Which of us has the best cellular plan?

bonskovsky · Feb 12, 2013, 06:24 PM

Unlimited everything.

$55.

I feel like I'm getting the most out of my money. What about you?

Nermal · Feb 12, 2013, 06:31 PM

150 minutes, which I never use.
600 texts, which I never use.
500 MB, which I've had to bump up to 1 GB twice.

~US$29/month. When my contract runs out in November then I'll probably be moving to a different company which offers 2 GB for $12/month, and do voice and text on an as-needed basis.

bohbot16 · Feb 12, 2013, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bonskovsky

Unlimited everything.

$55.

I feel like I'm getting the most out of my money. What about you?

Does that plan include a device subsidy, or do you need to pay full price?
What network are you on? What data speeds do you get?

I'm on a 10GB AT&T Mobile Share family plan with 5 iPhones. After a FAN discount and taxes it comes to $275 per month ($55 per phone).

bonskovsky · Feb 12, 2013, 06:37 PM

10 GB for 5 phones is still 2GB per phone and if it's being used together and I was on it, somebody would be SOL. I could use the whole 10 GB myself.

hayden1250 · Feb 12, 2013, 06:39 PM

60mins + Unlimited calling to same network
Unlimited texts
500mb data

$19.00 NZ a month on Telecom New Zealand.

bohbot16 · Feb 12, 2013, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bonskovsky

Woo wee that's an expensive plan!

It's $55 per phone per month and everyone pays for their phone, so it's not like I'm paying for everyone else. Plus, almost $20 per phone per month of it is due to the device subsidy.

What provider do you use?

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Originally Posted by bonskovsky

10 GB for 5 phones is still 2GB per phone and if it's being used together and I was on it, somebody would be SOL. I could use the whole 10 GB myself.

Yeah, there could be an issue if we had a different mix of people, but we balance each other out and have never used that much.

I should also mention that the plan has unlimited talk and text and includes tethering.

bonskovsky · Feb 12, 2013, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bohbot16

Does that plan include a device subsidy, or do you need to pay full price?
What network are you on? What data speeds do you get?

I'm on a 10GB AT&T Mobile Share family plan with 5 iPhones. After a FAN discount and taxes it comes to $275 per month ($55 per phone).

Ful price for the phone. Data speeds are not up to snuff but remain constant. The signal is okay but could be better.

20 and above are acceptable data speed. I'm getting 2.

C DM · Feb 12, 2013, 06:46 PM

Sounds like a total apples vs. oranges comparison (no pun intended). There really is no "best" plan overall for everyone, and there's really no single (or even a few) points of measurement--like just monthly price or how many voice minutes or how much data is included--that would really convey how good it really is even for some, let alone for everyone.

bonskovsky · Feb 12, 2013, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by C DM

Sounds like a total apples vs. oranges comparison (no pun intended). There really is no "best" plan overall for everyone, and there's really no single (or even a few) points of measurement--like just monthly price or how many voice minutes or how much data is included--that would really convey how good it really is even for some, let alone for everyone.

I'm convinced there is one cellular plan to rule them all. I feel like a lot of these carriers are swindlers, especially here I mean we don't get no $20 a month plan like overseas.

bohbot16 · Feb 12, 2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bonskovsky

Ful price for the phone. Data speeds are not up to snuff but remain constant. The signal is okay but could be better.

20 and above are acceptable data speed. I'm getting 2.

That's why I switched from prepaid to my current plan. If you remove the portion of the monthly payment that's the device subsidy it costs $36.25 per phone per month and we have either HSPA+ or LTE speeds depending on where we go.

bonskovsky · Feb 12, 2013, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bohbot16

That's why I switched from prepaid to my current plan. If you remove the portion of the monthly payment that's the device subsidy it costs $36.25 per phone per month and we have either HSPA+ or LTE speeds depending on where we go.

Well that was a difficult choice I had to make. Did I want the 1 or 2 GB of LTE, or did I want the relatively slow but unlimited 3G. I have to stay away from data limits I couldn't take that chance.

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Originally Posted by bohbot16

I should also mention that the plan has unlimited talk and text and includes tethering.

See, I don't get tethering, that's extra. And with (this is Cricket) they can catch you with a jailbreak tethering, I've gotten caught.

CoMoMacUser · Feb 12, 2013, 06:54 PM

Current plan:
Sprint SERO
$50 ($57 with taxes) for 500 day, unlimited N&W, domestic roaming, unlimited text, unlimited nav and unlimited data

New plan (as of March 1ish):
T-Mobile 4G Monthly prepaid
$30 (includes taxes) for 100 anytime, unlimited text and unlimited data (first 5 GB at "up to" HSPA+ speeds)

Part of the reason why I switched to TMO is because I rarely talk on my phone, so 100 minutes will be more than enough.

Bswartz95 · Feb 12, 2013, 06:57 PM

My plan is $69.98 before a 15% work discount. ($59.99 talk/text & $9.99 unlimited data)

450 minutes
Unlimited Text
Unlimited Data

Verizon Wireless

bohbot16 · Feb 12, 2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoMacUser

New plan (as of March 1ish):
T-Mobile 4G Monthly prepaid
$30 (includes taxes) for 100 anytime, unlimited text and unlimited data (first 5 GB at "up to" HSPA+ speeds)

Part of the reason why I switched to TMO is because I rarely talk on my phone, so 100 minutes will be more than enough.

I think this plan is really going to take off in areas where T-Mobile has refarmed their 1900MHz spectrum.

C DM · Feb 12, 2013, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bonskovsky

I'm convinced there is one cellular plan to rule them all. I feel like a lot of these carriers are swindlers, especially here I mean we don't get no $20 a month plan like overseas.

Short of a free or some sort of crazy low price plan that simply offers everything in unlimited supply, and has all kinds of amazing speeds and coverage, and also works with all kinds of phones, there could really be no such thing. Way, WAY, too many variables.

It's nice perhaps to imagine/dream of such things, but seeing random plans containing random included features from random places and people, doesn't really say whether or not a plan is better or worse for someone else. For example, someone might not care about making calls at all or texting at all, so having plans with unlimited voice or texts is meaningless for them, no matter how cheap those (included) features might be. Or perhaps it's from a carrier that has no coverage anywhere where they are and thus none of it would really carry any meaning for them at all, even if the plan was completely free.

Feed Me · Feb 12, 2013, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bonskovsky

10 GB for 5 phones is still 2GB per phone and if it's being used together and I was on it, somebody would be SOL. I could use the whole 10 GB myself.

Why, that's hardly unlimited everything.

Me? I'd serve crab's legs.

But my cell plan is as thus:

1200 minutes
Un-frikin-limited data
Unlimited texts
£12/month

irDigital0l · Feb 12, 2013, 07:09 PM

$30 for Unlimited data (verizon)

bohbot16 · Feb 12, 2013, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by irDigital0l

$30 for Unlimited data (verizon)

Good old iPad SIM in an iPhone trick, eh?

irDigital0l · Feb 12, 2013, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bohbot16

Good old iPad SIM in an iPhone trick, eh?

More like grandfathered. Got the Verizon iPhone 4 on launch day.

My iPad 1 is Wi-Fi only. Doesn't have a SIM.

CoMoMacUser · Feb 12, 2013, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bohbot16

I think this plan is really going to take off in areas where T-Mobile has refarmed their 1900MHz spectrum.

That's why I bought an unlocked Nexus 4. If TMO's network flounders like Sprint's did after it got the iPhone, I can bail for AT&T.

bohbot16 · Feb 12, 2013, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by irDigital0l

More like grandfathered. Got the Verizon iPhone 4 on launch day.

My iPad 1 is Wi-Fi only. Doesn't have a SIM.

I guess I read too much into your post. You're paying $30 for just the data portion of your bill. Everyone else was including talk and text.

bonskovsky · Feb 12, 2013, 07:31 PM

I used to watch people who would download stuff to their phones. They would watch movies and videos like it was nothing. In fact, wasn't it that Verizon used to have their own streaming service?

Imagine how much you could stream with unlimited data. You don't appear to be able to do that nowadays.

bohbot16 · Feb 12, 2013, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bonskovsky

I used to watch people who would download stuff to their phones. They would watch movies and videos like it was nothing. In fact, wasn't it that Verizon used to have their own streaming service?

Imagine how much you could stream with unlimited data. You don't appear to be able to do that nowadays.

It's super rare for me to stream video when I'm not already on WiFi. I stream music/podcasts in the car though.

logicpro7 · Feb 12, 2013, 07:44 PM

250 minutes
Unlimited Texts
Unlimited Data

£12 a month ($19)

Chimom79 · Feb 13, 2013, 06:32 PM

Well, for right now, Im with Sprint. Im almost always home and on wifi, but have pretty good coverage here even without. My plan is:

-450 anytime minutes (never need that much), roaming included, free night & weekend
-free any mobile to any mobile
-unlimited text
-unlimited pic mail
-unlimited 3G data
-unlimited 3G data roaming
-TEP insurance

$90.00 a month

Feb 12, 2013, 06:24 PM	#1
bonskovsky Banned Join Date: Dec 2012	Which of us has the best cellular plan? Unlimited everything. $55. I feel like I'm getting the most out of my money. What about you?
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hayden1250 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	60mins + Unlimited calling to same network Unlimited texts 500mb data $19.00 NZ a month on Telecom New Zealand. __________________ 21.5 iMac Late 2012 iPad 4 Black iPhone 5 Black Apple TV 3
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logicpro7 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK	250 minutes Unlimited Texts Unlimited Data £12 a month ($19) __________________ 13" 2.5 i5 MacBook Pro - 16GB RAM - Samsung 256GB 830 SSD - Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid - 27" Apple LED Cinema Display - ATV3 1080P - Slate iPhone 5 16GB
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Chimom79 macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: North Carolina, USA	Well, for right now, Im with Sprint. Im almost always home and on wifi, but have pretty good coverage here even without. My plan is: -450 anytime minutes (never need that much), roaming included, free night & weekend -free any mobile to any mobile -unlimited text -unlimited pic mail -unlimited 3G data -unlimited 3G data roaming -TEP insurance $90.00 a month __________________ ~Loving my iPad 3rd Gen. & iPhone 4s~
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:31 PM	#2
Nermal Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Whakatane, New Zealand	150 minutes, which I never use. 600 texts, which I never use. 500 MB, which I've had to bump up to 1 GB twice. ~US$29/month. When my contract runs out in November then I'll probably be moving to a different company which offers 2 GB for $12/month, and do voice and text on an as-needed basis.
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:37 PM	#4
bonskovsky Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Dec 2012	10 GB for 5 phones is still 2GB per phone and if it's being used together and I was on it, somebody would be SOL. I could use the whole 10 GB myself.
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:46 PM	#8
C DM macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2011	Sounds like a total apples vs. oranges comparison (no pun intended). There really is no "best" plan overall for everyone, and there's really no single (or even a few) points of measurement--like just monthly price or how many voice minutes or how much data is included--that would really convey how good it really is even for some, let alone for everyone.
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:54 PM	#12
CoMoMacUser macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2012	Current plan: Sprint SERO $50 ($57 with taxes) for 500 day, unlimited N&W, domestic roaming, unlimited text, unlimited nav and unlimited data New plan (as of March 1ish): T-Mobile 4G Monthly prepaid $30 (includes taxes) for 100 anytime, unlimited text and unlimited data (first 5 GB at "up to" HSPA+ speeds) Part of the reason why I switched to TMO is because I rarely talk on my phone, so 100 minutes will be more than enough.
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:57 PM	#13
Bswartz95 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Columbus, OH	My plan is $69.98 before a 15% work discount. ($59.99 talk/text & $9.99 unlimited data) 450 minutes Unlimited Text Unlimited Data Verizon Wireless
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Feb 12, 2013, 07:09 PM	#17
irDigital0l macrumors 68020 Join Date: Dec 2010	$30 for Unlimited data (verizon)
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Feb 12, 2013, 07:31 PM	#22
bonskovsky Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Dec 2012	I used to watch people who would download stuff to their phones. They would watch movies and videos like it was nothing. In fact, wasn't it that Verizon used to have their own streaming service? Imagine how much you could stream with unlimited data. You don't appear to be able to do that nowadays.
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