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What do you pay for your dataplan?

I'm curious what you pay for your dataplan around in the world.
I'm currently using Telenor Mobil
Here we pay maximum 10 NOK ( 1.65 USD) for each day if we dont subscripe to any dataplan. 200 MB each month, after that, speed is slower. Nice for a usage for a few days. The days you dont use it you dont pay anything, ofcourse.
There are paid subscriptions that give you (maybe?) cheeper usage.
300 NOK (about 50 USD) Unlimited traffic, day&night.
150 NOK (about 25 USD) Unlimited traiffic in the weekends and between 17-07 in the weekdays. 5 NOK (about 0,83 USD) for each additional MB
99 NOK (about 16 USD) for 500mb, after 500mb it's 1,50 NOK (about 0,25 USD) for each additional MB
In the 2 first plans there is a limit, of 5 GB traffic, after that, the speed is a littlebit slower, dont know how much tho...
This is for Telenor Mobil only, we do have a few phone companies in a small countrylike Norway.
www.telenor.no
www.netcom.no
www.chess.no
www.ventelo.no
www.tele2.no
+ a few other small one.
What do you pay?

In the U.S. I can get unlimited data plan for 50 cents a day. That's 15 USD a month.

poetryrocksalot said:
In the U.S. I can get unlimited data plan for 50 cents a day. That's 15 USD a month.
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what carrier? also are you doing something "funny"?

josefcrist said:
what carrier? also are you doing something "funny"?
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Looks like AT&T from the logo to the right. It IS an interesting choice of words:
"I can get... for xxx"
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"I get ... for xxx"
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Me: T-Mobile USA:
They're doing bundled packaging now, so I pay $40/ month for unlimited internet and data/sms, which includes free wifi at all T-Mobile affiliate hotspots... particularly all Starbucks coffee shops, FedEx Office, various airports.

For AT&T, I log on into my account online and I choose to add a service add on to my account.
I have some choices:
30 USD a month for UNLIMITED DATA and TEXT
15 USD a month for UNLIMITED DATA only
5 USD for 250 TEXTs
20 USD for UNLIMITED TEXTS only
So...... Instead of being a fool a paying 30 USD for a unlimited data and text
I'd rather pay 20 dollars for unlimited data, with 250 text messages a month (I use about 25 messages a month anyway).

6 EUR for unlimited data plan, but only at EDGE speed, no 3G.

these are all of the plans my telco provides http://www.starhub.com/mobile/packagebuilder.html?product=plan
i use the smartsurf 100 which has unlimited sms(Students special) 100 mins anytime talk and 12gb of data

Man, I always thought that the U.S. got the worst deals when it came to cellular service.

I pay 15 dollars for unlimited data, 250 texts, and callerd id/voicemail. But this is only available to the vogue as far as smart phones are concerned.

7,90 euro unlimited data, but slower after 300mb.

yeah right
ok i work for AT&T and a smart phone Data package is $30 U.S.D a month and you cannot use the $15 plan that is meant for non smart phones and will no longer work

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theworm20uk said:
ok i work for AT&T and a smart phone Data package is $30 U.S.D a month and you cannot use the $15 plan that is meant for non smart phones and will no longer work
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you are wrong.

poetryrocksalot said:
For AT&T, I log on into my account online and I choose to add a service add on to my account.
I have some choices:
30 USD a month for UNLIMITED DATA and TEXT
15 USD a month for UNLIMITED DATA only
5 USD for 250 TEXTs
20 USD for UNLIMITED TEXTS only
So...... Instead of being a fool a paying 30 USD for a unlimited data and text
I'd rather pay 20 dollars for unlimited data, with 250 text messages a month (I use about 25 messages a month anyway).
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I have AT&T and I pay 20 for unlimited txt. Unlimited data would be 30 seperately not with unlimited txt. Where did you get this info?

Jokes On You said:
I have AT&T and I pay 20 for unlimited txt. Unlimited data would be 30 seperately not with unlimited txt. Where did you get this info?
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I got it online.

theworm20uk said:
ok i work for AT&T and a smart phone Data package is $30 U.S.D a month and you cannot use the $15 plan that is meant for non smart phones and will no longer work
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Protocol on the web calls for links to substantiate claims, especially when you claim to be representing a company who offers wireless services, and yet are challenging another user's assertions.
I won't do ALL your work for you, but here's a start.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/index.jsp
From here, could you please show the click-path to get to the information you cite. I am not suggesting it is in any way wrong. I am merely asking for you to make it simple to find, since you know it exists online.
Here's what i could find by entering US zipcode 90210:
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But sometimes people mean txt/SMS when they say data, so just to clarify, this is what I found for TXT/sms:
http://www.wireless.att.com:80/cell...at1470003&catName=Messaging+and+MEdia+Bundles
Thanks.

quicksite said:
Protocol on the web calls for links to substantiate claims, especially when you claim to be representing a company who offers wireless services, and yet are challenging another user's assertions.
I won't do ALL your work for you, but here's a start.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/index.jsp
From here, could you please show the click-path to get to the information you cite. I am not suggesting it is in any way wrong. I am merely asking for you to make it simple to find, since you know it exists online.
Here's what i could find by entering US zipcode 90210:
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But sometimes people mean txt/SMS when they say data, so just to clarify, this is what I found for TXT/sms:
http://www.wireless.att.com:80/cell...at1470003&catName=Messaging+and+MEdia+Bundles
Thanks.
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.... what he means that if ATT finds out that you are using a smart phone instead of a dumb phone, ATT will revert your data plan to the 30 dollar one, because the 15 dollar one is for dumb phones.

poetryrocksalot said:
.... what he means that if ATT finds out that you are using a smart phone instead of a dumb phone, ATT will revert your data plan to the 30 dollar one, because the 15 dollar one is for dumb phones.
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I have T-Mobile, and in various Windows Mobile forums here over the years I have seen people find ways to utilize lesser priced data plans to get internet access.
In general, I support that concept, in that the internet data costs are simply add ons for other forms of data pushed thru same 2g network, in the case of T-Mobile Edge network. They (telco's) know their days are numbered where they can break-out and separately line item voice, txt and data.
Kind of like if the water company concocted a scheme whereby they can separately line-item cold water running thru their pipes into your house and also charge additional fees for hot-water too, even though you're already paying for the water flow -- and how you choose to use that water is none of their business. They supply a pipe and connectivity. It should all be either one metered per-usage rate, or various tiers of flat-rates for all data flowing thru their network, be it voice, txt, SMS, internet... And let the marketplace decide if the values they package together are good enough.
Since their days are numbered, they are squeezing every droplet of technical differentiation as possible so as to dramatically boost revenues per month, vs simple fairness AND CLARITY without all the various BS asterisks and suiblinks etc.
It's a hose and water. It's not separate hydrogen and oxygen molecules that can be line itemed separately.

I pay 30 U$D, on Verizon, and that is unlimited. I use my phone as a modem A LOT on my laptop, so thank god I have unlimited. When I am away from home I can still download anywhere between 200-500 Kb/s when I am away from home so me and my girlfriend don't miss any tv shows

Lets make you all angry:
7 Euros (10USD) for 3GB.
Free roaming in Sweden and GB, and a few other lands too!!

Wife and I both got FREE Evo 3D's: Sprint deals you may not know about

OK, so I was all geared up to get the disappointing news because I checked at Best Buy and also on my online Sprint account and both said I'd only get $75 off because I got the Evo 4G last year and I'm only "early upgrade" eligible. I'm posting here because I found Sprint running some incredible deals and I knew nothing about them: perhaps this info will save some people money. I had to go to my local Sprint store to find these deals!
DEAL #1 YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT:
I called my local Sprint store and the customer service was astounding! They said that because I'm a Premier Silver member (most people are so you may be too: I was and didn't even know it), I could get the FULL upgrade: Evo 3D for $199. Why? Because Premiere Silver members got 1 yr full upgrades until just recently so they are "grandfathering" that for at least a while. It's 2 year full upgrade now but if you are a Premier Silver member, they're giving us FULL upgrade price. Don't know for how long though and this must be done in a Sprint store AFAIK as it is an "override" they must do.
DEAL #2 YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT:
They also told me that they have buy backs on a LOT of phones so you don't even have to turn in your old Evo 4G! Turn in a crappy old iPhone instead for almost the same money if you have one! We had an old iPhone 3GS and I turned that in and they give you $134.95 for one of those (with 16GB): so I did that and KEPT my Evo 4G. I love my old Evo and it's only a $15 difference to get rid of an iPhone I'll never touch and keep my Evo. My 10 yo daughter is ecstatic: she was using the old (unactivated) iPhone as an iPod and now she gave me $15 difference and she's loving her "new" Evo. I suspect I'm not the only one with an old smartphone laying around: they take lots of them not just Evo 4G's.
DEAL #3 YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT:
My wife's contract was just up with AT&T. She too had an (activated) iPhone 3GS: this was her (only) cell that she used for over a year. She dumped AT&T and got an Evo 3D the same day I did. Why? Because Sprint PAID HER to own one! She got the same $134.95 credit for the iPhone she turned in and here's deal #3: Sprint gives $125 credit just for porting your cell phone number over from another carrier! I don't know how long this deal lasts either but if you keep your number with Sprint for 60 days, you'll automatically get $125 credit on your bill at that time. So for my wife: it was a new Sprint contract for her so the Evo 3D was $199. Subtract the $134.95 that they give you IMMEDIATELY for her old iPhone 3GS and the cost of her Evo 3D is down to $64. Now after 60 days, she gets the $125 credit for porting her number over to Sprint and all tolled, Sprint will have PAID HER 61 bucks to walk out of the Sprint store with a brand new Evo 3D. Even if your contract isn't up with another carrier, that 61 bucks would help pay most/all of the early termination fee if you're maybe 6 months or less from the end of the contract.
DEAL #4 YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT:
Are you a AAA member? Are you a credit union member? Ask at your Sprint store. BOTH of those (and some others I can't remember) get you a 10% discount on your monthly bill!
Hope this helps some people. I had no idea about these deals and if I had bought from BB, Target, or any of the other places, I would have gotten just about squat and I would have probably paid the full $499 minus the $75 "early upgrade" benefit... and my wife would still be using her pathetic iPhone. She's never used an Android phone and just since yesterday... she's happier than a pig in poo with her new Evo 3D. She'll still reveling in the "My God... I could NEVER think of doing this with my iPhone".
I'm BEYOND impressed with the customer care I got at my Sprint store! This is how a customer should be treated! Oh, and the subject of this thread says that my wife and I both got free Evo 3D's because even though I paid $64 for mine after turning in one of the iPhones, her $61 credit that they paid her for walking out with one pretty much makes us even. I think in the end I probably paid a dozen or so dollars more than that actually because you have to pay tax on the full amount... but let's not split hairs.
Happy Evoing.
Mike

huh.Thanks for the info. Too bad i don't get sprint reception out here.

mjshealy said:
huh.Thanks for the info. Too bad i don't get sprint reception out here.
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Which is why I posted this in the Evo 3D forum. It got moved here.
Edit: BTW if you have Verizon service then you have Sprint service because they both roam freely (and seamlessly) on each others networks. That includes both voice and 3G data.
Mike

mikeyxda said:
Which is why I posted this in the Evo 3D forum. It got moved here.
Edit: BTW if you have Verizon service then you have Sprint service because they both roam freely (and seamlessly) on each others networks. That includes both voice and 3G data.
Mike
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You are still charged roaming fees which can be quite large.

America is f#ck*d up.
A deal for a deal for a deal
Reading this makes my plan childsplay. Damn.
Anyway have fun with your phone.
Greetings,
Europe.

Hmm, I could use one of these deals to get an evo 3d
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You are still charged roaming fees which can be quite large.
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actually no im on sprint premier and i manually loaded the newest verizon prl and ive been preferred system roaming for about 4months now and sprint hasnt said a word or raised my bill a dime. i did this because sprint service isnt the greatest at my house and i could barely get above 500kbp/s and now look at the difference lol.
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now on all sprint stock prls you can roam of verizon, but youll be stuck in 1x land.
however when i loaded the 52299 prl i had full evdo rev a.

wow..interesting deals...I went into a sprint store months ago just browsing before me n the wife now own 2 LG Revo's..anyways..the sales people told me they could enter "special codes" into their system which would save us hundreds..as I re checked at another store and talked to the manager about this..he replied..in about 6 months max when Sprint looks at your application to verify everything..they will see these codes and realize that you dont work for a company discount program type of thing and the codes will deleted..hence you paying just as much as Verizon's family program (yes we now are grandfathered into VZW's unlimited data)...just an FYI incase anyone had one of those deals you could pass up.

yousefak said:
You are still charged roaming fees which can be quite large.
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You are never charged roaming fees in the U.S. Both Sprint and Verizon roam for free (both cell service and 3G data) on each other's towers. They've been sharing towers for over a year now. We live out in the country and there's a gap in Sprint coverage on the way to my house. I can hold a call easily through the entire area as my phone roams from Sprint to Verizon towers and back to Sprint again. Never notice anything in the call, the call never drops, and you'll never be charged a roaming fee for that.
So unless you throw 4G into the equation (which they don't share, but most of us don't have anyway), being on Sprint is like having the best of both worlds: the coverage of Sprint plus Verizon, with the lower cost of the Sprint contracts.
Mike

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Don't know about Verizon but Sprint has included free roaming for years in almost all their plans. I will say this there are roaming limits so don't go overboard but this is very hard to do so I don't worry about it too much. I think the data roaming limit is 300MB even though is says unlimited on my bill. Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken.

dannytill said:
Don't know about Verizon but Sprint has included free roaming for years in almost all their plans. I will say this there are roaming limits so don't go overboard but this is very hard to do so I don't worry about it too much. I think the data roaming limit is 300MB even though is says unlimited on my bill. Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken.
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You are correct.
Sent from my NS (no it's NOT SNS or GNS)

no it is unlimited ive been roaming of verizon for months now and use aboud 12-18gigs a month and sprint hasnt said a word

My understanding is that the limit is there in case they want to give you the boot. It's kind of arbitrary when they will say enough is enough and tell you to kick rocks. So no they don't charge you I don't think but they reserve the right to show you the door whenever they feel like it.

Sprint sucks
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Who else is about to see Verizon end the world?

So I can't be the only one here, who has been in contract with Verizon since day 1 of the Thunderbolt hitting the streets. Since Verizon has removed unlimited data, and moved with alltell customers to loose their plans, I am wondering if come March those of us who will be the first people out of contract with Verizon with LTE will be getting letters telling us they have decided to move us to their wonderful tierd data plans!
I am only saying this because I really want to buy a Note II but I don't want to drop 500-600 dollars on a used one and find out that my service is getting changed, and have to leave Verizon for another carrier with unlimited data anyway.
So, any one worried about march?

Who says they are going to bunp those with unlimited data to a tiered plan when their contract is up?

mentose457 said:
Who says they are going to bunp those with unlimited data to a tiered plan when their contract is up?
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I didn't say anyone said they would, I am just looking at how verizon does things.
Also, no one on unlimited data with 4G has had their contract expire yet, so no one can say they won't.
They are making the alltell plans go away, so why not the unlimited data ones as the contracts expire?

Sounds exactly like some **** they'd do too.
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my parents just got divorced and myself and my brother have unlimited data plans. We had to alter our plan because of this. one sibling is on my fathers new plan, one is on my mothers new plan. we both retained unlimited data through this situation.

If they gonna force tiered data they are going to start in june 2014 just after everyone who preorder the GS3 to retain unlimited is off contract
iSheep... iSheep... Meowww that's Apple VZW GSIII

Just an fyi... I know many people here try to keep their unlimited data and hold off as long as possible to get their upgrade so they dont lose it. I had a thunderbolt that worked when it pleased for almost 3 months before i finally gave in.
When i went to get my s3 a fee weeks ago i found a pretty cool rep. I was with my sister as she shares an account with me and my mother. Showed the rep my beat up tb and he asked y i took so long to get my upgrade which i have been due for for nearly 7 months. Explained to him i had no intention of giving up my unlimited data because i constantly use 4+gb a month. But my phone completely died so i juat had to do it.
He pulled up the account and saw that my mother already ady had the tiered data on her line. At this point he told me that if i wanted to keep my unlimited data i could apply the upgrade to her line... So activate the s3 with her number, at which point the phone is mine...then he would deactivate it and read activate it with my number and reactivate my mothers line... So now we have 2 s3 will unlimited data and and ipone with 2gb cap on my account.
If you have multiple lines... One of which is either suspended or has tierd data this is an option you can use. If the rep you get your phone from isnt as friendly, apply your upgrade to the other line instead of yours... Call customer service when you get home and have them do it. Reps might be kind of iffy about doing this i was told its supposed to be unmentionable.
i pwn noobz

One of my lines contract's has run out, without any word from Verizon on cutting it's unlimited plan.
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Ace2d said:
Just an fyi... I know many people here try to keep their unlimited data and hold off as long as possible to get their upgrade so they dont lose it. I had a thunderbolt that worked when it pleased for almost 3 months before i finally gave in.
When i went to get my s3 a fee weeks ago i found a pretty cool rep. I was with my sister as she shares an account with me and my mother. Showed the rep my beat up tb and he asked y i took so long to get my upgrade which i have been due for for nearly 7 months. Explained to him i had no intention of giving up my unlimited data because i constantly use 4+gb a month. But my phone completely died so i juat had to do it.
He pulled up the account and saw that my mother already ady had the tiered data on her line. At this point he told me that if i wanted to keep my unlimited data i could apply the upgrade to her line... So activate the s3 with her number, at which point the phone is mine...then he would deactivate it and read activate it with my number and reactivate my mothers line... So now we have 2 s3 will unlimited data and and ipone with 2gb cap on my account.
If you have multiple lines... One of which is either suspended or has tierd data this is an option you can use. If the rep you get your phone from isnt as friendly, apply your upgrade to the other line instead of yours... Call customer service when you get home and have them do it. Reps might be kind of iffy about doing this i was told its supposed to be unmentionable.
i pwn noobz
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This has been the case for a long time. Many many people have used this well after unlimited data was over. Its kinda been unspoken to only refer to it in passing as an alternate upgrade or stealing an upgrade. The more people that use thus loophole the more likely Verizon will patch it.

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One of my lines contract's has run out, without any word from Verizon on cutting it's unlimited plan.
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How? Were you on a 1 year plan? There is no way that went month to month on a 2 year LTE contract.
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Yes, it was a two year plan. It started out as unlimited 3g, and went to unlimited 4g about half way through.

I think everyone should be aware that unlimited data will be ending for ALL carriers sometime in the future, probably not this year or next year but certainly within 5 - 10 years.
The number of smart phone users is growing, bandwidth is not growing and the handwriting is on the wall, like it or not. No carrier has the ability to provide unlimited bandwidth to unlimited subscribers.
Fortunately for me, my 2GB plan is more than adequate, almost all my data use is over WiFi and I seldom hit even 1GB. One thing I've done to limit my data use is to install wireless 'N' routers at my house, my sister's house in California and my girlfriend's house here in Phoenix, those $20 swapmeet/Craig's List/Ebay second hand routers plus free WiFi at most places where I hang out almost eliminate my 3G/4G data use.

I bought a droid x a little after it came out and signed a new 2 year contract..I eventually got a used gs3 from craigslist so I activated it and my contract has been up for months and I still have unlimited..
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I think the problem will come up if you try to get a new phone at the 2 year contract price. They will likely try and force you to a tiered data plan when signing the 'new' 2 year agreement. You would likely be able to get around it by paying outright for a new phone (no new contract to sign), but that's if you want to pay the $500-600 to do so.

I understand why Unlimited Data is on its last legs for all carriers, I just wish the tiers were more reasonable. I don't consider myself someone who abuses the network, but I am away from WiFi often and use about 6-12 gigs a month. I'd have to pay an insane premium to have that capability again. It really feels like a huge step backwards and contradicts the cloud movement but I get it. I just don't like it. We need a breakthrough dammit!
I'll be sure to enjoy my next 1.5 years of unlimited service.
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I think the problem will come up if you try to get a new phone at the 2 year contract price. They will likely try and force you to a tiered data plan when signing the 'new' 2 year agreement. You would likely be able to get around it by paying outright for a new phone (no new contract to sign), but that's if you want to pay the $500-600 to do so.
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Depending on your data usage, it can be far cheaper to buy the phone outright instead of paying for a bigger data package over the 2 year contract. Of course you can always choose to change your data usage behavior and get the 2GB route which will be cheaper. I bet they're banking on people to do that.
But here's to hoping they lit the minority unlimited users remain as long as they're willing to buy phones full price!
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xs11e said:
I think everyone should be aware that unlimited data will be ending for ALL carriers sometime in the future, probably not this year or next year but certainly within 5 - 10 years.
The number of smart phone users is growing, bandwidth is not growing and the handwriting is on the wall, like it or not. No carrier has the ability to provide unlimited bandwidth to unlimited subscribers.
Fortunately for me, my 2GB plan is more than adequate, almost all my data use is over WiFi and I seldom hit even 1GB. One thing I've done to limit my data use is to install wireless 'N' routers at my house, my sister's house in California and my girlfriend's house here in Phoenix, those $20 swapmeet/Craig's List/Ebay second hand routers plus free WiFi at most places where I hang out almost eliminate my 3G/4G data use.
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I think that this is totally wrong. The teared pricing will go away as pressure mounts and people can move to local Wmax systems. I have unlimited and have had it since WM4 when it was "3g what is that". Many cities are gong Wmax (where I live Grand Rapids many areas are complete) this will totally eliminate need for Cell data. 4G consumes less electrical power, has greater bandwidth for the end user with less tax on there system than 3G. They are simply making money when they can. It is like all technology the General public is finally getting connected so prices are rising once saturation and competition meet prices will fall or stabilize.
I don't have cable internet at home anymore. 4g is faster and way cheaper, I am still at $24 per month unlimited. I simply turn the hot spot on and feed my home network. Granted Verizon hates me using 60+ gig a month so what.

I might have just been lucky. I walked into a Verizon store a couple of weeks after the GS3 came out to upgrade. I got the 2 year contract price and got to keep my unlimited data plan. He didn't even ask if I wanted to change it. I was so happy, I bought a couple of accessories that I could have got online cheaper. As far as I am aware they still get a commission bonus for that.
I have heard some horror stories of existing customers being forces out of their unlimited plans. Cell phones are one of the few things these days that are usually best bought in corporate stores.

That_Guy said:
I might have just been lucky. I walked into a Verizon store a couple of weeks after the GS3 came out to upgrade. I got the 2 year contract price and got to keep my unlimited data plan. He didn't even ask if I wanted to change it. I was so happy, I bought a couple of accessories that I could have got online cheaper. As far as I am aware they still get a commission bonus for that.
I have heard some horror stories of existing customers being forces out of their unlimited plans. Cell phones are one of the few things these days that are usually best bought in corporate stores.
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well yeah we get commission on accessories sold, and salesmen make more on accessories than phones, which is why we push that whole, "buy 3 accessories!" thing

I was lucky too. I upgraded to my S3 back in August through Verizon and was able to keep my unlimited for some reason.
I prefer 4g, but if I was somehow forced to a tiered plan I could manage. I use 4G at home since it's faster than my WiFi, but I would just switch to WiFi at home.
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love my unlimited vz 4g

Questions for T-Mobile users.

Alright, so currently I have an S3 with T-Mobile and I'm paying around $100 for just my line that includes 500mins, unlimited data and text.
I rarely break the 150min mark each month so I would definitely like to change my plan to something that offers less minutes. Makes no sense on paying for something I don't use, right.
What would be my best option right now? Go on a prepaid plan and buy the Nexus 5 from the playstore? Is there a hassle from switching to a normal plan to a prepaid plan with T-Mobile?
I would be more than happy paying less to get 200mins, unlimited text, and data. 2.5 or 5gb before throttling is fine with me.
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The T-Mobile $30 plan.. 100 minutes, unlimited texts, 5GB of 4G LTE.
Just add like $50 every month and you'll have around , what.. 275-300 minutes you can use.
But if you're still on contract with T-Mobile, the ETF is $200.
And yes, you can buy the phone from the Play Store.

Wow that's crazy expensive. My T-Mobile plan is $120/month for 3 lines, unlimited everything. Data IS throttled after 500mb though. Not an issue for me since I'm always on wifi. I can bump it to unlimited for an extra $20

IXChicharitoXI said:
Alright, so currently I have an S3 with T-Mobile and I'm paying around $100 for just my line that includes 500mins, unlimited data and text.
I rarely break the 150min mark each month so I would definitely like to change my plan to something that offers less minutes. Makes no sense on paying for something I don't use, right.
What would be my best option right now? Go on a prepaid plan and buy the Nexus 5 from the playstore? Is there a hassle from switching to a normal plan to a prepaid plan with T-Mobile?
I would be more than happy paying less to get 200mins, unlimited text, and data. 2.5 or 5gb before throttling is fine with me.
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Not sure how you're paying so much for the classic 500min plan, maybe you got extra services along with it? Should only be $85/w tax. And if you said you don't use as much minutes then go with the prepaid $30/mo like that person said. Or you can go with straight talk for $45/mo unlimited talk text and web (might throttle 2.5gb). I'm not sure if they are still selling GSM sim cards because they kept being pulled off the shelves.
Synyster06Gates said:
Wow that's crazy expensive. My T-Mobile plan is $120/month for 3 lines, unlimited everything. Data IS throttled after 500mb though. Not an issue for me since I'm always on wifi. I can bump it to unlimited for an extra $20
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Well you're on the new simple/value plans that T-mobile has. 3 lines should cost you $90 ($50 first line $30 second $10 add a line) for unlimited talk text and unlimited web throttled at 500mb. You might be over paying as well unless you have the 2.5gb data plan or the jump plan services.

Deekayy said:
Well you're on the new simple/value plans that T-mobile has. 3 lines should cost you $90 ($50 first line $30 second $10 add a line) for unlimited talk text and unlimited web throttled at 500mb. You might be over paying as well unless you have the 2.5gb data plan or the jump plan services.
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Unfortunately I am over paying by $30. I didn't get the simple value plan. I switched from AT&T right before they ended the classic unlimited contracts. What really sucks is the T-Mobile service went to **** in my area a few days after my "2 week trial period" (that was really maybe a week after getting the phones shipped and activated) and they refuse to help me out in any way. It's a story for another time, but I'm absolutely furious at T-Mobile.

I got the Ptel Paygo plan (on T-Mobile network), I don't really need data (on wifi almost everywhere, with T-Mobile 4G hotspot at $17.50/mo for 1.75gb). 5 cents per minute. Bought a $100 card with coupon for $78, so 2000 minutes for a year. Haven't got my sim yet, will run speed test once I get it.

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Not sure how you're paying so much for the classic 500min plan, maybe you got extra services along with it? Should only be $85/w tax. And if you said you don't use as much minutes then go with the prepaid $30/mo like that person said. Or you can go with straight talk for $45/mo unlimited talk text and web (might throttle 2.5gb). I'm not sure if they are still selling GSM sim cards because they kept being pulled off the shelves.
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Yeah, I think I'm being charged $8 or $10 for insurance on the phone.
How exactly do pre paid plans work? I assume the bill won't arrive to my house anymore? Do I have to to to the T-Mobile store before the month ends to pay for the following month before it gets disconnected?
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Also if I were to sign up for the pre paid plan. Could I bring the phone to a T-Mobile store and could they activate the new sim at the store or do I have to do it myself online?
Thank you for the responses everyone, i really appreciate it.
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Synyster06Gates said:
Unfortunately I am over paying by $30. I didn't get the simple value plan. I switched from AT&T right before they ended the classic unlimited contracts. What really sucks is the T-Mobile service went to **** in my area a few days after my "2 week trial period" (that was really maybe a week after getting the phones shipped and activated) and they refuse to help me out in any way. It's a story for another time, but I'm absolutely furious at T-Mobile.
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That's unfortunate, sorry to hear. So you're on a 2-year contract then I suppose? Did you get basic phones or smart phones when you signed up? If anything you can always try to call customer service (Dial 611) and ask to be switched to the new simple choice plan but they might charge you a $200 migration fee per line. In that situation, you can probably argue that your service has not been working well ever since you got it and hopefully they'll work something out.
IXChicharitoXI said:
Yeah, I think I'm being charged $8 or $10 for insurance on the phone.
How exactly do pre paid plans work? I assume the bill won't arrive to my house anymore? Do I have to to to the T-Mobile store before the month ends to pay for the following month before it gets disconnected?
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The only service that does that still bills to your house is T-Mobile Family Mobile (only in walmart) $39.88/mo unlimited talk text unlimited web 2.5 throttle (3G, some say 4G). That service is no contract and you can set auto pay with your debit/credit card or pay at any walmart location.
Other T-mobile pre-paid services is the "monthly 4G" which you will need to purchase a pre-paid card at any convenience store and refill your service at the end of each month. Or you can pay the balance of the bill online through T-Mobile prepaid website. If you don't pay your remaining balance by the end of the month it will get shut off and I believe T-Mobile will hold for 7-14 days before they release the number.
I can't give you a suggestion on which service you should use because I use both Verizon and T-Mobile services (note 2 and nexus 5) on a dealer line. Believe it or not, T-Mobile pulls off 21mb vs verizon 12mb in my home. If anything i'd start with the $30 pre-paid plan and test out the service to see whether or not it works in your area. If you feel that you get a lot of drop calls, you can try the actual T-Mobile service (Simple choice plan) because it's running on a primary network. Don't want to get too technical on why contracts vs pre-paid services are good or bad.
Replying to your second question:
You can purchase a Sim starter kit on the actual T-mobile site and you can activate it yourself, very easy. Follow the steps and select the plan that you desire.
t-mobile (dot) com/shop/plans/activatecodes (dot )aspx

Deekayy said:
That's unfortunate, sorry to hear. So you're on a 2-year contract then I suppose? Did you get basic phones or smart phones when you signed up? If anything you can always try to call customer service (Dial 611) and ask to be switched to the new simple choice plan but they might charge you a $200 migration fee per line. In that situation, you can probably argue that your service has not been working well ever since you got it and hopefully they'll work something out.
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I will attempt to do this over the weekend. I am on a 2 year contract. When we signed up, I got a Galaxy S3, an LG F3, and an LG F6.
Since we started, none of the phones will reliably get phone calls or text messages. More often than not when people try to call us (even the T-Mobile reps calling me back) the phone will ring on their end, but I never get a ring or even missed call notification. A voice-mail will randomly pop up later in the day. Text messages will stop for hours on end then all of a sudden 10 or so will come to my phone at once. MMS won't reliably send or download. It's been a FRUSTRATING experience to say the least.

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I'm still trying to figure out what the catch is...

DarthSudo said:
I'm still trying to figure out what the catch is...
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Having Verizon. Or rather paying for Verizon.

DarthSudo said:
I'm still trying to figure out what the catch is...
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There is no catch, though there is also barely any value, as it is a ONE time, ONE gig offer...
Oh a side note I switch 3 lines from Verizon grandfathered unlimited to 5 lines of Unlimited LTE data on TMobile and save about $100 a month! So far my TMO experience has been flawless and LTE speed are significantly faster than Verizon.

timeToy said:
There is no catch, though there is also barely any value, as it is a ONE time, ONE gig offer...
Oh a side note I switch 3 lines from Verizon grandfathered unlimited to 5 lines of Unlimited LTE data on TMobile and save about $200 a month! So far my TMO experience has been flawless and LTE speed are significantly faster than Verizon.
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I tried TMO for about a year, but I spend too much time in the mountains where TMO gets little to no coverage. I've had to switch to Verizon for the coverage (seems to be the only reason anyone switches). TMO's voice quality was head and shoulders above both AT&T and VZW for me... I just wish they had the coverage out here.

DarthSudo said:
I tried TMO for about a year, but I spend too much time in the mountains where TMO gets little to no coverage. I've had to switch to Verizon for the coverage (seems to be the only reason anyone switches). TMO's voice quality was head and shoulders above both AT&T and VZW for me... I just wish they had the coverage out here.
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Agreed, TMO is great in urban area, but do suck in rural area.

timeToy said:
There is no catch, though there is also barely any value, as it is a ONE time, ONE gig offer...
Oh a side note I switch 3 lines from Verizon grandfathered unlimited to 5 lines of Unlimited LTE data on TMobile and save about $200 a month! So far my TMO experience has been flawless and LTE speed are significantly faster than Verizon.
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Stack it with go90 and you have +3gb total. Not bad
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timeToy said:
There is no catch, though there is also barely any value, as it is a ONE time, ONE gig offer...
Oh a side note I switch 3 lines from Verizon grandfathered unlimited to 5 lines of Unlimited LTE data on TMobile and save about $200 a month! So far my TMO experience has been flawless and LTE speed are significantly faster than Verizon.
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3 unlimited lines would be more or less $240/m. So you now have 5 lines on tmobile for under $40/m?
This whole "tmobile is cheaper" narrative needs to die. In some cases tmo is cheaper, in some verizon is cheaper. But mostly it's just people repeating a marketing campaign that they bought hook line and sinker for crappy coverage.
With my work discount 12gb shareable between 2 lines is $84/m on verizon. Even without the discount it's $100/m. That's the current rate verizon charges, no some old grandfathered thing. Tmobile also charges $100/m for 2 lines with 6gb data each (no sharing). How is tmobile so much cheaper?

Restola said:
3 unlimited lines would be more or less $240/m. So you now have 5 lines on tmobile for under $40/m?
This whole "tmobile is cheaper" narrative needs to die. In some cases tmo is cheaper, in some verizon is cheaper. But mostly it's just people repeating a marketing campaign that they bought hook line and sinker for crappy coverage.
With my work discount 12gb shareable between 2 lines is $84/m on verizon. Even without the discount it's $100/m. Tmobile also charges $100/m for 2 lines with 6gb data each (no sharing). How is tmobile so much cheaper?
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That's data only then add 40$ per line or 15$ plus device payment unless you are only month2month. Like me.
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patt2k said:
That's data only then add 40$ per line or 15$ plus device payment unless you are only month2month. Like me.
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No, it's $100/m total, plus taxes.
$60+20+20, no phone payment needed.

Restola said:
No, it's $100/m total, plus taxes.
$60+20+20
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Right you are on the Verizon plan so if you are not financing devices then its OK deal. If you are then you pay a lot more.
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patt2k said:
Right you are on the Verizon plan so if you are not financing devices then its OK deal. If you are then you pay a lot more.
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You can finance a phone on the Verizon plan it just adds the device payment... Just... Like... T.. Mobile. Unless tmobile started handing out free phones?

Restola said:
3 unlimited lines would be more or less $240/m. So you now have 5 lines on tmobile for under $40/m?
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My bad, price difference is $110 after Verizon price hike
Each line on TMO is $44 (2 lines for $100 + 3 lines for $40/each) =total $220 (5 lines all unlimited)
VZN I had the Family Share Unlimited for $150 + 3 lines for ($10+$30)/each =total $270
After the Unlimited data price hike it will be $150 + 3 lines for ($10+$30+$20)/each =total $330 (3 lines all unlimited)

timeToy said:
My bad, price difference is $110 after Verizon price hike
Each line on TMO is $44 (2 lines for $100 + 3 lines for $40/each) =total $220 (5 lines all unlimited)
VZN I had the Family Share Unlimited for $150 + 3 lines for ($10+$30)/each =total $270
After the Unlimited data price hike it will be $150 + 3 lines for ($10+$30+$20)/each =total $330 (3 lines all unlimited)
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So you have some old grandfathered deal on tmobile? If I did 5 unlimited lines on tmobile it would cost me $335
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For $325/m you can get 30gb and 5 lines on verizon.

Restola said:
You can finance a phone on the Verizon plan it just adds the device payment... Just... Like... T.. Mobile. Unless tmobile started handing out free phones?
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So financing isn't device payment? you do finance the device with Verizon. So if you are financing aka device payment then you are paying extra 25-35max or more for device depending what device you are financing (if)
So far I have 6 lines 4 month2month (-25$) x4 // 2x 25$ device payment discounts and bill is around 272$ for all 6 lines (30GB) plan. Once the other 2 pay off their phones that will be -50 and less taxes.
I expect it to be around 200-205$ ish for 6 lines.

patt2k said:
So financing isn't device payment? you do finance the device with Verizon. So if you are financing aka device payment then you are paying extra 25-35max or more for device depending what device you are financing (if)
So far I have 6 lines 4 month2month (-25$) x4 // 2x 25$ device payment discounts and bill is around 272$ for all 6 lines (30GB) plan. Once the other 2 pay off their phones that will be -50 and less taxes.
I expect it to be around 200-205$ ish for 6 lines.
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The financing is the same for either company. Add it if you want, just add it to BOTH calculations if you're comparing costs between two carriers.

Restola said:
So you have some old grandfathered deal on tmobile? If I did 5 unlimited lines on tmobile it would cost me $335(...)
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I managed to lock the 2 for $100 promotional rate back in June

timeToy said:
I managed to lock the 2 for $100 promotional rate back in June
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How much taxes exactly do you have on this plan? I will be buying preloaded tmobile sim maybe today and wait for 6.0 OTA and test band12. My friend has this 100$/2 line plan I know it's +40 per line extra but how much with taxes? thanks