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What is your plan... and the perks the carrier offers you.

Discussion in 'GENERAL Wireless Discussion' started by Nextel32708, Sep 15, 2008.

  1. Nextel32708

    Nextel32708 Junior Member
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    Location:
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    My Phone:
    Nokia Lumia 710
    Wireless Provider(s):
    T-Mobile (Voice/SMS/Data)
    I have T-Mobile.

    My Plan is:

    1500 Nationwide Preffered Family Talk Plan - $79.99 (2 lines)
    -- 9PM N/Ws, M2M, 1,000 Call Forwarding Minutes (per line), Call Waiting, Caller ID, & Voicemail.
    + $0.00 MyFaves add-on (essentially making me have a MyFaves plan with M2M and $10 less!)
    + $9.99 add-a-line (I've got three additional lines on my family plan)
    + $9.99 Unlimited FamilyTalk Text Messaging Package (grandfathered price)

    It comes to be approximatly $120.00 per month before taxes.

    I've been with T-Mobile for eight years. My 'loyalty perks' are: The 1500 Preffered Plan, 2xs the normal cal forwarding allotment, free MyFaves, and the grandfathered $9.99 FamilyTalk Mesaging Pack.

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    I also have a Samsung Katalyst which lets me place UMA calls (awesome feature for no service areas, or low signal) and it just uses my anytime (or N/W) minutes - and I can use any hotspot in the world! - I have an offer to get the Hotspot for families at the $10 discounted rate if I ever wanted it. :)

    T-Mobile also allows customers who are on their US network recieve international text messages for no extra charge (they just come out of your messaging bucket). And incoming international calls also can be received at no extra cost when on the T-Mobile USA network (just using bucket minutes).

    So there are two pluses right there. I get international roaming (via UMA), and incoming international calls and SMS; included in my rateplan.

    And their MobileLife online management system is cool too! I know other carriers have it - but I'm glad T-Mobile finally got it. I can back my contacts onto their servers, my SIM, and my phone! - and it's included! And I have detailed billing (yes I'm one of those people who got that 'feature' grandfathered!).

    T-Mobile works for me, and I feel I am getting a good value for my money. I was wondering what do you have, with whom?

    Best Regards,
    Nextel32708
     
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    #1 Nextel32708, Sep 15, 2008
  2. AnthroMatt

    AnthroMatt Big Meanie
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    Verizon, AT&T Prepaid
    No perks for me....I have the 1500 minute Talk/Data/Message share plan from Sprint with 4 lines for $170/mo + $5/mo for the Airave.
     
    #2 AnthroMatt, Sep 15, 2008
  3. QLR

    QLR RIP Note!
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    I don't have perks, either. Just a couple of discounts. I have a 3 line 1400 minute family plan with a BlackBerry on the first line. I also have 250 messages and insurance on the 1st line. I get $18 off my bill, $12 as a 15% discount on line 1 and $6 as a 20% discount for the BB plan. My plan is $122 before taxes and fees, equaling to $143 after those charges.

    I don't really consider M2M and night and weekend as perks because they are included in most carriers' plans. I did get 600 bonus minutes last year when I switched to the 1400 minute plan for the first time last year.... That only lasted for six months.
     
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    #3 QLR, Sep 15, 2008
  4. Gamer03

    Gamer03 Technology Aficionado
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    My Phone:
    Motorola X Pure
    Wireless Provider(s):
    Verizon Wireless
    We also do not have any perks. Our plan is as follows:

    • 3000 AT&T anytime minutes shared between a 4 line FS plan
    • Rollover minutes on all 4 lines
    • Unlimited 9 pm n&w minutes
    • Messaging Unlimited for Families (unlimited text, picture, video and IM on all 4 lines)
    • 2 PDA Personal add-ons (for our two Tilt's)
    • 2 Wireless Phone Insurance add-ons (for our two Tilt's)

    All together we pay around $250 per month with all of the taxes.
     
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    #4 Gamer03, Sep 15, 2008
  5. Ddeere2

    Ddeere2 Senior Member
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    My Phone:
    iPhone 3GS 16Gb
    Wireless Provider(s):
    AT&T
    I'm not sure if my plan has any perks, but I know since I have combined billing, I have unlimited minutes to people who have AT&T for their landline besides to other AT&T wireless customers. But my plan is:



    • Family plan with 3 lines with 700 anytime minutes.
    • Two lines have unlimited texting and data.

    • Two lines have wireless insurance

    Overall I pay around 130 a month, but it might go up if I get the Blackberry Bold. I know I only have 700 minutes for my plan, but with the rollover I have 5,073 minutes saved up. lol I don't use that many minutes, I usually use no more than 30 minutes a month and more mobile to mobile, N&W, and texting.
     
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  6. Jay2TheRescue

    Jay2TheRescue Resident Spamslayer
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    My Phone:
    Pixel 4a 5G
    Wireless Provider(s):
    AT&Tingular 310-410
    $50.00 rate plan

    550 anytime minutes with rollover
    unlimited N&W
    unlimited M2M

    $19.99 unlimited internet + POP email for my Tilt

    (2) $9.99 add a line phones for my parents

    Total minutes used last month: 2,521.

    Total cost after taxes: $103.00
     
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    #6 Jay2TheRescue, Sep 15, 2008
  7. Blue4Life

    Blue4Life Senior Member
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    My Phone:
    Moto RAZR 5G,G Stylus
    Wireless Provider(s):
    T-Mobile
    Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (SymbianOS/9.1; U; en-us) AppleWebKit/413 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/413 es70)

    $39.99 former AT&T Wireless blue rate plan
    • 600 anytime minutes
    • unlimited n&w minutes
    • unlimited m2m minutes
    • unlimited incoming SMS
    • ability to manually select & view the real network id
    • $24.99 unlimited data with POP/IMAP access to mMode e-mail account
     
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    #7 Blue4Life, Sep 15, 2008
  8. budney

    budney Resident Headbanger
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    Wireless Provider(s):
    AT&T
    I have the old Sprint Power Pack Family 2100 plan w/ 5 lines, and Family Power Pack Text (Unlimited Text). After some extras & taxes my bill is around $200 a month. I have two small perks. One is $10 Power Vision, and the other is a emplyee discount.
     
    #8 budney, Sep 15, 2008
  9. charlyee

    charlyee Ultimate Insanity
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    Location:
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    My Phone:
    iPhone X
    Wireless Provider(s):
    at&t/Airtel/Turkcell
    Cingular Family Talk Plan for 2 lines - $55.20 with discount

    FamilyTalk Nation 700
    Rollover & Unlimited Night/Weekend
    Unlimited Mobile-To-Mobile Minutes

    PDA Unlimited W/unlimited AT&T texting & 1500 other on the Treo.
    200 text messages, no data on the 6131.

    Rollover accumulated - 2324

    Monthly Bill - $119.51
     
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    #9 charlyee, Sep 16, 2008
  10. KyleAndMelissa22

    KyleAndMelissa22 Woot Woot, Splat !!!
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    Location:
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    My Phone:
    LG Lucid 3 / G4
    Wireless Provider(s):
    Verizon Wireless (SID 299, NID 173)
    2 Alltel Accounts, and each has an added line:
    Here's the accounts and their features:

    National Freedom 900
    My Circle 10 + 1 Bonus Number for going 2 years!
    900 anytime minutes
    Unlimited Night & Weekends
    Caller ID / Call Forwarding / 3-Way Calling
    Free roaming across the country in most places
    My phone is an LG AX4270, and I have a backup LG AX300, Brand New In Box
    (so I'm under contract until August 2010).

    My other account is
    National Freedom 1400
    with 1400 anytime minutes & all the same features + the added line has unlimited text/pix/video for an extra $20

    The bill for my Nat'l Freedom 900 plan is $82.00/mo including taxes and fees.
    The bill for the Nat'l Freedom 1400 plan is $120.00/mo including taxes and fees.

    So we pay about $200 per month for 4 lines with unlimited My Circle calling.

    To make it sound affordable, that's about $50 per person!
    I'm very happy with Alltel and to me this is well worth it!
     
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    #10 KyleAndMelissa22, Sep 16, 2008
  11. M in LA

    M in LA Mobile 28 Years Plus
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    My Phone:
    iPhone 13 Pro Max, XS Max
    Wireless Provider(s):
    Verizon (since 1994)
    Verizon Wireless
    $31.99 Nationwide 450 Minutes/Unlimited Nights, Weekend, and M2M Minutes (20% discount off of $39.99)

    AT&T
    $39.99 National 450 with Rollover/Unlimited M2M/5000 Nights and Weekend Minutes (1523 Rollover minutes so far)

    T-Mobile
    $19.99 National Business/Govt. Plan with 60 Anytime/60 Weekend/500 M2M Minutes

    Total: $91.97 plus taxes (about $101 overall for 3 lines with 3 carriers)
     
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    #11 M in LA, Sep 17, 2008
  12. larry

    larry Sprint loyalist and former mod
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    The data portion of my plan is:

    $10/mo for unlimited internet, text messaging and picture mail. I have to stay on the regular Sprint Vision phones to keep this plan though.

    I also get a 10% credit union discount and a 5% loyalty discount on my overall plan.
     
    #12 larry, Sep 17, 2008
  13. dmapr

    dmapr Silver Senior Member
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    My Phone:
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    Wireless Provider(s):
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    $39.99 former AT&T Wireless blue rate plan before the 22% discount
    • 850 anytime minutes
    • unlimited n&w minutes (9PM)
    • unlimited m2m minutes
    • unlimited incoming SMS
    • ability to manually select & view the real network id
    • $24.99 unlimited data with POP/IMAP access to mMode e-mail account and tethering allowed at $.001/MB

    Perks: somehow their billing system doesn't bill for tethering...
     
    #13 dmapr, Sep 17, 2008
  14. RadioRaiders

    RadioRaiders RF Black-Belt
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    My phone and bill are paid by my company ;)
    (...however, my wifes phone bill I have to pay :rant: )
     
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    #14 RadioRaiders, Sep 18, 2008
  15. fb

    fb Senior Member
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    Location:
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    My Phone:
    Blackberry Pearl 8100
    Wireless Provider(s):
    AT&T Wireless/Cingular Blue
    ATT (blue) America National 1200

    4 lines

    1200 anytime minutes + 650 bonus-- total 1850 anytime minutes
    Unlimited nights/weekends (7pm)
    Unlimited incoming SMS
    Unlimited M2M

    The perks would be the 650 bonus minutes...
    No rollover (it's a blue plan)

    The bill is about $107 a month including taxes.

    Works for us
     
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    #15 fb, Oct 3, 2008
  16. GemmaKnight

    GemmaKnight New Member

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    The plan I'm on is Sprint's Power Pack Family 550 with 5 lines of service and no perks needed or wanted. :)
     
    #16 GemmaKnight, Oct 5, 2008
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