T-Mobile to start charging overage on its 200MB plans on August 14th?

Say it is not so! T-Mobile, flooded by larger-than-expected demand on data, could be only a matter of days clear of creating a polarizing change to its 200MB internet plans. Because the feature currently stands, going over your limit ends up in a throttling of broadband speeds , forcing your browser to surf and download at a ridiculously slow pace. The rumored adjustment to the plan, however, would eliminate the choice completely and replace it with usage charges. Each additional MB used, in step with the leaked docs, will tack one more dime onto your monthly bill. Fortunately, the overage is capped at $30 — preventing several potential panic attacks on the mailbox — and only affects the lower plan; additionally, anyone currently at the 200MB plan would be grandfathered, thus retaining their unlimited (albeit throttled ) internet. Those at the 2GB plan can breathe easily for now, but there is not any telling when the policy will spread like wildfire inside the rest of T-Mobile’s data offerings. The change, slated to happen on August 14th, has yet to be officially confirmed by Bellevue. Meanwhile, we continue to look at as our options for limitless internet slowly fade away into the darkness.

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