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AT&T to Launch New Unlimited Data Plan
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Following in the footsteps of T-Mobile and Verizon, AT&T today announced plans to debut a new unlimited data plan that's available to all of its postpaid customers. The unlimited plan will be available starting tomorrow.
AT&T previously offered an unlimited data plan, but it was limited to customers who were also DirecTV or U-Verse customers.
According to AT&T, the new plan will provide unlimited talk, text, and data on four lines for $180, which is more expensive than T-Mobile's ONE data plan for four customers and on par with Verizon's pricing, also at $180 for four lines. A single line is priced at $100.
AT&T is including unlimited calls from the U.S. to Canada and Mexico and unlimited texts to more than 120 countries around the world. Customers are also able to talk, text, and use data in Canada and Mexico with no roaming charges.AT&T's $180 price point is after a $40 credit for the fourth smartphone line, which will start after two billing periods. Prior to then, customers will need to pay $220 per month for the plan.
The company's fine print says that AT&T "may slow speeds" during periods of network congestion for customers who consume more than 22GB of data, which is not a surprise as T-Mobile and Verizon's plans contain similar caveats. The unlimited plan also includes the Stream Saver feature, which downgrades video to 480p. Stream Saver is enabled by default, but can be turned off online.
With AT&T now offering an unlimited plan for all of its customers, all of the major carriers in the United States have unlimited data plans available, which is impressive because for the last several years, carriers like AT&T and Verizon have been heavily focused on eliminating their unlimited customers.
Sprint and T-Mobile have offered unlimited data plans since August, and T-Mobile's growing popularity and regular feature additions at an affordable price appears to have inspired AT&T and Verizon to re-adopt unlimited plans.
Verizon announced its unlimited plan earlier this week with inclusions like 10GB of tethering data and HD video streaming, spurring T-Mobile to implement similar changes. With T-Mobile's new tethering offerings and higher-quality video streaming, it continues to offer the best value at $70 per month for a single subscriber (Verizon's plan is $80). Sprint's plan is priced at $55 per month, but its coverage can't compete with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T, and AT&T's plan is the most expensive of the four at $100 for a single line.
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ITS A TRAP! NO TETHERING.. NO ROLL DATA ROLL OVER AND IDEL AT 22GB.
No, it's enforced but none of these people know what enforcement means. AT&T doesn't throttle.
How hard is it to understand that the 22gb mark is NOT a dead set throttle??!! It's a mark where the carriers MAY knock your packets down in priority from others. I'm at 35gb now and still getting 60+mbit in my area. Please stop the nonsense talk...
Hmm, I might switch to this as we've gone over the 40GB plan I have the past 3 months... I guess I can go without tethering as I never used it anyway.
I think I might have the best deal out of anyone here. I have 6 lines with the unlimited plan through AT&T with 3 iPhone 7 plus models under installment billing and I only pay $226 a month. Gotta love working for Best Buy and getting a 57% discount on my bill (including the access fee on each line).
Employee discounts don't count! I get 19% off for something I have a membership to so no one should be paying full price.
I was responding to previous post that said he had the best plan but got 57% off... regular customers don't get that he works for best buy
I am also having 3 lines, but I did not have the grandfathered unlimited data.
Just finished chatting with the agent and was told it is the same price as 4 lines for $180. Little upset about that.
This appears to be exactly the same plan as the one linked to Directv right now. Every last detail is the same. I assume I can just cancel Directv now and not have to make any changes to my plan.
I don't know about the other carriers but what sucks on AT&Ts already unlimited plan (that is like $180 if you have DirecTV anyway) is that it DOES NOT allow for use of hotspot on your phone(s) - which is a deal breaker in functionality for most!
Make sure you check that out first or consider it. We had to move from their unlimited to 25gb because of this...
Make sure you check that out first or consider it. We had to move from their unlimited to 25gb because of this...
Did I put a $ sign in my post? I don't see one. Go figure out why.
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Ah-hah! I have dealt with them too, or do you think I made it up?
My sister's family has no choice but to get AT&T where she lives, and I've seen her bill.
Full of made up fees.
Sort of what Comcast is becoming.
ditching my ATT unlimited $87(soon to be $92) a month plan for either this or VZ prepaid. Tired of giving this AWFUL company money
Dang, no tethering. Oh well, I'll stick with my shared 30 GB data plan. I usually go up to 10 GB each month, parents 0.9 GB, sister... we cut her data when she pushes it to 90% with like, half a month left. Freakin Snapchat. Plus, I can use my phone like normal in my vacations to Mexico.
On the bright side, all carriers are back to Unlimited, hopefully they won't back down again and it will just keep getting better and better. Mad a Comcast though for their 1TB cap, home internet should be unlimited by default.
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AT&T owns Cricket
On the bright side, all carriers are back to Unlimited, hopefully they won't back down again and it will just keep getting better and better. Mad a Comcast though for their 1TB cap, home internet should be unlimited by default.
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AT&T owns Cricket
FTFY. All of these unlimited plans seem rather pricey unless you're bringing your nuclear family with you.