New TMo promotion 2 lines unlimited LTE $100

[gus6464]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/9/7362629/t-mobile-100-two-line-unlimited-family-plan

That's pretty damn good. I called to switch but doesn't go live until tomorrow. Also asked about mix and matching it with multiple lines so having 2 unlimited for $100 and then 2 1GB for $10/ea.

Just switched to them and so far I am impressed. This is my LTE speed on my One Plus One at home.

 

[Karl Agathon]

impressive... Guessing you live fairly close to one of their towers.

 

[paperwastage]

guess they're trying to match/beat Sprint's $50/line unlimited pricing

(Sprint requires you to do phone financing/leasing/contract, while T-mobile doesn't if you BYOD)

 

[nickbits]

I got 50/30 at work and 20/10 at home. Only get 2 bars at home.

 

[isekii]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/9/7362629/t-mobile-100-two-line-unlimited-family-plan

That's pretty damn good. I called to switch but doesn't go live until tomorrow. Also asked about mix and matching it with multiple lines so having 2 unlimited for $100 and then 2 1GB for $10/ea.

Just switched to them and so far I am impressed. This is my LTE speed on my One Plus One at home.

How long has it been since you switched over? Did you get referred?

 

[paperwastage]

How long has it been since you switched over? Did you get referred?

anyone thinking of switching should do a free T-mobile test drive. (requires $700 hold on credit card for 7 days). I believe T-mobile's unlimited referral promotion ended today

http://explore.t-mobile.com/test-drive-free-trial

(OP's OnePlusOne doesn't get 1900mhz LTE... one sore point




I'm on a grandfathered $100 2-line plan w/ corporate discount ($80 2 lines at 1GB, one line with grandfathered +$20 unlimited)... wondering if corp discount still works if I switch to $100 2-line unlimited plan

 

[isekii]

anyone thinking of switching should do a free T-mobile test drive. (requires $700 hold on credit card for 7 days). I believe T-mobile's unlimited referral promotion ended today

http://explore.t-mobile.com/test-drive-free-trial

(OP's OnePlusOne doesn't get 1900mhz LTE... one sore point




I'm on a grandfathered $100 2-line plan w/ corporate discount ($80 2 lines at 1GB, one line with grandfathered +$20 unlimited)... wondering if corp discount still works if I switch to $100 2-line unlimited plan

They may make you reverify your corporate discount and take it away. They switched me over from my FamilyTime 700 to simple choice ( without my consent ) then sent me a notice about reverifying my discount and since t-mobile pretty much has no agreement with most of the companies i lost my 15% .

 

[paperwastage]

They may make you reverify your corporate discount and take it away. They switched me over from my FamilyTime 700 to simple choice ( without my consent ) then sent me a notice about reverifying my discount and since t-mobile pretty much has no agreement with most of the companies i lost my 15% .

i managed to re-qualify the last time they asked (in august)... wondering...

 

[gus6464]

How long has it been since you switched over? Did you get referred?

I switched over Thanksgiving weekend. Did not referred.

 

[trmiv]

anyone thinking of switching should do a free T-mobile test drive. (requires $700 hold on credit card for 7 days). I believe T-mobile's unlimited referral promotion ended today

http://explore.t-mobile.com/test-drive-free-trial

Yes, definitely do the test drive! I was convinced I was going to switch to T-Mobile to save money until I did the test drive. Their coverage in my area was terrible. I could only get Edge speeds at my house, and couldn't even make phone calls at my parents house. I'm sure there are plenty of areas where it's great though, but that's what the test drive is for!

 

[dlock13]

Yes, definitely do the test drive! I was convinced I was going to switch to T-Mobile to save money until I did the test drive. Their coverage in my area was terrible. I could only get Edge speeds at my house, and couldn't even make phone calls at my parents house. I'm sure there are plenty of areas where it's great though, but that's what the test drive is for!

Now that all of their phones are coming standard with WiFi calling, it is actually feasible to switch. They'll give you an ASUS router (w/ deposit) so you can use that for optimal WiFi calling. They also give out those signal repeaters, so that might be a good way to go, too.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Now that all of their phones are coming standard with WiFi calling, it is actually feasible to switch. They'll give you an ASUS router (w/ deposit) so you can use that for optimal WiFi calling. They also give out those signal repeaters, so that might be a good way to go, too.

I just wanted to reiterate that WiFi calling currently only works with THEIR phones, ie - tmo branded phones. It will hopefully eventually be baked into android so that you can still bring your own device and have it work.

 

[zerogear]

Excellent. Time to switch from AT&T

 

[lupi]

Somewhat hilarious that this is now a hot deal when other than unlimited minutes (although that may not be true since they supposedely don't charge for going over now), I've had this plan for years.

 

[Midwayman]

Too bad tmobile has like zero signal inside my office and home. They're fine in general in my area. Just the two most important areas are dead spots.

 

[cronos]

Too bad tmobile has like zero signal inside my office and home. They're fine in general in my area. Just the two most important areas are dead spots.

Similar to me, although in my experience T-Mobile signal is great basically everywhere I go, except this one server room in the basement of a building, that I have to spend about 10 hours a week at which is a complete dead spot (where AT&T has full bars without a problem). Which makes it really annoying. I guess if I had a T-Mobile phone and utilizes wi-fi calling it would work out, but I'm not switching my phone just for that.

 

[RockinZ28]

Sounds like a good deal if you're lucky enough to get lte coverage. Looking at their map, I'd be at 2G most of the time in the 100 mile area I cover for work, and borderline 3g/2g at home. Verizon is lte in that entire stretch.

 

[GregMal]

So $100/mo for the unlimited service....and you came from Verizon or Sprint so you have to get a new phone, about $25/mo each, and fees and you may want insurance on those brand new phones.....so you're looking at about $180-190 per month total....or $90-$95 per month for each phone. This is a good deal?

 

[magomago]

So $100/mo for the unlimited service....and you came from Verizon or Sprint so you have to get a new phone, about $25/mo each, and fees and you may want insurance on those brand new phones.....so you're looking at about $180-190 per month total....or $90-$95 per month for each phone. This is a good deal?

Uh how much does insurance cost lol?

What phone are you carrying over? If its CDMA only, sure. If you have something like an iphone, you can take that right over.

I agree that if you need a new phone, and are not at the very tail end of your existing contract, I don't see the major benefit to switching over.

 

[paperwastage]

So $100/mo for the unlimited service....and you came from Verizon or Sprint so you have to get a new phone, about $25/mo each, and fees and you may want insurance on those brand new phones.....so you're looking at about $180-190 per month total....or $90-$95 per month for each phone. This is a good deal?

Point is, T-mobile doesn't force you to get new phones

Sprint's "half-off" or their unlimited $50 iPhone plan requires you to buy new phones from them.

If you are coming from Verizon or ATT, chances are that your phone will already mostly work on T-mobile (Verizon phones are all unlocked, ATT would require unlocking.... you need to match LTE bands to see if your phone would work 100% on t-mobile's LTE/3G bands)

"universal" phones like (gsm/verizon) iPhone 6, nexus 5, nexus 6 would work on multiple carriers and on t-mobile



this is the whole "sell" about t-mobile. If you want to be cheap, reuse phones for 2-4 years, you can do it and save money. If you want the latest and greatest iPhone 7, you pay exactly that $650 amount (full price at once, or split up over 24 months), not a penny more

 

[cpacini]

So $100/mo for the unlimited service....and you came from Verizon or Sprint so you have to get a new phone, about $25/mo each, and fees and you may want insurance on those brand new phones.....so you're looking at about $180-190 per month total....or $90-$95 per month for each phone. This is a good deal?

Sure, but there is no comparable plan on Verizon that offers unlimited data. To get a Verizon plan for 2 lines at that same price point you would have to limit the data cap to either the 2 or 3 gb shared tier. If you up the data to something that would better compete with unlimited (10-20 gb) the cost for two lines would be well above $200.

 

[paperwastage]

Sure, but there is no comparable plan on Verizon that offers unlimited data. To get a Verizon plan for 2 lines at that same price point you would have to limit the data cap to either the 2 or 3 gb shared tier. If you up the data to something that would better compete with unlimited (10-20 gb) the cost for two lines would be well above $200.

actually, Verizon's 10GB @ 2 lines off-contract =$110

20GB @ 2 lines = $180

so Verizon's actually being competitive lately

 

[gsaldivar]

So $100/mo for the unlimited service....and you came from Verizon or Sprint so you have to get a new phone, about $25/mo each, and fees and you may want insurance on those brand new phones.....so you're looking at about $180-190 per month total....or $90-$95 per month for each phone. This is a good deal?

Yes, it is. As mentioned by others, not everyone needs to buy a new phone to start service at T-Mobile. Also, there are no contracts at T-Mobile, so there is no penalty to pay if you decide to stop service. All you owe is the remaining balance on the cost of your phone, if you decided to have it financed.

The number to focus on is price of the service, which everybody pays, not the phone/insurance/fees which will vary from individual to individual.

 

[rcpratt]

Has anyone done this yet? I'm strongly considering it, but when trying to check out via TMobiles webpage, it refuses to show the promotional pricing. Seems weird.

 

[zerogear]

Actually, is this limited time? Or is this new pricing?