Dear Susan, Under the AT&T terms of service document, which is available online in fully accessible format, only one statement is generated for a family plan account. Family members not the phone company are responsible for divvying up the bill and paying the primary account holder what they owe. Each line has a two-year contract. If you are moving in a year, you should be certain of the AT&T coverage for your new area as it might be expensive to back out of a contract. Different parts of the country usually have great service from one or two carriers but not another. It would not surprise me to learn that you may be moving from an area with good AT&T coverage to an area with poor coverage. Inconsistent service quality from local area to local area is common with the national carriers.
If you have WIFI at home, download the app updates, NLS books, and other big files on WIFI. You will rarely need more than one gig of data. If you are looking for inexpensive plans, consider the $30 T-Mobile plan for unlimited data and text and 100 voice minutes. Free calling apps like Vonage and Magic Jack can bridge the difference for most people. Ting, which uses the Sprint network, also offers a $30 plan. I wrote the article ‘iPhone on the Cheap” on AppleVis. The most expensive part of owning an iPhone is the cost of monthly service, not the phone itself. In researching the article, I found that most people bought much more service than what they needed or used. It was as if most people were buying a shopping cart full of great food each month only to throw three quarters of it away uneaten. Essentially, they are paying a lot of money for wireless service they will never need. Save the money and boost your independent digital lifestyle even more with some cool apps, brilliant new technology or anything else that makes your life better. Kelly On 11/21/14, susan <[email protected]> wrote: > I understand about unlimited minutes etc. We will be moving within the year > and hubby and I are reluctant to give up a landline completely. My question > was about data usage, which I understand better after some research. My > daughter and soninlaw have a family plan with AT&T with I think 10gb data, > so I think we will try to go with their package if we can. I don’t know how > complicated billing gets with separate addresses, but I’m sure it must be > doable. My daughter’s going to talk to them this week to see what she can > find out. My next question involves whether to order/purchase through Apple > online or the carrier itself, lol, but this should be simple for you all to > tell me. So many choices, so much confusion, smile. Many thanks. > > Susan > > From: Alan J Paganelli > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 12:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: seeking advice on purchase of first iphone > > I would start by asking myself what I wantan iPhone for. Will the phone > replace a home telephone? Will it be my only phone? If it’s to be an only > phone, then you could be able to afford a larger plan. The problem with a > buck of minutes is, You would be forced to tell somebody; hey I can’t talk > to you now, I’m on my day-time minutes. That’s like saying your not > important enough for me to use my day-time minutes on. At the other end of > the scale is unlimited. This means what it says. Unlimited talk 24/7. I > have an unlimited talk, texting and 15 gigs worth of datashaired between 2 > iPad Airs and 2 iPhones. I’m with AT&T who just sent me a message offering > to up that to 30 gigs if I re-up for another 2 years. Data is if you buy > music from iTunes, a book, an audio book, an app etc. > > In my opinion, it’s better to have it and not need it then to need it and > not have it. If your keeping a home telephone with an answering machine you > may get by with less on a cell package. The home based telephone is fast > vanishing.My package is just under $200 but like I said, that covers 2 > iPhones with unlimited talk and unlimited texting and 15 gigs worth of data. > My wife likes her Farmville and facebook. I like facebook myself and we > have never even come close to the 15 gig limit. > > HTH > > > > Regards, > Alan > Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your parents? Act now!!!!! Move out. > Get > a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. > Please click on: > http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ > There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on > the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! > The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still > available upon request. Thanks for listening! > > > From: susan > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: seeking advice on purchase of first iphone > > Hi listers, > After using an Ipod Touch for about a year, I’m about ready to take the > plunge of purchasing my first Iphone. I find myself somewhat confused when > comparing rate plans among the various U.S. carriers. My primary > question/concern is how to determine what data usage I need. In other words, > how do streaming, downloading, email use etc. impact daily and monthly data > allotments and how do I determine how much I am likely to need? What about > individual vs. family plans? Please feel free to contact me off list at > [email protected] if you’d prefer. Sorry for the basic questions but > info much needed and appreciated. > > Susan > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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