BOGO buyer beware

The BOGO deal is really suspect.

I brought my Mom over from AT&T thinking she we will get a nice phone like mine for free. Nope. It looks like they are giving you credits for a while which seems like a way for them to track the free stuff they gave you but when time passes and you're not looking, I noticed that I am actually paying for my Mom's phone (device installments) because it did not qualify for BOGO price. I told the rep why wasn't I told at the time of the purchase? Also if it didn't qualify, why give the phone to me? The sales person confirmed for me that it qualified for BOGO. TMO rep explained to me the BOGO only applies to the cheap phones not the premium phones. I wish they had told me this so I would have never had my Mom leave AT&T. Her phone is paid off and the monthly rates are not too bad. Anyway, lessons learned be careful with the BOGO deals. It's not completely free. The Sales person told me otherwise it applied to any T-mobile phone at the time. That's a lie. I wish they were more truthful at the time. Now I have 9 more months of paying $57. There is no such thing as BOGO. If I decide to stay with T-mobile, I will purchase my own phone in the future. There's always something fishy with any carrier deals -- be very careful and don't get conned.