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T-Mobile Confirms Intent to Charge Overage Fees

Aug 11, 2011, 3:35 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Aug 11, 2011, 6:34 PM

T-Mobile has indicated that it will alter its stance and begin charging data overage fees for those who exceed the limit of the 200MB data plan. "Customers will incur overages of $0.10 per MB when they exceed 200MB of data up to a maximum monthly payment of $40 with Value plans or $45 with Classic plans for data including the 200MB add-on fee," said T-Mobile in a statement. T-Mobile will warn customers via text message when they have reached 90% of their monthly data allowance and another when they hit 100%. The second text message will offer the customer a chance to subscribe to a plan with a higher data limit. The overage fees will go into effect starting August 14. It does not apply to T-Mobile's higher limit plans, which will instead the throttled to 2G/EDGE speeds if users exceed their limit.

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Chizzle

Aug 13, 2011, 6:54 PM

Well....

Everybody is going up on price....

Did anybody know u can still have unlimited Data thru Verizon........IF U GO PRE PAID
u are looking at $75.00 per month, 450 min(44.99) and Data ($30) 😈

tether

Wow. Nice, thanks. Thought we would all be SOL on unlimited data with Verizon. I may look into this. I wonder if they change this deal to be tiered but I would not lapse on any payment if I would be able to keep unlimited data indefinitely or not?

netboy

Aug 12, 2011, 2:16 AM

that is ILLEGAL!

i dont have tmobile but this is ILLEGAL and people should able to get out of their contracts!
some people signed up the 2 years contract with the understanding of paying 15$ data a month WITHOUT over usage!

XMegadeathX

thats their fault for misunderstanding what contract they sign. Every contract from all carriers state they have the right to make changes to plans and services just as long as they give notice about it so sorry bud your argument of it being illegal i...
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wdfichtel

netboy said:
i dont have tmobile but this is ILLEGAL and people should able to get out of their contracts!
some people signed up the 2 years contract with the understanding of paying 15$ data a month WITHOUT over usage!

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boggerscbshop

Aug 11, 2011, 9:01 PM

This will make them lose even more customers

I guess they are getting the last few customers they have left prepared for the shaft they will be getting from AT&T.

Tofuchong

Aug 11, 2011, 4:39 PM

Nice Math

"Customers will incur overages of $0.10 per MB when they exceed 200MB of data ($10 for 10MB)"

Last time I checked, 10 of anything at .10 cents each was one dollar, not ten.

eljeffe666

prob supposed to be ($10 for 10kB)

but MB is what the original article had and Eric prob just didn't catch it

Jellz

Aug 11, 2011, 3:57 PM

Only a matter of time...

Not a huge expert on T-Mobile plans, but giving 200 MB of high-speed data with throttled speeds after doesn't seem as good a business idea as the 2 GB of high-speed data with throttled speeds after. Somehow that makes sense to me, but I can't form the thoughts together as to why. But does someone understand what I'm saying, that could maybe say it better?

marufio

Ok so someone with 200mb went over by 1 gig of which was throttled. Guess it wasnt a deterrent, nice try Tmob.

tether

Aug 11, 2011, 4:31 PM

IDIOTS! Glad I left these fools after 10 years...

First of, anyone else think it is the height of assanine to even offer a 200MB plan? Anyone with email updating monthly would hit that. I left them due to their idiotic "migration fees" + "renew your contracts for another 2 years" if you switch to one of their new unlimited value plans. What a scam. This company has been going downhill for years & I couldn't stand it anymore. Hey T-Mobile, try to retain your value before AT&T lowers their offer of how much they want to pay for you. This kind of idiotic treatment of customers may be the reason VZW, ATT & Sprint all picked up over a million customers EACH for 2011-Q2 while TMO lost 50,000 in the same time.

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