T-Mobile SyncUP TRACKER: 80% OFF Service

sarcasmogratis

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sarcasmogratis

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4G GPS tracker.
That's pretty cheap service.

Does it require existing T-Mobile plan?
$1/mo is worth it just to find where i parked my car 😂

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Sign up today and get a SyncUP TRACKER device free.
Service starting at only $5/month.

If you cancel wireless service before receiving 24 bill credits, credits stop and remaining balance on full device amount becomes due ($60 – SyncUP Tracker). Tax on pre-credit price due at sale. Limited-time offer; subject to change. Qualifying credit, new line of SyncUP Tracker service & finance agreement required. If you cancelled mobile internet lines in past 90 days, reactivate them before adding qualifying line. In stores & on customer service calls, $35 device connection charge due at sale. $60 via bill credits; must be active and in good standing to receive credits; allow 2 bill cycles. May not be combinable with some offers or discounts.

The terms...

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cliqued

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I called the one of tens of T-Mobile stores near me. That particular one told me there's a 3 for $3 promo. I'm going to head over soon to get the full details. I need them deets.

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the reviews are rough. https://www.t-mobile.com/hotspot-...up-tracker

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Mr.Le

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this is one of the worst item Tmobile has ever sold. i wish i never got this POS. don't buy it even if it's free

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SDRebel

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I have two of these. For some reason in Orlando they only lasted about a day and a half, but back home (DFW0 they last about a week. We place them in the backup of the (young) kids so we know where they are and if they leave the designated areas (e.g. home, school, etc)

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Quote from kylec72

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the reviews are rough. https://www.t-mobile.com/hotspot-...up-tracker [t-mobile.com]

Yeah, yikes. With the required 24-month EIP, that'll be $24 per garbage device.
And for that reason, I'm out.

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markbyte

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A $35 "device connection charge" for each device? What kind of a scam are they running?

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garyham100

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garyham100

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Doesn't matter how good it is.....battery life is up to 8 days before recharging required. No thanks...

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The_Love_Spud

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Quote from markbyte

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A $35 "device connection charge" for each device? What kind of a scam are they running?

When T-Mobile was an aggressive #4 behind Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint the SIM cards were free along with activations (and SIM cards were handed out like party favors) all in an effort to drive connections at any cost. However, as T-Mobile has settled into the comfort of the #2 slot behind Verizon (and with a continued upward trajectory unique among the major carriers) they have introduced these types of activation fees as they migrate to discounted contract services (free or highly discounted lines like the one offered here) to essentially pad their margins as they make plays not based solely on connects but also as part of a retention strategy.

This is comparable to the aggressive free device offers that Verizon and AT&T have introduced with increasingly longer contract periods (why offer 24 month plans when you can lock in customers for 36 months).

Good luck!
Jon

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Quote from SDRebel

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I have two of these. For some reason in Orlando they only lasted about a day and a half, but back home (DFW0 they last about a week. We place them in the backup of the (young) kids so we know where they are and if they leave the designated areas (e.g. home, school, etc)

This is likely a direct function of the status of the 4G network in those areas. Locations like DFW in which T-Mobile has limited 4G LTE spectrum (having aggressively migrated much of their existing 4G LTE spectrum to 5G) would likely demand less from a 4G device than an area maintaining a significant amount of 4G LTE spectrum.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/t-mobi...ew-iphones

The irony here is that battery life for a 4G LTE device should be expected to be worse in an area with more spectrum (frequencies) dedicated to 4G LTE network bandwidth. A similar experience exists for any T-Mobile user today using the T-Mobile 5G Ultra Capacity network (5G UC): this network is essentially a method of bonding together multiple pieces of formerly 4G LTE spectrum to allow connected devices to more efficiently share bandwidth using new 5G communication techniques... but the end result for users is typically shorter battery life [androidauthority.com] (which is why the 5G UC icon is one of the first things to disappear when in battery saver mode).

Good luck!
Jon

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Quote from markbyte

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A $35 "device connection charge" for each device? What kind of a scam are they running?

They probably have to implement that in order to pay off the $5.00 settlement to each customer for losing their SS#, DOB, address, phone, etc. Personally I think putting my entire financial situation at risk for the rest of my life should be a little higher than a $5.00 fine. But it puts that $35 to "activate" a device on their network in perspective. And they just had yet ANOTHER huge security breach, T-Mobile is ridiculous.

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Tarkov

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Any suggestions for alternatives to this? I'd like something similar for a motorcycle but if it's $35 to activate it, might as well get an airtag.

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peterkn

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peterkn

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T-mobile is such a common service, they should have just done what Apple and Samsung did: Create trackers that only use bluetooth and integrate the tracking with one of their phone's apps.

This gps tracker seems like a poor idea that was also poorly executed. So, now they're trying to get rid of them at a super low price.
They'll probably end up driving people away from their service with this junk

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