It depends on the State (and City) you live in. In Dallas TX, my basic service is $74.99 (450 min, iphone data, $5 for 200 messages) and then taxes and fees add another $10.28 for a total of $85.27.
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The cheapest your iPhone bill can be.
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It depends on the State (and City) you live in. In Dallas TX, my basic service is $74.99 (450 min, iphone data, $5 for 200 messages) and then taxes and fees add another $10.28 for a total of $85.27.
To find what your taxes and fees will be:
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/additionalcharges/?txtzip=90210
Replace with your zip code at the end of the URL.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/additionalcharges/?txtzip=90210
Replace with your zip code at the end of the URL.
My plan:
600 minutes
500 texts
Unlimited interwebs
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£35.39 (inc. VAT)
($57.76)
600 minutes
500 texts
Unlimited interwebs
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£35.39 (inc. VAT)
($57.76)
Ditto.
This also includes free Voicemail, discounted roaming charges and MMS=4 texts so its virtually free as well
The cheapest the iphone plan bill can be is clear on the ATT website. That would be $70 (without tax).
I've been paying $107 for 450 mins, Unlimited Texting/Data for that past several months ever since AT&T took of my FAN discount. Finally got it all working yesterday and it's added once again, they even added money into my account that they "owed" me for my next bill.
I do think the family plans end up to be the best deals for U.S. folks. Benefits increase with the number of lines and if you don't use that many minutes (i.e. M2M).
We have four iPhone lines sharing 700 minutes, unlimited text. Each line is $58/mo after taxes, etc. for me in PA. I have the 200 bonus minute code on my line so we really are sharing 900 minutes.
Sometimes I envy the iPhone plans from Canada and the UK since you can get a plan with very few voice minutes, some number of texts between 200 and 1500, and not a lot of data for a very reasonable cost. I leave my 3G phone on data rather than WiFi all the time but could easily change habits and not hit 500MB in a month.
Heck, my wife is lucky to use 30 minutes in a month, but she pays the same as the rest of us (family plan or otherwise). She could carry around her shiny pretty iPhone and use it at her current levels and pay $30 a month for it in other countries.
We have four iPhone lines sharing 700 minutes, unlimited text. Each line is $58/mo after taxes, etc. for me in PA. I have the 200 bonus minute code on my line so we really are sharing 900 minutes.
Sometimes I envy the iPhone plans from Canada and the UK since you can get a plan with very few voice minutes, some number of texts between 200 and 1500, and not a lot of data for a very reasonable cost. I leave my 3G phone on data rather than WiFi all the time but could easily change habits and not hit 500MB in a month.
Heck, my wife is lucky to use 30 minutes in a month, but she pays the same as the rest of us (family plan or otherwise). She could carry around her shiny pretty iPhone and use it at her current levels and pay $30 a month for it in other countries.