ace587

what would be the approximate bill per month for it?, im thinking about getting a my favs plan for all the 5 members in my family, hows it gonna cost me per month, cingular is raising rates and the bills are growing per month

arigold

How many minutes do you think the family would use? Any extra bolt ons with the rate plan ie: text packages, insurance etc?

ace587

yea txt msges and everything, abt minutes, lets say aroun 600 minutes per month

arigold

Well I would say that around 69.99 per month for the rate plan but another 9.99 for the third line equates to 79.98 for the general rate plan. Thats good for 700 minutes. Now you receive the 5 faves with that offering but no m2m, however that can be bolted on for 10.00 for the entire family line and would be good for any additional lines.

Text plans:
4.99 for 400
9.99 for 1000
14.99 for unlimited

Insurance is usually 5.99 for most devices but depending on which lower equipment it could be 3.99 and the deductibles vary from 50-110 again depending on the device.

ace587

oh nice, well will be using our unlocked phones, so we Might get free phones just for backups lol, thanx arigold, cingular is eating my parents wallet, so im thinking tmobile is better

arigold

Absolutely, should you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask. I'll be answering the same questions all day today anyway! :D :D

For a backup phone, i'd go with the v195s if a Camera isn't important or the 6030, 6103 Nokias. You won't find better reception than those phones. You can find equal, but not better.