AT&T military discount for Iphone plan

[D1G1T4L]

Hi folks. I am retired USAF, and currently civil service at Lackland AFB, TX. We were briefed by family services that all cell phone carriers must provide the military discount by law to military members and federal employees. If the carrier gives you a hard time, contact the family services office (or equivalent) on your base, and they should help you with that. Also try asking for the AT&T Premier office when you call AT&T. I can't find the reference to this, but don't give up!

P.S. I want an iPhone, but I'll wait till the price comes down, and second gen gets released. Enjoy yours though!

Doug

I'm also prior service (U.S. Army) and now in the telecom industry. I find it odd you were told a cell carrier must provide a discount by law.

Please find some reference to this as I find it very hard to believe.

 

[flgator2180]

navyhawaii,

I'd like to thank you for this thread. I didn't even think about a possible military discount on cell phone services. 15% from Verizon Wish I would have known about this a while back!

Yes Sir,

You get a 19% military discount through ATT, I talked to a rep today and said that the discount would be taken away. I was shocked!!!

 

[pfleischman]

Lots of changes

Hey I just got a new Iphone. There are no more 19% discounts, and if you have one, it will revert to 15% once they roll you over to the telegence internal billing system. Ok here is what I got, a 15% discount is all they are giving DoD wide and it only applies to the first line on the family plan, but it includes the Iphone data plan. I hope this helps. They really are making our discounts smaller and smaller, sounds like we need to start writing service member advocate groups to let these companies know the country is still at war.

 

[Inukami]

Keep in mind Jobs announced that all full time Apple workers are gonna get a free 8GB iPhone with the caveat they have to wait til end of July.

realllyyyy??? How does tha work? Is that for all new apple workers that are full time or only for the workers registered up till July? Also how long would you have to work to get a free iPhone?

 

[SFC Archer]

Hey I just got a new Iphone. There are no more 19% discounts, and if you have one, it will revert to 15% once they roll you over to the telegence internal billing system. Ok here is what I got, a 15% discount is all they are giving DoD wide and it only applies to the first line on the family plan, but it includes the Iphone data plan. I hope this helps. They really are making our discounts smaller and smaller, sounds like we need to start writing service member advocate groups to let these companies know the country is still at war.

Both my 3G iPhone and my wife's LG have 15% discount...I am the only active duty member.

 

[pfleischman]

Not for long

Both my 3G iPhone and my wife's LG have 15% discount...I am the only active duty member.[/QUOTE

If you on the east coast the changeover comes october 2nd. Just call and ask when they are moving your account from "care" to "telegence" (I might be spelling that wrong). You don't have to take my word for it. I'm stationed on camp lejeune but my network is in new York.

 

[Cyclone Chris]

I joined ATT on July 11th, and applied the FAN through the store and business website. I'm at Robins AFB Active Duty Air Force, and have the following discounts:

$25 off any phone with a new contract through the business website
15% off Data/Plan on all family lines.

On the bill they show up as 2 seperate National Service Discounts.

My main line shows $-14.50
$66.67 (included some prorated) + $30 (data) - 15% = $14.5006

My Secondary line shows $-6.00
$13.32 (included some prorated) + $30 (data) - 15% = $6.498
-- Not sure how they figured the National Access Discount for the second line as my numbers do not match with what they have.

 

[shevi]

I had to add the discount after they activated the iPhone plan. My bill (450 minutes, no texts) is $69.99 minus a $8.12 discount, plus $3.92 in taxes for a grand total of $65.79.