I\u2019ve had a T-Mobile USA prepaid number for quite some time. It was a brilliant service \u2013 you turn on unlimited calls & data (200MB at high speeds, and then it goes down to 2G speeds) when you\u2019re in town for a mere USD$3\/day. If you can live with 2G speeds, it cost USD$2\/day. And when you didn\u2019t use it, you just went into a mode that would charge you upon usage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All this was and still is changeable online on your T-Mobile account. A bonus: add $100 credit, and you\u2019ve got validity for 365 days.<\/p>\n
Now, they\u2019ve decided that the moment you go to one of those $2-3 plans, you can\u2019t go back to the old \u201cidle\u201d mode. Now you\u2019re charged a minimum of USD$3\/month just to keep your number alive & active. So that\u2019s $36\/year to keep your number alive.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t mind the extra charge, but I think its quite dishonest to change existing customers to this. A lot of people praise T-Mobile, but even they falter.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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