Plans & Resources mentioned in the video: • Download the FREE Coverage Map app - coveragemap.com/app • Best T-Mobile plan: Go5G Plus www.bestphoneplans.net/plans/t-mobile-go5g-plus • Best Postpaid Unlimited plan: AT&T Unlimited Starter SL www.dpbolvw.net/click-8298432-14058909 • Best Plan with a Free Phone: Boost Infinite boostinfinite.pxf.io/vNm6nO • Best Priority Data Plan: Visible+ visible.pxf.io/6eXLdK
I got a comment really quickly. I used to have them magenta for years the $70 one right so now as of now and I just switched back on the 15th of this month I’m gonna be going back but not magenta anymore but I’m gonna go to the GO5G because that’s just like how magenta was, but I am getting rid of the go 5G plus the only benefit for that is for the spam calling. That’s it otherwise not worth it. That’s why it’s worth to go back to the old one way cheaper so like I said, I’m going back to the GO5G just like how magenta was
I actually switched to cricket for that reason i can get 4 lines for $130 a month with hbo max I had tmobile but it wasn’t working at walmart and other stores
There are only three carriers T-Mobile AT&t and Verizon technically four ,with dish Network.... but what you're referring to are virtual. Mobile network operators+(VMNo)
Paid all my phones off walked into a T-Mobile today to get 4 essential lines and was told we don’t offer that in the store and I have to call t-mobile. I called and was told I need to sign up for the $90 plan and then can change it to the essential plan. Went home signed up for visible and was up in running in less than 15 minutes.
You should've done it online. They give a free iphone 15 with a trade in with essentials plan. 4 lines and 4 iphone 15's is hard to beat. Plus 24 month commitment unlike blue and red.
@@Lexamus that’s not a good reason, it’s a product a company sells and it shouldn’t be a hassle for the customer because the employee isn’t compensated enough. I worked in sales for a long time. You can’t always make money on every customer initially that’s a bad mind set. You give customer service and one day that customer will remember you and come to you for an upgrade or send friends and family because you took care of them because you made “shit” for a thirty minute transaction It’s also a very easy sale, I had four phones with the IMEIs ready for them to set it up and they’re all eSIMs.
@@alexxx7066 I have unlocked iPhone Pros I don’t want a base iPhone unfortunately. I enjoy the 120hz screen. Plus I want to be able to switch carriers or use carriers when I want. Not be locked into T-Mobile.
If I need T-Mobile Coverage, I'd go with US Mobile's $50.00 plan. 100 GB of Premium Data, 50GB Hotspot, 4K streaming, Unlimited Talk & Text, and the Ultra Capacity was great! I'd get over 300-620 MB's on the down and 40-100MB's on the up. I've honestly never had a problem with them. Even when I was on the Unlimited Starter plan when it was 25 GB (Now it's 35 GB), It was always good, even when I went over the limit, I was still able to stream videos in 720p and livestream. Remember every carrier is always based on location...
I think Tmobile go 5g plus is the best value by far if you stack their insider codes and free line offers My current set up is 5 lines 148 dollars. Basically 30 bucks a line . I got the free third line then added a buy one get one line and got an insider code to drop it 20 percent .
Seems to me the best plans (around $50mo.) are the essentials unless the bells and whistles (Netflix, Apple TV, AAA, new device's annually, etc.) are what floats your boat. You can get a new device with Essentials without paying for it up front and supposedly no contract. They'll just tack on a seemingly innocuous fee of less than a buck for 2 or 3 yrs and if you switch carriers before its paid off you owe the balance. A contract in sheep's clothing. The way I see it is these higher cost plans are simply prepaying for a new phone. A phone THEY offer at a price THEY set. Sidestepping the free marketplace. It's set up kinda like the tax code. If you claim 1 dependant on your W-2 then you get back more out of your paycheck, but are likely to owe money at the end of the year. If you claim 0 dependants then they take out the maximum each paycheck and your almost guaranteed a refund. Either way, somebody else is squirreling away your nuts and benefiting from the potential interest. It boils down to convenience.
no, it required a tablet specific plan. those tablet plans carry promotions but very from time to time. as of right now, if you are on a Go5G plan or better, it only costs 20 dollars for a tablet plan with ipad promotions.
So the magenta Max plan would be better for people that get their phones on their own or through other channels though, right? Like I don't ever buy my phone through T-Mobile. I just buy it directly from the manufacturer
If you prefer to buy your phone outright, I would suggest you consider US Mobile Unlimited Premium, T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited, or Metro by T-Mobile Unlimited instead. More affordable than Magenta MAX.
I don’t know why they have so many plans instead of just simplify their plans for example: I have AT&T and they have 3 main plans with cheaper pricing AND all plans qualify for their best deals. T-Mobile is no longer the uncarrier 🤷🏼♀️
@@dollarn9ne I have no idea where you are BUT I’m a truck driver for over 10 years traveling all over USA and I never loose reception anywhere even in rural areas.
T-Mobile will take advantage of you in store. Like if you don't know the smart watch is only free with a permonth add on for the watch to use cellular. Or sell a case that is not for your phone. Also had a friend that was not getting text messages from iPhone users only. The store told him to use WhatsApp like that is a thing people want to use just to get a message from an iPhone user or anyone.
Being a paying customer since 07, I was shocked when I inquired about affordable connectivityplan, at a time of hardship they refuse to honour it when the other big carriers do. Plus, horrible hardware device and customer service
I ended up choosing T-Mobile Go5G Plus, with device protection. My bill is looking to be $105. I do like all the perks, and my service is actually more expensive than AT&T. I get better reception at work and haven't experienced any dropped calls. If all else fails, I may seitch down to the prepaid plan depending on how much data I use. How is the deprioritized data? Does it really make much of a difference?
I'd like to add that I'm a big Fan of US Mobile and recommend their pooled plans for people who want multiple lines but don't need a lot of data...like if you want a dedicated 2FA/MFA line, have grandparents and others that use almost no data, or want to mix and match networks which you can do within the same pool from what I understand. Other than that I think the situation that needs to be addressed is what plan you get for T-Mobiles 4 lines and 4 iPhones for $100/mo. I believe this is an Essentials plan variant, so the question there is if that is worth it, which I find that deal difficult to beat if you don't need priority data, especially if you are fine with the base level iPhone because I think they cap you at $799-830/iPhone which is poor for an iPhone Pro or Pro Max which start ~$1000 before additional on device storage upgrades.[I'm not even sure you can get the Pro or Pro Max. I'd also like to know what promotions this plan qualifies for, such as connected devices, tablets, watches, the tracker, etc.]
4K video streaming means the video speeds are not capped on the plan so you can watch the highest resolution/ load videos on streaming sites at whatever speeds are available. Other plans will throttle the video speeds. Which 480P Standard definition as an example would be 2mbps. 720P would be 5mbps and 1080P is 8mbps.
Or you could go with tello which is T-Mobile but at 1/4 the price, I pay $6 a month since I don’t need data but full unlimited is $25 a month and operating on T-Mobile.
I have the Samsung S22 Ultra 512Gb version and still working great after two years! I have zero need for an upgrade and when I do finally upgrade in 3 years maybe, I'll just pay the full-sticker price! I prefer to keep all my cellphones vs trading them in due to various reasons. Comes in real handy if one gets lost/stolen/breaks or someone I know needs to borrow one for same reasons already mentioned.
Prepaid has a service fee of $5 starting this year if you pay with prepaid, or credit card thru phone call. You only avoid this fee paying online with credit card.
Hey bro help me out pls. Overseas and out my plan on season hold but don’t have my pin and no way to fix it. After the 3 months is over, will it turn on by itself or I still need a code to turn it on?
Well I actually have T-Mobile prepaid so I'm on the $50 price point with priority data and 3G hotspot I met upgrade to the $60 prepaid plan soon that has 10 gigs also the HD passes don't really look expensive as you originally advertised and explained I've been with T-Mobile prepaid for just a few weeks now and I'm really enjoying it especially the priority data since I've never really noticed a decrease in my speeds and my network performance because the high priority access on the network that I'm getting with T-Mobile
What is hotspot data? In Europe we don’t have this 😅 if we can use their hotspots, it’s unlimited. Or is it tethering? This would be the same as in the contract here, aswell as video streaming.
I suppose it would be considered tethering. It's where you turn on wifi connectivity between your phone and another device, such as a laptop or tablet.
@@JensE95 Yes, due to the fact that there are many areas in the U.S. where there isn't access to broadband internet, people have no choice but use their phones as their only internet access. I know that overseas internet connectivity may be considered a basic human right, but not in the U.S., that is almost considered a luxury here, as funny as it sounds.Plus, you can drive for hours and in the middle of nowhere, people have homes where it isn't cost effective to run any type of basic services such as water or electricity, unless the homeowner wants to foot the bill, which in many cases would exceed the value of their home. Another factor that comes into play is where it may be cheaper to use their phone as their only internet service provider. In both scenarios, this can lead to reducing the bandwidth for others using that particular cell site. Rather than investing additional money on the network to provide additional capacity to cell sites, they combat things by either throttling or capping data.
I also did the T-Mobile Go 5G Plus plan because right at the start of your video. You’re the one that recommended it from the start and they only went in more detail about it. It made sense only 20 bucks different from what I was doing originally which was the magenta one which you said is outdated and eventually I think it’s gonna go bye-bye eventually they’re not gonna have it no more so eventually I would have to change
Okay I'm confused you clearly have the T-Mobile essentials saver plan marked as deprioritized, but I clearly have 50 GB of premium data that I can use before it slows down.
I got a comment really quickly. I used to have them magenta for years the $70 one right so now as of now and I just switched back on the 15th of this month I’m gonna be going back but not magenta anymore but I’m gonna go to the GO5G because that’s just like how magenta was, but I am getting rid of the go 5G plus the only benefit for that is for the spam calling. That’s it otherwise not worth it. That’s why it’s worth to go back to the old one way cheaper so like I said, I’m going back to the GO5G just like how magenta was
I just did the T-Mobile Go 5G plus I had the magenta for years but I I fear and I know it’s gonna happen and that’s fine. They’re gonna eventually phase it out and that I’d have to upgrade anyway no big deal so when he said you can get so much money in a trade-in towards a new phone like cause I’m looking forward to the 17 pro for next year, no matter how they do it because I want them to do the punch hole camera that’s the biggest thing for me. Yeah the dynamic island is nice but the punch hole is just much cleaner look and it’s better But as far as the why I’m here at the moment so I got the T-Mobile go 5G plus plan for like $20 extra per month, which is nothing honestly the good thing is it’s got unlimited data, which is awesome so that’s the best part among other things too so I’m happy no big deal
Love your videos, but this background music is very distracting. I would recommend, if you were to use music, choose music that has the same cadence as your speaking pace, and isn't combating with your speaking voice's audio frequency.
I spoke with customer service yesterday ( 06/15/24) and she told me that magenta max does NOT get priority in congested situations and that it has a 100 gig cap of premium data . Seems like different info than what’s in this video. I think magenta max should still get priority unless T-Mobile communicated the change clearly to customers!
I think that even though auto pay requires a connected bank account, you can still use a credit card to pay as long as you do it before it auto deducts.
Nope. The system will flag it upon activation because it’ll recognize it as a credit card and will tell the rep in store or online that it is an ilegible payment method and will not receive the discount.
@@frank-bmtz I think they switched autopay to bank accounts because they wanted a greater chance of receiving payments. You can always pay your billing ahead of the auto bill date and the app and website allow you to use any form of payment. As long as they get their money, they are happy.
Prepaid 50 dollar plan. I always do prepaid plans. My phone is unlocked. I went from Cricket to T-Mobile to Visible to AT&T. All prepaid same number for the pass nine years.
Great video as always! I switched from T-Mobile prepaid’s $50 plan to Essentials savings for the OLAM. T-mo treats prepaid like a whole other world. Being able to manage my account with the T-Mobile app is nice, plus seems like better customer care. I bet im the only one though. 😅
My family always got bad with T-Mobile in every time we travel to countryside and mountain , is this because of the phone or network coverage ? My family have all iphones from pro 11 newer . Last time went up to Redwood national park T-Mobile all death completely which scared us when we drove around the town in there.
Can anyone explain how they are able to provide high speed data but then can control what video resolution you can play? Between SD,HD and 4K. Are they throttling you when you’re playing video?
Correct. Carriers detect when you are streaming content from video platforms, such as Netflix, TH-cam, Hulu, etc, and then throttle the speeds. Typically 480p video is throttled to 1.5-2.5 Mbps, 720p is 4 Mbps, 1080p is 8 Mbps, and 4K is no throttle. The good news is you can get around this by using a VPN.
GO5G plus military! i changed it to this one. i traded my note 8 and got 1K in monthly credits. $120 for 2 lines. Unlmtd talk, text, data, 50 gb, i also got free Netflix & free Apple TV+! I 7:11
Nice video I went for the go 5G plus I like where they offered PS is not 90 it’s 95 but does nothing to me and I get no dropped calls and I can bring my old number from Metro so yeah this will be a Journey Let’s see how it goes. not only that those trade-in and upgrade plans don’t apply to me because I go through private party to sell & upgrade my phone cause I like my phones to be unlocked & not locked to a carrier
Question.. I’m going to Europe.. will be good to get a plan with Tmobile then roam .. or get a esim with. Xxxx company and which provider… ex.. orange ,ee or Vodafone.. thank u in advance.!! Your channel super …
Oh I would 100% get an eSIM from a local carrier. It would likely be data only (unless you get an actual plan). I suggest looking in to US Mobile international eSIMs, Airalo, or check out esimdb.com/
I enjoyed it your video very much…it’s long but all the info you gave was essential and truthfully for the info you gave us, you were concise. What I enjoyed the most was that you were fair in your assessment and unbiased. I’m currently with Tmobile and though I can tell you, I have found value in their family plan with the go5g plus at the store level they were somewhat misleading with the info they gave me and I have spent much time trying to resolve many issues I still have, overall I’m not satisfied because at the store level they are either dishonest or do not have the knowledge to help their customers, while there I have noticed other customers complaining for the same things, lack of transparency. Again, thanks for your video.
I went to the go 5G plus plan definitely worth it 50 gigs of hotspot I use like 160 gigs a month and I never have any real problems with them real fast they might be a couple of areas in my house or where I work that might be a little slow at times but for the most part she's good I just wish T-Mobile would treat their long time customers better but they give everybody the same deals and plans they don't do anything for a long time customers so to watch lines three phone lines 235 a month I could bring it down 20 bucks by autopay but I'm all set with that
Take me back to 2006. I was very happy with my flip phone from Singler and that’s all I needed. Apple invented all the smart phone crap that no one wanted and I realized this is getting more complicated than people realize I refuse to play this game. I’m going to get myself a flip phone from eBay while still last and be happy with it. Please go ahead and call me old school. I don’t need instant access to my emails while on the go. I can always check in my desktop at home like I used to do 20 years ago. Thank you. Great video by the way keep it up. This is coming from my current T-Mobile customer for over six years.
I have been looking at phone plans and TMobile essentials 3 line plan seems like a good deal to me. We need 3 lines and would like to have service in Canada as well. I am also considering using mint and then using roaming in Canada. Any recommendations? We currently lay 85 per month on total by Verizon since we had it before they increased the prices but we do not get service in Canada but I have not tried roaming.
I love my Att prepaid $300 per year plan, which includes 16gb of rollover prioritized data a month and Canada and Mexico roaming. If you buy prepaid carda when they are on sale you can get them between 5% and 10% off.
I've been with ATT for along time now since 2008 but I've just watch them get worse and worse over the years clearly falling to last place in coverage in my area and now my wife has a job in a building where ATT gets no service at all so I've gotta try something new.
Most prepaid pause service and when ever you pay then it starts from that day for the next 30 day. T mobile will charge you still even if you don’t pay your next payment will be higher
For next video can you do a stress test to see if wireless plans are true to unlimited data like they be saying about AT&T premium plan can you test each wireless plan?
Metro is 100% not capped and is unlimited, but its deprioritized. You never get priority data on Metro. In fact the only way to get priority data on T-Mobile is either get T-Mobile plan or Google Fi plans.
US Mobile is not truly unlimited, and it also turns out to be deprioritized on T-Mobile. For this video, I chose to focus on plans that included truly unlimited high-speed data and options for priority data because I felt they were a closer match to the T-Mobile Go5G Plus plan. US Mobile is still an excellent value though, and it occurred to me after I published the video I probably should have given them a shout out!
@@StetsonDoggett oh, that’s very good information. I had no idea! Thank you for responding!!!! I specifically got US mobile for the premium data! that's very disappointing!!! and yes it’s not unlimited but 35 GB for $29 is a crazy deal over all but now I understand why you didn’t include it! thank you for the explanation. Have you heard about their new beta program? You can add a second line for $15 if it's on the same phone so you can have Verizon and T mobile with dual eSIM for $44 a month !!! Of shared data "pool" it's pretty neat! and they’re trying to try to bring AT&T in June!!!!
Do you finance your phones and do T-Mobile’s free phone trade-in deals? If your answer is yes, then I do think upgrading to Go5G Plus is a better overall value. You’ll pay more per month on the plan, about $5 per line per month, but you’ll save money on the phones thanks to the higher trade-in credit. That said, you can also WAIT to switch plans until you need to upgrade! That way you can see what trade-in deals are available to Magenta MAX customers first. Maybe they change and give Magenta MAX customers better deals. Who knows. If your answer is no and you prefer to buy your phones unlocked, then no, don’t upgrade. Keep Magenta MAX.
I can explain their plan strategy very succinctly. 1) Lie to the customer about promotion 2) Overcharge for crappy service with spotty reception. 3) Provide substandard “customer service” from some scam room in a 3rd world country.
I am upgrading to iPhone 16 Pro. I was looking through the deals and T-Mobile has the best bang for the buck but Verizon service is just a beast in NYC. It has the best coverage and is the most reliable. I have service in the subway. I have full service and 5G driving through the Brooklyn battery and midtown tunnels. If money is not the issue, do yourself a favor and get Verizon. Best bang for the buck is T-Mobile. I would skip ATT. For what ever reason I have never had a good experience with ATT. Maybe it’s just the areas I lived or frequented in NYC.
Why is the regular price for 3 lines $150 for both the regular price and 55+ Discount...and for four lines regular price is $185 and age 55+ discount $200...Don't see any discount for Age 55+ only seeing an increase...😬
The regular priced plans are eligible for T-Mobile's "3rd line free" promotion. When you get the third line free, it makes the cost of the regular plan less. The 55+ discount is not eligible for this promotion, which is why it is more expensive.
Plans & Resources mentioned in the video:
• Download the FREE Coverage Map app - coveragemap.com/app
• Best T-Mobile plan: Go5G Plus www.bestphoneplans.net/plans/t-mobile-go5g-plus
• Best Postpaid Unlimited plan: AT&T Unlimited Starter SL www.dpbolvw.net/click-8298432-14058909
• Best Plan with a Free Phone: Boost Infinite boostinfinite.pxf.io/vNm6nO
• Best Priority Data Plan: Visible+ visible.pxf.io/6eXLdK
I got a comment really quickly. I used to have them magenta for years the $70 one right so now as of now and I just switched back on the 15th of this month I’m gonna be going back but not magenta anymore but I’m gonna go to the GO5G because that’s just like how magenta was, but I am getting rid of the go 5G plus the only benefit for that is for the spam calling. That’s it otherwise not worth it. That’s why it’s worth to go back to the old one way cheaper so like I said, I’m going back to the GO5G just like how magenta was
T-Mobile is definitely not the uncarrier anymore. Their prices are ridiculous.
I actually switched to cricket for that reason i can get 4 lines for $130 a month with hbo max
I had tmobile but it wasn’t working at walmart and other stores
Merger happens, get bigger, eliminate competition, abandon promises made to appease regulators, raise prices, profit.
Tale as old as time
John’s gone, baby. John’s gone.
@@coolunusual no more mergers
True. Also customer service start to be the complete trash they used to be a decade ago 😢
I’m so glad that there are carriers like mint mobile, visible and many more because the prices on the major brands are insane for one person.
There are only three carriers T-Mobile AT&t and Verizon technically four ,with dish Network.... but what you're referring to are virtual. Mobile network operators+(VMNo)
Paid all my phones off walked into a T-Mobile today to get 4 essential lines and was told we don’t offer that in the store and I have to call t-mobile. I called and was told I need to sign up for the $90 plan and then can change it to the essential plan. Went home signed up for visible and was up in running in less than 15 minutes.
You should've done it online. They give a free iphone 15 with a trade in with essentials plan. 4 lines and 4 iphone 15's is hard to beat. Plus 24 month commitment unlike blue and red.
@@alexxx7066t mobile is trash 🗑️
It's cause we don't get paid shit for selling those essentials savers plan. I work at T-Mobile there's a lotta bullshit we have to deal with
@@Lexamus that’s not a good reason, it’s a product a company sells and it shouldn’t be a hassle for the customer because the employee isn’t compensated enough. I worked in sales for a long time. You can’t always make money on every customer initially that’s a bad mind set. You give customer service and one day that customer will remember you and come to you for an upgrade or send friends and family because you took care of them because you made “shit” for a thirty minute transaction It’s also a very easy sale, I had four phones with the IMEIs ready for them to set it up and they’re all eSIMs.
@@alexxx7066 I have unlocked iPhone Pros I don’t want a base iPhone unfortunately. I enjoy the 120hz screen. Plus I want to be able to switch carriers or use carriers when I want. Not be locked into T-Mobile.
US Mobile Warp 5G is where it’s at nowadays. Dropped ATT after being a customer for 10+ years
Is us mobile unlimited always?? In the service is fast ???
Im dropping att tomorrow
Doesn't this all depend on where one lives/resides,
It sucked for me their coverage was horrible, internet was always slow and I couldn’t use them in Canada
i got warp and then switched to light speed cuz ive gotten a new phone goin good so far
Currently pay for T-Mobile 3 lines with 2 new phones for 125 a month. Veterans discount pretty solid!
Exactly
I got the vet discount for two lines 90 right now. They increased all prices by 5$ recently. 😢
I got essential for 3 lines at 105
T-Mobile over these years have became more and more expensive, but they still are a great carrier! Thanks for the video Stetson.
If I need T-Mobile Coverage, I'd go with US Mobile's $50.00 plan. 100 GB of Premium Data, 50GB Hotspot, 4K streaming, Unlimited Talk & Text, and the Ultra Capacity was great! I'd get over 300-620 MB's on the down and 40-100MB's on the up. I've honestly never had a problem with them. Even when I was on the Unlimited Starter plan when it was 25 GB (Now it's 35 GB), It was always good, even when I went over the limit, I was still able to stream videos in 720p and livestream. Remember every carrier is always based on location...
This is why I love Europe. Unlimited plans at 5G speeds for 15 bucks a month.
My goodness so incredibly helpful. I was so confused with the many T-mobile plans and you helped to make it so clear. Thank you!
I think Tmobile go 5g plus is the best value by far if you stack their insider codes and free line offers
My current set up is 5 lines 148 dollars. Basically 30 bucks a line . I got the free third line then added a buy one get one line and got an insider code to drop it 20 percent .
Honestly, you can’t beat that!
I wish I could find somebody to give me an insider code. Everybody that I've talked to are either clueless or are acting like it.
@@ryan_torresditto
Who else is still grandfathered into their TMobile One plan? ☺️
I am
Your one plan is about to go up soon
Please elaborate
@@antoinegeorge4287how do you know?
Same here
Seems to me the best plans (around $50mo.) are the essentials unless the bells and whistles (Netflix, Apple TV, AAA, new device's annually, etc.) are what floats your boat. You can get a new device with Essentials without paying for it up front and supposedly no contract. They'll just tack on a seemingly innocuous fee of less than a buck for 2 or 3 yrs and if you switch carriers before its paid off you owe the balance. A contract in sheep's clothing.
The way I see it is these higher cost plans are simply prepaying for a new phone. A phone THEY offer at a price THEY set. Sidestepping the free marketplace. It's set up kinda like the tax code. If you claim 1 dependant on your W-2 then you get back more out of your paycheck, but are likely to owe money at the end of the year. If you claim 0 dependants then they take out the maximum each paycheck and your almost guaranteed a refund. Either way, somebody else is squirreling away your nuts and benefiting from the potential interest. It boils down to convenience.
For go 5g plus, can I also get the $830 discount on an iPad instead of an iPhone?
no, it required a tablet specific plan. those tablet plans carry promotions but very from time to time. as of right now, if you are on a Go5G plan or better, it only costs 20 dollars for a tablet plan with ipad promotions.
So the magenta Max plan would be better for people that get their phones on their own or through other channels though, right? Like I don't ever buy my phone through T-Mobile. I just buy it directly from the manufacturer
If you prefer to buy your phone outright, I would suggest you consider US Mobile Unlimited Premium, T-Mobile Prepaid Unlimited, or Metro by T-Mobile Unlimited instead. More affordable than Magenta MAX.
You can get Magenta Max for much cheaper if you sign up for it on circledin.com on a preexisting family plan.
I don’t know why they have so many plans instead of just simplify their plans for example: I have AT&T and they have 3 main plans with cheaper pricing AND all plans qualify for their best deals. T-Mobile is no longer the uncarrier 🤷🏼♀️
So true.
Do they allow 4k streaming through the hotspot?
If they simplify it you might understand what you're getting!!! 😮
except att service sucks
@@dollarn9ne I have no idea where you are BUT I’m a truck driver for over 10 years traveling all over USA and I never loose reception anywhere even in rural areas.
T-Mobile will take advantage of you in store. Like if you don't know the smart watch is only free with a permonth add on for the watch to use cellular. Or sell a case that is not for your phone. Also had a friend that was not getting text messages from iPhone users only. The store told him to use WhatsApp like that is a thing people want to use just to get a message from an iPhone user or anyone.
I was just ripped off last night and I went into the store. I should have done it online. Now I am 3 G's in the hole.
@@SametraKnight777what happened by any chance? Would like to know since im about to change
Being a paying customer since 07, I was shocked when I inquired about affordable connectivityplan, at a time of hardship they refuse to honour it when the other big carriers do. Plus, horrible hardware device and customer service
The t-mobile glaze is crazy
🎉 So glad I found your channel! Your vids are amazing! 🎉
We have 4 lines on AT&T and the biggest sticking point to switching to a MVNO has been getting support for my wife's Apple Watch.
Any recommendations?
Visible for 2 years love it.
Does essential saver work with the home internet discount? That's the main reason I'd think of them instead of a prepaid plan.
I tend to upgrade directly with Apple. Would the magenta max be worth it for me?
Great video Stetson! Thank you for putting it all together in a very understandable way.😊
10:08 how can you add the cost of buying a phone on a prepaid account? You can not finance a device on prepaid
How does the upgrade work for every year do you need to put a down payment
Depends on the phone...my galaxy 24 ultra was 1300 minus whatever ur trade in value but they had the option to get the regular galaxy s24 for free
Had really good luck with the tmob prepaid plans, have noticed zero difference between them and their postpaid cousin.
I ended up choosing T-Mobile Go5G Plus, with device protection. My bill is looking to be $105. I do like all the perks, and my service is actually more expensive than AT&T. I get better reception at work and haven't experienced any dropped calls. If all else fails, I may seitch down to the prepaid plan depending on how much data I use. How is the deprioritized data? Does it really make much of a difference?
I'd like to add that I'm a big Fan of US Mobile and recommend their pooled plans for people who want multiple lines but don't need a lot of data...like if you want a dedicated 2FA/MFA line, have grandparents and others that use almost no data, or want to mix and match networks which you can do within the same pool from what I understand.
Other than that I think the situation that needs to be addressed is what plan you get for T-Mobiles 4 lines and 4 iPhones for $100/mo. I believe this is an Essentials plan variant, so the question there is if that is worth it, which I find that deal difficult to beat if you don't need priority data, especially if you are fine with the base level iPhone because I think they cap you at $799-830/iPhone which is poor for an iPhone Pro or Pro Max which start ~$1000 before additional on device storage upgrades.[I'm not even sure you can get the Pro or Pro Max. I'd also like to know what promotions this plan qualifies for, such as connected devices, tablets, watches, the tracker, etc.]
If I’m a tourist coming to the US can I buy an eSIM plan in my home country in advance or do I have to be present in the US?
I think you need to be present in the U.S. so that the eSIM can connect to the network and activate.
@@StetsonDoggett alright thanks 🙏🏻
Will you make a video about what video speed means? I do not know what 4k streaming is...
4K video streaming means the video speeds are not capped on the plan so you can watch the highest resolution/ load videos on streaming sites at whatever speeds are available.
Other plans will throttle the video speeds. Which 480P Standard definition as an example would be 2mbps. 720P would be 5mbps and 1080P is 8mbps.
Or you could go with tello which is T-Mobile but at 1/4 the price, I pay $6 a month since I don’t need data but full unlimited is $25 a month and operating on T-Mobile.
I have the Samsung S22 Ultra 512Gb version and still working great after two years! I have zero need for an upgrade and when I do finally upgrade in 3 years maybe, I'll just pay the full-sticker price! I prefer to keep all my cellphones vs trading them in due to various reasons. Comes in real handy if one gets lost/stolen/breaks or someone I know needs to borrow one for same reasons already mentioned.
Prepaid has a service fee of $5 starting this year if you pay with prepaid, or credit card thru phone call. You only avoid this fee paying online with credit card.
Hey bro help me out pls. Overseas and out my plan on season hold but don’t have my pin and no way to fix it. After the 3 months is over, will it turn on by itself or I still need a code to turn it on?
Well I actually have T-Mobile prepaid so I'm on the $50 price point with priority data and 3G hotspot I met upgrade to the $60 prepaid plan soon that has 10 gigs also the HD passes don't really look expensive as you originally advertised and explained I've been with T-Mobile prepaid for just a few weeks now and I'm really enjoying it especially the priority data since I've never really noticed a decrease in my speeds and my network performance because the high priority access on the network that I'm getting with T-Mobile
What is hotspot data? In Europe we don’t have this 😅 if we can use their hotspots, it’s unlimited. Or is it tethering? This would be the same as in the contract here, aswell as video streaming.
I suppose it would be considered tethering. It's where you turn on wifi connectivity between your phone and another device, such as a laptop or tablet.
@@ryan_torres never heard of it being another limit than the contract.
@@JensE95 Yes, due to the fact that there are many areas in the U.S. where there isn't access to broadband internet, people have no choice but use their phones as their only internet access. I know that overseas internet connectivity may be considered a basic human right, but not in the U.S., that is almost considered a luxury here, as funny as it sounds.Plus, you can drive for hours and in the middle of nowhere, people have homes where it isn't cost effective to run any type of basic services such as water or electricity, unless the homeowner wants to foot the bill, which in many cases would exceed the value of their home. Another factor that comes into play is where it may be cheaper to use their phone as their only internet service provider. In both scenarios, this can lead to reducing the bandwidth for others using that particular cell site. Rather than investing additional money on the network to provide additional capacity to cell sites, they combat things by either throttling or capping data.
I also did the T-Mobile Go 5G Plus plan because right at the start of your video. You’re the one that recommended it from the start and they only went in more detail about it. It made sense only 20 bucks different from what I was doing originally which was the magenta one which you said is outdated and eventually I think it’s gonna go bye-bye eventually they’re not gonna have it no more so eventually I would have to change
Okay I'm confused you clearly have the T-Mobile essentials saver plan marked as deprioritized, but I clearly have 50 GB of premium data that I can use before it slows down.
It is deprioritized and once you hit 50 GBs its get even further deprioritized. Metro does the same thing after 35 GB too.
I got a comment really quickly. I used to have them magenta for years the $70 one right so now as of now and I just switched back on the 15th of this month I’m gonna be going back but not magenta anymore but I’m gonna go to the GO5G because that’s just like how magenta was, but I am getting rid of the go 5G plus the only benefit for that is for the spam calling. That’s it otherwise not worth it. That’s why it’s worth to go back to the old one way cheaper so like I said, I’m going back to the GO5G just like how magenta was
T mobile has destroyed my credit, they claim I have 4 accounts, I never had t mobile.
Im American and i live abroad.. the magenta is worth it. Considering you need an USA number to have certain banking accounts and us services.
I’ve had Verizon, and ATT and T-Mobile. My wife and I actually got better coverage with Tmobile and have gotten faster speeds with Tmobile.
I just did the T-Mobile Go 5G plus I had the magenta for years but I I fear and I know it’s gonna happen and that’s fine. They’re gonna eventually phase it out and that I’d have to upgrade anyway no big deal so when he said you can get so much money in a trade-in towards a new phone like cause I’m looking forward to the 17 pro for next year, no matter how they do it because I want them to do the punch hole camera that’s the biggest thing for me. Yeah the dynamic island is nice but the punch hole is just much cleaner look and it’s better But as far as the why I’m here at the moment so I got the T-Mobile go 5G plus plan for like $20 extra per month, which is nothing honestly the good thing is it’s got unlimited data, which is awesome so that’s the best part among other things too so I’m happy no big deal
Please make a video about home Internet plans
After you unlock it with T mobile .can you download apps?
American cellulars are on a different level. I pay up to £45 for 100GB of data which rolls over in 3 months
My plan is loaded up. 5G Home Internet, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and Series 9 watch on the Go 5G Plus for $177 a month.
MI love your videos because it helps me choose, in that case it's my parents' company and I'm hesitating whether to continue with her or change
What flights can you use use t Mobile in flight Wi-Fi services?
Alaska
Is the new offer that t mobile has worth it? 4 lines for 100$ plus 4 free iPhones 15? Is that service good for 25$ each?
Love your videos, but this background music is very distracting. I would recommend, if you were to use music, choose music that has the same cadence as your speaking pace, and isn't combating with your speaking voice's audio frequency.
Love the feedback, thank you, Jerrwang!
I have the 90 but I want the 50 prepaid how can I change it?
Thanks for the info. Definitely not swapping from my cricket plan!
I know the video is 6 months old but I have had essentials and it does have 50gb of high-speed data that's why I got it that's about how much I use.
Got to have 4k streaming and unlimited priority data
90? My old verizon plan was 241 dollars a month. I switched to xfininity and pay 60 a month for 2 lines
I been with tmobile for over 8 years now some places I go it’s super slow even when the 5g show thinking to switch to ATT
Can do a video on lexvor wireless and optimum mobile
I spoke with customer service yesterday ( 06/15/24) and she told me that magenta max does NOT get priority in congested situations and that it has a 100 gig cap of premium data . Seems like different info than what’s in this video. I think magenta max should still get priority unless T-Mobile communicated the change clearly to customers!
Customer service rep was wrong.
Its only worth for me since you get that 50% veterans discount. Pretty good
I think that even though auto pay requires a connected bank account, you can still use a credit card to pay as long as you do it before it auto deducts.
Nope. The system will flag it upon activation because it’ll recognize it as a credit card and will tell the rep in store or online that it is an ilegible payment method and will not receive the discount.
@@frank-bmtz I think they switched autopay to bank accounts because they wanted a greater chance of receiving payments. You can always pay your billing ahead of the auto bill date and the app and website allow you to use any form of payment. As long as they get their money, they are happy.
I want to buy an unlocked phone. What’s the best plan for me to get?
Prepaid 50 dollar plan. I always do prepaid plans. My phone is unlocked. I went from Cricket to T-Mobile to Visible to AT&T. All prepaid same number for the pass nine years.
Great video as always! I switched from T-Mobile prepaid’s $50 plan to Essentials savings for the OLAM. T-mo treats prepaid like a whole other world. Being able to manage my account with the T-Mobile app is nice, plus seems like better customer care. I bet im the only one though. 😅
What’s OLAM?
How is the essentials saver plan going for you?
What is OLAM??
My family always got bad with T-Mobile in every time we travel to countryside and mountain , is this because of the phone or network coverage ? My family have all iphones from pro 11 newer . Last time went up to Redwood national park T-Mobile all death completely which scared us when we drove around the town in there.
What if T-Mobile doesn't sell any phones you want? Which plan would you recommend for BYOD?
Can anyone explain how they are able to provide high speed data but then can control what video resolution you can play? Between SD,HD and 4K. Are they throttling you when you’re playing video?
Correct. Carriers detect when you are streaming content from video platforms, such as Netflix, TH-cam, Hulu, etc, and then throttle the speeds. Typically 480p video is throttled to 1.5-2.5 Mbps, 720p is 4 Mbps, 1080p is 8 Mbps, and 4K is no throttle. The good news is you can get around this by using a VPN.
Ok thanks
@StetsonDoggett thanks man had no clue so the magenta plan I'm on is actually 4k video instead of 480 p
My old Sprint military plan still rocks on T-Mobile
GO5G plus military! i changed it to this one. i traded my note 8 and got 1K in monthly credits. $120 for 2 lines. Unlmtd talk, text, data, 50 gb, i also got free Netflix & free Apple TV+! I 7:11
Nice video I went for the go 5G plus I like where they offered PS is not 90 it’s 95 but does nothing to me and I get no dropped calls and I can bring my old number from Metro so yeah this will be a Journey Let’s see how it goes. not only that those trade-in and upgrade plans don’t apply to me because I go through private party to sell & upgrade my phone cause I like my phones to be unlocked & not locked to a carrier
Factsss im coming from metro too my service suckkkss so was the 90 worth it im about to go today
pls fix pr map I live in pr and have done over 1500 tests but I can't use see my results only
also att was bought by liberty and we don't have Verizon the only us carrier we have left is t mobile
Question.. I’m going to Europe.. will be good to get a plan with Tmobile then roam .. or get a esim with. Xxxx company and which provider… ex.. orange ,ee or Vodafone.. thank u in advance.!! Your channel super …
Oh I would 100% get an eSIM from a local carrier. It would likely be data only (unless you get an actual plan). I suggest looking in to US Mobile international eSIMs, Airalo, or check out esimdb.com/
Nomad or Vodafone.!!! .?? on your expertise what do you think coverage.!!!
Carrier stores of any kind that aren't corporate-owned should never be used. They are scam city.
I enjoyed it your video very much…it’s long but all the info you gave was essential and truthfully for the info you gave us, you were concise. What I enjoyed the most was that you were fair in your assessment and unbiased. I’m currently with Tmobile and though I can tell you, I have found value in their family plan with the go5g plus at the store level they were somewhat misleading with the info they gave me and I have spent much time trying to resolve many issues I still have, overall I’m not satisfied because at the store level they are either dishonest or do not have the knowledge to help their customers, while there I have noticed other customers complaining for the same things, lack of transparency. Again, thanks for your video.
I went to the go 5G plus plan definitely worth it 50 gigs of hotspot I use like 160 gigs a month and I never have any real problems with them real fast they might be a couple of areas in my house or where I work that might be a little slow at times but for the most part she's good I just wish T-Mobile would treat their long time customers better but they give everybody the same deals and plans they don't do anything for a long time customers so to watch lines three phone lines 235 a month I could bring it down 20 bucks by autopay but I'm all set with that
Take me back to 2006. I was very happy with my flip phone from Singler and that’s all I needed. Apple invented all the smart phone crap that no one wanted and I realized this is getting more complicated than people realize I refuse to play this game. I’m going to get myself a flip phone from eBay while still last and be happy with it. Please go ahead and call me old school. I don’t need instant access to my emails while on the go. I can always check in my desktop at home like I used to do 20 years ago. Thank you. Great video by the way keep it up. This is coming from my current T-Mobile customer for over six years.
I don't know about you but I live in Pennsylvania and I have AT&T and I can't get service nowhere
The Go5G Plus plan in this shot shows the plan at $90 when it would have been $110.83 if you included the missing phone that the other plans have.
I have been looking at phone plans and TMobile essentials 3 line plan seems like a good deal to me. We need 3 lines and would like to have service in Canada as well. I am also considering using mint and then using roaming in Canada. Any recommendations? We currently lay 85 per month on total by Verizon since we had it before they increased the prices but we do not get service in Canada but I have not tried roaming.
I love my Att prepaid $300 per year plan, which includes 16gb of rollover prioritized data a month and Canada and Mexico roaming.
If you buy prepaid carda when they are on sale you can get them between 5% and 10% off.
@@scotttracy9333 thanks ill check it out!
I've been with ATT for along time now since 2008 but I've just watch them get worse and worse over the years clearly falling to last place in coverage in my area and now my wife has a job in a building where ATT gets no service at all so I've gotta try something new.
Most prepaid pause service and when ever you pay then it starts from that day for the next 30 day. T mobile will charge you still even if you don’t pay your next payment will be higher
For next video can you do a stress test to see if wireless plans are true to unlimited data like they be saying about AT&T premium plan can you test each wireless plan?
Is metro really unlimited data after the cap do get priority data no one never talks about and cricket wireless 60 dollar plan
Metro is 100% not capped and is unlimited, but its deprioritized. You never get priority data on Metro. In fact the only way to get priority data on T-Mobile is either get T-Mobile plan or Google Fi plans.
Why aren't you recommending US mobile?? they have 35GB For $29 or 100GB of priority date for $50 through t mobile or Verizon!
US Mobile is not truly unlimited, and it also turns out to be deprioritized on T-Mobile. For this video, I chose to focus on plans that included truly unlimited high-speed data and options for priority data because I felt they were a closer match to the T-Mobile Go5G Plus plan. US Mobile is still an excellent value though, and it occurred to me after I published the video I probably should have given them a shout out!
@@StetsonDoggett Metro by T-Mobile deprioritizes too altough unlike other T-Mobile MVNOs like Mint they include domestic data roaming.
That’s correct.
@@StetsonDoggett oh, that’s very good information. I had no idea! Thank you for responding!!!! I specifically got US mobile for the premium data! that's very disappointing!!! and yes it’s not unlimited but 35 GB for $29 is a crazy deal over all but now I understand why you didn’t include it! thank you for the explanation.
Have you heard about their new beta program? You can add a second line for $15 if it's on the same phone so you can have Verizon and T mobile with dual eSIM for $44 a month !!! Of shared data "pool" it's pretty neat!
and they’re trying to try to bring AT&T in June!!!!
should i switch my 4 lines of magenta max to the new go plus?
Do you finance your phones and do T-Mobile’s free phone trade-in deals? If your answer is yes, then I do think upgrading to Go5G Plus is a better overall value. You’ll pay more per month on the plan, about $5 per line per month, but you’ll save money on the phones thanks to the higher trade-in credit. That said, you can also WAIT to switch plans until you need to upgrade! That way you can see what trade-in deals are available to Magenta MAX customers first. Maybe they change and give Magenta MAX customers better deals. Who knows. If your answer is no and you prefer to buy your phones unlocked, then no, don’t upgrade. Keep Magenta MAX.
I have T-Mobile Simple Choice North America with Unlimited High-Speed Included w/ 10GB Mobile Hotspot 6 lines for $160
Basic Go5G is better if you don't buy a new phone each year and can figure out how to replace batteries.
I had a Verizon rep in store that lied to me when I went to take advantage of a promotion
There’s something to be said about “less is more”
visible plus and ATT business elite for me!
I can explain their plan strategy very succinctly.
1) Lie to the customer about promotion
2) Overcharge for crappy service with spotty reception.
3) Provide substandard “customer service” from some scam room in a 3rd world country.
This video whole video is fire Thank You
Has anyone ever even gotten that “up to” price on any carrier?? I feel like they advertise that but no one “qualifies” for it.
New plans don’t have price lock. That’s the problem… Magenta Max is the best if you buy your own phone or keep devices for a long time
I am upgrading to iPhone 16 Pro. I was looking through the deals and T-Mobile has the best bang for the buck but Verizon service is just a beast in NYC. It has the best coverage and is the most reliable. I have service in the subway. I have full service and 5G driving through the Brooklyn battery and midtown tunnels. If money is not the issue, do yourself a favor and get Verizon. Best bang for the buck is T-Mobile. I would skip ATT. For what ever reason I have never had a good experience with ATT. Maybe it’s just the areas I lived or frequented in NYC.
Verizon service is amazing
Why is the regular price for 3 lines $150 for both the regular price and 55+ Discount...and for four lines regular price is $185 and age 55+ discount $200...Don't see any discount for Age 55+ only seeing an increase...😬
The regular priced plans are eligible for T-Mobile's "3rd line free" promotion. When you get the third line free, it makes the cost of the regular plan less. The 55+ discount is not eligible for this promotion, which is why it is more expensive.
Take into account that AT&T can be less reliable and slower than T-mobile. Same with Verizon.
$90 per month just to match US mobile hotspot allowance for $45 per month.
Ooo, great call. US Mobile’s Unlimited Premium plan is another excellent pick here.
Be careful, some of those cheaper plans only do 11 countries when traveling. The higher cost plans will do 215 coin tries.
go with mint