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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / T-Mobile / June 2007Does MyFaves "REALLY" need a MyFaves phone??
Does subscribing to MyFaves really need a MyFaves phone?? This would seem like a billing thing to me (i.e. don't bill for myfaves numbers)?? Am I missing something?? When I asked t-mobile they just said that I could update the myfaves list from the phone or the website, but they would not put myfaves on the account unless I upgraded (read $$$) my phones to myfaves capable phones. If I setup the 5 myfaves phone numbers on the website, then why do I need any functionality from the phones? This seems like it is a "billing" issue on their side and I guess I'm just not seeing why a certain phone is needed for support? > Does subscribing to MyFaves really need a MyFaves phone?? Yes and no. Technologically, no, but T-Mo demands to do to get the service. As long as you can convince them that you already have one you can have the plan. > This would seem like a billing thing to me (i.e. don't bill for myfaves > numbers)?? Am I missing something?? No, it's a billing thing, but the MyFaves software helps avoid misunderstandings, since it always displays the actual five numbers T-Mo has on record as your faves, without you, perhaps, forgetting you replaced Jim with Ted and making 400 minutes of calls to Jim, etc. > When I asked t-mobile they just said that I could update the myfaves list > from the phone or the website, but they would not put myfaves on the account > unless I upgraded (read $$$) my phones to myfaves capable phones. True. However, if the $$$ bothers you, pickup a $30 Nokia 6030 T-Mo prepaid phone at Walmart or Target. It's a Faves phone. > If I setup the 5 myfaves phone numbers on the website, then why do I need > any functionality from the phones? You don't. However, the plan is T-Mo's game. As they say on the playground: their ball, their rules. > This seems like it is a "billing" issue on their side and I guess I'm just > not seeing why a certain phone is needed for support? Two reasons: first, for misunderstandings, like I said above (i.e. you call your wife's non-faves work number instead of faves mobile number and chat for 150 minutes.) Secondly, (IMHO) it preserves the illusion that the whole my faves nonsense is somehow a bit of "T-Mobile Magic" rather than just a plan gimmick like "rollover minutes." Everyone whirling those faves icons around on their phone is a conversation starter, and therefore free advertising for the plan. I signed up for a MyFaves family plan a few months ago. The rep let me skate by without a MyFaves phone. (I bought a new phone for my wife, and he let me on the plan without upgrading my phone if I "promised" to get one "soon.") >> Does subscribing to MyFaves really need a MyFaves phone?? > >Yes and no. Technologically, no, but T-Mo demands to do to get the >service. As long as you can convince them that you already have one you >can have the plan. Does that mean, for example, if I took my SIM from the phone I use with MyFaves and put it in to another TMO phone that is supposedly not MyFaves compatible that it will work? if so, how well (in other words, is it seamless...would I get the little wheel thingy with the pictures, etc.?) >> This would seem like a billing thing to me (i.e. don't bill for myfaves >> numbers)?? Am I missing something?? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >True. However, if the $$$ bothers you, pickup a $30 Nokia 6030 T-Mo >prepaid phone at Walmart or Target. It's a Faves phone. Will one of those work with a non-pre-paid SIM card? >> If I setup the 5 myfaves phone numbers on the website, then why do I >need >> any functionality from the phones? > >You don't. However, the plan is T-Mo's game. As they say on the >playground: their ball, their rules. I think I am drawing the conclusion that when you say MyFaves will work on a non-MyFaves phone, you mean in terms of the call billing itself and not the software on the phone? >> This seems like it is a "billing" issue on their side and I guess I'm >just [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >he let me on the plan without upgrading my phone if I "promised" to get >one "soon.") Heh. Thanks for your input, as I've wondered about this stuff myself. ****************************************************************** Kevin McClave "To justify himself, each relies on the other's crime." ~Albert Camus ****************************************************************** > Does that mean, for example, if I took my SIM from the phone I use with > MyFaves and put it in to another TMO phone that is supposedly not > MyFaves compatible that it will work? From a billing standpoint, yes- calls to your five faves will still be free. > if so, how well (in other words, > is it seamless...would I get the little wheel thingy with the pictures, > etc.?) No- the MyFaves software has to be on the phone to get the "wheel." > > ...pickup a $30 Nokia 6030 T-Mo > >prepaid phone at Walmart or Target. It's a Faves phone. > > Will one of those work with a non-pre-paid SIM card? Yes. > I think I am drawing the conclusion that when you say MyFaves will work > on a non-MyFaves phone, you mean in terms of the call billing itself and > not the software on the phone? Correct. > Thanks for your input, as I've wondered about this stuff myself. My pleasure... >> Does subscribing to MyFaves really need a MyFaves phone?? I'm not the OP, but I want to thank you, Todd, for a clearly written and easy to understand response to another poster's question that's also been on my mind since MyFaves came about.  SignatureJoey Dee from NYC Remember: It is To Laugh Il mio gatto http://tinyurl.com/2a5u8b > However, if the $$$ bothers you, pickup a $30 Nokia 6030 T-Mo > prepaid phone at Walmart or Target. It's a Faves phone. I'm confused. How can Faves work with a prepaid plan? SignatureJohn Richards >> However, if the $$$ bothers you, pickup a $30 Nokia 6030 T-Mo >> prepaid phone at Walmart or Target. It's a Faves phone. > >I'm confused. How can Faves work with a prepaid plan? It doesn't -- That gets you the MyFaves *phone*, then you can sign up for the MyFaves *plan& if you so desire. SignatureIf quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"? > I'm confused. How can Faves work with a prepaid plan? It doesn't- the MyFaves software lies dormant in MyFaves phones unless it detects some flag on the SIM that tells it you've got a MyFaves plan. Whwn I stick my contract SIM in the 6030 the MyFaves "wheel" pops up. When I stick my prepaid SIM in, it disappears. The MyFaves phones are easily identified by a logo (colored dots in a wheel pattern) on the back of the phone. The prepaid 6030s are identical to the contract units. >> I'm confused. How can Faves work with a prepaid plan? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >wheel pattern) on the back of the phone. The prepaid 6030s are identical >to the contract units. I'm pretty sure my BB Pearl didn't have the MyFaves software when I bought it, but they were able to update it over the air once I got the service, so I guess if you have a compatible phone, even if it was released pre-MyFaces, it would work (if that's even true, I would imagine there aren't a lot that fit that description). ****************************************************************** Kevin McClave "To justify himself, each relies on the other's crime." ~Albert Camus ****************************************************************** > MyFaces I like it! it makes more sense than "MyFaves" especially if you have a MyFaves phone and can see "Your Faces" in the little wheel. (I don't, but I still like the concept.) SignatureJoey Dee Remember: It is To Laugh >> MyFaces > >I like it! it makes more sense than "MyFaves" especially if you have a >MyFaves phone and can see "Your Faces" in the little wheel. (I don't, but I >still like the concept.) Heh. Sometimes a typo can be a good thing, I guess. ****************************************************************** Kevin McClave "To justify himself, each relies on the other's crime." ~Albert Camus ****************************************************************** > I'm pretty sure my BB Pearl didn't have the MyFaves software when I bought > it, but they were able to update it over the air once I got the service, > so I guess if you have a compatible phone, even if it was released > pre-MyFaces, it would work (if that's even true, I would imagine there > aren't a lot that fit that description). The Pearl had the software already. As I said, it simply lies dormant until you activate a MyFaves plan. Same with my wife's Dash- if I stick a prepaid SIM in it, all traces of the MyFaves app disappear until you put her regular SIM back in. > Does subscribing to MyFaves really need a MyFaves phone?? No, in fact if you want to get around that requirement find a friend who has a myfaves phone, put your SIM in it, call in and sign up for the service and when you can see that it's set up put the SIM back in your phone and configure your 5 with the my.t-mobile.com site. Personally I think requiring an upgrade to take advantage of that is asinine, but it's their network... Now last I heard I think you lose your unlimited M2M (if you have it on your account) when you switch to a MyFaves. You'll have to ask about that when you call. Signature"We are living in a gelded age." - Savage >> Does subscribing to MyFaves really need a MyFaves phone?? > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > you > call. Like with a lot of T-Mobile features, you can probably go to the My T-Mobile web site and change your phone online to a MyFaves compatible phone, add MyFaves online, and then change your phone back. >Like with a lot of T-Mobile features, you can probably go to the My T-Mobile >web site and change your phone online to a MyFaves compatible phone, add >MyFaves online, and then change your phone back. Why change your phone back? SignatureIf quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"? |
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