Brandi_S answered Thursday June 14 2007, 2:31 pm: First you have to be 18. It is illegal for anyone to make a contract with a minor. Just an FYI if you are a minor...
It works like this- They do a credit check. If your credit is good, you will be able to get your contract with little to no deposit. (Most likely no deposit) If you pay a little bit of a deposit, it isn't much at all. I forget how much, exactly, but it's not a lot.
If no credit, or bad credit, they will ask for up to $300, or $400 in deposit.
All deposits are returned to you in one year if you make all of your payments on time.
Then you have fee to connect your phone. This is generally around $25 or so.
You choose a phone and phone plan. They will offer you a free phone, but you can buy one of your choice. Phones range from $30 upwards to over $100. Phone plans are generally start around $40 and go up from there, depending on what all services you want.
Beware: if you break your contract before the 2 years is up, you will have to pay cancellation fees. I had a 1 year contract with TMobile, and to cancel before 1 year would have cost me over $200. I wanted to cancel in the last month of my contract, because I moved and couldn't get any signal, and it STILL would have cost me the whole fee, so I kept it for the remaining month, though I couldn't use the darn thing. :/
If you have never done business with TMobile before, I would suggest getting the 1 year contract first, to ensure you are happy with their service, because if you aren't, you are stuck for 2 years. (This goes for any phone company.)
I was pretty pleased with TMobile, though I had a hard time getting signal quite often because I lived in the sticks, and couldn't get signal when I moved, because I moved from the sticks to the logs. Their customer service reps are very, extremely friendly and helpful.
Michele answered Thursday June 14 2007, 12:17 pm: There are very many contracts to choos from, it depends on how many "free minutes" you want. When you ask, "do you have to pay", do you mean at that moment, when you sign the contract. That depends on your credit history. YOu do have to be 18 years of age to enter into a contract with TMobil or with any company for that matter.
So they will check your credit history, and if it is good, you won't have to pay at that moment, you will get a bill in the mail. If you have bad credit, or no credit history, they will want you to pay at the time you sign the contract. No whether or not they make you pay for the full year up front, I am not sure. YOu can get a pay as you go phone, and fund the phone after you have used up all of the minutes.
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