How much do YOU pay for your personal cell phone plan?

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EngenZerO

Diamond Member
Dec 24, 2001
5,099
2
0
$89.99

I have 2 phones

500 anytime minutes
Free nights and weekends
Free internet
1000 mobile to mobile
 

CraigRT

Lifer
Jun 16, 2000
31,440
5
0
Free Weekends
Free Evenings (after 6pm)
Free lunchtime calling (12-1pm)
50 anytime minutes aside from this.

$30+ tax CANADIAN
that's about $23 USD.

Telus Mobility rocks
 

Ausm

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
25,213
14
81
US Cellular

800 anytime minutes
unlimited weekends and nights
text messaging

45/month

Ausm
 

Thegonagle

Diamond Member
Jun 8, 2000
9,773
0
71
Verizon America's Choice (National Plan):
400 peak minutes for $40;
Unlimited N+W;
No charge for domestic long distance (I don't even have long distance on my home phone);
1000 Mobile to Mobile (since my sister and father also use Verizon, this usually conserves about 100 peak minutes per month, leaving my typical peak usage somewhere between 200 and 300).

My $40 plan costs a little less than $45 on the bottom line.

I know I could get more peak minutes on a $40 plan from someone else, but my usage wouldn't change, and I never go over my allowance as it is. Competitors' local and national plans for $30-35 offer too few peak minutes or lack free long distance, so I know $40 is my magic number.

I wouldn't change from Verizon unless I was going to save money. I won't dump my home phone to save money either, because my cell phone number is my private number. I don't give that out to anyone and everyone, because when I'm out, I'm probably busy. If you're my friend, you can have my cell phone number. Otherwise, you can call me at home. (If you're kind enough to leave a message when I'm not home, I'll be a good sport and call you back. :) )
 

DAM

Diamond Member
Jan 10, 2000
6,102
1
76
Sprint Nationwide

500 Any time
4000 Night/WE @ 8 PM
Free PCS to PCS
$39.99
 

RagingBITCH

Lifer
Sep 27, 2003
17,618
2
76
Sprint PCS
750 Anytime
750 N&W
Free Wireless Web
In-Texas only, $.25 for long distance per minute
$15.00 per month
 

new2AMD

Diamond Member
Jul 18, 2001
5,312
0
0
Verizonwireless....35.00 for 350 anytime and unlimited nights/weekends.
going down to 33.99 for 400 and unlimited due to companies deal with verizonwireless.
 

ItsPat

Senior member
Jun 22, 2003
288
0
71
T-mobile National Rate Plan

600 Anytime
Unlimited Nights
Unlimited Weekends
Unlimited Mobile-to-Mobile
Unlimited Text Messages

$49.95
 

minendo

Elite Member
Aug 31, 2001
35,560
22
81
300 Anytime
Unlimited Nights and weekends starting at 8pm
Wireless web
Ringers and more
50 text messages

$29.99/month
 

PoPPeR

Diamond Member
Oct 9, 2002
6,993
0
0
1000 anytime, unlimited nights weekends, unlimited mobile-mobile, nights start at 7, 3 lines (family plan), $110 a month

sister uses about 500 of the anytime and last month logged 2000 night/weekend minutes lol
last month i logged about 200 anytime and 200 nights/weekends
mom logged 50/100

we're with Sprint
 

dabuddha

Lifer
Apr 10, 2000
19,579
17
81
$39.99/month for mine. 550 anytime minutes, unlimited N&W
$29.99/month for wife. 200 anytime minutes, unlimited N&W

If the AT&T asshats would create a national family plan, i'd be all over it. They have one but it's for their crap GSM system so I have to keep these plans instead.
 

teddymines

Senior member
Jul 6, 2001
940
0
0
I'd be interested to see the ACTUAL BILL cost if you made calls within the plan. Nobody sends in a check for $29.95 a month...it's always more.

What is it after taxes, surcharges, fees, etc?
 

brtspears2

Diamond Member
Nov 16, 2000
8,660
1
81
1000 Anytime
Unlimited Night and weekend
50 txt messages
the usual roaming, long distance package.

~$21 a month after taxes. How you may ask? Shop gave me $225 to sign up, and $100 from a bootleg mail in rebate the shop did for me. $39.99 plan + tax = roughly $45 a month.
$45 x 12 = $540 - 325 = $215 + $35 activation = ~$21
 

dabuddha

Lifer
Apr 10, 2000
19,579
17
81
Originally posted by: brtspears2
1000 Anytime
Unlimited Night and weekend
50 txt messages
the usual roaming, long distance package.

~$21 a month after taxes. How you may ask? Shop gave me $225 to sign up, and $100 from a bootleg mail in rebate the shop did for me. $39.99 plan + tax = roughly $45 a month.
$45 x 12 = $540 - 325 = $215 + $35 activation = ~$21


How much was the phone though?
 

brtspears2

Diamond Member
Nov 16, 2000
8,660
1
81
Originally posted by: dabuddha
Originally posted by: brtspears2
1000 Anytime
Unlimited Night and weekend
50 txt messages
the usual roaming, long distance package.

~$21 a month after taxes. How you may ask? Shop gave me $225 to sign up, and $100 from a bootleg mail in rebate the shop did for me. $39.99 plan + tax = roughly $45 a month.
$45 x 12 = $540 - 325 = $215 + $35 activation = ~$21


How much was the phone though?

Bring your own phone, free sim card from shop. I like my trusty unlocked Nokia 8390 over all new phones with color screens and more junk I wouldn't use anyways. Else you will give up the $225 cash for almost all phones, except the newest of new.
 

777php

Diamond Member
Jul 17, 2001
3,498
0
0
Verizon
$39
700 Anytime
Unlimited Nights and Weekends starting at 8pm to 7am
Free mobile web
 

DT4K

Diamond Member
Jan 21, 2002
6,944
3
81
US Cellular

Local plan (I don't travel very often so it's all I need)

1100 anytime minutes
Unlimited nights and weekends (nights dont start until 9pm:()
Free long distance

39.99/month

We have two of the above, so altogether we get 2200 anytime minutes and two phones for 80 bucks a month.
It was a better deal with more total minutes to get two of these plans instead of one of the family/shared plans.
 

cyclistca

Platinum Member
Dec 5, 2000
2,885
11
81
Originally posted by: brtspears2


Bring your own phone, free sim card from shop. I like my trusty unlocked Nokia 8390 over all new phones with color screens and more junk I wouldn't use anyways. Else you will give up the $225 cash for almost all phones, except the newest of new.

No kidding. I'm looking at finally getting a cell phone. It seem like the phones that all the providers offer have so much crap on them. I just want a phone to make calls on. I don't care about things like playing games or listening to MP3's.

 

Nocturnal

Lifer
Jan 8, 2002
18,927
0
76
$49.99 a month for 2000 anytime, unlimited nights, weekends, direct connect, free long distance/roaming.
 

Supermercado

Diamond Member
Jan 18, 2002
5,893
0
76
400 shared anytime
Unlimited N&W
Unlimited mobile to mobile between the two phones we have on the plan (mine and my parents)

$60/month for it. I pay half and they pay half.

Verizon, btw.