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Why doesn't T-Mobile adopt the Mint Mobile approach of allowing customers to pre-pay for a year of service? One billing per year instead of 12, no frills, serv
by mikece 3y ago
Why doesn't T-Mobile adopt the Mint Mobile approach of allowing customers to pre-pay for a year of service? One billing per year instead of 12, no frills, service that Just Works: you could slash a lot of personnel overhead in the billings department and end up with a better product in the end.
- CharlieDigital 3y agoSticker shock. Same reason car sales people focus on the monthly payments instead of the total cost.
- yomlica8 3y agoI only use prepaid phones because it allows me control of billing and I can avoid hidden fees. I'd imagine the byzantine billing nightmare is a money making feature.
- bradyd 3y agoT-Mobile owns Mint Mobile.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoPrice segmentation/discrimination. You can earn more if you sell at the maximum price that each customer is able or willing to pay, assuming it exceeds your cost of goods sold. There are only 3 mobile networks in the US. But using MVNO, they can sell the same wireless broadband infrastructure to different people at different prices. There is also QCI. You pay more, you (ideally) get higher priority. https://www.reddit.com/r/NoContract/comments/tn4733/qci_level_explained_2022_march_lower_qci_is_better/ https://www.reddit.com/r/NoContract/comments/tn4733/qci_leve... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QoS_Class_Identifier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QoS_Class_Identifier