New Lum Plans - Cost Analysis - Old VS New.

H-Man
H-Man Posts: 344 Lüm Super User
edited December 2024 in Outages

I believe the new plans may appear to be drastically different than they will actually be for most people.

I have done some very quick analysis comparing old vs. new to put things into perspective for the average Lum subscriber. By no means, is this a definitive tool that you should use to make a decision. This is just something I put together for myself to get an idea and would like to share with the rest of the community.

Old Plan: Assuming 1 Year Membership w/ 25GB for $40 option ($1.60/GB) and an average talk time of 5 hours/month. These are the results that I get (i.e. average monthly cost including taxes and fees, based on usage).

New Plan: Avg monthly cost including taxes and fees.

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Note:

  • Anyone using more than 1GB/month is probably better off under the new system.
  • 911 Fees are now included in the plans.
  • New Plans Include 5G and UNLTD CALLING.
  • The frustration some very low data users are expressing is very much reasonable as Lum was extremely cost effective option for those people. However, the difference still isn't as great (I know it is still an increase). But I hope the above table can guide you a little better.
  • Larger data users were clearly discouraged under the old system. With evolving competition and increased appetite for data, it is understandable that Lum's old offerings were probably insufficient for heavy data users.
  • The new cost structure provides a balance between the two, I believe.

** If you notice any mistakes, feel free to point them out.

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