Category: lifehack

Lifehack: Reduce your $290 iPhone Bill

Yesterday I got a $290 iphone bill and nearly crapped my pants. I was thinking there has to be a way to cut this cost down.


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Solution: I called AT&T and asked to change my plan to one with higher minutes and asked if they could retroactively turn it on for the past month that I went over my minutes. They could. My bill is now $70. Woot!

PS. I will be putting up a vote so you guys/girls can choose who should win the free Sumo chair.

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15 Responses to “Lifehack: Reduce your $290 iPhone Bill”

  • Atish
    July 10th, 2008
    6:34 pm

    That was nice of them.

  • Devin Reams
    July 10th, 2008
    9:19 pm

    You’re so misleading… :-)

  • Mark
    July 11th, 2008
    12:09 am

    Dude this works on Comcast, too. You can call up every couple months and ask for the new user specials — they’ll just give them to you.

  • Mike Michalowicz (I'm a TPE)
    July 11th, 2008
    12:23 pm

    What about a skype phone instead?

  • Piaras
    July 12th, 2008
    6:05 pm

    Can you get a mobile for Skype?

  • Eva White
    July 14th, 2008
    11:03 pm

    That’s quite a reduction. Hope the new plan works out better for you!

  • Eva White
    July 14th, 2008
    11:31 pm

    when do we get to vote who gets the chair?

  • damon billian
    July 16th, 2008
    8:52 pm

    “Can you get a mobile for Skype?”

    Not that I know of. But they do have a Wi-Fi phone.

  • Steven Loi
    July 16th, 2008
    11:04 pm

    Pure awesome. Putting this in the memory jar for future use.

  • gabe
    July 18th, 2008
    9:08 am

    try the link they are pretty cheap

  • Audrey
    July 27th, 2008
    1:46 am

    You are so misleading times 2. Be real and not who you hope you think I would wan you to be just so I like you. I will find out in the end.

  • Bonk
    July 27th, 2008
    1:20 pm

    misleading times 2 but cute times 10. Letting this one slide

  • fleego
    July 29th, 2008
    12:47 am

    I really want the iphone on pay as you go!

  • Susan
    July 31st, 2008
    7:03 am

    Personally, I don’t think that is misleading… it’s a service oriented world and there are companies out there that should be looking out for their clients. Now I know it doesn’t make sense business wise, but wouldn’t it be nice if we heard stories about how ATT watched people’s minutes and when something like this happened … THEY CALL YOU … and let you know that you can be on a more appropriate plan? Wow.

    Instead we get signed up for insurance (my underage kids had car insurance! on their accounts) that we never asked for – but never DIDN’T ask for either.

    Companies that care, notice and make amends are the ones to be with.

  • Steve
    August 18th, 2008
    7:30 am

    Wow, you don’t hear about too many stories of cell phone companies doing something nice like this. They had no real reason to give you a discount on your bill, but you asked and they did. Good job asking and good job to the phone company for good customer service.

    @Susan – I don’ t think the phone company is going to go so far and call you when you are almost over your minuted. I know with Verizon there is a free number to call to check. They want to make money on the people who are going over their minutes.

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