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"T-Mobile will never change the price you pay," the carrier told users in 2017.

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[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 42 points 3 months ago

Gee, it's almost like we shouldn't let our telecoms slowly merge into one greedy entity with no competition.

[-] extrahazmat@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago

First they charged more for auto pay if you used a credit card. Now they want to raise each line by $5. Took our lines and went with an MVNO that runs on T-Mobile and Verizon. Saving a lot of money and still great service/data.

I'm guessing lots of people are going to be doing the same thing. Just couldn't leave things be....Oh, and I canceled the included Netflix as well.

[-] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

I'm guessing they added a clickbait fee?

[-] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

I’ve had the same T-Mobile family plan since…I actually don’t recall. 2011? $25 per line for 4 phones. It was 2GB of 3G data per month, with a promotional bump to 4GB that they kept extending until it was permanent, then LTE data, then 50GB of LTE before it throttles down. It’s plenty fast, so no real need for 5G speeds, especially since most activity is on our home WiFi.

[-] Zeroxxx@lemmy.id 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I love bitching about internet speed but I am glad mobile Internet is not a scam here where I live. Costs me 0.8 cent for every GB approx.

America and Canada look very terrible from my perspective.

[-] AlecSadler@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Is that $8.192 per TB then?

$0.008 * 1024gb

That seems high? My friend blew through 40ish TB last month but pays $200/mo.

[-] Zeroxxx@lemmy.id 3 points 3 months ago

Unfortunately, if you are a mobile data monster it is still expensive since there is no true unlimited plan here.

But most people nowadays only consume Instagram and Tiktok.

[-] alphapuggle@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

Legere was the best thing to happen to that company. They haven't made a good move since he left

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago

I've been on T-Mobile prepaid since at least 2010. I get 10GB of data off contract for $40/mo. If I use above that it gets throttled, but I never do.

My price still hasn't gone up. I am certainly waiting for it.

I buy a new handset every few years. Most times I get one from the EU that has the bands I need for local service.

[-] BillMurray@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Is that a good deal anymore? I live in Canada where we typically get dry fucked on cellphone plans. I used to pay $50 for 6 GB, but they keep having deals and I keep switching up my plan. I'm currently paying $35 ($25.50 USD)/mo for 70 GB.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

Not sure, tbh. I haven't shopped around, but because I never go over, I'm fine with it. It may not be a good deal at all but I never see the difference.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

They need to as inflation exists.

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