Cheap, plentiful data on Tmobile's $30/month "hidden" data plan


![T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit-3](images/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit-3.jpg)

T-mobile [reorganized their plans today](http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/t-mobile-unveils-new-pricing-plan-kind-of/), and continues to hide the plan that in my opinion is the best value.

Its the $30/month 100 minute, unlimited text, 5GB plan that I [wrote about a year ago](/posts/ice-cream-sandwich-for-30month/).

Its not available in T-mobile stores, only [via their website](http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans). And if you visit their plans page, its pretty hidden. Scroll down to the bottom and find "$30/month - Unlimited web and text with 100 minutes talk".

[![tmobile-website](images/tmobile-website-650x545.jpg)](http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans)

Want to get this plan? Here are the steps:

- Get a T-mobile sim card. Make sure get the right one ([regular](http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit) or [micro](http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Micro-SIM-Card-Activation-Kit)). T-mobile will [mail one to you for $10](http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit)

- Get a phone. Ebay is a good way to get a slightly used iPhone or you can get a brand new [Nexus 4 directly from Google for $300](http://www.google.com/nexus/4/).

- [Activate online](http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans). Just make sure you choose the correct plan - T-mobile has more than one $30/month plan, but only the "100 minutes, unlimited text, 5GB web" is suitable for most users. The other plans offer very low amounts of data.

Need more than 100 minutes/month? You can prepay $100 for 1000 additional minutes that can be used within 12 months. This way, you'll only pay $0.10/minute should you need more than 100/month.
