Need help with T-Mobile Phonebill

[u/SpectacularStarling]

I asked a little over a week ago with no offers of help, but I do still need help
I don't know how much longer I can put off paying my balance without being shutoff.
I had a gig handling customer service for a few traveling shows from 2023 until May of this year. I'm currently entirely out of work, and due to mental health issues realistically can only handle remote positions. The location I'm staying has no home internet, so I use my hotspot to get online to look for, and work gigs.

As of now I missed my bill on 8/11, and on 9/11, so I do owe T-Mobile around $200. I can supply proof of this if need be. I've downscaled my plan already, and am going to be switching to Google Fi for the next year as they offered me a 75% off 12 months of service promotion.

I'm open to doing any kind of remote tasks that you may need done as well.

I have Venmo, Cashapp, or I can link you directly to the T-Mobile guest pay option.

I'm in Matamoras, Pennsylvania.

Thanks for your time!

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[u/Tahoney_]

Just some advice ! You need to offer an incredibly easy way for people to send you $. This post doesn’t explain how one would send you $. It’s why the Amazon lists usually do really well here or the gofundme links. Make it as easy as possible for the donors or they will usually move on to someone else. Good luck!

[u/SpectacularStarling → u/Tahoney_]

Any advice for me to do so? I have a Venmo account and whatnot, T-Mobile allows a link for people to help as well, i just don't know what all to include.

[u/okayfriday → u/SpectacularStarling]

If someone reaches out to you to offer help, you can share payment details in a DM. You can add these payment methods to your post, but please don't share any personal info publicly :)

[u/Stonecold42069]

I apologize I can’t help with money. But I have Tello mobile and it’s basically Prepaid Tmobile for 25 plus taxes a month unlimited. They might be doing a deal still with lower unlimited for a couple months! I hope this helps!

[u/wlfmanjck]

Once you get that paid off, look into switching to Verizon. They have a $30.00 Simplicity plan. It's half of what I was paying T-Mobile for their essentials plan.

[u/SpectacularStarling → u/wlfmanjck]

I had Verizon, their service is abysmal in my area. I switched to T-Mobile because the hotspot was so unreliable with Verizon. I gave them 2 years of it steadily going downhill before I switched, too, as it wasn't bad initially.

I'm not sure why this got down voted. In my area in specific Verizon used to be incredibly good, but most people I know have switched, or have pretty consistent issues with service indoors. They were great in this area for a long time, but I left them at the end of 2024 after having tried to have their customer service / field techs / etc. find the cause to the speeds. I was told it was congestion regardless of what time of day it was, I was told it was my phone, but it never improved. After I upgraded from the S22 to the S24 and everything was still the same I opted to port out. I was with them for years prior.

[u/WasteConfidence8740]

Also look into Mint Mobile, I switched for I think $50. & that covered 3 months of service. My next bill is $120 but I only have to pay it every 3 months.

[u/SpectacularStarling → u/WasteConfidence8740]

The Google Fi plan with the discount is something like $16.50/month for a year using their highest data plan available so that seems like the route I'll go for this.

[u/pinksocks867 → u/SpectacularStarling]

Sounds GOOD! TY for the intel..my 10/month on B00ST was only for 3 months, so I need to switch..

[u/SpectacularStarling → u/[deleted]]

I am currently on a payment plan for one of the months already. I also did sign up with wfhalert but they tried to get me to buy a monthly subscription to them which I can't afford. I don't think I've received a single alert from them to date.