{"id":"dat-par-family-phone-plans","audience":"parents","category":"decisions","technique":"context","title":"Compare family phone plans over a full year","free":false,"task":"You need 4 lines and you always pay by autopay with a debit card. Compare 12-month costs, including promos that end and one-time fees. Write exactly 3 numbered lines, one per plan, each showing the 12-month math, then one unnumbered last line: Pick: [plan]. Plain text, under 80 words.","materialLabel":"Plan details from three carriers (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"FAMILY PLAN OPTIONS - 4 lines (me, Dan, Maya 14, Leo 11 - first phone)\n\nPlan A - Crestline Wireless\n$160/month for 4 lines, unlimited data. No activation fee.\n\nPlan B - Orbit Mobile\n$25/line for the first 6 months (promo), then $40/line. No activation fee.\n\nPlan C - Bluepeak\n$45/line, minus $10/line with autopay using a debit card or bank account.\nOne-time activation fee: $30 per line.\n\nNotes:\n- All three work fine at our house (checked coverage maps).\n- Maya wants the plan her friends have (Crestline). Not a factor.\n- Our phones are paid off; we're bringing our own.\n- We'd switch all 4 lines at once in December.\n- All prices are before taxes and fees, which are about the same for each.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":80}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Pricing only the first month","why":"The AI compares B's $100 promo month and ignores the jump to $160.","fix":"Add: \"Compare full 12-month costs, including when promos end.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not mentioning autopay","why":"The AI doesn't know you qualify, so Plan C looks pricier.","fix":"Add: \"We use autopay with a debit card.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Not asking to see the work","why":"Plan math is easy to slip on.","fix":"Add a line to copy: \"1. Plan A: 12 x $160 = $1,920\"","checks":["numberedItems","r1"]},{"title":"Getting a pros-and-cons list","why":"The AI writes about coverage and perks.","fix":"Add: \"Then one line: Pick: [plan]. Nothing else.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 16 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it goes","why":"AI loves markdown tables and bold, which show up as clutter in a family group text.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, headings or tables.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says 12 months","patterns":["12 months|full year|annual|yearly"]},{"label":"Mentions autopay","patterns":["autopay"]},{"label":"Includes fees","patterns":["fee","activation"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the |your )?(math|work)","x \\$|\\bx\\b.{0,10}=","calculation","step"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no (headings|tables)"]}],"hint":"Promos end and discounts depend on how you pay. Tell the AI both and ask for each plan's full-year math.","rubricLabels":["Plan B is 6 x $100 + 6 x $160 = $1,560 (promo ending after 6 months)","Plan C uses the autopay price: 12 x $140 + 4 x $30 = $1,800; Plan A is 12 x $160 = $1,920","The last line picks Plan B, after the three lines, with nothing before the first numbered line"]}