Questions about those "free" $25 T-Mobile refill cards

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[quote space-time]I don't get it.

I have an old phone with old SIM card in it.
I get a new phone with a new SIM card and a $25 refill card.

I would like to get rid of the NEW SIM card, and keep my old SIM card (with my old phone number, and my remaining minutes) and add $25 to that. I can use that SIM card in either phone. Does that work? or the $25 refill card is good only with the NEW SIM?

BTW: I am not interested din the new activation card at all, I guess that's the initial $10 credit you're talking about on the new SIM, I don''t need that, I want to keep my old sim with my old number.
Get the new phone, put your old SIM into it, add the $25.

FWIW, I got a replacement V195 last month, and needed to activate the phone first before it would work with my old SIM. I activated the new SIM card, promptly used up the balance on ringtones and wallpapers, and then dropped my old SIM in. Works great.

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How do you like the V195? the only reason for me to choose it over the Nokia 2610 isthe quad band, which I need when I travel to Europe.

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[quote space-time]How do you like the V195? the only reason for me to choose it over the Nokia 2610 is the quad band, which I need when I travel to Europe.
I'm not a phone aficionado, so most features are completely irrelevant to me. I picked the 195 for the simple reason that it has a USB connector. It charged off the same connector I use for my camera, and iSync (with downloaded plugin) had no problems loading it with my address book.

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cool, I am glad to hear the V195 works with a hacked iSync. I am gonna order one.