Carrier how much are the taxes on your bill?

[ghanwani]

Just checking my bill and I see this huge list of taxes and surcharges which amounts to a whopping $24.09 / month! Are you paying similar or are your taxes and surcharges included in the plan fee? I'm with AT&T. Is the same true for T-Mobile and Verizon?

Pricing on their website is deceptive. They list a plan for $65, but it actually ends up costing $114. How?
$65 <- what the listed cost is
$10 <- the fine print that $65 includes $10 auto pay, so if you opt out of auto pay this gets added
$15 <- If you make international calls using WhatsApp and don't want surprise charges that can run into hundreds
$24 <- taxes and surcharges
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$114

State and Local Tax			$10.05
Federal Universal Service Fund			$8.62
Administrative Fee			$1.99
Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee			$1.50
State Universal Service Fund			$1.11
Other AT&T Fees and Surcharges			$0.44
911 Fee			$0.38

 

[edubfromktown]

My entire monthly bill is $19.91 total (US Mobile 5 GB unlimited plan using their T-Mobile 5G network SIM).

$15.00 plan fee
$2.91 recovery fee
$2.00 service fee

 

[teeshot44]

Your state and local tax, 911 fee and State Universal Service Fund will depend entirely where you live/billing address (State, County, City etc.) Those for me total .90 for my line. Your Federal Universal Service Fund looks WAY out of line. Mine is .50 but I believe it also is much higher if you have an international calling plan. I am one line of 6 on the account. Total of all my "junk" fees are $30.55 for all six lines.

 

[eyoungren]

My entire monthly bill is $19.91 total (US Mobile 5 GB unlimited plan using their T-Mobile 5G network SIM).

$15.00 plan fee
$2.91 recovery fee
$2.00 service fee

One line?

I have 10 lines with T-Mobile and one EIP/Applecare+ plan. Right now that amounts to $365 a month.

 

[edubfromktown]

One line?

I have 10 lines with T-Mobile and one EIP/Applecare+ plan. Right now that amounts to $365 a month.

Yes ONE line with an MVNO.

I jettisoned expensive carrier-direct offerings when the org's I worked for stopped paying the entire bill ~2020. Not a bad run from the late 1990's LOL.

 

[HDFan]

I see this huge list of taxes and surcharges

Not with T-Mobile. Plan cost is your final cost.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I have T-Mobile and with my plan, taxes and fees are included. Not all T-Mobile plans do that.

 

[jz0309]

Verizon, 4 lines, total tax/fees is around $22/month

 

[Nermal]

My plan is advertised as being $17/month and the total cost is $17/month.

 

[ghanwani]

Your state and local tax, 911 fee and State Universal Service Fund will depend entirely where you live/billing address (State, County, City etc.) Those for me total .90 for my line. Your Federal Universal Service Fund looks WAY out of line. Mine is .50 but I believe it also is much higher if you have an international calling plan. I am one line of 6 on the account. Total of all my "junk" fees are $30.55 for all six lines.

I don’t actually need the international plan but AT&T plays this game where they can charge you for international calls when you call using WhatsApp saying that WiFi/data failed and they kept the call going over the voice network instead of dropping the call. They should give users the choice of letting the call drop. Another deceptive business practice by them. So it looks like that’s not just $15 but a whole lot more because of fees.

 

[kanga1622]

5 lines on Verizon. Total of $34.44 in fees and taxes every month.

 

[CalmEnvy]

I’m in Canada, I’ve got 2 lines with Telus, $13.39 for taxes a month. I get an employee discount for the primary line and $10 a month off the second line because the family discount. That all helps as well because plans in Canada suck.

 

[Jackbequickly]

I pay $25 a month with ATT Prepaid with 8gb data. Only catch is you have to pay for a year ahead of time.

 

[ghanwani]

I pay $25 a month with ATT Prepaid with 8gb data. Only catch is you have to pay for a year ahead of time.

Do you have visual voicemail?
Are you able to make international calls with WhatsApp?
Are you able to send international texts?

 

[Jackbequickly]

Do you have visual voicemail?
Are you able to make international calls with WhatsApp?
Are you able to send international texts?

Yep on the VM. Not sure about the WhatsApp but I text people in Mexico and Canada all the time. $25 a month!

 

[webkit]

The Federal Universal Service Fund percentage is the same for all but state/local taxes and fees vary with Idaho being the lowest and Illinois being the highest in 2022.

Several T-Mobile plans (Magenta, Magenta MAX, Go5G, Go5G Plus) have taxes and fees included. Magenta is the cheapest plan with taxes and fees included and starts at $70/month with one line and $5 AutoPay discount. Of course, there are still a variety of other prepaid and postpaid plans out there which are even cheaper even after adding taxes and fees.

 

[monstermash]

Just checking my bill and I see this huge list of taxes and surcharges which amounts to a whopping $24.09 / month! Are you paying similar or are your taxes and surcharges included in the plan fee? I'm with AT&T. Is the same true for T-Mobile and Verizon?

Pricing on their website is deceptive. They list a plan for $65, but it actually ends up costing $114. How?
$65 <- what the listed cost is
$10 <- the fine print that $65 includes $10 auto pay, so if you opt out of auto pay this gets added
$15 <- If you make international calls using WhatsApp and don't want surprise charges that can run into hundreds
$24 <- taxes and surcharges
---
$114

State and Local Tax			$10.05
Federal Universal Service Fund			$8.62
Administrative Fee			$1.99
Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee			$1.50
State Universal Service Fund			$1.11
Other AT&T Fees and Surcharges			$0.44
911 Fee			$0.38

 

[ghanwani]

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That’s more than 50% of the plan price!

 

[monstermash]

That’s more than 50% of the plan price!

Yeah. It's a whole $4.48. Whoopie do dah!

 

[Jackbequickly]

Look forward to these taxes and fee going higher next year.