T-Mobile Value Plan 5 line for $39.99 + $100 Bonus

How much to add 2GB web? 200MB is such a misnomer.

J714 said:   No Value Deal is listed in their plans... cheapest 1000 mins two lines says $60

Go to Family plans, then value packages, then select SIM only. The cheapest standard rate for two phones with no data or text and 1000 minutes is $49.98. I know that I can get discounted rates through my company and believe that the two phone value plan is about $40 via that program, so this deal sounds great but not outlandish.

ETA: It looks like to add web at standard rate it is a $20 increase, which still isn't too bad if that is 2GB per line. Hell, it isn't terrible even if it is shared.

What the T-Mobile website is offering me is Five lines, 1000 shared minutes, each line getting 2Gb of data, all lines having unlimited texting, for $109.99. This is as a non customer porting a number in.

That is with each line having the $10 per month Unlimited Plus option, this option can be changed to No Data which would remove $10 per line that I didn't want data on, or as much as $50, so five lines with unlimited text and 1000 shared minutes would be $59.99.

Once again this isn't taking into account any offers that the OP has come across, and the way T-Mobile works this doesn't sound out of line. With T-Mobile the trick seems to be catching this crazy cheap deals during the short time they are offered and sticking with it until they force you off several years down the line. For all I know there are still people paying $5.99 a month for unlimited T-Zones.

ETA: Does anybody know if this plan includes unlimited WiFi calling? My wife and daughter both currently use T-Mobile prepaid on the $30 a month 100 minute unlimited text and data plan, and their prepaid plans get charged for WiFi calls, if this plan includes that this is a no brainer for us.

Ahhh try this then Tmobile plans. You should see "Value Plan" next to "classic plan" on the banner.

DrPooh said:   So to sign up for 5 lines: $600 for phones, $175 activation fees, then $50/mo for 1000 min without text. Best I see at the website.

If you need phones sure.

The OP mentioned that for the deal they got you have to call in, and they will add the three additional phones for free. The Value plans are really only sensible if you are not buying phones from them. The way I am looking at the site I am seeing that for five lines with 1000 shared minutes no text, no data it is $49.99, adding unlimited text adds $10.

If you aren't planning on using five smart phones you can go to any local retailer and by T-Mobile prepaid phones for $10-50 each. If you already have T-Mobile phones, or phones that are compatible with their service (which is just about any unlocked GSM phone including AT&T). Many non T-Mobile phones do not have the correct radio bands for T-Mobiles 3G and 4G data, but if you aren't using a smart phone that doesn't matter.

Most employee discounts on T-Mobile offer Free Activations (no cap on number of lines). This shrinks the upfront for multi-line accounts.

Data:
5$ - 200mb HSPA+ (then unlimited Edge)
10$ - 2gb HSPA+ (then unlimited Edge)
20$ - Unlimited HSPA+

Anything pentaband like the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note, or the new Huawei D1 series, will be HSPA+ everywhere. If you use an AT&T phone, only some markets have 1900 HSPA+ turned on right now. This rollout will continue into 2013 as they shift their network to mirror the frequencies of AT&T.

We have 3 lines on Family Value 1000 (3rd line no fee on back to school promo), unlimited text, 2gb on Line 1, 200mb on Line 2, and no data on Line 3. After employee discount and taxes the bill is 69.38$/month. Bought a Galaxy Nexus for 350$ (Google), HTC Sensation for 350$ (Expansys), and LG flip for 50$.

Getting on a subsidized plan with a big 3 carrier would cost 200$/month after discounts & taxes. I would've spent 400$ on phones instead of 750$. Saving at least 125$/month I would save the difference in 3 months (come and gone) and now I'm just saving every month.

You still get unlimited nights/weekends/mobile2mobile, so your peak minutes per line on your current carrier is all you need to figure to see if 1000 minutes will cover all your lines.

Can anyone comment on how TMobile handles text messages if one doesn't have a plan for text? ie can you turn it off?

I noticed on the data plan that they indicate that you cannot use the Internet without a plan. Something like that would be ideal for text as well.

TIA.

A good deal seems to be 5 lines with unlimited text and talk but no data for $80/ month or $16 dollars per phone. However it seems to be the same price for 2, 3 , 4 or 5 lines. So one could keep a few spare phones charged up for visitors or if a battery is drained.

gremln007 said:   Can anyone comment on how TMobile handles text messages if one doesn't have a plan for text? ie can you turn it off?

I noticed on the data plan that they indicate that you cannot use the Internet without a plan. Something like that would be ideal for text as well.

TIA.
Some value plans have unlimited texts but in the past I have had them turn off texts

I ended up getting $10 credit/month on my plan which brings it down to $39.99 and a $30 one time credit. Of course had to do a new 2 year contract. I want two new non smart phones but the reps prices are different than online. Online one is out of stock so I couldn't do anything now but will try again this week. Rep also said to go to WalMart and see what they can do for free phones.

Feel a bit better but based on posts here and other places probably could have gotten better credits. Should have done it much sooner, they've been raking it in on me.

bru20 said:   I ended up getting $10 credit/month on my plan which brings it down to $39.99 and a $30 one time credit. Of course had to do a new 2 year contract. I want two new non smart phones but the reps prices are different than online. Online one is out of stock so I couldn't do anything now but will try again this week. Rep also said to go to WalMart and see what they can do for free phones.

Feel a bit better but based on posts here and other places probably could have gotten better credits. Should have done it much sooner, they've been raking it in on me.

You will probably do much better on the non-smartphones by buying T-Mobile prepaid phones and putting the SIM into those. They start at less than $10 for brand new phones.

how soon into a contract can you call to request a change? (of course extending it 2 years from that point) i just had mine renewed in feb. i'd like to get the free lines til 2014 too.

9/29/12: Called T mobile: 2 Yr contract renewal: I had been customer for 9 years:

overall:$69.99 with taxes for 1000 min family plan on 2 lines and basic data plan.

2 16 Gb S3 at $99 each spread over two months.

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