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Carrier 225 $ Monthly Bill [ ATT ]
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I got 6 unlimited lines with T-Mobile one with kickback and pay an average of $140-$160 per month with the added benefit of free netflix. I was with AT&T before T-Mobile and moving on from AT&T more than cut my bill in half.
AT&T with unlimited & more premium multi line, with 1080P streaming. hotspot each line.
iPhone 8 Plus 256GB under pay off
iPhone 8 64GB under pay off
No att next up “ I may add this though”
$198.00 per month
This was this nicest plan they offered. One of my devices is over 108GB of data already and it’ll still pull 70-100MBPS out in the country of NC.
I can stream HD video on like 4 devices off of a single line. It is truly incredible. It’ll buffer the entire length of the videos on every screen in full.
AT&T is on another level in speed.
iPhone 8 Plus 256GB under pay off
iPhone 8 64GB under pay off
No att next up “ I may add this though”
$198.00 per month
This was this nicest plan they offered. One of my devices is over 108GB of data already and it’ll still pull 70-100MBPS out in the country of NC.
I can stream HD video on like 4 devices off of a single line. It is truly incredible. It’ll buffer the entire length of the videos on every screen in full.
AT&T is on another level in speed.
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Yes but it never throttles, and is my only option for home internet. I had Hughes net satellite internet “still did until last week”
Hughes net would run around 1MBPS if that. And it costed $120-$140 per month.
I could easily cut this att plan down to around $120. But there is no hotspot, and only 480P streaming. So technically it is just a slightly slower data speed.
I’ll say this, I’ll glady pay my $198 lol! I love it this service is a beast.
T-Mobile is giving away free mobile hotspots for a 30 day trial. Give it a shot.
https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/free-trial
T-Mobile will throttle after 50gigs only when congested. Worth a shot. Can save a ton of money.
https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/free-trial
T-Mobile will throttle after 50gigs only when congested. Worth a shot. Can save a ton of money.
T-Mobile is a great deal if they have coverage in your area. We switched to T-Mobile for a while because the price was so enticing, but we regretted it horribly because our coverage was cut drastically as well. It was probably an equal relationship with price and coverage, meaning I paid half as much but could only use my phone in half as many places. Totally not worth it to me. If I’m going to rely so heavily on WiFi I might as well just cancel my mobile phone service altogether.
I live in the Inland Empire in SoCal and coverage is insanely spotty. My brother used it in Glendale and said coverage was fine down there, so I’d only recommend T-Mobile if you live in a big city.
Yeah, T-mobile is weak in rural areas. However, their new 600mhz band 71 got major rollouts last couple of years. That band is great for long distance and penetration. Get the free tmobile hotspot and try the service out again for free. I absolutely hate ATT with a passion.
I am all about saving money if possible, and I am not a fanboy to any provider of cellular service. Although, I do not get T-Mobile LTE in my area. I also cannot get DSL home internet, I cannot get cable home internet, I cannot get any kind of standardized internet in my area. Only satellite which is really just the worst option satellite internet cannot play a video in 240P without buffering every 3 seconds. So, in my case I’ve consolidated my cellular phones and home data usage in to a bill that is under $200 bucks. I’m paying for the phones too though, so it is actually like $148 every month.
It works for me, and the internet is extremely fast.
Even with my prepaid lines that I had previously were around $100 every month for 2 lines. And my satellite internet was over $120 and it was unusable 100% of the time.
I am able to get some nice new phones, save a little bit of money but not much. But most of all, I have excellent internet. Which is exactly what I wanted.
Makes perfect sense.
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I had the grandfathered unlimited ATT deal from the 3gs days. ATT kept raising prices until it crept above $300. ATT forced me out.
What the heck are u guys paying over there 
I pay €25 for 5Gb mobile 300mins and €20 € for 200Gb homebox unlimited.
My phones i just buy used. In my case €400 for a 6s 2 years ago. So that would transfer to about $70 monthly
I pay €25 for 5Gb mobile 300mins and €20 € for 200Gb homebox unlimited.
My phones i just buy used. In my case €400 for a 6s 2 years ago. So that would transfer to about $70 monthly
What the heck are u guys paying over there
I pay €25 for 5Gb mobile 300mins and €20 € for 200Gb homebox unlimited.
My phones i just buy used. In my case €400 for a 6s 2 years ago. So that would transfer to about $70 monthly
That’s not a great deal for only 5GB if data. They’re a dime a dozen around here.
We have plentiful cheap plans.
I own two brand new unlocked iPhones. A 128GB iPhone 7, and a 6S Plus. It’s not hard to pay $40 bucks a month for pre-paid with unlimited data and /unlimited minutes. been doing it for years.
People are financing $1,500-$3000 dollars worth of devices or more in to they’re monthly bill. It is nothing abnormal. Remove the fancy finance charges, and the plans are the same cost only better services with unlimited usage.
That is like monthly leasing for a car. You're so deep, man...
[doublepost=1567888126][/doublepost]I'm paying 15€ unlimited calls, 300 min internationally and 45 Gb... Full LTE+
[doublepost=1567888196][/doublepost]BTW, unlimited social media, music YouTube, fbk, insta
[doublepost=1567888386][/doublepost]Also I'm paying 9€ for my home 1Gbps unlimited internet. And just my 4k smart TV uses 75GB traffic each day. I'm seeing it in the management app.
[doublepost=1567888418][/doublepost]I guess you're ripped off there in the United States.
I only pay £7 around 9 dollars for unlimited 4G/5G data with unlimited hotspot/text 600 minutes with three uk network sim only contract.
Phones purchases sim free.
But our contracts prices with phones are around the £70 $80 same with states prices.
I always stick to SIM only contracts better than paying £70 $80 for 24 months.
Phones purchases sim free.
But our contracts prices with phones are around the £70 $80 same with states prices.
I always stick to SIM only contracts better than paying £70 $80 for 24 months.
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I used to pay over $300 on AT&T for two lines and two phones. I went back to T-Mobile for the 55+ two lines for $70. With a phone, it's $110.
I also have three lines on Xfinity (Verizon) and a phone for $48 per month. I don't use data much so I just pay the phone payment and the taxes for the service. Xfinity here in Denver is better then At&T and T-Mobile.
I also have three lines on Xfinity (Verizon) and a phone for $48 per month. I don't use data much so I just pay the phone payment and the taxes for the service. Xfinity here in Denver is better then At&T and T-Mobile.
I understand the $225 may be tough for you to swallow. Let me try and help you to understand this as best I can lol.
He’s financing two Phones! And paying for (2) separate lines, and another data line, and paying for additional options on this plan.
His att plan is $65-$70 bucks with unlimited everything.
He is running another $65-$70 dollar plan with unlimited everything.
So those two $70 dollar plans are discounted to $120 together.
He has added a third data device too, his Apple Watch.
So really his plan is probably around $130 for (3) devices all together.
He has optional ATT next on each device, this is $15 bucks extra all together.
So his plan is $145 not including paying for the iPhone XS, iPhone X, and the Apple Watch.
iPhone XS monthly finance is probably $35
iPhone X monthly finance is probably $29
Apple Watch monthly finance is probably $14
$78 bucks alone every month paying off devices.
So let’s add the $145 to the $78 and we are at a grand total of $223! His bill is $225..
I’m so tired of hearing people chime in saying.. “ Your getting ripped off” wow USA prices are crazy.. They’re not at all, these people are simply uninformed and incapable of breaking this down properly.
The $225 is a bill that this OP has created. And I don’t think it is that high. He has two badass phones, and a nice watch, with a quick trade up option on everything or not at all. Not to mention, AT&T is super Premium! The call quality is the absolute best everywhere in even the worst possible weather or locations. And the data is stupid fast! I pull around 100MBPS out in the middle of no where. I can stream 1080P on multiple devices and it’ll buffer the entire video on all of them ahead of time. I my self receive 38 live channels for free just by having AT&T, and this app can be used on any device “100% data free” meaning hotspot never runs out on my kids iPads.. I also received HBO Premium for free.
You get what you pay for, and in this case he is receiving everything he’s paying his $225 for.
Op clearly says his devices are paid off. So no NEXT fees. $225 for 2 lines + 1 data line is expensive. But its worth paying up for the service that works best for you.
