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The prepaid SIM card for United States is easily the least expensive solution for making and receiving cellular phone calls while you are in United States. With a United States SIM card you also need to Rent a cell phone for United States or purchase one from our GSM mobile phone store. Outgoing rates, as outlined below, are extremely inexpensive as well. And since these United States SIM cards are prepaid, there is no need for a contract.
Having a cellular phone while traveling in United States or internationally is indispensable in terms of security and convenience, and with a prepaid United States SIM card, it is now also affordable! We also offer other overseas destinations. View our complete list of county specific prepaid SIM cards!
United States SIM Card Features:
The T-Mobile US prepaid SIM card for your GSM cell phone
100 minute starter credit
A local cell phone number in The United States
Voicemail
Free incoming SMS (text messaging) and e-mail
No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check
note: Country specific SIM cards can only be used with GSM cellular phones. You will need to rent or purchase one of our unlocked GSM phones designed for use in the USA with 1900 MHz compatibility.
Call from the US to your Overseas SIM CARD number at SUPER-LOW RATES with International Calling!
United States SIM Cards that are opened are non-refundable.
Package Deals:
Motorola RAZR V3* and the USALITE SIM Card Both Together Only $209.95! You Save $49.95
*These phones will also work with all of the other SIM cards we sell. See all our SIM Cards
Customer service for your USA T-Mobile prepaid SIM card is available 24 hr./day by dialing 611 from your USA cellular phone. Customer service with your USA SIM card is toll free call.
To change your area code, call the toll-free number supplied with the SIM card.
When calling from the United States with your cellular phone number you will need to dial 011 followed by the country code and phone number.
Adding Talk Time:
Your United States SIM card includes a preloaded 100 minute credit. Refills are available from us and at over 40,000 locations nationwide, including T-Mobile retail stores and authorized dealers including CircleK, Costco, Eckerd, Office Depot, 7-Eleven, Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, and more.
To apply a recharge voucher:
Scratch off the grey protective layer
Dial *easy from your cellular phone
Follow the voice prompts to enter the voucher code
You can also refill your account via phone using a credit card, debit card, or checking account. Call *TOGO from your T-Mobile To Go phone.
United States SIM Card Rates:
Domestic rates are per minute with your prepaid SIM card, anytime, for outgoing AND incoming calls within The United States from your prepaid SIM card while you are in The United States.
United States Domestic Rates (per minute)
Voucher
Included Minutes
Calls
Incoming/Outgoing
$25
100
$0.19
$50
400
$0.13
$100
1000
$0.10
With a US T-Mobile prepaid SIM card you can also make international calls while in the United States. Incoming calls are charged at the incoming domestic rate.
United States International Rates (per minute)
Country
Additional per minute charge
Canada/Mexico
$0.40
Puerto Rico
$0.30
Jamaica/Guam
$0.80
All others
$1.50
Service Pricing
Text messaging
$0.10 to send / FREE to receive
International SMS
$0.35 to send / FREE to receive
Picture messaging
$0.25 to send / FREE to receive
411 and More directory assistance
$1.25 per call plus airtime
Easily refill any T-Mobile prepaid account by providing the T-Mobile phone number and your payment information. We'll refill the account instantly! It only takes a few steps to refill your account, or purchase minutes for someone else. All you need is a credit/debit card or a checking account.
Refill your prepaid account instantly from your T-Mobile phone without having to dial a number. With a credit or debit card in hand, select t-zones from your phone’s menu, select My Account, and select Refill.
Refill online
Buy minutes for yourself or for other T-Mobile Prepaid customers online. Do it anonymously or let them know you care. Either way, it's easier than ever to keep everyone talking!
Add minutes to your account over the phone using a credit card, debit card, or checking account. Simply call *ADD (*233) from your T-Mobile Prepaid phone.
Get a refill card
Refill cards are available at over 90,000 locations nationwide, including T-Mobile retail stores, authorized dealers and other retail locations such as CircleK, Costco, Eckerd, Office Depot, 7-Eleven, Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, and more.
You can redeem a T-Mobile Prepaid refill card for yourself or another T-Mobile Prepaid customer online. Start by entering the phone number of the account you want the minutes applied to.
$1 per day for unlimited email, web browsing, instant messaging and text messaging. $.15 / minute for calls.
E-mail:
Your cellular phone can receive e-mail from any other e-mail address Your e-mail address for your prepaid SIM card will be your 10-digit cell phone number@tmomail.net and all incoming e-mails are free. Outgoing e-mails with your T-Mobile America SIM are 10-cents/domestic message. For more information on this feature call customer care, toll free, at 611 for your prepaid cell phone.
Service Life:
The T-Mobile SIM is initially valid for one month from the date of purchase. You must add airtime voucher at least once in the first month to maintain the same phone number. Any airtime added will extend the validity of the SIM cards for another 3 months. Failure to reload additional airtime will result in the expiration of your T-Mobile prepaid SIM card and the forfeiture of any remaining airtime.
American SIM Card Coverage:
GSM quality in the United States is exceptional, with coverage nationwide. However, like all networks, there will be some areas that are not covered.
Your Amercian USA Lite SIM Card will work in these cities in the US:
Albuquerque, N.M. Arlington, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Austin, Tex. Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Charlotte, N.C. Chicago, Ill. Cleveland, Ohio Colorado Springs, Colo. Columbus, Ohio Dallas, Tex. Denver, Colo. Detroit, Mich. El Paso, Tex. Fort Worth, Tex. Fresno, Calif. Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex. Indianapolis, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Las Vegas, Nev. Long Beach, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky. Memphis, Tenn. Mesa, Ariz. Miami, Fla. Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn. Nashville-Davidson, Tenn. New Orleans, La. New York, N.Y. Oakland, Calif. Oklahoma City, Okla. Omaha, Nebr. Philadelphia, Pa. Phoenix, Ariz. Portland, Ore. Sacramento, Calif. St. Louis, Mo. San Antonio, Tex. San Diego, Calif. San Francisco, Calif. San Jose, Calif. Seattle, Wash. Tucson, Ariz. Tulsa, Okla. Virginia Beach, Va. Washington, DC Wichita, Kans.
Port over your existing phone
number to your new USA T-MOBILE PREPAID SIM CAFRD, its free!
Change the AREA code, it’s
free!
Do it every 6 months, it’s
still free!
With Pay As You Go, you get wireless service exactly how you
like it. There's no long-term contract,
no credit checks, and no surprises. In fact, you can even
become a Gold Rewards member and get
15% more minutes on your refills. Check it out!
Add $100 in
refills with Pay As You Go to become a Gold Rewards customer. As a Gold
Rewards member, you get 15% more minutes on all refills and your minutes
won't expire for a year after the time you refill. A $100 refill value already
includes the 15% more minutes bonus.
Check out the
chart below to find the perfect refill option for you. Or, if you're already a
prepaid customer, you can start
now by adding minutes from your mobile phone, on My T-Mobile, or by
purchasing and redeeming a refill card at any one of our 90,000 locations
nationwide.
Get unlimited domestic e-mail, Web browsing, instant messaging, and text messaging
for $1.00 per day, and spend only 15¢ per minute for nationwide calls. The best
part is, your $1.00 goes far with Sidekick Prepaid. Learn more!
Included
services with Sidekick Prepaid*:
Text
Messaging
Instant
Messaging (AOL®, AIM®, or Yahoo!®)
Web
Browsing
E-mail
Access
to Desktop Interface
Personal
Information Management (PIM) Sync (Contacts, To Do, Notes, Phones, etc)
Access
to Download FunTM catalog**
Sidekick
refills are available in $10.00, $25.00, $50.00, and $100.00 increments at over
90,000 locations nationwide, including T-Mobile retail stores, authorized
dealers, and other retail locations.
How to keep your
phone number:
To keep your mobile number active, refill within 90 days after your minutes
expire.
After 90 days,
your account will be canceled and you will lose your phone number. If you want
to restart service after that time, you will need to activate new service.
RATES:
The more minutes you buy the
cheaper it is per minute and the longer your expiration date.
And once you have added $100 to
the sim card you are a GOLD REWARDSMEMBER and that $100 gives you 1,000
Minutes and all future purchases
of talk time, even just $10 worth, are at 10 cent per minute to call
anywhere in the USA.
So after you become a GOLD REWARDSMEMBER a $10
purchase of time equals 100 minutes and that starts the clock again for another
year. Simple and great!
$100 for 1000 minutes (1 year expiration)
$50 for 400 minutes
$25 for 100 minutes
$10 for 30 minutes