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New AT&T Data Cap (For all those who tether on the road)

by James English
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Not sure where to post this so I apologize if its in the wrong spot, but I thought some may be interested.

As of today AT&T is rolling out new data plans for its wireless users. This looks like bad news for some (myself included). I do quite a bit of my work while I am on the road or in places with no wifi etc so I end up using tethering with my phone. The new data caps AT&T is pushing will probably put an end to that. This is probably good bye AT&T for me.

LINK TO ARTICLE HERE

DataPlus / DataPro

  • The existing $30 fair-use "unlimited" smartphone data plan is being replaced by two new options: $15 per month for 200MB and $25 for 2GB (called "DataPlus" and "DataPro," respectively). Customers currently on the $30 plan are welcome to stay on it, but they can switch at any time without extending their contract.
  • AT&T's new overage system is arguably the game changer: on the $15 plan, you'll pay $15 for each additional 200MB, but on the $25 plan, you'll pay $10 for each additional GB. It's simple and straightforward -- but most importantly, it won't bankrupt you if you go over by a gig or three in a month. This compares to $50 per gigabyte of overage on AT&T's 5GB DataConnect plan for laptops.
  • The carrier's going to be very flexible about changing between the DataPlus and DataPro plans -- if you're on DataPlus, for example, and you discover that you're blowing past your allotment, you can choose either to start DataPro the following billing cycle, pro-rate it, or apply the higher plan retroactively to the beginning of your current billing cycle. That's pretty wild.
2 GB / Month seems pretty low to me. Granted I haven't really used other carriers so I am not sure how their plans are capped, but this doesn't seem like the smartest change when 40% of AT&T's iPhone users have all ready stated they would switch to a different carrier given the option if the iPhone was available elsewhere.
#atandt #cap #data #road #tether

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