[Q] Advice Requested for T-Mobile Data Plans

[gotpriest]

So I'm currently paying $25 a month for T-Mo's "Unlimited" plan. Basically uncapped data, gets throttled after 2GB. I started this plan about 2 years ago when that was the only thing they had at the time.

Now many a time, I've been offered an alternative "Cheaper" plan. - 2 GB cap for 15 a month. I think that they do this because deep down they're pissed that I'm grandfathered into a good plan.

I want to pay less for Data, but T-Mo is being very obtuse with me regarding their available plans currently.

I'm not even sure I should try and change. Currently I use about 1.5 gigs a month between Spotify, Netflix, and FTP/SSH on my phone.

Any help / advice?

 

[dadanepal]

If your usage is regularly less that 2 GB I would save the $10. I was granfathered in but I realized the badge wasn't worth $120 a year.

 

[gotpriest]

Generally I agree -

Thing is, data usage is always ramping up. Two years ago, most people would have laughed at you at the thought of downloading 2 Gigs a month through a mobile device.

Now, with Tethering, Spotify, Pandora, Netflix, FTP, Games, among many other things becoming mainstream mobile data hogs, I'm wondering if I'm going to see myself regret this decision in two years, because while I saved $120 a year for two years, now I have to bump up to this $40 dollar a month data plan that effectively negated all my savings.

I would like to hope that the government would come in and lay down some restrictions on these plans, or a rogue white knight cell phone carrier breeze in with low rates, but that's wishful thinking.

The fact that Texting costs $5 a month is a farce, and these Data rates are out of line for the service being delivered compared to home wireless delivery. -but that's a different argument.