T-Mobile made a splash last week by announcing a completely free data plan available to anyone purchasing a new tablet with the carrier. The announcement aligned perfectly with the release of the iPad Air, but customers found a surprising $10 monthly fee attached to their orders on Friday, which was tied to an On-Demand plan that T-Mobile requires all new customers to sign up for just to keep the SIM card active. T-Mobile clarified to CNET that this was nothing more than "an executional mistake," and all customers who paid the fee will be refunded. But the saga doesn't end there.
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T-Mobile’s free tablet data plan has a few strings attached after all