I have been happy with the T-Mobile prepaid service since 2003 or so, and have had 4 or 5 different phones with the same account. My last Samsung phone died a few months ago after 6 years of faithful service, so we replaced it with an inferior $30 Nokia product from Walmart. This phone seemed cheaply made and indeed had intermittent issues with booting up and finally stopped working altogether after less than a year of use.
I went to a T-mobile store to buy a replacement for my SIM card, and expected to pay more than the $30 to get a better product. I purchased another Samsung phone for $70, expecting the price difference to reflect a superior quality phone. The phone does work all right so far; my complaint stems from the fact that while researching some instructions online, I found the same phone on sale at Walmart.com for $28.
Now, why was I charged more than double for choosing the T-Mobile store for a replacement? By the time I realized this disparity in price, the 7-day return option had already passed. Why does T-Mobile charge so much more for the same product when a retailer can offer it for less than half the price? This experience has left me very dissatisfied with T-Mobile, and when I am ready to upgrade to Internet capability, I will be inclined to choose another company.
