radiotecha1234
Newbie
Just got a text message from VM. If you upgrade now to a new 2012 phone your monthly goes to $35 minimum. I was a holdout on their $25 plan and was going to upgrade. Now it looks like I am going to T-Mobile.
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Here's what I posted in the VM forum:
Overall, I really don't have a problem with this. If you knew me, you'd know that I have RAILED against the carriers, but that's the contract carriers. Overall, the pre-paids play a lot more fair and Virgin Mobile USA has been more than fair here. If you think about it, this is pre-paid. We're not signing a contract and that means we don't get the consumer side contract benefits either. VM was under no obligation to let us keep our $25 dollar plans. Even now, they aren't forcing you into a new plan unless you go beyond their current offering. I don't think that's a bad deal.
Also, keep in mind that this likely means that there won't be any additional fees or rate increases for WiMax on the Evo V when it hits. I can't see them pulling multiple moves like this back to back. They are competing with T-Mobile and Straight Talk hard core right now.
Actually VM was obligated to let you keep the $25 plan under the grandfather clause.
Another thing the MT is a 2011 phone and always will be no matter what year it is. The price increase actually makes sense if VM is getting WiMAX and the One V/ Evo 3D.
My point has nothing to do with fairness. It is just a simple matter of pricing and quality. Why would I pay $35 for 4G when I can go elsewhere and pay $30.
FYI, I merged both threads discussing this, so if things look a little out of order or confusing that is why (merged posts go in chronological order). Carry on.
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Can you explain to me how that legal precedence applies in this situation?
yea with vm doing this that means a big phone better than the triumph will be hitting soon.
I thinking either the evo v or the htc one v. the other 2 phones that were talked about wouldn't force triumph users to switch. and just read that virgin mobile canada should be getting the htc one s soon with a price tag of about 600. and vm usa should be getting one v soon hopefully with a price tag no where near one s
Just read the one v is going to be available around may 3rd to vm canada for a little under 300. so the same price range is to be expected for usa more than likely.
But switching from the triumph to one v then going to 35 a month for probably same shit with 3g internet might aswell go to tmobile for 30 fro 4g.
I don't think I would even switch from a Triumph to the HTC One V. Both have 1 GHz processors and 512 MB RAM, and the Triumph has the screen size advantage (4.1 vs 3.7).
I don't think I would even switch from a Triumph to the HTC One V. Both have 1 GHz processors and 512 MB RAM, and the Triumph has the screen size advantage (4.1 vs 3.7).
Here's what I posted in the VM forum:
Overall, I really don't have a problem with this. If you knew me, you'd know that I have RAILED against the carriers, but that's the contract carriers. Overall, the pre-paids play a lot more fair and Virgin Mobile USA has been more than fair here. If you think about it, this is pre-paid. We're not signing a contract and that means we don't get the consumer side contract benefits either. VM was under no obligation to let us keep our $25 dollar plans. Even now, they aren't forcing you into a new plan unless you go beyond their current offering. I don't think that's a bad deal.
Also, keep in mind that this likely means that there won't be any additional fees or rate increases for WiMax on the Evo V when it hits. I can't see them pulling multiple moves like this back to back. They are competing with T-Mobile and Straight Talk hard core right now.
Overall, I really don't have a problem with this. If you knew me, you'd know that I have RAILED against the carriers, but that's the contract carriers. Overall, the pre-paids play a lot more fair and Virgin Mobile USA has been more than fair here. If you think about it, this is pre-paid. We're not signing a contract and that means we don't get the consumer side contract benefits either. VM was under no obligation to let us keep our $25 dollar plans. Even now, they aren't forcing you into a new plan unless you go beyond their current offering. I don't think that's a bad deal.
Also, keep in mind that this likely means that there won't be any additional fees or rate increases for WiMax on the Evo V when it hits. I can't see them pulling multiple moves like this back to back. They are competing with T-Mobile and Straight Talk hard core right now.