We accidentally did this. I say accidentally because I had no idea about it when I ordered a new phone. I assumed I had to pay the previous phonenoff in full. I ended up selling the previous phone for $500 and I am still paying it off (they unlocked it for me too but that was due to a glitch that may still be present) plus I still get $12 a month credit towards that payment which I wouldn't have had. In other words they essentially paid me to lease that phone when all is said and done.I can't move. I do not like the options that involve the devices. I found a weird catch that allows me multiple EIP on one line. Right now I'm paying for a 6s and a 7+. I'll be trading in the 7+ for the 7s(8) or an Android in December.
The newest JUMP on demand makes me return a device to get a new one.
While it's lucrative, I like being able to keep paying on one phone I want to keep, trading in one I don't, or trading them both in for two new ones!
My situation is weird though, probably not very common.
Their "Stream Saver" is enabled by default but can be disabled for free. I do want tethering though, it's the biggest thing for me. Don't care about the TV sub personally as I have it anyway.AT&T really needs to step up their game
They're the most expensive, don't offer tethering, you have to have a TV sub, and no HD video (right?)
Wtf
My friend was just in Japan this past summer and felt it more than usable. He went thinking he'd have to buy a sim and ended up not needing to. Sure, he wasn't streaming video, but for looking up where to go and how to get there it worked fine. He was even sending pictures back and forth via google hangouts with me sharing his experience.If it works for you, that's great. T-Mobile has always been awful in my area and Verizon has always been the best of the big 4 (tried all 4 a year ago). The unlimited data outside of North America is 2G which is unusable so it's not really a selling point to me.
Do you still have to manually enable HD video every day on T-Mobile?
If so - not impressed. That is super anti-consumer.
We accidentally did this. I say accidentally because I had no idea about it when I ordered a new phone. I assumed I had to pay the previous phonenoff in full. I ended up selling the previous phone for $500 and I am still paying it off (they unlocked it for me too but that was due to a glitch that may still be present) plus I still get $12 a month credit towards that payment which I wouldn't have had. In other words they essentially paid me to lease that phone when all is said and done.
All that said I can see why they don't want that if they've changed things and can't really blame them. I don't think these plans were ever designed to allow multiple leases/payment plans on one line.
I switched today as well and the unlimited w/ fees is like $88, tho I still have my phone payment which is like $34 monthly, but previous just the data plan itself was $90 for me....I just changed my Verizon plan today for one iPhone 7 from the 12 GB (XL plan) to Unlimited. The unlimited plan costs $65 plus $40 for the "line access fee" plus taxes. I'll save $15 a month.
Where does the $20 "device fee" mentioned in the article come from?
The unlimited data outside of North America is 2G which is unusable so it's not really a selling point to me.
Or on the road between major cities...Too bad Verizon is the only one that works in the boonies.
I hated ATT&T and I wanted the iPhone 7. Was grandfathered but I didn't like that I would be throttled and didn't like the impending increases for us. I paid about $89 a month. Switched to T-Mobile for the new iPhone. Well I did not know once you factor in the Voice onto the $70... plus the monthly device fee, you are well above $100. Switched to a 10gb plan since I do not use much data and got a corporate discount. Morale of the story... you decide LOL.So I wonder if AT&T is still on "GO" for it's $5 increase on grandfathered plans next month. $5 more plus no tethering it's making it hard not to switch. Still usure if this is VZW us baiting people to switch then will cancel the plan when 5G comes out and push everyone on expensive data bucket plans.
If ATT had not already said those of us that were grandfathered were for life it would be a no brainer.
BTW anyone know if you bring your unlocked world phone to VZW if you still have to pay an activation fee with this plan? When I bought my phone ATT did not charge me an activation fee since I just switch out the SIM.
T-Mobile is really where it's at. Best service for the best price. Bonus if you go to Europe it works there too free data and messaging for no extra cost. Really can't beat it.
I can't move. I do not like the options that involve the devices. I found a weird catch that allows me multiple EIP on one line. Right now I'm paying for a 6s and a 7+. I'll be trading in the 7+ for the 7s(8) or an Android in December.
The newest JUMP on demand makes me return a device to get a new one.
While it's lucrative, I like being able to keep paying on one phone I want to keep, trading in one I don't, or trading them both in for two new ones!
My situation is weird though, probably not very common.
I'm on the same boat. I wasn't impressed with the previous offering because the lack of HD and low speed tethering. if I'm switching I'm gonna lose 4gig of tethering but saving few more bucks I'm ok with it. I would love to know too if I don't need to enable HD every single day. Let me know when you find out.Debating whether to switch to the new T-Mobile One from my current simple Choice unlimited plan. I would pay less with Tmobile One, but curious about how the HD works on T-Mobile One video playback. I don't want to have to go to tmobile app to enable HD video passes every day.