T-Mobile Forces 8 Million Grandfathered Customers Onto Pricier 5G Plans, Breaking Price-Lock Promise
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Alex Barrientos
Summary
T-Mobile is breaking its "Un-contract" promise by forcibly migrating customers from grandfathered legacy plans (Magenta, ONE, Simple Choice) to modern 5G plans starting mid-July, resulting in significant price increases — some as high as 60%. The article details the broken promises, the specific billing changes, and the impact on millions of affected customers who originally chose T-Mobile for its price-lock guarantee.
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· 3 pulledT‑Mobile will never change the price you pay for your T‑Mobile ONE plan.
The company that swore it would never s
Forced migrations from Magenta and ONE plans arrive mid-July, with some grandfathered customers absorbing increases near 60%
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