Re: AT&T data shared plans - Was Re: iPhone as personal hotspot.

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:50:41 -0700

Here's part of the issue going forward though. Currently AT&T doesn't force you to choose one of their shared data plans. However my understanding from a area manager of AT&T's is that once the iPhone 5 comes out. They're going to adopt the same model VZ has. Meaning that if you want the upgrade price on a device. They're going to force you to switch in to 1 of these shared data plans. So, unless you wanta either pay full price for your devices or buy older 1's off of Ebay, etc. Now, I'm not sure about any of you. However, I don't have the money to pay full price for a new iPhone 5 when it comes out. So, perhaps none of us will have much of a choice going forward. Or, we'll keep using older devices. These are questions we'll have to ask ourselves. We'll also have to wait & see if they really adopt this model going henceforth. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <scottn3...@gmail.com> 
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Subject: Re: AT&T data shared plans - Was Re: iPhone as personal hotspot.


Raul,
Where things get incredibly silly is as you increase your data from perhaps 4Gb to 6Gb the base cost goes down but the per phone charge goes up. So, the only way these data plans make sense is for people with lots of devices. AT&T really did not take into account the families with two or three phones. The $70 for unlimited text and voice is not to bad I suppose, although the cost for text is so out of line with reality, but hey it is a cash-cow for carriers. :)
On Aug 29, 2012, at 11:53 PM, Raul A. Gallegos <r...@raulgallegos.com> wrote:
Hi, basically here's how they work. You get unlimited voice calls and texts. You pay for a base plan, which doesn't include any phones, but then you pay for each phone you add. As an example, if you go with a 4gb plan with 3 phones, you would pay $70 for the plan itself and $40 per phone. So, do the math. 70 + 120 is 190 plus tax. Now if you take one of their older plans like the 700 minute shared minute plan with unlimited text and mobile to any mobile and 3 phones, the cost is 60 for the plan, plus 30 for the texting, plus roughly 10 per each phone, plus the data on those phones. So, 60 plus 30 plus 30 for 3 phones makes 120. Now add data. Let's say 30 per phone for 3gb each. that's an extra 90 making it 210. So maybe going with the 4gb plan for those same 3 phones will save you 20. However if you have an older plan like the one paying 15 or 20 per month on data plans, then switching to the new data shared plan costs more. 

Hope this helps.

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On 8/26/2012 8:52 PM, Vicky Collins wrote:

I just went to the AT&T site, and looks like they now have the personal
hotspot feature free with their new shared data plans as well.  I have
it under one of their older plans, and so am paying extra for it.
Although, grin, perhaps I'm not really paying any more in the long run,
but I just couldn't figure that out for sure.  I tried to wade through
the AT&T site to understand their shared data information, but finally
just got kind of frustrated and quit looking for right now.

----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Barry <krba...@gmail.com
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Date sent: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:42:51 -0400
Subject: RE: iPhone as personal hotspot.

In theory yes; however I have the old plan and tethering works.
I don't use it as I have zero  need to do it.
I'll never sign up for the  new rippoff so-called shared data plans.

At 08:05 PM 8/26/2012, you wrote:
Right if you have vzw's new plan it is included however if you are on
one of
the old plans it is still an add on feature.


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-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of CD
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 6:56 PM
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Subject: RE: iPhone as personal hotspot.

I don't know.  Verizon does it with their shared plan.  It's a new thing.

-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Jenifer
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 3:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: iPhone as personal hotspot.

Does at&t?
On Aug 26, 2012, at 6:34 PM, "CD" <cd5...@gmail.com> wrote:

Verizon has tethering free but I haven't figured out how to do it either.


-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jenifer
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 3:28 PM
To: The iPhone List
Subject: iPhone as personal hotspot.

Hi all.
How would I set my iPhone 4S as a personal wy-fy hotspot that I can
connect my Mack to?  I have wy-fy at home but not anywhere else. Any
suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Jenifer

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