TMO New Unlimited Data Program
 

What? 1 plan???
$40 per line for 4 lines = total of $160 a month for unlimited data.

What about existing people? I have $100 for 4 lines. 2GB each. That's all I need. Why would I want to pay another 60% to get data that I never use?

Still need to read up how it affects existing customers that are in my boat.

They better grandfather or they're going to lose a lot of people.

Ummm... wouldn't it be easier to just go to the website I referenced and review the material directly, from the source, rather than speculating on FT? :confused:

Regards

unfortunately, only 2G tethering (paid addon $15 for 5GB) and binge-on is enabled (throttled data to 1.5mbps when watching videos, can be disabled by paying $25/line/month)

net neutrality concerns woot

To my knowledge, almost all cell phone providers allow people to maintain their current plans even when they introduce new ones. I don't see any reason this would be different. Most news articles being published on this change are reporting that existing customers can maintain their current plans.

I will say, for an AT&T customer that has been looking very lovingly at Tmobile and seriously considering moving my business to them, this announcement effectively kills that. This plan would raise my costs by about $30 a month AND I'd lose LTE tethering, which I have on AT&T.

This could turn out to be a rare misstep for Tmobile. I'm just not sure that many people actually need/want unlimited data. My wife and I certainly don't. We generally use less than 3GB per month (on average)

Regards

If you watch the video on the website, you will be allowed to retain an existing plan. I intend to do that as I just don't need unlimited data in the U.S. and never hit my data cap on the $50 plan.
https://explore.t-mobile.com/t-mobil...LRTJFSULP95838

edited to add: Here's a blog that covers all the details plus pricing:
http://phandroid.com/2016/08/18/t-mo...nlimited-data/

I'm paying $50 for 3 GB, data stash and high-speed tethering.

I strain to even hit my data stash with tethering so no way I'm going to pay $70 for 2G tethering.

But typically, carriers push people into new plans, like when you upgrade or they take away features.

What if they only offered unlimited international data roaming on the One plans and took it away from Simple Choice?

:eek:uch! I have 10 or 11 lines on my account. This would more than double my bill. None of the lines go over our current 2gb limit.

I had prepaid before at $30 and went to the $50 plan solely for the international data. Not sure I'd make the jump to $70 for that. I'm out of the U.S. about 60 days a year, but could survive on wi-fi if they did something like that. It's convenient to have that data available, but not sure it would be worth $480 a year more compared to $240 a year when I first made the change.

I just added a blog link to my post above which indicates that new TMobile users won't have a choice on plans.

isn't project fi cheaper for you? (well you get 3GB plus overage at $50... versus 2GB+throttle at $50 but no overage)

Can't say I've really looked at that. I mainly use the international data when I'm on trains or buses between cities and those trips can be up to 4-5 hours long. I've had 4G in some places (Amsterdam comes to mind) and 3G in others, so don't think it's always capped at 2G. Other than that, when I'm on foot mostly a quick check of e-mail or a mapping app.

When I was at OzFest in Surfers Paradise in May, I uploaded over 200 photos via TMobile's partner there as the hotel wi-fi (a Hilton) was useless. That took a lot of data. I took most of my photos with the cell phone just to get them on-line same-day.

At home, though, I am a big data user for music. I do 4 miles walks pretty regularly and the free streaming music is probably the biggest feature I use in the U.S. Even at airports, when I'm at the gate or on board waiting for departure, I probably use 30-45 mins of data for various reasons.

When you add all that up, I suspect I'm well over 3G.

Music streaming uses significantly less data when compared to video.

There is a stat on your T-Mobile account which shows you total network data used as opposed to what is counted against your monthly quota.

You uploaded 200 photos at 128kbps?

Anyways Project Fi is probably meant to support a small number of users compared to regular plans or why else require specific Nexus phones to activate?

2G? Non-starter.


I'm on a SimpleChoice 10GB per line plan (2 lines) and am staying right where I am right now thank you very much. Neither line does video (maybe a YouTube clip or 2 per month) but no need for the BingeOn stuff.

For me, it's all about tethering. I move around alot with my laptop and frankly use the laptop for things that nowadays could be done with apps or a phone or a data-plan enabled tablet. But, I'm sticking with the laptop. Once you start talking slow data speeds, caps or throttling tethering, you've lost me.

I don't reach my 10GB limit per month (even while tethering)
AND
I don't use the phone as my home internet connection.

+1

Sorry Mr. Legere, I'm staying with Simple Choice. If I read the charts right (and, I did it in a hurry), I might (emphasis on might) be paying the same amount with my 10GB per line available for tethering SimpleChoice plan.

So the only new plan will be this one?

That will seriously cut into how many people I persuade to switch over.

I've moved a bunch of people (and gotten one referral credit, but whatever). I seem to be the guy people ask what to do on this front, and I really like T-Mobile, but in large part, it's about the low price for families (also the int'l roaming).