Originally Posted by
CApreppie
... The online Web activation won't go forward on my computer since it is not a phone. Since I'm stuck on iOS 5, I don't get the View Account option in iOS 7. The T-Mobile activation pages on the iPad go nowhere. Phone customer service is clueless ...
Anyone have success getting the 200MB free data on a tablet without already being a T-Mobile customer?
T-Mo corporate stores should be able to do it and you do NOT need to be an active T-Mo customer but an account will need to be established.
Online activation has to be done on the iPad itself - make sure you will OFF WiFi on the device first so that it is using mobile data (as that normally will bring you to the T-Mo signup webpage.) It checks for the IMEI on the mobile tablet & it is then "locked" with the Sim so you cannot move or switch it around to other devices while on this free 200MB plan.
Did you order specifically the (free) data (micro) Sim card as it is bundled differently without activation code and mine came in a small plastic pouch?
4G LTE on T-Mo is very fast and 200MB data will burn very, very quickly - unless you are using it on the road to check email & not to surf, which I'm sure you knew already.