Price hikes are some of the most frustrating things that you can face as a customer. Sure, operating costs go up for businesses, but instead of shouldering even a little bit of the increases, they shrug everything onto the consumers. Needless to say, it’s hard to maintain customer loyalty when you raise prices.
Unfortunately, T-Mobile users on legacy plans—arguably the most loyal of the bunch—are all going to have to deal with an upcoming price hike or find somewhere else to get their cellular service. T-Mobile plans to introduce a pretty significant price hike per line as of April 2nd.
T-Mobile Will Introduce a $5 Price Hike To Select Legacy Plans in April
If you’re on a carrier’s legacy plan, it typically means that you’ve been rocking with them for a pretty long time. It’s pretty easy to connect how long you’ve been using a service to how loyal you are to that company, so you could say, a bit simplistically, that subscribers on legacy plans are the most loyal of the bunch. Normally, one would expect that those customers would be rewarded in one way or another.
Unfortunately, there aren’t any rewards in this case, at least for T-Mobile subscribers. We reported on a rumored price hike some weeks ago, but now, it is finally official. T-Mobile users on select legacy plans will have to pay $5 more every month per line starting from April 2nd. That’s less than two months away.
Right now, the exact legacy plans that will be affected aren’t known, but if you happen to be on one of those plans, notifications have already started rolling out to let you know. From users on Reddit who have started receiving notifications, it seems Simple Choice, One, Magenta, and Legacy Sprint plans will be on the figurative chopping block. Apparently, discounted plans like First Responder, Military, and 55+ won’t be exempt.
Some Important Info Regarding This T-Mobile Price Increase
Now, before you run off to another carrier, there are some things that could be rather important for you to keep in mind.
First off, if you happen to have a free line, you don’t need to worry about having to pay $5 for that now. Your free line is going to stick to being free, so that should be a relief to some people. At the same time, any benefits that you’re currently partaking in will remain in place, including any promotional credits that you’re receiving.
But let’s say you want to leave T-Mobile anyway. In such a case, you can take advantage of the carrier’s Un-contract Promise. Let the carrier know that you plan to stop using its services with at least a 60-day notice, and it will handle the bills for your final month with them. That’s a little bit of respite and will help you get back on your feet with a new carrier. You can also opt to switch to a new plan instead of leaving T-Mobile entirely.
