AT&T Announces New Unlimited Data Plan With 10GB of Tethering and $25 Off DirecTV

[penajmz]

I'm failing to see how this is better than the grandfathered plan? I'm so tired of AT&T. If they don't get it right by the next iPhone I'm out.

 

[cope24]

So is the 22gb per line or total for all lines on the plan? Also, is the tethering only for the more expensive plan or both plans? I'm too tired right now to think about these things.

It's per line. They can slow you down in congested areas. I live in a smaller city and use around 350gb a month over 6 devices and have yet to see any slowing.

Tethering is only available on the more expensive plan, 10 gb a month per device then slowed down speeds after the 10gb are exhausted.

I have an iPad Pro on the current unlimited/Directv plan. It lets me hotspot it, anyone else able to do this with unlimited?

 

[imlynxy]

Bye-bye T-mobile I like the plan. 5 dollars more expensive than VZW. I don't want to stay with T-mobile or VZW congested networks in my area. I like that it is truly unlimited Canada, not chunky 500 mB.
I had old Att UDPs 4 lines and switched after the price increase and expensive Canada/Mexico roaming.

I just have just two question:

1. still have promo 35 dollars DirectTVNow, are they going to drop the price to 10 dollars or not?
2. On what amout can I have FAN discount?
3. Can I use BoGo on iphones 7 ?

P.S. No more Philippines call center. I cannot believe it.

 

[SHirsch999]

It's per line. They can slow you down in congested areas. I live in a smaller city and use around 350gb a month over 6 devices and have yet to see any slowing.

Tethering is only available on the more expensive plan, 10 gb a month per device then slowed down speeds after the 10gb are exhausted.

I have an iPad Pro on the current unlimited/Directv plan. It lets me hotspot it, anyone else able to do this with unlimited?

Thanks. One more question - is 3Mbps good or bad?

 

[malexandria]

so people with single lines are still screwed. no thanks.

 

[blackcrayon]

Wow, is it just me or that's not really a deal at all.

With the addition of tethering, it is now a deal (as far as at&t is concerned).
If you're a direcTV NOW customer like me, it's a great deal. I'm on the $35/mo. plan and unless there is some fine print, it means i will have 100 channels of cable for $10/mo. which isn't bad at all.

 

[Ruggy]

Actually, the US is ever so slightly smaller than the EU (9.8 million square km vs 10.2 million square km). The amount of people living there is also larger (300 million vs 500 million) and because every country has its own providers, you would expect rates to be higher. Instead, you can get rates of about 1/3 that of the US that include unlimited data over the entire EU without roaming chargers.

It's true. We find it really hard to believe how expensive prices are in the US. Hotels even charge you to use their wifi whereas in Europe it's mostly free even in small places.

I get a special offer of 4.90 euros a month for a year with 20gb data and unlimited calls and sms, tethering an second sim card. I can call 120 countries free and get 35 days a year free anywhere in the world with no extra charge. Usual price for that is abut 22 euros a month
My wife pays 55 euros a month for, unlimited calls and sms, unlimited worldwide access in and out- to or from any country, 24/7. 50gb data allowance per month tethering and 4G speeds at average over 30mbps.

 

[cope24]

Thanks. One more question - is 3Mbps good or bad?

Not what I would call good. It's doable but u will not be able to stream hd videos with it. I think you have to have stream saver turned on which makes them 480 sd anyway.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

ATT tried to be fashionably late here and entirely missed the party. Personally, had it responded to VZW and TMob with this plan two weeks ago I would have considered staying. I have DTV so it would have been worth considered. Clearly ATT must have done a lot of bleeding since the 12th or they wouldn't have "sweetened the pot" a bit.

This may be enough to stop the hemorrhaging but not enough to get back lost customers like me IMHO. I switched to TMob. But I'm always ready to hear offers so waiting for Round II of this price war -- probably around the time the next iPhone releases. Next thing you know they are going to bring subsidies and contracts back to stop us from being able to switch on a moment's notice.

 

[sofakng]

Anybody know if FAN discounts apply to the $145/mo + $20/line plan?

 

[chrfr]

at&t SUCKS. but they offer one important thing that verizon does not: you can be on the phone AND the internet at the same time on the LTE network.

With voice over LTE enabled on your Verizon phone, data and voice are used simultaneously. The only problem is that if you cross out of an LTE area on Verizon while on the phone, your call will drop, while AT&T can hand off to their standard voice network without interruption.

 

[zzoomp09]

It's a great question - I would LOVE to switch to verizon - at&t SUCKS. but they offer one important thing that verizon does not: you can be on the phone AND the internet at the same time on the LTE network. this is critical for my business. I think t-mobile offers this as well but they don't have near the network that at&t does.

then there's multi call functions, which are significantly better on at&t are significantly better than verizon. for instance: if i create a conference call between myself and 6 other people on at&t I can individually add and remove certain people. on verizon, once someone is in.. they are in and the only way to remove one person is to remake the entire call.

Also - mobile data is critical in my line of work. So I have both an iphone on at&t and an ipad on verizon. This way no matter where i am i have some kind of internet... if one has no signal the other usually has something. it's rare that both don't work. so if at&t has no signal, i can hop on the verizon hot spot and then enable wifi calling and my phone is back up and running.

when verizon introduces a phone that allows being on the phone AND the internet at the same time (without needing wifi) as well as better support for the iphone's multi call features, i'll switch. in the mean time i'm stuck paying too much for less service at a crappy company

They do... Advanced Calling launched in 2014 with VoLTE. Their CDMA network obviously doesn't.

Looks like your current setup works for you. Good luck!

 

[jdclifford]

I'm actually paying a lot more than this for 3 lines.

If this is what it seems I'm dropping my grandfathered plans asap.
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What about T-Mobile 2-phone all in for $100/mo?

 

[Chupa Chupa]

It's true. We find it really hard to believe how expensive prices are in the US. Hotels even charge you to use their wifi whereas in Europe it's mostly free even in small places.

U.S. hotels no longer charge for WiFi -- since at least 2015. Some require you to book the reservation on the hotel's site or register for their frequent traveler program - but doing so is free too. Personally, having traveled around the world, I don't mind the price of US cell phone plans because I know everything else is relatively less expensive in the U.S. than any other industrialized city - cars, housing, food, electronics. How many threads are there here of Europeans traveling to the US asking where to buy an Apple product here b/c they want to save $. So it's amusing they find one area where a service is more expensive than Europe and run with it like they it's for an Olympic medal.

 

[chrfr]

I'll be sure to confirm although I'd assume corporate discounts can still be applied.

Posts from AT&T employees in the AT&T sub on Reddit indicate that like Verizon's plan, only military/veteran discounts will apply.

 

[MrGuder]

This is so funny...not long ago all these carriers were saying we are taking away your unlimited, unlimited is no longer available, here choose these 2 4 6 GB plans. Now all of a sudden everyone wants to sell you unlimited data plans. What a joke.

 

[BeSweeet]

If coverage is fine, this is a horrible deal, especially for the 3Mbps plan. After taxes, it makes far more sense to get T-Mobile's $70 all-in plan.

Wonder how long that business plan can sustain itself as more users require the company to lease, lease, lease more BW.

MetroPCS has been at those plans for years and are doing quite well as per T-Mobile financial results.

Thanks. One more question - is 3Mbps good or bad?

3Mbps is totally usuable for everything but HD video.

 

[pavelbure]

Probably a dumb question, but, while tethering can I still use data on my phone ?
Meaning if my kids phone is using tethering can I still browse the internet on my phone.

 

[mateo956]

a little too late AT&T...I switched to AT&T in 2008 solely for the iPhone, and after their botched gouging rollout last week with expensive prices and no tethering I switched to T-Mobile this past Friday and i love it. I have 3 lines for taxes-included $140 now (which will really be $130 because one line won't use 2gb so I'll get the kickback), unlimited everything, whereas i was still holding onto my grandfathered unlimited with AT&T for $141 a month which would have gone to $146 next month.....AT&T is a joke and i THANK T-Mobile for opening my eyes to how good their service has become....

i'll definitely keep an eye on the news for the next time they report how many customers they've lost, and i will LOL at their stupidity...

 

[imlynxy]

If coverage is fine, this is a horrible deal, especially for the 3Mbps plan. After taxes, it makes far more sense to get T-Mobile's $70 all-in plan.



MetroPCS has been at those plans for years and are doing quite well as per T-Mobile financial results.



3Mbps is totally usuable for everything but HD video.

If only T-mobile gives me more than 0.5 mb during rush hours. With all this personal promos and low prices John kills his network and he has only "future" spectrums like 600MHz and LTE-U.

May be it is fast in the middle of nowhere, but it slow when I need it. T-mobile coverage, call routing and sms delivery is another song.

I have T-mobike now and I jump back to DeathStar at the end of my billing cycle.
Once again the more people on T-mo or VZ the faster network I have.

I must admit that the new Att plan is available knly because of T-mobile and the competition.

 

[KPOM]

So right now I am still on the old unlimited plan. Thinking of switching to the cheaper unlimited choice plan. Does anyone know if the LTE speeds are slower?
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Yeah I'm trying to figure out if that is slower than my unlimited grandfather plan is. I'm assuming it is and not worth switching even if it is cheaper.
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I'm in the same boat. Currently I receive %23 off my unlimited at&t bill.

3mbps is basically 3G speeds. On LTE I routinely get about

So right now I am still on the old unlimited plan. Thinking of switching to the cheaper unlimited choice plan. Does anyone know if the LTE speeds are slower?
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Yeah I'm trying to figure out if that is slower than my unlimited grandfather plan is. I'm assuming it is and not worth switching even if it is cheaper.
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I'm in the same boat. Currently I receive %23 off my unlimited at&t bill.

3 Mbps is bsasically 3G speeds. On LTE I routinely get higher than 10 Mbps and have gotten north of 50 when there is low traffic.

 

[spades1412]

I'm so happy I switched to T-Mobile this month. AT&T still cant figure it out. I'll be paying $128/month all in for 4 lines with T-Mobile. Unlimited Data, HD Video, & 10 GB Hotspot Data per line. Plus a higher cap before throttling. $160-$32 (20% off code)= $128. Can potentially save $10/line that uses under 2gb data in a month with kickback as well. And then theres T-Mobile Tuesdays. Free stuff. We got 2 free Papa Johns pizzas this past week thanks to T-Mobile.

$128 all in with T-Mobile or $185+taxes & fees with AT&T for 4 lines? Not even a choice. And I get much better coverage where I'm at with T-Mobile. No more stupid Microcell in my house just to get coverage.

 

[AtikCzaTok]

Same here, I pay $22 /month on a UK contract, I'm working in the Netherlands and being charged not a penny more for my calls and data

My plan also works all over the US

These prices are crazy. more crazy people pay it!

My Guess is it's what the economy can afford- otherwise no market.
It's apples and oranges to compare N.America to relatively small European Countries.
You say Socialism? We say Capitalism.
At the end of the day, it all evens out.
~Regards

 

[Rayfire]

Bye-bye T-mobile I like the plan. 5 dollars more expensive than VZW. I don't want to stay with T-mobile or VZW congested networks in my area. I like that it is truly unlimited Canada, not chunky 500 mB.
I had old Att UDPs 4 lines and switched after the price increase and expensive Canada/Mexico roaming.

I just have just two question:

1. still have promo 35 dollars DirectTVNow, are they going to drop the price to 10 dollars or not?
2. On what amout can I have FAN discount?
3. Can I use BoGo on iphones 7 ?

P.S. No more Philippines call center. I cannot believe it.

From what I gathered in reddit

1. Edited - You will be getting a $25 credit from the other plans, the promotional $35 Go Big plan is excluded (just read their fine print).
2. No FAN discounts anymore, except military/veterans so far.
3. Not sure.

PS: Their call centers are actually helpful, on rare occasions not.

 

[Number 41]

They already lost me as a customer last week (I switched to T-Mobile) with their weak initial plan offering. I honestly haven't noticed any difference and, in some cases, my speeds have actually been faster.

There's absolutely no reason to still be on AT&T now. Either get cheaper service with TMo or buy better coverage for roughly the same price w/ Verizon.