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T-Mobile Launches 'Go5G Plus' Two-Year Upgrade Plan, Will Help Would-Be Customers Get Out of Device Contracts
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These prices are outrageous! I use US Mobile (a Verizon MVNO) and get 4 lines for $40 for unlimited minutes/texts and a very tiny pool of 1GB 5G. We have a separate mobile data plan from AT&T for our car: "unlimited" for $20/mo.
I can't imagine paying close to $200/mo to Tmo!
I can't imagine paying close to $200/mo to Tmo!
I used to like T-Mobile. Now it seems like when they merged with Sprint they got Sprint's terrible customer service. Also it is almost impossible to make any changes online such as sim changes, ordering new lines. etc
The Legere era of T-Mobile is sorely missed. The "uncarrier" is now just a regular legacy carrier squeezing every last $ out of its customer base.
I have 3 lines for $110 and never leaving that with almost the same benefits as the new plans. It’s really about profit now and making shareholders happy. I remember how Tmobile used to be beating competitors out.
To mention also, Tmobile also wants you to add a debit card as of may to receive the auto pay discount. Credit cards wont qualify anymore which I was able to get 5% back on monthly as well.
To mention also, Tmobile also wants you to add a debit card as of may to receive the auto pay discount. Credit cards wont qualify anymore which I was able to get 5% back on monthly as well.
Meanwhile in Canada, if Canadian's want to roam in the states, it's roughly $15 a day to use our home data.
ATT and Verizon of course soon to follow
Google Fi also did similar changes to their Simply Unlimited plan but no changes to Data or HotSpot allowance
T-Mobile today announced "Phone Freedom," which it is calling its latest Un-carrier move. Phone Freedom includes multiple facets, such as a new upgrade plan and options to help customers get out of their smartphone contracts when switching.
Go5G Plus is T-Mobile's new wireless plan that includes an upgraded device every two years. T-Mobile says that it ensures new and existing customers will get the "same great device deals" along with $270 "in added value every month" for families that have multiple lines.
The Go5G Plus plan includes 50GB of hotspot data per month and 15GB of data in Mexico and Canada each month. Right now, T-Mobile is offering a promotion that includes a free 5G phone with an eligible trade-in, along with a free third line.
There are caveats, though. Go5G Plus is T-Mobile's most expensive plan at $90 per month for a single line with AutoPay enabled. Prices get cheaper with more lines, with two and three lines both priced at $150/month and a fourth line available for $185/month total for all four lines. It is on par with Magenta MAX at the three line level, but more expensive for four lines. T-Mobile's Magenta and Essentials plans are cheaper, as is the "Go5G, a plan that does not offer unlimited high-speed data.
For customers who want to swap to T-Mobile but who are locked into AT&T with a three-year device contract, T-Mobile says that it will pay off the old phone and give customers a new phone on the T-Mobile network through the "Easy Unlock" option.
There is also a "Go Back Guarantee" for switchers who try T-Mobile and then decide they want to return to their prior carrier.
T-Mobile says that it is making these changes because "millions of people" are locked into three-year device financing contracts with carriers like AT&T and Verizon, which means many people can only upgrade their phones every three years.
The Phone Freedom options will be available starting on Sunday, April 23.
Article Link: T-Mobile Launches 'Go5G Plus' Two-Year Upgrade Plan, Will Help Would-Be Customers Get Out of Device Contracts
Meh, this is dumb. Honestly most people only upgrade their phones every 3-ish years or so anyway. Those that upgrade every year either just pay full price for an unlocked phone from the manufacturer or their corporate job pays for it.
Oh, AT&T and Verizon have had 3-year terms for a long while now.
I never understood the upgrade every year mindset. I'm still using an 11 Pro Max from 2019 and it works great. I'm going to finally upgrade this year (5G is finally worthwhile and also I want USB-C), so that will have been four years with my phone.
Upgrading every year is such a waste. The only way I can really justify it is if it's a family and the previous phones get passed down to other family members.... But most people seem to trade-in, so it's rarely that!
I would switch from Verizon but every time I shop around, getting 3 phones, 1 cellular tablet and 3 Apple Watches is expensive everywhere I go. All of my stuff is unlocked too. The watches are watch prevents people from doing prepaid. And yes I need cell service on all of the watches 
Sorry T-Mobile horrible reception but great incentives. I’ll stick With ATT
I'm with T-Mobile. I think my phone is trying to tell me something. It keeps showing SOS near the zero signal bars.
If the choice was between one of the three plans listed above, I'd pick T-Mobile. Every. Single. Time.
T-Mobile is a straight $90 since all taxes and fees are included. If you add in taxes and fees, Verizon will be more and AT&T will be about the same. But AT&T and Verizon don't have weekly offers like what you get from T-Mobile Tuesdays, and you don't get all the free bonuses such as Netflix, Apple TV+, MLB.TV, a free season pass for major league soccer, etc.
In the end, T-Mobile is the better value. And I actually get better coverage at my home location than with Verizon and AT&T.
And if you want 5G, T-Mobile's coverage is better and offers better speeds.
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If you don’t think that the cell phone wars are having any effect, I can tell you that my Verizon service is just about the same price. I have two lines for 150 dollars a month and I get all of this plus unlimited data for my phone. This is the first time I recall when Verizon service is less or equal to T-mobile. Part of this is because the other day I was talking with a Verizon representative and he said “oh you have been with us for over three years now. We need to give you a discount because of your loyalty.” He quickly took 25 dollars a month off of my bill.
No kidding.
I had the displeasure of having to call in to move an eSIM line and it felt like a hostage situation.
My phones are all factory unlocked and I’m on prepaid only, and the amount of times they had to put me on hold to “check if I was eligible to move devices” was super disconcerting
All the while, I could hardly understand the poor English from the rep, and the way she spoke was maddening beyond belief. They seem trained and required to read every prompt from their screen completely and multiple times.
Just awful. Feels like interacting with a broken robot from some foreign land
More overpriced service for same stuff as before. Take away all these unneeded "added perks", and it'll cost same as their 4-5 year-old plans, which they won't offer anymore, because those don't bring in as much money, even though most customers would prefer them.
And for them to stop gouging the single people.
I definitely would. I’ve had all three but currently have T-Mo and prefer it to the others. My calls/speed have improved, my billing makes more sense than it did with AT&T (though comparable to Verizon), and some of the perks (free MLB TV, especially) are great. YMMV.
The part that makes sense is that you get a free phone when you sign up plus another free phone every 2 years and you’re not locked in a contract.
So leaving T-Mobile will only cost you to pay the remaining balance on the phone you got. Yes the plan is a bit pricier but you basically get free phones for life or $800 off the more premium phones.
That’s about $33 a month per line in savings if you divide the $800 device value over 24 months.
Planned obsolesce and trade in worth cushion that blow. A trade in quote is usually $50 bucks for an iphone 11, you could sell it and get a bit more, but is not enough when phones are close to new, so in reality the majority only pay upfront for half the phone and makes it easier to get the latest tech.
With that said though at that rate iphones have been failing me, usually repairing them without warranty is literally the price I would had paid for a new phone with a trade in.
I mean it makes more sense to get a free phone from them and just pay the remaining balance if you leave before 2 years.
If you stay 1 year you got a new phone for half the price and it’ll be unlocked once you pay the remaining balance. Cheaper than buying an unlocked used phone lol.
No need to save up.