How-To: Unlimited SMS for T-Mobile users Pt. 2
This post was published 4 years 1 month 7 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.Our once popular How-To: Hack for unlimited SMS Messaging for T-Mobile was due for a much needed followup post. Much to T-Mobiles dismay, the tutorial spread throughout the blogosphere. Within a few months the “loophole” was closed. As is the UNEASY way, I’ve stumbled across an interesting “glitch” so to speak.
Note: Due to limited resources, I was not able to a conduct a thorough test of the following information. I was however able to conduct two brief tests with two seperate prepaid T-Mobile ToGo sim cards with equal success. Your experiences may vary. This is not a confirmed “loophole” similar to that found in the previous T-Mobile SMS tutorial. It very well may be a “glitch” in the system. Ride it while you can.
Similar to the previous T-Mobile SMS tutorial, this one caters specifically to prepaid customers. More specifically, T-Mobile ToGo Sidekick II“>T-Mobile ToGo Sidekick II users. The prepaid SKII is a decent deal as is. $1 a day for unlimited SMS, Email (3 POP/IMAP accounts plus a @tmail.com account), internet, web based interface for sync’ing contacts / calendar / notes, and AIM (Yahoo! is also available). The downside is the up-front cost of the device. $280 direct from T-Mobile. The smartest route is to use eBay to find a used device and a T-Mobile ToGo prepaid SIM card. Existing prepaid ToGo SIM cards can be converted to a SKII prepaid data plan as long as the balance is under $10.
The SKII prepaid plan works as such: Your SIM card is loaded with a set dollar amount. For example, $25 worth of airtime credit translates into 25 days of unlimited data [read above]. Each day, T-Mobile deducts $1 from your account. This $1 per day grants you access to T-Mobile’s GPRS network for unlimited data usage [read internet access]. Hence, the profit from prepaid SKII users is generated through the $1 a day GPRS access fee. However, SMS or text messages are sent via the standard GSM voice network.
Once your prepaid account balance falls below $1, your unlimited GPRS access is disconnected. This means no internet, no AIM / Yahoo! client, no email, and no browser / calendar sync’ing. There is however one service which continues functioning without costing a single cent. SMS! That’s right. For the past week, I’ve tested – as in used on a daily basis – a depleted prepaid SKII SIM (balance at .02 cents) and managed to send and receive hundreds of text messages to various carries.
There you have it. Unlimited SMS messages on T-Mobile with a depleted prepaid Sidekick II ToGo SIM card. I understand that this is more of a “glitch” than a “loophole”. The $1 a day fee grants prepaid users access to Danger servers. Understand that if you were to continue using a depleted SKII SIM for a period exceeding 60 days without purchasing a refill, T-Mobile / Danger could and would most likely delete your data account. Keep that one little piece of important information in mind. I was a little too impatient to test this “glitch” for 60 days. Maybe one of you have the patience to do so?
Please do not leave a comment requesting instructions to get your normal post-paid or non-prepaid Sidekick II phone configured for unlimited SMS. The loophole was closed. This applies to prepaid Sidekick II users only. Questions concerning the service or device can be left in the comments.
Hello I understand about sending sms messages. But if I have a regular tmobile to go sim card, that is good for making phone calls only. How do I get it to work for data on my sidekick?
corey you need to call tmobile togo customer service to have them switch your standard prepaid sim to a prepaid sidekick II data enabled account.
so I don’t need to get a special sim card that has data enabled on it, they sell them for 25 on ebay. I can use the regular prepaid sim card I have now, and they can just change it over, charge me the dollar per day, and thats it?
no special sim required. call in and have ask to have your prepaid sim converted to a prepaid sidekick II account.
i allready have a sidekick II with a regualr monthly charge account. What if i was to cancel this acocunt and then buy a prepaid data sim card. Can i just pop it in to my sidekick or do I need to buy specifically a tmobile to go sidekick II??
you can purchase a prepaid sim card (for example from eBay), call t-mobile and have them change prepaid account into a prepaid data account and be on your merry way.
thnks derek-will i have to unlock my phone to put in a prepaid si and for it to wrok or just pop it in and go?
no unlocking needed. in order for you to use the data package you’ll need to call into customer care and have it provisioned on to your prepaid account.
do you know anything about in aim , under the tricks section, it said you can get movies and differnt things by pressing certian buttons in your instant messanger aol screen? I tried it, and don’t think I understand how to do it?
hi, does anyone know how to retieve msgs off SK, once they’re done with conversation via Yahoo or AIM?
Thank you! :)
Hi,
Can you use the Sidekick with a different phone company by unlocking it? I’m not a big Tmobile fan.
is there a charge for switching the plan
I have a ? . Can a prepaid user txt a non prepaid user for free.
Are you able to take the prepaid SIM (configured for the Sidekick II prepaid plan) and put it in a normal T-Mobile GSM phone and be able to take advantage of these services for $1 a day? GPRS, TXT, AIM? Or is the sidekick II prepaid plan specifically configured to work with only the Danger network that the Sidekicks use?
Thanks in advance
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hey man can u tel me if this works 4 a sidekick 3? id u hav a prepaid card 4 caling people does it stil deduct $1 per day 4 data and ims? and do u have 2 b over 18 2 buy a prepaid card from a store? plz email me back soon :~D
~levon
YO CAN U SWTICH YA PLAN ON THE INTERNET ??
ND DO0 IT WORK ON A LX ??