MetroPCS tweaks LTE plans: $40 gets you unlimited talk, text, and web*

Ah, there always has to be fine print, doesn’t there? Don’t get us wrong — $40 for unlimited talk and text alone is still a pretty fantastic deal in the scheme of things — but in tweaking its LTE service plans today, MetroPCS has made the data situation just a little confusing. Technically, the $40 plan also includes unlimited web access plus YouTube… but at the $50 price point, you get 1GB of “additional data access” for features that aren’t covered under MetroPCS’ definition of “web browsing.” You also get turn-by-turn navigation, international text messaging, access to corporate email accounts (another arbitrary distinction that we’d kind of like to see go away), and audio / video features through the carrier’s MetroSTUDIO service. At $60, you get unlimited access to MetroSTUDIO including 18 channels of on-demand video content. MetroPCS’ lowest-cost LTE offering had previously been $55, so it’s a step in the right direction — but pro-net neutrality? Yeah, not so much. Follow the break for the press release. Continue reading MetroPCS tweaks LTE plans: $40 gets you unlimited talk, text, and web* MetroPCS tweaks LTE plans: $40 gets you unlimited talk, text, and web* originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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