AT&T Billing question

[jaikob]

So I just got my first ATT bill.

I have the basic 450 mins + 1500 texts, $30 data plan, so hypothetically my monthly service charges should be $85.99. But my bill says otherwise:

Previous Balance
$0.00
Payment Posted
$0.00
BALANCE
$0.00
Monthly Service Charges
90.66
Usage Charges
0.00
Credits/Adjustments/Other Charges
45.35
Government Fees & Taxes
2.37


TOTAL CURRENT CHARGES
$138.38

Why am I getting charged $90.66 for this month, and 45.35 in Other Charges? I know there is a $36.00 activation fee, but this just isn't adding up...

Am I always going to get charged 90.66 a month for services that were supposed to cost me around 85 a month + taxes?

 

[Bacong]

Few things...90.66 or whatever is about what it should be for 85.99 plus tax.

secondly, you really should pay the extra 5 bucks for unlimited texts.

 

[iBookG4user]

You might consider calling AT&T and asking for a breakdown of your bill.

 

[jaikob]

Few things...90.66 or whatever is about what it should be for 85.99 plus tax.

secondly, you really should pay the extra 5 bucks for unlimited texts.

Ok. Why would I want to pay for a service I probably won't use? I will never use 1500.

 

[UngratefulNinja]

Am I always going to get charged 90.66 a month for services that were supposed to cost me around 85 a month + taxes?

Am I the only one that thinks that 90.66 is completely reasonable for $85 + taxes? How much were you expecting it to be with taxes? 😕

 

[iBookG4user]

Am I the only one that thinks that 90.66 is completely reasonable for $85 + taxes? How much were you expecting it to be with taxes? 😕

That would be the case if it didn't say "Government Fees & Taxes 2.37" above. It seems that the 90.66 is not including the fees and taxes.

 

[AbSoluTc]

So I just got my first ATT bill.

I have the basic 450 mins + 1500 texts, $30 data plan, so hypothetically my monthly service charges should be $85.99. But my bill says otherwise:

Previous Balance
$0.00
Payment Posted
$0.00
BALANCE
$0.00
Monthly Service Charges
90.66
Usage Charges
0.00
Credits/Adjustments/Other Charges
45.35
Government Fees & Taxes
2.37


TOTAL CURRENT CHARGES
$138.38

Why am I getting charged $90.66 for this month, and 45.35 in Other Charges? I know there is a $36.00 activation fee, but this just isn't adding up...

Am I always going to get charged 90.66 a month for services that were supposed to cost me around 85 a month + taxes?

Your bill sounds right to me. You might want to look at it and also call AT&T. They would be able to answer your question(s) better than we can 🙂

 

[UngratefulNinja]

That would be the case if it didn't say "Government Fees & Taxes 2.37" above. It seems that the 90.66 is not including the fees and taxes.

But he said:

Am I always going to get charged 90.66 a month for services that were supposed to cost me around 85 a month + taxes?

No one's fees and taxes are $2 per month. That's impossible. So how much was he expecting to pay?

 

[jaikob]

Your bill sounds right to me. You might want to look at it and also call AT&T. They would be able to answer your question(s) better than we can 🙂

I got it, lol at myself, I didn't scroll all the way down the pdf to see the breakdown. The prorate is included in the 90.66.

Yeah, the 90.66 is NOT including taxes or fees.

 

[spaceboots06]

You might consider calling AT&T and asking for a breakdown of your bill.

He might get a 18,000 page book in the mail, hahahaha.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300-page_iPhone_bill

 

[nitemare]

So I just got my first ATT bill.

I have the basic 450 mins + 1500 texts, $30 data plan, so hypothetically my monthly service charges should be $85.99. But my bill says otherwise:

Previous Balance
$0.00
Payment Posted
$0.00
BALANCE
$0.00
Monthly Service Charges
90.66
Usage Charges
0.00
Credits/Adjustments/Other Charges
45.35
Government Fees & Taxes
2.37


TOTAL CURRENT CHARGES
$138.38

Why am I getting charged $90.66 for this month, and 45.35 in Other Charges? I know there is a $36.00 activation fee, but this just isn't adding up...

Am I always going to get charged 90.66 a month for services that were supposed to cost me around 85 a month + taxes?

simple. was this a new AT&T account or did u switch from a non-iPhone account to an iPhone account? the extra charges if you were between billing cycles was a pro-rated amount.

 

[jaikob]

simple. was this a new AT&T account or did u switch from a non-iPhone account to an iPhone account? the extra charges if you were between billing cycles was a pro-rated amount.

Yeah I figured it out lol. 🙂 I was stupid and didn't scroll down to get my bill breakdown.

 

[Bryan Bowler]

And next time, get on the horn and talk to AT&T. This is MacRumors...not AT&T.

 

[joro]

Credits/Adjustments/Other Charges
$45.35

This also would include your activation/upgrade fee which is going to push your first bill higher as well.