Our AT&T bill was $251 in January. Rachel and I are on the 900 minute, unlimited text, and no data plan – which is usually $100 or so. We went way over our minutes and we paid dearly for it. I called AT&T to ask for relief from overages and they weren’t so gracious – which led me to looking to other carriers.
I turned to BillShrink to help me decide which carrier was best. And the fact of the matter is, AT&T has me in a headlock. The above picture is our bill from February. Notice how many minutes are between me and other AT&T customers! Can you guess why? These minutes are covered under mobile-to-mobile so I essentially don’t pay for them.
Anyway, it doesn’t make any sense for me to move to another carrier. If I do, I’ll either a. have to move up to a higher minute tier, that will cost more money or b. stay on a 900 minute or so plan, and pay overages because my AT&T calls aren’t covered under mobile-to-mobile anymore.
Check out BillShrink for yourself and see if your bill looks anything like mine. I would venture and say that AT&T tops out on everyone’s to/from call list.
Here are some other screens from BillShrink:
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This is pretty cool man. Thanks for sharing. I just imported my bill. I’m on Verizon and the majority of my calls are to/from Verizon users. That’s surprising cause I thought everyone had an iPhone.
Whoa, that surprises me too. What % of your Verizon calls are not between you and Stephanie?
Ha! That’s a good point. I didn’t think about that. I’ll have to look at that again.
Hi Taylor
Great post – I love Billshrink. I founded a company, http://www.Wattbot.com that helps you save money on your energy bills, by giving you personalized energy recommendations and connects you to energy contractors. Are your energy bills as high as your phone bills?
Sweet, this wasn’t on my radar Diane. I thought I was on top of all the San Fran start-ups that were built on Rails!
I wish Wattbot was available in Tennessee – lemme know when you guys expand.