I expect when I'm an old man, there will be a sort of memorial news article about the last person holding onto a grandfathered unlimited plan passing away.
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AT&T Again Raising Price of Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans
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I switched to T-Mobile from AT&T when the iPhone 6 came out and I dig 'em. I too live in LA (though admittedly, I don't go downtown much) and I find that AT&T and T-Mob are fairly similar in coverage, but T-Mob is way faster when I have a solid connection. Anectodal, so mileage may vary, but the service over wifi trick T-Mob offers for free makes up for deficiencies in their network. In my experience anyhow.
Yep same here, all 5 family plan lines. All around excellent move. The free 1hr wifi and unlimited texting on flights is just gravy.
If you have a phone with wifi calling and Band 12 support - T-Mobile is rock solid.
does T-Mobile unlimited include tethering?
seme slike 5GB for $15 extra, but unlimited 2G edge tethering-- cans someone who has it clarify?
seme slike 5GB for $15 extra, but unlimited 2G edge tethering-- cans someone who has it clarify?
I would love to go to T-Mobile, but I hear constant horror stories from people about how bad their customer service is and how awful their coverage / speeds are.
I keep the AT&T unlimited plan because it requires absolutely no thought on my part -- I pay my bill and never worry about overages, data use, or anything else. Every time I've looked to switch, it's required considering how much data I use, wondering if I'll have enough data, etc.
"Our Mobile Share Advantage plans and our AT&T Unlimited Plan provide several benefits that our legacy unlimited plan doesn't."
that's not a reason to raise it
that's not a reason to raise it
Their (AT&T) new data plans are awful. We go through our 6 GB of data and then after that they lower the speeds to 2G (128Kbps). You can't do anything these days with that speed.
We'll likely switch carriers. We burned through our 6GB of data in the first week and now have 3 weeks of practically no internet.
We'll likely switch carriers. We burned through our 6GB of data in the first week and now have 3 weeks of practically no internet.
Glad I switched to Tmobile. Works great where I am and I have unlimited data with unlimited 3g tethering. Even 3g is good.
Cant beat 50 bucks a month
Cant beat 50 bucks a month
$60 /year though
If you don't mind me asking... how much less is it per month and what kind of plan do you have now?
I currently have 4 iPhones on my plan that are all grandfathered with unlimited data plans.
How are you getting unlimited everything for $30/mo with Cricket? When I check their website its $70 a month for unlimited moving from AT&T with an unlocked phone for a single line. And if I add a line for my wife that comes out to be $130 a month with the $10 group discount. Which is about $10 cheaper than my current AT&T bill but Cricket caps the data speeds at 8Mbps down where AT&T does not cap it. I have the unlimited plan with AT&T (The newer one that you have to have DirecTV service for) and a 17% discount through work on the voice service.
LOL, you had me interested until you think "service over Wifi" is a benefit they're offering, not a solution to letting you build the network instead of them. The idea is good, but they should credit me for the number of calls and data routed over my home network when using TMO WiFi... you proved my point perfectly though, T-Mo's barking salesman makes their customers think they're getting more than they are. You can have the snake oil. I don't believe I should have to use wifi at home to fill int he gaps in tmobile's industry-acknlowledged sub-par network.
And?
Whats your problem with people complaining about bills that always go up and never go down?
Yes! Back then, I had one of those "We don't care. We don't have to" bumper stickers with the AT&T logo.
$10 raise in less then 1 year.... Time to fire up the old chat and complain.... If they can at least allow us to add tethering or add something for this extra $5, but its just to raise the price and nothing in return...
You are on a grandfathered plan. You are not under a contract. So, yeah go ahead and cancel.
Yup just switched to TMo last month from AT&T after being on the "grandfathered" plan since 2001. Haven't looked back and my plan is $40/month cheaper - from grandfathered prices, mind you. If I were to get a similar AT&T plan today it would be $100-120 more, not including international data/texting!
The last time they raised the price like this you had a window of time where you could leave without paying an ETF--and keep your phone.
It is a bit different. $29 is a one-time charge where as this will cost me an additional $20/month for the 4 iPhones on my plan.
I'm under contract on an unlimited plan. AT&T offered them when the iPhone 6s was released if you ordered online only from their website.