T-Mobile today hosted an Un-carrier event where the company announced the launch of a new 5G home internet plan, which is priced at $ 60 a month and offers unlimited data.
The service is available to more than 30 million Americans in much of the United States, including 10 million rural households that cannot normally access reliable broadband. Connectivity will be 4G or 5G, depending on what is available in a given area.
T-Mobile promises average speeds of 100 Mb / s for most new customers and the company provides a 4G / 5G modem that can be set up in minutes by connecting it and downloading an app. The service is priced at $ 60 a month with AutoPay and T-Mobile says there are no taxes or fees added, no contracts or fees per team, plus the data is unlimited. Potential customers can visit the T-Mobile website to see if they are eligible.
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To expand its availability in rural areas, T-Mobile is launching the “Hometown” initiative to bring 5G to rural America. This plan will include hiring 7,500 employees in small towns and rural communities and providing $ 25 million in grants for community development projects.
In areas where T-Mobile is unable to open new stores, the company will have “Hometown Experts” who are T-Mobile’s official representative in a community. T-Mobile hires 2,500 hometown experts for 2,000 small towns.
T-Mobile also announced today a free change program for an iPhone 12 with the change of an iPhone 11, half of an iphone 12 with the change of previous iPhone models ranging from iPhone to 7 IPhone X and a half from the iPhone 12 mini with the change of any iPhone above. Change compensation is provided through 24 monthly billing credits to ensure customers join T-Mobile.
For existing customers, T-Mobile upgrades all T-Mobile and Sprint customers to unlimited plans for free. Customers who have AT&T or Verizon with landline plans can also switch old smartphones to get a free Samsung Galaxy A32 5G.