Weekend Open Forum: How much is your cell phone bill?

This month so far, 1.5 USD. Mostly thanks to iMessage.

Got a mystery bill from at&t for $1000. Never had a phone since >_>

Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro and Nokia N97

I have two prepaid numbers for talk (almost 90% of phone users in my country use prepaid). One with more than 5,000 minutes external call (to any other network), almost unlimited internal call (same network) which has life time of more than 10 years. Another number with about 15,000 minute to any network that can be used for around 25 years. Cost me $1,500-2,000 to top them up once but I won't have to pay any penny for the phone bill for the next 5 years at least.

3G data is dirt cheap in my country. I use 4 numbers for data only. Each number has 30G/month at the cost of $2.5/month for each. In total, they give me 120G/month at the cost of $10.

We all pitch on a family plan with 1 smartphone and 2 cell phones.

1,400 minutes shared(I never use more than 50)
Unlimited text
3gb data.

$75/m
Our bill is ~$165/m but I pay the biggest chunk of change since I'm the only one with a smartphone. I have ATT

£30 a month for a Galaxy S II with 500 minutes (any network), 5000 texts, 1GB data and 2000 same-network minutes. This plan is about a year old though.

£29 a month for an HTC One X with 1000 minutes (any network), 5000 texts, unlimited 3G data and 2000 same-network minutes.

Can't believe how much the US companies charge to be honest...

ATT prepaid $8.33/month. Have Ooma "free" internet home phone service (actually $3/month for taxes) which I use for most of my calls.

Brother has a Tmoble Android prepaid smartphone for $45/month unlimited voice, unlimited text, 300 meg data (unlimited with wifi).

Ok as someone who sells cellphones and plans, let me give all of you a bit of advice. CALL YOUR CARRIER AND RENEGOTIATE YOUR CONTRACT!!!!! You would be surprised how many ppl just lay back and accept the price they pay. CHECK IF THE COMPANY YOU WORK FOR HAS A DISCOUNT ON YOUR CELL BILL. Many ppl do not realize that depending on who you work for you could get as much as 25% off on your monthly bill. DONT FORGET TO GET INSURANCE!! The biggest problem the carriers have is ppl upgrade their phones and dont insure the 300-800$ phone they have just purchased. I see it so much, so many ppl ignore the fact that they have a mini computer in their hands if it is a smartphone. They ignore the insurance and 2-3 months later they are comming back to us crying that they broke their phone. Its sheer stupidity to NOT have insurance. Which would you rather pay? A little bit upfront or on your bill? Or the full retail price of a phone? Or pay the exit costs on your carrier plan which can be as high as 350$ plus the cost of the phone simply because you were either too stupid or cheap to protect yourself. I hope this helps a bit.

-Metropcs
-Samsung Galaxy Attain
- $40 per month
-Unlimited phone calls
-Unlimited Text
-4G (up to 250mb before being throttled down)

Or you could just not be a bumbling ***** and take care of your phone. Your assumption is that you will break a phone. What will I pay? Neither, because I don't do stupid ****. Besides, the phones you get back when you use warranty or insurance is a refurb. Screw that, the last time I dealt with warranty it took 4 exchanges to get one that worked. I swear people are so ignorant when using their phones. Don't walk and text. Don't try to multitask while you're on the phone. Really, its not that hard. Anyway, point is, insurance is stupid. I take care of my things and so the manufacturer's warranty is all I need.

75$ after tax.

Rogers Canada.

Iphone 4s

1g data, unlimited text, free calls to my five(dont even have this set up), voicemail and callerID.

50$/mo CND

Bell Mobilite Data 50

35 a month, was 25 a month until two weeks ago for me.
boston area
Virgin Mobile
Blackberry curve 8530.

unlimited text and data(its throttled data at 2.5GB) and 300 minutes.

$25

$200 weekday minutes, unlimited evenings after 6 and weekends. Unlimited text and BBM. No data though.....
Also is Pay as you go so no contract to worry about!

£50 One time only payment for the phone.
£15 a month for unlimited texts and internet.

10$ a month.
Usually send sms though instead of calling.

T-Mobile Poland (formerly Era) - US$ 4.3 (yes, four dollars, thirty cents) with 60 minutes or 60 sms' a month, hardly ever exceeded, with Nokia 3120.

@Scshadow

Im sorry you had a bad experience with your cellphone carrier insurance. But some ppl cant do as you do. Some ppl have to multi task. Some ppl are just clumsy. Some ppl just have bad luck. As someone who had neglected getting insurance on a previous phone, I can state with certainty that insurance helps. Its not a rip off as you put it when you are faced with a 500$+ cost to replace your phone. Or defaulting on your carrier contract because you cant afford to replace your handset at the initial costs that the carriers give it you for. Manufacture warrenties only cover defects during the manufacture process. Not normal wear and tear. And certainly not accidental damage. Better to have it and NOT need insurance, then need it and not have it. But to each their own, you may have been lucky so far with your cellular device. But it happends to everyone eventually. Something happends to your phone, be it being dropped or a software issue. A freind pushing you in the pool to be funny, whatever. Remember, LIFE HAPPENDS, so try and cover your azz as best that you can.

I use a no frills, pay-as-you go phone - Tracphone. My bill averages between $8-$9 a month.

I'm on a computer all day at work and often at home. Don't need extra connectivity via smartphone.

$5 dollars a month, AT&T..

Question: You pay $39.99 a month for 450 Roll Over minutes..
Ok you pay for these minutes, Now its my under standing...
I have read the contract and its real gray area on it...
But it seems to me you buy 450 minutes a month. and then they dump the minutes after 12 months..
I pay for 450 minutes....
Should they reinburse you for these minutes ..??? There My minutes not there's ... Ya Think ??

Its Like buying 450 gallons of gas... and they just steal them after 12 months??

Just Real Curious thats all....
Mike

$85 dollars a month..