Most first month charges are either smaller or larger than your final bill will be, rarely will it reflect your true recurring cost. This number depends on whether you are pre or postpaid and a ton of other arbitrary shit on the part of the company.
FEEL FREE TO SKIP THIS: For example, if postpaid and if your billing cycle starts on the first, and you purchased your phone on the 15th, you would on your first/second bill have charges for your regular cost in addition to your cost for the two weeks you had your phone before you first full billing cycle went into effect. But if you get your phone before you hit some magical date in verizons database for when you pay for the two weeks in addittion to the monthly cycle and you end up paying a small bill cycle it could look cheaper in your first few bills than it will be in the end. And there’s like ten different ways things can change. Blah blah blah…
It’s really fucking confusing.
You should go to a Verizon store and have them explain it to you, but honestly I would imagine your bill is going to hover in the $70s – because it’s my understanding that the Palm Pre cannot be purchased without a voice contract, the cheapest of which is $40. Adding in your $30 and adding taxes… You’re looking at high $70s. Double check over the phone if you have any subscriptions on the phone you’re unaware of. And double check to see if the salesmen added anything that was a ‘trial offer’ or ‘free for 30 days’ kind of thing and have it removed.
Look over your paperwork again – this time read it. Because you must not have in the store. If you’re unsatisfied with the contract or the response in store well, you might be shit out luck, since you’re outside of 30 days you may have to pay a cancellation fee.
By your fourth month, provided there are no downloads, subscriptions, etc on your account you should start seeing your most accurate monthly service charge.
Worked at a cell phone company reviewing bills and accounts for a living.