We caught little nuggets of information here and there, along with some images, that let us know that T-Mobile was gearing up to offer accessories on their EIP (equipment installment plan) options. Today T-Mobile let some of the news of this new EIP for accessories be known through a blog post on the company page.
Starting July 20th, you will be able to charge nearly any accessory that ranges from $69 to $250 to your account and simply make monthly payments for it over 24 months on your bill. T-Mobile uses the LG Tone Pro Bluetooth headset as an example in the posting placing the $69.99 headset at a small $2.91 per month for 24 months. Math wise though one of those payments would be a few cents higher though. If you are shooting for an accessory that climbs past the $250 range then you should be prepared to put the difference down upfront. ie.. $300 speaker will need $50 down to get to the $250 marker. Much like the EIP on handsets and tablets, if you cancel your account before it is paid off you gotta pay the balance. Pretty straight forward. However, the full details aren’t laid out entirely just yet. We still need to know if the accessory price tag is tied to the allotment you are allowed on your account for devices or if it is a secondary limit. Obviously it will have to have some barrier per line (which we are gathering that it is the $250). When the full details make their way out on July 20th we will do some digging.
T-Mobile certainly has grown their accessory and device offerings quite a bit.I remember a day when it was about earbuds, cases, chargers and batteries. While there are still plenty of those to be had, there are a lot of speaker options from Jabra, Jambox and JBL. Not to mention headphones from JLab, SOL Republic and Sony. It is pretty good to see the selection that is being offered and that soon you might be able to actually grab something you have been wanting but didn’t have the cash up front for.
So, are you getting your wishlist all in order?
Source: Tmonews
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