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AT&T Cell Phone Plans: Nation Plans for $39.99, $59.99, $79.99 or $99.99

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Monthly Price:

  • $39.99,
  • $59.99,
  • $79.99 or
  • $99.99
  • Anytime Minutes:

  • 450 for $39.99
  • 900 for $59.99
  • 1,350 for $79.99
  • Unlimited for $99.99
  • Cost for Additional Anytime Minutes:

  • 45 cents per minute for 450-minute, $39.99 plan
  • 40 cents per minute for 900-minute, $59.99 plan
  • 35 cents per minute for 1,350-minute, $79.99 plan
  • N/A for unlimited-minute, $99.99 plan
  • Night & Weekend Hours:

    All plans come with unlimited weekend minutes and unlimited weekday minutes starting at 9 p.m. except for the 450-minute plan. That plan comes with 5,000 night-and-weekend minutes.

    Roaming & Long Distance:

    No roaming or long-distance charges on all plans

    Data & Messaging:

    Not included on any plan and available as add-on services

    Rollover Minutes:

  • Included in 450-minute plan
  • Included in 900-minute plan
  • Included in 1,350-minute plan
  • Not included in unlimited-minute plan

  • Note: AT&T Rollover minutes are unused anytime minutes that carry over from month to month for up to 12 billing cycles.

    Included Standard Features:

  • Unlimited mobile-to-mobile minutes on all plans
  • Three-way calling
  • Call forwarding
  • Caller ID
  • Call waiting
  • Basic voicemail
  • Extra Fees, Taxes & Requirements:

  • Two-year service contract required
  • One-time $36 activation fee
  • Regulatory cost recovery fee of up to $1.25 to help defray the cost incurred in complying with obligations and charges imposed by state and federal telecom regulations
  • Gross receipts surcharge
  • State and federal universal service charges
  • Taxes and other fees also apply (see here for details)
  • Published On:

    Oct. 10, 2008

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