When Boost Mobile launched their $50/month unlimited talk/text/data plan, many thought that the no-committment company would take away sales from other wireless carriers. The Big Four all have unlimited talk plans, but they’re twice the price of Boost, contain additional fees, and don’t have as many features. T-Mobile, though, has decided to bring some competition to the game. They’re planning an unlimited plan of their own. It will bring the price point down to $50, which should usher some favorable competition.
Of course, T-Mobile’s offering isn’t quite up to snuff with Boost’s. First off, it covers only voice. Text and data services cost more on top of the $49.99 unlimited voice price. Plus, T-Mobile’s price tag comes with the fees and taxes normally associated with wireless accounts. Even if a customer signs up for the voice plan alone, they won’t be able to slap down a $50 bill to cover the month’s service. Fees and taxes could bring the actual monthly price to $60.
T-Mo has begun offering the plan, but only to customers in the San Francisco market. That’s fine and good: it’s just a test market. A number of wireless companies will go down this path in order to find out what works and what does not work, so they don’t spend a lot of capital on a nationwide test. If this works in San Fran, it presumably will be offered nationwide. Another restriction is that only current T-Mo customers are eligible. They need not extend their contract, but those who are just signing up will not have access to this unlimited plan.
For family plans, the unlimited feature will cost $89.98 per month, which covers the first two lines. Additional lines will cost $39.99 per month. This is a big feature for unlimited services. It’s unreasonable to expect each line on a family plan to pay $100 per month for unlimited service, which is what you would get with Verizon or AT&T. This pricing scheme seems a bit more reasonable in terms of family benefits.
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T Mobile sucks folks,if you are in a metro area it is great, if not blah, and they are only offering this $50 a month for existing customers, probably with tax included, no one can touch Boost at this time,killer signal strenth, if not better than AT&T, in outreaching area’s, very practical and has it’s perks.