Talk:United States/@comment-84.38.156.58-20150224144822/@comment-26142333-20150224183522

This is how I did it:

1. Got activation pack and sim in mail from ebay.

2. Googled t-mobile and activation and went straight to tmobile activation website

3. Filled in activation number, IMEI etc. Phone activated almost straight away and showed my new phone number on the website. No SMS or anything at this point.

4. Then was presented with a top up page. Chose the $30 deal and proceeded to pay with my Norwegian credit card. Still no SMS. Phone was saying it was not registered when I tried to dial a number.

5. Tried to register on t-mobiles main site, in order to get the balance/topup page. It said it sent a verification sms, but i hadnt received anything at this point. I was beginning to think I was out of luck.

6. Three or four minutes passed and suddenly I received a flood of welcome SMS's as well as the code to enter on T-Mobiles main site. I guess the topup I did kicked in and the phone started working.

I didnt really read the booklet much, but I just followed all the instructions on the activation page. All worked fine. I didnt expect it to, as I thought I would need to be on US soil. Note, that Norway does not have T-Mobile so it was pure roaming. Perhaps the checks are not so stringent coming from Norway??

But it definitely works fine. I tried phoning my phone from my landline and it rang. I then decided to pull the sim card. I will pop it back in once in the US.

Thats a first for me!! Registering a US sim card in my home country :)) Kudos to T Mobile! It means I get internet access straight away and don't need to screw around with finding a mobile shop when I arrive.

loiphin.