T-Mobile on Monday introduced new family and individual plans that expand on "unlimited" data plans unveiled last month that throttle service after a certain amount is consumed.
The plans offer unlimited talk and text messages, as well as "unlimited" data between 200MB and 10GB per month. For $69.99, get unlimited talk and text, plus up to 200MB of data at normal speeds. For $79.99, bump that data to 2GB per month, while $89.99 will get you up to 5GB per month at normal speeds. If you're a heavy data user, get up to 10GB of data, plus unlimited talk and text, for $119.99.
All of the plans are available for $10 cheaper per month if you opt for 500 minutes of calling time rather than unlimited.
While the data plans are unlimited in the sense that T-Mobile will not charge customers overage fees for exceeding its caps, those who do hit the limit will see a slowdown in service. You can continue using data at no extra charge, but you'll see decreased data speeds until the end of the month.
Last month, T-Mobile announced T-Mobile Even More Unlimited, an unlimited talk, text, and data plan for $79.99 per month that includes up to 2GB of data at normal speeds.
Also today, T-Mobile unveiled Monthly4G plans, which provides similar services on the carrier's 4G network. For $30 per month, T-Mobile is offering any combination of talk and text up to 1500 (1,000 minutes and 500 texts, for example) as well as 30MB of data. For $50 per month, users get unlimited talk and text and up to 100MB of data at normal speeds, while $70 per month gets you unlimited talk and text and up to 5GB of data consumption before the throttling kicks in.
The data slow-downs might not be a major issue for the average person, who uses about 1GB per month, according to T-Mobile, but if you have a particularly data-intensive month, plan on some slow-loading Web sites by the end of your billing cycle.