https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:19:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1412525 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:28:00 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1412525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: The other option (which I think we are going to do) is to pay for the phone outright at retail price so you do own it. The only downside is the high initial cost. </p> <p> I LOVE my phone now even though it is almost a year old. I feel like I could have used it for a much longer, but DH dropped it and the screen shattered. I'm not one of those people that need the latest gadget anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1412498 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:19:19 +0000 BSB 1412498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TemperanceBrennan: Ah, that's the other thing I was worried about was that AT&amp;T next plan. Smartphones are $25 a month? That's $300 over year. I like paying for a new phone when I need it. Not pretty much a new phone every year. </p> <p>I think that made me not want to do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1412476 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:10:51 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1412476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in process of switching, but there is so much to sort out - it's more complicated than it needs to be. </p> <p>It's my understanding that the cost of the actual cell phone is now handled differently, so instead of owning your phone, you "lease" it by paying a certain amount. (The smart phones I looked at were around $25/month). So if you drop it and the screen cracks, you owe the cost of the phone if you don't have insurance. If you do have insurance (that's also a monthly fee) it's a $200 deductible. And you never own the phone, you just trade it in at the end of 18 or 24 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1412434 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:53:36 +0000 purrpletulips 1412434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We may explore this with my sister once her divorce is final since money will be very tight for her due to medical issues as well as her having a much lower income then her to be ex. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1412304 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:04:04 +0000 birdofafeather 1412304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we do a share plan with 5 of us on verizon. much cheaper! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1411735 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:11:07 +0000 Springtime 1411735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm considering making the switch to AT&amp;T's new plan as it would save us $40/month for DH and I. I need to do some more research though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1411626 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:41:21 +0000 Mamaof2 1411626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are with Verizon - 4 people, 1400 mins and 2GB data and we never go over. We use Wi-Fi as much as we can to keep the data low and other Verizon users don't count against your minutes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1411620 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:39:31 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1411620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have Verizon and switched about a year and a half ago. We have three phones (DH's dad is on our plan) and an iPad sharing 4 GB/month. It works great for us, but we are not HUGE data users. I'm pretty often connected to WiFi at work and home. We don't really stream movies or download a ton of stuff when we're not on WiFi. We used to have 2 GB and that was fine until we got the iPad, then we went up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1411618 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:39:27 +0000 snowjewelz 1411618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are with Verizon and currently pay $240 for 4 people w/ 2GB data &amp; unlimited texts. I don't care about minutes since nobody talks on the phone much. </p> <p>I really want to make the switch to something like StraightTalk or MetroPCS where it's only around $40-$45 per person for unlimited everything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1411617 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:39:04 +0000 loveisstrange 1411617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're talking doing this with my parents when we get home in a couple months. We're talking doing the plan where you share a pool of data, and then get unlimited talk and text. </p> <p>Right now, they pay an exorbitant amount for their plan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1411616 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:38:51 +0000 lovehoneybee 1411616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D and I are on a family share plan with my ILs. They use more of the minutes, D and I would use more of the data but we're often on our WiFi, so it doesn't count against it. It works out well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-make-the-switch-to-a-mobile-share-plan#post-1411609 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:37:31 +0000 BSB 1411609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>AT&amp;T recently dropped their mobile share plan prices to compete with T-Mobile and the plans are looking fairly good. I'm not sure if I want to make the switch, though. </p> <p>Out of the 5 people on my family plan, we hardly use our 700 minutes, but with the 3 iphones on our plan, we use a ton of data. Also, two of the iphones currently have the grandfathered unlimited data plan. </p> <p>Anyone make the switch? </p>