New Mobile Share Advantage plans available Aug. 21 w/ NO data overages (unlimited data at 128 kbps)

I get 10 to 15 phones a year lol.  I was just saying jump on demand has its pluses since tons of people get 3 phones a year.

@GLIMMERMAN76 The only people who I know that get 3 phones a year are the klutzes that break 3 phones a year!

How about wifi calling, radio, and complete compatibility for non carrier phones.

You use iPhones they only make 1 phone a year.

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@GLIMMERMAN76 wrote:
Binge on! Jump on demand is another one. Being able to change phones 3 times in a year is huge. Has anyone read tmobiles CEO comments on this joke of a plan change?

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Yep, and free speed tests, which are really handy, for those of us that tether from several fixed locations, and are trying to find the "spot of the day".

And allowing un-branded phones to have VoLTE, and WiFi calling/texting too.

The 20/line charge would actually make this *more* expensive than what will be my "grandfathered" plan, on 8/21, and that's not even going into what it would take to get my Canada deal figured out again, if they would even re-add it.

It's pretty sneaky, if you ask me, that 16GB deal is made to look like a really great plan, until you add 60 for 3 lines, and then it's 150, which makes the old 15GB or even 20GB plan a pretty screaming deal.

I could see why it's being mocked, because if you actually "run the numbers" well...

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@lizdance40 wrote:

How about wifi calling, radio, and complete compatibility for non carrier phones.

 

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YES, this is HUGE for me, the one reason I'm constantly looking around, considering options, since it seems like every carrier *except* AT&T is getting onboard with these features, they're becoming the "Standard", while AT&T still thinks they're just "luxury items".

Not being able to make/receive a call/text, when I have great WiFi, isn't a "luxury item", by any measure, IMHO.  

Not being able to anything on a great band 17 connection, in terms of communication, also ins't a "luxury", unless you have an iPhone, or a very small subset of branded phones.

"I'm sorry, you don't have an iPhone, well try about a half mile up the road, there's a better tower for you, over there" ;-]

@GLIMMERMAN76 Actually, they've made 3 in the last year, but I get your point! 

I just try to pick the one I need and test the heck out of it before the 14 day return period ends. 

@pgrey It's not like they're trying to make us switch. And certainly not an option for anyone with a 20GB deal, until they have new options at least...

Who knows if they'll actually let people get Canada on these plans, I'd guess yes, but you never know...

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@Gary L wrote:

 

 

@pgrey It's not like they're trying to make us switch. And certainly not an option for anyone with a 20GB deal, until they have new options at least...

 

Who knows if they'll actually let people get Canada on these plans, I'd guess yes, but you never know...

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Agreed, just hoping I won't need to change my plan, for ANY reason, because it would seem like getting back to your original (working) plan at that point wouldn't be possible.

Yeah, I'd guess so on Canada too, but I'm with an ealier poster, everyone except AT&T has a decent International story now, yet AT&T is still trying to sell those "extra" Passport plans, which don't even seem to work very well (there was a post a couple of days ago about someone who bought one, and ended up wracking up $45 calls to CSR to get it working, from overseas, and then another big chunk, when it failed to ever work at all).

It's weird, up until now, it always seemed like the newer plans were a better deal (maybe not dramatic, but sitll better), but this one is the reverse, it would cost me more, for less, and maybe no Canada too...

The line fee is meant to simplify things. No more $15 discount on these plans and $25 discount on those plans.

$20 splits the difference. So now everyone's line fee is identical and the same. Don't see an issue with it.

@David606 If you have 5 lines on a plan, it's an extra $25 every month, it adds up.

On a lower priced plan, it's the rare few that would have put 5 smarphones on a $50 plan, even with cautious people you'd hit overages. Plus, while the lower priced plans fee dropped some of those plans went up (it's a wash for some or a $5-$10 difference).

On the higher data plans with one or two lines, not much of a difference (even a savings). But as you add more lines those higher data plans get more expensive.

The 15GB data plan for $100 is now $90 (with extra 1 GB), but 3 lines the old way = $145 whie it's $150 the new way; and extra $5 for each additional line. 

The upside is plans are like the weather. Like we say in Indiana, wait 15 minutes and it will change 

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@David606 wrote:

T-Mobile will have rural coverage anywhere close to Verizon or AT&T? Not happening by the end of the year. Comparable means covering small towns and remote areas in the fringes. Not just expanding suburb and exurb coverage. T-Mobile has to depend on giving away the farm in order to maintain it's current rate of growth. Lots of millenial hype and catering to younger, urban types. Net subscriber additions does not equal inscreased revenue however. It's that father of 3 college aged kids in his 60s that is the customer who brings in the true revenue. The person who wants to purchase his devices in store from a representative that sits down and shows him his new device.

 

Not sure what kind of innovation anyone is expecting. AT&T is never going to get into a discounting price war with psuedo-national carriers. Marketing hype and praise from glorified technology blogs means squat if you ask me.

 

This plan is obviously a means to match Verizon's no overage plans. So what. Gimmicks are nice for rapid growth but not exactly balance sheet friendly. T-Mobile running over anyone else is nice for a laugh. I guess if everyone on Howard Forums or Engadget say it in unison loud enough it may convince naive souls to believe it.

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@David606

You are deluded if you think the 20-40 age people dont bring in more money.  Here lets look at who made more money last quarter.  I think you will find Tmobile is doing better than ATT when it comes to financials....

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@Rayosun wrote:
When we say T-Mobile is "closing the gap fast", are we referring to T-Mobile's coverage map? If so, it is totally unreliable. Fair coverage by them is either very little or no service. I've seen the complain on other boards time and time again. But hey, unlimited data is unlimited data.

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@Rayosun

you realize ATT has this problem to right?

@GLIMMERMAN76 I don't consider $2.6 billion to be worrysome (up or down %1.7), numbers like 5-10% consistantly in the down direction, now that's an issue.