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I've never understood how the carriers can differentiate on price, either. Given that any contract with data will cost $1500-2000 over two years, the differenc

by kbob 16y ago

I've never understood how the carriers can differentiate on price, either. Given that any contract with data will cost $1500-2000 over two years, the difference between a free phone and a $399 premium phone is pretty insubstantial. The only conclusion I can reach is that a whole lot of consumers have never worked out what they're actually paying for the contract. And that's REALLY scary.

asnyder 16y ago
That's why T-Mobile's now non-advertised Even More Plus plans are so nice. No contract, pay less per month, and buy your phone outright. If you sign-up in a store you can even get an 0% interest, $0 fee payment plan for your phone, really the best way to go.
- DanI-S 16y ago
  That sounds like a fantastic idea, but after brief look at the T-Mobile website it looks like the Even More Plus plans don't come with any minutes. Can you buy minutes as a monthly add-on, or do you have to pay the crazy $0.45 per minute call rate?
  - asnyder 16y ago
    They do, they mirror the contract plans exactly, but are $20 less a month. They took all the "Even More Plus" plans off their website, the information you see is related to pre-paid, and not Even More Plus. You can only get that information by walking into a store, it's really unfortunate, but they don't want to cannibalize their contracts. Picture of plan and flyer: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2009/10/t-mobile-even-more-even-more-plus-1.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2009/10/... http://www.t-mobile.com/templates/generic.aspx?PAsset=Pro_Pro_InStoreOffers&WT.z_shop_plansLP=InStore http://www.t-mobile.com/templates/generic.aspx?PAsset=Pro_Pr...
    - DanI-S 16y ago
      That's really amazing. Were these introduced recently? Do you think there's much chance of them realizing what a great deal they are and discontinuing the plans?
      - asnyder 16y ago
        I think they were introduced around 2 years ago. There's lots of buzz on the interweb about whether they'll be kept, right now the consensus is yes, based on T-Mobile's feedback, however, they clearly can't discontinue if you sign up for it, so get going while the going is still good.

by kbob 16y ago

asnyder 16y ago

That's why T-Mobile's now non-advertised Even More Plus plans are so nice. No contract, pay less per month, and buy your phone outright. If you sign-up in a store you can even get an 0% interest, $0 fee payment plan for your phone, really the best way to go.

DanI-S 16y ago
That sounds like a fantastic idea, but after brief look at the T-Mobile website it looks like the Even More Plus plans don't come with any minutes. Can you buy minutes as a monthly add-on, or do you have to pay the crazy $0.45 per minute call rate?
- asnyder 16y ago
  They do, they mirror the contract plans exactly, but are $20 less a month. They took all the "Even More Plus" plans off their website, the information you see is related to pre-paid, and not Even More Plus. You can only get that information by walking into a store, it's really unfortunate, but they don't want to cannibalize their contracts. Picture of plan and flyer: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2009/10/t-mobile-even-more-even-more-plus-1.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2009/10/... http://www.t-mobile.com/templates/generic.aspx?PAsset=Pro_Pro_InStoreOffers&WT.z_shop_plansLP=InStore http://www.t-mobile.com/templates/generic.aspx?PAsset=Pro_Pr...
  - DanI-S 16y ago
    That's really amazing. Were these introduced recently? Do you think there's much chance of them realizing what a great deal they are and discontinuing the plans?
    - asnyder 16y ago
      I think they were introduced around 2 years ago. There's lots of buzz on the interweb about whether they'll be kept, right now the consensus is yes, based on T-Mobile's feedback, however, they clearly can't discontinue if you sign up for it, so get going while the going is still good.