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Lifetime of the service not of the human paying for it. 😊
But T-Mobile is still offering the service, so it is not the lifetime of that either.
The service whose lifetime is over is the "lifetime price lock".
Boost Mobile is advertising the same thing right now. Who actually believes these ads?
i keep hearing about this price hike but my bill hasn't changed since 2008.
I still have the T-Mobile G1 phone plan.
I'd just keep my head down if I were you
I still have the T-Mobile G1 phone plan.
Man that was a great phone.
My plan isn't quite that old, but it's getting up there. They recently increased my price by a few dollars per line. Then they tried to get me to move to a current plan, which turned out to be 20% higher price for less return. I had to try not to burst out laughing at the poor guy's face.
I've been with TMo for more than 20 years--they're the only carrier I've ever used--but if my price goes up again I'm jumping ship.
Loved my HTC Dream (G1)
It got slow after a year, then I put a custom ROM on it and it was a brand new phone.
Yeah I kept a tmo plan for a stupid amount of time. Eventually MVNO plans were just cheaper, so i switched. Why does anyone want to stay on some legacy plan anyway? Were any of them any good? This is what I would get for very low usage on tmobile now:
Before eSIM, tmobile global data and text in 150 countries was the dream for my 5x trips a year. Now I just pop into the Eu and pick up a prepaid month European esim and spend €20+€15 additional month vs the $200 a year I was spending. Italy even has a deal in the summer now for €15 for 30 days.
That's why I spent 2k to import an iPhone from Canada instead of buying one locally. I travel to Costa Rica often and I keep my tmobile esim for most other tasks, but I can pick up a sim for $5 and that will last me most of my trip as long as I'm smart with my data usage.
good luck getting that , users
"I got a text message stating my monthly rate will increase $5 per line, that is [a] $50 increase because I have 10 lines."
The fuck do you have 10 cell phones for?
Even if it's you + spouse + 8 kids, kids below a certain age don't need a phone and kids over a certain age should pay for their own damn phone.
#get off my lawn.
Perhaps they own a business that pays for their employees' phone service,
Business should pay for that, not the person.
If it's a small buisness (10 people) the "business" is you.
If he's running the business from his personal account, he's doing it wrong.
"Corporations and LLCs must, by law, keep their business’s finances separate from the owner’s personal accounts. However, even if an owner has opted for another structure, separating business and personal finances may make it easier to maintain good records."
I'm imaging a polygamy situation, personally
My idea wasn’t so fun …. Extended family. For example, my immediate family is four phones, plus I pay for my Mom’s
this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2024
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