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He's saying he gets the unsubsidized price with the subsidized restrictions (meaning it's locked). I also am a T-Mo customer (whose contract has expired) and w
by ryanelkins 17y ago
He's saying he gets the unsubsidized price with the subsidized restrictions (meaning it's locked).
I also am a T-Mo customer (whose contract has expired) and wondered if I would get a good deal by signing up for another 2 years. It turns out it's actually MORE for me to sign up as an existing customer:
Phone $529.00
Service Plan Discount - $250.00
Total: $279.00
(excluding tax and shipping)
This is really stupid and is just insulting. I mean if I just cancel my current plan and get a new one I can get it for $179 but as a current customer who has been with them for years (out of contract!) I have to pay $100 more.
- brown9-2 17y agoI'm in the same boat as you - I'm out of contract. Also it's especially confusing since the pricing page doesn't say that the $179 is only for new T-mobile customers.
- RK 17y agoYou may get a better deal if you buy unsubsidized but stay with your current plan. You may need to first change some of the options on your plan. For example, I currently have a "feature phone" with $6/month 3G "T-mobile web" access. As far as I can tell, I can get the Nexus unsubsidized and continue with this plan. This would be substantially cheaper than $180 + $80/month over 24 months.
- wmeredith 17y agoOh, that's terrible. T-Mobile has been great to me (but I've never been under contract with them, came to them with an unlocked phone) I would say I can't believe that's how it is, but I've learned to quit be astounded by customer abuse by pretty much all telcos.
- dangrossman 17y agoThe blogs were saying that even if you buy it with T-mobile service, you get an unlocked phone. It's only the contract that locks you in with T-mob, not the phone.
- jedc 17y agoThat's exactly as I understand it.