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T-Mobile USA unveiled new unlimited service plans aimed at boosting the carrier's value proposition. The new plans come after weeks of rumors about T-Mobile's "Project Dark," which was thought to include the new rate plans. 
The new plans break down into two categories: Even More and Even More Plus. Even More Plus is a no-contract plan, and the premiere version of it gives subscribers unlimited voice, texting and Web browsing for $79.99 per month. Sliding down the scale offers unlimited voice and texting for $59.99 per month or unlimited voice for $49.99 per month. T-Mobile's Even More Plus offerings essentially remove the expense of a device subsidy from the price, so that users could purchase the service for their existing GSM phone. However, T-Mobile also offers an Equipment Installment Plan, which allows a user to break up the cost of a new device into into four or 20 installments in addition to the monthly service. The carrier's installation plan is interest free.
T-Mobile's Even More plans require a two-year contract, and subsidizes the cost of a phone. The top plan under this option offers unlimited voice for $59.99. Adding unlimited data and texting to this plan brings the price up to $99.99, on par with Sprint Nextel's Simply Everything plan. These plans come on the heels of Sprint's decision to launch its Any Mobile, Anytime plan, which offers unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling to any wireless number on any U.S. wireless carrier at any time.
The new plans also come at a critical juncture for T-Mobile. The carrier has been facing weakened subscriber growth, and in the second quarter, postpaid net additions made up only 17 percent of customer growth in the second quarter, compared with 39 percent in the first quarter of 2009 and 80 percent in the second quarter of 2008. Last month, amid rumors that Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company, was considering acquiring Sprint, one of the options floated for T-Mobile was to refocus the carriers' operations on prepaid services.
For more:
- see this T-Mobile page
- see this Engadget post
- see this CNET article
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Comments
Posted by DaMattster | October 26, 2009 - 11:03am
This was supposed to be the big game changing event and the price savings is not significant eough for me to jump ship. I went to TracFone's Straight Talk factoring in coverage, free 411 calls, Unlimited Voice/Texts/Web. However, the web is somewhat less because you can only use their phone and it operates at 1XRTT. But, it is adequate for basic news, weather, and sports.
Posted by Tatum Hawkins | October 26, 2009 - 12:54pm
Even More Plus is just even more expensive. The offer costs at least $360 more annually for the same unlimited talk, text and Web services received standard with Boost Mobile’s $50 Monthly Unlimited plan. Boost customers can also take advantage of a true nationwide coverage area which reaches more than 274 million people in over 17,500 cities throughout the U.S. on the dependable Nextel network. On top of all this, Boost won't nickel and dime customers with questionable fees or extra taxes.
Posted by PhoneFan | October 27, 2009 - 1:38am
Like many, I was expecting T-Mobile to offer a game changing rate for national carriers, but so far its so-so. For some people, the savings are decent, for others.. the saving is nil (especially if you consider the migration fee).
Tatum: At the very least disclose you do PR work for Boost Mobile. I follow wireless news and often see you throw in bones for Boost, which is fine, but some of it weren't even constructive criticism at the competitors. Guess there's no oversight for PR work?
Posted by Anonymous | October 27, 2009 - 12:02pm
Basically Tatum Hawkins is on a seagull mission: fly in, crap everywhere, and fly out. I notice how he neglects to argue a point for point basis on why Boost is better. I used Boost for all of a month before getting fed up with dropped calls and delayed text messages.
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2009 - 6:57pm
Yes, Tatum obviously works for Boost... IDEN technology is a dinosaur fading slowly back into the cave it came from. There are plenty of all you can eat carriers that charge even less than Boost and have no hidden fees, just a flat rate. Who HONESTLY and consistently calls Nationwide? What about Revol, Metro PCS, Cricket? Less expensive than anyone else, no contract, no deposit no traps and no hidden fees. Right now Revol Wireless has a $35 unlimited nationwide calling and unlimited text plan, w/ no activation fee no deposit and no contract.
Posted by Damien | October 28, 2009 - 8:59pm
Nah, I've had my fill of regional carriers. I've never even heard of Revol Wireless. And they all have issues, mostly in the network department.
Like @DaMattster, I use Straight Talk and there is nothing better out there. It uses the Verizon network so you're assured of true nationwide coverage on a reliable network for the low price of $45. Boost, Metro & Cricket are all nowhere near as good.
Posted by Anonymous | November 5, 2009 - 12:56am
Tatum, I seen your comments on other sites. You're making the rounds huh!?!
Why don't you address Boost's dropped calls, text message delays and poorly trained customer service reps??? Not to mention pricey phones.
And I do not even have a Boost, I just have seen ALOT of bad reviews.
I encourage people to search for "Boost Mobile Reviews, poor".
They should spend money on training and network upgrades instead of you.
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