T-Mobile USA goes live with $50 unlimited voice plans in San Francisco
By Darren Murph 
posted February 23rd 2009 6:22AM
posted February 23rd 2009 6:22AM
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This is not really a new plan. They have just adjusted their un-advertised 5-state regional 3,000 minutes/month $50 plan to nation wide. I'm betting they're banking on the fact that hardly anyone used 3,000 minutes/month anyway, so that can offer it as unlimited to sweeten the deal in the consumers mind.
I'm on that regional plan and occasionally go over 3,000. News of this plan makes my mouth water for that reason, and because when I do travel 2 or 3 times a year, I would love to be able to use my phone without getting raped at 50 cents plus 20 cents LD per minute. Also, being able to call out of state clients without paying 20 cents for LD would be nice.
It must be just me, but how is a plan with a different number of minutes and a different coverage area not a new plan? If you use that logic, there haven't been any new plans since the '80s.
you know, it only makes sense. Metro PCS has been offering this very same service (well, there's includes unlimited long distance, unlimited texting, call waiting, voice mail - everything youd want) for $45 a month, and they are growing like weeds. I cant imagine a point in a few years when EVERYONE wont offer their 'everything' package for $50 a month.
you can't compare MetroPCS to this major companies. the truth it sucks since it launched in NYC and there you can see the main reason in a crappy small company....main problem? Reception. try and get signal lol
Metro PCS is about as good as Cricket. Crappy phone, crappy signal, slow data access, and monitored by big brother.
Who needs unlimited data plan? Hook your unlimited voice plan cellphone to an acoustic coupler and you're GTG!
With the shitty audio quality and frequency filtering, running an acoustic modem over a mobile phone barely works at all - i've tried.
Accursed GSM!
i did it for the lulz, btw.
What's a GTG ?
GTG = Good To Go
Oh yah,
makes sense.
We would kill for that kind of a plan in Canada!
Damn you Robbers and Hell!
^ I can confirm that. Just wait until you see a flock of vultures descend on those grandfathered U/L calling Fido plans on Craigslist (which apparently cannot be transferred..?).
In Puerto Rico T- Mobile have the unlimited calling plan, including roaming in the US and Long distance for only 39.99.
All Puerto Rico carries (Claro, T-mobile, Open, Centenial, etc) have an unlimited
calling plan that range from $40 to $50. Only At&t doesnt have one right now
but im not sure. Plus all plans in PR include incoming call free, Free nights and weekend,
free Cell2Cell, etc.
MetroPCS started in Miami ( I live in South Florida). When they started, it was a cell provider for the poor folk, and teenagers. The chief complaint was dropped calls, and text messages which were received hours later. More recently, MetroPCS service has improved greatly in Florida, but their selection of phones is limited, and you pay full price for the phones. (The other companies subsidize their phone prices by locking you in on a contract.) I was planning to switch to MetroPCS when my t-Mobile contract runs out on March 21st. If t-mobile brings their $50 unlimited to my region, I will stay with them. My GF has Verizon and pays ways too much. Her phone can be reflashed to work with MetroPCS, so she is going to make the switch and not need to buy a new phone. T-Mobile really has no choice but to expand the $50 if it wants to retain customers.
Metro is still pretty garbage my parts. The thing about Metro is once you walk out of a city you get 0 reception, and they are a CDMA carrier, so no unlocked phone options, so its a lose, lose situation for me. At least Boost Mobile runs off Sprint's network, and Verizon has a pretty damn good network.
Metro is still pretty garbage my parts. The thing about Metro is once you walk out of a city you get 0 reception, and they are a CDMA carrier, so no unlocked phone options, so its a lose, lose situation for me. At least Boost Mobile runs off Sprint's network, and Verizon has a pretty damn good network.
It's a step in the right direction. Hopefully Data plans are next. At an average of $30 or more for most carriers, they're way too high. I currently have voice only on my Blackjack, as a total bill not far south of $100 was way too much.
How bout an android phone with data only, and a voip phone app?
$39.99 -> unl. voice + 450 TMs (incl. pic msgs) and I'll do it.
WANT.
Currently my bill is topping out at 120 bucks with 1500 minutes w/MyFaves, Unlim Night/Weekends, G1 Data, Caller Tunes, Insurance, and PA Taxes.
I would absolutely rally for this to come to the Philly area.
I wish other carriers like say Verizon will catch on the to the plan, but I'd doubt they will drop the price anytime soon with LTE rolling out. Verizon bills = Rape.
$50 for Voice & Text would be a better deal, but its a very good start. Too bad its only for people that are about to come off their 2 year contract...
T-Mobile, are you listening? Please bring this to other markets! I'm getting ready to switch to Sprint when the Pre comes out. Something like this would most likely put an end to those plans. I've been a $80+/month customer for over 10 years now (VoiceStream-T-Mobile). Only you can save me.
Plus, picking up a WebOS phone when the exclusivity ends won't hurt either. Given your hate/hate relationship with Palm, I'm hoping for a miracle.
Please bring this to Atlanta! PLEASE!
If this included unlimted texts - OR they offered a $9.99 option for unlimited texts on single lines, I'd be ALL OVER this.
thank heavens for living in SF! when i got a txt msg saying there was some sort of "loyal customer" special i rolled my eyes a tad (b/c i got it twice in 2 mins). But I just called to switch over to this new plan. They have a few bugs in setting things up. but this plan is going save a bunch of money because i got two plans with them. add on $20 and get unlimited txt msgs for all the phones. YES! to living in SF area
paying $80 a month. all that gets me is myfav's 600mins, G1 data plan(400txt, unlimited data).
Lmao, Sweden has had this for as long as I can remember. 499-599 SEK ($55-$66) a month (3000 minutes, SMS, MMS included).
will bite if family plan included!!!!
This is still VOICE ONLY. and still for EXISTING CUSTOMERS only.
Other than that this is not a big deal. Although Metro Pcs sucks because it only works in Select Cities......its Still Unlimited EVERYTHING for the same exact price.
And if you want to be able to go anywhere like places where Metro PCS isnt offered, you can still get BOOST Mobiles unlimited everything plan for $50 as well.
Otherwise, You can piece together plans from Tmobile all you want to or from any other carrier, your still not gonna get unlimited Voice, Data, Messaging, etc from anyone else other than sprint. Even still you may get Unlimited Messaging and Data form other people but ur still gonna come up short in the Unlimited Voice part. Youll just get stuck with 600-900 minutes.
So Sprint theoretically gives you TWO options. Unlimited everything w/ a plan for $99 or unlimited Everything without a plan for $50
Great, but i'd rather have unlimited text and data and not unlimited minuites than unlimited for 50$
yea im with you on that. i dont come close to using my 300 minutes i have now. i have myfavs but still hardly use lot of time on that. unlimited data and text would be very sweet for 50. in time thou
I'd jump all over this if it included unlimited free texting and unlimited data. Oh and a free G1 or G2 :-)
Get some damn 1700MHz 3G phones in the world.
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