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

[Squeak825]

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.

The $35 is just the access charge for each phone on top of the data charge per month for that unlimited plan. $145 includes that $35 fee for each of the 3 lines you want

 

[sawah]

I’ve ended up with the luckiest plan ever. This is 6 smartphones and a watch. Special deals over the years really make it nice!

 

[212rikanmofo]

The $35 is just the access charge for each phone on top of the data charge per month for that unlimited plan. $145 includes that $35 fee for each of the 3 lines you want

Thanks for clearing that up!

 

[OTACORB]

If you have AT&T, try using cricket. Prepaid plans that use AT&T towers. I had AT&T for about 15 years before I switched and couldn’t be happier! Most “expensive” plan they offer is $60/month with taxes and fees included

I did this, but didn't keep it. They maybe on AT&T's network, but they clearly don't have access to all the towers, because some of them aren't owned by AT&T and unless they have an agreement with them.. they get no signal. I had issues with coverage, found their maps not to be the least bit accurate, but the caps got me as well. I was not happy, fortunately I was setting up a new account and had not ported all our other numbers over yet. Different Strokes.. they are cheaper, but in this case you get what you pay for. Verizon doesn't own all the towers they use either... so if they don't own it and these sub carriers don't have contracts... you have no signal. Just saying!

 

[sanandreas1234]

This is my current original unlimited family plan I am grandfathered in for 4 lines with the discounts I receive.

 

[sporez]

I pay $30/mo for 8gigs on Cricket. AT&T coverage is usually great and the 8mbps data throttle is not usually noticeable.

 

[960design]

I posted again. I was wrong. $165 is what I pay.

Now... I... feel... sad....

 

[212rikanmofo]

I logged into my AT&T account and went to change plans... it says it will cost $180 for me to switch to the AT&T Unlimited & More Plan ($75 base charge and $35 each per line) Which I have 3 lines... so that will end up costing me $180/month not including taxes and fees. This isn't much of a savings and could end up costing me paying more. I thought it was $145/month for this plan with 3 lines. Perhaps thats for new customers and not existing. Could I have them cancel my account all together and resign up as a new customer in order to get the $145/month price?

 

[Sackofnickels]

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?

You have to take into consideration what you are getting for your money. Unlimited data? Some plans cost less but they throttle your data and video at a certain point. Read the fine print in order to get an accurate picture.
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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.

like the names of their plans. Above and beyond unlimited. Except their not...

 

[pdxmatts]

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.

Since we don't work for ATT, you should be calling and asking them about their plans. Good luck

 

[Ries]

Some of the plans for the amount of lines is amazing to me. With taxes I'm paying $230 for 2 phones in Canada with 10GB of shared data.

23$ / line with unlimited call/sms and 1TB (yes a T) each, the US is expensive.

 

[psy_duck]

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.

Yeah thats what i mean, its not a cap, thats where they start prioritizing. I use a lot of data every month, so the Above plan is perfect for me.

 

[Squeak825]

I logged into my AT&T account and went to change plans... it says it will cost $180 for me to switch to the AT&T Unlimited & More Plan ($75 base charge and $35 each per line) Which I have 3 lines... so that will end up costing me $180/month not including taxes and fees. This isn't much of a savings and could end up costing me paying more. I thought it was $145/month for this plan with 3 lines. Perhaps thats for new customers and not existing. Could I have them cancel my account all together and resign up as a new customer in order to get the $145/month price?

That $180 number is not applying the $20 discount for auto bill, and the $15 discount for the multiline discount -- that will get you to $145.

 

[212rikanmofo]

That $180 number is not applying the $20 discount for auto bill, and the $15 discount for the multiline discount -- that will get you to $145.

Really? Why don't they tell you this then? This leads customers to believe that the monthly bill will cost $180/month before taxes and fees. If that's the case, then I will definitely consider switching. But how can I be sure? Does it say this anywhere in the AT&T Unlimited & More 3 Line plan?

 

[BJMRamage]

Really? Why don't they tell you this then? This leads customers to believe that the monthly bill will cost $180/month before taxes and fees. If that's the case, then I will definitely consider switching. But how can I be sure? Does it say this anywhere in the AT&T Unlimited & More 3 Line plan?

You should be able to chat with them and have them send out/email a PDF of a possible "Bill" and then ask them to do the same with any auto-pay discounts.

worse case, tell them you want to switch to another carrier as their deals sound good and you want to be sure you have the best possible plans so checking what your total bill would be after taxes, fees, and any discounts.

 

[MistrSynistr]

Tell me that’s with a phone payment plan or two. If not, you’re getting screwed. And after tax.

Yes, I have 3 phone payment plans. The more I look at it (with wacky taxes and fees) it seems to be around the norm for everyone. T-Mobile is strange, I see you have to put down money on all the new phones..(like $300 or so.) Sprint is always $0 down.