G1 data plan Q for Family plan

[H honda]

If i get two G1 on a family plan will i need 2 G1 data plans

and also does anyone know how much the phone will cost after its release and if the 179 upgrade cost on the website will change after it is release on Oct 22nd

[snorkee]

Thats a great question! Im about to get my Dad and bro on my Tmo plan because they want this phone too and they're with other carriers currently. I was looking on the Tmo site and considering I will have 5 people total on my plan Im going to switch to the unlimited family plan for $149 which equals about $30 per person. 3 out of 5 people on my plan text. Now if you add data plans onto 3 of those lines with taxes it still comes out to about $70 for the people with data plans. I guess thats good considering we'll have unlimited minutes.

It would be nice if Tmo came out with an "unlimited data family plan with unlimited texting" along with the "unlimited family time plan"....Did you hear that Tmo?

Unlimited...unlimited.....unlimited....I dont like limts ;-)

[DesignDawg]

Well...

Right now, TMobile does have family unlimited data plans, and they do require you to sign up for a G1-specific plan, but word is, you cna cancel that plan any time, and some say the regular data plans work just fine on the G1. Take it with a grain of salt, but there may be cheapish ways around this...

[snorkee]

Well...

Right now, TMobile does have family unlimited data plans, and they do require you to sign up for a G1-specific plan, but word is, you cna cancel that plan any time, and some say the regular data plans work just fine on the G1. Take it with a grain of salt, but there may be cheapish ways around this...

Thanks! I will be looking into that. I guess I shoulda researched the unlimited data plan before I started rambling.

[mikeyrokschicago]

i can personally tell you guys that as i type this on my G1, im on flexpay and the only data plan on my line of service is the 19.99 total internet plan.

[jmd2275]

Here is the simple answer...yes each phone whether on the family plan or not has to sign up for either the $25 or $35 data G1 plans. At least that is what Tmobile told me.

Here is the complicated one...I have been reading that the $20 data plan would work just fine and that the unlimited family texting would work as well. Tmobile told me they wouldn't.

[snorkee]

From personal experience I found that Tmo will tell you a lot of things that arent correct. But the reps are just doing what theyre trained to say and do. Theres always a way around everything. I had the Tmo web for $5.99 on my Palm which gave me unlimited internet access. Then I called to unlock a new Palm Treo to work with their network they told me that I couldnt use the $5.99 Tmo web anymore because I had a smartphone. So they switched me to the total internet for $19.99. My web experience was the exact same as if I was paying $5.99 for it. I didnt argue because I figured I saved a lot of money over that year of using the web for $5.99 anyways. I love Tmobile..they rock!

[snorkee]

I'm still looking for the unlimited data family plan though. I didnt see it on their website. Although they do have a total internet service for $19.99. But it seems that its for individuals only.

[mikeyrokschicago]

The 19.99 total internet line is seperate for each line, no matter if it is on an individual plan or on a family plan. There is no unlmtd family data add-on. And just for reference heres my account setup:

3Lines-800 Minutes-Unlmtd MyFavs-Unlmtd N/W

Add-ons:

1st Line: G1 w/ total int plan

2nd Line: Sidekick LX w/ Unlmtd Sidekick Plan[the unlmtd text feature on this add-on covers ALL 3 of my lines]

3rd Line: Moto V3T

So to sum that up, all I pay for my unlmtd internet and text on my G1 is 19.99

[71CH]

So the 19.99 plan is data and text? Does it use 3G?