Is the iPhone even available on T-Mobile yet?
Guess that's one reason I have been with T-Mobile since 1997.
And I was just on the T-Mobile web site -
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Is the iPhone even available on T-Mobile yet?
Guess that's one reason I have been with T-Mobile since 1997.
And I was just on the T-Mobile web site -
If you do the math, it's cheaper to pay full price from TM for the phone and chose the Value plan than it is to take the subsidized phone and classic plan. Over the course of two years, it will be on average from $10-20 per month cheaper, depending upon your choice of phone.
lol must resort to flames because you cannot dispute the evidence and truth i see....
Calling you out is not flaming goofan.
If my ringtones which I have created for my Android phone were to be usable on an iPhone, I might consider buying an iPhone.
And if it were possible to choose where to store my personal phone data - on the phone or on a removable SDHC card, I might consider buying an iPhone.
At some point, all of these carriers will be forced to have plans for their phones that do not have all the hidden prices/features/gotchas. Now there are too many variables with each one causing a different bottom line. It's all anti-consumer.
My daughter dropped her phone (on our family plan) several months ago, making it unusable. The customer service person told me that it would cost more to cancel the line than to continue paying the $10/month plus the data (moved to the lowest data plan).
When the time expired for the contract, I called to cancel the phone. The CS person told me that I could replace the phone with a FREE phone. I agreed since my wife's phone is about 5 years old. She could take over the phone and her line could be dropped from the plan - no data usage.
Imagine my surprise to see that my FREE replacement phone is costing me $20 and includes a data plan. I called back and cancelled the data. However, I'm still billed the $20 for the FREE phone. I don't appreciate being lied to. I really wanted to lower my monthly bill.
I hope this happens soon for those on T-Mobile. It will make it so much easier for them. Their service is so much better than Sprint, they are overdue.
Based on what people have posted, two line family plan is $20 a month cheaper, which means $480 over two years. The subsidy is about 400 per iPhone at AT&T, so that would make it $800 for a two year two people subsidy. Unless T-mobile subsidies are substantially less than AT&T's, T-mobile is still screwing you for going with an unsubsidized phone. And there is still a 2 year contract. I don't see any advantage.
It was inevitable anyway since so many jailbroken phones are using T-Mobile as a carrier for their service.
That is nothing. After my 2 year contract with T-mobile was up, I asked them to unlock my phone so that I can use local SIMs while traveling internationally. The customer service screwed up. Apparently, they had not updated their records to show that my RAZR was replaced after it died within the warranty period. Therefore, the serial number on my actual phone was different than the one I originally purchased. The unlock code that they generated was for the original one, so entering that code killed my phone. After a few weeks of calls to T-mobile and Motorola, they gave up and said the phone was irretrievably lost. Fine, mistakes happen. But then they refused to give me a new phone, even though their mistake killed it. If I signed up for a new 2 year contract, they offered something like a $50 subsidy. I said that was ridiculous and switched to iPhone on AT&T. Not only my combined bill for broadband and cell phone went down despite the additional wireless data plan, now I get much better coverage.
Agree. Sprint is really not an option.
T-Mobile can use the business and possibly can stay independent.
well hopefully we get an event announcement soon. imagine the only new feature of the iPhone 5 is that it can run t-mobile lol.
To clarify a few things:
1. Android isn't going anywhere. I have no idea why anyone wants it to die either. A lack of competition is about the worst thing that can happen in the mobile market (or really, any market).
2. The AT&T/T-Mobile merger is far from a done deal at this point and even if they do merge it's not like the T-Mobile frequencies are just going to vanish. There are going to be existing customers. In fact the potential merger seems to actually increase the likelihood that the new iPhone would support those frequencies.
An unlocked phone that works on basically any network is about the best thing in the world for us as the consumer and the best thing for Apple. Hopefully, this is the revision where it happens.
1. Android isn't going anywhere. I have no idea why anyone wants it to die either. A lack of competition is about the worst thing that can happen in the mobile market (or really, any market).
2. The AT&T/T-Mobile merger is far from a done deal at this point and even if they do merge it's not like the T-Mobile frequencies are just going to vanish. There are going to be existing customers. In fact the potential merger seems to actually increase the likelihood that the new iPhone would support those frequencies.
An unlocked phone that works on basically any network is about the best thing in the world for us as the consumer and the best thing for Apple. Hopefully, this is the revision where it happens.
I'll tell what an iPhone on T-mobile would really do....
It would put a big dent in AT&T's customer acquisition. T-mobile currently offers better pricing, better customer service, and faster data.
They unlock your phone for free after 90 days and there are so relatively few people on the network that going to a concert or college football game does not prevent you from using your service.
If you live in a big city like I do, T-mobile service is top tier.
The AT&T merger can only hurt their customers.
It would put a big dent in AT&T's customer acquisition. T-mobile currently offers better pricing, better customer service, and faster data.
They unlock your phone for free after 90 days and there are so relatively few people on the network that going to a concert or college football game does not prevent you from using your service.
If you live in a big city like I do, T-mobile service is top tier.
The AT&T merger can only hurt their customers.
True, however, if T-Mobile offers a better smart phone plan at a lower price, I wonder if ATT will honor it should the merger be approved and T-Mobile iPhone smart phone contracts are grandfathered in, at least until the the T-Mobile contract duration you signed up for expires. Then you have to choose an ATT plan. Maybe...
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This actually makes me want to move stateside...Canada "Big 3" can go to hell honestly we need more carriers here and way over priced + we got three years contract?
AT&T won't loose customers to T-Mobile as all T-Mobile customers will eventually be AT&T.
Rumors are that T-Mobile iPhone pricing will be the same as AT&T's.
They won't have to unlock the iPhone here in the USA - no carrier does right now as it stands.
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Obviously I have no idea what the unsubsidized pricing would be for an iPhone on TM.
T-mobile doesn't usually publish their unsubsidized phone plans because they want people to spend the extra money.
Generally speaking, owning your own phone will save you $20/month over someone with a contract and the same level of service.
$20 * 24 months = $480 saved over 2 years.
Most new phones cost ~$400-$500 if you buy them straight up, so you basically only end up a bit ahead if you keep that phone for 2 years.
The smart folks wait until a phone has been out for ~3 months (or more) and pay $200-$300 for it used off contract. Doing that allows you to upgrade whenever you want while paying the lower monthly fee.
Alright! We get to see the T-Mobile Chic pitch the iPhone! Yipee!
Do we get a video of her pulling her foot outta her mouth too?
i am a HSPA+ engineer and currently working with T-Mobile as a contractor.
i've been working with them since february and we activated at least 1700+ HSPA+ sites.
next month, september itself. i receive more or less 200+ sites needed to get activated.
I'm hoping HSPA+ iPhone will come on T-Mobile USA because our HSPA+ is simply rocking right now compare to AT&T so called 4G lol.
the configuration we did for HSPA+ is 20mbps & 50mbps.
i've been working with them since february and we activated at least 1700+ HSPA+ sites.
next month, september itself. i receive more or less 200+ sites needed to get activated.
I'm hoping HSPA+ iPhone will come on T-Mobile USA because our HSPA+ is simply rocking right now compare to AT&T so called 4G lol.
the configuration we did for HSPA+ is 20mbps & 50mbps.