• @[email protected]
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    12 hours ago

    $99 per month?! How much money is T-Mobile making off selling location data? Their currently advertised prepaid plans run from $40-$60.

    • @[email protected]
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      48 hours ago

      Seriously. Mint is owned by T-Mobile and plans start at $15/mo.

      I’m happy to spend $3 a month for a privacy-respecting email account over a free Gmail, but $100 instead of $15 is a bit much.

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      212 hours ago

      My post paid tmo plan is $60/mo. Why tf is a prepaid $60 too? Maybe I’m out of touch, but prepaid used to be like the most bare bones plans available

      • Midnight Wolf
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        12 hours ago

        You are, in fact, out of touch. Unless you need phone financing (which should be done through the phone manufacturer, not the carrier, to avoid lock-in) there is absolutely no reason for the typical person to be using a postpaid plan.

        I recently moved from an AT&T Business plan (which was grandfathered) to the tune of $95 (but discounted from $125! what a deal) + tax + fees (and a laptop data plan for $20 + taxes + fees), that I had for true unlimited data and the absolute top priority level not found anywhere else from AT&T (unless you were a first responder using FirstNet), to Visible at $30 a month all-in (with $5 discount for 12 months). Verizon priority data, unlimited everything, prepaid. My folks are on the $15 tmo connect plan and have unl/unl/5GB of data (hard capped but they use around 1GB so no big concern). My second line is thru Tello at $6.

        I used to be a big geek into this, and it pains me when people are like ‘I need the best plan’ and get absolutely taken to the cleaners when a) they rarely ‘need’ the best and b) the best is nearly always available for less.

        You could be paying $25 less every month and get the exact same service. Or cut some corners and save $45.