After studying the plans on AT&T's website yesterday and thinking I might be able to reduce my bill with their new plans, went and visited the AT&T store and considering it may be time to upgrade both of our 3GSs.
OK, I admit it, I was wrong.
On the new plan, I would give up unlimited data on each of 2 phones to get 4GB to share between them.
For that privilege, I would pay an additional $240 a year (and we won't even talk about the additional multitude of taxes on that).
I would get unlimited texting, for which I currently pay $20-$30 per year paying per each individual text that comes in and out.
And mobile hotspot... I think the number of times I wished I could tether my computer, iPad, etc. while traveling and no wifi in our hotel/b&b/etc over the last half dozen years has been, uhm, I dunno, maybe once or twice.
So, I think not.
Fry's currently has AT&T iPhones advertised at $75 less than AT&T's price - $124 instead of $199, etc.
Asked if I bought 2 of them there instead of driving over to Fry's, would they match Fry's price for their own phones.
Was told they only match - get this - at&t dot com prices.
At this point I could only start laughing while the customers around me turned to look.
Had to ask to make sure:
"I am in an AT&T store right? And, what you're telling me is that you will match AT&T prices? So, the real answer is "No, we do not match prices."?"
Needless to say, the response to that question had the bystanders laughing now.