I need IPhone advice

[Blue.Fairy2]

actually the price plans are not the same. I could search but hate searching Dis for threads lol But a few months back there was a thread on plans offered and there were differences. Even in this thread, the 550 family plan someone mentioned is not available for me. The lowest family plan for my zip code is 700 min for $70.

I agree rate plans and packages change region to region. That could be why some have unlimited plans and nordkin does not.

 

[Green Tea]

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

here are the 3G plans. If you have an original phone, the data package is $10 less and 200 text messages are included

 

[Blue.Fairy2]

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

here are the 3G plans. If you have an original phone, the data package is $10 less and 200 text messages are included

that must be in your area.

My Rate Plan
FamilyTalk Nation 700 Rollover & Unlimited Night/Weekend & Unlimited Mobile-To-Mobile Minutes
$60.00


My family talk 700 is no where near $129.99 as you can see and only 9.99 each additional phone not 39.99 each add phone.

I copied and pasted this from my area's ATT site

Feature
Please note: Data plan for iPhone is required for the life of your iPhone service and cannot be removed in the future.
Data Plan for iPhone $30.00/month


Data Plan for iPhone includes unlimited data in the U.S. Access rich HTML email and desktop-level web browsing, as well as Visual Voicemail to listen to voicemail messages in any order you choose.


Please note: AT&T is Apple's exclusive carrier partner for iPhone in the United States. An eligible data plan for iPhone is required. This data plan covers data usage in the United States and does not cover international data usage and charges. If AT&T determines that you are using an iPhone on your account without an eligible data plan, AT&T reserves the right to add an eligible data plan to your account and bill you the appropriate monthly fee.


Your choice of FamilyTalk plan
Choose the plan that works best for you. If you only want one phone, view individual plan options.

Nation 4000 FamilyTalk w/Rollover® Minutes First two lines: $199.99/month
Additional lines: $9.99/month

Share minutes between two or more lines and save with one low price! There is a two line minimum with the 2nd line just $9.99 per month additional. Then add up to three more lines at $9.99 each.
With this plan, you'll enjoy:
- Unlimited Nights and Weekends calling from 9 p.m to 6 a.m.
- Unlimited Mobile to Mobile (M2M) calling to other AT&T wireless customers
- No domestic roaming or long distance charges
- All lines sharing Rollover Minutes which lets you save those unused minutes

Service is not available at all times in all places.

Rate Plan Details
Monthly Cost for first two lines $199.99
Additional lines $9.99 per line
Anytime Minutes 4000
Night & Weekend minutes* Unlimited
Mobile to Mobile minutes Unlimited
AT&T Unity Minutes Not Included
Long Distance $0.00
Roaming Charges $0.00
Additional minutes $.20 per minute
One-time activation fee $36.00
Additional lines (2-5) activation fee $26.00
Contract length 2 years


FamilyTalk Nation Unlimited First two lines: $199.99/month
Additional lines: $99.99/month

Unlimited minutes. One low price! With a FamilyTalk Nation Unlimited plan, you'll enjoy unlimited anytime calling to anyone in the U.S. with no domestic roaming or long distance charges. Now you can have peace of mind with a predictable bill each month for voice usage.
There is a two line minimum with the 2nd line $99.99 per month additional. Then add up to three more lines at $99.99 each.
Note: FamilyTalk Nation Unlimited voice plans are not available in Puerto Rico.

Rate Plan Details
Monthly Cost for first two lines $199.99
Additional lines $99.99 per line
Anytime Minutes Unlimited
Night & Weekend minutes* Unlimited
Mobile to Mobile minutes Unlimited
AT&T Unity Minutes Not Included
Long Distance $0.00
Roaming Charges $0.00
Additional minutes $.00 per minute
One-time activation fee $36.00
Additional lines (2-5) activation fee $26.00
Contract length 2 years


Nation 3000 FamilyTalk w/Rollover® Minutes First two lines: $149.99/month
Additional lines: $9.99/month

Share minutes between two or more lines and save with one low price! There is a two line minimum with the 2nd line just $9.99 per month additional. Then add up to three more lines at $9.99 each.
With this plan, you'll enjoy:
- Unlimited Nights and Weekends calling from 9 p.m to 6 a.m.
- Unlimited Mobile to Mobile (M2M) calling to other AT&T wireless customers
- No domestic roaming or long distance charges
- All lines sharing Rollover Minutes which lets you save those unused minutes

Service is not available at all times in all places.

Rate Plan Details
Monthly Cost for first two lines $149.99
Additional lines $9.99 per line
Anytime Minutes 3000
Night & Weekend minutes* Unlimited
Mobile to Mobile minutes Unlimited
AT&T Unity Minutes Not Included
Long Distance $0.00
Roaming Charges $0.00
Additional minutes $.25 per minute
One-time activation fee $36.00
Additional lines (2-5) activation fee $26.00
Contract length 2 years


Nation 2100 FamilyTalk w/Rollover® Minutes First two lines: $109.99/month
Additional lines: $9.99/month

Share minutes between two or more lines and save with one low price! There is a two line minimum with the 2nd line just $9.99 per month additional. Then add up to three more lines at $9.99 each.
With this plan, you'll enjoy:
- Unlimited Nights and Weekends calling from 9 p.m to 6 a.m.
- Unlimited Mobile to Mobile (M2M) calling to other AT&T wireless customers
- No domestic roaming or long distance charges
- All lines sharing Rollover Minutes which lets you save those unused minutes

Service is not available at all times in all places.

Rate Plan Details
Monthly Cost for first two lines $109.99
Additional lines $9.99 per line
Anytime Minutes 2100
Night & Weekend minutes* Unlimited
Mobile to Mobile minutes Unlimited
AT&T Unity Minutes Not Included
Long Distance $0.00
Roaming Charges $0.00
Additional minutes $.35 per minute
One-time activation fee $36.00
Additional lines (2-5) activation fee $26.00
Contract length 2 years


Nation 1400 FamilyTalk w/Rollover® Minutes First two lines: $89.99/month
Additional lines: $9.99/month

Share minutes between two or more lines and save with one low price! There is a two line minimum with the 2nd line just $9.99 per month additional. Then add up to three more lines at $9.99 each.
With this plan, you'll enjoy:
- Unlimited Nights and Weekends calling from 9 p.m to 6 a.m.
- Unlimited Mobile to Mobile (M2M) calling to other AT&T wireless customers
- No domestic roaming or long distance charges
- All lines sharing Rollover Minutes which lets you save those unused minutes

Service is not available at all times in all places.

Rate Plan Details
Monthly Cost for first two lines $89.99
Additional lines $9.99 per line
Anytime Minutes 1400
Night & Weekend minutes* Unlimited
Mobile to Mobile minutes Unlimited
AT&T Unity Minutes Not Included
Long Distance $0.00
Roaming Charges $0.00
Additional minutes $.40 per minute
One-time activation fee $36.00
Additional lines (2-5) activation fee $26.00
Contract length 2 years


Nation 700 FamilyTalk w/Rollover® Minutes First two lines: $69.99/month
Additional lines: $9.99/month

 

[lovesthemouse81]

My boyfriend had the first I phone that was about 600 dollars and he HATES at&t because they nickel and dime you...and if you want the GPS good luck on paying extra for the app as well as service. we both switched to sprint and bought the Palm Pre and love it...we have all apple products and love spoiling ourselves so for him to switch from an I phone to a pre is a big deal...

 

[dawnn12]

ok i want a iphone but i have to wait till nov. i do have a question about the apps. Are they a one time fee or is it a monthly fee? im liking all the disney apps and some others mentioned on here.

 

[tjcrabb]

I have the following:

Aroundme
Bejeweled (my sister and I try to out do each other) 2.99
Flashlight (very helpful) Free
Fortune Free
Google (love this app, you speak your search terms) Free
Urbanspoon (fun, takes the stress from deciding where to go eat) Free
GlutenFreed (Mixed review from me, I found a new place that has gluten free food but it does need a lot of work.) Free
Have2Eat Free
Have2Pee Free
Stanza (Absolutely a must have! I think its way better than Kindle) Free
Kindle
ICraig (I really like it) Free
Koi Pond (Useless but fun) .99
LDS Radio (Must have if you are LDS) Free
Mancala FS5 (Love the fact you can play other people) Free
myWireless Free
PacMan Lite Free
Paper Toss (not as great as everyone claims) Free
Sally's Spa (definitely a must have for me) .99
Tap Tap Free
Sleeps2Xmas Free
SnapTell (really like) Free
iheartradio (must have! We listen to the house foundation every morning on WSIX) Free
AppSniper (must have it tells you when apps you specify go on sale and what the new releases are as well as non specified apps go on sale) .99
Take Me to My Car (I am going to give it one more chance then deleting) Free
Packing List (really like, you can store multiple lists, choose from a main list as well as add your own items) .99
Wedding Dash Lite (I will be purchasing full version) Free
Diner Dash Lite (I will be purchasing full version) Free
Taxi Free
To Do Free
Tv.com (I like to watch old perry mason episodes on it) Free
Widerslide (okay game) Free
FStream (I use this to listen to Dis Radio) Free
Doodlebuddy Free
Cooking Dash .99
Chocolate Frenzy .99
Turbo Subs .99
Supermarket Frenzy Lite (I will be purchasing full version) Free
Balance Free
How Much Free
Wikipedia Free
eBay Free
On This Day Free
BeepBeep (kind of like the game simon) Free
Chipotle (order and pay through the app and just pick up) Free


Okay that is most of what I have, as you can see I am a sucker for the time management games. LOL
~Tricia

 

[WillCAD]

A lot of people rave over the iPhone flashlight apps, but setting your screen to max brightness and using it for illumination will drain the battery pretty fast. At home or at work, it's not too much trouble to recharge my iPhone if the battery gets drained, but when I'm out and about, I prefer not to drain it too fast. At places like WDW, there are not so many opportunities to recharge, and I don't carry my charger cable around the parks with me, anyway.

Being something of a Gadget Geek, I prefer to carry a flashlight with me wherever I go.

I also have a small squeeze light on my keychain for times when I need a little light Squeeze lights can be found at many stores for $1-$3, but I prefer to get these cheapies from DealExtreme at 10 for $4.47 with free shipping:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1253

They're little enough to fit conveniently on any keychain - and also fit quite nicely on pin lanyards while at WDW - yet they are extremely bright and the batteries last a long time. They're actually cheaper than the cost of the batteries along in a retail store, so when they die, I simply throw them away and get more. I order them 100 at a time, once or twice a year; when you order 10 of the 10-packs, the price drops from $4.47 per 10-pack to $3.76 per 10-pack (but then they add $1.70 shipping charge to the whole order, so the total for 100 lights is $39.30).

 

[Green Tea]

The $9.99 vs $39.99 difference in adding a line is voice vs voice and the required data plan.

There is a TON of information about rates, features, use on macrumors.com They have forums like this devoted to just iphones.

 

[Blue.Fairy2]

The $9.99 vs $39.99 difference in adding a line is voice vs voice and the required data plan.

There is a TON of information about rates, features, use on macrumors.com They have forums like this devoted to just iphones.

thanks for the info, I will check them out, trying to learn as much as possible before i upgrade in OCT.

can't wait I am so psyched looking forward to my new toy!

here is the link to the iphone forum for everyone:

http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=107

 

[Jeanne B]

I'd love an iphone but AT&T has no stores around here and those people that I know that have AT&T phones in this area say the coverage is only okay so I'll be sticking with Verizon...I can upgrade now and I'm thinking of getting the Blackberry Tour or possibly holding out until early 2010 when they're supposed to be getting the Palm Pre.

 

[tjcrabb]

A lot of people rave over the iPhone flashlight apps, but setting your screen to max brightness and using it for illumination will drain the battery pretty fast. At home or at work, it's not too much trouble to recharge my iPhone if the battery gets drained, but when I'm out and about, I prefer not to drain it too fast. At places like WDW, there are not so many opportunities to recharge, and I don't carry my charger cable around the parks with me, anyway.

I agree I would definitely not use it for any long period of time. I pretty much use it for little things around the house and it's on for about 30 seconds or less.
~Tricia

 

[SuzanneSLO]

I didn't see it mentioned that the iphone data plans also includes free WiFi on the iphone at ATT hot spots such as Starbucks & McDonalds. -- Suzanne

 

[Green Tea]

I'd love an iphone but AT&T has no stores around here and those people that I know that have AT&T phones in this area say the coverage is only okay so I'll be sticking with Verizon...I can upgrade now and I'm thinking of getting the Blackberry Tour or possibly holding out until early 2010 when they're supposed to be getting the Palm Pre.

The 'rumor' is that Verizon might have some sort of iphone in 2010 when the exclusivity contract with Apple and ATT runs out. I would love to see the iphone on Verizon. The coverage is much better, and they have 3G in my area which ATT does not. Plus then I could merge it into an existing Verizon family plan instead of the individual ATT contract I have now. Keep your ears open and maybe something more definite will be announced and you could end up with the best of both worlds, an iphone and Verizon.

 

[Green Tea]

I didn't see it mentioned that the iphone data plans also includes free WiFi on the iphone at ATT hot spots such as Starbucks & McDonalds. -- Suzanne

And airports too, sometimes. You click to login in and they send a txt to the iphone with a link to sign in. It is a nice way to pass the time and a lot cheaper than paying for service at each airport along the way or draining the battery on Edge or 3G (if they don't offer free wireless)

 

[Green Tea]

One more app I like is iwant. The phone knows where you are so you click an icon for what you want-Indian Food, a drycleaner, a store that sells shoes, pharmacy....and it gives a list of the available options, how far they are from where you are standing and the map on how to get there.