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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 Oct 9, 2015, 6:52 am
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Not going to happen, why would anyone share that information? Do your own legwork.
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 8:12 am
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Why? Because this is a community that thrives on sharing...
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 8:14 am
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No it doesn't. The minute you share something, it dies. There is absolutely zero incentive to give up any information of any type.
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 8:24 am
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You haven't tried sharing anything with me yet. Try it and I promise it won't die.

Because I will never share it after that point lol
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 8:45 am
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Originally Posted by heyeaglefn
No it doesn't. The minute you share something, it dies. There is absolutely zero incentive to give up any information of any type.
Then why bother having this forum at all?
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 9:01 am
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Originally Posted by nivekious
Then why bother having this forum at all?
Good question. If people want to post deals or secret locations that will die hours after they post them, go for it.

Think about it. It's obviously not easy to find Reloadits in NYC. If someone posts a location here, they are either going to run out or stop accepting CC.

It's a losing situation for anyone to post something like that.
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 9:11 am
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Used to be a lot easier to find them in NYC, especially if you went into Long Island, and no problem at all to get em with CC. At one point even, they were fee free at the store, and you could still get the reimbursement from TMobile.

Only a couple spots still have them. Kinda sucks. You would think since they were such hot sellers they would get restocked more. Too bad the prepaid market isn't handled like regular store merch.
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 9:12 am
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Originally Posted by mittenfingerz
I didn't know it was that easy...

Anywhere in NYC to buy reloadits? PM me
Yep I found a couple of chains that carry 'em. I will help you by suggesting you do exactly what I did, simply walk into places check around and hope for the best. Problem is some places that carry them might be out when you walk in and you will think they dont carry them. Key is to see if they carry any type of reloading temp debit cards, then look around if they have the RLDits.

Just dont expect that you will find them 1-2-3 it took me a long while = dont PM asking for the names all I will tell anyone is what I already posted, its gonna take awhile and a ton of foot work and time. If you arent willing to put the foot work or time into it then come up with another company to use
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 12:07 pm
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Card closed.

Card closed due to bill payment to credit card. Got a call from risk department yesterday.

I still have some Reloadit pack at the safe, can I load it to serve? Will serve refund the $3.95 purchase fee as the Tmobile Visa Prepaid?
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 2:17 pm
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Originally Posted by westlaker
Card closed due to bill payment to credit card. Got a call from risk department yesterday.

I still have some Reloadit pack at the safe, can I load it to serve? Will serve refund the $3.95 purchase fee as the Tmobile Visa Prepaid?
How much were your bill payments for?
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 2:27 pm
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Originally Posted by westlaker
Will serve refund the $3.95 purchase fee as the Tmobile Visa Prepaid?
No.
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 5:56 pm
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Originally Posted by westlaker
Card closed due to bill payment to credit card. Got a call from risk department yesterday.

I still have some Reloadit pack at the safe, can I load it to serve? Will serve refund the $3.95 purchase fee as the Tmobile Visa Prepaid?
Tmo is the only card that I know of that refunds the purchase fee. I trust my funds in the Tmo account more than the safe (although thats not saying much) since it is FDIC at that point.

How much per month were you using your Tmo card?
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Old Oct 9, 2015, 9:37 pm
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Dont know why it took me so long to look into this tmo prepaid card this but finally signed up for one! I am a tmo pay as you go legacy customer, will prepaid tmo accounts get the fees waived?
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Old Oct 10, 2015, 8:30 am
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Originally Posted by zzrayzz
Dont know why it took me so long to look into this tmo prepaid card this but finally signed up for one! I am a tmo pay as you go legacy customer, will prepaid tmo accounts get the fees waived?
If you load at least $300 per load, and $500 per month, there are no fees.
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Old Oct 10, 2015, 8:55 am
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Originally Posted by BoeingOrNotGoing
Tmo is the only card that I know of that refunds the purchase fee. I trust my funds in the Tmo account more than the safe (although thats not saying much) since it is FDIC at that point.

How much per month were you using your Tmo card?
Last month around $2k, a bit surprised to get it closed down. Most grocery chain have gone cash only for Reloadit anyway.
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