So I called AT&T and asked for a reprieve.  Surprisingly, the friendly (!) rep offered to remove the charges (!) and change my plan.  I could pay $10 or $30 more for a larger pool to chat in or $50 more for “unlimited calling.”  So I asked for details.

Turns out “Unlimited” actually feels kind of limiting, and I’m not alone in my reaction…

1. (On AT&T) only voice calls are unlimited for $99
2. The iPhone data plan (which is actually really nice and cheap) is $20 extra
3. Text messaging is still embarrassingly expensive and limited
4. This is the real kicker – additional family lines are not available with unlimited calling, so I would have to pay $30 or more extra to keep my wife’s line active, even though she used 8 minutes of talk time last month.

So no thanks, AT&T.  I don’t want to upgrade my calling plan to unlimited and pay $80 more per month.

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