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My father has decided to cave and call an 11th hour audible to get my brother his first smartphone for Christmas. I need a crash course in iPhones, if someone can. Country/Provider: US/Baltimore - ATT Current Contract Status: 3 dumbphones/1 Smartphone (android) on a FamilyTalk Nation 700 with Rollover with a 3gb data plan for the droid. All 3 dumbphones have full upgrade eligibility. Details: I assume that, since my brother has an iPad from college virtually attached to him at this point, he'll be better off staying in the Apple ecosystem. Reviewing AT&T's website, the following options are presented: Refurbs: AppleŽ iPhoneŽ 4 (8GB Black) (Refurb) - $0.99 With 2-year commitment AppleŽ iPhoneŽ 4s (16GB Black) (Refurb) - $0.99 With 2-year commitment AppleŽ iPhoneŽ 5 (32GB White) (Refurb) - $99.99 With 2-year commitment Apple iPhone 5c (16GB Blue) (Refurb) - $24.99 With 2-year commitment Apple iPhone 5s (16GB Silver) (Refurb) - $99.99 With 2-year commitment New: AppleŽ iPhoneŽ 5s (16GB Space Gray) - $199.99 With 2-year commitment AppleŽ iPhoneŽ 5c (16GB White) - $99.99 With 2-year commitment AppleŽ iPhoneŽ 4s (8GB Black) - $0.99 With 2-year commitment AppleŽ iPhoneŽ 4s (16GB White) - $49.99 With 2-year commitment Bottom line: Are any of the above reasonable deals? Good options? Is there a 3rd party I can get the phone through? Is there an alternative method I can squeeze a better deal out of AT&T with? If I go with one of those price points, which is the best option for someone who has never had a smartphone before and is kinda rough on phones in general? What kind of plan should I be shooting for? Is there some sort of shared data plan I can use between the 2 smartphones? I currently bump real close against the lovely 3gb plan on my phone, alone, and I feel like I'm using a gimped phone because I can't do all the cool poo poo they advertise without blowing through fucktons of data. Any advice is welcome.
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Country/Provider: US, just outside Baltimore. 4 lines on T-Mobile Current contract status: Just moved all lines in, open to get them all 4 out. Features I know I want: At least some Hotspot, Unlimited Data, no throttling. I got conned into moving my parents 2 lines off the TMo 55+ plan and my 2 lines off prepaid to a family plan by being told I could use a 20% Insider F&F code, which was a blatant lie that they will not honor. After 20 hours on with customer support this week just to get all the lines moved in, my patience with TMo is exhausted.
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Feb 4, 2024 03:02
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Duckman2008 posted:Big question is what was and what is your monthly rate? 2nd is did you buy any new phones, or was it all BYOD? If it was BYOD you can go wherever you want. All devices are BYOD. Previously, between the 2 plans, we were at about $170-180 total. New plan was supposed to be $185 before 20% discount. Only 3 of the lines will ever use mobile hotspot, and it doesn't need to be a lot, we only use it when traveling.
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