The Prepaid arm of T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile has quietly increased plan rates and fees but if customers opt for auto-pay, they will still get the best plan rates. Plan costs have increased by $5/month unless consumers accept autopay billing. Payment through autopay cancels out the $5/month price rise. A device promotion will also require autopay billing and customers with auto-pay rate plans will qualify for device promos. Autopay reductions will start to apply in the second month.
Metro by T-Mobile plan has made several changes besides the new autopay one. Hotspot data for the $65 unlimited plan has increased from 20GB to 25GB, while for the $55 plan, 8GB has replaced 5GB data hotspot data. The 10GB of data included in Metro’s $45 plan now also has 2GB of hotspot data.
Metro by T-Mobile Plan increased Plan Rates and Fees are listed below.
- 5GB Plan – cost $35/month or $30 with autopay. Previously $30 with no autopay requirement
- 10GB Plan – cost $45/month or $40 with autopay. Previously $40 with no autopay requirement. Now includes 2GB hotspot, previously there was no hotspot
- Unlimited Plan – cost $40/month, new customers only, no autopay requirement. No plan or pricing changes
- Unlimited Plan – cost $55/month or $50 with autopay. Previously $50 with no autopay requirement. Now includes 8GB hotspot, previously 5GB
- Unlimited Plan – cost $65/month or $60 with autopay. Previously $60 with no autopay requirement. Now includes 25GB hotspot, previously 20GB
Metro by T-Mobile has increased several in-store costs in addition to plan rate card increases. Customers must now pay a $25 upgrade fee in order to upgrade their gadgets. It used to be $20. The price for new accounts, BYOD activations, and reactivations has increased to $25 from $20. Any activation of a gadget other than a phone will now cost $5.
