Perhaps English isn't your first language if you're attempting to infer that my use of the term "Most People" somehow really meant "All People". You're basically making a frivolous counter-argument to something I clearly never asserted.
I'm glad you're happy with all of the additional bells and whistles that come with these plans but to suggest that everyone should be happy paying for them even though they're not utilizing them is ridiculous.
For the most part, my comments were talking about the sales practices of carriers in general and not necessarily criticizing this particular $30 plan from T-Mobile. Of all the available plans out there, it matches my needs the closest. I'm done with the 2 year contract nonsense of paying $70 or $80 a month and having to choose between unlimited voice or unlimited data.
Wow, pulling the ESL card ... mon dieu!
I made that point simply to highlight that what you think of as a "gimmick" is actually a valid and common use case, especially among people who use multiple devices.
If you're making the case against bundling, then that criticism by definition applies to the T-Mobile $30 plan as well. If you're saying that unused data or plan offerings is "waste," then that applies to the T-Mobile plan as well.
You're making the assumption that going to an a la carte pay-as-you-go model will automatically result in lower costs. And I'm asking what rates you expect to pay for this scenario to pencil out, and keep a company like T-Mobile from sinking into the red in the process. If AT&T and Verizon adopt pay-as-you-go, I would venture to guess that they would price it such that their revenues and profits remain as sky high as they are currently. Some consumers will pay less, other will pay more. But, everybody together will wind up paying about the same.
The costs of existing plans already assume that most consumers will not go all the way up to the limit on their plans, and if they did, the cost would be even higher because of the greater infrastructure requirements. It works the same way with home internet service, where ~95% of users don't hit their datacap. Are you suggesting that we go back to metered internet service for homes and businesses as well (like we had in the early dial-up era)?
Keep in mind that I'm on the $30 T-Mobile plan, because it matches my use case the best. If a plan does not offer value, then I don't buy in. Simple as that.