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08-21-2008 at 8:41 AM
OleMissBride
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Do you have an iPhone? Questions...

So I'm really wanting an iPhone now but am confused about the plans through AT&T.  Currently we're on a Family Plan w/~450min @ ~$70 a month.  We don't have any sort of internet plan. 

So if I'm reading the AT&T website correctly, the family plans they offer for the iPhone include unlimited internet for 2 phones.  I can't figure out if you can just add it for one for $xx per month.  I'm starting to think they want you to just buy the phones and  hope most people will deal with the additional cost  when they get their first bill.  I just want to know the bottom line- in dollars.

Can anyone help??  THANKS!
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08-21-2008 at 8:44 AM
txlonghornbride
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Check out the rates on this page - I think you'd want the Family talk plan.

 

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/specials/iphone-info.jsp 

 
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08-21-2008 at 8:45 AM
kris216
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The iPhone rates and plans are different than regular phone plans.  I don't think you can have have one non-iPhone and one iPhone on a family plan.  I also don't think you can have internet for only one phone of a two-phone family plan.  I don't know for sure though, so you should probably just call AT&T.
 
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08-21-2008 at 8:48 AM
Julia_JJ
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure the family plans have to be two iPhones or more, not any combination of two or more phones.


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08-21-2008 at 8:54 AM
txlonghornbride
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Sorry, I missed that.

If you have one iPhone and one regular, you'd need one iPhone individual plan ($70) plus whatever regular individual plan you want.  I don't think you can  combine the two in to one plan.

 
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08-21-2008 at 9:25 AM
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I don't know about after the rate change with the iPhone 3G, but it definitely used to be possible under the old rate plans to add an iPhone line to a family plan with a non-iPhone.  Back in those days, you paid $9.99 for the additional line and then $20 for the data plan.  That same data plan is $30 now, plus $5 more for text messages, so my gut says you could add an iPhone line to a family plan for $45/month.  I don't know why AT&T would shoot themselves in the foot and make every phone on the plan be an iphone...

 (of course, once one of you has an iPhone, the other will need one!)

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08-21-2008 at 11:17 AM
lukndi
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I'm a lurker, but we just went through this so I can contribute.  You can add the iphone data plan to your existing plan for $30.  That is for unlimited data (internet, emails)  if you want text messages as well they come in $5- 200, $15 -1500, etc.

 We upgraded my DH's phone to an iphone. Kept our family plan and added the data and some texts.  No need to change your original minutes plan, just add the $30 data plan to your bill now and you can use the iphone

 That being said, if you both want iphones, it would be $60 more a month plus text package, if you want that.  At that point, you may re-evaluate your plans and go with something else.  Also, don't think that the prices in the brochures are the only packages, get a good rep and ask the TOTAL price, don't let them talk you into one of the plans on the brochure, just becuase you think it's the only ones available !

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08-21-2008 at 11:27 AM
stumpyswife
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DH and I had a family plan with the original iPhone and a regular phone.  All they did was add a data package to the family plan.  Just ask at an AT&T store.
 
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