text messages on family plan ~ 2 iphones

[willxm]

I have a family plan with 2 iphones on it. I assumed that the plan included a total of 200 messages to be split between the iphones since the plan description says 700 mins/ 200 messages/ unlimited data. What i have noticed is that on my account page each phone has what appears to be 200 messages each. (each phone shows a different amount of messages remaining). Has anyone else experienced this? Am i miss interpreting?

 

[roland.g]

I need to call AT&T actually b/c my bill shows my messages as included but my wife's messages as billed separately at $.15 per. I just figured that 1400 shared minutes also meant 200 shared messages.

 

[daemontrader]

The minutes are shared but the SMS messages are per line, so you get 200 per phone. You can also ask for a $25 plan (basic iPhone plan is $20) and you get 200 SMS plus UNLIMITED mobile-to-mobile (AT&T only). The 200 is only deducted from when you send messages to other carriers. I have this since my wife and I send a lot to each other.