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Mountain Pass
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ATT wireless plan
How many people have purchased the ATT plan for their truck? Is it worth it? The only place that I have found that ATT has better coverage than Verizon is where I hunt and that may benefit me for making calls on wifi.
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From: West Michigan
I personally do not understand the need at all. Now days, most have good cell service, and hot spot for no additional money. To pay for another line just for the vehicle seems odd to me.
Mountain Pass
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I could see using it for in car dash cams/radar detectors or kids ipads or whatnot, but beyond that I cannot come up with a single use case. It was also unlimited, where hot spot on my top of the line att packages is topped at 50gb or something like that.
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From: WI, USA
Honestly, I use it for my kids iPads. I’ve never bought this in any of my previous vehicles, but for 200/year, I thought it would save a few headaches.
I prefer my kids not connecting to my phone for a few reasons. One, I don’t want them using it outside the truck. If I allow when we’re in the truck, it’ll keep working as we get out. I also don’t need the additional battery drain. I know CarPlay uses WiFi and I don’t really want to interfere there. It also gives me options if my phone isn’t getting much for service. I’m on Verizon, so AT&T is an alternative.
In a pinch, I’ve also used it for my work computer too. It gets a more stable connection than my phone, since the antenna is that much more robust.
I prefer my kids not connecting to my phone for a few reasons. One, I don’t want them using it outside the truck. If I allow when we’re in the truck, it’ll keep working as we get out. I also don’t need the additional battery drain. I know CarPlay uses WiFi and I don’t really want to interfere there. It also gives me options if my phone isn’t getting much for service. I’m on Verizon, so AT&T is an alternative.
In a pinch, I’ve also used it for my work computer too. It gets a more stable connection than my phone, since the antenna is that much more robust.
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Black Hills of SD
I actually work for the company. I have it mainly b/c I get a discount (for my personal phone and all my kids and G-kids) we are all on 1 account since I am an employee. I will not get it for the truck or our Bronco mainly b/c I already have it on our phones and iPad. But, I agree w/Ltngdrvr, not a bad idea to have a different carrier on your phone. There are areas where 1 is better than the other. Where I'm located, it's about the same in coverage and capacity for all 3 carriers (ATT/VZW/TMO). Guess it would be an option for me to drop the wireless plan on our iPad and start a plan for the truck. But at $200/year (not sure if I'd get the employee discount or not), I'll stay where I am for now.
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Joined: Feb 2024
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From: WI, USA
I actually work for the company. I have it mainly b/c I get a discount (for my personal phone and all my kids and G-kids) we are all on 1 account since I am an employee. I will not get it for the truck or our Bronco mainly b/c I already have it on our phones and iPad. But, I agree w/Ltngdrvr, not a bad idea to have a different carrier on your phone. There are areas where 1 is better than the other. Where I'm located, it's about the same in coverage and capacity for all 3 carriers (ATT/VZW/TMO). Guess it would be an option for me to drop the wireless plan on our iPad and start a plan for the truck. But at $200/year (not sure if I'd get the employee discount or not), I'll stay where I am for now.
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From: Maine
I had it...briefly. I quickly realized I was paying $20/month to connect my phone's unlimited service to my truck's unlimited service. Kinda pointless, only way I can see it being beneficial is if you have kids who need the service for their devices and you don't have a plan that you can hot-spot.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Aug 2021
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Had it on my 2022. When my 2024 came in Att would not let me transfer the service or refund the remaining five month. I paid a year in advance. So I will never use att again. It is only a small amount but its enough to lose my business.
Mountain Pass
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