[guide.chat] end of phone bills
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- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:19 -0000
The end of extra phone charges? T-Mobile unveils the ?Full Monty? package with
unlimited calls, texts AND internet use
By SEAN POULTER, CONSUMER AFFAIRS EDITOR
Last updated at 2:04 PM on 30th January 2012
A mobile phone price war has been triggered with the launch of a landmark
package including unlimited internet access and texts, plus 2,000 minutes of
free calls, for £36 a month.
Top smartphones, including Apple?s iPhone 4, the Samsung Galaxy SII, and the
HTC Sensation XE are available free as part of the cheapest deal.
Other packages, with a monthly charge of either £41, £46 or £61, provide more
sophisticated and expensive smartphones without any up-front free.
Stripping back: T-Mobile is launching the 'Full Monty' tariff, with unlimited
internet, calls and texts, due to the 250 per cent increase in the amount of
people using the web on their smartphones.
The deals, which all run for a minimum of 24 months, have been launched by
T-mobile under a scheme it calls ?The Full Monty?.
Industry analysts say the arrival of the packages, allowing unlimited video
streaming of films and TV programmes, plus web and email surfing, represents a
major challenge to rivals.
As a result, firms like Vodafone and O2 are expected to launch their own ?all
you can eat? data and call packages to avoid suffering a customer exodus.
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The cheapest T-mobile deal of £36 a month includes unlimited access to the
internet, unlimited texts, unlimited calls to other T-mobile customers and
2,000 minutes of voice calls to other numbers.
The other, more expensive, packages go further and allow unlimited calls to all
numbers, regardless of the network ? so doing away with the need for a home
landline phone.
Customers who want the latest iPhone 4S would have to pay a £99 upfront fee for
the £36 a month package. The sought-after handset would cost just £29 under the
£41 a month package and is free on the more expensive deals.
The price is right: Networks are preparing for a price war following the launch
of the £36 'all-in' package which includes the iPhone 4 and other top
smartphones
Significantly, customers will be able to connect their handset to a laptop to
use the 3G mobile phone network for unlimited access to the web.
Technology expert at price comparison website, uSwitch.com, Ernest
Doku(correct), said: ?A ?kitchen-sink? price of £36 for a hefty number of
minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited mobile internet makes T-Mobile?s Full
Monty offering a truly stand-out package, both in terms of freedom of use and
value for money.
?Additional benefits such as unlimited calls to other T-Mobile customers, the
lack of a fair usage policy with regards to data usage, as well as permission
for tethering ? connecting a mobile phone to a laptop or PC for use as a modem
? will be sure to have heavy data users flocking to the network.
?The Full Monty is definitely targeting those customers eager for the latest
smartphone as well as a good value ?all-you-can-eat? monthly contract.?
However, Mr Doku said the cost of the more expensive packages could put people
off.
?It remains to be seen whether they are prepared to pay such a premium for the
peace of mind to download and surf that an all-you-can-eat mobile package
provides,? he said.
?Mobile data is essential for making the most of today?s advanced smartphones,
and T-Mobile?s tariff does provide the chance to explore data-hungry services
without fear of being stung by an extortionate bill.?
Get ready for the rush: Experts say the T-Mobile deal will prove excellent
value for customers who text and call a lot, and do a lot of downloading
The launch of the deals is evidence of how competition among the mobile
networks is becoming more intense.
Industry analysts that the smaller network, ?3?, paved the way for the T-mobile
deal with its own ?The One Plan?, which has been enormously popular.
This allows unlimited internet and data downloads, but puts a cap on calls and
texts and does not include all of the very latest smartphones free of charge.
Dominic Baliszewski, of Mobilechoices.co.uk, said: ?T-mobile?s ?Full Monty?
mobile plan will provide excellent value for customers who make a lot of calls,
send a lot of texts and do a lot of downloading.?
However, he warned: ?Smartphone users should check their usage to make sure
they will get the most out of this package before rushing to switch. Anyone
who, for example, sends only 300 texts and makes 100 minutes of calls per month
will almost certainly be wasting their money.?
He suggested savvy consumers should wait to see whether rival networks launch
their own, cheaper, packages.
Head of Propositions for T-Mobile UK , Ben Fritsch, said: ?Over the past two
years, we?ve seen a rise in mobile internet use of over 250per cent, which
reflects the consumer trend of being ?always on? wherever they are.
?The Full Monty has been designed for customers who want the peace of mind that
there are absolutely no limits placed on their allowances, whilst also knowing
they?re getting market leading value for money.?
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