SecretSquirrel Posted September 27, 2010 Posted September 27, 2010 For those who are married, engaged, committed with no plans for marriage, what have you: Are you on the same cell phone plan or separate? When and how did you decide to change and get on the same plan? Is being on the same plan a good idea? How would you feel if your SO didn't want to be on the same plan? This is probably most relevant to those who already have/had their own plans, then became engaged/married, as opposed to being married and getting a cell phone for the first time.
ls31602 Posted September 28, 2010 Posted September 28, 2010 My husband and I are on separate plans. We each already had a plan when we got married, and we've just now (two years later) talked about me moving to his plan in order to save the money. Had he been reluctant to let me join in, I would have wanted to know why. We also don't share a bank account, although we do share passwords to the accounts and pay all of our bills together. There's no "his" and "mine," just whoever gets to it first.
allina Posted September 28, 2010 Posted September 28, 2010 My husband and I are on separate plans because I'm still on a family plan with my parents We haven't made any changes because I want to keep my carrier and he wants to keep his. I think it's no biggie
alexlakeman Posted September 30, 2010 Posted September 30, 2010 The one and ONLY time I put a SO on my plan was 10 years ago... at the end of that relationship I was left with a $4K cell phone bill.... last time I put anyone on my plan... The only advantage is that I have control over her cell phone, texts, gps, etc.. But why even go there if you are getting married...
Cee Posted September 30, 2010 Posted September 30, 2010 My ex husband and I had a shared plan. We stopped sharing a cell phone plan when I saw a long record of calls to his mistress.
make me believe Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 My boyfriend and I will get a shared plan when my contract expires in May. By that time we'll be engaged or married. I don't think it's a huge deal if you're not on a shared plan when you're engaged/married. We're only doing it to save a bit of money.
FootballGuy Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 If they didn't want to be on the same plan I would think they had something to hide.
carhill Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 My ex-wife and I shared a family plan for some eight years, even after separated, until some guy blew up her phone while we were separated and she felt she had to change her number. Personally, I'd only have another person on my plan if we were married, since I'd be paying for it. People are too flighty these days IMO. Them having their own plan, as my ex did for a few years of our marriage until my mom got sick and I needed a cell phone, is no big deal to me. If I have to worry about that stuff, I wouldn't be with the person.
laRubiaBonita Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 myself, H, and his parents- we are all on a family plan. i get a discount b/c of my employment, so really i picked the provider- plus H uses a blackberry, so sprint was the natural choice anyways. i pay the bill too... and it is always abou the same every month. i do not even think we use all our minutes. the biggest cost is the internet capabilities that my H uses.
redtail Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 ... This is probably most relevant to those who already have/had their own plans, then became engaged/married, as opposed to being married and getting a cell phone for the first time. After my divorce, I obviously had my own plan for quite a while. Shortly after I remarried, my wife and I found a new provider we both liked and are on the same plan. Seemed like a no-brainer. Why do you ask?
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