Go Back  FlyerTalk Forums > Miles&Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs > Manufactured Spending
Reload this Page >

T-Mobile Visa Prepaid - Bluebird Competitor for MS! (May not load w/CC)

Community
Wiki Posts
Search
Old Jan 22, 2014, 3:27 pm
FlyerTalk Forums Expert How-Tos and Guides
Last edit by: XP1
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
Print Wikipost

T-Mobile Visa Prepaid - Bluebird Competitor for MS! (May not load w/CC)

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Apr 18, 2014, 2:09 pm
  #1426  
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 3,509
Originally Posted by wanna go now
I've been having trouble finding stores, too. That web site only shows Safeway and Home Depot near me (SMF). The Safeways I've tried said cash only. FT posts say HD is hard coded. Are the cards sometimes found at gas stations, etc, so I need to check every place that sells gift cards to see if they might have reloadits? Or, is the web site accurate and I'm out of luck?
Just check out every possible place that the website says. Whatever it says on the website are only the places that sell Reloadits. If they all say Cash Only....yes you are SOL and just move on. This is only 1 form of MS so just do something else.
ericdabbs is offline  
Old Apr 18, 2014, 7:14 pm
  #1427  
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Maui, HI
Posts: 170
I was afraid I'd hear that. Many of the other methods are of limited value since I'm pretty far from WM. I'll keep looking and trying things out.
wanna go now is offline  
Old Apr 19, 2014, 1:36 am
  #1428  
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 102
For those of you with two cards. Is the second card registered under a separate login? Or are both cards registered under the same login?
marktelefono is offline  
Old Apr 19, 2014, 3:02 am
  #1429  
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 3,509
Originally Posted by marktelefono
For those of you with two cards. Is the second card registered under a separate login? Or are both cards registered under the same login?
Of course it would have to be a separate login/email address. You can't have multiple cards registered under the same email address.
ericdabbs is offline  
Old Apr 19, 2014, 9:16 am
  #1430  
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: In the ATL
Posts: 156
Originally Posted by heyeaglefn
Actually this link is more accurate and has more stores listed, at least in my area. Select the button for Reloadit packs on the page when you search. None of my stores allow purchase with CCs (Home Depot, QuikTrip gas, and Racetrac gas). This should probably be in the wiki, I can't update it.

https://www.paypower.com/StoreLocator/
GTFan is offline  
Old Apr 19, 2014, 11:02 am
  #1431  
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Maui, HI
Posts: 170
Thanks for the PayPower link. That did give me another option in my area. More trips to see if they'll take credit cards. I love FT!!
wanna go now is offline  
Old Apr 19, 2014, 1:32 pm
  #1432  
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 721
I was incorrectly charged the $5 monthly fee yesterday FWIW. Probably not gonna say anything.
zceuxbhjutf is offline  
Old Apr 19, 2014, 2:24 pm
  #1433  
 
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: US Airways Gold, Marriott Platinum, SW A List
Posts: 1,575
Originally Posted by zceuxbhjutf
I was incorrectly charged the $5 monthly fee yesterday FWIW. Probably not gonna say anything.
I was too last week. Apparently it is happening a lot per the CSR.
heyeaglefn is offline  
Old Apr 19, 2014, 6:29 pm
  #1434  
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 293
Originally Posted by heyeaglefn
I was too last week. Apparently it is happening a lot per the CSR.
Me too. I called, even though my card had been frozen, and they credited me back the $5.00.
BigDawgFT is offline  
Old Apr 19, 2014, 6:59 pm
  #1435  
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 3,509
Originally Posted by BigDawgFT
Originally Posted by heyeaglefn
I was too last week. Apparently it is happening a lot per the CSR.
Me too. I called, even though my card had been frozen, and they credited me back the $5.00.
You havent tried to get them to unblock your account?
ericdabbs is offline  
Old Apr 19, 2014, 7:40 pm
  #1436  
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: PHL
Posts: 930
Originally Posted by GTFan
Actually this link is more accurate and has more stores listed, at least in my area. Select the button for Reloadit packs on the page when you search. None of my stores allow purchase with CCs (Home Depot, QuikTrip gas, and Racetrac gas). This should probably be in the wiki, I can't update it.

https://www.paypower.com/StoreLocator/
Excellent link. Thank you for sharing!

The problem, though, is that both PayPower and Reloadit are never 100% accurate. It may just be my area, but most of the grocery stores here do not restock Reloadits.
commdiver is offline  
Old Apr 20, 2014, 8:24 am
  #1437  
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 293
Originally Posted by ericdabbs
You havent tried to get them to unblock your account?
I have. Still waiting for the CSR to call me. I was told 2 to 3 business days. Monday will be day three.
BigDawgFT is offline  
Old Apr 20, 2014, 6:13 pm
  #1438  
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: IAD, TPE
Posts: 465
end of the line for me, my local Safeways (NOVA area) are now all cash only.
fangtl is offline  
Old Apr 20, 2014, 7:34 pm
  #1439  
Suspended
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 465
Anyone knows what the max load is for a month? Is it actual or 30 day?
ChuckMango is offline  
Old Apr 20, 2014, 7:56 pm
  #1440  
 
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: AA PLT 2MM
Posts: 2,026
Originally Posted by ChuckMango
Anyone knows what the max load is for a month? Is it actual or 30 day?
I'd say 'rather high'...

I haven't hit the limit.
thehawk75 is offline  


Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.