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Carrier How much is your monthly iPhone bill?
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Way too much. Sucks to be on post paid USA telephone carrier and have 1-2 lines. They get ripped off the most I wished USA would be like the rest of world and charge single lines rather than depend on “family plans”
Some one the best att plan (att elite unlimited) with employer discount (att signature discount) for same exact plan only pays an average of $35-40 a line for 100gb full speed unthrottle real 5G (not 5ge fake) in areas that have it. Plus 30gb tethering plus free hbo ($15/value)
So 4 lines with att signature discount is $160. Or 5 lines is $175
This is to educated the rest of the world who think cell phone plans are expensive in the USA. Or 1-2 lines. Yes they are expensive unless u are on prepaid ($30-40/month per line also) but prepaid still has a stigma in USA about being poor. And u are treated like second class with prepaid in terms of cell phone tower priority.
ATT has other cheaper unlimited plans that throttle at after 50gb data and the cheapest unlimited can throttle at any time during “congestion”. But rarely do people get throttled. I have run up 300gb of data just for fun when att used to potentially throttle at 22gb Never noticed a throttle and I’m in a pretty big metro city area of 2.5 million.
Throttling is going to be based heavily on location and subscriber density. In the Los Angeles area, AT&T speeds are pretty low already and that’s before throttling.
Unfortunately, this also means being on deprioritized prepaid in congested areas sucks. I’ve been trying Visible and I’ve encountered situations (usually midday to afternoon) where Verizon still has excellent speed (~10-20 Mbps down) while Visible data is so unusable it stalls even fetching email or the Google website. Speedtest in the same location on both Verizon and Visible at 6AM showed similar speed so the drop/non-existent data is in all likelihood due to deprioritization.
$70 for T-Mobile Unlimited data plan
I mostly use my iPhone as personal hotspot so that I access the internet.
I mostly use my iPhone as personal hotspot so that I access the internet.
This is my phone plan 2 years later.
₱2,699 (US$54.71, adjusted forex)
- 7GB data w/ rollover
- 1GB WiFi access
- Unlimited same network and local landline calls
- Unlimited texts
- 100 minutes calls to other networks
- Includes ₱200 consumable amount for regular rates (e.g. when I run out of minutes, calls will be charged against this first instead of me getting extra charges)
- Includes monthly payment of ₱900 (US$18.24) for a 128GB iPhone 11
My phone bill has gone down from $110 - $80 per month for unlimited data, text, messaging on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, since my last post in the thread.
I'm in Canada, here is my plan.
$65 tax included for :
-unlimited SMS and talk
-8GB per month
-2 lines : One for my iPhone and the other one for my iPad pro. (the second line for my iPad pro is free for 2 years so thats why I have it, otherwise, I'd probably never had it)
I'm okay for the 8GB, I only need the mobile data if my home internet have an outage (it mostly never happens) or when I'm on the go for light web browsing needs.
$65 tax included for :
-unlimited SMS and talk
-8GB per month
-2 lines : One for my iPhone and the other one for my iPad pro. (the second line for my iPad pro is free for 2 years so thats why I have it, otherwise, I'd probably never had it)
I'm okay for the 8GB, I only need the mobile data if my home internet have an outage (it mostly never happens) or when I'm on the go for light web browsing needs.
That is an amazing deal, she’s effectively got a two year data plan for around 100 quid once the phone is paid off. I know a couple of people who have got iPhone 11’s through the family deals on EE but you need to be related to someone who works there. Some of those deals are similar to your partners. My friend pays £33 a month for an iPhone 11 with 100GB of data and unlimited texts and calls. I wish I could get a deal like that.
$15.
I buy my iPhones outright, as I personally don’t like the idea of financing depreciating assets, unless it makes financial sense. Each to their own, however.
I buy my iPhones outright, as I personally don’t like the idea of financing depreciating assets, unless it makes financial sense. Each to their own, however.
iPhone 11 Pro 256GB
Paid €500 upfront for the phone.
Monthly bill is €40
Unlimited call time, SMS and data
Paid €500 upfront for the phone.
Monthly bill is €40
Unlimited call time, SMS and data
Whether you keep the phone a month or two years it always depreciates. Paying full price up front or paying the same cost within a contract it generally works out roughly the same.
Not suggesting any method of paying is wrong however.
Haven’t been on a contract for along time, prefer not to be locked in for 24 month.
Prefer buying outright then going on a sim plan (month to month) end up saving $600 plus over 24 month.
Prefer buying outright then going on a sim plan (month to month) end up saving $600 plus over 24 month.
It was a Black Friday deal on mobiles.co.uk, the monthly price is £33ish but brought down to £29 a month with cashback which they are actually paying out on by the look of things. I know CPW companies can be terrible at paying out cashback claims, but she’s had the first cheque already.
10€/Month (approx. 12US$)
- Unlimited Calls and SMS EU
- 10gb per Month
- can be canceled every 30 days
iPhone bought upfront. In my opinion a very reasonable price for the given contract, however, I am on the „worst“ of the three German carriers. Hence, network availability is not top notch.
- Unlimited Calls and SMS EU
- 10gb per Month
- can be canceled every 30 days
iPhone bought upfront. In my opinion a very reasonable price for the given contract, however, I am on the „worst“ of the three German carriers. Hence, network availability is not top notch.
I got my 8 Plus through them too, good deals. Searched on USwitch for a deal and then bought directly through the website which ended up being cheaper. I had £50 cashback through TopCashback and had no issues getting it. On my previous contract CPW blocked the cashback after 2 months! I should have challenged it really as it was the reason I went with that deal at the time. CPW are closing most of their stores now and it looks like they’ll only be a department within Curry’s soon. They also cut ties with O2 so it doesn’t look good for them.
That is absolutely true. I try to minimise depreciation by shopping around for deals. New in store, or used. Plenty of phones are “free of charge“ when someone extends a contract with their carrier by 24 months, and are then sold on Craigslist or similar. Lots of brand new in box phones available for good deals. Of course, buying from a reputable seller is key, so is all the paperwork.
If you care about Europe/Germany:
Vodafone (5G, once the phone supports it) 10 GB + unlimited music stream (can chose every month, also social media pass), phone / sms unlimited, works in Europe,
20€. Always buy the phones outside a contract / in cash
Vodafone (5G, once the phone supports it) 10 GB + unlimited music stream (can chose every month, also social media pass), phone / sms unlimited, works in Europe,
20€. Always buy the phones outside a contract / in cash
I'm on O2 in the UK...
Unlimited Minutes
Unlimited Texts
6GB data
£10 per month, no contract (PAYG). Phone fully paid for in cash (as I always do).
Data is more than enough for me as I have a Wi-Fi connection either at home or at work. If I need more data, it's such a small cost to gain a lot more.
Unlimited Minutes
Unlimited Texts
6GB data
£10 per month, no contract (PAYG). Phone fully paid for in cash (as I always do).
Data is more than enough for me as I have a Wi-Fi connection either at home or at work. If I need more data, it's such a small cost to gain a lot more.
