OP: About any prepaid service is going to be cheaper than postpaid AT&T if you only have two lines. Family plans are another matter.
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6 smartphones, ATT, all on next plans. 340$ a month. Shared 15 gigs.
You have high end phones costing $1600 over 18 months, is about $90 per month so actual cell plan is only about $90 per month including taxes. I don't see much savings to be had unless you can find a buy one get one free iphone plan. Sprint might be another option but I don't know if they subsidize phones.
My plan is $110 per month including 2 iphones, one with unlimited data and 200 texts, the other with 3 gb data and no texting. We have 550 minutes shared with rollover. Our phones get subsidies and we are not on next. Since 2 year contracts are going away we will likely switch to gophone once our contracts are paid off.
My plan is $110 per month including 2 iphones, one with unlimited data and 200 texts, the other with 3 gb data and no texting. We have 550 minutes shared with rollover. Our phones get subsidies and we are not on next. Since 2 year contracts are going away we will likely switch to gophone once our contracts are paid off.
4 lines on t mobile unlimited talk and text and 10gb each then 2g for $120 a month plus taxes.
I am always amazed about how much you are charged in North America. I lived in Canada for 7 years and damn that was crazy.
Back in Europe since two months, 25€ per month for unlimited data (4G), texts and calls.
Back in Europe since two months, 25€ per month for unlimited data (4G), texts and calls.
This.
Includes 2GB rollover data. Free txt & calling. Pay as you go. No contract. Bring your own phone.
UK. unlimited calls/texts and 2GB data/month.
£11 a month (about $15 per month)*
(*including tax)
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They do pay a big price for cellular coverage in the US.
For a while, it was hidden in complex packages, that included subsidies, but now it is more transparent that they pay a premium.
There is an argument that it costs more to provide cellular coverage over a country the size of the USA - but of course that is partially offset by the millions of subscribers they have, paying top money.
The bottom line is that US customers have got used to paying a lot for mobile contracts, and so the US carriers make a load more profit than they do in Europe.
£11 a month (about $15 per month)*
(*including tax)
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They do pay a big price for cellular coverage in the US.
For a while, it was hidden in complex packages, that included subsidies, but now it is more transparent that they pay a premium.
There is an argument that it costs more to provide cellular coverage over a country the size of the USA - but of course that is partially offset by the millions of subscribers they have, paying top money.
The bottom line is that US customers have got used to paying a lot for mobile contracts, and so the US carriers make a load more profit than they do in Europe.
Yeah I heard the same things in Canada and Québec. And I think this is ********. I currently live in Finland, it's a big country with a small population compared to other European countries, and still, it's one of the cheapest place in Europe for mobile subscription costs. And almost every carrier is offering unlimited data, I think the lowest option I saw was 50 GB per month lol
att is playing tricks on us; I have 2 phones (comes to $87 total for shared 2gb), non contract with 24% FAN discount and that only comes to $6 discount plus they rearrange the bill (just compare the pre and post FAN bill to see how they play us)..basically not much of a reduction with FAN.
Definitely switching to some other flat bill tax included carrier
Definitely switching to some other flat bill tax included carrier
Three UK: £15/month ($21 USD) get's me:
Unlimited 4G Data (with tethering)
Unlimited Mins
Unlimited Texts
'Free' roaming in most EU countries + USA + Australia.
Bargain.
Unlimited 4G Data (with tethering)
Unlimited Mins
Unlimited Texts
'Free' roaming in most EU countries + USA + Australia.
Bargain.
Even renting my iPhone6 at $25 a Mo. and $12 Insurance a Mo, i have. unlimeted data&tex and it's just $107 tax included with Sprint each Mo.
- Who your carrier is: Verizon Prepaid Plan
- How many lines you have: 1
- Your minutes/texts allotment: unlimited/unlimited
- Your data allotment: 6GB
- What other features are included: hotspot
- What promotions/discounts you receive: $75 credit for porting my number and additional 1GB data a month with auto billing.
- What your TOTAL monthly bill is: $60.75/month
I would die if I paid that for my cell phone bill. Hearing you say "just" makes my heart hurt haha.
Before taxes, ours is $145, so it would be about $36/person. All of our phones were bought outright or were paid off. If we upgraded 3 of the lines to the base SE, that would add about $50/month to the total. Still, $200ish for 4 lines and a decent amount of data isn't bad on a family plan.
I'm guessing that the about $70 of the OP's bill is the Next payments (those are fairly high end devices), so really the service cost isn't bad for the amount of data they're getting.
- Who your carrier is: AT&T
- How many lines you have: 4
- Your minutes/texts allotment: Unlimited/Unlimited
- Your data allotment: 20GB
- What other features are included: Hotspot, Mexico Roaming Bonus (1GB), Canada Roaming Bonus (1GB)
- What promotions/discounts you receive: 15% from my employer
- What your TOTAL monthly bill is: $145/month (not counting taxes)
I'm guessing that the about $70 of the OP's bill is the Next payments (those are fairly high end devices), so really the service cost isn't bad for the amount of data they're getting.
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- Who your carrier is: Verizon Wireless
- How many lines you have: 1
- Your minutes/texts allotment: Unlimited/Unlimited
- Your data allotment: 6GB
- What other features are included: Hotspot
- What promotions/discounts you receive: 20% discount from MassMutual Life Insurance
- What your TOTAL monthly bill is: $94.25/Month with $24 per month installments for 24 months.
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At the end of my contract if i want to keep the iPhone6 i pay $200 and it's mine, and i can drop the Insh. and my Monthly bill would be around $65 .
Or just rent a new iPhone or another brand phone and keep the Insh. and keep on renting and paying.
- Who your carrier is: Starhub (Singapore)
- How many lines you have: 1
- Your minutes/texts allotment: 150mins outgoing/300 SMS (who cares, lol)
- Your data allotment: 3GB
- What other features are included: Free International Roaming
- What promotions/discounts you receive: 20% Corporate discount (Originally SGD$43), SGD$100 off for new iPhone 6S+
- What your TOTAL monthly bill is: SGD$34.32 (~USD$25) per month installments for 24 months.
Unlimited nation wide talk and text and 3 GB data with Koodo Mobile (owned by Telus) for $65/month. No contract or subsidy on my cell phone.
I'm in expensive Canada and that's about as good of deal as you can get here!
I'm in expensive Canada and that's about as good of deal as you can get here!
Sprint - $210
Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data, no throttling for 3 phones.
Dropping unlimited would save me $30 a phone but having unlimited is a nice safety net for 3 music lovers who rely heavily on Apple Music.
Limited data plans are cheaper, but it's the cheapest "big name" carrier out there. It's also the flakiest network out there along with T-Mobile so make sure that whichever carrier you choose has good service in your area. If you travel a lot, you might be better off going with AT&T as Verizon is way more expensive with no real added benefits other than Verizon in your carrier namespace all day.
Heard Cricket was a lot cheaper (~$160 for 3 phones) and currently looking into that, uses AT&T network and throttles after 5 GB (I think), no data cap.
Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data, no throttling for 3 phones.
Dropping unlimited would save me $30 a phone but having unlimited is a nice safety net for 3 music lovers who rely heavily on Apple Music.
Limited data plans are cheaper, but it's the cheapest "big name" carrier out there. It's also the flakiest network out there along with T-Mobile so make sure that whichever carrier you choose has good service in your area. If you travel a lot, you might be better off going with AT&T as Verizon is way more expensive with no real added benefits other than Verizon in your carrier namespace all day.
Heard Cricket was a lot cheaper (~$160 for 3 phones) and currently looking into that, uses AT&T network and throttles after 5 GB (I think), no data cap.
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Verizon, two iPhone lines with unlimited talk and text, sharing 6GB of data (plus 1GB of bonus data which expires in September) is $113/mo after my 20% discount at work, which only applies to parts of the bill—I can't remember which. That is with no taxes or fees applied, and with my wife being off contract. When my part of the contract expires in September, I think my bill will drop by $15/mo? So it would be $98/mo. We're doing contract-free phones from here on out, and are heavily considering a switch to T-Mobile.
On T-Mobile, we can get the same but 6GB of data for me and 2GB for my wife and with my 15% discount end up with a bill of $80/mo. Although I could probably get by with 2GB of data with their throttled video feature and free music streaming. I don't mind if video quality is reduced on my iPhone while out and about. That and Apple Music take up most of my mobile data. So that would be $65/mo. I'm just waiting until our house sells so I can test T-Mobile at the new location, wherever that may be. Maybe by autumn T-Mobile will offer more than 2GB of data in their base plan.
On T-Mobile, we can get the same but 6GB of data for me and 2GB for my wife and with my 15% discount end up with a bill of $80/mo. Although I could probably get by with 2GB of data with their throttled video feature and free music streaming. I don't mind if video quality is reduced on my iPhone while out and about. That and Apple Music take up most of my mobile data. So that would be $65/mo. I'm just waiting until our house sells so I can test T-Mobile at the new location, wherever that may be. Maybe by autumn T-Mobile will offer more than 2GB of data in their base plan.