T-Mobile launches new contract-free data-only plans

From ENG



T-Mobile Introduces New No Annual Contract Mobile Broadband Service
Passes
New Passes, Available May 20, Offer Flexible, More Affordable Access
to High-Speed Internet on the Go on an Advanced Lineup of 4G Tablets,
Mobile Hotspots and Laptop Sticks


BELLEVUE, Wash., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- T-Mobile USA, Inc.
today announced that its new, flexible and worry-free No Annual
Contract mobile broadband service passes will debut May 20, making it
easier for customers to enjoy access to high-speed Internet on the
gowhenever they want. With T-Mobile's new, more affordable No Annual
Contract data passes, customers can experience T-Mobile's blazing-fast
4G network speeds across a variety of mobile broadband devices
including tablets, mobile hotspots and laptop sticks -- with no
strings attached.

Starting at just $15, T-Mobile's lineup of No Annual Contract mobile
broadband passes delivers a pay-in-advance, overage-free solution that
offers an allotment of mobile data, making it possible for customers
to choose a pass that best fits their data needs without committing to
a two-year contract:

-- 300MB 1-week pass for $15

-- 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25

-- 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35

-- 5GB 1-month pass for $50

"Although most of our mobile broadband customers choose postpaid
rate plans for the best device prices and data rates, we know that
many of our customers want the flexibility to be able to experience
mobile broadband without committing to an annual contract up
front," said Jeremy Korst, vice president of marketing, T-Mobile
USA. "With better pricing and new features like an auto-refill
option and a simpler purchase experience, T-Mobile's No Annual
Contract mobile broadband passes make it easier and more affordable
than ever to experience high-speed Internet on the go on a range of
devices."

On Thu, 17 May 2012 20:34:46 -0500,
mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) wrote:

>From ENG
>
>
>
>T-Mobile Introduces New No Annual Contract Mobile Broadband Service
>Passes
>New Passes, Available May 20, Offer Flexible, More Affordable Access
>to High-Speed Internet on the Go on an Advanced Lineup of 4G Tablets,
>Mobile Hotspots and Laptop Sticks
>
>
>BELLEVUE, Wash., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- T-Mobile USA, Inc.
>today announced that its new, flexible and worry-free No Annual
>Contract mobile broadband service passes will debut May 20, making it
>easier for customers to enjoy access to high-speed Internet on the
>gowhenever they want. With T-Mobile's new, more affordable No Annual
>Contract data passes, customers can experience T-Mobile's blazing-fast
>4G network speeds across a variety of mobile broadband devices
>including tablets, mobile hotspots and laptop sticks -- with no
>strings attached.
>
>Starting at just $15, T-Mobile's lineup of No Annual Contract mobile
>broadband passes delivers a pay-in-advance, overage-free solution that
>offers an allotment of mobile data, making it possible for customers
>to choose a pass that best fits their data needs without committing to
>a two-year contract:
>
>-- 300MB 1-week pass for $15
>
>-- 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25
>
>-- 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35
>
>-- 5GB 1-month pass for $50

You can get a $30 plan that includes 5GB data, 100 voice minutes and
unlimited text. Why wouldn't you buy that instead?
>
>"Although most of our mobile broadband customers choose postpaid
>rate plans for the best device prices and data rates, we know that
>many of our customers want the flexibility to be able to experience
>mobile broadband without committing to an annual contract up
>front," said Jeremy Korst, vice president of marketing, T-Mobile
>USA. "With better pricing and new features like an auto-refill
>option and a simpler purchase experience, T-Mobile's No Annual
>Contract mobile broadband passes make it easier and more affordable
>than ever to experience high-speed Internet on the go on a range of
>devices."

On 5/18/2012 3:34 AM, nobody@nada.com wrote:
>> -- 300MB 1-week pass for $15
>>
>> -- 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25
>>
>> -- 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35
>>
>> -- 5GB 1-month pass for $50
>
> You can get a $30 plan that includes 5GB data, 100 voice minutes and
> unlimited text. Why wouldn't you buy that instead?

That was my thought, too. I hope these plans are aimed primarily to
temporary visitors, tourists to the US and not intended to signal the
end of the $30 Walmart plan.

At 18 May 2012 03:34:29 -0700 nobody@nada.com wrote:
> On Thu, 17 May 2012 20:34:46 -0500,
> mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) wrote:
>
> >From ENG
> >
> >
> >
> >T-Mobile Introduces New No Annual Contract Mobile Broadband Service
> >Passes
> >New Passes, Available May 20, Offer Flexible, More Affordable Access
> >to High-Speed Internet on the Go on an Advanced Lineup of 4G Tablets,
> >Mobile Hotspots and Laptop Sticks
> >
> >
> >BELLEVUE, Wash., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- T-Mobile USA, Inc.
> >today announced that its new, flexible and worry-free No Annual
> >Contract mobile broadband service passes will debut May 20, making it
> >easier for customers to enjoy access to high-speed Internet on the
> >gowhenever they want. With T-Mobile's new, more affordable No Annual
> >Contract data passes, customers can experience T-Mobile's blazing-fast
> >4G network speeds across a variety of mobile broadband devices
> >including tablets, mobile hotspots and laptop sticks -- with no
> >strings attached.
> >
> >Starting at just $15, T-Mobile's lineup of No Annual Contract mobile
> >broadband passes delivers a pay-in-advance, overage-free solution that
> >offers an allotment of mobile data, making it possible for customers
> >to choose a pass that best fits their data needs without committing to
> >a two-year contract:
> >
> >-- 300MB 1-week pass for $15
> >
> >-- 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25
> >
> >-- 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35
> >
> >-- 5GB 1-month pass for $50
>
> You can get a $30 plan that includes 5GB data, 100 voice minutes and
> unlimited text. Why wouldn't you buy that instead?


Because you can't turn that plan on and off at will. If you shut it off,
you lose the number and need a new SIM to start up again. This sounds
more like the casual plans AT&T offers for tablets that you can turn on
and off as needed.

"Different strokes...", as they say...

I was temporarily excited when I started reading. I was hoping they were
bringing the old day pass back. ($1.49 for 24 hours of unlimited data,
throttled to 2G speed after 30MB.) I used that plan quite a bit when
traveling and was stuck at a hotel without free WiFi. A buck-fifty beat
the heck out of the $10-15 some hotels still have the audacity to charge,
and it kept T-Mo's "tethering police" off my back. I just set one of my
prepaid phones with WiFi up as a Hotspot for $1.49 the few times I needed
it rather than risk ticking T-Mo off by illicitly tethering on my
contract phone's $6/month grandfathered data plan with no tethering option.

At 18 May 2012 10:26:16 -0700 cameo wrote:
> On 5/18/2012 3:34 AM, nobody@nada.com wrote:
> >> -- 300MB 1-week pass for $15
> >>
> >> -- 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25
> >>
> >> -- 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35
> >>
> >> -- 5GB 1-month pass for $50
> >
> > You can get a $30 plan that includes 5GB data, 100 voice minutes and
> > unlimited text. Why wouldn't you buy that instead?
>
> That was my thought, too. I hope these plans are aimed primarily to
> temporary visitors, tourists to the US and not intended to signal
> the end of the $30 Walmart plan.
Did anybody actually read the whole press release? These are for T-Mo's
" Advanced Lineup of 4G Tablets, Mobile Hotspots and Laptop Sticks..."

The Walmart plan is intended for phones, though I'm sure many are using
it for the types of devices described above as well.

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:

> I used that plan quite a bit when traveling and was stuck at a
> hotel without free WiFi. A buck-fifty beat the heck out of the
> $10-15 some hotels still have the audacity to charge,

I'd love $10 - $15, last place I stayed in a hotel in Las Vegas was
$35/day for WiFi! Their "resort fee" included wired internet for $20
sign-on fee but the speed was set at "Download an email? You haven't
sufficient life expectancy to complete that, sorry!"



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On Fri, 18 May 2012 11:04:22 -0700, XS11E <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com>
wrote:

>Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:
>
>> I used that plan quite a bit when traveling and was stuck at a
>> hotel without free WiFi. A buck-fifty beat the heck out of the
>> $10-15 some hotels still have the audacity to charge,
>
>I'd love $10 - $15, last place I stayed in a hotel in Las Vegas was
>$35/day for WiFi! Their "resort fee" included wired internet for $20
>sign-on fee but the speed was set at "Download an email? You haven't
>sufficient life expectancy to complete that, sorry!"

Haven't you heard? Free wifi is ubiquitous! I know I heard that
somewhere.

Alexd Traverski <gdrtmmr@aol.com> wrote:

> Haven't you heard? Free wifi is ubiquitous! I know I heard that
> somewhere.

Everywhere but hotels/casinos in Las Vegas.

In my recent travels I can't recall anywhere else I couldn't find free
WiFi in a hotel or motel, I guess casinos really don't want you using
WiFi?

It's available elsewhere in Las Vegas of course.

NOTE: I see hotel/casinos in Laughlin don't offer free WiFi either.

http://www.wififreespot.com/nev.html

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On Fri, 18 May 2012 11:45:53 -0600, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:

>At 18 May 2012 10:26:16 -0700 cameo wrote:
>> On 5/18/2012 3:34 AM, nobody@nada.com wrote:
>> >> -- 300MB 1-week pass for $15
>> >>
>> >> -- 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25
>> >>
>> >> -- 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35
>> >>
>> >> -- 5GB 1-month pass for $50
>> >
>> > You can get a $30 plan that includes 5GB data, 100 voice minutes and
>> > unlimited text. Why wouldn't you buy that instead?
>>
>> That was my thought, too. I hope these plans are aimed primarily to
>> temporary visitors, tourists to the US and not intended to signal
>> the end of the $30 Walmart plan.
>Did anybody actually read the whole press release? These are for T-Mo's
>" Advanced Lineup of 4G Tablets, Mobile Hotspots and Laptop Sticks..."
>
>The Walmart plan is intended for phones, though I'm sure many are using
>it for the types of devices described above as well.

Sure by using the phone as a mobile hotspot.
>

In the last episode of <XnsA0585CFF27E9Axs11eyahoocom@127.0.0.1>, XS11E
<xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> said:

>Alexd Traverski <gdrtmmr@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Haven't you heard? Free wifi is ubiquitous! I know I heard that
>> somewhere.
>
>Everywhere but hotels/casinos in Las Vegas.
>
>In my recent travels I can't recall anywhere else I couldn't find free
>WiFi in a hotel or motel, I guess casinos really don't want you using
>WiFi?

Paid WiFi in Vegas is hit and miss too. Very annoying. At least in other
cities, wifi usually works once you pay, if it's not free.

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DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> wrote:

> Paid WiFi in Vegas is hit and miss too. Very annoying. At least in
> other cities, wifi usually works once you pay, if it's not free.

Thanks, that's good to know. I really doubt I'll ever be forced to go
to Las Vegas ever again but sometimes SWMBO makes Vegas noises... <G>


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On Sat, 19 May 2012 23:02:40 -0700, DevilsPGD wrote:

> Paid WiFi in Vegas is hit and miss too. Very annoying. At least in other
> cities, wifi usually works once you pay, if it's not free.

What do you expect? It's Vegas -- everything's a gamble there :-) .

Cheers, -- tlvp
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<mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> said:

>On Sat, 19 May 2012 23:02:40 -0700, DevilsPGD wrote:
>
>> Paid WiFi in Vegas is hit and miss too. Very annoying. At least in other
>> cities, wifi usually works once you pay, if it's not free.
>
>What do you expect? It's Vegas -- everything's a gamble there :-) .

True enough.

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