I'm having problems with activating the hotspot. I tried on a iPhone , Samsung and the computer
and the "Get Started" did nothing.
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Those links do not help. Logging into the admin panel you'll find has no option to disable the captive portal. You'll also find that searching for a software update also fails.
All of those should help you. The first 3 will take you to modem settings ( the password is admin). And the last one tells you about updating your hotspot.
Everything is not running smoothly now. I've had the same issue for weeks, with two different testdrive devices. When I talk to chat support, they say the systems are undergoing an update at this time. Quite a long update. 😀
Hi Amanda,
Could you please help me on the Test Drive activation? I plugged in the SIM card, the test drive device powered up and WiFi got connected (however I can only find the 2.4Ghz SSID but not the 5GHz SSID even after changed the mode to 802.11n only and frequency channel). I can see LTE got connected with signal strength -101 dBm (not great but should work), I can see serveral MBs of current data usage and couple of hundreds Bytes Upload/Donwload real time speed.
My problem is I am always redirected to the "T-Mobile Connect Me" activation web page wherever I want to browse Internet, after I click the "Get Started" button, I receives an error from browser (Chrome returns ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT). On the paper comes with the Test Drive device, it says the SIM is already activated but it seems not, could you please help out? My device IMEI 860006042629622.
Thanks in advance.
I'm having the same problem. I've tried using several different devices and still doesn't help. I've even logged into the administration page and can see the strength of the service is good, it's connected to service, etc. Every is good on that part but still get the same startup page as everyone here and goes nowhere. On the administration page you can even see data trickling through the device. Says I've used 30 something mb already but I haven't connected to anything yet. I'm attaching screenshots. 
Try again. That SIM card can't be pushed any farther.
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the sim might need to be pushed in further it looks like its not in all the way to me . On my hotspot I can’t even see the T on the SIM card in your pictures you can see it.
It's not upside down. In the photos preceding this message, does the sim appear to be upside down? It only really goes in one way. Maybe the sim is defective? I don't really care anymore. I'm done wasting time trying to get this thing to work.
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Is the SIM upside down? 😕 The metal part is facing down, right?
I still can't connect. I give up. Thanks for nothing Tmobile. 
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I'm not seeing any photos, can you give it one more shot?
As far as testing coverage, we want to make this work so you're able to get an idea of what kind of service to expect if you were to join T-Mobile. I'm really really sorry we've hit a few bumps in the road with Test Drive but I'm doing my best to pass info along so we can get everything ironed out.
Still not connected. I'm a sprint customer, soon to be absorbed into Tmobile. How can I test to see if I want to be there when the merger is finalized?
All the photos attached were taken just seconds before composing this message.
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I have the same issue. I called support and the representative on the line said some SIM cards needed to be manually activated and the one that came with my device was one of them. She did so and told me if I didn't have service after resetting the device, to wait 2 hours. It's been over 2 hours now and still cannot connect. I can see it if I go to http://192.168.0.1 but the device indicates there is no SIM card inserted. I assure you, not only is the card in there, but I cannot even take it out if I wanted to.
Hi there, they weren’t helpful. All they could tell me is to wait.
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I am still having this issue. After connecting to the hotspot successfully, it’s stuck in “get started“ page. I had look into the device settings, it doesn't have a phone number associated with the hotspot even with the SIM card inserted. Occasionally, the data light will flash on the test drive hotspot.
The chat and phone support isn’t helpful at all. Please advise.
This site can’t be reached
acms.msg.t-mobile.com took too long to respond.
Try:
- Checking the connection
- Checking the proxy and the firewall
- Running Windows Network Diagnostics
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
HI there! This is the message I get went I try to activate with the coolpad surf hotspot device. I called the number on the instructions that came with the device but I went through 9 reps and none could fix this problem. They all had something different to say and sounded like they didn't know much about this free trial to get new customers. all the issues mentioned above by the rest of the postings I have the same issue.
It's funny how even some reps on the phone told me the exact thing, to wait for two hours and the problem would be fixed. LOL
Any real help would be appreciated.
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Hey everyone,
Sorry we're just now getting back to you. Everything should be running smoothly now. We had a slight hiccup, but it has been fixed. If for some reason you're still having issues with this, please call the dedicated Toll Free Number that's included in your confirmation email/quick start guide.
Call 1-833-866-4839 and have them activate. It worked like a charm, they said 2 hours, it took about 15 minutes. Works good so far, now to take it to the back roads of PA To test the signal strength.
I need help setting up this test drive hotspot not so cool to get it to test drive and cant use it... please reply
Same issue. I have Verizon and got this thinking just maybe I can switch. Literally waited on hold for 20 minutes not to get anyone and I had to hang up. Then their text support was just awful. Had to connect multiple times just to get a number they want me to call, took at least an hour. Come on guys.
Solved by Tmobile support! Reach out to them via Twitter with the email you used to request the service. They'll activate it server side. Works now 😊
Issues happen. Let's just make sure they know about it. They just launched it and they're ironing out the bugs.
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