Is $10/GB and $0.2/min normal within the US? I'm not familiar with American (non-roaming) pricing.
For comparison:
In Germany I have an LTE data plan for my tablet where I pay €24.99 for 7.5GB (~$3.57/GB), the lowest plan being €6.99 for 1GB (~$7.50/GB). Unlimited calls in Germany including 1GB data would cost me €19.99/month (~$21.48) at the same provider and unlimited text in Germany would be an additional €4.99/month (~$5.36), otherwise texts are €0.09 each (~$0.10). Many German providers offer pre-paid (or post-paid) plans with €0.09/minute and €0.09/text.
My current plans work out as follows:
Tablet with 7.5GB LTE data plan: €24.99 / ~$26.83 (~$3.57/GB)
Smartphone with 1GB LTE data, 200 minutes and 200 texts: €11.90 / ~$12.87
Overages per minute: €0.09 / ~$0.10
Overages per text: €0.09 / ~$0.10
Overages for data: free (at significantly reduced speed; "high-speed" extra data can be added for €3-9/GB depending on the plan and provider)
The next closest plan for my smartphone would be 1GB LTE data, 400 minutes and 400 texts at €15.90 / ~$17.07, the difference works out to €0.01 (~$0.01) per minute or text.
I'm using my own devices, so the plans don't include the cost of the devices themselves.
My mobile phone bill over the past months mostly ranged from €14-20 and my tablet bill was mostly fixed at €24.99 (turns out 7.5GB is generally sufficient unless I use Netflix outside WiFi a lot).
Also, tethering isn't a problem either, but obviously roaming is excessively expensive even in the EU.
For comparison:
In Germany I have an LTE data plan for my tablet where I pay €24.99 for 7.5GB (~$3.57/GB), the lowest plan being €6.99 for 1GB (~$7.50/GB). Unlimited calls in Germany including 1GB data would cost me €19.99/month (~$21.48) at the same provider and unlimited text in Germany would be an additional €4.99/month (~$5.36), otherwise texts are €0.09 each (~$0.10). Many German providers offer pre-paid (or post-paid) plans with €0.09/minute and €0.09/text.
My current plans work out as follows:
Tablet with 7.5GB LTE data plan: €24.99 / ~$26.83 (~$3.57/GB)
Smartphone with 1GB LTE data, 200 minutes and 200 texts: €11.90 / ~$12.87
Overages per minute: €0.09 / ~$0.10
Overages per text: €0.09 / ~$0.10
Overages for data: free (at significantly reduced speed; "high-speed" extra data can be added for €3-9/GB depending on the plan and provider)
The next closest plan for my smartphone would be 1GB LTE data, 400 minutes and 400 texts at €15.90 / ~$17.07, the difference works out to €0.01 (~$0.01) per minute or text.
I'm using my own devices, so the plans don't include the cost of the devices themselves.
My mobile phone bill over the past months mostly ranged from €14-20 and my tablet bill was mostly fixed at €24.99 (turns out 7.5GB is generally sufficient unless I use Netflix outside WiFi a lot).
Also, tethering isn't a problem either, but obviously roaming is excessively expensive even in the EU.