Cell Phone Providers
Cell Phone Provider (provide name)
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Cell Phone Provider Details
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Monthly Contract Cost
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Manufacturer of Phone(s), Type of Phone(s)
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Number of Cell Phones on Contract
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Package (Minutes, Data, WiFi, etc)
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2G, 3G or 4G Service or Speed
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Benefits/Features
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AT&T
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Jan & Sofía Laskowski
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Ralph Bernstein
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George Kornbluth
Verizon
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Scott Stauter
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Peter Hirsch
T-Mobile
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Marjorie Morales
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Ann Jones
Virgin Mobile
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Don Ferguson
Sprint
Cell Phone Carrier Ratings
AT&T - Jan & Sofía Laskowski
Cell Phone Provider AT&T
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~ $52/month; 2 Phones on contract since 2006
AT&T at time was an IBM partner offering employee discount
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Samsung flip phones (non-“smart” phones)
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GMS, data pay per unit $0.01/kilobyte
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550 shared anytime minutes with 12 month rollover; $0.45/minute over
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Nationwide Long Distance & Roaming
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Unlimited mobile to mobile (AT&T mobiles)
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Unlimited night (9pm – 6am) and weekend
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Text/Instant messaging incoming $0.10
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Pay per Use Picture / Video messaging : $0.30 per picture or video message
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Call forward, Caller ID, Call wait, Conference call, basis voice mail
Have had no reception problems here in the Bay area, except in the Santa Cruz Mtns, nor
in Miami FL , nor Washington DC/Baltimore area, nor other traveling in the US. No foreign experience
No equipment failures nor battery replacement. Batteries (Li Ion) still holding charge
very well.
AT&T - Ralph Bernstein
Cost $160-$180/ Month for Package TV, Internet and Phone
Pantech Phone
One Phone
Part of Package
◦ TV $50.66 ($72-$25 disc.) ◦ Internet $38.00 ($43.00-$5.00 disc.) ◦ Phone/Voice: $38.85 Features
◦ 200 anytime minutes ◦ 500 weekends minutes ◦ 6-way calling ◦ Call forward ◦ Call waiting
Benefits/Issues
◦ Spotty receptionAT&T - George Kornbluth
My plan: AT&T “FamilyTalk Nation 700 $120
◦ Includes: ◦ 700 Shared Anytime minutes with Rollover ◦ Nationwide Long Distance and Roaming ◦ Unlimited Mobile to Mobile calling ◦ Unlimited Night (9p-6a) & Weekend ◦ Caller ID, Call Wait, Conference Call Options: ◦ 2 add’l family members $ 20
◦ Unlimited Data for iPhone $ 30
◦ Other charges & taxes $ 6
Total $176
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Last month’s usage (all phones)
◦ Plan minutes 683 << allows 17 min to go to rollover balance ◦ M2M minutes 357 (incl)
◦ N & W 221 (incl)
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