T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Approved, May Be Finalized as Early as April

[Digital Skunk]

Current rates -- for T-Mobile's most expensive plan... Magenta Plus... is $140 for 3 lines. 85 for 1, 140 for 2, 3rd line is free so still 140... 170 for 4... 200 for 5...

T-Mobile's website does not say differently. I'm adjusting the slider right now.

If you want to do the others...

Cheapest plan -- Essentials: 1-60, 2-90, 3-105, 4-120, 5-135 ... + taxes for all levels

Middle plan -- Magenta: 1-70, 2-120, 3-free/120, 4-140, 5-160 ... taxes included at all levels

So I don't know what website you're on... but it isn't T-Mobile's.

We handled this a few posts back. No one was including the price add-ons for the phones. Except me that is.

Sprint is still cheaper by a long shot.

Quality however .....

Errr what ? I’ve been on all 4 carriers and sprints fine. Been up and down the eastern coast of the United States with no issues unless jt was the middle of no where literally.

Same here, and I've come to understand that Sprint is thick on the east and west coasts. Not so much anywhere else ... (i.e. the middle of nowhere) /jk

 

[RobNYC]

This. I’m British but I live in the US. I pay T-Mobile $70 a month and use maybe 10 GB. I still pay 3UK £12 a month for 12GB data. The best thing, it works in 80 countries (at LTE speeds) around the world...including the US. My UK contract is cheaper than my US contract here in the US. Lack of competition is not good.

The trick is to get a family plan if you can. I rounded up my brother and my parents to jump into my T-Mobile plan so it's $35 per line for unlimited date, texting, SD video playback ect.

 

[deeddawg]

This. I’m British but I live in the US. I pay T-Mobile $70 a month and use maybe 10 GB. I still pay 3UK £12 a month for 12GB data. The best thing, it works in 80 countries (at LTE speeds) around the world...including the US. My UK contract is cheaper than my US contract here in the US. Lack of competition is not good.

The trick is to get a family plan if you can. I rounded up my brother and my parents to jump into my T-Mobile plan so it's $35 per line for unlimited date, texting, SD video playback ect.

Alternately, if you're single and don't need unlimited data plans and all the bells & whistles, consider an MVNO such as Mint Mobile or Cricket or Boost or any of the the others.

 

[compwiz1202]

I love how they promise that the prices will only be the same or better for 3 years, then after that they can just jack up prices.

It's like when I see price for life internet deals, since when did technology get more expensive over time? Why would I want to lock in todays prices when I should be able to get more speed for less in the future? Oh wait, it's because they are not in competitive markets.

Yea even with pricing being a little better here because we have choices, it's still ridiculous to have to do a dance whenever pricing creeps up, and either switch or do some dumbass workaround with the current provider like switching back and forth between husband and wife to get decent pricing again.
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Not bad. I thought Europe would be more expensive due to the higher taxes and fees.
I'm on T-Mobile and I pay $99/month for 2 Phone lines with Unlimited Data with International Data and texting included, HD Streaming and 1 iPad Unlimited Data line. All lines allow for Mobile HotSpot. Price includes all taxes and fees.

At least we get to pay $2.19/gallon of gasoline. I believe this is were you guys get really screwed in Europe.
I do prefer to pay more for my mobile service than for gasoline. At least I can go places without hurting my wallet.

Yea nice to see some less expensive gas, but I've around enough to know it's just pre election pricing. Will jump back up in like Feb 2021.
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Alternately, if you're single and don't need unlimited data plans and all the bells & whistles, consider an MVNO such as Mint Mobile or Cricket or Boost or any of the the others.

Yea so annoying with the majors that the single and couples get the shaft over the huge families.

 

[compwiz1202]

People pay those prices in the US because they choose to. There are carriers with unlimited for around 30 bucks per month - I'm on one now (Total Wireless), I pay $85 or less per month for three lines.

Yes the issue with all pricing in the US is huge income spread. No matter how much the prices rise within some fathom of reason, that will be pocket change to a decent amount of people. Plus credit is another reason. People don't just have the cash on hand anymore and see it dwindling if they pay too much. They just see they have this credit limit they only have to pay a bit on a month, even if the interest is sucking them dry.

 

[Bruce Laubon]

I've been a subscriber since Nextel was boight out my Sprint. Nextel was a very good cellphone/walky-talky. When Sprint bought them out, service/customer service, went down hill fast, people were layed off or fired. It took to long to make the switch over. Reception went down hill just as fast. Then Soft Bank bought a LARGE part of Sprint and again service/customer service went doen hill. Towers were closed down and people were layed off or fired. I can only guess what will happen now that T-Mobile is buying Sprint..