T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activations and upgrades

Re:T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activat... by jrootabega on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @12:54PM (#33438973)

Mint deceptively charges a significant processing fee at the last minute even when paying 6 months at a time. 9 or 10%. 18 months (540 days, really) of Mint service requires about $40 in surprise fees.

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Re:T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activat... by Someone1234 on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @01:23PM (#33439554)

Are these fees from Mint or local taxes? How does Mint describe them?

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Re:T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activat... by jrootabega on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @01:30PM (#33439698)

Good point. Some of it was taxes, but I forget how much, and they don't tell you in your email receipt. I might be able to dig up the exact breakdown.

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Re:T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activat... by tuankiet65 on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @06:21PM (#33443718)

One data point:

* Base amount: $180

* "Recovery fee" (which they describe in [0]): $18.5

* "Taxes and Surcharges": $3.89

[0]: https://www.mintmobile.com/taxes-and-fees-explained

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Re:T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activat... by jrootabega on Thursday November 03, 2022 @08:05AM (#33449772)

   Renew 10GB 5G • 4G LTE Data Plan for 6 Months
   Summary
   10GB 5G 4G LTE Data 6 Months
   $150.00
  
   Recovery Fee
   $11.50
  
   Taxes & Surcharges
   $2.05

So if we treat the "Taxes and Surcharges" as just normal American customs, 18 months of this would be about $35 in "recovery fees".

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