The old days when budget-conscious T-Mobile users could sign up for a cheap 200MB data plan have come to an end. TmoNews reports that T-Mobile has upped its data plan requirement for new customers to 2GB, meaning new T-Mobile subscribers will have to pay at least $20 per month for their data plans instead of the $10 per month they could have previously paid for 200MB. TmoNews writes that phasing out the 200MB plan makes sense, especially since so few people use that little data a month and because T-Mobile should be doing more to emphasize its unlimited data plans. Read the full story at Boy Genius Report.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.