I like to change my hobby phone every year or so, to further keep any kind of electronic trail of my activities limited.

The most recent switch came a couple of weeks ago.  I decided to go with T-Mobile this time (pre-paid, with cash, naturally), instead of the GoPhone (AT&T) I had last time.

The issue I had with GoPhone was, when I signed up, they wanted a name and address.  I had to make one up on the spot, and hope it got validated in whatever way AT&T might try to do so.

When I activated my T-Mobile phone, no such questions were asked.

Just a note for those of you who might be in the market.

for the same reasons why you choose T-Mobile.
- can use cash both to purchase and refill
- no questions asked
- no need to supply any real information and can do it all easily on-line
- no snail mail bills to worry about
- have had no problems with service

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