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Matt Hickey)
T-Mobile on Sunday took the veil off of its rumored new aggressive pricing plans and made them official. And they’re not just attractive, they’re simple as well.
They are split into two major categories: the Even More Plus plans that don’t include hardware subsidization but has no contract, and the Even More plans that include hardware and have a two-year contract.
The noncontract Plus option looks great for people who already own hardware that would run on T-Mobile’s network, like an unlocked GSM phone. The top plan, at $79 a month, includes unlimited airtime, texting, and even Web browsing. That’s about $20 less than the full unlimited plan that is offered by Sprint, until now the best all-in plan around.
Don’t need data and just want talking and texting? That’d be just $49 a month for all-you-can-eat on both. Like we said, aggressive.
But just because they’re not subsidizing hardware with these Even More Plus plans, it doesn’t mean someone would be stuck with their current phone. T-Mobile’s offering these plans in conjunction with its Equipment Installment Plan, which allows a user to break up payment on a new phone into 4 or 20 installments on top of what they’re paying for their bill, and it’s interest free. A $399 G1 would be just $19.95 a month for 20 months. If you’re anti-contract, that’s a great way to go.
Of course, one could still go the traditional route and get a phone with the Even More plans and get a handset subsidized, but the Even More plans don’t offer an unlimited everything plan. Adding a data and text plan to the same G1 available on the installment plan takes the unlimited side up to $99 a month, on par with Sprint. In addition the G1 costs $129, leaving $270 to be made up for by subsidization. On a two-year contract that’s $11.50 per month.
But what’s the best way to go? This can get confusing, but bear with us here.
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