Upgrading a T-Mobile phone now carries an $18 fee?
- November 12th, 2007
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According to Consumerist.com, T-Mobile "will now charge existing customers $18 when they buy a new phone" which is apparently supposed to help the wireless carrier "underwrite the cost of selling subsidized phones to new customers."
I’m no psychologist but this seems like a bad idea, especially given the competition between mobile phone companies. Sure, for most people $18 isn’t going to break the bank but it’s the principle of the thing. Would you switch if your carrier did this?
Tmobile Introduces $18 Phone Upgrade Fee [Consumerist]
eric
2007-11-12 17:35:30
Call the business unit. They always have better deals. I got the Wing on a one year contract for 100$, TWICE. Oh, and no shipping or activation fee. I may add a 4th line to get the Shadow.
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Chuck
2007-11-12 18:07:24
$18 fee. This is what they make feet for. Turn 180 degrees and move one foot in front of the other until you are out the door.
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mikelite
2007-11-12 22:18:02
and deal with Cingular or Verizon? no thanks. I’ll pull the “I’ve been a customer for 4 years” crap or just suck it up. it comes out to a buck fifty a month.
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