Austin Showguide 2017 by Small Business Expo

AUSTIN SHOWGUIDE October 3rd | Palmer Events Center, Hall 2

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SHOWGUIDE OCTOBER 3, 2017 Palmer Events Center Hall 2

WELCOME. SMALL BUSINESS EXPO is the only national B2B trade show, networking event and conference dedicated to small business owners and business decision-makers. You can shop for new products and services that will help your business exceed its goals, attend business critical workshops and network with thousands of other like-minded small business professionals.

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TODAY AT SMALL BUSINESS EXPO Small Business Expo is all about networking and building contacts. We encourage you to attend as many workshops, seminars and networking opportunities as possible. Exhibitor Hall Check out great products and services provided by the top vendors in the industry to help your business grow and meet its goals. Speed Networking In these fast-paced and fun 45 minute speed networking sessions, you have 3 minutes to introduce yourself to one person (and listen to the other person’s introduction) and then exchange business cards. At the sound of the gong, it is time to meet the next person. By the end of this networking session, you will have met approximately 15 other business professionals. Speed Networking is first come, first serve. Get Dotted® With our new color coded system, networking has never been easier. Upon arrival at the expo, attendees and exhibitors will be provided with colored “Dots” to indicate their industry affiliation. This is a great tool to break the ice and meet the right people in your field. Get Dotted® and start making those valuable business connections! Workshops Informative hour-long seminars on a variety of topics led by industry pros.

Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater Presentations Join us for these incredible presentations: 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM: VIP Expert Panel by Bill Walsh & Friends

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Sharing Your Story Through Video by Drew Tonsmeire, Google

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: How To Find, Fund & Flip Houses In Your Area For Big Profits! by Armando Montelongo, Real Estate Expert & Celebrity TV Star 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Grow Your Business With Google by Drew Tonsmeire, Google

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Speak Your Way To Success! by Bill Walsh, Founder and CEO of Powerteam International

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Success By Design - The 7 Core Elements To Build An Unstoppable Business! by Bill Walsh, Founder and CEO of Powerteam International Networking After Party

Ask An Expert Get free advice & your most urgent questions answered by leading small business industry experts. We have experts from industries such as PR, SEO, Social Media, Accounting, Web Design and everything in between!

Keep the ball rolling with our official Networking After Party, hosted by Network After Work. 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM at Rio 601 Rio Grande St. Austin, TX 78701

Business Card Showcase Showcase your business card for all of the attendees in this convenient and central spot.

GET DOTTED

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CONSULTING

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AGENDA & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS Small Business Expo 2017 - Austin A After Party

G Get Dotted Industry Meetings

P Speed Networking Sessions

I Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater (Main Stage)

W Workshop & Seminars

S Small Business Expo

OCTOBER 3 • TUESDAY 9:00am – 5:00pm

S SMALL BUSINESS EXPO Exhibitor Hall Opens

9:30am – 10:15am

P Speed Networking Session 1

Speed Networking

9:30am – 10:15am

W 25 Year Old Internet Rockstar Shares How To Make Money Online

Workshop Room 5

Palmer Events Center

Tag a SmallBiz Selﬁe with your colleagues by taking a picture of your group at the entrance to the Expo and posting to your social media with hashtag #smallbizexpo.

In these fast-paced and fun 45 minute speed networking sessions, you have 3 minutes to introduce yourself to one person (and listen to the other person's introduction) and then exchange business cards. When the buzzer goes off, it is time to meet the next person. By the end of this networking session, you will have met approximately 15 other business professionals. Bring lots of business cards!

Speakers: Austin Walsh

In this workshop you will learn exactly how to sell your product and services online. You will learn speciﬁcally what it takes to build a website that generates more leads and sales. In addition during this session you will also learn some critical drivers to create residual income by selling some of your own intellectual property over the Internet.

9:30am – 10:15am

W How to Build a Successful Online Business

Workshop Room 4

Speakers: Adrianne Beutnagel, Jay Motwani

Join Volusion to learn what it takes to quickly build a successful online business. The workshop will go broken up into 4 main sections: Section 1: The basics of setting up a online store. Section 2: Design best practices & tips Section 3: Various marketing channels to Increase Sales Section 4: Logistics (Shipping Products, Accepting Credit Cards, Charging Tax, etc) 9:30am – 10:15am

W How To Generate 6 Figures Annually As A Forex Trader & Trainer

Workshop Room 6

Speakers: Justin Ford

Forex, also known as foreign exchange, FX or currency trading, is a decentralized global market where all the world's currencies trade. The forex market is the largest, most liquid market in the world with an average daily trading volume exceeding $5 trillion. All the world's combined stock markets don't even come close to this. But what does that mean to you? Take a closer look at forex trading and you may ﬁnd some exciting trading opportunities unavailable with other investments by utilizing highly effective tools & services to help traders make the right decisions in the Forex markets. In addition you will learn about what it takes to become a trainer with one of fastest growing companies in America.

9:30am – 10:15am

W How to Make Money Investing in Austin Real Estate

Workshop Room 7

Speakers: Kenn Renner

At this workshop You will learn the secrets from a local investor, real estate expert and specialist on how to make money in the Austin marketplace. Mr. Renner has had over a decade of experience in helping local buyers., Sellers, and investors make money investing right in the Austin market. This is deﬁnitely a session you would love to attend if you are serious about buying selling or investing in the real estate market. He is dynamic and will share some priceless nuggets with the group! 9:30am – 10:15am

W How to Publish Your Book on Amazon & Build Your Business

Workshop Room 8

Speakers: Manny Patrick

During this 45 minute engaging, and content packed workshop, you'll learn invaluable insight on how to launch, grow, and build an even more successful business. In addition to that, Manny will share with you ready to use strategies, with tips and tools, on how to publish your book on amazon, and not break the bank by spending thousands of dollars on individual services that are unnecessary. His goal is to help you understand how to position yourself as an expert and, get more leads by using your book as a marketing tool. The process he teaches helps you to structure your book and write it in less than 90 days.

9:30am – 10:15am

W Managing Credit For Business Success

Workshop Room 2

AGENDA & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS position yourself as an expert and, get more leads by using your book as a marketing tool. The process he teaches helps you to structure your book and write it in less than 90 days.

9:30am – 10:15am

W Managing Credit For Business Success

Workshop Room 2

Speakers: Valdese Jones, Glynda McGinnis

Good credit is one of a business owner’s most valuable assets. But strong credit isn’t something that you simply have or you don’t have. Building credit is an active, ongoing process that takes careful management. This workshop we will be focusing on the credit and ﬁnancing needs of businesses like yours. We’ll cover how credit and lending work, explore the possibilities of credit ﬁnancing, and show you how to make the most of your credit opportunities – both traditional and nontraditional. 9:30am – 10:15am

W Revive Your Business Online

Workshop Room 3

Speakers: Amber Reitz, Vincent Shrum

Business owners can’t afford to ignore the Top 5 forms of online advertising: Social Media, Online Display, Video, SEO/SEM and Email/Text Marketing. Learn actionable ways to improve how your business is seen online. We’ll also discuss why you should pay attention to your online listings and ensure your website is mobile friendly. 9:30am – 10:15am

W The 5 Keys to Build a Successful Home Based Passive Income Business

Workshop Room 1

Speakers: K. Raj Singh

This workshop will teach you the ‘4M’ system that is utilized by international business leaders, speakers, and authors to generate sustainable passive income streams. This will encompass four separate modules: money, mind-set, manifest, and mastermind. The ﬁrst describes passive income vehicles, proven in Singh’s time as an investor, international speaker, and book author, whilst the second will cover the mind-set required to think like a wildly successful investor. In the third module you will learn seven of his top tips for manifesting everything you desire. Then ﬁnish with knowing how to leverage expert networks in order to become one. 9:30am – 10:15am

W The SMB Guide to Email Marketing Success

Workshop Room 9

Speakers: Hank Hoffmeier

As a small business, you may not be able to match the access to staff, time and resources that big brands enjoy, but that doesn't mean you can't match the results. Email marketing is a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes, and it can be especially useful for small brands looking to keep up with big players in their industries. This session will arm you with the right email marketing strategies to help overcome budget and staff restraints, allowing you to better connect with consumers despite functioning on a smaller scale. 9:45am – 10:15am

I MAIN STAGE: VIP Expert Panel

Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater (Main Stage)

Speakers: Bill Walsh

Come & Learn from top Business and Philanthropic Global Leaders on the speciﬁcs required to create Success. Each panelist will share priceless concepts on what it takes to breakthrough your biggest challenges & achieve your biggest goals! A must attend! 10:00am – 10:30am

G CONSULTANTS Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area B

10:00am – 10:30am

G RETAIL, ECOMMERCE Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area A

10:00am – 10:30am

G TECHNOLOGY Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area C

10:30am – 11:15am

P Speed Networking Session 2

With our new color coded system, networking has never been easier. This is a great tool to break the ice and meet the right people in your ﬁeld and to start making those valuable business connections!

Speed Networking

AGENDA & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS 10:30am – 11:30am

I MAIN STAGE: Sharing Your Story Through Video - Presented By Google

Speakers: Google

Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater (Main Stage)

Today, we no longer go online, we live online. Throughout the day, we turn to whatever device is at hand to learn, discover, ﬁnd, or buy things. These intent-rich moments are shaping our decisions and preferences. For businesses, this change in consumer behavior means inﬁnitely more opportunities to connect with customers at the moment they’re looking for what you offer. It also means that if you’re looking to grow your business, being online with a website or business listing just isn’t enough. In this workshop, we’ll cover how you can leverage the power of YouTube to educate, entertain and inspire your audience, as well as how to utilize YouTube Director to create high quality videos and YouTube Ads to reach your target audience.

11:00am – 11:30am

G ENTREPRENEUR, START-UP Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area C

11:00am – 11:30am

G MARKETING, ADVERTISING, PR & MEDIA Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area A

11:00am – 11:30am

G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area B

11:30am – 12:30pm

I MAIN STAGE: How to Find, Fund & Flip Houses in Your Area for Big Proﬁts!

Speakers: Armando Montelongo

• How to Create Instant & Passive Income • How to FIND Big Proﬁt Deals • How to Get FUNDING • 3 Keys to FLIP in Less Than 30 Days

Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater (Main Stage)

12:30pm – 1:15pm

P Speed Networking Session 3

Speed Networking

12:30pm – 1:15pm

W 25 Year Old Internet Rockstar Shares How To Make Money Online

Workshop Room 5

Speakers: Austin Walsh

12:30pm – 1:15pm

W Advertising Online - How To Buy Likes, Tweets, Clicks and More

Workshop Room 3

Speakers: Ramon Ray

Join a powerful and engaging presentation on how you can buy advertising to help reach more potential customers for your business. While organic (free marketing) has its place, owners of growing businesses know they must spend advertising dollars to reach a wider audience, more consistently. Join four time entrepreneur, global speaker and best-selling author Ramon Ray as he gives you the insight you need to advertise your product and solutions. 12:30pm – 1:15pm

W Does Your Business Have The Insurance Coverage It Needs?

Workshop Room 2

Speakers: Daniel Kipnes

As a small business owner, you’ve got plenty of things on your plate. Trying to decipher which insurance your business needs, shouldn’t be one of them. Let us take theismystery of it success. and show you why small businesses need both business and cyber insurance. their business to their out overall At our workshop you’ll hear real stories about business owners like you, who realized how important protecting Business and cyber insurance is important for every company, because let’s face it, life happens. We’ll show you how quick and easy submitting a claim can be, getting you back on your feet and back in business. At CoverHound, protecting your passion is our passion. Swing by booth 405 and let us show you. We look forward to speaking with you!

12:30pm – 1:15pm

W How To Leverage The Power Of Your Personal Brand On Social Media

Speakers: Rey Perez

Workshop Room 8

their business is to their overall success.

AGENDA & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS Business and cyber insurance is important for every company, because let’s face it, life happens. We’ll show you how quick and easy submitting a claim can be, getting you back on your feet and back in business. At CoverHound, protecting your passion is our passion. Swing by booth 405 and let us show you. We look forward to speaking with you! 12:30pm – 1:15pm

W How To Leverage The Power Of Your Personal Brand On Social Media

Workshop Room 8

Speakers: Rey Perez

With over a decade of sales and marketing experience Rey Perez will teach you 5 proven strategies to sell more with less resistance and help you build an even more successful business. You will learn how to create a highly effective personal brand, gain massive exposure, leverage the power of social media, increase your lead ﬂow, and lastly, convert more sales. 12:30pm – 1:15pm

W Learn How To Build Your Brand On The Radio

Workshop Room 6

Speakers: Angel Tuccy

Being interviewed on the radio opens new doors of opportunity, creates credibility and expands your brand awareness locally or globally. Angel has broadcasted over 2000 radio show and she will teach you the steps to getting featured on radio, how to ﬁnd great radio shows and podcasts, how to write a great pitch, and most importantly, how to turn your radio interviews into ongoing marketing campaigns. Let’s turn you into a radio celebrity! 12:30pm – 1:15pm

W The 3 Best Kept Secrets to Make Big Money in Real Estate Industry

Workshop Room 7

Speakers: Mark Mckeller

Are you Interested in real estate investing for cash flow? Do you want to own rentals to build wealth? Would you like to buy houses at a discount like those folks on HGTV? Our Workshop guest speaker is a 20 Year expert real estate investor Mark McKeller. He is a part of HomeVestors, the "We Buy Ugly Houses' company- maybe you've seen their yellow black and red billboards or TV commercials. After all with his national team they have bought over 75,000 houses in the past 20 years. They don't buy foreclosures or MLS listings like every other investor does. Through their branded advertising campaigns they get calls from sellers that other investors don't find, which means they can get GREAT DEALS. Come & Learn how you can get access to the HomeVestors System and get a steady stream of calls from MOTIVATED SELLERS just like his team does everyday. They have a proven system for buying the right houses and avoiding mistakes, PLUS 100% financing for purchase and rehab. If you're interested in buying houses for cash flow or to build wealth, come see Mark at his workshop. It might be the best decision to ever make to diversify your income streams and build more wealth in real estate. DON'T PAY FOR A SEMINAR- BUY HOUSES INSTEAD WITH HOMEVESTORS. 12:30pm – 1:15pm

W The 7 Steps To Quantum Results In Your Life & Business

Workshop Room 1

Speakers: Dawn Moore

When you attend this workshop, you will learn how to accelerate your business growth with breakthrough results. You will discover the top 3 reasons people self-sabotage and how to stop. In addition, you will understand how to leverage a powerful communication tool to negotiate real life business deals to close more sales. Plus, you will accelerate your income when you know how to align your goals with your values using our cutting-edge technology. Dawn is a master at language & communication.

12:30pm – 1:15pm

W Workshop & Seminar: DELL

Workshop Room 4

12:30pm – 1:15pm

W Workshop & Seminar: Xero

Workshop Room 9

1:00pm – 1:30pm

G CONSULTANTS Meeting // Get Dotted

TBA

Meeting Area A

G RETAIL, ECOMMERCE Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area C

1:00pm – 1:30pm

G TECHNOLOGY Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area B

AGENDA & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS 1:00pm – 1:30pm

G RETAIL, ECOMMERCE Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area C

1:00pm – 1:30pm

G TECHNOLOGY Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area B

1:15pm – 2:00pm

P Speed Networking Session 4

1:30pm – 2:30pm

I MAIN STAGE: Grow Your Business Online With Google - Presented By Google

Speed Networking

Speakers: Google

Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater (Main Stage)

The web is helping small businesses grow. As the place where people turn to learn, discover, ﬁnd, and buythings, it’s connecting customers to small businesses and small businesses to customers. Being onlinecan have a big impact - in fact, businesses have revenue growth 4 times as high over the last year andwere 3 times as likely to have created jobs in the last year. At Google, we see the power of the web working for American small businesses every day. Millions ofsmall businesses are found on Google Search and Maps every single day across the nation. With a little bit of elbow grease and the help of technology, we believe every business can grow online. Inthis workshop learn about how Google search works and about other free tools from Google that can helpyour business grow online.

2:00pm – 2:30pm

G ENTREPRENEUR, START-UP Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area B

2:00pm – 2:30pm

G MARKETING, ADVERTISING, PR & MEDIA Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area C

2:00pm – 2:30pm

G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area A

2:30pm – 3:30pm

I MAIN STAGE: Speak Your Way To Success

Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater (Main Stage)

Speakers: Bill Walsh

• How to Get Over the Fear of Public Speaking • How to Get Booked & Paid to Speak • How to Build a List of Super High Quality Leads • How to Create & Sell your Own Digital Products • Convert your Content into your Legacy

3:00pm – 3:30pm

G CREATIVE Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area C

3:00pm – 3:30pm

G FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area A

3:00pm – 3:30pm

G GOVERNMENT, NON-PROFIT, EDUCATION Meeting // Get Dotted

Meeting Area B

3:00pm – 3:45pm

P Speed Networking Session 5

Speed Networking

AGENDA & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS 3:00pm – 3:30pm

G GOVERNMENT, NON-PROFIT, EDUCATION Meeting // Get Dotted

3:00pm – 3:45pm

P Speed Networking Session 5

Speed Networking

3:30pm – 4:15pm

W 5 Keys to Build Wealth Through Real Estate

Workshop Room 1

Meeting Area B

Speakers: Armando Montelongo

• How to Create Instant & Passive Income • How to FIND Big Proﬁt Deals • How to Get FUNDING • 3 Keys to FLIP in Less Than 30 Days 3:30pm – 4:15pm

W How to Get 25K to 250K for Your Business

Workshop Room 7

Speakers: James Yin

When you attend this workshop you will learn how to get funding for you business. In addition you will discover how to navigate the crazy world of options you can use to get funding for your business. Our speaker James Yin is a master at helping companies put together the proper structure to get the business capital you need to build your success story! 3:30pm – 4:15pm

W How to Increase Your Business Through Social Media Marketing

Workshop Room 6

Speakers: Nicole Taylor

At the social media workshop you'll learn the ﬁve key drivers to create more success using social media for your business. This fresh approach with unique ideas combined with new applications and processes in will make it easier for you acquire New Customers, drive new sales and make more money. This is a workshop you do not want to miss 3:30pm – 4:15pm

W How to Network & Connect with the Ultra Successful

Workshop Room 8

Speakers: Manny Patrick

When you attend this workshop you will learn seven great new concepts and how to connect with millionaires, billionaires and the most successful on entrepreneurs in your area. These concepts have helped Bill Walsh and the Powerteam open many many doors that helped them create even more success through the power of building great relationships. This workshop is a must attend on your schedule as you'll get so many great ideas on how to grow your business through by building great relationships. 3:30pm – 4:15pm

W Sell Like a BOSS! Story Marketing Mastery

Workshop Room 9

Speakers: Heather Havenwood

One of the most challenging skills a business owner will learn is personal story and self-promotion. However, it is the #1 skill that can make the biggest difference in the bottom line. 3:30pm – 4:15pm

W Social Marketing With A TWIST

Workshop Room 4

Speakers: Kay Bellamy

Research shows that humans have an attention span of 8 seconds, which by the way is less than goldﬁsh. Not all businesses are exciting and fun to the naked eyes and ears and ﬁnding ways to keep people reading, watching and sharing your information can be challenging. Whether you sell burial plots or lemonade, unless you have Beyoncé drinking the lemonade and the cast of The Walking Dead hanging out at the cemetery, your 8 seconds are up! How do you captivate your audience and keep them engaged with your business? You have to be extraordinarily creative when marketing your business online! Learn what to write in your posts/blogs, what to talk about in your videos and what to say to potential clients to get and keep them engaged. This workshop will empower business leaders, organizations and entrepreneurs to be fearless; toss inhibitions to the wind and come alive digitally! 3:30pm – 4:15pm

W Speak Your Path To Cash: How To Attract a Flood of High Paying Clients FAST

Workshop Room 3

all businesses are exciting and fun to the naked eyes and ears and ﬁnding ways to keep people reading, watching and sharing your information can be challenging. Whether you sell burial plots or lemonade, unless you have Beyoncé drinking the lemonade and the cast of The Walking Dead hanging out at the cemetery, your 8 seconds are up! How do you captivate your audience and keep them engaged with your business? You have to be extraordinarily creative when marketing your business online! Learn what to write in your posts/blogs, what to talk about in your videos and what to say to potential clients to get and keep them engaged. This workshop will empower business leaders, organizations and entrepreneurs to be fearless; toss inhibitions to the wind and come alive digitally!

AGENDA & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS 3:30pm – 4:15pm

W Speak Your Path To Cash: How To Attract a Flood of High Paying Clients FAST

Workshop Room 3

Speakers: Mark Grainger, Shannon Grainger In this raved about training, you’ll learn:

The 3 Steps To Land A High Paying Client Who Adores You (and why having fun will land you more of them) Why Small Speaking Gigs In Your Backyard Are Better Than Huge Stages (and why no one else has the guts to say so) How To Overcome Your Fear, Feel On Purpose & Have Unshakeable Conﬁdence Like Marianne Williamson and Martin Luther King Jr. 3:30pm – 4:15pm

W The 5 Keys to Build a Successful Home Based Passive Income Business

Workshop Room 5

Speakers: K. Raj Singh

4:30pm – 6:00pm

W Workshop & Seminar: Document Logistix

TBA

I MAIN STAGE: Success By Design: The 7 Core Elements to Build an Unstoppable Business!

Speakers: Bill Walsh

• How to Make the Person in the Mirror a Dynamic Leader • How to 10X your Leads & Sales • How to Optimize Your Internet Marketing • How to Attract Powerful Partners • How to Go From Busyville to Productivity Central 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Workshop Room 2

Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater (Main Stage)

A The Ofﬁcial Networking After Party @ Rio, 601 Rio Grande Street, Austin, TX 78701 (co-hosted by

Network After Work)

Rio (601 Rio Grande Street, Austin, TX 78701)

Join us after the Expo from 6:00-9:00 PM for our After Party, hosted in conjunction with Network After Work. Exhibitors & Sponsors receive free entry. The After Party will take place at Rio, 601 Rio Grande Street, Austin, TX 78701.

INSPIRATION2020 SHOWCASE THEATER 945 AM - 1015 AM

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EACH PER MONTH WITH AUTOPAY

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Limited time offer; subject to change. T-Mobile One General Terms: Deposit and SIM starter kit purchase may be required. Sales tax & regulatory fees included. Capable device required for some features. U.S. roaming and on-network data allotments differ: includes 200MB roaming. Unlimited talk & text features for direct communications between 2 people; others (e.g., conference & chat lines, etc.) may cost extra. T-Mobile ONE not available for hotspots and some other data-first devices. Video typically streams on smartphone/ tablet at DVD quality (480p). Otherwise, and in Mexico/Canada, video typically streams at DVD quality (up to 1.5Mbps) which may affect speed of video downloads. Tethering: Service may be terminated or restricted for excessive roaming. For customers who use more data than 97% of our customers (currently over 32GB per month), primary data usage must be on smartphone or tablet. AutoPay Pricing for lines 1-8. Without AutoPay, $5 more/line. May not be reflected on 1st bill. Coverage not available in some areas. Network Management: Service may be slowed, suspended, terminated, or restricted for misuse, abnormal use, interference with our network or ability to provide quality service to other users, or significant roaming. On-device usage is prioritized over tethering usage, which may result in higher speeds for data used on device. See T-Mobile.com/OpenInternet for details. See Terms and Conditions (including arbitration provision) at www.T-Mobile.com for additional information. T-Mobile and the magenta color are registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG.