so I switched to tmobile...

[Chrono]

Switched from the prepaid 100mins/unlimited text/5GB data... to unlimited everything for $70... used 30gb so far...

 

[Robert Munch]

Not true at all. My plan is and always has been $30/month for 100 minutes, unlimited txt, unlimited data (5GB full speed).

Kay, well my plan went up and so did a buddy who is using the same plan. So, yes this is true for my case unless you were paying my bills which I can gladly hand over to you.

 

[wirednuts]

im about to ditch tmo. I love it in the city, but it wont freakin roam! I don't even need data... I just want to talk to someone when im 3 freaking miles outside of town.

 

[Robert Munch]

Just from a quick google search to confirm.

http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-consolidates-prepaid-plans-drops-monthly-4g-moniker

One thing that hasn't changed in its prepaid offerings are the lower level of plans, of which there are still several options. T-Mobile still offers the somewhat-famous $30 prepaid plan with 100 minutes and 5GB of full-speed data, as well as the other $30 plan at 1500 minutes and 30MB of data. '

If T-Mo is going to jack up the costs similar to what I would pay on a monthly contract. Buh-bye.

 

[wirednuts]

I don't know why they would. the $30/5gb/100min plan has got to be making them money. I never use half my data, and 100min isn't crap for them each month.

 

[LucJoe]

Just from a quick google search to confirm.

http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-consolidates-prepaid-plans-drops-monthly-4g-moniker

One thing that hasn't changed in its prepaid offerings are the lower level of plans, of which there are still several options. T-Mobile still offers the somewhat-famous $30 prepaid plan with 100 minutes and 5GB of full-speed data, as well as the other $30 plan at 1500 minutes and 30MB of data. '

If T-Mo is going to jack up the costs similar to what I would pay on a monthly contract. Buh-bye.

Did you read the whole article?

$50, $60 or $70 monthly will get you unlimited talk and text along with 500MB, 2.5GB or unlimited unthrottled data, respectively. Previously, the $60 plan offered 2GB of data and the $50 plan an awkwardly low 100MB of data.

Sounds like you got upgraded for free.

And why are you paying tax for prepaid? Another bonus of prepaid is to buy the refill cards at less than face value (eBay, callingmart, etc.) tax-free. I pay ~$28.50/month for the $30 plan. No tax, no fees, just $28.50

 

[Robert Munch]

Did you read the whole article?



Sounds like you got upgraded for free.

And why are you paying tax for prepaid? Another bonus of prepaid is to buy the refill cards at less than face value (eBay, callingmart, etc.) tax-free. I pay ~$28.50/month for the $30 plan. No tax, no fees, just $28.50

Cool, i'm paying extra from my previous pre-paid plan which is still the SAME. Must be a hard concept to grasp for you, please try researching.

To be clear i'm not using the $30 plan. I started off sometime in the summer with a $50 plan unlimited everything 2GB cap. Which is now raised to $65 with tax.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Tmo doesn't have contracts anymore

Well looks like they decided to match their connection. hehe

Don't mean to threadcrap, pr0d out.

 

[LucJoe]

Cool, i'm paying extra from my previous pre-paid plan which is still the SAME. Must be a hard concept to grasp for you, please try researching.

To be clear i'm not using the $30 plan. I started off sometime in the summer with a $50 plan unlimited everything 2GB cap. Which is now raised to $65 with tax.

I don't know why you are comparing your new price with tax to your old price without tax. But ignoring that, I clearly quoted the exact line that shows you are wrong. The old $50 plan is not equivalent to the new $60 plan. Maybe you just never noticed the 100MB cap on the old $50 plan?

 

[Chiropteran]

To be clear i'm not using the $30 plan. I started off sometime in the summer with a $50 plan unlimited everything 2GB cap. Which is now raised to $65 with tax.

I don't beleive such a plan ever existed. It was $50/month for unlimited talk/txt/data but 4g speeds only for the first 100MB.

Here is a release from 2011 describe the exact plan:
http://blog.t-mobile.com/2011/05/23...ed-talk-text-and-web-with-no-annual-contract/

The old $50 plan was limited to 100mb of data at 4g speed.

The NEW $50 plan is the exact same, except the 4G speed cap is now 500Mb, free upgrade.

The $60 current plan is the same, except the 4G cap increases to 2.5GB.

 

[lothar]

the nice part about tmo, as i've mentioned in other threads, is that it's cheap enough to have a verizion mifi + tmo family plan for less than a verizon family plan would cost. (maybe dependent on my $30 3gb verizon hotspot plan though)

Link?
I looked at this and it didn't make sense.
You have to pay $20/month + $30/month mandatory shared data plan = $50/month just to use the hotspot with a T-Mobile(or any other non-Verizon) plan.

 

[lothar]

I don't beleive such a plan ever existed. It was $50/month for unlimited talk/txt/data but 4g speeds only for the first 100MB.

Here is a release from 2011 describe the exact plan:
http://blog.t-mobile.com/2011/05/23...ed-talk-text-and-web-with-no-annual-contract/

The old $50 plan was limited to 100mb of data at 4g speed.

The NEW $50 plan is the exact same, except the 4G speed cap is now 500Mb, free upgrade.

The $60 current plan is the same, except the 4G cap increases to 2.5GB.

Yup.
I was about to post that same link, but you beat me to it.

 

[vshah]

Link?
I looked at this and it didn't make sense.
You have to pay $20/month + $30/month mandatory shared data plan = $50/month just to use the hotspot with a T-Mobile(or any other non-Verizon) plan.

Just checked, seems the $30 3gb plan is no longer offered. I got it a little over a year ago

 

[lothar]

Just checked, seems the $30 3gb plan is no longer offered. I got it a little over a year ago

Your Verizon hotspot is 3G, not 4G LTE correct?

 

[fstime]

So this new $70 unlimited plan has no throttle with an LTE connection?

ATT sends text messages to unlimited data users with throttle warnings after 5 gb.

 

[vshah]

Your Verizon hotspot is 3G, not 4G LTE correct?

Correct - mifi 2200. If I upgrade through Verizon I'd have to change my plan.

Not sure what would happen if I bought a 4g hotspot myself and tried to put it on the plan.

 

[Robert Munch]

nvm.

 

[vshah]

So this new $70 unlimited plan has no throttle with an LTE connection?

ATT sends text messages to unlimited data users with throttle warnings after 5 gb.

no, the unlimited data is unlimited with no throttling. i'm sure there's a clause in there for fair use though, but i've pulled over 20gb in a month and didn't have a problem.

the downside is the $20 unlimited plan only includes 500mb of free tethering.

 

[lothar]

Correct - mifi 2200. If I upgrade through Verizon I'd have to change my plan.

Not sure what would happen if I bought a 4g hotspot myself and tried to put it on the plan.

I see lots of options for me to buy this on fleaBay...The plans only cost $30/month which is reasonable and can cover T-Mobile's data holes.

My only concern is what happens when Verizon decides to shutdown their 3G network?
It doesn't seem like they're allowing grandfathered plans on hotspot.
And there's no way in hell I'll pay $50/month on a mandatory shared data plan for the privilege of carrying a hotspot.

 

[LongTimePCUser]

Verizon lte is shit in NYC.

I agree. Especially in Manhattan. Tall buildings. Often only get 3G.

 

[fstime]

They will throttle or cap the plan eventually I think. We know plenty of people here alone that will see unlimited and cancel their home internet and pull something ridiculous like 100+ gb a month from their smart phone.

 

[s44]

I agree. Especially in Manhattan. Tall buildings. Often only get 3G.

It's sometimes buildings, but more often traffic. Try going there on a weekend.

Verizon LTE is on the super-low super-penetrating 700mhz band.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

It's sometimes buildings, but more often traffic. Try going there on a weekend.

Verizon LTE is on the super-low super-penetrating 700mhz band.

ive noticed myself that verizon lte gets much better building penetration than 3g did and the connection is always much more stable and robust. no more mysterious 2 minute "outages" that you get with 3g. i wouldnt even mind a 4g only phone at this point. here in san francisco it almost never drops down to 3g, although speeds are more often in the 12 mbps range than the 66 mbps that some people are getting elsewhere. verizon 4g is awesome

 

[OBLAMA2009]

no, the unlimited data is unlimited with no throttling. i'm sure there's a clause in there for fair use though, but i've pulled over 20gb in a month and didn't have a problem.

the downside is the $20 unlimited plan only includes 500mb of free tethering.

unless you watch tons of video its pretty hard to use more than 2-3 gigs if youre not tethering. does anyone know if foxfi can get around the tethering limit on tmo?

 

[foghorn67]

unless you watch tons of video its pretty hard to use more than 2-3 gigs if youre not tethering. does anyone know if foxfi can get around the tethering limit on tmo?

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