TMobile offers 200MB/month free, BYOD (tablets)

[jpeyton]

Every tablet I buy going forward will be LTE tablet because of this plan. I wonder how many you can have for free under this plan.

As many as you can buy. And ditto; there's no point in buying a WiFi-only tablet anymore with this plan. 200MB is more than enough for checking your e-mail or running navigation apps, especially since your tablet can cache most of the assets on WiFi.

 

[JoeMcJoe]

what implications, if any, does this have for the HP chromebook 14? that comes with 2 years of T mobile 200mb/month of data.

Ordered one of those. I also wondered about this.

FYI, the chromebook includes a modem that will only work on the 1900Mhz frequency, not AWS, HSPA+ 21 Mbps, no LTE.

Manual here: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03936089.pdf
For Data it lists this: Antenna support for following bands: 850/900/1800/1900/2100-MHz, looks like it supports HSPA+ 21Mbps. Looks like the SSD can be replaced too.
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850MHz(Cell), 900MHz(EGSM),
1800MHz(DCS), 1900MHz (PCS)
UMTS/WCDMA with receive diversity: 2100MHz
(UTRA FDD Band I), 1900Mhz (UTRA FDD Band II),
900Mhz(UTRA FDD Band VIII), 850 MHz (UTRA FDD
Band V)

 

[code65536]

And ditto; there's no point in buying a WiFi-only tablet anymore with this plan.

T-Mobile voice lines have pretty good WiFi tethering allowances, and I always have my phone with me wherever I go; cellular on my tablet is much less useful when it's so easy to just piggyback on my N4's cellular. Yea, it's a bit more convenient and nice to have, but is that convenience worth the substantial price premium that the LTE model has over the WiFi models?

 

[lothar]

As many as you can buy. And ditto; there's no point in buying a WiFi-only tablet anymore with this plan. 200MB is more than enough for checking your e-mail or running navigation apps, especially since your tablet can cache most of the assets on WiFi.

Not sure if serious...
I'm an unlimited data T-Mobile customer and can already tether my Nexus to the WiFi-only tablet.

Why should I pay $100 for the same LTE capable tablet when I can already do the same thing without the data limit?

Only buy Nexus phones from Google Play and stop buying carrier phones.
You can tether for free without running any hacks.

The only people that benefit on this plan are people on AT&T/Verizon/Sprint networks that want to get a taste of what T-Mobile data coverage is like which they will with this free data deal.

This is game changer for LTE tablets. I think it makes sense now to buy LTE tablets over Wifi versions going forward. The price premium of LTE now can be justified.

Not for me.
I can get the same exact speeds by tethering my phone to the WiFi tablet without paying $100+ for an LTE model.

So I should now buy a Nexus 7 LTE with this news?

Depends on what plan you have with your phone...

If you're already on T-Mobile unlimited 4G data, no. Tether your phone to the WiFi tablet.
If you're already on Verizon grandfathered unlimited 4G data, no. Tether your phone to the WiFi tablet.
If you'e on AT&T, it's a bit iffy because AT&T doesn't have a "true" unlimited 4G data plan.
If you're on Sprint which is dog slow, hell yes you should get the Nexus 7 LTE.

I'm surprised people are so much excited about this news that they even want to spend an extra $100-150 for the LTE model tablets from Google, Apple, Samsung, and what have you.
The only people this appeals to are people from other carriers, or people who still buy carrier phones and don't have unlimited 4G with T-Mobile.