The new T-Mobile plans that arose from the much talked about project dark have been released.  These plans are “premium” prepaid plans, even though the FlexPay plans aren’t explicitly referred to as such.  They are prepaid though, since users will be purchasing a phone and paying for it over a number of months–as low as four, as high as twenty.

This is the “flexpay” part of the program, which allows subscribers to pay for their phone over a chosen period of time with 0% interest.  Essentially, this ties a user to the service in much the same way a contract does, meaning that if you drop the plan, you still have to pay for the phone.

T-Mobile is working with knowledge that many people are used to the “new every two” plans wherein they get a new or heavily discounted phone and is betting that many people will jump at the chance to get a high quality cell phone up front for small monthly payments factored into their bill.

T-Mobile’s ad budget should also help attract users to these plans and maybe eclipse Sprint at the number 3 carrier in the country.

All plans include:

nationwide 3G network

T-Mobile to T-Mobile calling in-network

Free nights and weekends

Free Whenever minutes to use at discretion

The T-Mobile Even More plan requires no annual contract.  There is an unlimited plan available, which costs $49.99 to start, and quickly bounces up to $59.99 if you add text messaging.  The 1,000 minutes plan retails for ten bucks cheaper and is a better deal for moderate cell phone users out there.  There is also a family plan, which goes for $99 (for unlimited talk and text).

The “Even More Plus” plan requires a two-year contract plan, with the unlimited plan costing $59.99 per month.  See more at T-Mobile.

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