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T-Mobile switches users to pricier plans and tells them it’s not a price hike (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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T-Mobile switches users to pricier plans and tells them it’s not a price hike::T-Mobile: "We are not raising the price... we are moving you to a newer plan."

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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In more populated areas it makes sense since Brand customers have prioritized traffic over MVNOs. So if you want any service at all, then…

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I've never had any issues with the Tmobile prepaid plan in either NYC nor north NJ, although I'm not sure if the prepaid plans have the same lowered priority as Mint, for example.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I have used StraightTalk a couple years ago with the T-Mobile SIM. In the countryside, I could barely do anything, whereas my friend on prepaid T-Mobile worked "as normal" as you'd expect. So their MVNO priorities are a bit of a gamble.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    In SoCal it can get pretty bad, and I've been to Disneyland and other events (concerts/sports) where the phone simply doesn't work at all. I'm on a Verizon MVNO right now that seems to be fine, but the AT&T and T-Mobile based ones both have issues around here.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Right I'm saying does the prepaid T-Mobile plan count as an MVNO? If it's directly from them vs a separate company like Mint

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, it isn't an MVNO, but I do think it gets lower priority than their premium plans.

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