Comments on: T-Mobile G1 upgrade price is $299!

By: Bobby McPhee

Bobby McPhee — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:08:19 +0000

One loophole I have found in the system is if you are on a family plan. At the end of your contract, port your numbers to another carrier. Within the new carrier’s “trial” period, sign up as a new customer under the other person’s name and port the numbers back. If you go somewhere like Walmart or Sam’s Club, you will pay a pittance by comparison and more often than not, they will waive your activation, pissing all over T-Mobile for treating their existing customers like crap in the process. Hope this helps!

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:42:24 +0000

Yeah, I’ve had my phone for a year an effin half, and all I’d get is a $40 online discount. WTF. And the new website is retarded, you have to add what phone you have and it doesn’t even save the info. GRRRR

By: dustin

dustin — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:33:33 +0000

if you are all angry about the price of the g1. Visit the local wal-mart in your area the G1 runs 99.96 for a 2 yr upgrade ;)

By: chris Thibodeaux

chris Thibodeaux — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:56:29 +0000

me too and this kinda thing has to stop i live close to LA and im thinking about going to the MAJOR media

By: na

na — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:50:24 +0000

I have the same problem! I have been with t-mobile since 2001! I have emailed asking why I would have to pay so much more than a new customers. I have send the same email THREE times with no response. Poor excuse for customer service. Clearly it's all about the money for them rather than the customer.

By: lisa

lisa — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:37:08 +0000

yeah, considering leaving this company simply to make a point. it is disgusting to treat existing customers this way. make us pay $400 while new customers get the sweet deal of $180???? GREED GREED GREED!

By: anynomys

anynomys — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:19:15 +0000

Well to get the discount on the phone you have to have your contract to be up. In other words it has to have been 2 years since you signed a contract with them. Then you can get it and sign another 2 year contract

By: bernie

bernie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:15:13 +0000

okay this is what i did....i opened up another phone under my contract and got it for $179...i just changed my sim card from the old phone to the g1 and kept the same number...but now instead of having just one fone under my name. i have 2 phones under my plan...a shared plan, but im really not using my other phone since i just want to use the g1...so in reality im just using one phone which is the g1 and not the other one...its kind of the same thing in my opinion...

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:23:03 +0000

You guys act like this doesn't happen anywhere else. EVERY single carrier charges you an outrageous price for CURRENT customers(Contracted). The WHOLE point to the $179 price is solely to attract NEW customers. They don't care about the current seeing as they already have you under contract.

By: garrett

garrett — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:08:23 +0000

My upgrade price is 349 + 18 fee. I have been customer since 1997 and have only gotten a new phone from themauthorized dealers twice (initial purchase and a upgrade march 07). I really dislike how they are wording the price of this new phone.