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Thursday, February 10, 2011

AT&T Throws a Bone to it's Current Customers

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Talk" @ 07:35 AM

http://www.maclife.com/article/news...limited_texters

"Thursday is Verizon iPhone day, and AT&T is celebrating with a tempting offer that may keep many of their iPhone customers out of Big Red's clutches -- a new, free calling feature called AT&T Messaging Unlimited with Mobile to Any Mobile Calling. The only catch? You need to have (or add) unlimited text messaging."

Called "Unlimited Mobile to Mobile Calling" by AT&T, it allows you free calling to any mobile number regardless of carrier, and it's available today. All you have to do is have a current unlimited texting and the correct calling plan (Nation 450, Nation 900 or Family Talk 700 or higher) and you can add this feature for $20.00 USD monthly on individual plans or $30.00 USD monthly for Family Talk plans.


Wednesday, June 2, 2010

AT&T Pricing, What Does it all Mean?

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad" @ 07:02 PM

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/06/02/more...ing-ipad-plans/

"In case you missed it early this morning, AT&T's new mobile data plans (DataPlus, DataPro and Tethering) have given up on the idea of unlimited data in favor of a split tier of 200MB at the low end ($15) and 2GB at the high end ($25), with a $20 supplement for tethering (but hey -- tethering! and only six months late!)."

Late, but at least now tethering is going to be an option. Lots of stories on the latest news out from AT&T on their changes in pricing for their mobile data plans. You can also find out more details from this "candid posting" at TUAW, and Gizmodo has some scenarios posted with regards to the new pricing plans. Bottom line is, you can keep your current plan but new customers, after this Monday, won't be able to get on the unlimited plans for the iPhone or iPad. And if you want tethering on your unlimited plan? Sorry, that only comes with the 2GB DataPro $25.00 USD per month plan. The upside is that if you aren't a heavy user (AT&T says 98% of their smartphone customers aren't heavy users), you get some cost savings (depending on your usage) and some flexibility as you can move in and out of the DataPlus and DataPro plans as your needs change. I'm not too happy about the tethering restrictions however. What are your thoughts on all of this?


Thursday, April 29, 2010

3G iPad Plan Explained

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad" @ 11:00 AM

http://db.tidbits.com/article/11238...the+Rest+of+Us)

"Since Apple posted information weeks ago with preliminary details about the data plans for the 3G iPad - arriving on doorsteps on Friday - available from AT&T in the United States, I've been wondering about what either company meant by 'month.'"

I'd always assumed it meant 30 days, so I guess I assumed right on this one. You can check out the AT&T data sheet here, but it basically is a 30-day cycle that starts whenever you purchase the plan. As reported before, they are offering two monthly plans, one is a 250 MB plan for $14.99USD and the other is unlimited data for $29.99USD. Once you start them they renew each month unless you cancel them. If you upgrade from the 250 MB plan, your "timer" starts when you pass the 250 MB limit or when the 250 MB plan ends, whichever comes first.


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