T-Mobile raising SMS on August 29 – here’s your chance to escape ETF free

Posted on 25 June 2008 by


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T-Mobile just scheduled an SMS and MMS messaging rate increase for August 29. This means that casual message users (those without a messaging plan) will see their rates rise from .15 to .20 per message. Some subscribers over at the SlickDeals discussion forum have apparently tested the extent to which T-Mobile will allow subscribers to escape ETF free — with some reporting that T-Mobile allowed them to cancel their contract without any penalty. Apparently you cannot have an unlimited messaging plan on your account already. This is a YMMV (your mileage may vary) but if you’re looking for an escape from T-Mobile – it looks as if the August 29 SMS rate hike could be your opportunity to get out of T-Mobile ETF free.

Link: TmoNews and SlickDeals

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  • http://www.mytodayscreen.com Tariq Bamadhaj

    What’s next? It’s surprising that as more and more people start using text messages (like for Twitter and all), the rates would actually go up. When will it ever hit the rates of Singapore (where messages cost only 3 cents and that’s in US cents).