T-Mobile has your lucky Charm for back-to-school days

3. jdog59 posted on 04 Jul 2010, 18:51 0 0

While I agree with you that the Sprint 69.99 Everything Data/Any Mobile plan is great you seem to forget that with T-Mobile that for $10.00 more (79.99) you get unlimited calling AND unlimited data AND texting so they still have the cheapest plans among post paid carriers and yet sprint charges 30.00 more for unlimited talkwhich makes them 20.00 more than T-Mobile. Now as for their ever more plus plans in comparison to the traditional way of purchasing a phone you only pay 30% of the upfront cost of the phone and then you make up to 19 installment payment so it all comes down to whether you want to be in a contract or not and I could go either way.

4. Homotechual posted on 05 Jul 2010, 12:28 0 0

The Sprint plan for 69.99 isin't unlimited?

6. oddmanout posted on 05 Jul 2010, 13:54 0 0

T-mobile's 79.99 unlimited everything is considered no contract. I am referring to 2 year contract monthly rates. T-mobile is in no comparison for 2 year contract pricing when looking next to sprint as their unlimited everything plan is just as much as sprint at 99.99. Whereas the 69.99 everything data plan on sprint is superior over t-mobiles 79.99 500 minute unlimited text and data plan. I mentioned in my previous response that t-mobile's "Even More Plus (no contract)" plans are unbeatable but this requires that you buy the phone in full or subsidize your phone... hence the catch. If you subsidize your phone, you may as well just buy one at contract pricing and pay contract rates since you'll be paying more monthly than you would on a contract. Lets be honest here. You can choose a plan thats $10 cheaper (t-mobile no contract) and subsidize your phone, making the bill even higher than contract rates and not saving you money until the subsidization period ends (which most likely will be around 19 months if you want to save yourself as much as possible each month). Or you can buy a phone (on sprint) at contract pricing, save yourself money, and get an upgrade after 1 year (sprint premier). I find it unquestionable that unless your looking for a phone for long term (in which you may as well just get a 2 year contract) that you wont be saving much each month after subsidizing a $400+ phone. Do the math. 79.99 unlimited everything plan for no contract + 30% down plus $20 or more each month for subsidization... you'll be looking at well over $100 each month until that subsidization period is over. Or you can pay contract rates (where some prices are as little as free for phones through indirect retailers), pay the 69.99 each month (and "basically" get unlimited everything), and be rewarded an upgrade to a new phone after 12 months. The mobile world is changing. When one phone is hot, another comes out that you'll want and unless you drop your plan (especially if subsidizing) you'll be shelling out much more money than you anticipated. The prices for t-mobiles even more plus plans look pretty convincing but you wont be saving money until after a years worth of subsidizing in which with a contracted phone you'll be entitled to an upgrade well before you would be done subsidizing a phone. (of course theres always the option of getting the phone paid in full but if you took what you paid and divided it by a 12 month period, you'll still be paying more, and stuck with that phone untill it gives out or your ready to dish out another $400+ for a phone)