T-Mobile Revamps Its Premium Plans

If you're a T-Mobile subscriber, brace yourself for some changes—the carrier is swapping out its Go5G plans for the fresh Experience More and Experience Beyond options. And here's the kicker: they're throwing in a five-year promise that your rate won't budge. Sounds good, right? Well, there's always a catch.

The new plans are pretty much twins to their predecessors, but with a sweet upgrade in hotspot data. Let's dive into the details:

Experience Beyond Plan

Priced at $100 per month for a single line after the autopay discount, the Experience Beyond plan mirrors the Go5G Next plan in almost every way. You'll still snag a new phone annually, plus enjoy bundled subscriptions to Netflix, Apple TV Plus, and Hulu. But here's where it gets even better—T-Mobile's satellite service is now included, and you'll get a whopping 250GB of high-speed hotspot data, a significant jump from the 50GB you got before.

Experience More Plan

Coming in at $85 per month for a single line after the autopay discount, the Experience More plan is a steal at $5 less than the Go5G Next plan it's replacing. Now, you'll have 60GB of hotspot data instead of 50GB, and yes, satellite connectivity is included—but only until the end of the year. So, make the most of it while you can.

According to T-Mobile’s president of marketing, Mike Katz, the five-year price guarantee is all about giving customers some breathing room in these uncertain times. "We felt like it was really important that we... gave them an assurance that for the next five years, they don’t have to worry about this category," he shared with me. It's a comforting thought, but there's a downside—these new plans don’t cover taxes and fees like the old ones did. That means you'll have to fork out extra for those, and they're not part of the price guarantee.

So, even if T-Mobile sticks to its word and keeps the plan rates locked for five years, they can still play around with the fees, introduce new ones, or tweak your autopay discount. It's a move we've seen from carriers time and time again. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but at least you know what you’re getting into.