15GB and higher plans include unlimited talk and text messages in Mexico and Canada. At 15GB you’ll start to see some savings, and bigger plans get even more significant price improvements.
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T-Mobile One will be available starting September 6, when the Uncarrier will be phasing out certain Simple Choice plans with the apparent goal of T-Mobile One eventually becoming its only wireless postpaid plan.
The fight for consumer affection between Sprint and T-Mobile boiled over on Twitter shortly after Sprint’s latest offer was announced, Claure going so far as to accuse T-Mobile CEO John Legere of being a “con artist”. Verizon is the only one to charge for the feature, with a $5 fee to enable ‘Safety Mode’.
The new pricing, announced separately by the companies Thursday, underscore an industrywide push to sign on heavy-spending – and heavy-using – data customers to monthly service plans as the USA wireless market matures. If you feel like adding more lines (up to eight) to the T-Mobile One plan, each will cost $20 with auto pay, but in case auto pay is not activated, you will have to part with $5 per month for each additional line. That’s not too bad for families, but couples and singles will find it more expensive than what T-Mobile has been offering up until now. Tablets and other devices can still be added for $10 per month. Users who want HD videos will have to pay an additional $25 every month.
For some existing customers, T-Mobile One would mean a price increase. T-Mobile offers unlimited 2G tethering, and each 5GB of LTE speeds will cost $15. All of the company’s packages come with mobile hotspot capability, rollover data, and unlimited talk/text. They’ll still have more reasonable prepaid deals, but for post-paid service, it sounds like T-Mobile One is going to be the one choice. A family of three with 3 GB of data had to pay only $90 before; with ONE the bill would hit $140.
Much like T-Mobile’s new offer (which throttles tethering and restricts video to 480p) there’s some fine print governing Sprint’s unlimited data offer.
This certainly caused for a bit of commotion, and Sprint was right on the heels of T-Mobile to counter with a similar plan of their own – Unlimited Freedom.
After being banished for years, unlimited data plans are coming back. But when you get to your 9th line, it goes to $30 per.
T-Mobile’s plan seems particularly limited, which is a surprise for a carrier whose data plan moves we’ve generally been on board with. While data consumption is unlimited, Sprint said it will optimize some streaming, with a resolution of 480p for video, gaming speeds of up to 2 Mbps and music streaming at up to 500 Kbps.
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T-Mobile will only offer the new unlimited plans to new customers. There’s also no mention of global roaming or other perks.
