Tmobile smartphone for $9 a month?

[Rottie]

This morning I walked past Tmobile store and saw the ad with Cliq XT, HD2, and other Nokia smartphone for $9 a month with approval credit I am like wow that is cheap I could have two phones. I have seen some people carry two phones with them like me (iPhone and Sidekick 3) but i pay an average $90 a month for both (data plan) I am thinking about giving up my 3 year old Sidekick for either Cliq XT or HD2

do you guys think 2 phones are too much? And correct me if I am wrong HD2 can't upgrade to windows phone 7? And I don't know what verision of android on Cliq XT

[rudeguy]

cliq xt is a special brew. And I believe the $9 is a basic companion package to one of their non-data plans.

[Pliablemoose]

HD2 will not have an official upgrade to WP7, however, the guys at XDA will, actually, I think someone already has put it on the HD2. However, it's hit or miss how functional the device is with a custom ROM, and there's the very real possibility you could brick it.

I'm not a big fan of the Cliq, but the phone isn't really intended for a power user, more for the social networking types (not that that's a bad thing)...

Dunno where they're getting the $9/month figure from though, that can't be with a data plan...

[vshah]

$9 a month might be a payment plan for the phone...

[Rottie]

I don't think so unless you are trying to be sacrastic?

[BigSmooth]

I don't think so unless you are trying to be sacrastic?
Not sarcastic at all. T-Mobile offers up to 20-month installment plans on phone purchases, see here: http://support.t-mobile.com/doc/tm24081.xml?&navtypeid=2&pagetypeid=26&prevPageIndex=3

It's entirely possible that's what the ad was talking about. $9/month for the phone itself. The plan would be on top of that.

[Rottie]

ok i will visit tmobile store one day and ask about $9 a month ad.

[zerocool84]

Dunno where they're getting the $9/month figure from though, that can't be with a data plan...

It's their new payment plan for phones but you end up paying a lot more in the long run as you almost always do with payment plans.