Unlimited TnT Plan Price Goes up to $44.95 as of May 18th.

[cherishzm]

Below is a notice from Page Plus regarding the Unlimited TnT Pricing Increase. Not sure how subscribers will take this price increase and how much impact this would have to our business overall.

Effective May 18th, the price of the Unlimited Talk n Text plan will increase from $39.95 to $44.95 per month. At the same time, we are also announcing that unlimited MMS picture messaging is included in the plan (data transfer charges may apply).

This action protects the long-term viability of the Unlimited plan, which remains the best nationwide value for the vast majority of customers. Other providers simply cannot offer as much value because their coverage area is not as strong as ours.

And rest assured that - although other carriers advertise a monthly unlimited price and then add taxes and fees to their customers’ charges - our $44.95 price is the total price of the plan, with no additional hidden taxes or fees.

Current Unlimited Talk n Text customers will be notified of the change in advance via SMS. If the price change falls in the middle of their plan cycle, the increase will not affect them until their renewal date. It is very important for your dealers to encourage their customers to evaluate their usage. If they do not truly need an unlimited plan, and the $44.95 price would cause them to consider switching service providers, then our Talk n Text 1200 plan at $29.95 per month may be a better option for them.

All Unlimited Talk n Text hard cards and PINs currently in the distribution channel will automatically convert to a $44.95 value the evening of May 18th. After this time they will carry the value of $44.95 when they are replenished, regardless of when they were purchased. This means $5 will be added to each $39.95 card or PIN in your inventory.

[markivy]

The other shoe just dropped...

[jaysen2]

Effective May 18th, the price of the Unlimited Talk n Text plan will increase from $39.95 to $44.95 per month. At the same time, we are also announcing that unlimited MMS picture messaging is included in the plan (data transfer charges may apply).



This action protects the long-term viability of the Unlimited plan, which remains the best nationwide value for the vast majority of customers. Other providers simply cannot offer as much value because their coverage area is not as strong as ours.



And rest assured that--although other carriers advertise a monthly unlimited price and then add taxes and fees to their customers’ charges--our $44.95 price is the total price of the plan, with no additional hidden taxes or fees.



Current Unlimited Talk n Text customers will be notified of the change in advance via SMS. If the price change falls in the middle of their plan cycle, the increase will not affect them until their renewal date. It is very important to encourage your customers to evaluate their usage. If they do not truly need an unlimited plan, and the $44.95 price would cause them to consider switching service providers, then our Talk n Text 1200 plan at $29.95 per month may be a better option for them.



All Unlimited Talk n Text hard cards and PINs currently in the distribution channel will automatically convert to a $44.95 value the evening of May 18th. After this time they will carry the value of $44.95 when they are replenished, regardless of when they were purchased. This means $5 will be added to each $39.95 card or PIN in your inventory. New hard cards with the $44.95 price are being produced and will be distributed through the normal distribution channel.



New marketing materials, including banners, flyers and posters, are also being produced and will be available to you from your Master Distributor. These materials will be provided on a one-time basis for the launch of the price change. Thereafter, you can order them directly from the online Marketing Store in the dealer portal of our website. Please be sure to change out your marketing materials!



If you have any questions, please email dealerssupport@pagepluscellular.com. Thank you for your continued support of Page Plus Cellular.





Page Plus Management

I'm still confused as to the "MMS Included" deal is about.... Thought it was already included ?

[Fisamo]

just got this email too...



I'm still confused as to the "MMS Included" deal is about.... Thought it was already included ?

MMS is not currently included in the uTnT plan. Each costs $0.10 plus data transport. See here: https://www.pagepluscellular.com/Pla...0n%20Text.aspx

Perhaps I missed something - is the amount of included data changing to 50MB, or no? I seem to recall a rumor about that happening next month...

[Quizologist]

MMS is not currently included in the uTnT plan. Each costs $0.10 plus data transport. See here: https://www.pagepluscellular.com/Pla...0n%20Text.aspx

Perhaps I missed something - is the amount of included data changing to 50MB, or no? I seem to recall a rumor about that happening next month...

MMS was included as part of the 20mb of data. The $0.10 did not come into play until the 20mb were used up.

[Kitty]

MMS is not currently included in the uTnT plan. Each costs $0.10 plus data transport. See here: https://www.pagepluscellular.com/Pla...0n%20Text.aspx

Perhaps I missed something - is the amount of included data changing to 50MB, or no? I seem to recall a rumor about that happening next month...

The way it has worked up until now is that MMS messages were deducted from the 20mb of the uTnT plan. So if you sent a picture message that was 75kb in size, that 75kb came out of your 20mb of data and no additional charges were incurred.

It is my understanding, as of right now, that picture message/video message data size would no longer be deducted from the 20mb of data.

I do not understand what they mean when they say "data transport fees may still apply." Waiting for clarification on this.

Kitty

[electron6]

The way it has worked up until now is that MMS messages were deducted from the 20mb of the uTnT plan. So if you sent a picture message that was 75kb in size, that 75kb came out of your 20mb of data and no additional charges were incurred.

It is my understanding, as of right now, that picture message/video message data size would no longer be deducted from the 20mb of data.

I do not understand what they mean when they say "data transport fees may still apply." Waiting for clarification on this.

Kitty

Yeah, I had an email out to them 3 minutes after reading the email. Im sure they have gotten many already, hopefully someone will get an answer pretty soon.

[itownplayer]

just got this email too...



I'm still confused as to the "MMS Included" deal is about.... Thought it was already included ?

Sounds like it will now be unlimited, before it was only part of your 20mb/month.

[Quizologist]

just got this email too...


I'm still confused as to the "MMS Included" deal is about.... Thought it was already included ?

The only thing that makes sense (if one can say that with a straight face) is MMS now "unlimited" will not use the DATA portion of the plan.

In this industry, it is rather irregular to increase the price of a monthly plan. Especially with no significant change to the plan.

[tmotytn]

[QUOTE=Quizologist]The only thing that makes sense (if one can say that with a straight face) is MMS now "unlimited" will not use the DATA portion of the plan. QUOTE]

But that is still not clear, as it says something about "data transfer fees may apply"...

[UrbanBounca]

I'm still confused as to the "MMS Included" deal is about.... Thought it was already included ?

The only thing that makes sense (if one can say that with a straight face) is MMS now "unlimited" will not use the DATA portion of the plan.

In this industry, it is rather irregular to increase the price of a monthly plan. Especially with no significant change to the plan.

That's my biggest problem. I recently switched because $39.95 was only $5 more per month than what I was paying, and sure the coverage is better, but not $10 per month better.

[ManBearWaffle]

I also got this email. Hopefully they don't change TnT 1200, otherwise I'll probably have to switch to something else. Hopefully I can find a provider that will let me use my Omnia.

[jivago]

If they added unlimited data, I would be OK with this.

[acewireless]

If they added unlimited data, I would be OK with this.

yes it will be awesome but i dont think verizon would let pageplus use unlimited data. If pageplus add separate additional data package, i will be ok with it too.

[electron6]

I don't understand the Unlimited MMS, (but data transfer charges may apply)?? Anyone figured that out yet? Also, you guys are fast. I raced to my computer to get details on here 3 minutes after the email and it was already posted .lol