I did not receive a message about a forced upgrade. I am on Magenta
Military plan which I switched to several months ago for no change in
price.
That article states "At the time of writing, its believed that
customers on variations of these plans will not be affected. For
example, if you have the Magenta Military plan, you likely wont be
affected by the forced plan migration."
Looks like you are safe for now.
<https://clark.com/cell-phones/t-mobile-forced-plan-migration/>
You can opt out by contacting T-Mobile. If you don't opt out then you
will be migrated to a higher cost plan if you are on an affected plan.
Note that the statement of "...consider a cheaper cell phone service
provider that runs on the same network..." leaves out the key issue of domestic (and international) roaming. An MVNO like Mint or Tello has a
lot less geographic coverage, both domestic and international, than
T-Mobile or Metro.
By making the migration "opt-out" instead of "opt-in" millions of
customers will be upgraded to more expensive plans even though they
don't want to be.
OLD PLAN:
~$120 (doesn't include Netflix or AAA or AppleTV or CN/ME calls)
NEW PLAN:
~$190 (adds Netflix & CN/ME calls and AAA/AppleTV for short time)
It's garbage.
1. My recommendation is to call them and compare the two plans.
2. If you want to opt out, tell them you want to add the feature called:
"Plan Migration Optout"
There will be no changes and no price increase if this feature is added.
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote
On 10/17/23 14:50, Wally J wrote:
OLD PLAN:
~$120 (doesn't include Netflix or AAA or AppleTV or CN/ME calls)
NEW PLAN:
~$190 (adds Netflix & CN/ME calls and AAA/AppleTV for short time)
Bundling is the worst, especially for services I don't use (Netflix/AppleTV)
It's garbage.
1. My recommendation is to call them and compare the two plans.
2. If you want to opt out, tell them you want to add the feature called:
"Plan Migration Optout"
There will be no changes and no price increase if this feature is added.
So, do they ignore your request if you don't phrase it as "adding the feature"?
candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net> wrote
So, do they ignore your request if you don't phrase it as "adding the
feature"?
I don't fully understand your question but I'll answer it this way.
On 10/17/23 15:21, Wally J wrote:
candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net> wrote
So, do they ignore your request if you don't phrase it as "adding the
feature"?
I don't fully understand your question but I'll answer it this way.
I'm saying if you just asked to "not migrate". If you didn't say "add
the feature "Plan Migration Optout".
On 2023-10-17 21:50, Wally J wrote:
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote
Why are you adding the alt.comp.os.windows-10 to what is solely a phone related issue?
I don't see the word "Windows" in your post.
Please do not add unrelated groups to your posts.
candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net> wrote
On 10/17/23 14:50, Wally J wrote:
OLD PLAN:
~$120 (doesn't include Netflix or AAA or AppleTV or CN/ME calls)
NEW PLAN:
~$190 (adds Netflix & CN/ME calls and AAA/AppleTV for short time)
Bundling is the worst, especially for services I don't use (Netflix/AppleTV)
My wife shares Netflix with the kids who pay for it and give her the login information so we don't need that - plus I always put the women in the
family on AAA (the boys have to learn how to change tires & fix engines!).
<https://clark.com/cell-phones/t-mobile-forced-plan-migration/>
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote
<https://clark.com/cell-phones/t-mobile-forced-plan-migration/>
You can opt out by contacting T-Mobile. If you don't opt out then you
will be migrated to a higher cost plan if you are on an affected plan.
Note that the statement of "...consider a cheaper cell phone service
provider that runs on the same network..." leaves out the key issue of
domestic (and international) roaming. An MVNO like Mint or Tello has a
lot less geographic coverage, both domestic and international, than
T-Mobile or Metro.
By making the migration "opt-out" instead of "opt-in" millions of
customers will be upgraded to more expensive plans even though they
don't want to be.
Wow. Good data Steve. Thank you for adding value to this newsgroup!
On 2023-10-17 21:50, Wally J wrote:
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote
Why are you adding the alt.comp.os.windows-10 to what is solely a phone related issue?
I don't see the word "Windows" in your post.
Please do not add unrelated groups to your posts.
On 17/10/2023 21:04, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2023-10-17 21:50, Wally J wrote:
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote
Why are you adding the alt.comp.os.windows-10 to what is solely a
phone related issue?
I don't see the word "Windows" in your post.
Please do not add unrelated groups to your posts.
It's deliberate.
He has added each non relevant group separately.
Presumably the original post was in one of the mobile phone groups.
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