What you can obviously do is find yourself a prepaid operator or service that doesn’t charge a flat $25 “Device Connection” fee, which is actually not very hard. That one-time $25 charge will come into effect on March 21 (which is next week!!!), replacing a much more affordable $10 Prepaid SIM Starter Kit.
That wasn’t even necessary if you were looking to activate a device with eSIM support, but now you’re going to have to pay the 25 bucks no matter what kind of phone you want to “connect” to a prepaid T-Mobile plan. And yes, that goes for current customers wanting to upgrade their old handsets, as well as all-new subscribers.
The second new fee Magenta is planning to add to its prepaid service in the near future is a $5 “in-store payment support charge” that may not sound like a big deal at first. But that’s not a one-time thing, mind you, and you’ll have to take care of it every single time you make an “assisted payment” in a brick and mortar store.
