus on the next 2 refills. Guess I have to refill twice to get $10.

Just noticed that yesterday, I got the "Add $10, get a free $10 prepaid refill" text message. Don't know the targeting criteria, but FWIW, I have been on Tmobile prepaid for over five years, have over a $100 balance and use less than 30 minutes a month about. Now I have to wait until closer to Dec 11 to take advantage of extending a full year. Seems like a good deal.

bamadad said: Just noticed that yesterday, I got the "Add $10, get a free $10 prepaid refill" text message. Don't know the targeting criteria, but FWIW, I have been on Tmobile prepaid for over five years, have over a $100 balance and use less than 30 minutes a month about. Now I have to wait until closer to Dec 11 to take advantage of extending a full year. Seems like a good deal.

I got the "Add $10, get a free $5 prepaid refill, with pretty much your situation.

Thanks a lot

Just ordered a $100 refill before checking this deal. Kicking myself.
can we combine this with bing CB ? i.e $6.5 for $20 credit ? (35% bing CB)

Can we do that multiple times ? I want to charge $100 to get a gold status, I guess the credit min are not counted towards gold status..

I have two TM prepaids. One got a message with $10 bonus for next credit/debit refill and one with $10 for next two refills. Did the credit refill for the first one last night. Got the $10 bonus this morning. Have not tried the second phone yet. Wonder if it is $10 each for the next two refills or $10 total.

I have never got Text messages from Tmobile. Do I need to activate something in my prepaid profile? thanks

NM, found it, I had opted out on tmobile comm options: changed and got:
"Thank you for taking the time to update your marketing communication preferences. Please allow up to 10 business days for us to fulfill your request." Had ran the phone down to $.33, hope the email come soon...

SimMike said: Even though I got the text message, and put $10 on my prepaid phone through the online method, I never got the $10 extra credit. In the end, not a very good deal. First, I had to pay tax. Second, $10 increments have a very high cost per minute rate. I think I will go with the other deals listed occasionally on this site. I got a $50 card for $44 a few months ago. No tax. No waiting. And I got 500 minutes for that $44.

where do I find the minutes rate on $10 vs. $50? I thought it is 10 cents a minute so $10=100 and $50=500?

thanks SimMike, time to check eBay

Were these offers regular text messages or SIM messages?

I just use the link for BING Cash Back. DID NOT work. Connect with BING. They asked for receipt. Call T-Mobile. They refused to give any kind of receipt. LOST.
Anyway, If you needed, make a copy by yourself. BE CAREFUL to play this kind of game.
Form T-M:
Dear X,

Thank you for contacting T-Mobile. My name is XXX and I will be happy
to help you today.

I understand that you would like to know more about receiving a receipt
for your purchase. I realize how important this receipt is to you X,
and will provide you with all available information to help you make the
most of your experience with T-Mobile. Let’s have a look at what we can
do to help you out.

At this time, when a purchase for prepaid airtime is made X, the
receipt is available for printing at that time. Unfortunately, we are
unable to re-print receipts. I apologize for any inconvenience that this
may cause you.

To provide you with World Class service X, I would like to remind you
that you can check your current usage by dialing #999# then “SEND” on
your handset. This is a convenient way to keep track of your minutes
each month. You can also manage your account by calling the T-Mobile To
Go Account Management line at 1-877-778-2106.

If you have any further questions regarding this issue or other T-Mobile
services and features, please respond to this e-mail and we will be
pleased to assist you further. You may also call our Customer Care line
at 1-800-937-8997 or 611 then “SEND” from your handset and a
representative will be happy to help you with any questions or concerns.


Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to assist you. We appreciate
your business and value you as a loyal T-Mobile customer.

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

xxx. Rep ID #xxxxxxx
Customer Care Specialist
T-Mobile USA
-------------------------------------------------------------

What does it mean? No receipt. I am not sure if it is allowed by law.

From BING.COM

Hello X,

Thank you for contacting Bing CashBack Customer Support! This is XXXX. I will continue assisting you with Service Request XXXXXXXXXX regarding your missing CashBack.

I apologize for any confusion this process may have caused. Thank you for the information you have provided. Unfortunately, the order confirmation that you sent is in an invalid format. Sometimes, when an order confirmation is copied than pasted, it can lose certain authentication information. Emails from merchants usually contain the company's logo, graphics, imbedded website links, and other information verifying the email originated from that specific merchant. In order to fully research your issue I will need that original order confirmation from T-Mobile as an attachment (preferably a .pdf, .docx, .jpg, .zip, or .eml file). Your order confirmation must show the price of each item purchased, the date of purchase, order number, subtotal, tax, shipping costs, and any discounts on the order. This documentation is necessary to authenticate your online purchase from T-Mobile. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience this matter has caused.

Thank you, X, for contacting Bing CashBack Customer Support.

Warmest regards,

XXXX

_____________________________________________

See this:
In order to fully research your issue I will need that original order confirmation from T-Mobile as an attachment

Your copy DOES NOT work, but T DOES NOT give any this kind of confirmation, but a free message telling you your balance without any information as BING asked.

Any way, you will response for your risk. I do not think you have enough time to talk with them.