Article: AT&T's Next phone upgrade plans are a huge ripoff

[Skiz]

You can view the page at https://filesharingtalk.com/content/1...-a-huge-ripoff

[Pilferd]

i guess this will be my last year with att

[sandman_1]

I am with T-mobile now and I like them. I don't know what all the fuss is with their coverage but in my area and the places I have traveled, they have been rock solid and with data speeds of 15Mbps+. That and when I signed up I was working at Bestbuy so I got on their unlimited plan for $59/month.

[Deebo69]

But I don't want to have to get a job at Best Buy to be able to afford a phone and plane. I was with them before and my bill was $145 for 2 lines a month! I have Consumer Cellular now, using the AT&T network for $79 a month for 2 lines!

[Deebo69]

I was with them refers to TMobile! Sorry.

[bobbintb]

meh. they are all a big ripoff. the current state of telcos in the US is appalling. they all charge exorbitant rates for crappy-mediocre service all the while complaining that they simply cannot afford to improve the network infrastructure without going bankrupt, which i find hard to believe when verizon alone averages about $100 billion dollars in profit a year. theres only a handful of wireless telcos and they all agree to keep prices as high as they can. yay capitalism.

[gorilla09]

is there any cell phone provider now that offers top tier phones and service without any contract?

[Cptpoo]

meh. they are all a big ripoff. the current state of telcos in the US is appalling. they all charge exorbitant rates for crappy-mediocre service all the while complaining that they simply cannot afford to improve the network infrastructure without going bankrupt, which i find hard to believe when verizon alone averages about $100 billion dollars in profit a year. theres only a handful of wireless telcos and they all agree to keep prices as high as they can. yay capitalism.

This.

I just dropped cell phone providers completely last week. I am now relying primarily on WiFi and google voice for cell phone service. I also bought a freedompop hotspot, and for $4 a month I get 500 mb of 3g/4g. Essentially, I am paying $4 a month for my cellphone now, and I can use any phone that has WiFi built in, regardless of the original carrier. I am still using my 3 year old Droid Incredible that is sim locked to Verizon.