{"id":18396,"date":"2013-03-25T14:05:33","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T19:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=18396"},"modified":"2024-01-17T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:18:18","slug":"t-mobile-will-becoming-the-un-carrier-be-enough-to-bring-in-new-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2013\/03\/t-mobile-will-becoming-the-un-carrier-be-enough-to-bring-in-new-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Mobile: Will becoming the “un-carrier” be enough to bring in new customers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Let’s clear the air here; we hate being tied down to our cellular blood contracts. It’s nothing more than a practice to keep us locked into a carrier with the temptation of a new piece of hardware every couple of years. Sure, on the surface it seems like you get this year’s top-of-the-line phone at steal (usually around $200-250) but then we’re tied to a contract where we’re paying upwards of $2400 over the 2-year contract; which hardly seems like a “deal.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their latest effort at bolstering their subscription numbers, T-Mobile  has made their plans to be the “Un-carrier” official. What this means to you dear consumer, is that soon you’ll be able to get your latest and greatest discounted phone without the hassle of a contract. T-Mobile’s plan will allow you to pick up said phone and tack on a surcharge to your monthly, contract-free bill until the price of the phone is paid in full. If that doesn’t sound like something you want to do; pay for the phone outright and enjoy a cheaper, contract-less plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though it remains to be seen if this is truly something that customers will flock to but combined with T-Mobile’s existing “Bring Your Own Device” discounts, the fourth-place carrier may have some life in it yet. All they’d need to do now is announce an official iPhone variant on Big Magenta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: PCMag<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ditch the contract! T-Mobile UN-carrier goes phone-on-demand! 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