So the BIG change I noticed was in the small print. In the new family Even More Plus plans. The web and texts apply only for the first two lines. If you would like to add a line 3 -5 you have to pay 25 for smartphone for web per line and 5$ per line for messaging.
Not good T-mo, I will be looking for another home.

For me the Even More Plus rate is great. I have the 500 minutes, unlimited messages, and unlimited data on a blackberry 8520. I also looked at sprint and their simply everything plan is $70 with only 450 minutes. The only advantage of going with sprint is that you have unlimited mobile to mobile, but your still stuck in a 2 year agreement. The everything plus plan is great because your not stuck to 2 year agreement and can upgrade your phone anytime. Yes retail phones can be steep, but you can’t always have your cake and eat it too! I got my blackberry for $279.00, which isn’t bad. Also, i have found TMobile has better service in Maine compared to Sprint. I will admit the service isn’t as good as Verizon, but Verizon has some of the worst phones and worst plans for your money. Yes you can get a plan with data for a reasonable price for Verizon, but you will be giving up unlimited texts or you will get less minutes. Plus with Verizon you have to sign up for BlackBerry services and a 500 minute, unlimited text, and web costs $79.99!

No, you don’t have the cheapest plan.
I have a T-Mobile Basic NW plan @19.99 + T-Zones @5.99, for a total of under $30 per month after all the taxes and charges for a plan with unlimited data. Slow data, but still data.
The talk time is “only” 60 daytime + 500 weekend minutes, but I average less than five minutes talk time per month, so that’s still overkill for me.

Yes, that plan is also grandfathered, and you can’t buy it anymore.

The T-mobile plan will also charge you an additional $20/month for using an android phone over and above the unlimited web the plan already covers.

TMo used to charge $9.99 per additional line for just talk. If you wanted unlimited texting, you needed to get the $19.95 unlimited texting package. Also, if you wanted mobile web, you needed to pay additional $9.99 per line for t-zones or $19.99 per line for full web. Talking with the TMo rep yesterday, I got my additional lines with shared minutes on the family plan, unlimited text, and unlimited full web for only $5 per additional line. You can’t beat that.

Long time reader, first time commenter…

I’ve been a TMo customer/fan for 6 years. Yes, the coverage is not the greatest, but they are expanding. I’ve experienced it myself. I don’t live in a big attention getting city (Columbia, SC), but we have ample 3g inner city and the coverage is expanding. I called and complained about my house not getting coverage, and within a few weeks, I was getting a signal. TMo listens.

I had the $79.99 1000 any time my faves family plan, unlimited nights and weekends, $19.95 unlimited family text, $24.95 required data plan for my MyTouch, $24.95 for my wife’s unlocked iPhone, $2 for the family allowances, and $9.99 x 2 for the other two phones for my kids. That equates to approximately $172/month (not including taxes and fees). I just jumped onto the Even More Plus plan: $119 for 1500 shared family minutes, unlimited text AND web, and then only had to pay $5 x 2 for my other phones AND they also get unlimited text and web. That comes to $129. For me, it’s a savings of $43/month, I get an extra 500 minutes, AND now my kids get unlimited web on their phones whereas before it would have been extra. Over 20 months (normal contract before you can get a discounted phone) that’s $860.

Having a contract, yes, you get the phone discount, but you have to wait the 20 months to get it. And even then, you only save about 60%. The MyTouch retailed for $499 and I got it for $199 with the discount. $199 over 20 months = $9.95/month. Add that to the already $172/mo = $181.95. Buying it out right at $499 over 20 = $24.95/mo. Add that to the new $129/mo = $153.95. I’m STILL saving $28/mo. I could get another phone for that.

It seems to me that these plans are going to be the cat’s pajama’s for people with family plans. Not to mention that TMo’s customer service just plain rocks. TMo reps were glad to help me configure my wife’s unlocked iPhone to work on their network. Who else would do that for a phone they don’t carry?! This plan was a blessing for me. And with all of these new features, phones, and coverages coming out, it’s only a matter of time before TMo expands their coverage even more.

I’ll stick with TMo, thank you very much.

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“.look at tmobiles plan 500 mins data and text for 59.99(even more plus) how is sprint $10 cheaper?”

Because Even More Plus forces you to pay full price for the phone instead of a ~$300-$350 discount that’s common with contracts.

Ok some peoples need to read more..sprints all u u can eat data with 450 mins text data u said is 69.99 ok..look at tmobiles plan 500 mins data and text for 59.99(even more plus) how is sprint $10 cheaper? at the lowes mins 450 vs 500..n the even more plus plans is for ppeoples that dont want contracts they can always get phones somewhere else..cuz a lot of peoples whine about contracts so now they. They sacrifice paying full prices for phones but they do get the best rate plan and Loyalty plans are great u keep it then get discounts on phones

Let’s compare with their closest competitor, Sprint
Even More
Talk only – $39.99 Plan – 50 more minutes on Tmobile
– $49.99 Tmobile Plan vs, $59.99 Sprint Plan – 100 more minutes on Tmobile
– No unlimited Talk only on Sprint

Talk & Text
– $49.99 Plan – 50 More minutes on Tmobile
– $59.99 Tmobile Plan vs. $69.99 Sprint Plan – 100 More minutes on Tmobile
– No Unlimited minutes Talk & Text on Sprint

Talk, Text & Web
– $79.99 Tmobile Plan vs. $69.99 Sprint Plan – 50 More minutes on Tmobile, Sprint has Any Mobile, Any Time
– $89.99 Plan – 100 more minutes on Tmobile, Sprint has Any Mobile, Any Time

Unlimited Talk, Text, & Web
Both $99.99

On regular contract plans, Tmobile has an edge for Talk only and Talk & Text on plans with minute buckets. For Talk, Text, & Web, Sprint has the edge due to Any Mobile, Any Time.

For unlimited everything, they are a wash.

Family Plans are a bit harder to compare, but Tmobile wins on Talk only.
For Talk & Text, they are the same at the 1500 minute plan price, but Sprint doesn’t have anything lower to compare the 750 minute plan & Tmobile doesn’t have anything larger to go against the 3000 minute plan.
For Talk, Text, & Web Sprint is $30 cheaper for 1500 minutes on 2 lines but the add doesn’t show how much additional lines are on Tmobile so it’s possible it becomes a better deal with more lines. Sprint still has the Any Mobile, Any Time advantage

For Unlimted Everything Tmobile, is $10 cheaper for 2 lines

I think there are too many unknowns to rate the Even More Plus. For example, what are the financing requirements. Must you maintain coverage while you still owe on the phone? What’s the interest rate? What’s the retail phone price vs. the contract price?