$20 Preferred Android Internet

[jet1000]

A person on the tmonews forum reported calling in to customer service to get a compatible plan for the G1. They originally were offered the typical $30 plan. But when they tried to get something that cost less, the rep added something called the Preferred Android Internet plan to their account for $20. They were told it is for loyal customers.

Is this a new plan that is being offered by T-Mobile to long time customers? Do you have to call retentions to get this or can you just call regular customer service?

For those who are interested, here is the link to the original post here:

http://forums.tmonews.com/index.php?...84.0;topicseen

[vmfreakout]

umm my android data was 19.99 untill i switched to EM plans then it was 29.99, but they bumped mine down to 25$ for having the for 6 years.
but i would thing he is just on the older t mobile talk plans

[jet1000]

umm my android data was 19.99 untill i switched to EM plans then it was 29.99, but they bumped mine down to 25$ for having the for 6 years.
but i would thing he is just on the older t mobile talk plans

Before the release of the G1, there was a $19.99 Total Internet plan and $19.99 Total Internet with VPN plan. Anyone wanting to get a G1 was at the time required to drop those plans and get either the $24.99 Android plan with 400 texts or $34.99 plan with unlimited texts.

I've never heard of any specific Android add-on plan for $20 however before the post that I linked to.

You had a $19.99 plan which worked on a T-Mobile branded Android phone? Do you remember what the plan was called?

[gsvnet]

I don't think this will work on a G1, but on my N1 I use the web2go plan at a mere $10/mo. Works perfectly, but requires use of internet2.voicestream.com APN.

[Antenna]

Jet, this must be new because I tried to request this when I upgraded to the mytouch in September... only offered the $24.99 android add on

[vsmith]

I have the 19.99 data plan for my blackberries.

[newguy78]

Jet, you are correct. There are new loyalty offers that retention has available. I read about it in streamline today, but since I don't work in the retention department, I am unable to see what the prices are. Customer care doesn't have these offers, only a retention rep does, but I thought I read about them being available starting on the 18th.

[DreamCatcher68]

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Wow, this is new, I never heard about this.
There's the old BB plan for 19.99 but I hadn't heard of an Android one.

[supersoaker]

Has anyone tried to call this in yet? any success?

[frenchy99]

Has anyone tried to call this in yet? any success?

I just tried it and it worked! You need to be with T-mobile for more then 24 months

[Antenna]

Im glad they did this. I told them at the time that it wasn't fair that BB users and Sidekick users could keep their $19.99 plans, but no options where made available to android users.

[Danny4G]

I just tried it and it worked! You need to be with T-mobile for more then 24 months

Did you call retentions or did you call regular customer care? How did you approach them with the question?

I had to ditch my grandfathered $19.99 BIS plan when I got the myTouch 3G. All web services including access to the Android Market were locked down on me until I accepted the newer $24.99 plan.

[BowLoFTurTLe]

HOT news. someone please let us know which method you guys used to get this....

This could be the sign i needed to KEEP my mytouch... i've been wanting to ditch it for the BB BOLD. Even rooted and Apps2sd i feel its SLUGGISH and cant perform the SIMPLE task of calling and texting right.

knock off $5 and i might just reconsider trying it again or going to n1

[Kies]

I prefer the 24.99 plan w/ 400 texts I have with Even More, because I don't text much at all on that line and I can't get 9.99 family text.. but if you can get it and don't need any of the unlimited-overload T-Mobile has right now it's a good deal. I had it added back in February.

[meems]

I called got it on the first try. I wonder what other offers retention has?
19.99 unlimited data you really cant go wrong.