Congratulations Americans, We Pay The Most For Cellphone Service

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  1. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    Friends don't let friends use other phone services. That way ALL the calls are in network :biggrin_25525:

    I ain't had one over $80 in 3 years.
     
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  3. kajidono

    kajidono Road Train Member

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    Dang, I pay $55 a month for unlimited 24/7. The coverage is a little lacking out in the country but it's well worth it to avoid a bill that high. That's what Skype is for anyway.
     
  4. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    Boost has ya beat.... $50
     
  5. PharmPhail

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    I was trying to get away with my old $100 some odd plan... but I only get 23 hours a month anytime minutes, and i used 85 last month... it's hard to believe.

    Luckily I have some options, I inherited this cell package from my father years ago and he died a couple years ago. It may be time for a change if they don't bring that way down when I call tomorrow.
     
  6. kajidono

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    That's what mine is. I counted the tax. :biggrin_25522:
     
  7. dancnoone

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    We have 4 phones on our plan. Total is $129 a month. AT&T plans are much better now, than in the past. Always renegotiate :D

    We are paying the same...but the beanies have increased.

    I have to pay $80 due to deal worked out to cover moms phone, my sister picks up the rest. It's her package, and I promised her no bill larger than her original....which was $49.

    And it was my idea to tether mom with a cell phone. Now if we could just convince/train her to put the #### thing in her pocket when she walks out the door, and works in the yard.
     
  8. Nophix

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    The problem is, Boost is iDEN and doesn't work on CDMA at all. There are only 2 iDEN providers in the USA.

    I pay $60 for my Virgin Mobile, with unlimited minutes and 1000 texts, and its CDMA. It still doesn't work everywhere my wife's AT&T phone does, but its good enough for now.

    That stupid AT&T phone costs us $108 for something we almost never use. She has 900 anytime minutes, and has accumulated 6000 rollover in 11 months. The next lower plan takes her unlimited nights and weekends away, and she has to have the stupid data package because she has a Palm Centro.

    Boost and VM are getting it right, whats wrong with the contract carriers?
     
  9. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    I almost bought an I-phone last month. But one look at that data package....bull#### !!!

    AT&T will have to get it together, and much cheaper for me to go the whole package route.
     
  10. Kansas

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    Friends don't let friends use AT&T! Their service, and plans suck. Start asking these guys as you are calling them who they have as their service provider, I'd be willing to bet ya most are with Verizon. Verizon to Verizon phone calls are free, and [bonus] that now also includes all Alltel customers.

    I have 10 "my circle" numbers, and I haven't assigned but 3/4 of those numbers to friends and family. Most of the people I call already have Verizon or Alltel, so those calls are already free. I do have my dispatcher assigned to one of the my circle numbers which saves me a ton of minutes every month.
     
  11. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    I don't know how you can say that. We have a 400 minute plan with 4 phones.

    I have 39 programmed numbers. Brokers, customers, dispatch, friends, family.

    We've NEVER used all our minutes, we always have roll overs.

    It's a no brainer, AT&T has the largest network. I'm showing 193 hours on this phone, since purchased last year in May. Which should clearly show that the majority of my calls are to AT&T customers, and don't apply against my 400 minute plan.

    I would be hard pressed to use another carrier. Or at the very least...dead broke.
     
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