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Diode

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*Official* AT&T Rate Plans - No Text messages

Official rate plans for the new iphone have been released and no text messages are included.

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ALL Existing customers will be charged a $18 upgrade fee.

*Source*

Update 11:15A.M. from Corporate Representative:

If your a existing customer with a existing plan you will either replace or add on a iphone data plan for $30/month. However you will be required to have a CURRENT AT&T plan to be eligible for the $30/data add on rate.
 

aforty

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Nov 27, 2007
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As I suspected. This means I'll be veening off my addiction to text messaging slowly.

AT&T does offer incoming text restrictions so if you don't want to ever receive texts you can do that as well.
 

ppilone

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Jan 20, 2008
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I posted this on another forum but it should probably go here too. The prices of the iPhone are listed under the "Get iReady" section:

What will I pay for iPhone 3G?
If you are upgrade eligible and your account is in good standing, you will pay $199 for 8GB (black) and $299 for 16GB (black or white). Two-year contract required.

You have the option to purchase an early upgrade priced at $399 for 8GB (black) or $499 for 16GB (black or white). Two-year contract required. Coming soon, AT&T will offer a no-commitment option of $599 for 8GB and $699 for 16GB.
 

Spongey817

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Jan 4, 2008
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Sweet. As expected.

Question: Do current unlimited texting plans carry over and apply for the iPhone?
 

doug0365

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Jun 23, 2008
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This is new to me!! THANKS!! And now we get to see the txt messaging plans that you can get with the iphone...
 

brinycbri

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Mar 13, 2007
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that's so stupid. so the next one after 5 dollars text is 15? why not 10?....man att bl0ws
 

greenmymac

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Oct 25, 2007
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Is it just me, or could this chart be any less clear?

I know its all messed up Im on a family plan right now with 2 iPhone and one regular phone and my family plan is 69.99 plus 9.99 for each line according to this i will have to pay 129.99 plus 39.99 per add line i hope this isnt true att will be getting called this morning!
 

Diode

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Apr 15, 2004
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Is it just me, or could this chart be any less clear?

What are you confused about?

If your a current customer you will replace your current $20/month iphone plan with the new $30 iphone plan. (Or if you are a existing customer and don't have a iphone you add on the $30 data plan rate).

If your a new customer then you pick one of the plans above.

Then if you want text messages you need to add on a text messaging plan.
 

TomB88

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Sep 18, 2007
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Coming soon, AT&T will offer a no-commitment option of $599 for 8GB and $699 for 16GB.

That would imply that the O2 UK PAYG option is not coming until after the launch. Crap.
 

Loonytik

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Jun 2, 2008
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that's so stupid. so the next one after 5 dollars text is 15? why not 10?....man att bl0ws

They have determined that the majority of people use between 400-1500 text per month. Therefore you are forced to bump up to the $15 plan because you can't afford to pay the charges for going over 200 text.
 

Diode

macrumors 68020
Apr 15, 2004
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I know its all messed up Im on a family plan right now with 2 iPhone and one regular phone and my family plan is 69.99 plus 9.99 for each line according to this i will have to pay 129.99 plus 39.99 per add line i hope this isnt true att will be getting called this morning!

I believe you would need to pay 69.99 plus 39.99 for each iphone. If your a existing customer you do not need to change your plan - just your data portion.
 

animenick65

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Sep 17, 2006
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Didn't expect them to include text messages (though that would be nice for such a device) but what they charge for them is crazy. $5 for 200?! I'd pay $5 for 500 maybe. And I'm sorry, but $20 for unlimited texting is crazy. Verizon charges $10 for unlimited. I'm having second thoughts about the whole AT&T thing. It's like you lose no matter what carrier you are on these days. It sucks.
 

Penguinwrangler

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Sep 12, 2006
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Edgewater, NJ
What's not clear is whether or not these are new prices for iPhones only, new prices for new customers in general, new prices for old customers who are getting their first iPhone, and whether or not these prices super-cede existing plans if you put an iPhone on them. For example, I have the primary line on an existing Family Plan. We pay approx. $100 before my mother's work discount on the voice plans. We pay $9.99 for each additional line. We pay $29.99 for unlimited texting. Does this chart mean my line now costs more? Does this chart mean my whole Family Plan will cost more if I bring an iPhone into it, since mine is the primary line? Does our existing text message bundle apply to the iPhone?

So no, it's not clear.
 

Phils08

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May 20, 2008
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Did anyone notice that the 450 minute plan went up $10? My plan would go up $35 just to keep everything the same with new 3G phone.... Additional $420 a year to upgrade.
 

diamond.g

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Mar 20, 2007
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I posted this on another forum but it should probably go here too. The prices of the iPhone are listed under the "Get iReady" section:

So is this confirming a near $400 subsidy? Basically is Apple going to be selling the phone for $599/$699?
 
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