Lower prices and lower limits - New AT and T data plan

AT and T has announced new data plan pricing for smartphones and tablets that will go into effect on Monday. This new AT and T data plan pricing is intended to help reduce network usage when providing more transparency within the billing process. Many wonder whether other wireless carriers will follow suit.

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AT and T data plans will eliminate ‘unlimited’

When the iPhone was first introduced on the AT and T network, the one-size-fits-all data plan was a $29.99 a month “unlimited” plan. Sometimes the definition of unlimited was confused. Some AT and T customers got huge data-use bills that seemed to indicate there was a limit to network usage that they weren’t aware of. Some customers got faxless paydayloans to pay their bills. Heavy use of the data network led to numerous dropped calls and slow data speeds that have been a tough sticking point between the carrier and customers.

The newest AT and T data plan

There will be three levels of data use on the new data plan released by AT and T. There can be a $15 plan allowing 200 mb of data per month. A $25 plan will allow 2 gb of data per month. It costs an additional $20 per month to connect a laptop to the internet. These new AT and T data plans will send a free text message to all of its users when they are approaching their data limit. These data limits will not apply when the smartphone or tablet is getting used at a WiFi hotspot – only the 3G network. Users that already have a contract with AT and T can keep their “unlimited” plans and pricing, even when renewing their contracts.

AT and T data plan effects

While the new AT and T data plans are very likely to cut back the cost for light data users, heavy data users will feel the strongest effects. Many wireless carriers and app developers have worked to move streaming video and data-intense applications onto smartphones and tablets. AT and T could be limiting the accessible applications on its 3G or 4G network by limiting data so heavily. he chairman of the FCC has expressed many concern over the “bandwidth crisis” that smartphones have created. If other wireless carriers don’t follow the AT and T data plan model and limit their data usage, then heavy users will probably just switch carriers. Though demand for wireless data services has increased in the last few years, capacity is growing at a much slower rate.