I just talked to TMobile this doesn't start until tomorrow and they say this included all phones except iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S....
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T-Mobile USA Announces $0 Downpayment on All New Devices
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I would never switch to them. Any time I call a friend on a T-Mobile cell phone, it's a hit or miss on whether the call will go through. Most of the time I don't hear any ringing, but my phone is counting up the seconds like the call is connected.
Additionally, they can't receive pictures I send from my iPhone via MMS - they show up blank.
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The people who sign up for this are the same kind of people that can never save money for anything. If you can't pay for something in full, don't buy it.
Hm. That's never happened to me and I receive pictures just fine... Maybe it's your area or the receiver's device.
That saying only works if you're paying interest.
If I have an option to pay something in installments without paying interest I'll take that option every time. There's 0 benefit to paying all at once. Interest-free loans are always the smartest option.
Why do I get the feeling there's going to be a lot of refurbed iPhone 5 & 5s's available over the next year...?
It is interest free. You're payin $649 plus tax just as you would buying it in full at an Apple Store. There's no added fees or interest on the phones.
I understand some people's hesitation with T-Mobile just because of the gaps that have traditionally existed in their network coverage, but they are on the warpath right now and seriously beefing it up. 4G LTE just came to my region (Minneapolis & Saint Paul, MN) in the last few weeks and I've been using it on some iPhone 5 demo units with WiFi off at a few different T-Mobile stores around the area. It destroys, and the coverage map blankets most of the metro already.
If you don't do much travelling at this point and are interested in a value carrier I would highly recommed at least checking out what T-Mobile's coverage is like where you live, and give them some thought. They're making some strong moves at the moment.
If you don't do much travelling at this point and are interested in a value carrier I would highly recommed at least checking out what T-Mobile's coverage is like where you live, and give them some thought. They're making some strong moves at the moment.
My experience with T-Mobile on a business trip to California and Colorado last month was not very pleasant.
I purchased a prepaid "unlimited" plan for my unlocked iPhone 4s. Most of my time was spent in Denver, Sacramento and Los Angeles.
More often than not, the best I could get was Edge. Not once did I see pseudo-4G (not LTE 4G) coverage. Sometimes, I couldn't get any signal at all, even when standing on major downtown streets.
About 25 days into my 30-day plan, data simply stopped working. I called the customer-service department and was told that I had used up all of my 4G bandwidth for the month (huh?), and that "we are having network problems in the Los Angeles area at this time."
Sounded like a crock to me.
I'd like to see T-Mobile succeed. But until they can provide decent coverage in major cities, I'll stick with the marginally better AT&T when visiting the US.
I purchased a prepaid "unlimited" plan for my unlocked iPhone 4s. Most of my time was spent in Denver, Sacramento and Los Angeles.
More often than not, the best I could get was Edge. Not once did I see pseudo-4G (not LTE 4G) coverage. Sometimes, I couldn't get any signal at all, even when standing on major downtown streets.
About 25 days into my 30-day plan, data simply stopped working. I called the customer-service department and was told that I had used up all of my 4G bandwidth for the month (huh?), and that "we are having network problems in the Los Angeles area at this time."
Sounded like a crock to me.
I'd like to see T-Mobile succeed. But until they can provide decent coverage in major cities, I'll stick with the marginally better AT&T when visiting the US.
Uh... The iPhone 4S doesn't support T-Mobile's AWS band, so you will only get faux-G in refarmed areas, which are few and far between. Use an iPhone 5 with AWS enabled... I'm in Los Angeles right now and I'm impressed with the coverage and the speeds.
$0 Down and your monthly installments are larger. You're still paying $648 or whatever for an iPhone. So once you end up paying retail for a phone and pay it off a year later. You get to add a different set of installment? How is that any different in the long run? You'll be stuck on the installment price forever and T-Mobile knows this. If they make it easy to always upgrade to the newest thing, specially with little to 0 down people will just keep upgrading every 6 months to a year.
Either way the carrier is going to get their money they are just putting it in different places. You can praise them for the "innovative, revolutionary" change. In the end they are in business to make money not help you out. They just make things "look" a little more attractive. I wish their network was half way decent, because I wouldn't mind switching. But like I said. It's just a gimmick instead of the other $400 not being paid into installments for other carriers it's buried in other charges mark ups and fees. Either way the company is getting that money back
I do not not a single soul who keeps phones for longer than 2 years.
You pay the same amount of money. You just don't need any up front. If you can't afford a down payment, maybe you shouldn't be spending money on any iPhone plan.
i really like this "new" and aggressive T-mob. their offers are really great, looks like that's the carrier to join when i upgrade.
Who said I can't afford it? If I wrote that this gets me in a position to finally get an iPhone then perhaps you can pop off with such a condescending statement. Unfortunately for you, I didn't write that. I'm well aware of how much you pay and how frequently you pay it. Tmobile is simply making it easier to switch. Generally speaking. I still need to find out what coverage is like. Personally, I wouldn't make monthly payments on any phone, ever. Same thing about financing computers or similar tech. If I wanted financial advice I'd ask my financial advisor and not some random online.
thats new! if the T-mobile's coverage is good in my area i'm definitely gonna switch to T-mobile.
Who said I can't afford it? If I wrote that this gets me in a position to finally get an iPhone then perhaps you can pop off with such a condescending statement. Unfortunately for you, I didn't write that. I'm well aware of how much you pay and how frequently you pay it. Tmobile is simply making it easier to switch. Generally speaking. I still need to find out what coverage is like. Personally, I wouldn't make monthly payments on any phone, ever. Same thing about financing computers or similar tech. If I wanted financial advice I'd ask my financial advisor and not some random online.
How does it make it easier to switch having no down payment ? I'll repeat what I said. If a person can not sign up for T-Mobile because a down payment is needed, that person should save their money and not get a smart phone (Note: I am not being condescending. It's just common sense). Again, how does the lack of a down payment make it easier for someone to subscribe to T-Mobile ?
No... please speak for yourself. The public seems to be happy and reacting positively to T-Mo promotions. Sometimes car dealers have a 'zero down' financing, how is that different?
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Whomever it is gave you wrong info, it's live on their web site, now, iPhone 5 zero down
This is quite a good deal for those who can't afford the down payment up front, I think times are going to change for tmobile. Service is excellent here in Denver metro area get LTE almost everywhere and get "4G" as a good backup so I have to say I'm pleased with the service. Customer service was excellent, I recently just switched to T-mobile and wanted to port my number and the systems were unfortunately down however I called on the phone and they were able to get it setup within 3 hours which I thought was great because they had to do this all manually. If your lucky enough to live in an LTE market the sevic is great, just hope they start expanding more.
Because no down payment is no down payment. It doesn't matter if you can afford it or not. If you had the option to drop $150 right this second, or spread it over 24 months interest free, what would you choose?
The down payment is not the issue because if they went with other carriers they would have to pay even more out of pocket up front for the phone. But just the fact that you don't have to front any money gives T-Mobile a few extra points to push people over the fence on switching.
It may induce some people to switch but how does it make it easier when you do switch ? If people can't switch due to a downpayment, they have a bigger problem then deciding what provider they want.
Isn't paying no money easier than paying money? If someone gave you an option to pay money or not pay money with no penalty, you wouldn't take the latter?
It has nothing to do with what you can and can't afford, and everything to do with being financially smart. Why tie up income if you don't have to? You can keep that money and invest it elsewhere to make it work for you.