The carrier is getting rid of lower-tier data plans and offering new customers only unlimited data, but you’ll have to pay $70 for the first line to get in on the action.
T-Mobile is eliminating data plans for new customers — and for current ones who opt in.
The company is getting rid of all its wireless data plans and instead offering new customers one unlimited plan, T-Mobile said Thursday. Under the new plan, everyone will get unlimited talk, text and high-speed 4G LTE data.
The company has also changed prices for unlimited. The first line will be $70 a month, the second line will cost $50 a month and additional lines will be $20 a month for up to eight lines with auto-pay turned on. The price is $5 more a month without auto-pay. For a family of four, the new plan will cost $40 a month per person.
While this plan will benefit those looking for unlimited everything, it will cost more for people who have been subscribed to the lowest data plans. The current plan starts at $50 for 2GB of data per month. This means individual customers on its new plan will pay $20 more a month. But the new price is lower than the cost of unlimited right now. Currently, T-Mobile customers who want unlimited pay $95 a month for an individual line.
T-Mobile’s move comes as its two biggest rivals, AT&T and Verizon, are adding more data to their plans and raising prices. AT&T and Verizon are also offering a new feature that lets customers go over their data allotment, but then slows service. This is something that T-Mobile has offered for years.
The new T-Mobile plan goes into effect September 6 for new customers. Current T-Mobile customers can keep their plans or switch over to the new one.
Source: cnet.com