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Today I received in my mail a copy of a reply that T-Mobile sent to the FCC in response to my complaint filed with the FCC.  T-Mobile went through a few paragraphs about both "Un-carrier" and "Price Lock", and basically said "tough luck".  They asked that the FCC close my complaint.  Neither Un-carrier or Price Lock was EVER discussed when I signed up.  I was simply PROMISED that, as long as I maintain the account, my monthly cost would NEVER change.  T-Mobile is trying to muddy the waters and add confusion to their broken promises.  I immediately sent an email to the FCC supplying my comments on the T-Mobile letter.  In hopes that it may help someone else, I'm pasting basically what I just sent to the FCC:

“Good Afternoon,

Today I received in the mail a copy of a reply sent to you in response to my complaint regarding T-Mobile, your Ticket No. XXXXXXX.  In that reply, T-Mobile has pointed to two separate packages that they have offered.  First they explain the "T-Mobile Un-contract", then they explain the "Price Lock".  Neither of these packages were what was discussed when we signed up for the T-Mobile Magenta 55+ Plan in November of 2021.  The simple fact is this:  When I signed up with T-Mobile, I was promised that the price of our plan would NEVER increase as long as we maintain the plan.  (Note:  This same promise applied to hundreds of other T-Mobile seniors.  You can find evidence of this on the T-Mobile Community online.)  I have paid our bill every month through "autopay".  Initially, T-Mobile took my monthly payment from my credit card.  Some time back, they disallowed credit cards as autopay, and insisted that they had to debit my checking account instead.  I went along with that with no issue.

In trying to tie my plan to either "Un-carrier" or "Price Lock", T-Mobile is trying to imply that my wife and I fall under one or the other of these packages. That is untrue.  We had an agreement at the time of signup (not a "named package") that our price would not increase.  When I initially called T-Mobile support after receiving a text telling me my rate was increasing, I argued that they had promised me that the rate would remain the same FOREVER.  Two separate representatives from T-Mobile agreed that I had, in fact, been made that promise, but that "with things going up and with inflation, we find we have to make this increase".

I hope that you will be an advocate for (mostly) senior citizen consumers who were made this promise, and not allow T-Mobile to "weasel" their way out of the promise by falsely trying to tie us to two plans that were never brought up when we signed up with them.  Integrity in all matters is important, and this company MUST  NOT be allowed to simply raise prices at their whim despite the promises made to my wife and me and many others.

In their response to you, T-Mobile ends the letter by saying, "Based upon the foregoing, we respectfully request that this complaint against T-Mobile be closed."  To that I say to you, they are basing their response on false and misleading information, and I request that you do NOT close this request, but continue the search for integrity within T-Mobile.

I will be happy to explain this situation verbally should you need to contact me by phone.

Thank you very much,”

MM4 wrote:

I too am a ONE Unlimited Plan and am furious. I filed a complaint with the FCC yesterday. They made a promise, now keep it. The complaint took all of 5 minutes. It was delivered to TM today. I encourage you all to do the same.

They had record profits in 2023 and Q1 in 2024 as well.  

2 people have reached out to me from the CEO's Executive Social Care Team offering to check my account for new phones or new plans. My response is simple. I'm a simple person. I want to keep my plan and my price. 

Kind of reminds me of the line we all heard …. if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. Let's see, how's that working out. 

Bring John Legere back! 

 

🙄 John Legere set all this in motion... why people act like he is any different is hilarious 😂... he played on words, setup the foundation for T-Mobile to do this present day. JL is no better than any previous or current bd CEO, they NEVER cared about the customer, external or internal, it was all a plot!!! And people are being naïve to think otherwise 

ogwillikers wrote:

"Inflation shouldn't be an excuse to jack up prices just because you can get away with it. But that's The Carriers' way," said Mike Sievert, CEO, T-Mobile.

🤣😂😂 ridiculous.  They are so obtuse. T-Mobile looking so bad lately... sad times

This is going to be a lengthy post, but I think it is important to read for anyone who has done, or is considering an FCC complaint. In short, I am providing the response T-Mobile has given to me in its entirety as well as voicing my own complaints about how the company is handling the response with this post. 

I have just gotten my response to the FCC complaint on 6/11/24. This is by far the worst response I have ever gotten in comparison to other companies I have filed a complaint against through the FCC:

• This is the first FCC complaint that doesn't address me by name. Normally I get contacted from someone higher up with a 1-on-1 conversation. At&t for example, I get a representative from the Office of the President along with a name to contact from there if I have related issues. In the response I got from T-Mobile, there is no person, phone number, etc. to contact and it was signed off as "T-MOBILE USA, INC."
• There seems to be no PII in the letter. I was not referred to by name in the response to my complaint nor was my address on the letter. My address and name was in form of a sticker on the envelope containing the response, usually I would see an account number or similar in a response like this as well, however there seems to be nothing like that. I was referred to as "To Whom It May Concern" in the letter. The response I got was a sounds like a generic copy and paste letter, leading me to believe that those filing the FCC complaint have received a similar response. 
• It looks like T-Mobile are dead set on doing whatever they can in order to keep the changes, they have offered the solution of paying the final bill if I decide to leave the company. I am at a disadvantage here since I am paying off a device in form of bill credits for a device I got from T-Mobile as a replacement for a family member's device under a deal, I would be forfeiting the credit if I leave the company, which makes me responsible to pay for the remainder of the device. I also pay for 2 different accounts since my first account is greater than 8 lines.
• The letter also provides the implication that affected customers are replaceable and T-Mobile would rather gaslight, lose long-term customers and even pay them a month just to get those affected customers to leave.
• T-Mobile claims that they have "began offering" Price Lock on April 28, 2022. This is false, and the links found in this thread prove it, and doing a google search for and setting the filter for results published before that date also proves it. Whoever sent this response did not read my complaint since I have mentioned that the agreement for the time I took my plan was archived through a website archival service, archive.org . Thankfully, that website exists, making it useful for situations like this.
• Based on the conclusion of the letter, it looks like they are requesting for the complaint to be closed, but the letter is so generic, it is unclear if they are asking me to request to close it, or to the FCC. In either case, I will am going to wait on what happens from here.

Here is the content of the letter, there may be some typos since this is an image-to-text scan:

To Whom It May Concern:

T-Mobile USA, Inc. ("T-Mobile") is in receipt of your correspondence regarding T-Mobile's recent rate plan monthly recurring charge update As costs and inflation continue to rise, for the first time in nearly a decade, T-Mobile has made some small adjustments to the pricing of some of our older rate plans. On May 22, 2024, T- Mobile began notifying customers enrolled in older rate plans that their plan's monthly recurring cost will increase as of their June or July 2024 billing statement.

T-Mobile notified all impacted customers, by way of text message and email, of how the change specifically impacts their account, including how much their current rate plan will increase, when to expect the increase, and where they can find more information. The price increase ranges between $2.00 to 5.00 per line. All plan types, benefits, and due dates will remain the same. If any customer is interested in shopping for a new rate plan or would like to review our current rate plan offerings, we encourage them to contact Customer Care or visit T- Mobile.com/cell-phone-plans.

Regarding these changes, we are aware some customers have inquired about T-Mobile's Un contract and Price Lock. With Un-contract, T-Mobile committed to its customers that if we were to increase prices and customers chose to leave as a result, T-Mobile would pay the customers' final month's recurring service charge, as long as we are notified within 60 days. Consistent with that commitment, customers who activated on an eligible rate plan between January 5, 2017 and April 27, 2022, can request to have their final month's qualifying service charge reimbursed if their rate plan price increases and they choose to cancel service. Customers simply need to request reimbursement within 60 days of the price increase.

As for customers with concerns about T-Mobile's Price Lock guarantee, it is important to note that customers with Price Lock are not impacted by the change. On April 28, 2022. T-Mobile began offering Price Lock on new account activations on qualifying rate plans. For customers who activated on a qualifying plan between April 28, 2022 and January 17, 2024, Price Lock guarantees that accounts activated with a qualifying rate plan, within the enrollment period, would not be subject to a price increase, so long as the account remained in good standing and the customer remained on the qualifying rate plan. If a customer migrates to a new plan not covered by Price Lock, the Price Lock guarantee will fall off the account given the customer is no longer on a qualifying rate plan. Lines covered by the April 28, 2022 to January 17, 2024 Price Lock guarantee are exempt from the monthly recurring rate plan changes. Based upon the foregoing, we respectfully request that this complaint against T-Mobile be closed.

Very truly yours,
T-MOBILE USA, INC.

If you get one of those JD Power & Associates surveys this year, be sure to fill it out and accurately describe your customer service experience.
 

There are some of us who had the deal before the language about just paying off your last month was part of the deal. There was language in the T&C's specifically prohibiting them from raising the price or even ***unilaterally changing the terms*** , but they seem to just want everyone to forget that. 
 

Best thing to do is take them to arbitration over it and make them explain it. And of course file complaints with FTC, FCC, BBB and local PUC. 
 

It’s such a blatant disregard for the plain language that I wonder if a judge (or small claims courts) would consider the contract breached and throw out the arbitration clause also.

If you get one of those JD Power & Associates surveys this year, be sure to fill it out and accurately describe your customer service experience.
 

There are some of us who had the deal before the language about just paying off your last month was part of the deal. There was language in the T&C's specifically prohibiting them from raising the price or even ***unilaterally changing the terms*** , but they seem to just want everyone to forget that. 
 

Best thing to do is take them to arbitration over it and make them explain it. And of course file complaints with FTC, FCC, BBB and local PUC. 
 

It’s such a blatant disregard for the plain language that I wonder if a judge (or small claims courts) would consider the contract breached and throw out the arbitration clause also.

Covid money is drying up so offers are bound to cease.

No.  Iv'e never had any bill to pay off. It was offered when I moved to Prescott. It was a promotion given during Covid. 

girlfran wrote:

So when a t mobile salesman sells seniors a price lock plan it’s a scam?

T mobile Corp lies to seniors?  That needs to be put out there. 

No, I will not pay more than you sold me. 

If I cannot lock you out of my credit card,  I will dispute you every month. 

Or change carriers.

Probably easier. 

 

 

Part of that offer is paying off your last bill and helping you port to another provider.

So when a t mobile salesman sells seniors a price lock plan it’s a scam?

T mobile Corp lies to seniors?  That needs to be put out there. 

No, I will not pay more than you sold me. 

If I cannot lock you out of my credit card,  I will dispute you every month. 

Or change carriers.

Probably easier.