Originally Posted By DVC_dad Keep in mind these plans are in ADDITION to your VOICE plan or "minutes" which you can now get UNLIMITED minutes for $99. This is straight from the ATT website copied and pasted: UNLIMITED Data (Email and Web Browsing), Visual Voicemail iPhone 3G requires qualified voice and data plans. Monthly Cost Data Plan for iPhone When using iPhone for access to personal email, web browsing, or consumer applications such as games. $30 Enterprise Data Plan for iPhone When using iPhone to access corporate email, company intranet sites, and/or other business solutions/applications. $45 Unlimited Text Messages $20 1500 Text Messages $15 200 Text Messages $5 "Pay Per Use" Text Messages $0.20 (per text if no plan selected)
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Not sure what you mean about you never pay what the rate is with AT&T. Using my online AT&T Wireless account I can easily see exactly where my minutes are, where my data and text is, where my rollover minutes are, and even my weekend/after hours minutes, and I can easily tell exactly how the monthy charge is derived. Now there was a time in the recent past where I couldn't tell, but seriously it's pretty easy to track now on the website. As for paying more than the rate, there are government taxes and so on that are passed through but I don't think they are significantly more than the rate, and I assume all of the carriers are that way when it comes to rates.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut and nothing to the cool factor, the iPhone is the easiest and most reliable smart phone I have ever used. Much more intuitive than a palm. Way better than crash and virus proned windows mobile devices and the touch screen is much easier to use than small keyboards. The menu system is much easier to get around than a blackberry or palm with no stylus to lose. Now it is a heavy device. Heavier than any of my previous smart phones. Now adding the apps that are available it gets even better. I look at the iPhone as a small computer as opposed to a blackberry or palm that is a beefed up cell phone. To each their own, but I dont bling out my phone and I dont show it off. I use it as thats what it is intended for. heck, I dont really even use the iPod feature of it since I still have my 30gig 5g with me.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Oh I USE the iPod feature HEAVILY!!! mostly for listening to music while doing laundry and the like. I probably use the iPod funtions 3 or 4 hours per day minimum.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad speaking of blinging out the phone... Are there any aftermarket rims available? How does one bling out a phone nut?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Nobody has mentioned how it does with "Pong" and "Pacman" yet<< LOL!
Originally Posted By Ursula ^ See, that tells me no solid answer. So, it is $99 on top of what I'm already paying ($80 for two phones)? Each? and I don't need unlimited minutes, so I don't want to pay more for stuff I don't use. Let's just face it, I am frugal and I am the AT&T's worst nightmare customer. My rate plan is $58.59 and my bill comes to $79 and change. Why? I don't know.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Okay here is the deal. If you don't currently have an iPhone... your current rate plan will not change. HOWEVER... You will have to subtractd ANY current internet and text fees that you incur with the phone that is about to get replaced by an iPhone. Then you ADD BACK according to the fees listen above. You keep your talk minutes but ADD data (interent, email, etc...) and ADD text messaging. In MY case I will get unlimited of both so I will pay my talk minutes... PLUS $30 for unlimited data and $20 for unlimited TEXT, which will add a total of $50 to my voice plan, whatever that voice plan may be. If your iPhone is an additional line currently and you only are paying $9.99 and sharing your minutes with some other phones, then your minimum will be $9.00 plus the rates above for only the iPhone. Does that make any sense?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad ooops! that should say... "your minimum will be $9.99 plus" Okay I confess, it is very confusing but I do understand it and it is expensive but worth it to me personally.
Originally Posted By Ursula and yes, I read the statement and I look on line, too. So that's why I don't believe the rates they say they have. I really just need to go into a store and speak with someone.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Oh yeah and to even BUY the iPhone no matter if its an upgrade or full retail fee, you MUST sign another 2 year contract to even GET it.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<that's why I don't believe the rates they say they have.>>> ROFL!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!! hahahaha!!! I really am serious, I love you Ursula.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad You probably should do in to speak with someone. If they start to stutter, and develop a nervous tick of some type, ask for someone else! I think that many of the store employees are very good on rates and plans EXCEPT when it comes to the iPhone.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut << How does one bling out a phone nut?>> Flashy cases and skins or those call phone charms things that are popular. As far as older phones, people used to get the lighted cases that flash when you get a call or a blinking antennae or flashy colored cases. stuff like that. heck I remember at one point I had a clear case on my nokia and it flashed different colors whenever I got a call and the antennae blinked all the time and I wore it on my belt so that people could see that it flashed. as to today I have a plain black case and keep it in my pocket.
Originally Posted By Ursula Well, that sound simple, if that is indeed the case. I wouldn't pay extra for texting but I would pay extra for unlimited data. I will just pay $30 extra per phone?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad LOL!!!!!!!!!! My nephew has a Confederate Flag (Stars and Bars) case and his phone plays Dixie (Thinkn Dukes of Hazzard car horn) when it rings. For the record, I do NOT agree with this and I chastise him every time I see or hear it.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut <<you MUST sign another 2 year contract to even GET it.>> Why is that a serious problem with everyone? Almost any time you get a new phone you have to sign a new 2 year contract. You can buy the new iPhone for full price without getting a new contract just like other phones.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut oh and to clarify the Belgium thing, they do not allow electronic devices to be subsidized with contracts, so they have to pay full price no matter what.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Well yes you will have to pay the $30 for unlimited Data/Internet/email/youtube/blah blah blah BUT you will have to pay for a text messaging plan OR if you don't you will have to simply pay as you go for text messages. That is why the little rate per message is there on that schedule I pasted, for people who don't do much text'ing. The $30 data is mandatory, you can't NOT get that.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<You can buy the new iPhone for full price without getting a new contract just like other phones. >>> NOPE, not this time. You can't. Let me see if I can find the link.
