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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / T-Mobile / December 2006family plan with people in different states
the t-mobile web site says a family plan requires all phones to be activated in the same metro area and have a single billing address. ok... but does t-mobile care if the phones then scatter all over the country (usa)? it kind of seems like as long as all the phones have the same area code (& 1 shared bill), t-mobile doesn't really mind. is this correct? thanks, andrew essen nospam@tofurama.com (it's a real address) yes > the t-mobile web site says a family plan requires all phones to be > activated in the same metro area and have a single billing address. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > andrew essen > nospam@tofurama.com (it's a real address) > yes > > > ok... but does t-mobile care if the phones then scatter all over the > > country (usa)? it kind of seems like as long as all the phones have > > the same area code (& 1 shared bill), t-mobile doesn't really mind. is > > this correct? They did it for our already existing plan. The store said they couldn't do it, but the 800 number could. The 800 number took care of it. That we were off contract and ordering a new phone may have had something to do with it. Billing address, etc, all remained the same. BTW, the 2 year extension only applied to the line we got the new phone for (the one out of area). YMMV, Mark > the t-mobile web site says a family plan requires all phones to be > activated in the same metro area and have a single billing address. ok... > but does t-mobile care if the phones then scatter all over the country > (usa)? No, they do not care. In fact one of my family members is in an area served by a "T-Mobile affiliate" and does 100% roaming. it kind of seems like as long as all the phones have the same area > code (& 1 shared bill), t-mobile doesn't really mind. is this correct? That is correct. A nice side effect is when I call a family member that lives in another part of the country from my landline, it is not long distance since the ACs are the same. Karen My information may be out dated, but it is worth your time to check out. T-Mobile used to require that 10% of a phone calls originate in its home calling area. In other words, if your phone has a Philadelphia area code, 10% of your calls must be placed while you are in the Philly area. If not, you are subject to some charges that I just don't remember. Also, if you are roaming, you do not have free in-network calling. You will still retain unlimited nights & weekends, if offered on your plan, but during the day, your calls will be deducted from your bucket of minutes. Read the fine print. Unless the rules have changed, both are true. STORM >> the t-mobile web site says a family plan requires all phones to be >> activated in the same metro area and have a single billing address. ok... [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Karen > My information may be out dated, but it is worth your time to check out. > T-Mobile used to require that 10% of a phone calls originate in its home > calling area. > In other words, if your phone has a Philadelphia area code, 10% of your > calls must be placed while you are in the Philly area. > If not, you are subject to some charges that I just don't remember. News to me. I've lived in Denver for 3-1/2 years with a Kansas City area code. T-Mo hasn't charged me a cent over my normal usage charges. > My information may be out dated, but it is worth your time to check out. > T-Mobile used to require that 10% of a phone calls originate in its home > calling area. > In other words, if your phone has a Philadelphia area code, 10% of your > calls must be placed while you are in the Philly area. If not, you are > subject to some charges that I just don't remember. Customer service has reassured me it's no problem and my bills show no unusual charges for the roaming family member. > Also, if you are roaming, you do not have free in-network calling. You > will still retain unlimited nights & weekends, if offered on your plan, > but during the day, your calls will be deducted from your bucket of > minutes. What do you mean by "free in-network calling"? Mobile-to-mobile? We still have free mobile-to-mobile during the day. Maybe our benefits are because our roaming family member is on a T-Mobile affliate (I-Wireless) and not on a roaming partner like Cingular. Karen >My information may be out dated, but it is worth your time to check out. >T-Mobile used to require that 10% of a phone calls originate in its home >calling area. >In other words, if your phone has a Philadelphia area code, 10% of your >calls must be placed while you are in the Philly area. >If not, you are subject to some charges that I just don't remember. This was the case years ago in all contracts, but hasn't been in some time. The only requirement now is that you can only sign up for service in an area where TM has native coverage. |
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