I've been assimilated by AT&T. Resistance was futile.

Yes, the Borg AT&T has completed my assimilation and we are now one with the collective. Resistance was futile since I had a Verizon Wireless family plan with two lines and one T-Mobile plan in addition to my iPhone plan. Barb and I hit the AT&T store over the weekend and went through the dreaded porting process like two Klingons on a vegetarian diet: we feared the worst. The T-Mobile plan is history and with the $175 ETF, I ended up with a Dash that cost me $225 since I only paid $50 for it after rebate. It's now unlocked and usable on the AT&T network, but those in the collective already knew that since we are one.

As far as the Verizon Wireless plan, Barb and I took our numbers from there and brought them over to AT&T. The entire porting process flew by at Warp Factor 9; roughly 15 minutes from the time our AT&T rep called Verizon until my old VZW number was on the iPhone. Barb got a new phone, a Samsung SYNC, and it was even quicker for her number. What was as uncertain as flying into a cloud of Tachyon particles was the end result of the changes on my AT&T bill. See, if you want an iPhone family plan, AT&T is happy to sell it to you: two iPhones on a plan are $109 a month for example. What I didn't know was the plan fee if you only want one iPhone (heaven forbid!) and one other phone: I had to bump up my iPhone plan from $59 to $79 a month in order to add Barb at $9.99. That's because the iPhone plan is truly a $39 voice plan and a $20 data plan; you need a qualifying voice plan at $59 to add a family plan line. Overall, the process was as efficient as the Picard Maneuver.....I simply said "Make it so" and it was done. All is well until that first communication from Starfleet Command bill from AT&T which I hear is around 50 pages in some cases.

Comments

[Mark]

All my bases belongs to you?

[Aaron J. Walker]

Welcome to the social Kevin :) Though how social you'll feel after those AT&T bills start rolling in remains to be seen. I'm using a T-Mo Dash with the Big Blue myself and couldn't be happier.

[ignar]

In addition to activation fee, I believe AT&T charge one month in advance. So don't be shocked when you get the first bill.

[Kevin C. Tofel]

That's correct ignar and something that I knew, however I suspect many folks did not. The first iPhone bills are coming in around $160 or so due to the pro-rate and one month in advance.

[Mike Hamilton]

someone I think has been watching too much TNG lately... :)