Comments on: T-Mobile Complete–A New No-Annual Contract Solution http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/ Unofficial T-Mobile Blog, News, Videos, Articles and more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Robert http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-43121 Robert Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:53:16 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-43121 I have a tmobile 8700g blackberry. Could I sign up for prepaid using this phone? I have a tmobile 8700g blackberry. Could I sign up for prepaid using this phone?

]]> By: alan http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-30494 alan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:55:18 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-30494 what absolutely sucks for us reps is that tmo is completely taking the rug out from under us..... if people are no longer coming to the store and getting prepaids at best buy, then they are cutting their overhead by a ton of money cuz any activation is commission for us and if this is a prepaid activation, we hardly get any money for it.... this blows... looks like unfortunately i will be looking for a new job because it is obvious tmo wants to cut down their overhead by cutting our commission opportunities.... damn i would have rather had lay offs and take my chances cuz this really sucks... i hope other reps see what tmo is doing to us.... what absolutely sucks for us reps is that tmo is completely taking the rug out from under us….. if people are no longer coming to the store and getting prepaids at best buy, then they are cutting their overhead by a ton of money cuz any activation is commission for us and if this is a prepaid activation, we hardly get any money for it…. this blows… looks like unfortunately i will be looking for a new job because it is obvious tmo wants to cut down their overhead by cutting our commission opportunities…. damn i would have rather had lay offs and take my chances cuz this really sucks… i hope other reps see what tmo is doing to us….

]]> By: beastly http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-30246 beastly Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:35:30 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-30246 If Danny is correct, add $10 savings to the prepaid plan for the t239. If Danny is correct, add $10 savings to the prepaid plan for the t239.

]]> By: beastly http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-30235 beastly Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:08:58 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-30235 If you compare the prices of these phones to the retail prices on T-Mo's website, it's kind of shocking. If you want a BB 8520 with all-you-can-eat, you have 3 options: -Plunk down $300, and pay $80 a month thereafter, for a total of $1820 over 20 months. No contract, no activation fee, no ETF, no overages. -Sign up for EM+, and spread the payments out a little, paying $97 a month over 20 months, plus an activation fee, for a total of $1975 over 20 months. -Sign up for EM, get a subsidy, pay $132 a month for four months, and $100 monthly after that, for a total of $2128 over 20 months. Savings are comparable with the other phones too: -$60 down and $50 monthly, for a total of $1010 for unlimited voice for 20 months on a Samsung t239. -$54 monthly +$35 activation on an EM+ plan for a total of $1115 for 20 months of unlimited talk on the t239. -$67 for 4 months, and then $60 after that on EM, for a total of $1228 for 20 months of unlimited talk. Looks like Magenta's throwing out some pretty big incentives to go prepaid, at least for individuals. (Savings comes to $155 or $308 on the Blackberry and $105 or $218 on the t239.) Very interesting. If you compare the prices of these phones to the retail prices on T-Mo’s website, it’s kind of shocking. If you want a BB 8520 with all-you-can-eat, you have 3 options:

-Plunk down $300, and pay $80 a month thereafter, for a total of $1820 over 20 months. No contract, no activation fee, no ETF, no overages.
-Sign up for EM+, and spread the payments out a little, paying $97 a month over 20 months, plus an activation fee, for a total of $1975 over 20 months.
-Sign up for EM, get a subsidy, pay $132 a month for four months, and $100 monthly after that, for a total of $2128 over 20 months.

Savings are comparable with the other phones too:
-$60 down and $50 monthly, for a total of $1010 for unlimited voice for 20 months on a Samsung t239.
-$54 monthly +$35 activation on an EM+ plan for a total of $1115 for 20 months of unlimited talk on the t239.
-$67 for 4 months, and then $60 after that on EM, for a total of $1228 for 20 months of unlimited talk.

Looks like Magenta’s throwing out some pretty big incentives to go prepaid, at least for individuals. (Savings comes to $155 or $308 on the Blackberry and $105 or $218 on the t239.) Very interesting.

]]> By: Mog http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-30116 Mog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:57:13 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-30116 Well, T-Mobile's finally done it. They made the non-contract free phone. The Samsung T239 is $59.99 (and I'm sure many stores will discount it, just like Best Buy's already discounting the Gravity). The Even More Plus plan that most people will get - the one with unlimited calling and texting - is...$59.99/mo. And the Samsung T239 includes a month of service. Effectively, the phone is...free. With no contract. And for a literally free phone, it's not bad. It's a slider, those are still a bit of a novelty in the low-end market, and it looks way nicer than the T229. I'm not sure I get the confusion, on this. No, it's not Flexpay. It's basically a way of packaging their contract-free Even More Plus phones in a way that makes them better gifts. That's all. In the past, you couldn't really give a phone to someone -- what were you going to do, give them a two-year contract? But now you can, with no contracts. Heck, it's basically like giving them a gift card for a month of unlimited calling and texting, with -- oh yeah -- a free phone, too. Even More Plus plans are the best deal around, but the only thing that might cause people to pause is the sticker shock of having to buy a phone "separately." This erases all that. So, give these to people you want to be able to call for free on T-Mobile. ^_^ Assuming you don't already have an unlimited plan... Well, T-Mobile’s finally done it. They made the non-contract free phone.

The Samsung T239 is $59.99 (and I’m sure many stores will discount it, just like Best Buy’s already discounting the Gravity). The Even More Plus plan that most people will get – the one with unlimited calling and texting – is…$59.99/mo. And the Samsung T239 includes a month of service. Effectively, the phone is…free. With no contract.

And for a literally free phone, it’s not bad. It’s a slider, those are still a bit of a novelty in the low-end market, and it looks way nicer than the T229.

I’m not sure I get the confusion, on this. No, it’s not Flexpay. It’s basically a way of packaging their contract-free Even More Plus phones in a way that makes them better gifts. That’s all. In the past, you couldn’t really give a phone to someone — what were you going to do, give them a two-year contract? But now you can, with no contracts. Heck, it’s basically like giving them a gift card for a month of unlimited calling and texting, with — oh yeah — a free phone, too.

Even More Plus plans are the best deal around, but the only thing that might cause people to pause is the sticker shock of having to buy a phone “separately.” This erases all that. So, give these to people you want to be able to call for free on T-Mobile. ^_^ Assuming you don’t already have an unlimited plan…

]]> By: maxxsooner http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-30105 maxxsooner Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:02:15 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-30105 Screw best buy, just go to walmart and get the 100 gift card. bestbuy kings of bait and switch and drag out rebates until u say UNCLE or damn that screw job really hurt ok ok you can keep my rebate! Screw best buy, just go to walmart and get the 100 gift card. bestbuy kings of bait and switch and drag out rebates until u say UNCLE or damn that screw job really hurt ok ok you can keep my rebate!

]]> By: Danny http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-30102 Danny Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:33:17 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-30102 Heres a pic of the T-Mobile Complete package. http://www.mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tmobile-new-complete1.jpg Heres a pic of the T-Mobile Complete package.

http://www.mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tmobile-new-complete1.jpg

]]> By: Danny http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-30100 Danny Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:32:27 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-30100 http://www.mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tmobile-new-complete1.jpg http://www.mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tmobile-new-complete1.jpg

]]> By: Danny http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-30099 Danny Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:30:28 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-30099 Samsung T239 will also be offered for $49.99 Samsung T239 will also be offered for $49.99

]]> By: Viper http://www.tmonews.com/2009/11/t-mobile-complete-a-new-no-annual-contract-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-30094 Viper Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:54:41 +0000 http://www.tmonews.com/?p=7592#comment-30094 You know this is also up on Engadget, right? Give this place some damn credit, they're pretty spot on a lot of the time You know this is also up on Engadget, right? Give this place some damn credit, they’re pretty spot on a lot of the time

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