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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 Feb 20, 2014, 5:49 am
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Originally Posted by yoyo
Well, all my payees disappeared from my account and I cannot add new ones in. IT glitch again or something else?
Shut down time.

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Old Feb 20, 2014, 6:22 am
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Originally Posted by flyertalkingallday
The Safeway in my area was cleared of $950 Reloadits and had only a few $500's when I went yesterday. There a few $950's and plenty of $500's just a few days ago.
Cleared by customers or fully yanked by the Store Manager? My experience at Safeway was the latter (and it remains so based on a check last night). No one there can tell me why beyond that they were told to do it.
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 6:42 am
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Originally Posted by f0xx
Shut down time.

Mine disappeared also.
I hope not shutdown time
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 6:48 am
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Mine are gone too, only did $1000 so I think IT glitch.
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 7:14 am
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Originally Posted by heyeaglefn
Mine are gone too, only did $1000 so I think IT glitch.
Agree
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 7:28 am
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T-Mobile Visa Prepaid - Bluebird Competitor for MS! (May not load w/CC)

I've just been using the card to buy mo at groceries. I figure my account might last longer if I just use the card instead of laid then bp out.
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 9:16 am
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It's gotta be an IT glitch. I've used my account precisely once to load a $400 reloadit, and I'm seeing the same thing.....
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 9:22 am
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same here... hoping it is indeed a IT glitch
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 9:49 am
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Hoping an IT Glitch. Did under 5k also added small DD for payroll.
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 9:59 am
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Glitch? What glitch? Bancorp is shutting y'all down.
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 10:12 am
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Originally Posted by f0xx
Glitch? What glitch? Bancorp is shutting y'all down.
no panic until we can confirm that some people still have payees showing up...
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 10:26 am
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Originally Posted by thewogis
no panic until we can confirm that some people still have payees showing up...
system is back up for me
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 10:46 am
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Just signed up for T-mobile and was going to get this card, but now these reports of people losing their payees... will hold off for now and see how this plays out! Keeps us updated!
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 11:00 am
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Wasn't able to check in the wee hours of the morning, but took a look now and everything seems normal here.
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 11:08 am
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Originally Posted by hitman1420
Wasn't able to check in the wee hours of the morning, but took a look now and everything seems normal here.
Same here.

Guess you and me missed this whole panic attack
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