I know there is flex pay with and without a contract. I was wanting to see my total for when I do get this service, so I went through the checkout online, and it was asking for my social security number. Is this normal? Do they ask for it even when you don't get the contract? It didn't give me the option for it on the website (maybe I didn't go through it far enough). But I was looking to get a free phone and don't have the greatest credit for a contract anywhere else. Is T Mobile pretty lenient on who they give contracts to?