T-Mobile 55+ Plan October 30, 2018, 10:11:54 pm This plan might help some of the Faithful.T-Mobile ONE Plans for Seniors | Age 55+ 2 Unlimited Lines for /Mo. For...I haven't studied the fine print, but I intend to visit a T-Mobile store tomorrow. This plan has unlimited text, voice, and data. The data plan is good to 50 GB and then the speed of the connection is decreased. Two (2) lines are $80 (which in includes fees and taxes) and perhaps $70 if one uses an automatic payment plan. I think I read that a single line is $50. A single line plan might also offer a discount for auto pay. Right now, Margee & I are paying $80 a month for a 2 GB data plan with Verizon.Again, I haven't studied the fine print. Hope this partial bit of information is helpful. 1 Likes
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #1 – October 30, 2018, 11:34:30 pm Quote from: Ed & Margee - October 30, 2018, 10:11:54 pmThis plan might help some of the Faithful.T-Mobile ONE Plans for Seniors | Age 55+ 2 Unlimited Lines for /Mo. For...I haven't studied the fine print, but I intend to visit a T-Mobile store tomorrow. This plan has unlimited text, voice, and data. The data plan is good to 50 GB and then the speed of the connection is decreased. Two (2) lines are $80 (which in includes fees and taxes) and perhaps $70 if one uses an automatic payment plan. I think I read that a single line is $50. A single line plan might also offer a discount for auto pay. Right now, Margee & I are paying $80 a month for a 2 GB data plan with Verizon.Again, I haven't studied the fine print. Hope this partial bit of information is helpful.The main issue with T-Mobile is that in general the reception outside major metros is just not as good as Vzn. My son and family have a T-Mobile plan here in the Denver area and he struggles now and then to complete calls. It's certainly worth a look-see.
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #2 – October 31, 2018, 07:04:46 am Ed-I promise to post this T-Mobile complaint no more than once per year on this forum.In June I purchased T-Mobile SIMs and plans for phone ($55.75) and hotspot ($25). On receipt, I tested both in my area, by T-Mobile's published map "fully covered." Neither had reception beyond one bar. I applied (the next day) for my full refund, under their 30-day-no-questions-asked refund policy. It took four months, seven calls to customer "service," and a letter to the customer service VP to get my money back. And in the end, they shorted me $5.I suspect there are satisfied T-Mobile customers out there. I am not one.Our phones are iPhones (which we own) with Tracfone SIMs. We pay about $20 a month per phone to keep them going (voice, text, data). For our hotspot, I use Verizon, prepaid. I know the pain of dealing with the VZ giant, but their coverage has not failed to satisfy our needs.Mark H.
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #3 – October 31, 2018, 07:52:05 am I've heard nothing but bad about T-Mobile and if you travel Verizon has the best coverage
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #4 – October 31, 2018, 08:24:31 am I have a Google plan called Project Fi. It uses T-Moblie, Sprint, or U.S. Cellular depends on the strongest signal is can find. As many of you know we did a little under 8000 mile trip around this country. There were a few spots where we had problems but anybody with a cell phone would of had an issue. The downside of this plan is it is available only on a few types of cell phones.
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #5 – October 31, 2018, 10:46:41 am I like T-Mobile's prices, but not their coverage. At least once a year, I go to T-Mobile's website to check their coverage where we live and where we travel during the winter. So far, there are many areas where we wouldn't be able to get coverage where we can get coverage with Verizon.
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #6 – October 31, 2018, 11:45:25 am When the Walmart/Straight Talk Home Phone (for $15/month) was discussed on LDO a few years ago I had the impetus to dump ATT...I later learned learned it essentially uses the Verizon network. It was excellent--I had coverage at Ladeze in places that seemed pretty remote (Moab in 2015 & Idaho in 2016); oddly, the only place I had difficulty was 60 miles from home along the Iowa line, where other people had told me they also had problems (though I don't know what plans they had).In August 2017 I went back to ATT after discussion on LDO about the Rural Home Phone & Internet plan for $60/month, with 250 gigs of internet available, because my ISP had changed plans & everything out here in the boonies was significantly more expensive (way more than the ATT $60; just adding internet to my local cable would have doubled the price). The coverage when I'm in the LD seems generally in line with what I had with Straight Talk/Verizon, plus I now have internet whither I goest. There have been a few hiccups with phone connections here at the house that I didn't have before, and I've not yet found a 12v adaptor that fits ATT's apparently proprietary plug, so I have to plug it into the inverter power strip when I'm driving/dry camping.But I really appreciate these discussions, because one of these days I may be prompted to evolve past my plug-in-the-wall dinosaur phone (my 9 & 4 y/o granddaughters are quite entertained by the notion of pushing real buttons & putting the handset to their ears )...being able to carry the internet in my pocket is certainly appealing & definitely . Thx to all of you who find these various bits of info, along with sharing your knowledge & experience.Lynne 1 Likes
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #7 – October 31, 2018, 12:26:29 pm Hi Lynne, just to address the part about 'ATT's proprietary plug'; it it probably just on the leading edge of technology. If you are talking about plugging into the phone it is probably a USB type 3 plug. Also known as a type 'C'. It plugs in either way, just like Apple's 'Lightning' plug, but is for the rest of us non Apple users. Amazon.com: USB Type C Car Charger, Nekteck 5.4A USB-C Car Charger Adapter... Your user manual for the phone should specify what type of 12v. charger you need, and I'm sure that ATT would be happy to sell you the proper device. RonB As an Amazon Associate Lazy Daze Owners' Group earns from qualifying purchases.
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #8 – October 31, 2018, 03:12:11 pm Hi, Ron B--No, this is a router about six inches square by about 2 inches high, not a cell phone that one can put in a pocket. I unplugged the outside ATT line that ran from the underground copper line into the house, then ran a phone cord from the phone jack on the back of the router to a phone jack in the house; now all the jacks in the house are hot, which allows me to plug in a basic plug-into-the-wall dinosaur phone (though it only works with **modern** touchtone phones, not older **pulse** phones. I have one with a cordless extension that also requires plugging into a 120 wall outlet. The one I have in the LD is the kind that would draw its power from the phone line if on a traditional landline connection (e.g., copper or fiberoptic), so when it's plugged directly into the router in the LD it is drawing power through the router.The power cord for the router plugs into a 120 outlet (my rig's previous owners installed a power strip from the inverter to run the flat screen/DVD player, so I use that when the LD isn't plugged into shore power). The pin connecter in the back of the router is too big for the previous adapter I used with the Walmart/Straight Talk unit, & doesn't work with any of the other adapters I've found so far; the ATT Store here in Chillicothe said they had no adapters--reading between the lines, it was clear ATT did not intend this to be a mobile device as I'm using it (e.g., there's nothing in the manual), though if one moved from one stix 'n brix location with 120 power source (residence/office/etc.) the device could naturally be moved. Apparently I was the only person who had come into the store in my little town in the boonies of north Missouri asking about this plan: there had been no local advertising & they had to do quite a bit of research/talking with entities further up the food chain when I brought in my laptop with the LDO discussion & the offer/ATT links someone had included.Oh, & I do understand how USB adapters work; I've got one on for the external speaker I've got for the Macbook. Thx, though, for the additional tutorial on power options. Lynne
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #9 – October 31, 2018, 06:08:02 pm Sorry about that Lynne. Yes those plugs are all different, and denote that only the 110v adaptor supplied with that machine is suitable to power it. There is no standard plug that fits all, because you need to know if it needs DC or AC, what voltage it is, and how much power in Watts or Amps is needed. Too many variables in that old stuff. I'm surprised that your motorhomes inverter, that supplies the pseudo 110v AC to the plug strip hasn't fried that router's power supply. Even 'pure sine wave' inverters aren't really. The Pure Sine Wave inverters just switch power on and off rapidly, and smooth it out with filters, to approximate a real sine wave output, without high frequency harmonics. RonB 1 Likes
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #10 – November 01, 2018, 01:24:39 pm We have used Tmo for over 5 years. They are best in cities and internationally can not be beat. When we are outside the USA our plan allows for unlimited data and texting included and 20 cents per minute calling. If you pay and additional $10 the calling is unlimited. Inside the USA with our Wilson booster we get good reception most everywhere. We found with the booster and directional antenna we can get coverage everywhere but it is At&t no Verizon. So we bought a At&t hot spot to supplement where Tmo did not work. Most of these remote places there was no Verizon signal at all so with the booster and antenna the GSM signal is the superior connection. Karen~Liam 98 ~ MB NinA
Re: T-Mobile 55+ Plan Reply #11 – November 02, 2018, 11:42:41 am Republic Wireless uses wifi and the T mobile network and is $22 a month, no contract, $5 more per gig of data on demand. Paired with a Verizon hotspot, we have a connection most places that there is a connection. You can use most phones except iPhones. They assign a temporary phone number which you can use to try their service and if you like it they will transfer your regular number over 1 Likes
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