For the longest time, it seemed like T-Mobile could do no wrong in the eyes of its own subscribers, as well as customers of wireless industry rivals fed up with classic carrier shenanigans and swayed by bombastic “Un-carrier” announcements to switch to the fast-growing underdog.
In a nutshell, JUMP! 1.0 users are (still) allowed to upgrade their devices up to twice a year without meeting any special conditions, while the JUMP! 2.0 program removes the restriction on the number of “jumps” permitted every 12 months… as long as each upgrade happens after you’ve paid off at least 50 percent of your current phone balance.
Basically, you win some “flexibility” but also lose some affordability, and that doesn’t seem like a very advantageous equation for a lot of people.
For what it’s worth, T-Mobile will apparently allow “at least” one more upgrade before October 6 even if you’re on JUMP! 1.0 and you’ve already done your two jumps in the past year, with the grandfathered program then set to move into complete oblivion.
