Well of course they want to see if they can sell them something else this has been AT&T's sales plan and marketing since day one not that it's a good one. I think the AT&T brand is dead moving on.
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AT&T Raising Prices on Legacy Plans to Encourage Customers to Upgrade to New Plans
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In my case I stay on AT&T because the campus I work on has installed AT&T nanocells everywhere, so cellular coverage is amazing all over. Meanwhile T-Mobile has tons of dead spots and you can only make calls reliably when you're outside.
I've noticed this is the case with most large venues; if there's nanocells installed to improve coverage, they're usually AT&T. I think it's because AT&T has deals with these companies and gives their employees discounts so they install their cells.
Yeah, if you're a light data user the new unlimited plans are a lousy deal. There's also a 4GB plan, but I frequently exceed 4GB by a small amount, which would cost me extra money. There's no longer "in between" plans for people who actually use their phone a lot but don't stream a lot of video to eat up dozens of gigs a month.
I'm a longtime Cricket customer, too. Love it. But I wouldn't be surprised if AT&T eventually hikes Cricket's plans, too.
I switched from ATT last year due to costs and xfinity mobile has been great so far for the price!
I also switched my verizon hotspot to one from ATT so I'm always covered by both networks, but I saved a ton doing this. Switching from cable to sling was done at the same time- I'm easily saving 100-150/month with these swaps.
I also switched my verizon hotspot to one from ATT so I'm always covered by both networks, but I saved a ton doing this. Switching from cable to sling was done at the same time- I'm easily saving 100-150/month with these swaps.
Been to Europe lately, where oligopoly is routinely broken up? I have. You're flat wrong. We are being massively overcharged and our government is actively ignoring one of its primary duties to not allow the extraction of monopoly rents, a concept well understood for hundreds of years, and that anyone paying even vague attention in Econ 101 understands.
Economic rent - Wikipedia
Shadier than the original company that offered a bevy of “unlimited” plans, none of which are unlimited at all??!!
Verizon went full North Korea with their marketing and grotesquely abused the English language. Now everyone does it. Nothing means anything anymore.
We’re on Metro right now and it uses T-Mobile’s towers. $110 for all 3 unlimited lines. Right now we have a discount where we only pay $80 for all 3. The only downside is at 35 gigs you can get your speed throttled if there’s a lot of congestion.
I wonder what the point of grandfathering is when they decided to hike prices. I thought grandfathering meant keep benefits of unlimited data or rollover data and pricing the same.
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$35 per line for the old unlimited family plan?
That is essentially the same as my unlimited extra plan with a veteran discount after tax and fees.
What are the benefits of the grandfathered plan?
That is essentially the same as my unlimited extra plan with a veteran discount after tax and fees.
What are the benefits of the grandfathered plan?
I don't like ATT any more. they use to be GREAT.
Not anymore.
They lost my iPhone I was trading in and because of their fault I got stuck with paying full price for an iPhone 12 Max.
I'm still with them because of a family plan. But soon I choose T Mobile.
Data breach or not.
I'm frugal and its all about the best price.
Not anymore.
They lost my iPhone I was trading in and because of their fault I got stuck with paying full price for an iPhone 12 Max.
I'm still with them because of a family plan. But soon I choose T Mobile.
Data breach or not.
I'm frugal and its all about the best price.
Just switch to prepaid service and stop worrying about/dealing with this crap. All of the networks offer it.
I switched to prepaid a year ago and dropped my bill from 90/mo for a single line, to 25/mo. Still have unlimited data nd hotspot features. Wish I would have done it years sooner.
I switched to prepaid a year ago and dropped my bill from 90/mo for a single line, to 25/mo. Still have unlimited data nd hotspot features. Wish I would have done it years sooner.
Yes. It's been OK but I experience more people complaining that I'm dropping out and there are a few areas in my neighborhood where I'm on LTE and barely connected. I put up with this because I pay $14 a month, no fees or taxes. If I go over on data, it's another $14. I looked into switching back to ATT but it was way more expensive. For starters, you have to pay for "visual voicemail." I should add that I went through a HUGE hassle exchanging an iPhone I ordered while in a Spectrum store (they didn't have it in stock). Because I technically purchased online, they said I couldn't exchange in-store, it wasn't their inventory; I had to mail it back. It took two months and numerous phone calls to get this straightened out. So I'll never buy a phone from them. And it pays to do your homework when ordering TV service: Two years into Spectrum, I found out I could use an Apple TV device instead of Spectrum's box (for which I'd been paying $9 month). At first the guy wouldn't let me return my cable box at his store. Then I was then told if I wanted to use an Apple TV device, I had to BUY it from Spectrum. I then checked Spectrum's website and it very clearly said I could use my own. The point from both experiences: You can't believe with 100% certainty anything any given Spectrum agent tells you. Do your homework first.
Many older planes still run on leaded gas and there is no safe level of lead. So no, it’s not worth it.
This is strictly anecdotal, but I've been using T-Mobile's pay as you go (unlimited minutes, texting, and 3GB of data a month) for $15 a month and I couldn't be happier. I get to use wifi calling and wifi texting, and it's been a real bargain.
Obviously though if you need more data (which I imagine most people use more than 3GB of data month, I just don't go anywhere and use about 500mb per month tops) then it's not a good deal. But if you just need a simple pay as you go plan, I've liked T-Mobile's offering a bit more than ATTs - it's been a lot less fuss I feel like.
I switched to Mint Mobile and I couldn't be happier. $225 /yr and is the same network as T-Mobile. The only thing I missed about the big cell companies is adding data to Apple Watch, but all things consider I'd rather not have that and stay with Mint than go to ATT or T-Mobile.
Never understood why companies get away with this.
I mean you offer a service for X amount of money, then you decide you want more and change terms and conditions.
It happens here (Italy) a lot, bank , phone companies, electric companies and such, If i sign a contract they should honor it and not change terms.
Now I understand raw material can rise and lower in price, but that should be accounted for when you make an offer, otherwise it's pure bad planning.
Agreed, I switched to Ho. Mobile here and with 5.99 Euros i get Unlimited call / messages and 70 GB of data!
I mean you offer a service for X amount of money, then you decide you want more and change terms and conditions.
It happens here (Italy) a lot, bank , phone companies, electric companies and such, If i sign a contract they should honor it and not change terms.
Now I understand raw material can rise and lower in price, but that should be accounted for when you make an offer, otherwise it's pure bad planning.
Agreed, I switched to Ho. Mobile here and with 5.99 Euros i get Unlimited call / messages and 70 GB of data!
Yeah, my thinking too. Unlimited calls/texts/data here for €15 p/m, free roaming throughout Europe. 80+% 5G coverage here too. Was in Germany last week, 5G everywhere and this is all part of our €15 plan, no additional costs.
Yes, we can pay €70 per month too + a varied upfront fee if we are silly enough to take the phone tied to their network on contract for 24 months, but the majority of European customers purchase the handset outright & are free to move to whatever operator offers the best deal. This keeps competition vibrant in the marketplace and prices competitive.
All of this is nothing new. ATT has been upping the price on the grandfathered unlimited plans from the original iPhone for years now. ATT really wants all of us off of the grandfathered plans since they can't just legally kick us off of it. Also it maybe grandfathered unlimited, but they still do the whole past 20 something gigs they may slow your speeds etc etc etc bit. So the plan without some discount is no great shakes anymore, except as keeping it out of principle.
Which I do.
Because a significant amount of the customer revenue is generated by the cell company selling data on the videos you watch to other firms.
Which EU country is this? Nothing similar to that pricing in France, Germany, Netherlands, etc.