Cell Phone Data Plans

[Sparko]

And this allows Sparko to get a free iPhone 6 Plus?

I want my Obamaphone!!!

[Cow Poke]

I want my Obamaphone!!!

I'm doing my best NOT to post that video.

[robrecht]

I want my Obamaphone!!!

Sounds like you already have an ObamaPhone 6 Plus.

[Sparko]

Sounds like you already have an ObamaPhone 6 Plus.

still waiting on it.

[Sparko]

[Jedidiah]

I am a big, dumb dinosaur.

[Cow Poke]

still waiting on it.

still?

[Zymologist]

This is my phone. It is primitive, expendable, and cheap*. It's perfect.

*Cost me all of $13, to be specific. Minutes cost me about $10 a month; $20 if I'm liberal with my texts.

[Cow Poke]

This is my phone. It is primitive, expendable, and cheap*. It's perfect.

*Cost me all of $13, to be specific. Minutes cost me about $10 a month; $20 if I'm liberal with my texts.

Liberals ALWAYS make things cost more!

[Zymologist]

Liberals ALWAYS make things cost more!

I knew I shoulda used a different word.

[Cow Poke]

I knew I shoulda used a different word.

You threw a perfect pitch, I HAD to swing!

[Sparko]

I am a big, dumb dinosaur.

It took me years to decide to get a cell phone. I didn't like people being able to call me all the time no matter where I was.

[Bill the Cat]

Wow, had an interesting powwow with ATT.... We are one of the few remaining "unlimited everything" plan holders, and apparently ATT is working hard to end those.

My granddaughter is on my plan, and was due for an upgrade. She wanted a fancy new phone that was going to be $199 with a 2 year contract.

The ATT dude tried to talk us into the "Next" plan, where we paid only $27 up front, and $27 a month for 24 months. That means we pay the FULL PRICE of the $600 phone ON TOP of our current plan. When I resisted, he said he could save me that much money by switching us from our unlimited plan to their shared data plan.

Then it got confusinger. When I asked why I would want to pay $600 for a phone instead of $200, he insisted I was already paying for the other $400 in my data plan.

I said, "OK, but if I do the $27 for 24 months, it doesn't DECREASE my current plan, it ADDS TO IT".
Well, he said, "NOT if we change you to the shared data plan!"

OK, I said, my granddaughter uses 10 Gigs a month, so that's 2/3rds of the 15 Gig plan you want to sell me, and once I give up my UNLIMITED plan, I can never get it back!

He started getting angry, and there were a couple small children running and screaming in the store, and another salesman brought another couple to our same small table, and it was getting really hectic.

I said, "OK, maybe I'm not understanding something, but I don't see how it benefits me to give up my unlimited plan AND pay $27 a month MORE for a phone that will end up costing me $600 instead of $200. He seemed to be getting angrier, and I called a time-out, and said my wife and granddaughter will step outside and discuss this.

We walked outside, and my wife reminded me that we did our LAST upgrade through BEST BUY, and they had given us a better price on the plan, AND a $50 Best Buy gift card.

SO, off to Best Buy we drive, where a helpful young man tries to sell me on the "next" plan, but when I explain my circumstances, he respond with a big smile "OH, then this wouldn't make any sense for you at all, but OUR phone is $149 instead of $199 PLUS you get a $50 Best Buy gift card that you can immediately apply to the purchase!

So, we got a MUCH better attitude, AND saved $100 bucks by upgrading through Best Buy!

So, how bout it --- are you on one of the unlimited data plans, or a shared plan, or what? And have you had any difficulty trying to EXTEND your unlimited plan?

I'm thinking that the ATT guy must get a bonus or something for getting us out of the unlimited plan, because he sure was determined!

Sprint tried the same thing on me when I upgraded my son's phone last month. I ended up going through Amazon and getting him a Galaxy S4 for a penny and I got to keep my unlimited everything plan. I've used Amazon's upgrades for all 5 of our lines, and each time, I got the phone for a penny. It wasn't the newest and shiniest one they had to offer, but the previous generation phone which still kicked the old phone's butt.

[Bill the Cat]

Remind me why I'd want a cell phone?

To talk to people?

[Bill the Cat]

I hardly ever use the data on my phone. Just about everywhere I go there is wi-fi. I use about 1/2 gig a month at most. Most of the time a lot less than that.

I have teenagers that love to go places. They use over 10 G per month just for the girls. Adam uses about 3-4 on youtube watching Minecraft videos no matter hwere we are.