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T-Mobile USA to Begin Selling Apple Products in 2013
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I think that $30/month plan is a value plan, which requires you to pay full price for your phone anyway.
Here a statement per dowjones.com:
"T-Mobile USA's CEO John Legere said that it will be a "different and unique product" and that all analyst reports on T-Mobile USA's adaption of the iPhone "have been wrong." Still, it will take several months until Apple products will be launched, Legere also said at the Bonn event.
T-Mobile is the only major U.S. wireless carrier that doesn't offer the iPhone, and its executives have cited that omission as a key reason T-Mobile continues to lose hundreds of thousands of valuable contract customers to competitors. "
So this doesn't sound like there will be any US T-mobile iPhone any time soon. Wonder if they'll have the new Blackberry. I've been a loyal t-mobile customer since the Voicestream times. And I need a new phone soon since the screen on my BB is on its way out. I don't want one of those gigantic Samsung phones or so. The iPhone 5 is already too big I find. So let's see what actually happens but it looks more like some t-mobile branded tablet or so.
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T-Mobile's best deals are their pay-as-you-go plans - it'll be interesting to see what they do with the iPhone though. But guys like me that don't make lots of voice calls are a lot better off paying full price for the phone and going with one of their lower-cost plans.
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Exactly right... it's the plan I'm on, actually.
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Exactly right... it's the plan I'm on, actually.
You think this will affect pricing for Att/Verizon customers in the future? I mean sprint already has a great deal on plans but lets face it, their network sucks. If tmobile make's their LTE in the same class as ATT/Verizon and get people to switch there, I'm hoping Att will provide cheaper plans since I'm stuck for another 2 years with 5 iphones 
As you can imagine, ETF for 5 iphones would be insane
As you can imagine, ETF for 5 iphones would be insane 
What other kind of product, other than a phone/handset, would a Telecom based company be inclined to sell? In fact, there's only two products that Apple sells that could possibly fit into that category -- iPhones and iPads. I find it difficult to believe that T-Mobile would find it strategically advantageous to start carrying cellular iPads before carrying (now very much compatible) iPhone 4,4S, and 5.
You shouldn't read too much into it.
I beg to differ lol. Then again, I'm not sure if my current rate plan will stick, however it looks ridiculously cheap.
I'm going to assume that many former t-mobile consumers will jump right back in to tmobile... and you'll know the rest.
p.s. i would love to see that pink chick with tmobile riding that bike say..."oh crap, i've been throttled..."
This is exciting news for T-mobile customers, including me! However I don't see a release happening until late Summer or Fall 2013.
destroysall.
destroysall.
You think this will affect pricing for Att/Verizon customers in the future? I mean sprint already has a great deal on plans but lets face it, their network sucks. If tmobile make's their LTE in the same class as ATT/Verizon and get people to switch there, I'm hoping Att will provide cheaper plans since I'm stuck for another 2 years with 5 iphones
Is that a joke? Their 3G isn't even par.
Is there any news if this will be using T-Mobiles current 3G 1700/2100mhz network?
That would be absolutely fantastic as Wind Mobile customers in Canada (500,000+) could also take advantage of having the iPhone. My sister has been bugging me about getting an iPhone but its not available on the Wind Mobile Network.
That would be absolutely fantastic as Wind Mobile customers in Canada (500,000+) could also take advantage of having the iPhone. My sister has been bugging me about getting an iPhone but its not available on the Wind Mobile Network.
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i'm on the same plan, only my area doesn't get 3G/4G... and edge sucks. here's to hoping they speed up the upgrade.
I have this plan as well but I'm pretty sure they will be doing away with it in 2013 when the iPhone officially comes on board. I highly doubt they will grandfather anyone in with the cheap prepaid plans.
I don't know what's there to read into it. He says it pretty clearly. An iPad would make sense because they could support that with their current technology. I don't think the iPhone would work yet given Apple's unique expectations and restrictions. For most part it sounds like you'd be on EDGE speed with those and that's slower than my 3G Blackberry. Who wants to put up with that?
I'm more curious if this will all lead to a potential takeover in the end. Very speculative of course but Apple investing into communication infrastructure kind of makes sense. Their not selling services and I don't think you can maintain being the biggest tech company and all you do is sell gadgets with now a side business of selling computers. That can't be sustainable. While Facebook is selling hot air others have diversified as a long term strategy - see google or amazon. Apple needs to quickly come up with something and investors won't like it if they keep sitting on unimaginable wads of cash.
This is 100 percent correct. I have the $30 plan right now and I fully expect T-Mobile to take it away from everyone when the iPhone officially comes on board.
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So T-Mobile will be carrying the iPhone 5 in early 2013 and won't have to wait for the 4S?
The point is that this plan will not be available anymore when the iPhone officially comes to T-Mobile.
I'm going to assume that many former t-mobile consumers will jump right back in to tmobile... and you'll know the rest.
p.s. i would love to see that pink chick with tmobile riding that bike say..."oh crap, i've been throttled..."
I am a former T-Mo customer and I'll definitely get 'em again.
Let's hope for the best for T-Mo in 2013 and leave those greedy, price duopoly bastards (A & V).
I wonder how long before T-Mobile has an iPhone commercial out there. I would think pretty quickly.
from the Walmart website
"The $30 Unlimited Web & Text with 100 min talk plan works only with T-Mobile Phones purchased from a Walmart store or from Walmart.com."
Of courrrrrrrssssee!!
Again, this AFTER I activate my iPhone 5 and I begin a new two year contract with AT&T.
Oh well, I suppose AT&T will really have to offer me a sweet deal to stick with them in two years. Competition is a great thing!
Again, this AFTER I activate my iPhone 5 and I begin a new two year contract with AT&T.
Oh well, I suppose AT&T will really have to offer me a sweet deal to stick with them in two years. Competition is a great thing!