Put SIM from dumbphone into TouchPro 2 & still use T-Zones?

[luv2code]

I have a really cheap voice plan and 4.99 T-Zones that I don't want to give up. Currently, I'm using a SE TM506, and everything is cool.

The company I work for wants me to adopt their corporate plan so that they can pay for my voice/data. I want to keep my existing plan rather than converting it because it's so cheap.

What I was thinking is that I would buy a touchpro2 and use it for work on a new work plan and keep my exiting personal plan. When I quit my job, i'll take my sim from my TM506 and put it in the TP2.

The rep I asked told me that I would somehow be forced to buy the $25/mo data plan no matter what, or the TP2 won't work.

Is that true? If I pay for the phone outright, I should be able to use it on any plan tmobile offers, right?

[TheRocketmac]

The Touch Pro 2 works with T-Zones, I just tested it out yesterday on the $2.99 t-zones... and it worked 100% (3g and edge!!)

That's a sick phone too!!! Definitely grab it if you can !! Or, hold out for the 3G Blackberry in September !!

So now you have $2.99 t-zones ? What happened to you "GOD" plan?

[Antenna]

So now you have $2.99 t-zones ? What happened to you "GOD" plan?

Shhh! Please dont get him started....

Back on topic: is it only AWS Android phones that have problems with the old Total Internet/T-Zone plans?

[Deke218]

T-Zones may have worked for a little while but leave you sim card in the TP2 for a day or so. It will stop working and you'll be forced to get the higher rate plan.

[luv2code]

T-Zones may have worked for a little while but leave you sim card in the TP2 for a day or so. It will stop working and you'll be forced to get the higher rate plan.

I could still use it as a phone+PDA, I just won't be able to browse the web, right?

[jet1000]

T-Zones may have worked for a little while but leave you sim card in the TP2 for a day or so. It will stop working and you'll be forced to get the higher rate plan.

I'm not sure what your source is for this information. But I have read several reports of people using the TP2 with T-zones with no problems. And I haven't seen any reports of people who were using it with T-Zones being forced into a higher rate plans as you state.

[blacknoi]

I'm not sure what your source is for this information. But I have read several reports of people using the TP2 with T-zones with no problems. And I haven't seen any reports of people who were using it with T-Zones being forced into a higher rate plans as you state.

Its definitely been happening on android phones, but I think you are right that at least to date, it hasnt happened (at least reported here) on a windows mobile device.

Since the TP2 is the only 3G WM device, we really don't know what tmobile will do in terms of kicking people off their grandfathered data long-term.

I would think the 19.99/total internet people should be safer than the 2.99/4.99/5.99 tzones people though.

Tmobile is in an evolutionary state right now. Their policies seem to be in flux as they introduce more 3G AWS handsets.

Only time will tell really.

[Deke218]

Guys, the rate plans for the TP2 will be 24.99 and 34.99. It will become reality very soon. No way around it.

[blacknoi]

Guys, the rate plans for the TP2 will be 24.99 and 34.99. It will become reality very soon. No way around it.

Even for the 19.99 total internet or 19.99 vpn internet grandfathered user you think?

Tmobile historically is good about not touching grandfathered stuff (except with this new android requirement).

[xtremein motion]

Even for the 19.99 total internet or 19.99 vpn internet grandfathered user you think?

No shouldn't be. The old 19.99 plan was for smartphones anyway

[Antenna]

Guys, the rate plans for the TP2 will be 24.99 and 34.99. It will become reality very soon. No way around it.

This is not fair to $19.99 VPN/Total Internet users who have been using devices like the MDA for eons now.

Maybe $6 T-Zone people I can see. Unlike android which has always had the $24.99 plan, WM phones have had $19.99 up until November 08.

Are they forcing 3G Sidekick users off the old $19.99 web and messaging plan?

[CoolPhone]

T-Zones may have worked for a little while but leave you sim card in the TP2 for a day or so. It will stop working and you'll be forced to get the higher rate plan.

You are liar.
TP2 works with tzone just fine.
Not for a day, but already a week.

[Mike Mercury]

I've had T-Zones from all the way back to my RAZR, then the Dash 1, Wing, Dash 2 (S630 that T-Mo never sold. the "new" T-Mo Dash is actually the third revision). When I upgraded to the TP2 (with 2 year contract extension) they wouldn't allow me to continue on with T-Zones. I even told the CSR that I may not like the TP2 and would send it back & continue to use my current phone.... so I want to keep T-Zones during this "trial period".

The CSR put me on hold, then came back and said T-Mo would not allow any existing data plan (T-Zones, Web2Go...) that wasn't available on the new phone. And since T-Zones & Web2Go... wasn't a valid "plan" on the TP2 - I couldn't leave it active.

My only other option was to outright buy the TP2, and keep my T-Mo account as-is... but I couldn't afford to pay full price for the phone.

Since I already knew I'd be probably keeping my TP2, I went ahead and said good-bye to T-Zones :cry:

[AlexKidd1977]

Since I already knew I'd be probably keeping my TP2, I went ahead and said good-bye to T-Zones :cry:

The TP2 is a fine device. If you like this form factor at all, you will absolutely love this phone and won't want to send it back. I, however, tend to think long-term. If I hadn't had the credit to buy my TP2 at full retail, I would have just waited a month or two to buy it later just to keep the $19 Internet plan. $5 a month x 12 months = $60 per year in cost savings, plus I keep the ability to use a BlackBerry device if I want to swap out for a short time. Like, if I go to China - BlackBerry uses so much less data for simple e-mail tasks that it's totally worth it in a scenerio like that.

--Kidd

[Scottish Skyedance]

I've had T-Zones from all the way back to my RAZR, then the Dash 1, Wing, Dash 2 (S630 that T-Mo never sold. the "new" T-Mo Dash is actually the third revision). When I upgraded to the TP2 (with 2 year contract extension) they wouldn't allow me to continue on with T-Zones. I even told the CSR that I may not like the TP2 and would send it back & continue to use my current phone.... so I want to keep T-Zones during this "trial period".

The CSR put me on hold, then came back and said T-Mo would not allow any existing data plan (T-Zones, Web2Go...) that wasn't available on the new phone. And since T-Zones & Web2Go... wasn't a valid "plan" on the TP2 - I couldn't leave it active.

My only other option was to outright buy the TP2, and keep my T-Mo account as-is... but I couldn't afford to pay full price for the phone.

Since I already knew I'd be probably keeping my TP2, I went ahead and said good-bye to T-Zones :cry:

if you still have $6 tmoweb and you're allowed to use it with TP2 bought in MSRP, you should do it, the money you save is more than the discount
$19 saved a month = $228 a year!