Re: Encryption comes to RCS at last on iPhones.

Marion wrote:

On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:32:24 +0000, Andy Burns wrote :
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Since I'm across the pond from you, I don't pay extra for
anything, as we typically get unlimited everything for about
$25/month per device

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$25 for everything?

Unlimited calls+texts with a fixed block of e.g. 20GB data is
pretty  cheap here (around L10/month), but unlimited data was
expensive (e.g.  upwards of L40/month)
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Now there are a handful offering unlimited everything for �15/month.

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I think Andy pays less than I do given neither of us needs
"unlimited" data anyway. I use a few GB per month, but I could limit
that if I wanted to.  So I really only "need" about 1GB/month as does
my wife. Usually even less.
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The kids are a different story, as all of you with kids already know.
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I used to have "limited data" of 4GB/month (which was more than
enough) until T-Mobile merged with Sprint and apparently, to even out
all their inconsistent plans, they gave EVERYONE a freebie of
unlimited data for the same price that they were already paying for
whatever plan they were on.
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As far as I know, EVERYONE on T-Mobile (postpaid) in the USA got this.
So I'm kind of "grandfathered" into that plan which is why I keep it
even as my kids have long since moved out of the house & have their
own kids.
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But I just looked up T-Mobile's CURRENT family plan for four people:
"Essentials Saver Family Plan: $100/month for four lines.   Includes
unlimited talk, text, and data with 50GB of premium data"
<https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/best-t-mobile-family-plans>
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Of course, there is about $20 in taxes added to that so it's
$120/month.  Premium data appears to be "prioritized data" when I
looked it up.
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Back to my $100 plan, I get free roaming in the USA and Europe with
it.
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Since I'm a stickler for the details, to more completely answer
Carlos' question, not everything is unlimited. For example, the
hotspot/tethering is limited to 5GB/month and when I travel, mostly
to Germany, phone calls are 25 cents per minute but I still get free
data & text when traveling.
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That $100 turns into $120 with taxes, which I think is a rather
expensive plan for the USA, is it not? I don't know. I haven't looked
in years.
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What are other people paying for a 4-line plan?

According to my bill:
Magenta Military $90 (3 lines) unlimited voice/text/data
Equipment Fees $51.67 (2 iPhone 15)
Netflix Standard $0.00
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Monthly Bill $141.67 taxes included