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Temporary Prepaid T-Mobile sim

Jlop11 — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:09:54 GMT

I am in US for two months with long distance addon just finishing in two days. I purchased a T-Mobile US prepaid Sim card with a US number. If I inadvertently receive incoming texts or phone calls from the public mobile Canadian number will I be charged?

Re: Temporary Prepaid T-Mobile sim

dust2dust — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:58:59 GMT

No. You won't be able to call in or out. You won't be able to text out. But you would be able to receive texts.

Re: Temporary Prepaid T-Mobile sim

dabr — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:09:44 GMT

@Jlop11 Since PM is prepaid, you won't be charged anything extra but as mentioned, incoming texts have been available to PM customers while in the US even without a roaming add-on.

Re: Temporary Prepaid T-Mobile sim

computergeek541 — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:12:17 GMT

@Jlop11 wrote:
I am in US for two months with long distance addon just finishing in two days. I purchased a T-Mobile US prepaid Sim card with a US number. If I inadvertently receive incoming texts or phone calls from the public mobile Canadian number will I be charged?

If you only have one cell phone and that phone only has one SIM card slot, you wouldn't be able to accidently use your Public Mobile service when the Public Mobile SIM card isn't inserted into the phone. This also means that you wouldn't be able to receive the incoming text messages that others are mentioning.

Re: Temporary Prepaid T-Mobile sim

Jlop11 — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:21:44 GMT

I should have been more specific. I purchased an esim so it’s the same card.

Re: Temporary Prepaid T-Mobile sim

dabr — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:57:29 GMT

@Jlop11 You can't be charged for anything that hasn't already been paid for with prepaid service and incoming texts have always been free of charge (edit: when in the US), with the PM SIM in the phone, of course, as clarified by computergeek541.

Re: Temporary Prepaid T-Mobile sim

BKNS27 — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:35:41 GMT

@Jlop11

If you didn’t purchase a PM Add-on. You won’t be charged as the call shouldn’t have gone to you.

Re: Temporary Prepaid T-Mobile sim

HALIMACS — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 22:49:39 GMT

Put more succinctly @Jlop11 , with Public Mobile you WILL NOT be charged for any services which haven't already been pre-paid for when the cycle on or add-begun.

This means there are never any surprise charges or overages for any calling, texting, or data services - EVER.

So you never have to worry about that with Public Mobile.