List your provider, rate (incl taxes if possible), type of plan (nationwide or regional), minutes included (anytime, nights and weekends) and any other info you want to share

This thread should be helpful for people looking for a new plan or a new provider. If you have some badass plan list how you heard about it, how you signed up for it etc.

My Plan

Cingular
1100 Nationwide anytime minutes with rollover, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited mobile-mobile minutes: $70 -10% edu discount = $75 per month

Extras: I pay 10 cents per text message and I think its 1 cent per KB of data usage.

8/30/2005 2:06:48 AM

bttt

8/30/2005 1:55:08 PM

I am thinking of cancelling my Cingular service

I have like 1500 minutes through rollover...I just don't talk enough.

That said...

Provider - Cingular
Rate - $39.99 - 10% before taxes
Plan - Nationwide
Minutes - 350 Anytime and 5000 Nights and Weekend.

8/30/2005 1:57:41 PM

^ What he said, but I have something like 3400 minutes accrued. I like cingular though, hate my sony ericcsson though.

8/30/2005 2:37:21 PM

^^ yeah i've got a bunch of rollover too. I'd like to clock down to a plan of your size or slightly higher, but I don't think congular offers a nationwide plan that low with rollover anymore (to prevent switches like that). The cheapest i see on their site is 900mins for $60

i heard that they are making people extend their contract for switching plans...but that doesnt make any sense and seems like it would anger customers. Anyone been told this by cingular people?

8/30/2005 2:45:34 PM

i have 400 peak minutes, and unlimited nights and weekends from verizon. i share my minutes with my gf, who is under my same plan.

plan = + $39.99
extra line = + $20
discount from my work = 17% = $6.79

once taxes and fees are added in it comes out to around $65 a month.

8/30/2005 2:47:18 PM

sprintpcs

$135 + $60 for 4 addon phones - 25% corp. discount - 5% loyalty discount

3500 anytime
nights @ 7pm
unlimited data/vision/multimedia (all the packs are grandfathered into all of the phones)
unlimited txt msgs
unlimited pcs-to-pcs

split 5 ways it's the best deal i've found for all of the features - 3 of the phones have data cables that they hookup to their laptops to utilize the unlimited data when sitting in the airport/car where a 802.11 signal isn't able to be acquired for free

8/30/2005 2:49:04 PM

i use t-mobile's prepaid service (T-Mobile To Go). I got the phone (nokia 6010) for $45 with $50 in MIRs at CompUSA after price match to Target and I pay ten cents a minute to talk. service is pretty good hear in the Baltimore/Washington area. They don't offer service in the Carolinas though. but you people who complain about high prices and not using the phone very much should look into prepaid deals. there are some good ones with sprint pcs that have been posted recently on fatwallet.com and slickdeals.net

[Edited on August 30, 2005 at 3:07 PM. Reason : asdf]

8/30/2005 3:06:48 PM

Sprint Pcs on my treo 650

pcs Free & Clear with Vision

all Minutes Include Long Distance
1500 Anytime Minutes
unlimited Mb Of PCS Vision
pcs Voice Command
caller ID, Call Waiting
three-way Calling
voicemail

$0. My company takes care of it

[Edited on August 30, 2005 at 3:08 PM. Reason : ]

8/30/2005 3:08:13 PM

Quote :

"i heard that they are making people extend their contract for switching plans...but that doesnt make any sense and seems like it would anger customers. Anyone been told this by cingular people?"

I changed my plan last year and didn't have to sign a new contract or extend the previous plan. I just sent an email to the on campus Cingular rep and she confirmed the change on email. I don't think you should ever go through regular customer service if you bought your phone on campus.

The on campus deal is the best not only in terms of pricing but also service.

8/30/2005 3:09:25 PM

sprint pcs faimly share plan. Two phones share 800 mins, 35 for the first two months, 70 after that per month. Unlimited sprint to sprint calling. + 25% off and I do believe we also get +5 % off for loyalty as we've been with them for more than 8 years. So about 49 bucks before taxes.

8/30/2005 3:13:39 PM

Quote :

"Provider - Cingular Rate - $39.99 - 10% before taxes Plan - Nationwide Minutes - 350 Anytime and 5000 Nights and Weekend."

esgargs, you should seriously switch plans. I pay the same as you and get i think 1k anytime nationwide w/rollover and either 5k or unlimited nights and weekend (never use them all). shouldn't have to sign any type of contract to switch plans. i never have.

oh and i'm on cingular as well.

[Edited on August 30, 2005 at 5:19 PM. Reason : ...]

8/30/2005 5:19:11 PM

How long have you been on that plan?

When I signed up, there was no plan that cheap.

8/30/2005 5:21:01 PM

i signed on originally a LOOOOOONG time ago. i'm long since done w/my 2 yr commitment and am monthly now thank god.

i have changed plans a few times tho... most recently a yr ago maybe?

8/30/2005 5:32:15 PM

VERIZON
400 Min

- Free Nights/Weekends
- Free to Any other Verizon Phone...
- Nationwide

$39.99 + taxes = $44?

- Paperless, automatic billing

-ZiP!-

8/30/2005 5:32:50 PM

Quote :

"I pay the same as you and get i think 1k anytime nationwide w/rollover and either 5k or unlimited nights and weekend (never use them all). shouldn't have to sign any type of contract to switch plans. i never have. "

the current cingular 900min nationwide plan is $60...if you (or anyone) finds one cheaper please let us know

8/30/2005 5:51:09 PM

it is possible my plan is 750 mins, and it was a promotion they were runnign a while back, but i would assume they run promotions all the time.

i never use all my mins tho... i have lots banked.

8/30/2005 5:52:08 PM

Description
/CNGSM 500 R/5K N&W7
Monthly cost
$46.99
------------Current Features-----------------
BUSINESS DISCOUNT 10%
$0.00
LONG DISTANCE ACCESS
$0.00
UNL LOCAL N/W 8PM-7AM N/C
$0.00
NO LONG DISTANCE WHILE ROAMING
$0.00
OFF-NETWORK ROAM
$0.00
5000 7P-7A N&W CTH MIN INCL
$0.00
TXT MSG PROMO 200
$4.99
REGULATORY COST RECOVERY FEE
$1.25
Effective date
12/26/2003
Expiration date
Not Available

Note*: I joined Cingular in '99 or 2000. I was regional and it would appear that I still am, but the features contradict.Basically I'm Nationwide w/ 500 Day and unlimited night and weekends starting @ 7.I just added the 200 text/month because I plan to get the Motorola a630 (I think that's the model #).

Total = ~$55

[Edited on August 30, 2005 at 7:05 PM. Reason : not 5k, but unlimited N&W]

8/30/2005 7:01:57 PM

Cingular 750 nationwide anytime w/ Rollover shared between 2 phones - $67.65 (includes 10% discount)

Each phone has 500 mobile to mobile, 5000 nights and weekends, 100 text messages, Business wireless 1MB

Currently with 2000 rollover minutes and I haven't been on a contract in 2 years.

8/30/2005 7:10:14 PM

Al Jawal

$12/month subscription fee

9.33 cents/minute to any cell phone in the country any time

13.33 cents/minute to any landline in the country any time

6.67 cents/sms to any cell phone in the country

16 cents/sms to any cell phone internationally

I am not in the USA.

I am curious, how does my plan compare with typical plans in the US? Cheaper? Or more expensive?

8/30/2005 9:06:01 PM

Verizon Wireless
$25.00 - America's Choice 900
Unlimited IN Calling and Nights & Weekends
100 TXT & PIX - $5
V-CAST - $5
Ringback Tones - $0

I work for VZW in Internet Strategy. Employee discounts rock. And I'm getting a company Treo 650 with unlimited free voice and data now that they're hiring my full time from my internship.

8/31/2005 2:38:44 AM

cingular
450 nationwide anytime w/ rollover
5000 night and weekend, unlimited mobile to mobile
250 free txt, 50 free multimedia msg, and some other shit
my bill is usually about 55 to 65 dollars, depending on if i go over on txt messages or something.

8/31/2005 4:09:22 AM

so i talked to a best buy guy...as of two weeks ago, if you are not in contract and want to switch plans, you get signed up for another year. If you are in contract, it gets extended for 6 months. He says Verizon and Sprint have always functioned like that, Cingular is finally implementing it.

NTM, beginning today or tomorrow, if you have a shit ton of rollover minutes, and you clock down to a smaller plan, you can only take rollover minutes equal to the new plan you're signing up for...essentially one months worth of rollover.


both policies sucks ass, but the phones still kick ass so what can you do


[Edited on August 31, 2005 at 7:33 PM. Reason : ]

8/31/2005 7:29:23 PM

heres what you do...

if you want to switch just switch
scream and yell and complain to them that the sales rep didn't explain the new policy
enjoy your new plan

9/1/2005 12:44:36 AM

TracFone - Prepaid, $.10 a minute

Text is $.03

9/1/2005 3:27:46 AM

bttt

9/3/2005 7:04:05 PM

Suncom
1000 Anytime, no rollover
Unlimited nights + weekends
Unlimited in network
Free incoming txt messages
10c a message outgoing (but you can add 100 msgs to your plan for 3 bucks)

40 bucks a month

9/3/2005 8:40:06 PM

^ hows the service? dropped calls etc?

9/3/2005 11:51:37 PM

Service is excellent (IMO), as long as you aren't venturing into the boonies anytime soon, you should be good. As well as using their own towers, Suncom also rides on Cingular and AT&T.



I only drop calls in low signal areas (pretty well defined by the map).

9/4/2005 10:16:18 AM

I was on the interchange ramp at I-40 and I-95 a couple of weeks ago and had a dropped call with Verizon. I had 4 or 5 dropped calls that weekend en route to S.C. and I was on a major interstate every time. They have really been pissing me off lately and I wish I was still with Cingular.

It may just be my phone, I have the LG VX7000. It has a pretty screen but it's a piece of shit as far as holding on to calls.

That said, I pay 44.95 a month for who knows what. With Cingular I was paying $32 a month after discount with 325/2500 minutes but my g/f is with Verizon and we were burning up our minutes being on different networks (ie, we're "in" now).

9/5/2005 1:25:55 AM

my mom told me she is signing a new 2 year contract to get a free phone and asked if i wanted to continue to share a plan with her

i know we get like 800 anytime, free longdistance and no roaming, unlimited nights and weekends, and i think its like 20 extra for me to be on so all together its like 85

lets say i take half of that at 45...should i continue to just stay on heres or is there a good enough plan to maybe save like 10 a month or so by myself

9/8/2005 12:27:55 AM

cingular

500 anytime minute
unlimited night/weekend
2150 rollover
free mobile to mobile in cingular network

2 phone lines

59.99 for me
9.99 for wife's line

with taxes about 74/month

9/8/2005 9:18:32 AM

Quote :

"Verizon Wireless $25.00 - America's Choice 900 Unlimited IN Calling and Nights & Weekends 100 TXT & PIX - $5 V-CAST - $5 Ringback Tones - $0 I work for VZW in Internet Strategy. Employee discounts rock. "

Damn, is that plan typically $60??

9/8/2005 10:50:56 AM

it'd be $60 just for the 900 minutes - plus the vcast and txt/pic msging

[Edited on September 8, 2005 at 10:57 AM. Reason : .]

9/8/2005 10:57:21 AM

Quote :

"59.99 for me 9.99 for wife's line"

same here, except it's 45.00 for me and 14.99 for the wife. same plan too. you sure you got ur figures right?

9/8/2005 11:22:24 AM

My ex boyfriend I spilt. So I pay every other month.

68.99 w/all taxes

Sprint- 2 lines
700 Nationwide anytime minutes , unlimited nights(5pm and weekends, unlimited mobile-mobile minutes, voicemail, caller ID, 3-way calling, call waiting.

9/8/2005 11:29:24 AM

bttt

10/18/2005 8:56:40 AM

Quote :

"i use t-mobile's prepaid service (T-Mobile To Go). I got the phone (nokia 6010) for $45 with $50 in MIRs at CompUSA after price match to Target and I pay ten cents a minute to talk. service is pretty good hear in the Baltimore/Washington area. They don't offer service in the Carolinas though."

they don't offer regular service, but they sell prepaid here.

I pay $39.99, which is $46.87 or something after taxes and hidden fees.

450 anytime mins.
5000 n&w
unlimited mtm
rollover.

i should have opted for a lower priced plan. cell phone service just costs wayy too much.

[Edited on October 18, 2005 at 2:35 PM. Reason : eh]

10/18/2005 2:33:20 PM