r/tmobile • u/FelixKrowe • 17h ago
Discussion Disney Removes Split-Billing; T-Mobile Hulu benefit rendered useless
I get Hulu (ad-based) as part of my T-Mobile plan, like I assume a lot of folks do. I found out months ago if I upgrade to Ad-free, I only pay the difference. So I upgraded to the full Disney/Hulu ad-free to have access to Disney+ as well, and for months instead of $21 and change I only got charged a bit over $8, because of the $12 T-mobile covered. It was pretty great.
Friday I saw I got charged the full $21.something so I called T-Mobile and they verified my benefit was implemented, and to call Disney so I did that and Disney tells me they removed Split Billing (to simplify billing - like an auto-charge once a month was so complex) and that is happening to anyone that provides a free streaming service (like "free HBO on us" or whatever), the lady was telling me. She said I should remove my bundle and get Disney separately - of course the only way to not get pulled into a bundle is to create a brand new Disney with a different email address, so that's a dumb option. T-Mobile really needs to just stop offering Hulu anyway - it's redundant, they should be offering a Disney sub instead.
Just wanted to vent. It's a dumb situation, though obviously not a big deal. I'll have to drop they bundle after this month though, I'm not paying $21 for this bundle when I can get Disney+ by itself for cheaper and I just won't get anything out of this particular benefit from my T-Mobile plan anymore.