Thank you for the details, Mary. They will help me when decision time comes.
Cathy
>As you said it sounds like my local At & T is particularly helpful. We ran the >numbers together and it came out cheaper to buy the phone outright. They have >easy access to my usage so I do it with the sales person. It is not the next plan. I >periodically go in and ask about what changes exist with their plans as they seem >to change at least every year. Below is from my bill. I use a home phone add on. >Hope this helps. Mary Davidson
Mobile Share for Wireless Home Phone$20.00
International Roaming Block$0.00
Total Monthly Plan Charges$20.00
Surcharges & Fees$2.96
Government Fees & Taxes$2.21
Total for —home phone-----0$25.17
— my iPhone 6(phone already paid) data and phone service———$50.83
— my iPad cellular data--- $11.60
Total for Wireless accounts$87.60
On Jun 13, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Devitt devittad@comcast.net [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Are you on the Next plan, the 2-year contract plan or did you buy your phone outright at the beginning? What phone do you have and how long have you had it?
My 2-year contract with ATT will be up in October. It would be great to hear a little more about your experience so I can make a wise decision when it is time to reup.
Glad to hear your local office is so helpful. At mine, it depends who you talk to. Last time I was assigned to a new agent who pushed the Next plan really hard. When I got home and ran the numbers I realized with Next I'd be paying a lot more than staying with the then standard 2-year contract. (I didn't want a new phone every year.) Had to go back to make the switch.
Cathy
> I bought my iPhone through AT& T and I have a much lower monthly cost for service. I would check which companies have service in the areas one wants to go ( which countries in S America) and then compare prices for service.
>
> I have been very satisfied with my local AT & T. They are happy to go over how I can get my service as low in cost as I can for the service I want and they retroactively added a month of foreign service a couple of years ago when I ran up a bunch of charges when I was visiting family in Canada which saved me a lot of money.
>
> Mary Davidson
>
> On Jun 12, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Devitt devittad@comcast.net [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
> I hope you get what you need, Kris. I wonder what hoops you'd have to jump through to get a carrier when you return to the states with your unlocked iPhone. Since they wouldn't be subsidizing your phone in any way, would ATT still expect you to pay the same monthly charge as their NEXT customers who are paying off the phones ATT provided at the beginning of the contract? Or would you be able to pay for provided service only?
>
> Somehow I doubt they have two pricing tiers, so you'd be paying premium prices for a "subsidized" phone you actually bought yourself. They win twice. I wonder how many other countries have telcoms who are allowed to set up such sweet deals for themselves?
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Mobile Share for Wireless Home Phone$20.00
International Roaming Block$0.00
Total Monthly Plan Charges$20.00
Surcharges & Fees$2.96
Government Fees & Taxes$2.21
Total for —home phone-----0$25.17
— my iPhone 6(phone already paid) data and phone service———$50.83
— my iPad cellular data--- $11.60
Total for Wireless accounts$87.60
On Jun 13, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Devitt devittad@comcast.net [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Are you on the Next plan, the 2-year contract plan or did you buy your phone outright at the beginning? What phone do you have and how long have you had it?
My 2-year contract with ATT will be up in October. It would be great to hear a little more about your experience so I can make a wise decision when it is time to reup.
Glad to hear your local office is so helpful. At mine, it depends who you talk to. Last time I was assigned to a new agent who pushed the Next plan really hard. When I got home and ran the numbers I realized with Next I'd be paying a lot more than staying with the then standard 2-year contract. (I didn't want a new phone every year.) Had to go back to make the switch.
Cathy
> I bought my iPhone through AT& T and I have a much lower monthly cost for service. I would check which companies have service in the areas one wants to go ( which countries in S America) and then compare prices for service.
>
> I have been very satisfied with my local AT & T. They are happy to go over how I can get my service as low in cost as I can for the service I want and they retroactively added a month of foreign service a couple of years ago when I ran up a bunch of charges when I was visiting family in Canada which saved me a lot of money.
>
> Mary Davidson
>
> On Jun 12, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Devitt devittad@comcast.net [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
> I hope you get what you need, Kris. I wonder what hoops you'd have to jump through to get a carrier when you return to the states with your unlocked iPhone. Since they wouldn't be subsidizing your phone in any way, would ATT still expect you to pay the same monthly charge as their NEXT customers who are paying off the phones ATT provided at the beginning of the contract? Or would you be able to pay for provided service only?
>
> Somehow I doubt they have two pricing tiers, so you'd be paying premium prices for a "subsidized&qu
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