TMO message today unlimited 4G LTE data
Mar 13, 2015, 10:31 am
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TMO message today unlimited 4G LTE data
Just got this message on my phone:
Thanks for being a loyal customer! Your account is being upgraded to Unlimited 4G LTE data thru 2015, no extra cost!! If you do not want Unlimited data, opt out by 3/17.
Why would one want to opt out? UPDATE: the reason to opt out is that you lose your stash.
The click through to details says that the current plan will be available for tethering and sounds like there's no strings, as it states that the current allotments will apply after 12/31/15.
Targetted?
Here's a posting about it - definitely selected customers:
http://www.tmonews.com/2015/03/selec...imited-4g-lte/
Thanks for being a loyal customer! Your account is being upgraded to Unlimited 4G LTE data thru 2015, no extra cost!! If you do not want Unlimited data, opt out by 3/17.
Why would one want to opt out? UPDATE: the reason to opt out is that you lose your stash.
The click through to details says that the current plan will be available for tethering and sounds like there's no strings, as it states that the current allotments will apply after 12/31/15.
Targetted?
Here's a posting about it - definitely selected customers:
http://www.tmonews.com/2015/03/selec...imited-4g-lte/
Last edited by milepig; Mar 13, 2015 at 12:33 pm
Mar 13, 2015, 11:10 am
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What kind of plan are you on? And how much data do you average per month?
While we use only 25-35% of our allotted data, we're also on a very inexpensive promotional family plan that also expires at the end of the year.
While we use only 25-35% of our allotted data, we're also on a very inexpensive promotional family plan that also expires at the end of the year.
Mar 13, 2015, 11:18 am
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I have 5GB and Mrs. Milepig has 4GB and neither of us uses anywhere near all of that since we're almost always on the WIFI at home and work. We use more when we're travelling, and with a big trip coming up I could burn through a fair amount in April. Even so, I can't see either of us ever dipping into our data stash, so this is really sort of TMO giving us something we'll never need.
Mar 13, 2015, 12:33 pm
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Mar 15, 2015, 12:55 pm
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Since you have 2 lines have you thought about their 2 lines/$100/unlimited data plan? I've been trying to get my bf to change carriers so we can do that.
Mar 15, 2015, 4:02 pm
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Mar 15, 2015, 7:59 pm
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The $100 is the total cost for 2 lines, including unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, unlimited data.
The fine print says it is only good through the end of the year, but there have been reports that the plan is to keep everyone on the plan.
http://www.tmonews.com/2014/12/more-...ly-plan-promo/
The fine print says it is only good through the end of the year, but there have been reports that the plan is to keep everyone on the plan.
http://www.tmonews.com/2014/12/more-...ly-plan-promo/
Mar 18, 2015, 12:28 pm
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Their CEO announced today that you get to keep your promo. (Which is awesome, since I've got the $50 unlimited everything referral promo from last year!)
http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/18/t...om-uncontract/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/18/t...om-uncontract/
Mar 18, 2015, 12:48 pm
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The caveat...
...if you're clinging to one of T-Mobile's unlimited data plans. While huge rivals like AT&T and Verizon have treated customers with grandfathered unlimited plans like second-class citizens by throttling speeds after thresholds are hit and barring them from tethering, Legere is enacting a sort of data détente that means he won't change the terms of the game for at least two years.
...if you're clinging to one of T-Mobile's unlimited data plans. While huge rivals like AT&T and Verizon have treated customers with grandfathered unlimited plans like second-class citizens by throttling speeds after thresholds are hit and barring them from tethering, Legere is enacting a sort of data détente that means he won't change the terms of the game for at least two years.
Mar 18, 2015, 2:17 pm
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The caveat...
...if you're clinging to one of T-Mobile's unlimited data plans. While huge rivals like AT&T and Verizon have treated customers with grandfathered unlimited plans like second-class citizens by throttling speeds after thresholds are hit and barring them from tethering, Legere is enacting a sort of data détente that means he won't change the terms of the game for at least two years.
...if you're clinging to one of T-Mobile's unlimited data plans. While huge rivals like AT&T and Verizon have treated customers with grandfathered unlimited plans like second-class citizens by throttling speeds after thresholds are hit and barring them from tethering, Legere is enacting a sort of data détente that means he won't change the terms of the game for at least two years.
Mar 18, 2015, 3:16 pm
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