Comments on: iPhone 3G in the USA: AT&T Family Talk Plan Info

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:53:12 +0000

for two family iphones in denver it starts at 39 99 for 750 shared

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:22:18 +0000

So I'm 14 and don't have a iphone 3G but is thinking of getting one but my parents are customers of AT&T so we might get the famiy plan but what are the talk plans and by how much do the price ranges vary?

By: David

David — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:24:55 +0000

I've read around and apparently the data plans on the additional phone are not mandatory. So(per month): $69.99<----1 iPhone 3G $9.99<-----1 Crappy phone for your parent or little brother(without data) =$79.98 Which is quite the deal!

By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:03:17 +0000

I'm not worried about the price....it will be well worth it

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:21:01 +0000

If the data plan is $30 for each line. I would be very expensive. Just say for 3 lines total for 3 lines is $69.99 + 30 data per line x 3 line: $159.99 + $29.99 family text: Final total is ---> $189.98 <---

By: coachfreak

coachfreak — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:07:19 +0000

Yes, this is what I have now.

$80 for my family of 4 to split 900[?] minutes [can't remember exact number]. [this includes my mom's phone, she has to be primary since she doesn't have an iPhone and I get 15% discount for work.

Then $10 for my sister"s NON iPhone... Then $10 for my phone + $20 for the data (times two because my OTHER sister has an iPhone too)

Then I have $29.99 unlimited family text messages [that overrides me and my sister w/iPhone 200 text messages]

I would expect Each phone would pay the $30 since they are no family data plans that I am aware of.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:40:31 +0000

The family cannot be $39.99 starting. My guess it will be $69.99+. I hope the data plan is $30-$40 for family plan.

By: Dyvim

Dyvim — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:57:11 +0000

@Ryan: it varies by zipcode. Some areas have a 550 minute plan at $60 for two lines. Note that AT&T markets this as $49.99 for 1 line (+$9.99 for each additional line). But nowhere have I heard of a family plan for $39.99 unless it's $39.99 for 0 lines + $9.99 for each additional line.

Other areas have the 700 minutes at $70 for 2 lines as the cheapest available plan.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:03:49 +0000

Wait, don't Family Plans normally start at $70 for two lines?

By: thekevinmonster

thekevinmonster — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:17:28 +0000

It would be kind of nice if there was a Family Data plan. Perhaps once data becomes more ubiquitous, it may happen? Who am I kidding, they unbundled SMS so they could charge extra for it.

By: tj

tj — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:29:03 +0000

Well, considering I have a family plan with four lines ... and two of those are iPhones ... and they charge me $20/month PER iPhone ... I'm guessing it'll be $30/month PER 3G iPhone on the family plan.

I'm just speculating.

By: Jason Martin

Jason Martin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:41:47 +0000

Before the iPhone 3G was officially announced I spoke with an AT&T rep (FWIW) about what we might expect, assuming the 3G was handled similarly to the original iPhone OR more in line with their other smartphones.

He said that if the powers-that-be decided to make the iPhone plans more in line with their other smartphones (as appears to be the case), then the family plan would apply in the way the article describes and data plans would be the same for every phone, whether it's on a family plan or not. This is exactly what customers with Blackberrys or WinMo phones have to deal with (in the case of Blackberrys, it's $30 for EDGE data). We shouldn't think iPhone customers would be any different, at least not anymore.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:12:58 +0000

If you have two BlackBerrys on a family plan, you have to drop $30 a piece for data. Considering At&t just brought the iPhone inline with their other smartphones in the category of data cost, I can't imagine it will be any different.