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Originally Posted by Tweak3D
So I have a prepaid T-mobile DE sim card. It works fine for voice but does not let me use data. Do I need to do anything to access the data portion of the card?
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Usually all German SIM cards are ready for data without prior activation. You only need to configure your phone correctly (
T-Mobile DE GPRS settings). But I wouldn't use an Xtra card neither for voice nor for data, as it's very expensive (3G/GPRS sessions are billed with 9ct/min). Better go for
solomo pro (only available online) or
Blauworld (available e.g. at Saturn electronic markets), which both offer data for 24ct/MB and calls to the US for 9ct/min and also way cheaper domestic calling than T-Mobile (solomo is even cheaper than Blauworld).
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I am using a nokia N82 right now, but in the past have used an unlocked iphone, and a Tmobile SDA and got nothing. Just want to make sure I am not doing something wrong.
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Have you configured your phones for T-Mobile's APN? The Nokia N82 should automatically configure the right settings, as soon as you insert the German SIM. But maybe the US version does not come with European operator settings, so you may need to request a configuration SMS from
https://nokiags.wdsglobal.com/globalJumpPage.html
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I want to add some more time to my card prior to my trip, I was looking at verivox or using Mein Tmobile (both appear to be the same) and wanted to make sure if I put in my US billing address that everything will still work fine because it does not ask for a state or anything. If these sites won't work where can I purchase more minutes in the US?
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Credit for T-Mobile DE (so-called "Xtra Cash") is sold at eBay.de or e.g at
http://www.cabox.de/index.php?manufacturers_id=6