iPhone FAQ : Special iPhone Plan
Does it require a special phone plan?
Yes. There are two options.
New or existing AT&T customers can subscribe to a special iPhone plan, which is available in individual and family (multiline) versions. Individual plans start at $59.99 per month with 450 voice minutes, unlimited data, 200 SMS text messages, and 5000 nights & weekends minutes. There is a one-time activation fee of $36. Family plans start at $80 for one line with 700 shared minutes, and additional iPhone lines are $29.99 each. All plans include unlimited calling to other AT&T mobile phones, and Rollover® Minutes.
Existing AT&T customers can add iPhone service to their existing plan for $20 per month per iPhone line.
Some bloggers have found ways to sign up for pre-paid or monthly plans by tricking iTunes' activation process into thinking their credit is too poor for a standard plan. (These plans appear to cost about $86/month.)
The following table summarizes the basic rate plans; visit Apple's web site for plans with additional voice time.
| Individual Plans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Price | $59.99 | $79.99 | $99.99 |
| Voice minutes | 450 | 900 | 1350 |
| Data | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Text | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Nights & Weekends | 5000 min | unlimited | unlimited |
| Family Plans | |||
| Monthly Price | $80 | $100 | $120 |
| Base rate includes one iPhone, add $29.99 per additional iPhone (e.g., two iPhones on the $80 plan would cost $109.99 per month) |
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| Voice minutes | 700 | 1400 | 2100 |
| Data | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Text | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Nights & Weekends | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Existing Customer Options | |||
| Monthly Price | +$20 | +$30 | +$40 |
| Voice minutes | n/a (from existing plan) | ||
| Data | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Text | 200 | 1500 | unlimited |
| Nights & Weekends | n/a (from existing plan) | ||
| Source: Apple iPhone Rate Plans | |||
