Unlimited plan is only good if you don't use that much data anyway. Unless you like to use slow as molasses 2G once they start throttling you.
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AT&T Launches Two New Mobile Share Data Plan Options
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Unlimited plan is only good if you don't use that much data anyway. Unless you like to use slow as molasses 2G once they start throttling you.
You are referencing the data plan price for "nationwide talk" plans
These are referencing mobile share data plan prices
lol I'd rather have that than be charged a million bucks for the slightest overage, 300 mbs is a joke in today's data standards.
My bet is on Amazon doing this...
Amazon getting into the MVNO business (and creating a set of plans targeting the tech-savvy rather than the current plans targeting the poor) would perfectly match Amazon's general MO. It would allow them to scoop up the most desirable customers from every telco, and leave the telcos with the poor and incompetent customers --- the ones who use up two hours per visit as they and the salesperson try to figure out which of ATT's 357 different plans best matches this person's needs --- while Amazon offers one plan with three tiers (or something similarly easy to understand), matched to a world of multiple devices and world travel, runs everything from a web site, and has costs that are half those of ATT et al.
I could imagine Amazon, for example, being the guys whose plan would automatically route you through Skype or Google Voice if used the "phone" app to call overseas, so you pay 3c a minute rather than $3 a minute, and the guys who charged you for texts based on what their trivial data usage, rather than on how best to nickel-and-dime you.
Meh
To meet our needs 4S, 4S, 5, 5, the cheapest would still be $30.00 a month more than we pay now. No thanks.
To meet our needs 4S, 4S, 5, 5, the cheapest would still be $30.00 a month more than we pay now. No thanks.
these prices are crazy! and 300mb of data what a joke.. thats like one hd ******* video and i don't even watch the whole thing
Ah, I see. I was really confused for a second.
I don't get though how 300MB could possibly be enough to share...
These deals are horrendous. If you own the phone, why does AT&T charge you an additional smartphone fee of $45 to use the 2 GB of data, unlimited text and calls that you already paid $50 for? Makes absolutely no sense to be charged an extra $45 a month just to use the phone to use the plan you purchased. It's like buying gas, and then paying extra to the gas station to drive your car with that gas.
300 MB per month isn't a "joke" if you're using wifi almost all of the time anyway.
$70 for 1 phone/person???!!!
and you get 300MB with that? AT&T is not overpriced, it is just committing legal robbery. I am so glad I dumped them for T-Mobile. I am paying 1/2 the price for 5 phones on a family plan. ***** Y*U AT&T.
and you get 300MB with that? AT&T is not overpriced, it is just committing legal robbery. I am so glad I dumped them for T-Mobile. I am paying 1/2 the price for 5 phones on a family plan. ***** Y*U AT&T.
Those types of plans are "data only". You add them on to a plan (which will cost you around $25 or so minimum) for voice and perhaps something extra, $5 or so, for texts. And remember, because this is ATT, add up everything then multiply that by 1.25x to account for the ninety random ******** fees, taxes, duties, rents, leases and other nickel-and-dimey stuff they will add to your bill.
Basically there's not much different here if you are a single device user unless some aspect of the plan really matches your needs. Perhaps unlimited voice and text excite you (not me). Perhaps the device sharing really meets your needs (but let me guess that doesn't include tethering to laptops?) Perhaps the data tiers exactly match what you need and give you a slightly lower price?
ATT seems to have decided recently that having each customer spend an hour with salespeople in their stores figuring out a plan is not an efficient use of company resources, and they'd be better off upping that to two hours.
Hence last week's new set of variations on how to pay for handsets --- none obvious or simple --- and today's essentially the same prices for essentially the same plans, just with new names.
See my previous post about how this whole business is just insane, just waiting for disruption by a company that's not populated by morons.
AT&T should be ashamed
300 mb shared for $220 for 4 phones are you f'n kidding. Why would anybody sign for that shizznit.
300 mb shared for $220 for 4 phones are you f'n kidding. Why would anybody sign for that shizznit.
these prices are crazy! and 300mb of data what a joke.. thats like one hd ******* video and i don't even watch the whole thing
Well, you just have to be quick with it to make your data last...
Wow you guys really get ripped off!
I get 300 mins, unlimited texts and 3GBs of internet for the equivalent of under $20 a month! Feel like it's harsh to mention but this is a 30 day rolling contract too!
What is holding back a new company from releasing prices in line with the rest of the world? Are there any carriers that do city wide coverage only as I can see the vast expanse of the US being a big factor in the pricing...
I get 300 mins, unlimited texts and 3GBs of internet for the equivalent of under $20 a month! Feel like it's harsh to mention but this is a 30 day rolling contract too!
What is holding back a new company from releasing prices in line with the rest of the world? Are there any carriers that do city wide coverage only as I can see the vast expanse of the US being a big factor in the pricing...
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2-year cost for individual with 16GB iPhone, from cheapest to most expensive (without taxes and regulation fees).
And with 2-lines:
tl;dr: Depending on your priorities, MobileShare plans could be the best plan (if you must stay with AT&T). FAN discounts typically favor Individual plans, so your bang for the buck isn't quite clear cut. It is unfortunate that AT&T forces its customers to do this silly dance to get best bang for the buck.
- Absolute cheapest: GoPhone 250 minutes (unlimited text, no data): $1250
- Cheapest with unlimited text and some data: GoPhone 500 minutes (unlimited text, 200MB): $1610
- Cheapest with unlimited mobile to mobile voice: Individual 450 minutes (unlimited mobile to mobile voice, no text, 300MB): $1676
- Cheapest with unlimited voice and text: MobileShare 300MB (unlimited voice and text): $1880
- Cheapest with 1GB+ data: GoPhone unlimited (unlimited voice and text, 2GB): $2090
- Individual 450 minutes (unlimited mobile to mobile voice, unlimited text, 300MB): $2156
- MobileShare 1GB (unlimited voice and text): $2276
- Individual 450 minutes (unlimited mobile to mobile voice, unlimited text, 3GB): $2396
- MobileShare 2GB (unlimited voice and text): $2516
And with 2-lines:
- Absolute cheapest: GoPhone 250 minutes (unlimited text, no data): $2500
- Cheapest with unlimited voice and text, and some data: MobileShare 300MB (unlimited voice and text, 300MB shared): $2632
- Family 550 minutes (unlimited mobile to mobile voice, no text, 300MB): $2872
- GoPhone 500 minutes (unlimited text, 200MB): $3220
- Family 450 minutes (unlimited mobile to mobile voice, unlimited text, 300MB): $3592
- Cheapest with 1GB+ data: MobileShare 1GB (unlimited voice and text, 1GB shared): $3592
- MobileShare 2GB (unlimited voice and text, 2GB shared): $3832
- Family 450 minutes (unlimited mobile to mobile voice, unlimited text, 3GB): $4072
- GoPhone unlimited (unlimited voice and text, 2GB): $4180
tl;dr: Depending on your priorities, MobileShare plans could be the best plan (if you must stay with AT&T). FAN discounts typically favor Individual plans, so your bang for the buck isn't quite clear cut. It is unfortunate that AT&T forces its customers to do this silly dance to get best bang for the buck.
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take that to the grave my friend, that's awesome given you can still get device subsidies.
I left my unlimited plan because I have no employer/FAN discount. I believe I could have got 10% because my wife is a teacher, but that isn't enough to compete with prepaid alternatives.
Honestly I don't mind paying an extra 10 bucks per gig (well yeah I do mind but I don't have much choice) as long as I still get LTE type speeds.
Of course I'm referring to the individual $30/3GB plan.
On the other hand, the 300 mb family share plan is hilarious at best.
I wish they had a 0 minute plan, where you pay per minute. I also wish the ipod touch had cellular radio like ipad mini so you could just use skype number for $10 a month, and just pay per GB of data.
FU att for trying to charge me extra to use the data I already paid for on my iPad through personal hotspot! that should be illegal, like saying you can't use speakerphone unless you are on the 900 minute plan.
FU att for trying to charge me extra to use the data I already paid for on my iPad through personal hotspot! that should be illegal, like saying you can't use speakerphone unless you are on the 900 minute plan.