Current:Home > StocksT-Mobile is switching some customers to pricier plans. How to opt out of the price increase. -MoneyStream
T-Mobile is switching some customers to pricier plans. How to opt out of the price increase.
View
Date:2025-04-15 12:29:30
If you’re a T-Mobile customer, take a close look at your phone bill.
The cell phone carrier is running a test in which it automatically switches some customers to more expensive rate plans unless they opt out.
"We haven’t kicked it off yet, this would be a small-scale test where we reach out to a small subset of customers who are on older rate plans to let them know they have the opportunity to move to newer, better plans with more features and more value," T-Mobile said in a statement to USA TODAY.
The rate hike affects some customers on older unlimited plans such as T-Mobile One, Simple/Select Choice, Magenta and Magenta 55 Plus. Those customers will be migrated to Go5G.
The new plans increase the cost per line by $10 (or $5 a line with auto pay). Go5G plans start at $75 a month per phone line including taxes and fees.
"Eligible customers would hear from us when this starts," T-Mobile said. "No customer accounts will be changed until then."
How to opt out of the T-Mobile rate hike
Customers can choose to stay on their current or similar plan if they prefer, T-Mobile said. If you want to opt out, call T-Mobile customer service.
T-Mobile markets itself as a customer-friendly “Un-carrier” but, with its 2020 takeover of Sprint, it has led a wave of consolidation that has left consumers with fewer choices.
T-Mobile-Sprint mergerWill you pay more for your cellular plan?
The carrier – now the country’s second largest of three nationwide cell phone networks – pledged not to raise rates on plans for three years to win regulatory approval for the Sprint takeover.
Rivals AT&T and Verizon raised rates on older plans last year.
veryGood! (541)
Related
- Small twin
- For Las Vegas, a city accustomed to glitz, Super Bowl brings new kind of star power
- Jay-Z, Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter Run This Town in Rare Public Appearance at Super Bowl 2024
- Score a Look at 49ers Player Kyle Juszczyk and Wife Kristin Juszczyk’s Stylish Romance
- Small twin
- The Wicked Behind-the-Scenes Drama of the Original Charmed: Feuds, Firings and Feminist Fury
- Beyoncé drops new songs ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ’16 Carriages.’ New music ‘Act II’ will arrive in March
- MLB offseason awards: Best signings, biggest surprises | Nightengale's Notebook
- Could your smelly farts help science?
- Tennessee sheriff increases reward to $100,000 as manhunt for suspect in deputy's fatal shooting widens
Ranking
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty
- House sets second Mayorkas impeachment vote for Tuesday
- Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- The story behind Carl Weathers' posthumous Super Bowl ad
- DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of colluding on ballot access effort
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy replaces top general in major shake-up at pivotal moment in war with Russia
Recommendation
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Who sang the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl? All about Reba McEntire
Vanderpump Rules Alum Brittany Cartwright Shares Insight Into Weight Loss Transformation
Paul Rudd, Jay-Z and More Turn Super Bowl 2024 into a Family Game Night
Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
How much do concessions cost at Super Bowl 2024?
'NCIS' Season 21: Premiere date, cast, where to watch new episodes
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker steals Super Bowl record away from 49ers kicker Jake Moody