So. It looks like Tmobile will introduce truly unlimited data [Read: no throttling, no caps, all 4G] for only $10 more a month than the current 2GB plans. I think I'm going to jump on this and try to be grandfathered before this goes away. Anyone else think they'll make the switch?
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I get 5GB per month with mine, and never come anywhere close to reaching that cap because I'm always using my WiFi. I can't honestly justify 10 bucks more a month for unlimited.
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I'm on Metropcs unlimited plan and may make the switch depending on what the price for it all turns out to be. Metro is getting the galaxy s 3 sometime this year but I if go to tmobile I'll skip the gs3 and wait for the note 2.
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I get 5GB per month with mine, and never come anywhere close to reaching that cap because I'm always using my WiFi. I can't honestly justify 10 bucks more a month for unlimited.
That's where I'm at. At first I was being stingy, until I realized that 5gb on a phone is a LOT. I use wifi at home and just browsing here at there at work. I didn't even hit 2gb this month. I use the $30 plan and I just keep $10 extra in my account in case I run out of minutes.
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We don't use our 2GB limit per phone now so no big deal. I'm much more concerned with keeping fast unlimited home service, which is why we're getting Google Fiber.
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We don't use our 2GB limit per phone now so no big deal. I'm much more concerned with keeping fast unlimited home service, which is why we're getting Google Fiber.
ZOMG I am SO jealous!
I actually come close to using my 5GB but I do tether.
I have considered going to the 10GB plan.
If I did not tether I don't know if I would jump on it UNLESS.... I heard it was "going away" or something..
Truthfully... 5GB is a lot for just the phone.
I currently use about 4GB a month.
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The only reason I would switch is because I use pandora at work about 20+ hours a week. And that gets me close. Plus the 4G is faster than my home internet as well so I won't have to use my slower wifi anymore
I have an unlocked Galaxy Nexus from Google with T-Mobile's $30 prepaid plan. I usually use more than 100 minutes, so end up paying overages of about $10, so $40 total. If I switched to this plan, I'd be paying $55 (i use google voice for texting) and get 500 minutes, and unlimited data. I'd also gain better support, some random features like call-forwarding, maybe free nights and weekends? And unlimited data... although I haven't used my 5GB, this is partly because I'm careful about it KNOWING that there is a limit.
But tethering is a big one for me. I need to be able to use it in rare instances when its necessary. If there is no way to get around their tethering block... that might be a deal breaker.
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Ugh, I'm torn here...
I have an unlocked Galaxy Nexus from Google with T-Mobile's $30 prepaid plan. I usually use more than 100 minutes, so end up paying overages of about $10, so $40 total. If I switched to this plan, I'd be paying $55 (i use google voice for texting) and get 500 minutes, and unlimited data. I'd also gain better support, some random features like call-forwarding, maybe free nights and weekends? And unlimited data... although I haven't used my 5GB, this is partly because I'm careful about it KNOWING that there is a limit.
But tethering is a big one for me. I need to be able to use it in rare instances when its necessary. If there is no way to get around their tethering block... that might be a deal breaker.
This is how I looked at this... after some soul searching.
When your at home.. use wifi.
Use your mobile data... when you are mobile....
I found that just simply doing that and having the 5GB/month plan that lets me tether when I am on the road works the best.
I used to be in the "I want to be able to do that" boat but coming from a radio communications background I know that bandwidth over the air is actually somewhat limited.
I have been doing well this way.
It is there when I need it, but I am not downloading all kinds of crazy stuff over cell data.
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Ugh, I'm torn here...
I have an unlocked Galaxy Nexus from Google with T-Mobile's $30 prepaid plan. I usually use more than 100 minutes, so end up paying overages of about $10, so $40 total. If I switched to this plan, I'd be paying $55 (i use google voice for texting) and get 500 minutes, and unlimited data. I'd also gain better support, some random features like call-forwarding, maybe free nights and weekends? And unlimited data... although I haven't used my 5GB, this is partly because I'm careful about it KNOWING that there is a limit.
But tethering is a big one for me. I need to be able to use it in rare instances when its necessary. If there is no way to get around their tethering block... that might be a deal breaker.
You'll also get wifi calling when you're on postpaid. and about the tethering... *cough* root *cough*
But tethering is a big one for me. I need to be able to use it in rare instances when its necessary. If there is no way to get around their tethering block... that might be a deal breaker.
Don't forget the biggest difference. On the $30 pre-paid plan, it is pre-paid. To get unlimited data, you will be signing a 2-year contract.
In regards to tethering, your $30 plan does not allow for it either. So if the current tethering situation works for you, I'd think it would still work for you on unlimited.
T-Mobile .... had to dump Verizon some time back because their network here is sub-par.
Now I’m confused. You say that you tether under T-Mobile, but
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Tethering is not allowed with the new unlimited plan. T-Mobile is not that stupid.
I’m thinking of switching to them later this year but will need to know about whether one can tether with that ‘unlimited' $30 5G plan, as long I stay under that limit.
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Now I’m confused. You say that you tether under T-Mobile, but
I’m thinking of switching to them later this year but will need to know about whether one can tether with that ‘unlimited' $30 5G plan, as long I stay under that limit.
I have the 5GB a month plan that allows tethering.
They call it "Unlimited - Premium with Smartphone Mobile HotSpot Service"
We have one of the plans on this page:
t-mobile.com/shop/Packages/ValuePackages.aspx
We bought our phones and went with the value plan... saves us a few bucks.
It *IS* a contract plan.
They subsidize the discount by making you promise to stay... which I don't have a problem with.
going on 4 months later I have had -0 problems.
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I’m thinking of switching to them later this year but will need to know about whether one can tether with that ‘unlimited' $30 5G plan, as long I stay under that limit.
No, not under the terms of the contract you can't. Tethering is a $15/month add-on to any Monthly 4G plan. So that would be a $45 plan for 5GB and 100 minutes and tethering.
That said, people are able to tether with the right phone/app. But you never know if that will go away or they will charge you/kick you off/whatever.
The plan LoyalServant is referring to is a Value plan, which is a contract plan (2 years). The cheapest one is $60/month for 5GB of tethering, 500 minutes, and no texting. Unlimited texting pushes it to $65/month.
“Starting a week from Wednesday, the Classic Unlimited Plan will be $89.99 a Starting a week from Wednesday, the Classic Unlimited Plan will be $89.99 a month. That means that you merely add $30 to the $59.99 Classic Unlimited Talk and Text. Value Plan customers need to add just $20 a month for unlimited data.”
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I just switched my 4 lines today. I've only been throttled once about a year ago after going over 5gb. I also haven't had a 4G phone on tmobile, but I'm due for an upgrade in less than 2 weeks so I'll have all 4G phones on my family plan soon. I regularly use 7-8gb a month on Sprint. Streaming music and movies really ads up. Between Xfinity, Google Play, and Slacker radio I stream a lot of media.
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