I've had just about enough with this high bill- we have at&t and pay $140 a month- 30 of it are taxes and don't have
-unlimited calling
-unlimited data
-unlimited texting

all we have on our two lines is 1400 anytime minutes- free weekends and evenings

on one of the two lines we have 200 texts- the other line 0

now -I guess since they have been losing customers they started up this A-list tthing- where you can have 5 numbers per line to call unlimited without using your anytime minutes

I still want to leave them- it's ridiculous

-but where should I go?

So your cell phone bill come to about 70 bucks per phone and you're complaining?

Mine is 200 and some change.


You could always go with Boost and get everything for 50 bucks a month. It's pay as you go and my son has it.

my rollover minutes are out of control! I lose a grip each month. At&t be bugging, I might switch to Verizon, they have better phones. I have an ipod Touch so I aint pressed about the iphone anyway. I want a Nokia! Nokia needs to step it up with their touch screen and apps.

I had a 600 phone bill last year.... 3 months in a row

Imago said:

Imago said:

Me, too. the biggest one was a grand.

Vendetta1 said:

Last January I'd had enough; I called my brother crying because he works for Verizon. He put me on an unlimited plan for less than $200 per month. And, I'm happy now.

Try Verizon.

Vendetta1 said:

veronikka said:

I wasn't thinking rationally.

Honey said:

Oh I have Verizon. unlimited don't cover international calls.

Vendetta1 said:

Nope.

to be honest the most satisfactory service Ive ever had ha been w Boost. They have this really cute Purple motorola. You have to put extra money on your account if you want to download ringtones or games, etc. But the $50 solid isn't bad compared to the hidden fees employees punch in at the purchase of a MetroPCS phone plus convenience fees.

With Boost
you get UNLIMITEd web, talk, and TEXT
for just $50

I say eliminate your contract with at&t and save ur $!!!!

Evvy said:

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Obviously ur in the US so I can't recommend anything, they're different companies down under. I'm changing networks soon though because I'm extremely unhappy with the service standards of Optus. My last cell bill came to $1,470 and there is no way I used it that much, it would have been less then $800 for sure. I'm thinking I may join Vodafone or Virgin mobile.

I've used T-Mobile for about six years - I love them. I pay about $50/month for 600 daytime minutes (which I've maxed out about twice in 6 years), and unlimited nights & weekends. I can receive up to 50 texts a month for free, I get charged 40 cents(?) for each text I send. I am not really a phone person, and I hate texting, so it works fine for me.


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oh my! maybe I should change my perspective-

how many of you guys have replaced your home phone with a cell phone?

Sprint allows you to call any cell number without using minutes. Any network.

I like AT&T...

2 lines with 900 shared anytime minutes, and one line with 200 texts= $70/ month

Mars23 said:

That's what saves me every month. I hardly use any of my minutes.

Also, have you guys checked with your companies where you work? A lot of companies offer employee discounts on your cell phone bill. I get 23% off my Sprint bill every month because of my employer.

thekidsgirl said:

That's not a bad deal. Does that include data?

Mars23 said:

Wait.
I'm a sprint customer. Does this mean when I make a cell-to-cell call, I don't use minutes?

And is this part of a special plan, or something all sprint customers are privy to?

daPrettyman said:

we never use that, so I don't even know what it is really
occasionally there will be an $.08 or $.16 charge labeled 'data' on the bill, so I suppose it's not included?

Look into one of the local coverage pay as you go phones like METRO PCS.

They offer unlimited every thing for $50ish. You do pay upfront for the phone but you pay for your phone anyway. (speaking of which shouldn't ATT give you a discount if you keep your phone over 2 years?)

And if you have to travel outside the coverage area get a $10 to $19 disposable from wal mart and a minutes card and forward your calls.
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daPrettyman said:

Nice! I get 15% off my AT&T bill through my employer, it's something

Imago said:

Everyone on Sprint.

This is a link to an ad. Not promoting Sprint, just FYI to show what I'm talking about.

http://anymobileanytime.s...e:1000x190

daPrettyman said:

$30 unlimited data and $15 unlimited text for a family plan, dont know about individual plans

thekidsgirl said:

Yeah, that means it's not included.

Mars23 said:

I don't know if it includes all of the plans. I know in the 450 minute data plan and the unlimited data plan, you can. Not sure about the other plans, though.

daPrettyman said:

Yea, I guess you need a data plan. I just assumed most people have data anymore.

450 $69.99
900 $89.99

Those plans include unlimited data, text, and calling to any cell number.

Mars23 said:

With the 450 plan, I never use any of my minutes. Every time I call customer service, they try to get me to upgrade to the unlimited plan, there is no need when you only use about 200 minutes on your plan. The rest are mobile to mobile minutes.