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T-Mobile's Uncarrier CES event - 12:30PM PT / 3:30PM ET

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Not only paying the ETF, but sweetening the pot by offering $0 down? Fucking insane.

I love my HTC One, and paid off the subsidy a few months back. Its just awesome knowing I am just paying month to month on T-Mo and there's no zero pressure to come in and upgrade.
 
I don't think that's a prepaid plan.

The $30 100 minute/5GB data/unlimited text is prepaid.

I guess you could go on their simple choice plan for a few months then switch to prepaid. You will have to have the phone paid off if you buy one through T-Mobile.
 
Do you have to turn in a device to qualify for the ETF reimbursement? Some of the language seems to imply that.
 
So assuming I read correctly, there is no way to just cancel AT&T and have them pay for your cancellation fee if you just switch service and don't buy a phone, correct?
 
T-Mobile announced that it was the fastest growing cell phone provider in the U.S. Compare that to a year who, where they were losing millions of customers. Quite the turnaround.
 
So you could buy the Nexus 5, turn in your phone, sign up for the simple choice plan for a month, then go to Wal-Mart and buy the $30 a month plan?
 
When can you walk into a T-Mobile store and do this? Today? Tomorrow? Could I just walk in with an unlocked Moto X or is it only with phones purchased through T-Mo?
 
Yep, you need to turn in your current phone.

So you could buy the Nexus 5, turn in your phone, sign up for the simple choice plan for a month, then go to Wal-Mart and buy the $30 a month plan?

you dont have to trade your phone. you get the credit for switching. so you switch, get a new phone, then you could sell your old phone on ebay or something and you're good.
 
- $0 down (great credit needed) for Nexus 5, Samsungs, 5s
- $6x a month for unlimited everything
- No contract
- Great service in major areas
- Pay off your ETFs
- Credit for existing phone

I would switch if work didn't pay for my cell phone. What a deal.
 
Since someone asked before:

What are your eligibility requirements?

In order to qualify for this ETF offer, you must be switching from a postpaid plan with AT&T, Sprint or Verizon and port your current numbers to T-Mobile. You would need to trade-in a working mobile phone or tablet and purchase a new device with T-Mobile on a qualifying postpaid Simple Choice plan (you would not be able to sign up for a T-Mobile prepaid or Simple Choice Family Plan with no credit check). All lines must be activated in the same T-Mobile market with the same billing address and area code.

Looks like you can sign up for a prepaid plan?
 
Since someone asked before:

What are your eligibility requirements?

In order to qualify for this ETF offer, you must be switching from a postpaid plan with AT&T, Sprint or Verizon and port your current numbers to T-Mobile. You would need to trade-in a working mobile phone or tablet and purchase a new device with T-Mobile on a qualifying postpaid Simple Choice plan (you would not be able to sign up for a T-Mobile prepaid or Simple Choice Family Plan with no credit check). All lines must be activated in the same T-Mobile market with the same billing address and area code.

Lol you have to turn in your current phone. Kind of a rip off.
 
This is great and all but why is reception so horrid? I will literally walk into a building and lose all reception with 10 feet of a door.
 
no, you have to trade in a working phone, not necessarily the phone that you had before. the point is that they can recoup a bit of the costs.

You theoretically could turn in any phone, but the point is that you have to give them a phone to qualify for this deal.
 
Just to make this clear, reimbursement of the ETF means my family has to pay the ETF first before getting the money back? Or can we spend $0 and just pay AT&T with whatever TMo gives us?
 
Lol you have to turn in your current phone. Kind of a rip off.

Most carriers offer such low phone prices is because of the fact that you are on a contract and they know if you terminate early they can still get that value back by charging you. The real rip off is that you expect them to not only pay your ETF but also let you keep the phone you got for practically nothing, even though they said they will at least give some credit towards it.
 
Didn't know that, wasn't in the part i quoted. Even if they give you money for the phone you can probably get a lot more just selling it on craigslist especially if its a recent phone. Still better than before i guess.



Lol 284 for a 32GB Iphone 5S....

Then you dont get etf off per line
 
Just to make this clear, reimbursement of the ETF means my family has to pay the ETF first before getting the money back? Or can we spend $0 and just pay AT&T with whatever TMo gives us?
You just have to present them with the bill. The info on the website says that it may take up to 8 weeks for them to read reimburse you.
 
Lol 284 for a 32GB Iphone 5S....

They are probably paying out what the value when you buy it on contract, rather than off. In which case, it is a good deal.

Just to make this clear, reimbursement of the ETF means my family has to pay the ETF first before getting the money back? Or can we spend $0 and just pay AT&T with whatever TMo gives us?

Pay first, reimbursement later.
 
This is great and all but why is reception so horrid? I will literally walk into a building and lose all reception with 10 feet of a door.
Probably because of the spectrum T-Mobile is currently on. If they can get the 700 band from Verizon, that should help considerably.
 
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