Our poll shows nearly every one of you thinks T-Mobile’s upsell tactics have gone way too far.
A story recently made the rounds about a T-Mobile customer who walked into a store to buy a brand new iPhone 17 Pro… and got denied unless they also picked up an accessory. And as you’d expect, most of you see this kind of practice as straight-up blackmail.
Here’s what went down: after the iPhone 17 hit shelves on September 19, one customer tried to grab it from a T-Mobile corporate store. But according to their story, they were told the only way to get the iPhone 17 Pro was to also buy an Apple Watch. And while the fine details aren’t the focus here, your reaction to this is what really matters.
We ran a poll asking, “Would you buy an accessory you didn’t need just to purchase a phone from T-Mobile?” The result? A whopping 98% of you said no way – calling it pretty much blackmail.
Pretty much everyone who voted gave the same response. | Screenshot by PhoneArenaSure, some might argue the poll wasn’t totally balanced since it only had two options, but the point is clear: people are not okay with this kind of upselling.
