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Old Jan 22, 2014, 3:27 pm
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Warning: The T-M website contains an apparent Bill Pay function. Attempting to use it to pay credit card bills, or probably any significant $ amount bills of any sort, will get your account frozen. Ditto large scale ATM or MO withdrawals. The one method of unloading likely to keep you under the radar is small scale WM BP. Also likely to get you shut down, according to consensus reports, is running much more than $5K a month thru your account. You ignore this advice at your own risk.

SUMMARY

1. FAQ's
2. Free to use for TMo customers.
3. Issued by Bancorp
4. Load at T-mobile store (Registers are HARD CODED not to accept anything other than cash.)
5. or Reloadit, (find a grocery store that sold reloadit cards with a cc)

List Stores hard coded for cash or Credit Card accepted
T-Mobile (cash only)
Home Depot (cash only, hard coded)
Harris Teeter - Bought with CC on 2/16/14, hard coded denied CC on 5 APR 2014
Winn-Dixie - Hard coded for cash (debit may work, untested) as of Oct-2015
Meijer (Cash/Debit including VGC)
Giant Eagle/GetGo (Cash, Debit including VGC )
Safeways/Vons/Pavilions in California - most only Cash
Food Lion - Manager override now required. Many stores cash or bank debit only, but registers are not hard coded.
Save-A-Lot: Hard coded cash only
BigY: At least some stores have gone cash only as of 1/8
Acme in PA: Hard-coded cash only (Source)

Note on ReloadIt Cards
These come in two main flavors, up to $500, and up to $950 (there are ones that go up to $50, too). Both are $3.95 load fee. The older grey cards, have CASH ONLY on them. Even if the cash register is coded to accept it, many cashiers will be hesitant to even try, or get shut down by manager.
The maximum value reload will be $2,500.00. There is no maximum number of times you may value reload your Card Account per day; however, the maximum dollar amount of value reloads you may make to your Card Account in one day is $2,500.00. We will accept direct deposits larger than $2,500.00, but any direct deposit value reloaded to your Card Account will count against the $2,500.00 daily limit.
Value Reload Fee: Each time you value reload $300.00 or more to your Card Account in a single transaction, you will receive a credit for any fee you paid. If you are a T-Mobile Wireless Customer and value reload your Card Account at a participating T-Mobile Wireless location, you will receive a refund at the register (and will pay no fee for your value reload). If you value reload your Card Account for $300.00 or more via another method, we will issue a credit to your Card Account in the amount of the fee you paid.

In practice, a ReloadIt >= $300 loaded via the safe will receive credit for the fee. However, the terms formally state "Please note: Value reloads made from Reloadit Packs that have been placed in the Program Manager’s Reloadit `Safe' are not eligible for any fee credit." so this is not guaranteed.

The Limits:
Daily limit: $2500 during a rolling 24 hour period
Monthly limit: ?
Annual Limit: ?
Max Bill Pay (per transaction): = $5000 (tested March 6th, can do 'at least' a second for the same amount to the same payee momment later).
Daily ATM limit: $500 (rolling 24 hr rather than calendar day)

Total monthly bill pay limit: ?
The maximum value of your Card Account is restricted to $10,000.00

T-Mobile Prepaid Customer Service Email: [email protected]

If you need to escalate to the FDIC, Bancorp's registered FDIC# is 35444.
If you want to try to open an FDIC complaint or investigation you can send one in electronically at
http://www2.fdic.gov/IDASP/DIRSInfoRequest.asp

Alternative FDIC link to file complaint
https://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp

FAQ
  • My fee did not get refunded. Has there been a policy change? ReloadIt Fees are processed overnight and could take 24 hours after you reload the card. As of 9/2015, ReloadIt cards added to the safe prior to loading on T-Mobile will still get the $3.95 refunded.
  • What is a safe transaction amount? There is no definite safe or unsafe amount. However, starting the last week of Jul 2015, people have been reporting the account frozen after transactions larger than $1K.
  • Can I use the BP Feature? It works well for some people. Many have reported getting shutdown after using it. A few have reported having the payments lost. Like all MS activity, use at your own risk.
  • Should I mix in some regular spending to make it look like this is my primary card? If it makes you feel better, go for it. However people who do this still get shutdown.
  • I can't log in. Did I get shutdown? Possibly. But more likely the website is having technical issues. Call in, o try to make a swipe purchase and test it out.
  • If I pay my taxes with this card, will I get shutdown? Large purchase raise red flags. Taxes are no different and there are reports of people being shut down for doing this.
  • What is a T-Mobile wireless customer? A qualifying T-Mobile wireless customer can be either a postpaid or prepaid customer. Source: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24790705-post3703.html
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Old May 2, 2014, 10:09 am
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Originally Posted by yasn
Thank you for the info. Does this happen often? I only have the card since Feb 2014 and this is the 1st monthly fee they charge me. Not a big deal if this is an once in a long while thing.
Just started this past month for two of my accounts, I would imagine it will keep on happening. I am more than willing to pay the $5 if it means I can use BP and they won't shut me down, but I don't think that is the case.
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Old May 2, 2014, 11:37 am
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Can't imagine anybody who's good at math going ahead and calling over $5. Get a better credit card instead LOL.
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Old May 2, 2014, 1:24 pm
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Originally Posted by ChuckMango
actually upon closer inspection I got the same outcome... maybe it's a glitch?

Usually though when you send a BP it says "Payment For...". This time it only says "BP" spelled out. We'll see I guess...
Just called CSR. They told me they've been experiencing some tech issues with Bill Pay over the last week, so paper checks that should take only 2 days may not even have been sent. (Then they predictably tried back-peddling and saying they never make any promises on delivery times, and they are not accountable for anything they do.)

If/when the April check does arrive, I plan to try to get Blackhawk to pay the late fee, though I admit that's a long shot. More to follow...
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Old May 2, 2014, 1:38 pm
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Originally Posted by EkekoBWI
Just called CSR. They told me they've been experiencing some tech issues with Bill Pay over the last week, so paper checks that should take only 2 days may not even have been sent. (Then they predictably tried back-peddling and saying they never make any promises on delivery times, and they are not accountable for anything they do.)

If/when the April check does arrive, I plan to try to get Blackhawk to pay the late fee, though I admit that's a long shot. More to follow...
Do not know if it is a glitch or am being shut down. Yesterday it was working again and today i get the "invalid information" but the BP gets debited and then reversed on the main page. We'll see...
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Old May 2, 2014, 2:20 pm
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Is it Kosher to pay Citi by phone with this card?

How does the transaction show up?
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Old May 2, 2014, 2:26 pm
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Originally Posted by ChuckMango
Do not know if it is a glitch or am being shut down. Yesterday it was working again and today i get the "invalid information" but the BP gets debited and then reversed on the main page. We'll see...
Well, I just joined the infamous "Invalid information" BP club today, too. I doubt this will be resolved quickly, but will post what I find out.
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Old May 2, 2014, 2:42 pm
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I have a feeling all of those BP's with an error are not going to get sent at all, which is going to cause a cluster.
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Old May 2, 2014, 3:19 pm
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Originally Posted by EkekoBWI
Well, I just joined the infamous "Invalid information" BP club today, too. I doubt this will be resolved quickly, but will post what I find out.
Let me guess, you were doing a large BP when it got shut down?
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Old May 2, 2014, 9:43 pm
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Angry BP glitch or shutdown?

Damn! 4 payments are pending, which already takes more than 2 days (normally it takes only 1 day to post). I will give them a call next Monday if not posted yet.
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Old May 2, 2014, 9:47 pm
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Originally Posted by leebryant
Damn! 4 payments are pending, which already takes more than 2 days (normally it takes only 1 day to post). I will give them a call next Monday if not posted yet.
It takes 2 days to post normally. Chase takes 2 days, Amex takes 1 day. Not all banks are created equal. Should not be scheduling payments over the weekend since it ain't going to be processed until Monday.
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Old May 2, 2014, 10:07 pm
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Payments posted to my cc account. Have you been able to send a bp today? Yesterday seemed to be working fine. Today invalid information message comes up and it doesn't get debited like it did to days ago. Sounds like a shut down.
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Old May 2, 2014, 10:20 pm
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I just got a tmobile card and have been having trouble with bp. So I don't think its a shutdown. They are just having issues.
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Old May 2, 2014, 10:31 pm
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If you have doubts of a shutdown, just call them. That will give you an answer within five minutes.

Their BP has been wacky the past few days, but I have been able to send out two large BPs and one small BP over the past few days.
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Old May 2, 2014, 10:35 pm
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Rather not call and not too worried if they shut me down. On another note bp works over mobile app buy says delivery date 15 days!
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Old May 2, 2014, 10:48 pm
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Originally Posted by ChuckMango
On another note bp works over mobile app buy says delivery date 15 days!
Wow, that is useless lol
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