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  • T-Mobile will soon start charging $35 activation fees for (almost) ever

    From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 1 13:40:41 2022
    By Tyler Lee

    More often than not, the price for an advertised product or service
    isn't necessarily the only price you'll have to pay. For example,
    sometimes joining a gym will require you to pay a first and last month
    deposit, administration fees, registration fees, and so on. With
    carriers, there are also activation fees, a feature that T-Mobile has
    waived in some instances, like when you register online.

    Unfortunately, for customers looking to save on that fee, that may no
    longer be possible. According to internal documents obtained by The
    T-Mo Report, it appears that T-Mobile is getting ready to introduce a
    $35 activation fee for pretty much every transaction that you make
    with them.

    https://phandroid.com/2022/10/31/t-mobile-will-soon-start-charging-35-activation-fees-for-almost-every-transaction/

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to Bill Horne on Tue Nov 1 13:18:29 2022
    On 11/1/2022 9:40, Bill Horne wrote:
    By Tyler Lee

    More often than not, the price for an advertised product or service
    isn't necessarily the only price you'll have to pay. For example,
    sometimes joining a gym will require you to pay a first and last month deposit, administration fees, registration fees, and so on. With
    carriers, there are also activation fees, a feature that T-Mobile has
    waived in some instances, like when you register online.

    Unfortunately, for customers looking to save on that fee, that may no
    longer be possible. According to internal documents obtained by The
    T-Mo Report, it appears that T-Mobile is getting ready to introduce a
    $35 activation fee for pretty much every transaction that you make
    with them.

    https://phandroid.com/2022/10/31/t-mobile-will-soon-start-charging-35-activation-fees-for-almost-every-transaction/

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    That is *not* very "un-carrier" like. I wonder if this only pertains to post-paid service, or pre-paid service, also?

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