If I can keep my grandfathered att unlimited data ill buy an iPad 3 for sure and even pay an extra $10 a month. If I have limits ill stick to wifi.
Those who are thinking they are going to charge the extra $9.99/per line to use the shared data are completely wrong.
The $9.99 you pay is for the additional line/number that you are holding. So now that you already have the additional lines, your data is shared without fees.
It's just as if you added family texting into your plan. You are not charged additionally per line to use it since its one charge only.
So don't think you'll get charged extra for additional phones to use the data you already "paid" for.
However, don't assume that the price will be the same for a 2GB data on a single line vs a 2GB on a shared line.
Is this not true everywhere? Why does Europe continue to pay less than America? Why hasn't "the market" corrected the situation as consumers clamor for more choices at lower rates? Instead the American market just keeps making things worse by lowering data allotments and raising fees as the phones they offer and the apps they run continue to use more and more bandwidth.
These companies post record profits every single year. Why not lower the data rates????
I completely agree with you, but not sure how I'd feel on a 3 year term.
I think I've given up on US carriers though. Not really expecting anything out of this. They'll probably end up screwing us one way or another through this plan.
But doesn't a plan like this make perfect sense for a family with 4 smartphones?
Now if only I could share my unlimited data plan with my whole family...
Those who are thinking they are going to charge the extra $9.99/per line to use the shared data are completely wrong.
The $9.99 you pay is for the additional line/number that you are holding. So now that you already have the additional lines, your data is shared without fees.
It's just as if you added family texting into your plan. You are not charged additionally per line to use it since its one charge only.
So don't think you'll get charged extra for additional phones to use the data you already "paid" for.
However, don't assume that the price will be the same for a 2GB data on a single line vs a 2GB on a shared line.
I think you've got it right on this one. I don't think there will be an additional per line charge for the data. It will be similar to the family text plan.
So let me see if my math is straight:
Verizon buys a $600 iPhone from Apple. They in turn sell it to customer for $200, needing to recoup $400+ over 2 years let alone the cost of providing service. This line in question is being repaid at $9.99 for voice service and nothing additional for data, totaling $240 over the term. Sound like something Verizon or AT&T would do?
things are a little more expensive when you are on a family plan.
base plan for 1 user is $39.99
base plan for 2 users is $59.99. so you are paying an extra $10 plus another $9.99 for the extra line just to share a family plan.
base text for 1 user is $20
base plan for 2 users is $30(more value when you have 3 or more people)
judging by the trend here...they aren't going to just let u share a $30 3gb data plan and not pay an extra to make it a family data plan. It's probably an extra $10 fee making it $40 to share.
so you're $9.99 line is not just $9.99 on top of the main line. Everything has to be bumped up to a family share which is more money.
$10 to share voice extra
$10 to share text extra
$10 to share data extra
PLUS you're $9.99 add a line=$40/month
$40x24 months=$960, plus you already paid $199 for the cost of the phone
Yes it does.
It also makes sense for couples who don't use that much data outside of their home and office. Seriously, 2GB is a shitton for most people, splitting it for a family is the most logical thing to do. The data plans are what scares people away from smartphones anyway. If you're VZ or AT&T, $9.99 is a whole lot more than $0.