I thought you were a World Comm / UUNet guy. I must be slipping.
> On Aug 15, 2017, at 11:07 AM, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > No, I have no connection to T-Mobile. I have been using Sprint for 25 years. > (I was a Sprint employee for 9 of those years.) This seems like a good play > especially for couples and those that transitioned from the Windows 6 phones > to iPhones. > > Best Wishes, > > Jonathan > > T-Mobile Offers Discounted Cellular Plans to Those Aged 55 and Up > > The ever-aggressive T-Mobile is at it again, this time targeting potential > customers aged 55 and over with T-Mobile ONE Unlimited 55+ > <https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/t-mobile-one-unlimited-55>. (For more on > T-Mobile ONE, see “T-Mobile and Sprint Announce Unlimited Data (for Higher > Prices) <http://tidbits.com/article/16697>,” 19 August 2016 and “T-Mobile > Tweaks T-Mobile ONE <http://tidbits.com/article/16720>,” 31 August 2016.) > > T-Mobile customers who are 55 or older can now get one line of T-Mobile ONE > for $50 per month, taxes and fees included, and add a second line for $10 per > month — that’s with $5-per-line Autopay discount. T-Mobile ONE includes > unlimited talk, text, and 4G LTE data, though data throughput may be > throttled if you exceed 26 GB of usage in one month. > > The deal is limited to two lines but still applies if you have only one line > (as confirmed by T-Mobile on Twitter > <https://twitter.com/TMobile/status/895742507987881984>). Also, only the > primary account holder has to be aged 55 or older. > > The usual price for T-Mobile ONE is $70 for one line and $100 for two lines, > so this is a significant discount: 28.6 percent and 40 percent, respectively. > > In its press release > <https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news-and-blogs/unlimited-55.htm>, T-Mobile > explains the business logic: > > With today’s announcement, T-Mobile is taking the fight to one of the > carriers’ last strongholds. Among Americans age 55+, Verizon and AT&T > collectively control nearly 81 percent of the postpaid wireless market. In > contrast, just 8 percent of this group are with T-Mobile, compared to the > Un-carrier’s 18 percent of all U.S. wireless customers. > > T-Mobile also offers some interesting data about Baby Boomers and smartphones: > > Right now, there are more than 93 million Americans in the U.S. over age 55, > and the vast majority (74 percent) of them have a smartphone. And that number > keeps growing. In addition, Boomers spend an average of 149 minutes a day on > their smartphones — about as much as smartphone-obsessed Millennials at 171 > minutes per day. In fact, the majority of those 55+ say a smartphone is the > #1 way they connect with family and friends. > > If you’re old enough and live in an area where T-Mobile’s coverage > <https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/coverage-map> is sufficient, this is a > tough deal to beat. New customers can sign up by visiting a T-Mobile store — > be sure to bring ID. Existing customers can visit a store, call > 1-800-TMOBILE, or log in at t-mobile.com <https://www.t-mobile.com/>. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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