ATT Media net 10$/month family

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So i've seen a few threads here saying that the new deal with media net unlimited package was 10 dollars a month now. Well i called today to get it and was told that not only was it for my fuze(i did the sim swap trick to make it seem we all had regular phones) but also the other two phones in my family, all three of us now have unlimited data for 10 dollars a month. This seems too good to be true. Did anyone else have a similar experience?

Originally Posted by ech230

So i've seen a few threads here saying that the new deal with media net unlimited package was 10 dollars a month now. Well i called today to get it and was told that not only was it for my fuze(i did the sim swap trick to make it seem we all had regular phones) but also the other two phones in my family, all three of us now have unlimited data for 10 dollars a month. This seems too good to be true. Did anyone else have a similar experience?

So your saying the Rep said that this applied for your fuze or did it apply to your fuze because it had another sim card?

Are you saying your paying $10 a month for all 3 phones... or $10 a month PER phone ($30).

I think I might jump on this. I have a Fuze and my fiance has her old blackjack. She has unlimited messaging for $20 and I have MediaNet Bundle (Unlimited Data, 200 SMS, Unlimited AT&T Messaging) for $25.

So we spend about $45 a month.

If we could get unlimited Family Messaging for $30, then both unlimited data for $10... that would be $50.

I'd pay $5 more so my fiance can get online.

I assume this is only for Family Plans

I used to do that. I worked at radioshack though, and our rep for ATT told us that he used to be a manager at an ATT store and would add the non-pda data plan to peoples accounts, and some would come back later with giant bills because they were revised and billed per byte.

He said it didn't happen a lot, and a lot of times ATT would be full of mercy and not charge the full amount, but he did tell me it occured.

I say be careful because you would be breaking the terms and conditions and they would have every right to charge you 3 cents/KB

has anyone on this forum been caught?

from my understanding it was 10 dollars total for all three lines(as in a total of 10 a month, not 30). I specifically said to the rep, "no no i don't want the family plan i only want it on the one line" to which he replied that it was a family bundle that i qualified for since i had a family unlimited texting plan. I didn't mention my fuze so i don't know what will happen, perhaps this month will have some ridiculous charges but i'll play ignorance and try to fight them. So we shall see. My online account has not updated yet so i have no way of knowing 100% what is going on but i'm rather curious.

also it's only 1c/KB not 3 for their standard charges.

I've been using the MediaNet plan on my Samsung Blackjack, Samsung Epix, and HTC Fuze for 3+ years.

Their expensive internet plans are stupid. When I bought my Epix... the sales guy said, "Since the Epix is a newer faster phone... it won't work with the Media Net plan because the MediaNet plan doesn't send the data packets fast enough and so it won't work".

I'm a Network Engineer. What kind of crap is that?

I popped in my old sim and started checking my email.

Unlimited Data = Unlimited Data.

Every time I call CS and they get me started on that crap I give them an earful. Plus data plans are outrageous. Why would anyone want to pay for a Data plan which is the same, if not more, then the data plans they have in their homes.

SMS is nothing more then free money for them and people don't use that much data. Unlimited Data and Messaging should be MAX $20.

AT&T over-chargingn for data

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I see someone else shares my irritation (exasperation) with AT&T (and the other carriers, since they all charge about the same).
I pay $30.00 a month for DSl (3mb down, 768 up). Why or why should I pay the same for speeds that are less than half that on AT&T's network just because its mobile?
Yes I can check my mail (almost) anywhere but.....thirty bucks is ludicrous, I cancelled my data plan on my Kaiser and my wifes Blackberry because it wasn't worth the service. We were paying over $60.00 a month for unlimited data on two phones. (Everyone kick me me becaause I deserve it).

Now you are telling me you are getting it on two phone on the "family plan" for $10.00 a month ?

WoW !

Originally Posted by player911

I've been using the MediaNet plan on my Samsung Blackjack, Samsung Epix, and HTC Fuze for 3+ years.

Their expensive internet plans are stupid. When I bought my Epix... the sales guy said, "Since the Epix is a newer faster phone... it won't work with the Media Net plan because the MediaNet plan doesn't send the data packets fast enough and so it won't work".

I'm a Network Engineer. What kind of crap is that?

I popped in my old sim and started checking my email.

Unlimited Data = Unlimited Data.

Every time I call CS and they get me started on that crap I give them an earful. Plus data plans are outrageous. Why would anyone want to pay for a Data plan which is the same, if not more, then the data plans they have in their homes.

SMS is nothing more then free money for them and people don't use that much data. Unlimited Data and Messaging should be MAX $20.

Let me clear this up, I might be new to this forum but I am very familiar with AT&T rates and plans. Lets just say I use this information almost daily.


THIS APPLIES FOR STANDARD MOBILE DEVICES (NOT PDA/BLACKBERRY/iPHONE)

For Individual Lines (AT&T Nation)

-Data Unlimited (formerly known as 'MediaNet Unlimited')
cost $15 per phone.

-Unlimited Messaging (SMS+MMS+IM)
cost $20 per phone.

-Messaging & Data Unlimited (Data+SMS+MMS+IM)
costs $30 (save $5 from getting the two seperately)


For Family Plans (AT&T Family Share)

-Data Unlimited
cost $10 per line in the family plan (instead of $15 for individuals)

-Family Messaging Unlimited
cost $30 (one price covers every line on the plan)



THE FOLLOWING IS FOR PDA/BLACKBERRIES

For Individual Lines (AT&T Nation)

-PDA Personal or Blackberry Basic
cost $30 per phone.

-Unlimited Messaging (SMS+MMS+IM)
cost $20 per phone.

-PDA/BBRY Messaging Bundle
costs $50


For Family Plans (AT&T Family Share)

-PDA Personal / Blackberry Data
cost $30 per line

-Family Messaging Unlimited
cost $30 (one price covers every line on the plan)


During the sign-up process, the IMEI number of your device will be registered to your account. If the system detects the IMEI of a device that falls under the PDA or BLACKBERRY category, the Data Plans populate itself only to 'PDA Personal $30' or 'BBRY BIS Personal $30'. If an IMEI of a regular phone was entered, it will populate the options for 'Data Unlimited' for $15

When you purchase your PDA device like a Blackjack II, if you somehow manage to have an IMEI of a normal phone be entered instead of the Blackjack II, you will be billed the rates according to whatever type of phone that was entered. (This will not work with Blackberries because BBRY needs the BIS data and the PIN number to be registered.)

Also what might be possible is; get your devices and plans normally, like a Fuze with a $30 PDA Data plan, a month later, call customer service and tell them that youre switching to a different device that you bought yourself, and give them the new IMEI (imei should be from a non pda/bbry device), and have them change the data plan prices accordingly. Voila, you saved $15 dollars per month per phone.



Oh and if some of you were wondering, the carriers data service is just data, meaning it wont know the difference between data from a Sony Ericsson W350 to an HTC Fuze, or a Touch Pro, or a Touch Diamond, or Xperia, or Nokia N96, or iPhone knock-offs, etc. you get my point.

Originally Posted by villa_bryan

I used to do that. I worked at radioshack though, and our rep for ATT told us that he used to be a manager at an ATT store and would add the non-pda data plan to peoples accounts, and some would come back later with giant bills because they were revised and billed per byte.

He said it didn't happen a lot, and a lot of times ATT would be full of mercy and not charge the full amount, but he did tell me it occured.

I say be careful because you would be breaking the terms and conditions and they would have every right to charge you 3 cents/KB

has anyone on this forum been caught?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=477071

Originally Posted by cesar2010

ok i had the media net unlimited ($15) with my kaiser for like 6months w/out a single problem or xtra charge. i used the upgrade option i had and ordered a fuze but to be used on another line in the fam plan, yesterday i used about 60mb with slingplayer.. today i got a text saying data disconnected due to high charges i called and they told me i didnt have a data plan and i was going to be charged about $1000 i added the $30 data plan and was wondering is there a way to fight the upcoming bill?

meh?