I'm not arguing for anyone. I'm arguing against your thought that it's unfair for AT&T to raise the cost on a plan that hasn't seen a cost increase in eight years, despite the fact that the data speed on that plan has increased 50-300x over the same period.
IMO, the only way that thought would be logical is that you either didn't understand what's changed with the carriers over the last eight/nine years, or .. you actually did, and you just want to approach this from an angle that reads anywhere between whiny and entitled.
I figured I'd give you the benefit of the doubt on that one and throw out some basic facts to give you a framework, but if you just want to argue against them (like with your quote below), I'm inclined to believe you are approaching this from the other angle.
I never said anyone should blindly throw them their money. I just don't think anyone should be ignorant about details of the issue, either.
Right. Because you and everyone else would have happily remained an AT&T customer if they left their data speeds at EDGE/3G rates, while the rest of the carriers did the $100B infrastructure upgrades to move their speeds up to LTE.
Others have here have mentioned to you that there are MVNOs that resell AT&T and Verizon's network for cheaper than AT&T and Verizon do themselves. You don't get the same level of customer support, and you don't necessarily always get 100% of the speed, but you can use the same networks and save money. You're not stuck.
