It's not an official part of service and customer service refused to provide me with one. See here:
http://www.howardforums.com/sh…..st10004072

alan said:

I use TMobile in the US. Off EBay I got a “starter kit” with a sim. Make sure to get a PayasUgo starter KIT W/ the authorization number. Don’t just buy a TMob sim. Cost about $10. I also got a TMob $100 voucher for about $90. Guy emailed me the number…he had 100% feedback. .

Thank for the tips.
Just one question: does the air-time of PayasUgo starter KIT expire in 90 days or 365 days like Speakout ?

If it is 90 days, would it a pain to refill every 90 days ?

However I have no idea if you can have it delivered to Canada or if it can be activated while in Canada.

Try fudging the address, e.g. make Zip: 00000 or 99999, state: CA, and then put your City, Province, Canada and Postal Code in the City field. I got free SIMs that way from T-Mobile UK using their UK website. You may be able to activate the SIM from Canada depending on how they do activation. Or just wait until you're about to make a trip to the US before you order the SIM.

maybe a T-Mobile user can confirm all this info because I’d like to “officially” know as well

Do some Googling on T-Moblie, prepaid, Gold Rewards, etc. I've seen several posts on other forums where people have confirmed this, i.e. you get 365 day expiry once you buy $100 airtime.

Dunno about roaming charges and 911 fees. Again, try Googling or see if you can find a 1-800 for T-Mobile CS.

I bought my t mobile card and sim from ebay US. It was mailed to me in Canada. I was emailed the password. I called the 1877 # for tmobile from Canada no problem and changed the area code.
Until recently $10 refills were good for 30 days. the rest were 90 days all without gold status. About a week ago vendors with fresh stock sell $10 cards good for 90 days. You can also buy refills on the t moblieweb and from a TM tollfree number all from Canada.
Note the website says that you can let your minutes expire and then wait 90 days to refill. That would suit a lot of Canadians who maybe go to the USA twice per year. However, i received an email from the tmobile service saying your account dies in 60 days.

guelph-hpleug said:

I know that speakout canada doesn’t work in the US, but I was wondering if there’s any truth to what i’ve read that you can call US speakout customer service and get a US SIM card in the mail?
I go across the border regularly, so if speakout is a bad option are there any alternative ways i can just buy a sim card and put it in my unlocked nokia 1600 and use it in the US? maybe t-mobile?
also, does anyone know the US customer service number? seems 866-310-1023 is the number for both the US and Canadian services and you can only access the canadian service from canadian numbers.
any help or advice would be great!

Hi

Have you looked into http://www.Roamsimple.com ?

This is a POST PAY service where you are billed on your CC after use. They use AT&T in USA. Rates don’t look too bad but…

I just posted a similar question elsewhere in the forum on this.

Stu

Have a few questions. I currently have T-mobile family plan.
My daughter lives in Canada. When she calls me with her T-Mobile Cell phone that is part of my family plan, the cost is 59¢ a minute plus what ever roaming charges.
How can I reduce this? Any ideas. She has an unlocked T-mobile quad band phone. Should she get a Canadian sim card.
How would the rates be on that from Canada to the U.S.?
She travels often for her job, so always calling from a land line isn't possible. Just trying to find the cheapest way, besides Skype to talk with her.
Thank you.
Aine

alan said:

I use TMobile in the US. Off EBay I got a “starter kit” with a sim. Make sure to get a PayasUgo starter KIT W/ the authorization number. Don’t just buy a TMob sim. Cost about $10. I also got a TMob $100 voucher for about $90. Guy emailed me the number…he had 100% feedback. I used an unlocked Nokia, installed the sim and was able to set up the TMob account from my house in Nanaimo,BC. TMob roams on Rogers. I have a southern Arizona area code and number. I added the $100 voucher and my minutes are good for 1 year. Cost is 10 cents/ minute anywhere in the US and Alaska, Hawaii, NO long distance. 20 cents/ minute to Cdn from the US. I can reduce that to 13 cents/min by using a 10-10-YAK LD card. IN Cdn it’s 20 cents/ min PLUS Rogers charges some exorbitant rip-off roaming fee. As an aside. Since I moved to Cdn 7 years ago I’ve discovered of all the places I’ve lived Canada is the most corrupt screw yer buddy place of all. Hockey is NOT The national past time…… ripping each other off IS. the old saying “as goes the govt, so go the people” REALLY applies here.

I live in Nanaimo and will be staying in Arizona this winter. I also have a Nokia 1208. Could we communicate ?