Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

[Rawvega]

*Technically*, every plan on T-Mobile is "unlimited", in that there is no overage charge for going over the limit (you just get throttled to 1x-like-speeds, except for Speedtest.net and some music streaming which never get throttled, regardless of plan).

 

So, the $50/month T-Mobile plan could be used as a 1GB tethering, plus "unlimited (1x)" data for phone, without any overage fees.

 

This strikes me as a bad idea, and a stretch of the language. But *technically* it would work.

 

Yes, you're correct. I should have stated something like unlimited mobile broadband speeds.

[iansltx]

Here are the terms from their website: 

 

http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/company-news/rescue-sprint-customers.htm

 

If I'm reading this correctly, it look like they're giving a $10 monthly credit for 12 months for referrals. However, the jump from 1GB to unlimited 4G/LTE is $30. So unless someone is on the 5 GB plan, I don't understand how they're advertising a 'free' upgrade to unlimited 4G/LTE for everyone. I freely admit that I could very well be misunderstanding what exactly they're doing.

 

If I'm reading things right, the fine print is clarifying the bill credit, not the to-unlimited upgrade. Hence the "limit one monthly $10 OR unlimited LTE offer" bit. So it's really an upgrade to unlimited, and it really would work on the lower-end postpaid Simple Choice plans.

[ny2pa2nc]

Is the Everything Plus Referral Plan still available?  It's $70 for unlimited everything.  Carries a 2 year contract with it, but also still subsidizes phones.  For $10 more per month and a 2 year contract, you might wind up saving more money on EPRP over the new $60 plan over the course of 2 years if you typically upgrade on that 2 year schedule.  For example, a Galaxy S5 is currently $99 on contract, $599 off contract.  On EPRP, you'd pay $240 more for the service over the 2 year contract compared to the $60 plan, but would save $500 on the phone... net $260 win for the consumer if you don't mind having the contract.

[Morningside78]

by the way, I just spoke with a friend who works for Sprint and he told me that it's very possible existing customers would be able to get the $15 or $25 per month device fee as long as they hadn't recently purchased a discounted device (even if they had discounted device purchases on their account).  that could potentially be a big game-changer so I'm trying to get confirmation on it. 

[dnwk]

Good. $60 unlimited is what considered to be very reasonable

[ericdabbs]

please read my subsequent post which explains that Sprint corporate stores (at least in NYC) do not allow customers to purchase devices using Easy Pay and add them to old plans

 

Why would you want to add Easy Pay to your old plans?  The system is not setup to add Easy Pay to the Everything Data plans.  If you want Easy Pay you will need to upgrade to My Way, Framily, Family Share Pack and this $60 individual plans.

 

Even when Tmobile announced the JUMP program, they required Tmobile customers to upgrade to the Simple Choice plan in order to take advantage of the JUMP program.

[dnwk]

Ok. the new plan's web page is bootstrap styled.

[S4GRU]

I disagree a bit. Mobile hotspot is a great value add. A good T-Mobile rep can use that as a stick to wack Sprint with and get a customer shoping around, especially since T-Mobile is only 10 dollars more for the next year.

Yeah, I think a reasonable hotspot allotment would have been a good move. Even if it was 300-500MB. Something. But it's not the end of the world. Adding it for a day here and there and turning off when not needed is not a big deal or expense. But it would have been better to throw a bone with hotspot usage.

 

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[Deval]

To quote a recently released dystopian movie, "precision of language!"

 

It's not equal if it doesn't have 5GB of tethering. There's also the whole UnRadio thing but having some Spotify thrown in means that that's more of a fringe issue.

 

While I agree, it doesn't include tethering, and for those who would like it, there are options. BUT, this plan makes Sprint an option now, something that is better and cheaper.

[Rawvega]

If I'm reading things right, the fine print is clarifying the bill credit, not the to-unlimited upgrade. Hence the "limit one monthly $10 OR unlimited LTE offer" bit. So it's really an upgrade to unlimited, and it really would work on the lower-end postpaid Simple Choice plans.

 

Ok, I see.

[Morningside78]

Why would you want to add Easy Pay to your old plans?  The system is not setup to add Easy Pay to the Everything Data plans.  If you want Easy Pay you will need to upgrade to My Way, Framily, Family Share Pack and this $60 individual plans.

 

Even when Tmobile announced the JUMP program, they required Tmobile customers to upgrade to the Simple Choice plan in order to take advantage of the JUMP program.

 

if you purchase a new device but wish to keep your old plan????  not that confusing is it?

[dnwk]

Yeah, I think a reasonable hotspot allotment would have been a good move. Even if it was 300-500MB. Something. But it's not the end of the world. Adding it for a day here and there and turning off when not needed is not a big deal or expense. But it would have been better to throw a bone with hotspot usage.

 

Robert via Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

 

And sprint should made that even easier for people to add hotspot for just 1 day. Like a splash landing page for adding the feature

[Rocket87]

Yeah, I am also waiting for our resident Sprint employer extraordinaire Rocket87 to get details on how it might be applied.

Im not working today sorry.

[dnwk]

Does employee discount apply to the new $60 individual plan?

[Mr.Nuke]

if you purchase a new device but wish to keep your old plan????  not that confusing is it?

You upgrade on your subsidized plan just as you always have. I fail to see how one equates not being able to upgrade via Easy Pay on a plan that was never designed for Easy Pay equates to Sprint getting rid of the plan.

[ericdabbs]

if you purchase a new device but wish to keep your old plan????  not that confusing is it?

 

You can still upgrade your device as subsidized without having to change your plan.  However the only caveat is that you are tied to a 2 year contract.  You have to upgrade at a Sprint corporate store but its still doable.  Its not confusing to me because I know what I am talking about.  

 

Adding Easy Pay to your old plans that are subsidy based is just plain dumb.  Your old Everything Data plan price has the subsidy amount built in so if you buy a device outright and continue to stay on Sprint you would just be paying more.  The only benefit is that you can hop off anytime but that is only if you are unsure you want to stay with Sprint.

[dnwk]

Im not working today sorry.

 

enjoy your vacation

[Morningside78]

You can still upgrade your device without having to change your plan.  However the only caveat is that you are tied to a 2 year contract.  You have to upgrade at a Sprint corporate store but its still doable.

 

but not with easy pay, which was my point

[Deval]

You can still upgrade your device without having to change your plan.  However the only caveat is that you are tied to a 2 year contract.  You have to upgrade at a Sprint corporate store but its still doable.

 

but not with easy pay, which was my point

 

So change your plan if you want Easy Pay.

 

If I want a navigation unit in my car, I have to buy up to the next model. I can't force Toyota to shove a nav unit into a CE model when it only comes in the LXE model.

[WhatTheSlow]

The plan that they announced today isn't earth shattering.  If you had the subsidized unlimited plan from last year (?) for $80, this is pretty much the same if you are buying one of the top of line phones.  This is especially true comparing to the Verizon 2GB subsidized plan for $60 considering it's still very difficult to use more than 1 GB in most places.  I haven't crossed the 1GB since when 4G was first introduced here in Northern NJ/NY.  I'm on my phone almost the whole day but had to turn off the LTE on my S4 Triband to get a stable connection.

[cletus]

Im not working today sorry.

No problem  . It isn't like the plans are going anywhere. 

[ericdabbs]

but not with easy pay, which was my point

 

Why are you so adamant to wanting Easy Pay with your old plans?  This doesn't make any sense to me.  If you want Easy Pay, just switch to the new plans.  Explain in numbers how having Easy Pay on the old plans are more beneficial than Easy Pay on the new plans.

[Morningside78]

So change your plan if you want Easy Pay.

 

If I want a navigation unit in my car, I have to buy up to the next model. I can't force Toyota to shove a nav unit into a CE model when it only comes in the LXE model.

 

not remotely comparable.  one is a hardware issue, the other is a company choosing not to tick a box. 

[Morningside78]

My point is why are you so tied to wanting Easy Pay with your old plans?  This doesn't make any sense to me.  If you want Easy Pay, just switch to the new plans.

 

why does it not make any sense to you?

[Johnner1999]

The plan that they announced today isn't earth shattering. If you had the subsidized unlimited plan from last year (?) for $80, this is pretty much the same if you are buying one of the top of line phones. This is especially true comparing to the Verizon 2GB subsidized plan for $60 considering it's still very difficult to use more than 1 GB in most places. I haven't crossed the 1GB since when 4G was first introduced here in Northern NJ/NY. I'm on my phone almost the whole day but had to turn off the LTE on my S4 Triband to get a stable connection.

The new plans aren't designed for current subscribers.

 

They are designed to bring new subs in.

 

Unless tmo is good in your area, chances are good that your current plan is best.