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Carrier Paying $195/month for 3 line family plan on AT&T, is this too much?

I don't understand this autopay discount. It's always good to save money, but what are the advantages of saving $10 off every bill to have this feature on? Does it benefit the carrier somehow? Seems kind of fishy to me.
 
212rikanmofo said:
I don't understand this autopay discount. It's always good to save money, but what are the advantages of saving $10 off every bill to have this feature on? Does it benefit the carrier somehow? Seems kind of fishy to me.
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They are guaranteed their money every month. Without autopay, they have to wait for the customer to pay their bill. At times they don’t or are late with the payment.
 
psy_duck said:
My bill with Verizon is about $300 for 2 lines. Both on a device payment plan 2 iPhone X. One line has Above Unlimited(75gb cap) and other has Beyond Unlimited(22gb cap). This is a pretty expensive bill but it is worth it for me. Verizon has the best coverage in town and everywhere else I go. Had Tmobile and AT&T before and VZW takes the cake.
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That’s not a cap. That’s just the point where they might throttle your speeds during times of heavy congestion.

And even then, just to reach that point... 22 GB for a single line is quite a lot.
 
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DDustiNN said:
That’s not a cap. That’s just the point where they might throttle your speeds during times of heavy congestion.

And even then, just to reach that point... 22 GB for a single line is quite a lot.
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It is but I use 30-40 GB a month.
 
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archer75 said:
$140 unlimited for 3 lines is what you should be paying.
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Can you please show me this specific plan? is that price after all the fees, taxes, etc? I'm currently paying $195 for 3 lines, If that plan exists then I would like to switch to it. So it should be $130 after autopay right?
 
Is this the unlimited plans you guys were referring to? Is this a bundle plan with TV service or something? Because I already have TV/Home Internet/Voice on Xfinity already and don't need that, so I'm confused why they have tv channels in a wireless cellular plan? Seems like it will be $145 per month after paperless and autopay is applied. Is this the final price or will there be additional charges, fees, taxes applied? I just want to know the exact price I will be paying monthly without any surprises. If that's the final price then I will switch from my current $195/month 700minute 3-Line Shared plan to the unlimited one.

Also for the unlimited AT&T plans with 3 lines, do they throttle your speeds after you've used a certain amount of data? I don't know what the detail on that is, and I really hope that it will be "unlimited' like they said it would be.

Unlimited Data, Unlimited Text, Unlimited Minutes.

 
212rikanmofo said:
Is this the unlimited plans you guys were referring to? Is this a bundle plan with TV service or something? Because I already have TV/Home Internet/Voice on Xfinity already and don't need that, so I'm confused why they have tv channels in a wireless cellular plan? Seems like it will be $145 per month after paperless and autopay is applied. Is this the final price or will there be additional charges, fees, taxes applied? I just want to know the exact price I will be paying monthly without any surprises. If that's the final price then I will switch from my current $195/month 700minute 3-Line Shared plan to the unlimited one.

Also for the unlimited AT&T plans with 3 lines, do they throttle your speeds after you've used a certain amount of data? I don't know what the detail on that is, and I really hope that it will be "unlimited' like they said it would be.

Unlimited Data, Unlimited Text, Unlimited Minutes.

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I believe all carriers impose some type of throttling after a certain GB threshold. For example my Verizon plan throttles after 22 GB, if there is heavy network congestion.
 
212rikanmofo said:
Is this the unlimited plans you guys were referring to? Is this a bundle plan with TV service or something? Because I already have TV/Home Internet/Voice on Xfinity already and don't need that, so I'm confused why they have tv channels in a wireless cellular plan? Seems like it will be $145 per month after paperless and autopay is applied. Is this the final price or will there be additional charges, fees, taxes applied? I just want to know the exact price I will be paying monthly without any surprises. If that's the final price then I will switch from my current $195/month 700minute 3-Line Shared plan to the unlimited one.

Also for the unlimited AT&T plans with 3 lines, do they throttle your speeds after you've used a certain amount of data? I don't know what the detail on that is, and I really hope that it will be "unlimited' like they said it would be.

Unlimited Data, Unlimited Text, Unlimited Minutes.
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You are not required to have TV service with them.
And yes, $145 after discounts, but before taxes and fees. Assume what ever taxes/fees you are paying now, add on top of that.
 
DDustiNN said:
I believe all carriers impose some type of throttling after a certain GB threshold. For example my Verizon plan throttles after 22 GB, if there is heavy network congestion.
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Same with my ATT plan. But it’s 22gb per line
 
Also I'm not sure what this $35/month access charge is? I don't plan on upgrading or changing any phones. I just want to switch wireless plans. And you can save up to $20 off your bill if you sign up with a plan with multiple lines.



 
DDustiNN said:
How? That’s just crazy to me. Do you never use WiFi anywhere?
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If I had it around, I would now wouldn’t I. I’m a construction superintendent. We remodel the clubhouses of the apartment properties we purchase. Everything gets taken out. Even internet. 4-8 months of no internet, that’s why.
 
212rikanmofo said:
I have been paying roughly $195/month for a 3 line family plan on AT&T. One line is still on the old grandfathered unlimited while the other 2 aren't.

$195 seems quite expensive to me and was wondering if there's anything better or perhaps I should switch to tmobile or verizon altogether?
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$55 a month for Straight talk. Runs on Verizon towers with 60gb cap
 
212rikanmofo said:
Can you please show me this specific plan? is that price after all the fees, taxes, etc? I'm currently paying $195 for 3 lines, If that plan exists then I would like to switch to it. So it should be $130 after autopay right?
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It’s in their website. Login to your account and then under plan you’ll have a change plan option and it will show you.
I believe the $140 price is already including autopay. And that number doesn’t include taxes and fees.
 
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