David Beren, TmoNews:

Ah T-Mobile, I knew your introductory pricing of $99 down payment wasn’t going to last. As of today, T-Mobile will ask well-qualified customers to drop $149 as their down payment instead of $99 as has been the case since the April 12th launch. I don’t recall anyone or anywhere telling me the $99 price was only good for one month, but in hindsight I should have seen the writing on the wall.

It means that you’re no longer getting a better deal on the iPhone 5 from T-Mobile than you would be getting it unlocked directly from Apple, but it’s still reasonable – you’re now paying the full retail value of the phone over the length of the deal.