T-Mobile: JOD (Jump On Demand) done?

[Almeuit]

Looks like it from this... T-Mobile abruptly stops offering JUMP! On Demand lease option for new customers - GSMArena blog.

 

[SpookDroid]

Oh, wow! Too bad, that was a good option for people who like to try out new phones several times a year. I wanted to use it for a Pixel, but after the announcement it was a bummer that I can't

 

[ki11ak3nn]

I'm still on the OG JUMP plan. It's the best one for me. I only upgrade once maybe twice a year. But I'm still upset that Verizon is the exclusive carrier for the Pixel.

 

[Thegreatone3]

So I wonder how long existing JOD'ers will be able to keep it?

 

[Rukbat]

The business model has always been to make the profit on usage, not on the phones. (When Cingular - now AT&T mobility - was trying to get into the NYC market, they were offering dealers unbelievable prices. The Razr V3 was about $525 and IIRC, they were paying dealers $575 for getting the customer on a 2 year contract - you could have given the phone away for free and still have made money.) I can see TMobile trying that now - then finding out that, with free this and unlimited that, they aren't making any profit. (Back in 2004, even voice was limited. And with cellphones still being relatively new, a lot of people were running overage every month - which really cost the carrier nothing, but they charged you a ton for it.)

 

[Jay_BEE]

JOD is not dead! I was a Note 7 owner under Jump! and was able to switch to JOD when I purchased the LG V20. Matter of fact, they let me keep the Note 7 until the LG V20 arrived. Granted I did this over the phone (611), I'm not sure if this is possible in their retail stores.