Comments on: Project Dark Rate Plan Analysis

By: Corey Anders

Corey Anders — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:23:11 +0000

What a joke. I have Straight Talk, a FAR better deal with $45 a month for unlimited talk and text and date.

It’s also on Verizon FTW!

The best thing about Straight Talk is its simplicity. I am so tired of wading through funky phone bills with mysterious charges and fees.

I really appreciate the savings, of course, but not having those awful and undecipherable bills has been a great stress-reducer.

By: ADAM V

ADAM V — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:39:49 +0000

of course EIP has tax, you pay it upfront ;)

By: Taj

Taj — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:04:45 +0000

Can anyone explain why the “no contract” pricing is cheaper than the plans requiring contracts? Seems like they are purposely pushing people into less commitment (and less annuitized revenue).

By: money

money — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:03:09 +0000

this is huge 3rd rate pricing with first rate service. The EIP has no tax or interest and its optional you don’t have to do it.

By: ADAM V

ADAM V — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:59:35 +0000

this is the worst math ever LOL. a mytouch is 150, with a 200 ETF it’s still only 350 as opposed to 500 + with tax that you pay in these “installments”. it’s retarded when you break down the math. And please if you don’t have a lousy 150 bucks for a phone, I’m CERTAIN you can’t pay a 100 bucks a month for your bill ;)

By: so...

so... — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:10:03 +0000

so…..after reading all the comments and speculation can we at least all agree that without a doubt this is far far FAR from a “game changer” in any sense of the word?

You may be able to say money. Key word being MAY….and that’s probably only if you’re using a billion minutes a month. Regardless…I think people are expressing frustration because we were told something was coming that would move us from 4th (last place) to third. This obviously will not do that. Sprint has the Hero, the Pre, etc and you can call anyone, do anything for $70. If they’re third place now they must be getting closer to second every day.

By: Project Dark Pricing | TmoNews - Unofficial T-Mobile Blog - News, Videos, Articles and more

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:22:45 +0000

[...] Dark, we have high hopes for you and we sure hope this is enough to catapult you into the good graces of the wireless [...]

By: Project Dark Pricing | TmoNews - Unofficial T-Mobile Blog - News, Videos, Articles and more

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:22:45 +0000

[...] Dark, we have high hopes for you and we sure hope this is enough to catapult you into the good graces of the wireless [...]

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:46:20 +0000

Betito — But you can’t get the iPhone on T-Mobile, though. I think that’s an example of the frustration here — the Project Dark rates are competitive (if you’re an all-you-can-eat customer), but there is still no killer handset out there (N900, iPhone, etc.), and if you’re not an all-you-can-eat customer, and not everyone is, then you’re no better than at any of the other carriers.

By: Betito

Betito — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:41:38 +0000

Why are we all getting so mad over rumors? Nothing is confirmed, so let’s all calm down and see what the annoucement is.

If the 59.99 price point is true, that will save me a bunch of money for me, as I’m with AT&T. Right now I have the 450 minute plan with the iPhone and unlimited messages. That’s 89.99 a month plus tax that saves me 30 bucks a month plus tax. Just for comparison, Sprint and there Any Mobile with everything data plan is 69.99 a month, it maybe a savings of 10 bucks plus tax, but it’s still a savings and I have the freedom of using an unlocked phone with T-Mobile as I switch phones frequently.

I only use about 100-200 minutes a month but I use text and data a lot. With this plan, I may not use so many minutes, but I have comfort knowing I won’t have to worry about my minutes, have the ability to use whatever phone I wish, and have a good network. It’s a win in my book.