T-Mobile Customers with Unlimited Smartphone Plans get Additional 2 GB Hotspot Data

T-Mobile has recently confirmed that they have added 2 GB of data to the kitty of mobile hotspot customers who are part of the unlimited smartphone data plans. The step was initially rumored and was first reported by the blog TMoNews. It has, of late, been expected to come into effect since late last week.

A T-Mobile spokesman also shared the same set of facts to FierceWireless stating that the company has enabled mobile hotspot benefits on all active data plans. He also said, “The improvements we’ve made to our data plans make our rate plans even simpler. Now you can use your paid 4G LTE data however you choose – either for your smartphone or for other devices with tethering. When you reach your paid data allotment, your speeds will be reduced, not capped, so you never worry about overages.”

In contrast to the current setup, customers erstwhile had to have their mobile hotspot usage curtailed after they would reach their pre-decided usage limits. However, they will now see their speeds reduced to 128 Kbps when they hit the limit for the remainder of their billing cycle, similar to T-Mobile’s policy for normal smartphone data usage on its usage-based smartphone data plans.

As of now, the $60 per month plan by T-Mobile includes 3 GB of data that can be consumed for regular smartphone data usage or as a mobile hotspot, and the $70 plan has 5 GB for regular smartphone data usage or for a mobile hotspot usage.

The telecom giant’s $80 per month unlimited smartphone data plan now has 7 GB of data for mobile hotspot usage, up from 5 GB before. Customers can shell out an extra $10 per month to get an extra 2 GB of mobile hotspot data.