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AT&T to Raise Price of Grandfathered Unlimited Plans From $30 to $35
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I bought a $60 Nokia T-Mobile phone and tried them out and would have to go to a window at my job to get a signal. I really wanted to leave AT&T, the fact is there coverage is better in my area.
I hope it does not change, but even if it does, $35 for all-you-can-eat, non-throttled LTE is still amazing. They have not touched these iPad plans since inception, even with all the throttling and tethering restrictions on the smartphone plans, so I would think the chances are decent given this history. But I still have my fingers crossed.
Ok, so this goes into effect in February... and then you have 60 days to get out of ATT ETF-free... any chance Apple sells the iPhone 7 by April? 
It's worth noting that that $60 Nokia probably wasn't band 12. I am by no means a TMO apologist; ATT is absolutely better. But TMO band 12 is also a LOT better indoors. A LOT a lot. You can sign up with TMO and test drive for a month with a 6s for zero down and no money owed if you decide to not stay with them. Just walk in and tell thm it didn't work out. All it costs is a credit check.
I say all this ebcause I was in the same position as you. Exactly. Band 12 changed that, at least around here.
Because ATT was the only carrier to ever lie or throttle...
And yes in a sue happy nation we totally need more lawsuits...
Seriously though "Unlimited" NEVER Means "unlimited" at least not by definition ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT
Find a way to use 100k minutes or 90k messages a month and carriers will raise eyebrows
( see more below in reply to the other guy )
Ask T-Mobile CEO John Lugere and Sprint's CEO
They refer to users finding ways to use
500GB 1TB 2TB 3TB or 4TB as abusers
Comcast ( home internet) refers to users over 300GB as abusers unless its explicitly in their plan
Frankly "Unlimited" is a word I take quite literal as far as words in the dictionary go
I feel "unlimited" should just be that
Rather 20 30 100 600GB or in the TB range if it says unlimited it should be just that.
Exactly
Agreed although a long winded way of saying it...
Depends on where you live and travel. AT&T is the only one of the four carriers who isn't actively rolling out Carrier Aggregation this year. Rolling it out only in Chicago doesn't count. Their US "upgrade" budget is barely higher than T-Mobile's (because almost half of their money is going to Mexico rollouts this year).
In the 2nd largest metropolitan area in the US T-Mobile is often preferable. And in much of the rest of the state. So it depends where you are.
I have much more respect for Sprint than AT&T ATM - at least the places which are getting upgrades or good coverage are fast.
Good point. I've had an AT&T unlimited plan since day 1 of the iPhone. Still have it, still happy with it, no thought of changing, and as you say, going from $30 to $35 doesn't bother me.
I was starting to get frustrated by the idea of the 5GB throttling cap on what is supposedly unlimited, but as noted above, the recent increase to 22GB makes it a hypothetical limitation at worst.
I do think it's ridiculous to still have to pay for a separate SMS plan and that unlimited data plans don't allow for tethering. Data is data - only the total amount used should matter.
Darn those pesky consumer protections laws and that evil gub'mint FTC and Justice Department for enforcing them. Why, just because a going concern advertised an unlimited unrevokable benefit and used those features to sell the product why should it be held to those terms seven loooong years later?
Some nutters actually believe this just because of gimmicks or the few places the signal is better provided you don't travel much lol
I'm totally Team ATT btw
And a mostly satisfied customer
Oh and to the ATT haters
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who needs A-List and unlimited mobile to mobile? AT&T gave unlimited anytime minutes to legacy family plans.
They should be charged closer to $250/month for unlimited everything.
Man. Unlimited data for $35 a month. Let me get a violin for anyone that complains about this.
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror...
There's been an awakening.... Can you feel it?
Drama much? Once contracts end - they aren't required to keep you on unlimited. Only while under a contract. So after 2+ years, most people could have been removed from an unlimited plan - and if they decide to do away with theirs, it will take appx 2 years to go into full effect. But it can happen and it's perfectly legal.
My kids and I still have the unlimited data plan with AT&T and I plan on keeping it as long as possible.
I do have a more typical plan for other other family members and for my iPad (so there are tethering options if necessary), but it's nice not having to worry about getting dinged with data usage bumps every month with our phones.
If you can get a few family members together, that is by far the best way to save on AT&T. I am paying around $250 a month for 6 devices and 30GB of data. I'm a pretty heavy user, and so are 2 other users and we rarely get close to 20GB a month, and with the rollover every month, we usually have around 40Gb of available use for a heavy month. I've never even hit 30GB.
You know, I'm thinking about those things, and when I first saw them (at 11 years old), I thought, "Why would anyone invent something like this?" High enter of gravity, reliant on all 4 legs to stay up, no rear laser turrets, and inherently unstable. I can only imagine what the ride in back was like... I hope they had barf bags for the Stormtroopers.
Agreed. Tethering should come too. Just cap us as the limit. We want to use our data how we want!
Because them increasing price by the lowest amount compared others increasing and having a more transparent cap vs others using complex mystery algorithms whilst being the last holdout to increase price is totally screwing their customers.
They're by NO Means perfect but in this case they're being quite reasonable and giving ample warning