T-Mobile Project Dark Pricing Plans Go Live Today [T-Mobile]
According to documents procured by the folks at Fone Frenzy, T-Mobile’s incredibly appealing Project Dark pricing plans begin today. Long story short, those leaked plans we brought you earlier this week are completely, totally true. Also, Catherine Zeta-Jones: Updated.
The new T-Mobile Unlimited plans match Sprint’s all-you-can eat $99 deal with its unlimited $99 voice/text/voice plan (as seen in the image, with discounted handsets). Update: The $79 price point comes into play with regular priced handsets, two-year agreements, as seen in T-Mobile’s marketing materials.
As a fellow iPhone owner I’m with Jesus on this one. Apple, please drop this exclusivity BS in the US. I completely understand that all cell phone companies are guilty of bending over their customers with overpriced text messages and fees and the like. I really do. I accept that. It’s just that I’d love to be bent over for less. [Fone Frenzy]
Posted: October 25th, 2009
at 10:00am by Jack Loftus
Topics: CellPhones, Phones, Project dark, Sprint, Unlimited plans, t mobile
T-Mobile’s Project Dark: $99.99 unlimited on Even More, $79.99 on Even More Plus?
The details of T-Mobile’s mysterious Project Dark definitely seem to be congealing around retooled handset billing and a set of new plans, and it looks like TmoNews might have the first word here on the all-important subject of plan pricing. Even More Plus, which would be contract-free and offer new handset FlexPay over four installments, is apparently tracking for a $79.99 all-you-can-eat package, $69.99 with 1,000 voice minutes, or $49.99 with unlimited voice and no data. Even More meanwhile, which basically amounts to new contract plan branding with traditional hardware subsidies, will come in at $99.99 for unlimited everything (mirroring Sprint’s pricing) or $59.99 for unlimited voice alone. It seems strange that the contract pricing is higher than the prepaid, especially since Even More Plus apparently won’t offer any hardware subsidies whatsoever, but we’re sure we’re going to find out how this all shakes out soon enough. Follow the break for another shot of the pricing grids.
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T-Mobile’s Project Dark: $99.99 unlimited on Even More, $79.99 on Even More Plus? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 21st, 2009
at 4:07pm by Chris Ziegler
Topics: EvenMore, EvenMorePlus, PlanPricing, Project black, Project dark, ProjectBlack, ProjectDark, even more, even more plus, plan, plan pricing, plans, rumor, t mobile, unlimited
T-Mobile’s Project Dark includes option for buying phones in monthly installments?
Still no confirmation on any all-you-can-eat data plans, but Boy Genius Report has some convincing screens that seem to reveal some other precepts of T-Mobile’s enigmatic (and purportedly company-saving) Project Dark. Two new plans have emerged, Even More and Even More Plus. The former is the traditional two-year contract, along with options to do data only and get a subsidized phone. Even More Plus doesn’t require a contract, going month-to-monthly instead, and subsequently the phone is full price. However, what’s gonna be interesting to see is the FlexPay option, which allows you to pay for a device in monthly installments instead of upfront, a plan we’ve seen before in markets like Germany and Japan. In the example above, a $400 G1 on the non-contractual Even More Plus plan is divvied out to an initial $170 payment and 19 subsequent installments of $12.10, or $33.33 over three months after the related upfront cost. It’s no game-changer on its own, but it’s certainly an intriguing prospect that’s gonna make some (initially) cash-strapped individuals very happy to be able to walk out with a decent Android device.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
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T-Mobile’s Project Dark includes option for buying phones in monthly installments? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 18th, 2009
at 5:59pm by Ross Miller
Topics: EvenMore, EvenMorePlus, FlexPay, MonthlyInstallations, Project dark, ProjectDark, TMobile, even more, even more plus, flex pay, leak, leaks, monthly installations, rumor, rumors, t mobile
T-Mobile Project Dark Rumor Update: Financed Phones, Tiered Unlimited Plans [Rumor]
We’ve heard plenty about Project Dark lately, including new unlimited plans, 21Mbps HSPA, and new handsets. The newest rumors, courtesy of Boy Genius Report, are whispers of Rent-A-Center style, contract-free unsubsidized phone purchasing and tiered unlimited plans.
Obviously T-mobile is attempting to expand their customer base through Project Dark, and part of the approach is to entice customers who would normally be forced to prepay monthly dues as well as full retail for a device:
“Even More Plus” will give those who would otherwise qualify for FlexPay the option to finance a phone. [...] Our sources tell us that the phones will not be subsidized and so there won’t be contracts for the devices, which means you pay the full retail price over the course of a set amount of time (up to 20 months is what we’re told). Not bad – for a $500 device over that time is just $25/month, as an example.
The next step is offering the “Most Affordable Unlimited Rate Plans” in three flavors:
[U]nlimited voice, unlimited voice and text, and unlimited voice/text/data all priced at $40, $50 and $60, respectively.
All unconfirmed rumors, of course, but moves like this could definitely help T-mobile leap up from fourth place in the Great Battle of the Carriers. [Boy Genius Report]
Posted: October 17th, 2009
at 4:43pm by Rosa Golijan
Topics: 3G, 4g, CellPhones, Project black, Project dark, TMobile, Tmobile project black, Tmobile project dark, Wireless, cellphone, hspa, rumor, rumors, tmo
Achtung, T-Mobile: if Project Dark is $50 unlimited, you’re in trouble
Put yourself in T-Mobile USA’s shoes for a moment: rumor has it that the guys who pay the bills aren’t happy. History, happenstance, and the realities of electromagnetics have left you with an oddball 3G frequency that literally no other carrier in the world uses (at least, not for HSPA). Larger competitors don’t take you as seriously as you’d like, and you don’t have smaller ones — they’re all regionals who don’t play in the same space you do. So what’s your next move?
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Achtung, T-Mobile: if Project Dark is $50 unlimited, you’re in trouble originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 12th, 2009
at 3:00am by Chris Ziegler
Topics: Project black, Project dark, ProjectBlack, ProjectDark, UnlimitedPlan, black, dark, editorial, features, plan, rumor, t mobile, unlimited, unlimited plan
