T-Mobile Unveils Doubled Data Plans, Free Video Streaming at Un-Carrier X Event

[macduke]

It's looking increasingly likely that my wife and I will switch to T-Mobile later next year when our contract expires. Maybe sooner if T-Mobile will buy out our contract? Verizon has been great, but you can't beat T-Mobile's price. Now that it seems like their coverage and speed are finally improving, there isn't much downside. I'm so glad that AT&T didn't merge with them. I could see them bumping off one of the top two before the decade is out to claim the #2 spot if they keep this up! Aren't they bigger than Sprint now?

 

[MikhailT]

They just stated it will be no congestion everything will be optimized

Downscaling it to 480P for the videos. That might be doable as long as not everyone in the same area are watching videos.

Let me remind you all you can turn binge on or off. IF you want better quality turn it off

If you turn it off, you lose the benefits of not counting it toward your data plan.

 

[Rigby]

I noticed iTunes is NOT in there...probably by Apple's Choice. the quality is DVD...which is not HD, Apple wants you to have the nicest looking video/screen view possible.

Then why are they still selling SD content in the store? And actually you can easily stream iTunes content in HD over LTE (not that it would make a huge difference on a phone).

 

[CEmajr]

In every thread, whenever T-Mobile does something like this, there are people that post stuff like this. Good luck!



What people fail to realize is, THEY HAVE to do stuff like this to get customers. T-Mobile service is terrible anywhere that matters, for the most part. I doubt T-Mobil will ever have a network that could go head to head with the big 2.



They're watching T-Mobile and laughing because of what they have to do in order to get more customers. Verizon and AT&T have nothing to worry about and won't change anything because of this. It sucks but that's how it works when your one of the two largest, best networks in the US.

I guess most of the US doesn't matter then. Your post would've been accurate in 2012 but times have changed.

As for adding customers, AT&T has been bleeding phone customers for a while and using "connected devices" like cars to mask the losses. Guess which carrier is taking most of their customers.

 

[dugbug]

I noticed iTunes is NOT in there...probably by Apple's Choice. the quality is DVD...which is not HD, Apple wants you to have the nicest looking video/screen view possible.

I was just going to consider it may be what streaming services adapt to data rate fluctuations

 

[bumodes]

Looking for some clarity about this double data. I have 5 lines that each have 10GB of data per phone. Are those 10GB going to be doubled to 20GB each?

 

[protox]

I have 9 lines, does Tmo have 10 lines? Might be time to leave AT&T.

 

[HenryDJP]

TMobile is doing big things and shaking up the industry!!!

Or they are desperate for business.

 

[dugbug]

Looking for some clarity about this double data. I have 5 lines that each have 10GB of data per phone. Are those 10GB going to be doubled to 20GB each?

same question. this would be a nice surprise

 

[gretafour]

YouTube is not (yet) one of the included usage-free streaming apps.

 

[HenryDJP]

I remember the days when T-mobile was thought to be the crappiest wireless company.

Having more options doesn't mean they have more coverage though.

 

[bushido]

oh my god, keep pumping the money into the US. Telekom can suck it with its 500 mb "deals" in its "motherland"

 

[JackieInCo]

Then why are they still selling SD content in the store? And actually you can easily stream iTunes content in HD over LTE (not that it would make a huge difference on a phone).

A few months ago, I set my 6+ to tether to my MBP. I then downloaded a whole season of 24 in HD, 1080. It did not count towards my data. Not sure why but it never showed as usage.

 

[madsci954]

Still waiting on the "rolling out more towers" un-carrier event.

 

[hlfway2anywhere]

I have 9 lines, does Tmo have 10 lines? Might be time to leave AT&T.

same question. this would be a nice surprise

They've confirmed on twitter that it will not double the 10GB promotional plan.
https://twitter.com/tmobile/status/664174290439430145

 

[zsbradt]

If I have their 10GB plan, will I get auto-bumped to 20? I noticed they don't mention 20 in their chart....

I was wondering the same thing. Not that I need it now.

 

[JackieInCo]

Looking for some clarity about this double data. I have 5 lines that each have 10GB of data per phone. Are those 10GB going to be doubled to 20GB each?

I'm wondering the same. I have the 4 lines, 10GB data each for $120. I know they said that the data buckets will be doubled from 10 to 20.

 

[rtchaffin]

Having more options doesn't mean they have more coverage though.

Yikes! Lots of T-Mobile trolling coming from you. Have you not seen the numbers? I take it you haven't. Also if you haven't used T-mobile in the 6 months, you really are commenting on something you have no idea about. This is coming from someone who has a dead spot for 5 minutes every day on his hour long commute to work. I have had that issue with AT&T. The thing is. T-Mobile is improving like crazy.

 

[dugbug]

They've confirmed on twitter that it will not double the 10GB promotional plan.
https://twitter.com/tmobile/status/664174290439430145

same tweet blast did confirm existing 10GB customers will get the binge feature. So it just looks like they stop at 10GB total in their plans. We are paying 5GB for 10 anyway so just got this plan 'earlier' I guess.

 

[CEmajr]

Still waiting on the "rolling out more towers" un-carrier event.

That was like a year ago. Have you been sleeping?
http://www.cnet.com/news/t-mobile-vows-to-cover-300-million-people-with-lte-next-year/

And said coverage expansion goal has been achieved ahead of schedule nonetheless.
https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/media-kits/q3-2015-earnings.htm

 

[furi0usbee]

Enough with the GIMMICKS please. Just give everyone a fair price for your service, and they will come. Sad what these carriers do. Just don't rip us off from the *beginning* and we'll be loyal. Fair price for good service and you'll have me forever.

 

[JackieInCo]

Enough with the GIMMICKS please. Just give everyone a fair price for your service, and they will come. Sad what these carriers do. Just don't rip us off from the *beginning* and we'll be loyal. Fair price for good service and you'll have me forever.

This is what T-Mobile is doing. You can't get four lines with unlimted calls/texts and 10GB data on each line for $120 on any other carrier but T-Mobile. You can't get unlimited everything on one line for $80 on anyone but T-Mobile.

 

[TruthWatcher412]

I live 20 miles east of Pittsburgh and T-Mobile's service has been as good as Verizon was. There are one or two dead spots but they're areas that I rarely am, just noticed while riding in someone else's car.

 

[B.A.T]

A year ago I got an iPhone 5s for a test drive. The speeds were great in my area and coverage in my office building was great. I signed on and then in April brought the wife and two kids over when their Sprint contract ended. My wife joked that T-Mobile was the Walmart of cell companies. Service for all four of us has been great. Now I kid her about the Walmart reference and she tries to deny it.

 

[avanpelt]

Coverage is the name of the game. When you have no/poor signal, unlimited 480p streaming means nothing. T-Mo is getting better but their coverage is still nowhere near as ubiquitous as the coverage offered by "Dumb and Dumber", as Legere likes to call them.

Also, it's interesting that Periscope was not on the list of services from the outset. As much as Legere uses Periscope, you would think they would've inked a deal already.