Why did I have to pay an access fee?

[mleabrake]

I added my mom's old flip phone to my plan, she was in nursing home. I told them it was temporarily.. She payed 30$ a month to load her card. She only was on my plan a month. It doubled my bill , next month's  have a acess fee? What is that for.  I did have to get a replacement .phone.. Will my bill now always be higher than before?

[naansalad]

you paying access fee to use service....everyone pay that

[ralph1017 · Accepted solution]

The line access fee is charged for shared plans. It is charge per line and it depends on the device and if there is a contract. And this is usually charged a month in advance. So if you are seeing a line access fee that covers next month then that is the month in advance. Rest assured though if you remove the line mid-cycle, you'll get the prorated refund for the line access next bill.