iPhone 6/6Plus Carrier, Store & Coverage: T-Mobile Offers Unlimited Data; No Contract Needed
Typically T-Mobile is regarded is the fourth place carrier after Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, the "Big Three." They have made some pushes and improvements to try and catch up to the Big Three, and thanks to the new iPhones, they might lure some customers over to their service plans.
What T-Mobile is doing is getting rid of contracts and subsidies. Instead, you will have to pay for the full price of the phone. However, you can do that in monthly installments.
On T-Mobile's website, the process is pretty simple to get yourself setup with a new iPhone 6. First you select the model you want. For experiment's sake we will choose the 16 GB iPhone 6. Another important choice you must select is your credit rating (we chose "excellent/good credit"). Keep in mind the iPhone 6 entry level model is priced at $649.92 when purchased through T-Mobile.
After you have picked out your model, you see that for well qualified buyers that there is $0 down up front for this model and that it can be paid for over 24 months for $27.08 per month. That amount is added to the wireless plan you choose, so your monthly bills will be over $100 per month.
The next choice you are faced with is probably the most important. It's the plan you are about to pick. There are four different choices -- a $50, $60, $70 and $80 plan. Here's the best part though: All the plans come with unlimited data, minutes and texts, but there is a catch.
If you choose the cheapest plan, the $50 plan, you will receive unlimited minutes, data and texts. However, after you exceed 1 GB of data, your data will be throttled (slowed down/restricted). If you choose the $80 plan, there is no throttling, and you can use as much data as you wish. Regardless, T-Mobile does not charge overcharge fees like most carriers do.
The final step is to add your plan to your cart and checkout. Phones will ship as soon as they can. It looks like there is a slight delay of at least a week for both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
This T-Mobile strategy looks like a real winner. Customers are not locked into contracts and do not have to worry about counting minutes or monitoring how much data they use. However, the fact that you must spend the entire retail price of an iPhone 6 may cause customers to shy away from it.
What do you think? Would you join T-Mobile to get the iPhone 6 with unlimited data, minutes and texts? Leave us a comment below and let us know.
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