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cant seem to find the no annual contract plans on their website
all i see is the no contract web / data plan
you have to call to get it, they have removed it from the web.
It means the signs are up it won't be available soon
this kind of sucks
i was looking forward to getting one once my contract with ATT was over. Oh well
You can still do it in store. Just go to your local tmobile store.
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Chalup said:
You can still do it in store. Just go to your local tmobile store.
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His contract with AT&T might be up by the time the TMO completely pulls it off the shelf
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His contract with AT&T might be up by the time the TMO completely pulls it off the shelf
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exactly. Thats what im expecting
Yes the no contract plans known now as flex pay are on their way out. I recently did an online survey on this. Looks like the same plans will be offered as those on contract with an added feature of being able to set overage limits. If you don't want to pay for extra monthly minutes you can set it up to shut off your service when you reach your max. If you want to be able to go a little over you'll be. Able to set a dollar amount. Of course the only info I have comes from a consumer survey.
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explodingboy70 said:
Yes the no contract plans known now as flex pay are on their way out. I recently did an online survey on this. Looks like the same plans will be offered as those on contract with an added feature of being able to set overage limits. If you don't want to pay for extra monthly minutes you can set it up to shut off your service when you reach your max. If you want to be able to go a little over you'll be. Able to set a dollar amount. Of course the only info I have comes from a consumer survey.
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I think he is talking about EM+ plans, not flex pay.
FCC Proposes Rules to Help Mobile Phone Users Avoid "Bill Shock".
This is coming from ALL phone service providers in planning of the FCC Limit sticker shock Bill, this will be god for all.
FCC Proposes Rules to Help Mobile Phone Users Avoid "Bill Shock".
http://www.9wsyr.com/content/news/real_deal/story/FCC-proposal-aims-to-limit-bill-shock/UYFrV0Ip6US-wZClVPDHSA.cspx
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-302192A1.doc
http://www.fcc.gov/headlines.html
This pan can now be only by phone or store. Tmobile removed it from Th re to avoid confusion
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EM+ is the only reason I'm on t-mobile. If they get rid of it, I'm gone.
Really sad. Between this and three tethering thing tmo is looking much less attractive.
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I've tried internet2.voicestream.com and wap.voicestream.com and it isn't working. Running stock. Would it work if I rooted and put on cm6 or is there another way to get it to work? Thank you.
I believe T-mo closed that loophole a long time ago, because it does check against your IMEI number.
LoL. Wanting $10 internet on a $600 phone...
Aloha from beautiful Hawaii
Android internet is only ten nix more. Payup, its worth it
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Double/cross post much?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881642
Please post questions in Q&A section and use the search feature next time.
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Android internet is only ten nix more. Payup, its worth it
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Really? For an Android internet? How do you get that pricing? They're charging me $30/mo on mine..
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call retention (611) and ask them for the Android Preferred Web.
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call retention (611) and ask them for the Android Preferred Web.
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Does the Android Preferred Web include the 4G network?
I'm also paying 30 bucks a month for mine and under services it's called 4G Web - Unlimited.
However my mom has a Samsung Vibrant and under services for her it says Android Unlimited Web.
I think she pays 25 for that.
What's the difference b/t your 20 dollar plan and my 30?
And how would I go about getting this option?
It's the same plan. The difference is in marketing terms. You need to call retentions or what they call loyalty department.
Ask then if you could apply the android preferred web plan since your friend(s) have it.
i dont know if someone already post this but starting jan 25th if you have a 5gb or 10 gb plan you can get free mobile hotspot and mobilelife album plus services heres the article http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mo...ith-free-mobile-hotspot-from-Jan-25th_id26064
I tether for free lol. On my 2GB data plan :[
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How and what files if any do I need to tether for free.
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I tether for free lol. On my 2GB data plan :[
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You can tether for free (after root, remove or freeze tether manage app). and then you can tether for free unlimited (with "4g" speed) without being throttled if you use the APN trick (search for it).
Apn trick does not work
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It does work for me. I am at 200MB unlimited plan and I have used 413MB so far. I have deleted tether manager and tethering does work for me. I have been tethering my phone with my samsung galaxy 10.1 tab. I don't stream at all so I don't use that much data. You would be surprised how much data 'word with friends' uses though.
so does that mean we'll have to call in tmo and request for this new free service? for our rooted phones with tether manager frozen, do we need to unfreeze it or re-install it?
Just use tether as u would if u were rooted. No need to freeze anything.
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I currently have the 5GB Android Preferred Data plan. Short story: it looks like users on this plan is not eligible for free hotspot.
Called t-mo this morning regarding the hotspot promo. First with regular CSR. She was aware of this promo, but said that free hotspot is only available as a bundle with the premium 5GB (or 10GB) data plan. Android Preferred Data Plan subscriber has to "upgrade" to one of the regular bundles.
Called t-mo again now asked for retention. He was NOT aware of this promo. Checked with his supervisor and they do not see any free hotspot feature as an add-on. He said he's terribly sorry but there was nothing he can click to add on. He said that if something became available he will call me back.
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I currently have the 5GB Android Preferred Data plan. Short story: it looks like users on this plan is not eligible for free hotspot.
Called t-mo this morning regarding the hotspot promo. First with regular CSR. She was aware of this promo, but said that free hotspot is only available as a bundle with the premium 5GB (or 10GB) data plan. Android Preferred Data Plan subscriber has to "upgrade" to one of the regular bundles.
Called t-mo again now asked for retention. He was NOT aware of this promo. Checked with his supervisor and they do not see any free hotspot feature as an add-on. He said he's terribly sorry but there was nothing he can click to add on. He said that if something became available he will call me back.
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Don't hold your breath on that call back. I would just try again tomorrow.
Or just root and tether it up all u want
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Don't hold your breath on that call back. I would just try again tomorrow.
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lol. I've been on TMo long enough to know to continue breathing while dealing with retentions. but thanks!
(however, there has been a couple of times before, as late as this December that a rep called me back regarding a discount so there are good reps there)
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trying not to root yet.
Tried the APN manager trick but didn't work for me either. Deleting the pcweb.t-mobile.com APN does not work for me as it'll just reappear.
I had to use the new SIM that came with the white S2 to enable wifi-calling, and I suspect that the pcweb.t-mobile.com APN is hardcoded on the SIM. And everytime you change the APN, it'll copy the that pcweb APN back to your phone.
If there's anyone who got the APN trick to work with new SIM, please voice your success!
I just did mine over the tmobile chat and i got the promotion added to all my lines NO QUESTIONS ASKED. And i have android preferred plan. It really is hit or miss on who you get. The whole thing took less than five minutes and very painless, i was surpised.
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i dont know if someone already post this but starting jan 25th if you have a 5gb or 10 gb plan you can get free mobile hotspot and mobilelife album plus services heres the article http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mo...ith-free-mobile-hotspot-from-Jan-25th_id26064
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Has anyone been able to do this today? I started a chat and they had no idea about it.
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I just did mine over the tmobile chat and i got the promotion added to all my lines NO QUESTIONS ASKED. And i have android preferred plan. It really is hit or miss on who you get. The whole thing took less than five minutes and very painless, i was surpised.
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what did you say to the rep? I've tried a few, no budge. Some say I already have it.
I swear they hired a ton of new reps or something
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I swear they hired a ton of new reps or something
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loyalty (retention) department and regular CSR are definitely different departments and seeing different promotion lists.
I tried it again with loyalty. The rep did not know this promotion either looked it up in "the other department." However, she said that since the Preferred Android Data plan is already a promotional plan, I won't be able to get the hotspot feature unless I switch to the regular 5GB data plan. I respectfully declined.
Grrr. I think I may be getting frustrated enough to want to root my phone!
Has anyone tried the APN trick to allow hotspot, using a new SIM with wifi-calling enabled? (ie. delete the pcweb.t-mobile.com APN)
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loyalty (retention) department and regular CSR are definitely different departments and seeing different promotion lists.
I tried it again with loyalty. The rep did not know this promotion either looked it up in "the other department." However, she said that since the Preferred Android Data plan is already a promotional plan, I won't be able to get the hotspot feature unless I switch to the regular 5GB data plan. I respectfully declined.
Grrr. I think I may be getting frustrated enough to want to root my phone!
Has anyone tried the APN trick to allow hotspot, using a new SIM with wifi-calling enabled? (ie. delete the pcweb.t-mobile.com APN)
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i just got off the phone with a regular csr as well, but no luck in getting that feature added for free. i have to switch over to the $30 5gb plan to get that, but nah... since there is one success story on this thread, maybe i'll call again someday and see if i'll get lucky.
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I just did mine over the tmobile chat and i got the promotion added to all my lines NO QUESTIONS ASKED. And i have android preferred plan. It really is hit or miss on who you get. The whole thing took less than five minutes and very painless, i was surpised.
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Did you have to upgrade your data plan or did they just give you the devices? I just upgrade my data plan when I bought this phone, not interest in moving from the 5gb to the 10gb.
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Did you have to upgrade your data plan or did they just give you the devices? I just upgrade my data plan when I bought this phone, not interest in moving from the 5gb to the 10gb.
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If you have the 5GB plan @ $30 they just add it on for free. If you have the loyalty "preferred android web" @ $20 it seems most CSRs won't add it unless you "upgrade" to the $30 plan. However, there seems to be at least one successful situation where the rep added it to the loyalty plan YMMV.
I added it but I upgraded from the $20 "android preferred web" (5GB soft cap) to the $30 plan. I felt the upgrade was worth it, since it seems that T-Mobile is making it more difficult to get around tethering (even rooted) with every new phone they release.
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So I got the S4 today at the Sprint store so I had to pay 100$ deposit and and I got 100$ off for using my Prepaid T-Mobile Account and he switched my number over but I didn't want him to do that I told him but he did it so now my T-Mobile account is deactivated and it was activated until June1 and I had 27$ on my account but now it's deactivated but I still need that account and now my number got switched to Sprint so how can I recover my T-Mobile Account and balance and all? Please help if you knew what to do
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Call T-Mobile customer service?
(I'm not being a wise-ass. It just seems the logical thing to do in this situation. *shrug*)
porting a number usually requires a fair bit of info about the account. why did you tell him your tmobile password/pin when you were saying you didn't want it ported? either way tmobile prepaid bases teh account off your number, since your number isnt there anymore neither is your account. and you remove that number and you are gunna face issues with sprint (the 100 dollar discount being one of them).
my suggestion, eat the 27 bucks loss and consider it a life experience
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porting a number usually requires a fair bit of info about the account. why did you tell him your tmobile password/pin when you were saying you didn't want it ported? either way tmobile prepaid bases teh account off your number, since your number isnt there anymore neither is your account. and you remove that number and you are gunna face issues with sprint (the 100 dollar discount being one of them).
my suggestion, eat the 27 bucks loss and consider it a life experience
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Yes. Also you can't get the credit without porting over a active number so you actually saved money since you got a $100 credit.
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Funny you switched to Sprint from T-mobile when T-mobile has no contract and you now can have unlimited data, Sprint has only 3G and it is very slow.
Update; I have Sprint and my contract is up next month, I was thinking want to go to T-mobile.
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jc.m said:
Funny you switched to Sprint from T-mobile when T-mobile has no contract and you now can have unlimited data, Sprint has only 3G and it is very slow.
Update; I have Sprint and my contract is up next month, I was thinking want to go to T-mobile.
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Sprint has LTE and T-Mobile is not unlimited.
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jc.m said:
Funny you switched to Sprint from T-mobile when T-mobile has no contract and you now can have unlimited data, Sprint has only 3G and it is very slow.
Update; I have Sprint and my contract is up next month, I was thinking want to go to T-mobile.
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Funny you are wrong. Sprint has 4g, as well. I have excellent 4g. When my 4g is unavailable, my 3g is not 'slow.' Almost everything depends on the location. Location, location, location. I wouldn't base your speed & area's "3g/4g" without knowing where they are & their speeds. Sprint's upgrading their towers & they are popping up here & there. There's a whole thread going on about it. Look for it & do some research. Contract or no contract, they switched for personal reasons.
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Anyway, I'm not sure why you gave them your TMO pin & info if you didn't want it the phone number ported. Sounds like the rep got the "Spint Customer Service script" wrong or you misunderstood him. Definitely call customer service, asap. I had to jump through hoops to get my S4 situated for other reasons. Call them & call them & call them until you get your answer(s) & it's solved.
T-mobile told me that I'll have to call Sprint and tell them I didn't want that number transferred and that I need a new number then when they change it I can get my tmobile account back. Will this really work?
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Nope. Once ported and if accepted all your remaining money will be lost.
Actually you have already lost :thumbdown:
So forget further action in this regard.
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The TMobile rep said I will get my balance back and everything once call Sprint then call them back but I didn't call Sprint yet.
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Funny you switched to Sprint from T-mobile when T-mobile has no contract and you now can have unlimited data, Sprint has only 3G and it is very slow.
Update; I have Sprint and my contract is up next month, I was thinking want to go to T-mobile.
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Yeah T Mobile doesn't have a contract but to offset it you pay full price for your phones now. Ex. The S4 is $149.99 down and $20 a month for 24 months which equals $630( regular price for device). So in essence there's no "plan contract" but there is a "phone contract" which costs just about as much as an early termination fee thus keeping you locked in for 2 years. The good thing is you can upgrade whenever a new device comes out but the bad thing is you have to pay off the balance on the current device and then you can start the payment plan all over again. That's basically paying your early termination fee on any other carrier to fulfill your current contract so you can a start a new one. No thanks T Mobile. I'll pass.
So I should definitely be able to get my TMobile Account and everything back for sure?
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Anyone see this today?
http://www.dailytech.com/TMobile+Un...+Yearly+Upgrades+for+10Month/article31944.htm
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Anyone see this today?
http://www.dailytech.com/TMobile+Un...+Yearly+Upgrades+for+10Month/article31944.htm
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Yes now I'm thinking of switching to T-Mobile once my contact is up with Sprint.
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Yes now I'm thinking of switching to T-Mobile once my contact is up with Sprint.
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I made the switch from Sprint to tmobile when the s4 came out. Do not regret a thing. Sprint can suck a large one
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I have sprint and T-Mobile I have no lte yet but the jump plan sounds good but you still have to pay off the first device even if you upgrade
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tech7 said:
I have sprint and T-Mobile I have no lte yet but the jump plan sounds good but you still have to pay off the first device even if you upgrade
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Nope...
"..Meanwhile, your remaining payments are voided and you get to pick a new phone.."
Nice I'm gonna order bb q 10
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I just left Sprint and came to T-Mobile and got the GS4. Sprint sucks. Spent 6 years dealing with their horrible data speeds on a smartphone. Not anymore! T-Mobile is a big improvement. Not sure if this Jump! program is a good idea for those who buy all the newest phones and then sell them on craigslist towards the new one. Doesn't seem like it saves you very much since you have to turn in the phone you currently have.
Well, if you do the math.....$99 down and $20/mo for 6/mo, and $10/mo for the Jump program, thats $279. $579-279 is $300. Yes, you could get more on craigslist if you wanted, but its better than most of the other trade in programs, and its very convenient. And that extra $10 includes insurance/theft protection.
So right now, I got the S4 in May and of course I have to pay it off. If I enroll in the program I don't have to pay it off anymore or what?
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So right now, I got the S4 in May and of course I have to pay it off. If I enroll in the program I don't have to pay it off anymore or what?
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Yes... But I read you have to wait 6 months before the first upgrade. The payoff disappears, trade in your current phone, and buy at new customer price... With the monthly financing of course.
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The question is: when does if start? It officially starts July 14, so does it apply only to new purchases after that? Or will they let you do it retroactive to a certain date. Also you have to have the insurance plan already, which I believe must be put on at the time of purchase of the phone.
I just read on T-Mobile's site: " JUMP must be added within 14 days of qualified device purchase."
Does this mean we are screwed if we got our S4 before July 1st? The program starts on the 14th.
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Sounds like it, but maybe you can call them on the 14th and plead your case.
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No you don't you just turn in your current phone to upgrade.
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I watched the full press conference and had some of the same questions you guys do. One of the things they said was that there would be a limited time opportunity for existing customers to sign up, but there were no further details given. So I decided to ask. The first person through customer service chat hadnt even heard of it yet so I asked in the forums. The only answer I got there was someone saying it was for all simple choice customers. But if you go here to the Jump info page toward the bottom of the page it says "Already a T-Mobile customer?" and has a link. When you click that link it takes you to your log on. After logging in it takes you back to that info page with the July 14th date. If it wasnt for existing customers I dont see why that would be on the "Jump" page.
Heres how I think it works as far as existing customers. When it starts on July 14th there will be a limited time window for existing simple choice customers that already have the insurance to be able to change their existing PHP insurance to "Jump". Since I am still within my 14 day period I made sure I added the insurance just to make sure I qualified. We will know soon enough, but my guess is that it will be available to us for a limited time, and only if we already have the standard insurance they offer now.
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I watched the full press conference and had some of the same questions you guys do. One of the things they said was that there would be a limited time opportunity for existing customers to sign up, but there were no further details given. So I decided to ask. The first person through customer service chat hadnt even heard of it yet so I asked in the forums. The only answer I got there was someone saying it was for all simple choice customers. But if you go here to the Jump info page toward the bottom of the page it says "Already a T-Mobile customer?" and has a link. When you click that link it takes you to your log on. After logging in it takes you back to that info page with the July 14th date. If it wasnt for existing customers I dont see why that would be on the "Jump" page.
Heres how I think it works as far as existing customers. When it starts on July 14th there will be a limited time window for existing simple choice customers that already have the insurance to be able to change their existing PHP insurance to "Jump". Since I am still within my 14 day period I made sure I added the insurance just to make sure I qualified. We will know soon enough, but my guess is that it will be available to us for a limited time, and only if we already have the standard insurance they offer now.
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So if you have insurance like php. Then just add the 10 dollars a month. Or does it replace that and just pay the jump price instead of the insurance cost.
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So if you have insurance like php. Then just add the 10 dollars a month. Or does it replace that and just pay the jump price instead of the insurance cost.
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It replaces your existing insurance. So if your paying the 7.99 now its only $2 more to replace it with Jump. This covers basically everything that could break your phone, theft, loss, and adds the ability to upgrade up to twice a year. I just tweeted John Legere the CEO and asked about current customers. Ill update this if he answers.
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So if you have insurance like php. Then just add the 10 dollars a month. Or does it replace that and just pay the jump price instead of the insurance cost.
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It replaces it.... Has its own insurance built in.
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Well, if you do the math.....$99 down and $20/mo for 6/mo, and $10/mo for the Jump program, thats $279. $579-279 is $300. Yes, you could get more on craigslist if you wanted, but its better than most of the other trade in programs, and its very convenient. And that extra $10 includes insurance/theft protection.
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This is true. But for me I'd rather sell on Craigslist and get a little bit more for it which I can use the difference, after paying off my eip, to put down on a new phone. Plus the $2 a month I'm saving not going with the program and doing the regular $7.99 insurance instead. But that's just me.
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Here's another way of look at it.
http://gigaom.com/2013/07/10/is-t-mobiles-new-upgrade-program-jump-worth-it/
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