I have a question about T-Mobile. When I'm looking at plans, they have a 5GB plan but it says unlimited. Is that 5GB of LTE and then it would use 3G for the rest?
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It's unlimited data, but 5GB of LTE. I've never hit my monthly cap but I imagine it'd drop you to 2G. I never get anywhere close to my data cap and actually dropped it since they don't count music streaming against you, roll over unused data, and start you off with 10GB data in your "data stash" (rolled over data bank).
Maybe not two different things here. My response assumes you cannot trade in two phones at the same time. Your leased phone and some other old working smartphone. If you are only trading your Jump On Demand phone for a new one, you lose the promo (except with the next iPhone after today's announcement). I'm not sure you can trade in your leased phone AND some other smartphone to retain the $15/month promo. That's not a question i've asked my rep.
John, please take over the mothership T-Mobile here in Germany. Sincerely.
As hip, rising and rebelling T-Mobile seems to be in the US, - as uncool, conservative and retrograde is their head office here in Germany. In fact, it always have been...
The more I think of it, the more certain I become, that this fact alone is kind of cool in its own macabre way, and may indeed be a part of some weird and secret masterplan.
As hip, rising and rebelling T-Mobile seems to be in the US, - as uncool, conservative and retrograde is their head office here in Germany. In fact, it always have been...
The more I think of it, the more certain I become, that this fact alone is kind of cool in its own macabre way, and may indeed be a part of some weird and secret masterplan.
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"allowing Simple Choice customers to listen to the streaming music service without the cellular data counting against their monthly 4G LTE data plan"
Given that music streaming is a top data consumer and T-Mobile is allowing it for free, this is yet another concrete example (provided by a mobile carrier, no less) of how we're being unreasonably gouged in Canada (and elsewhere, I'm sure) on data fees. Pennies a GB or less cost to the carriers and $20-$100+/GB for overage fees to us? The prices and stingy included GB on all of our plans must surely be intended to push us into higher average monthly subscriptions.
I can't even conceive of being able to stream music via a cellular connection without it costing me my first born.
Hopefully things will improve in this regard soon.. most of my mobile data use nowadays seems to be covered by Shaw Go Wifi (free city-scattered hotspots to home internet subscribers), which is gaining ground around the local cities and is great. Seems absurd though given that they should be responsible for in-home connections and mobile carriers for mobile. If the mobile carriers weren't so damned greedy, Shaw probably wouldn't have even been able to justify putting their foot in this market in the first place.
Where are the regulators for this? Need to start metering data use at reasonable rates like hydro or natural gas. And if it means less profits for the mobile companies, perhaps they can close one or two of their six outlets in each mall.
Given that music streaming is a top data consumer and T-Mobile is allowing it for free, this is yet another concrete example (provided by a mobile carrier, no less) of how we're being unreasonably gouged in Canada (and elsewhere, I'm sure) on data fees. Pennies a GB or less cost to the carriers and $20-$100+/GB for overage fees to us? The prices and stingy included GB on all of our plans must surely be intended to push us into higher average monthly subscriptions.
I can't even conceive of being able to stream music via a cellular connection without it costing me my first born.
Hopefully things will improve in this regard soon.. most of my mobile data use nowadays seems to be covered by Shaw Go Wifi (free city-scattered hotspots to home internet subscribers), which is gaining ground around the local cities and is great. Seems absurd though given that they should be responsible for in-home connections and mobile carriers for mobile. If the mobile carriers weren't so damned greedy, Shaw probably wouldn't have even been able to justify putting their foot in this market in the first place.
Where are the regulators for this? Need to start metering data use at reasonable rates like hydro or natural gas. And if it means less profits for the mobile companies, perhaps they can close one or two of their six outlets in each mall.
That's not how I read the lease. You can pay it off any time for the difference between retail price and what you've paid so far on the lease.
Like others already said…. T-Mobile coverage of the US is already spotty at best. Good in some places, very spotty in other areas. It's unlikely they will succeed in Canada, unable to provide coverage to the vast wide territories, open countryside and provinces…. when they can't even solidify their coverage of American cities.
T-Mobile has won me over here. I plan to switch to them when the iPhone 6s comes out later this year. Really tired of my high monthly cost, contract, and 1GB or RAM. Plus, T-Mobile's speeds are much much faster than Verizon in the Portland metro area.
Also turning on WiFi calling disables calling on other devices such as receiving calls on you laptop. Th
Don't forget jump is also insurance for your devices.
Koodo doesn't do contracts, they do Tab's.
Current iPhone 6 costs $360 Up front + $21/month for 24 months. So if you decide to get it, do the total. I'm sure if you sold your current 6 by then you will have enough to pay off the up front cost plus then some. The more you pay off your Tab then less the monthly payment becomes I think.
So depending on how much your phone costs you now or did upfront, you may or may not save but you definitely will get more data...4.5GB vs the 500MB you got right now, is day and night difference.
I ported my family's 4 Verizon iPhone 6's to T-Mobile yesterday for 4 new T-Mobile iPhone 6's. Verizon lost their $322 per month coming from me and now the monthly cost that I now pay T-Mobile will be $180 plus tax. I am also looking forward to getting 4 new next generation iPhone's in a few months for nothing down and no upfront costs for the continued $15 per month per device per Legere's news today. I had sent an email to Legere a couple of weeks ago with a complaint on some advertising that I saw and I received a call from an executive in his office last week who basically won me over with the T-Mobile Jump on demand deal. You've got my business T-Mobile!!
Yes, if you ignore all the facts then you can call it horrible.
You can't get on the list just by existing. You actually have to earn your way on the list by having a few T-Mobile customers who care enough to request you. This merit-based system (well actually you don't even need to have genuine merit - just a few people who care) is so antiquated, unfair, and un-socialistic!
Of course it's not a lottery of who gets in, but if you believe that a carrier is giving away unlimited data for a specific service for free you're lying to yourself.
Why, if less requested services also theoretically cause less traffic, would one offer the BIG guys unlimited traffic?
And so therefore, yes this is bound to create an unfair market.
Also, this has little to do with socialism, this is about net-neutrality.
Oh and socialism isn't a bad thing at all by the way. Hope you're not mistaking it as communism or "communism light" (so less evil -> still evil)?
If you begin to deregulate everything that has some socialistic "interference" I'd like to see how that works out.
Yes, the free market will always fix itself, but I digress...
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You seemed to have missed the point.
Netflix paying internet providers so they allow less-throttled Netflix speeds (not even full speeds!) is a BIG net-neutrality issue.
Paying for what you use isn't.
Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned a socialistic mindset, but I couldn't think of any other way to describe what you appear to be saying. Am I missing something? That is your mindset here, right? If so, I must say that for whatever good you see in socialism, there are plenty of problems that go with it (both in theory and in practice).
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They have, perhaps you missed that fact.
But let's remember it's still cellular, and there isn't one single provider that has complete dense coverage everywhere. Each has their coverage areas. We have T-Mobile and AT&T at work.
Therefore I carry my work phone and personal phones. T-Mobile coverage in my area is stellar, every bit as good as AT&T. Just two years ago T-MO was useless in my area. The company is going great things and shaking up the business. I like it.
The reception in my area it's pretty good until I go inside.. Work, the gym, my house... I lose the service. It's unusable. It has to do with their spectrum type.
I was told by the executive out of Legere's office that you only pay the $100 or $200 for the 64GB or 128GB one time. Not each time you Jump to a new device (up to 3 times a year). My four iPhone 6's that I got last night were $400 but I was given trade in credit for the four Verizon iPhones so I ended up not having to pay anything. I am also getting account credit for the remaining trade in credit on the first months bill. Going forward, paying $15 a month instead of the normal $27 per phone is the remaining trade value that you receive.
I am emailing that executive T-Mobile rep from Legere's office to confirm what I am saying and will post what I hear back.
Not what I was told when I spoke with an in-store sales rep, who seemed fairly confident he had done this before. Hopefully you're right, don't think you are.
UPDATE: Called a second store, each time you're required to pay the down payment. Bummer.
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Since that phone costs $100 to $200 more who do you think should be paying for it if not you?
You're missing the math. Even if the phone you're upgrading to costs the same as the phone you currently own, you still need to pay the upfront each time you trade your phone for a new phone. The phone doesn't need to cost $100 or $200 more to require another down payment.
A general comment about what many of you have said here about JOD. It is important to understand that JOD is a leasing program. It is not for, and has no relation to, paying in full or in installments to own a phone. It is not intended for that purpose and will not by design compare to buying a phone. (although they will let you pay off the remainder and keep the phone if you were to make that choice)The main purpose of JOD is to allow you to change phones on your schedule. The payment you are paying is a rental charge not a installment towards owning a phone. T-Mobile has programs for that as well if that is what you are wanting.
I want to have a new iPhone each year as they come out, I am willing to understand that I will never truly own my phones but I am renting them. This program is just exactly what I have been waiting for.
For those that are interested in T-Mobile but are afraid of coverage issues- try the free 7 day test drive. You get to see how it proforms in your actual usage.
I want to have a new iPhone each year as they come out, I am willing to understand that I will never truly own my phones but I am renting them. This program is just exactly what I have been waiting for.
For those that are interested in T-Mobile but are afraid of coverage issues- try the free 7 day test drive. You get to see how it proforms in your actual usage.
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I think you misunderstand the program. If I was willing to accept only 16GB iPhones, I would never make a down payment. Notice how the plan says nothing down not even tax. The $100 to $200 is ONLY if I want a 64GB or a 128GB iPhone as they cost $100 to $200 more and your lease will be based on the $649 cost of that 16GB phone.
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This might well be true because when you jump, the phone you are returning will have more value than you are required to return. They may allow you to carry that forward to your next phone. Post that email!
Edit: notice what the FAQ says from the T-Mobile web site: "Every customer who gets a new iPhone 6 with JUMP! On Demand by September 8th, 2015 can get their next comparable iPhone before the end of the year, pay NOTHING to upgrade and LOCK IN the promotional price of $15 a month"
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