Explain new AT&T Phone plan please!!

[gingib]

Unfortunately some of yall have been fooled into thinking this plan is cheaper..it is not.

You are paying $20-25 per month just for the phone and the plan is similarly priced.

I went to ATT today to look at my options.

The best route is to get the NEXT plan and keep your old phone. THen you come out ahead

[Jtrage]

I just switched to Verizon from ATT. They gave me close to $700 for my iPhone 6 to upgrade to an iphone 7S.

[fullsizeaggie]

Our bills went down when we did switch to the next plan. I own my phone and we are paying on the wife's phone. Now the decrease was due to me not "paying" for my phone anymore I can only imagine. We also get heavy discounts for having ATT, Directv and internet bundled together. I think that is the biggest bill reducer.

[Traildust]

I just switched to Verizon from ATT. They gave me close to $700 for my iPhone 6 to upgrade to an iphone 7S.

I was looking at there new unlimited data plan myself

[hogslayer78]

Att data plans are going down tomorrow. They are offering a few new plans for unlimited and cheaper. Att customers should have gotten an email

[35remington]

Unfortunately some of yall have been fooled into thinking this plan is cheaper..it is not.

You are paying $20-25 per month just for the phone and the plan is similarly priced.

I went to ATT today to look at my options.

The best route is to get the NEXT plan and keep your old phone. THen you come out ahead

This is wrong, but if you want to delude yourself, that's fine. Under the Next plan, AT&T stops charging the monthly cost of the phone as soon as the 24 or 30 months is over. Under the old plans, they kept padding the bill $20 every month you used the phone, even after your 24-month contract was up.

The phone price has always been the same. It sure is crazy what the price of a cell phone is, but they sure do a lot more than make calls I guess. I bought an iPhone out right from Apple the other day, and even with my discount it was almost $1000 after taxes.

[gingib]

Att data plans are going down tomorrow. They are offering a few new plans for unlimited and cheaper. Att customers should have gotten an email

YES!

IMO, this is only worth it IF you have kids who don't use WIFI but for adults who use wifi and have a job with internet it may not be cheaper.


And also I upgraded to a Iphone5 3 years ago for $99. There is no way you can tell me a $750 phone split into 30 payments is cheaper

[35remington]

And also I upgraded to a Iphone5 3 years ago for $99. There is no way you can tell me a $750 phone split into 30 payments is cheaper

Go find a copy of your bill for the months following that purchase. You paid way more than $99 for that phone.

[panhandlehunter]

I have phone insurance through Geek Squad. I want to say it's $11/month and when you need a new phone it's $150 or $200. I believe it covers up to 3 phones in 2 years. I'm terrible with phones, so it works for me. I dropped mine in the water in Port O'Connor a few weeks ago and got a new one(refurbished). I'm on my third phone in the past year and a half. Lol.

[Smart]

You folks that thought you were buying your phone for only $199 or $299 with a 2 yr contract were getting snowed. You were financing the remaining balance of your phone via your monthly bill.

When I got on the Next Plan with my Iphone 6, they gave my bill a $25 monthly credit for switching and then said you will now be paying $25 a month for this phone. So it was a wash. You are or were already paying for the whole phone through your bill before (albeit hidden) plus the $199 or $299 it cost you upfront. Now there is no hidden cost or upfront payment in the bill they just tell you your phone is this much a month.

[Deep_sea]

Yes the phone plans are cheaper now, as stated, once the phone is paid off in 24 months, that portion of your bill goes down. I went another route and bought a new phone from OnePlus. Great phone, $399 brand new overnighted to my house. It is an android phone and I have had it for 7-8 months. Love it, and love the price!

[nursejenn]

ATT next is actually cheaper for us...

On lines without a Next Plan, we pay $40/line for a smart phone access... if we have a Next plan on that line, the access fre is $15/line plus the cost of the phone (Next plan) which is $21/month... so we are actually getting new phones every 12-18 months and saving $4 per month, per line than if we would just keep our phones once paid off...

I've done the math and done it both ways...

[97JeepGuy]

I have an iPhone 5 for AT&T all payed off and ready to go for $100 if you want it. You can put the SIM card in and play around with it. Located in College Station. PM if interested.