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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 Mar 4, 2014, 6:11 pm
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Since some gas stations around these parts have lower prices for cash/debit purchases, please let me know if there is anything wrong with:

Buy Reload it at grocery store with Amex PRG at 2x MR.
Load T-Mo card.
Use card at gas pump via debit function.


Cheers
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 6:52 pm
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For those of you that are t-mobile customers, did you receive any texts, phone calls, or have anything appear on your t-mobile wireless bill identifying that you signed up for the t-mobile prepaid or that you have a card?

I'm debating trying to register and use my friend's t-mobile number (I'm not a customer) on the application. I would get his permission of course.
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 7:07 pm
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Originally Posted by exarkun
For those of you that are t-mobile customers, did you receive any texts, phone calls, or have anything appear on your t-mobile wireless bill identifying that you signed up for the t-mobile prepaid or that you have a card?

I'm debating trying to register and use my friend's t-mobile number (I'm not a customer) on the application. I would get his permission of course.
For some crazy reason I don't think you were planning on getting his permission... Why not just use your number? Do you not plan to load it every month?
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 7:15 pm
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I click on 'Login' and nothing happens!!!!
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 7:37 pm
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Originally Posted by prasha11
I click on 'Login' and nothing happens!!!!
+1

Tried logging in via phone and got the same message.

"An error has occurred, please try again. If problem persists, contact customer service at 1(866)306-9636"

hoping it's a tech glitch...
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 7:42 pm
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Originally Posted by prasha11
I click on 'Login' and nothing happens!!!!
Same here. I wonder what is going on right now. First BB and now this.
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 7:46 pm
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XR, if you load >=monthly I haven't seen any benefit to having a mobile account, just sign up online (P.S. I was surprised to see the temporary cards actually for sale in a grocery or drug store two days ago).
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by goblue77
+1

Tried logging in via phone and got the same message.

"An error has occurred, please try again. If problem persists, contact customer service at 1(866)306-9636"

hoping it's a tech glitch...
+1 to confirm I get the same error message on the mobile phone app:
"An error has occurred, please try again. If problem persists, contact customer service at 1(866)306-9636"
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 8:01 pm
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i cannot access reloadit.com as well. all browsers warn me that the certificate is incorrect.
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 8:05 pm
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BHN is down tonight.

No panic yet.
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 8:33 pm
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back online.
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 8:42 pm
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Originally Posted by goblue77
back online.
ReloadIt phone is back up just now. (But there is recording instead of live agent, saying call back in couple of hours...)

Last edited by pier11; Mar 4, 2014 at 8:55 pm
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 9:11 pm
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Originally Posted by hitman1420
For some crazy reason I don't think you were planning on getting his permission... Why not just use your number? Do you not plan to load it every month?
I wouldn't want him to wonder what the item was showing up on his bill and then getting it shut down on me suddenly, so of course I would.

Has anyone signed up for a tmobile account, gotten the card, then canceled their tmobile account?

How do they know you are still a customer after you have the card?
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 9:55 pm
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abuse at its best. really hope t-mo will catch up on those.
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Old Mar 4, 2014, 10:09 pm
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still getting error... so looks like game over. great while it lasted.
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