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Andrea Filippini
macrumors 6502
Location: Italy
Provider: Vodafone
Unlimited mins
Unlimited texts
50 GB data in 4.5G (up to 800Mbps) + 10 GB data free
Hotspot included
14,98 €/month.
Provider: Vodafone
Unlimited mins
Unlimited texts
50 GB data in 4.5G (up to 800Mbps) + 10 GB data free
Hotspot included
14,98 €/month.
Momof2.1107
macrumors demi-goddess
I switched to Verizon from T-Mobile on the 18th before the new plans were active. I barely watch Hulu and Disney+ and don’t watch sports so the bundle was useless for me. I have 75GB of 4G/LTE vs 50GB for the new plans, also free Apple Music and 500GB of Verizon Cloud vs 600GB with the new plan.
Momof2.1107
macrumors demi-goddess
My monthly bill now works out to $112.94 a month including:
- 75GB 4G/LTE
- 5G Ultra Wideband
- Free Apple Music
- Unlimited Talk & Text
- 500GB Cloud Storage
- 1 year of Disney+
- 30GB of 4G/LTE Hotspot Data
- 720 HD Quality Streaming
- 50% off a Jetpack or Tablet unlimited plan
- Mexico & Canada talk, text & Data
- International Texting
- Verizon Up Rewards
- Device Protection
- Tech Coach
- Digital Secure
- Call Filter
- HD Voice
- 75GB 4G/LTE
- 5G Ultra Wideband
- Free Apple Music
- Unlimited Talk & Text
- 500GB Cloud Storage
- 1 year of Disney+
- 30GB of 4G/LTE Hotspot Data
- 720 HD Quality Streaming
- 50% off a Jetpack or Tablet unlimited plan
- Mexico & Canada talk, text & Data
- International Texting
- Verizon Up Rewards
- Device Protection
- Tech Coach
- Digital Secure
- Call Filter
- HD Voice
Martyimac
macrumors 68030
Momof2.1107
macrumors demi-goddess
Are we really having this ridiculous debate again? Ive seen it brought up 3 times now in only a few pages about financing a depreciating asset etc etc.
What is the difference between $1099 up front for a 11 Pro Max or $45.80 per month for 24 months? Basic math. No interest is charged. Same $1099 retail price at the end of the day for the same phone.
Sure, if there was interest then 100% dont finance. But its the same exact money financing it vs paying up-front.
Rather, arguably most financial gurus would argue it is more "dumb" to plop down the money with 0% interest rather than investing it and paying in your few dollars per month. Even if someone somehow only can make only $100 investing that $1,100 over 2 years then they came out ahead of you
Apple_Robert
Contributor
That is very expensive for 1 line, and is about what i was paying with Verizon before I went magenta.
Momof2.1107
macrumors demi-goddess
It’s worth it to me because I have more perks with Verizon than T-Mobile. I still use T-Mobile Tuesday with my daughter’s account and her account is also tied to my T-Mobile Money account as well, so I still receive those perks. I was paying $250 for 2 phones, DIGITS, insurance for both phones and AirPods. I’m now paying $218 for 2 phones with insurance and AirPods Pro on 2 different carriers vs with T-Mobile. My phone stays with me all the time so I’m not paying for cellular on my watch again until after the S6 launches. Even if I don’t upgrade to the S6, I’m still going to activate cellular with Verizon then. Once my daughter’s 11 is paid off (2 more months) I’ll be paying under $200 for everything.
Apple_Robert
Contributor
Since you are hardcore Apple, you gotta pay to play. 😛 Looks like you are saving a little from the switch.
Momof2.1107
macrumors demi-goddess
What can I say? I love Apple and how it works. Every penny saved helps. My next big investment is switching my HP to a Mac Book in the next 2-3 years, upgrade my Apple TV and 2017 iPad Pro next year.
Spudlicious
macrumors 6502a
Momof2.1107
macrumors demi-goddess
Spudlicious
macrumors 6502a
Spudlicious
macrumors 6502a
Momof2.1107
macrumors demi-goddess
I wish I had a plan that cheap. I need all the GB I can get. I use my phone for GPS everyday at work to avoid traffic jams and I rarely connect to our WiFi as my XS Max keep disconnecting and reconnecting several times a day to the point that it’s annoying so I don’t connect to it anymore.
Martyimac
macrumors 68030
That is outrageous. Do you use all those extra benefits? For the record, iPhone 11 pro with consumer cellular and unlimited calling and texts but only 500Meg downloads but I only pay $27/month including taxes and fees.
Momof2.1107
macrumors demi-goddess
That’s not outrageous to me and I don’t mind paying that. I love the service I get with Verizon and I have no complaints on their customer service neither. Yes I use everything except the 50% off jetpack and tablet data. I use between 50-60GB a month streaming movies, music and downloading movies and music. Your plan wouldn’t even last me half a day so what I’m paying is feasible and I can afford it.
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The-Real-Deal82
macrumors P6
It’s quite eye watering what you guys pay for your plans in the US. I suppose you do get the devices much cheaper than us but pay nearly double for data which is weird.
Momof2.1107
macrumors demi-goddess
At first I hated to pay that much but I want good quality service so I have no choice but to pay for it and for the amount of data I need also plays a factor in that as well.
Well, prices differ for different things in different places. Gas(oline) costs can often be fairly different in many places in Europe compared to US, for example.
ecschwarz
macrumors 65816
I think it really depends on where you are (obviously) and the going rates for that country/region, but also what you value in service. I had Cricket (a prepaid subsidiary of AT&T and used their network) and I was in a group with some family members (4/$100 unlimited, but speed-capped to 8Mbps). Honestly, it worked really well and the way the discounts went, my line was $10/month ($55 + $25 + $10 + $10 is how they did it). I didn't have HD video or hotspot, but coverage was good and speeds were snappy enough for most things.
Unfortunately, with some of the tower upgrades, AT&T broke things near where I work and when someone lands on LTE Band 12/17 on the particular AT&T panel/tower (no matter what plan or service), data doesn't flow and calls don't work. A few of us tried to report the issue to AT&T, Cricket, etc. and not much got done (even an FCC complaint from someone didn't do much), so I decided that I'd split my line off and try someone else. It's not a deprioritization issue either, as it's always broken.
T-Mobile's Connect plans look really good, but the influx of Sprint customers and one tower only doing LTE Band 12 means things are always congested on the one side of town where I work (at home and where I do most shopping and everything else, things are great). I suspect T-Mobile will eventually improve this as they integrate spectrum and replace Sprint assets, but for now, it's not going to really work.
Because of that, I'm trying out Verizon prepaid, on their 15GB plan that starts at $50/month, drops to $45 with autopay (credit or debit is fine, unlike postpaid), and then drops to $40 after 3 months, $35 after 9 months. I may downgrade to the 5GB plan, which will ultimately drop to $25/month, but they had a port-in promo offering $60 back on the 15GB plan if I kept it for 2 months. So far, things seem good.
I'll probably keep my eSIM available for Airalo, T-Mobile, or something else when I eventually can travel again.
(Yes, I'm aware Visible is an option, but when I tried it, there were still some flaky moments, and I'd prefer to have access to Verizon's LTEiRA services, not to mention discounted refill cards at Target.)
Unfortunately, with some of the tower upgrades, AT&T broke things near where I work and when someone lands on LTE Band 12/17 on the particular AT&T panel/tower (no matter what plan or service), data doesn't flow and calls don't work. A few of us tried to report the issue to AT&T, Cricket, etc. and not much got done (even an FCC complaint from someone didn't do much), so I decided that I'd split my line off and try someone else. It's not a deprioritization issue either, as it's always broken.
T-Mobile's Connect plans look really good, but the influx of Sprint customers and one tower only doing LTE Band 12 means things are always congested on the one side of town where I work (at home and where I do most shopping and everything else, things are great). I suspect T-Mobile will eventually improve this as they integrate spectrum and replace Sprint assets, but for now, it's not going to really work.
Because of that, I'm trying out Verizon prepaid, on their 15GB plan that starts at $50/month, drops to $45 with autopay (credit or debit is fine, unlike postpaid), and then drops to $40 after 3 months, $35 after 9 months. I may downgrade to the 5GB plan, which will ultimately drop to $25/month, but they had a port-in promo offering $60 back on the 15GB plan if I kept it for 2 months. So far, things seem good.
I'll probably keep my eSIM available for Airalo, T-Mobile, or something else when I eventually can travel again.
(Yes, I'm aware Visible is an option, but when I tried it, there were still some flaky moments, and I'd prefer to have access to Verizon's LTEiRA services, not to mention discounted refill cards at Target.)
The-Real-Deal82
macrumors P6
That’s another I’ve never understood too. We pay £1.30 a litre here and we are sitting on tonnes of oil lol.
Spudlicious
macrumors 6502a
Of that painful price 70% is fuel duty and VAT. The real price of petrol is less than 40P per litre, about £1.75 ($2.30) per gallon which doesn't compare too unfavourably with US prices. The answer is to not have spend, spend, spend government - unless the spending is on me and my family, of course.
We're hijacking this thread so I'll shut up and go away now!
I have 6 lines on T-Mobile, one is free, one is the $20 iPad unlimited plan that I really don't use, $43 is for my note 10+.
$200
I just have 5 lines because I have so many phones that I like to use, 2 Note 10+, XS Max, iPhone 7+, S10+.
I have two prepaid AT&T lines in two XS Max.
I bring one AT&T XS Max with me along with a T-Mobile phone every day for my job because some areas have bad coverage and one or the other will usually work but sometimes both have bad coverage in the same area. One of these days, I'll go back to the 55 and over plan of 2 lines for $70.
$200
I just have 5 lines because I have so many phones that I like to use, 2 Note 10+, XS Max, iPhone 7+, S10+.
I have two prepaid AT&T lines in two XS Max.
I bring one AT&T XS Max with me along with a T-Mobile phone every day for my job because some areas have bad coverage and one or the other will usually work but sometimes both have bad coverage in the same area. One of these days, I'll go back to the 55 and over plan of 2 lines for $70.