[bradly]

A couple years ago I switched from a standard, contract-based US cell phone plan to a prepaid service it has felt so much more natural. Have a messed up my autopay and my phone just stop working in the middle of the day? Yep. But You just find some WIFI, pay, and its back on in minutes. I know exactly what my service costs: $35 dollars. No fees, taxes.

[w0m]

> Have a messed up my autopay

I stopped ~all autopays when (Boost Mobile?) deduced 200 instead of 20usd from my debit account one month in college. They refunded the difference relatively quickly, but I racked up 5 or 6 overcharge fees before realizing; ended up being a pita for an already broke 18 y/o to figure out.

I was a broke and stupid kid. Never use a debit as an autopay. But since then I like to track where each penny goes as it goes.

[remram]

That sounds awful and it's not even cheap!

[bradly]

I guess that shows how bad the alternative is.

How much is unlimited talk, text, data, hotspot with a watch data add-on where you are from?

edit: Actually I was wrong–it is $30, not $35.

[themoonisachees]

My phone bill is 10€. I get unlimited calls and text, 100Gb 4G/5G then unlimited 3g, in France.

I could also get 50 MB data, 2h calls, unlimited texts for 2€.

[bradly]

How much to add a watch to the plan?

[themoonisachees]

Why would one ever want to add a watch to a phone bill? ISPs are notoriously fleecing their costumers on every front, why would you ever go to them to get a loan?

[bradly]

It isn't a loan. It is cell service for a Watch.

[romeo88]

Or a car? Man these are cellphone contracts not consumer credits. US folks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[remram]

In New York, I pay $26 for T-Mobile, one of the most mainstream carriers.

[bradly]

Weird. The cheapest T-Mobile non-prepaid plan I see is $50 + taxes and fees, and that is without watch service. The cheapest T-Mobile prepaid I see is $30 + taxes and fees, and that also is without a watch.

I pay $20 for the phone plan, and $10 for the watch add-on. No fees or taxes Feels reasonable to me.

[remram]

What's a watch add-on?

[bradly]

Cell service for an Apple Watch so you do not need to carry your phone.