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T-Mobile ONE Unlimited Plan Gains HD Video and 10GB High-Speed Hotspot Data to One-Up Verizon
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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
They're the most expensive, don't offer tethering, you have to have a TV sub, and no HD video (right?)
Wtf
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.
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.
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.
As you say, to each their own.
Why isn't AT&T getting in the game? Might have to consider switching given the war that is starting between Verizon and T-Mobile
Checking into this because this is also a deal breaker for me...
Everyone criticizing att for "not getting in the game". Verizon literally just "got in the game" a day ago lol. ATT will likely follow, if the last is anything to go by. And hisnisnt in defense of ATT at all. Dumped them two years ago.
Yeah. I think once people caught on, that's when they moved to JUMP on Demand. I could get more tethering but I don't use it. I could pay less without the $12 JUMP insurance but Applecare + doesn't cover theft so I'll buy insurance anyways.
For me, it's just an easier way to keep my technology fix and try new phones.
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....
That's funny - it was perfectly usable when I have used it for the past dozen or so trips overseas. Works fine for maps, emails, texts, web browsing, even voice calls over Whatsapp, etc. If you are addicted to instant gratification and can't wait an extra few seconds for things to load, you can just buy an LTE pass.
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.
I agree! I left Verizon after 10 years. T-Mobile works great and cost less.
I have the unlimited AT&T plan and needed tethering so I added a ZTE Mobley. Its a connected car device which is eligible to be added. Works pretty well, its main negative is lack of carrier aggregation but its fast enough for streaming and browsing.
I am looking forward to the chance to drop it and use my phone if it becomes an option though. Saves a device fee.
I am looking forward to the chance to drop it and use my phone if it becomes an option though. Saves a device fee.
Actually, the newest JUMP on Demand plan will allow you to keep your existing device, as long as you pay it off in full - and then you can get a new one. (The new one will start a whole new JUMP on Demand plan with another 18 months of payments to pay it off.)
I did this when I wanted to jump to a new iPhone 7+ from my 6s I was still leasing.
It was a bit confusing, because when you call in, they tell you that payoff transaction can only be handled in a store or a T-Mobile kiosk. But at the store, I was initially told they couldn't do it and I might have to call in!
Eventually, the sales rep. figured out where there was some place on his computer terminal to check-mark the right option to do it, though. So I paid out the lease, using my credit card, and then got the new 7+. Better deal than trading the old phone back in, since I got more for it on eBay.
I did this when I wanted to jump to a new iPhone 7+ from my 6s I was still leasing.
It was a bit confusing, because when you call in, they tell you that payoff transaction can only be handled in a store or a T-Mobile kiosk. But at the store, I was initially told they couldn't do it and I might have to call in!
Eventually, the sales rep. figured out where there was some place on his computer terminal to check-mark the right option to do it, though. So I paid out the lease, using my credit card, and then got the new 7+. Better deal than trading the old phone back in, since I got more for it on eBay.
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.
If you live, work, and generally stay in major metro areas, T-mobile offers great performance especially for the price. I've had no issues with them since I switched a few years ago from Verizon and haven't missed much and have more money in my pocket.
I'm currently on an older plan with 2 lines, one unlimited, one with 2gb and pay $120. I'd be foolish to pass this up it seems. I'll probably switch my account over on Friday to save some money and get more features.
I'm currently on an older plan with 2 lines, one unlimited, one with 2gb and pay $120. I'd be foolish to pass this up it seems. I'll probably switch my account over on Friday to save some money and get more features.
As a T-Mobile customer, while I think this is good, I still question what they'll do with VPN traffic on that tethered data and if it will be de-prioritized as it was before. When T-Mobile "upgraded" my simple choice plan to unlimited w/10gb tethering, while it supposedly was regular 4G data, all VPN connections were throttled to almost nothing (maybe 1mbps). On top of that even regular web browsing was slower then before. Until I see it in writing that VPN traffic won't be throttled or "prioritized" (doubtful to me) I'll be staying put since I have to have VPN access for work. Why they throttle VPNs when the tethering data is limited anyways is beyond me (I can understand it on the device itself to stop "nefarious" use, but still don't like it).