Advice on adding a line with AT&T.

[jonhcox]

Greetings and hallucinations all,

About two months ago I sold my iPhone 4, mainly because I grew tired of iOS o
as well as I bought a new iPad with the proceeds. The plan was to stick it out until I could upgrade this October. I bought a somewhat decent Go Phone to use as the go-between and for at least 45 days, it worked ok. Well, that time has come to an end.

I was told by a colleague at work about adding a line to get a subsidized price on a new smartphone. I just would like to know more about this particular path before I walk down it. I'm not looking to spend a huge amount and I'm not looking for the most advanced phone, just need to get emails and texts. My colleague has a Samsung Galaxy S2 and it seems like a decent phone. I have an HTC Inspire that I use through work and I'm quite happy with Android.

Just need some thoughts and advice about trying this. My wife and I have two lines on a family plan.

Thanks for the help!

 

[LouCash]

No its not worth it. Figure the amount you will pay for the second line AND your lines higher monthly charge. (assuming you have an individual plan)



Example:

If you have the $39.99 plan now you would move to the $69.99 family plan. (Your USED line would be charged at $60 the other at $9.99)

Keep following...

$60 - $39.99 = $20.01 x 24 months = $480.24

$9.99 x 24 months = $239.76

$480.24 + $239.76 = $720.00

$720 + Taxes and regulatory charges (20% or $144) = $864.00 total payment plus whatever you pay on the spot for the phone.

If you already have a family plan then its just $239.76 plus what you pay for the phone, which it might be worth it, depending how desperate you are.




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[acdodd]

Don't forget the $30 per month for a data plan.