Its not unlimited. The 480 and 3g tether kill this deal. Ill stay with the 6gb plan.
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T-Mobile to Simplify Phone Bills With Single Unlimited Data Plan and No Additional Fees
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Its not unlimited. The 480 and 3g tether kill this deal. Ill stay with the 6gb plan.
because people don't want to think or care about how much they are using. i pay rent monthly and it doesn't matter how many times i used the bathroom. same idea.
Sounds like garbage but then again it's third tier tmobile so nothing new.
Ehh sounds a bit more tempting with the Kickback thing, but for ~$20 more, I don't think Unlimited data is worth losing my LTE hotspot. And right now I get the choice to stream HD at least.
Plus, I noticed that the Kickback promotion says UP TO $10 back. Does this mean that you have to use 0.0GB to get the full $10 back? Will using 1.9GB only net you 50cents back? They don't specify.
Plus, I noticed that the Kickback promotion says UP TO $10 back. Does this mean that you have to use 0.0GB to get the full $10 back? Will using 1.9GB only net you 50cents back? They don't specify.
I also have AT&T and TMobile phones in San Diego, and most places (in and around town, not in the mountain and rural areas) where AT&T sucks, TMobile rocks. They have definitely improved. And LTE speeds are off the charts when I do speed tests.
Customers WILL care if they can only download an image in 20KB/s. Being unlimited or not, won't make any difference when speed is limited.
Coverage is the number 1 issue with T-Mobile. Their plans are great. I would switch in a heartbeat, but their coverage (especially rural areas) is nowhere near AT&T or Verizon.
That's awesome.
I'm completely the other way. I'll take rural (and better in general) coverage and reliability over those perks & cheaper unlimited data even if it's slower. I have my daughter on T-Mobile because all she does is stream music and video and she can afford to not have as reliable coverage because she's still with adults everywhere.
I'm frequently tempted to jump over but then I go to those places where she tells me she's lost service and I'm really glad my Verizon is working.
It all depends on your needs. T-Mobile is definitely a good, getting better, and a great value for the freedom to do whatever you want. I like what they're doing and we'll see. Maybe someday.
A true unlimited super 4g coverage phone plan (unlimited on phone but only 60gb. Pr. Month tethering) is 17$ here.
3g? Yikes ....or how ever that is spelled.....so last decade.
I consider those T mobile offers stealing from the american people... If you are a douchbag ....invest in T mobile and steal from your neighbor fair and square.
3g? Yikes ....or how ever that is spelled.....so last decade.
I consider those T mobile offers stealing from the american people... If you are a douchbag ....invest in T mobile and steal from your neighbor fair and square.
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I'm still going to keep my 4 lines/10GB data each plus 20GB data bucket each line for $120 and that includes HD video and tethering. I don't need 4 lines but I will never give it up when T-Mobiles unlimited is still limited.
Ha. There's actually two single line plans.
All this talk about T-Mobile One and it being the only plan and they actually will continue to offer a $50/mo plan that is up to 2 GB of data. Note: That means if you take T-Mobile One and get that $10/mo credit for using less than 2 GB of data, you're still paying more than the other plan.
This is all still more than I'm paying with my current T-Mobile plan, but I don't really have any high speed data to speak of. But then I don't need any. I have:
I have unlimited low-speed data, which is pretty much all I need for things like emails and some other small client/server programs.
All this talk about T-Mobile One and it being the only plan and they actually will continue to offer a $50/mo plan that is up to 2 GB of data. Note: That means if you take T-Mobile One and get that $10/mo credit for using less than 2 GB of data, you're still paying more than the other plan.
This is all still more than I'm paying with my current T-Mobile plan, but I don't really have any high speed data to speak of. But then I don't need any. I have:
- Wi-fi at home.
- Wi-fi at work.
- Wi-fi in almost every store I go to on a regular basis.
- Wi-fi in the bar I frequent.
- Wi-fi at coffee shops and libraries.
I have unlimited low-speed data, which is pretty much all I need for things like emails and some other small client/server programs.
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Epic fail, there is nothing finite about water, it just get recirculated and reused. Now this can be expensive if you live in a desert, but if expense is a problem then you shouldn't live in a desert. Too much indoctrination going on.
I'll stick with my current plan of $100 for two lines, unlimited LTE, and 7GB LTE Tethering.
I already got the 28GB throttle message, but so far still getting LTE speeds.
I already got the 28GB throttle message, but so far still getting LTE speeds.
OMG EVERYBODY it is TOTALLY UNLIMITED
(see site for details...)
Everything is capped, there is a 25gb + throttler, and it's actually just 3g for the 'content' that requires unlimited data.
What a nonsense, .. rule #1 .. it's the same, just doesn't mean unlimited, it means 'eeeeh lets gets away with it'
(see site for details...)
Everything is capped, there is a 25gb + throttler, and it's actually just 3g for the 'content' that requires unlimited data.
What a nonsense, .. rule #1 .. it's the same, just doesn't mean unlimited, it means 'eeeeh lets gets away with it'
You're referring to bandwidth, while the argument is how many 1's and 0's each person can "consume" per month. If 1's and 0's were a finite resource, we'd reach the end of the internet quickly.
I do R&D at those frequencies. Having good coverage at >10GHz requires a huge investment in base stations. So yeah, frequency reuse (and hence available bandwidth) at E band is great but the infrastructure costs are huge... and currently not low power.
To fund such development requires money (== resources). So no, data rate is not "free" despite what people want to believe - technology has a cost!
Write to the drive a million times.See how well it works without losing data. Hint: Not infinite as they have a limited number of read write cycles.
Plug 1000 hubs into your USB port and put sticks in all of them. See how well you can transfer data. That's the real issue with capacity.
I live in DC near the Van Ness Metro stop. I switched three months ago from AT&T after finally giving up the original iPhone unlimited data plan.
In my experience, T-Mobile's coverage in DC is almost as good as AT&T's. I get no signal inside a couple restaurants that AT&T does reach. On balance, though, I've been very happy.
It still is true, though, that rural areas are a challenge. I spent a couple hours on a highway in Wisconsin with no signal (occasionally roaming on some small carrier's 2G network). My family members with Verizon had LTE throughout.