If you have a grandfathered unlimited smartphone data plan from AT&T Mobility, it’s about to get a rate hike of $5 per month effective February, 2016.
In an announcement, AT&T says, “This is the first price increase in 7 years.”
• This price increase will not impact your current unlimited data speeds. You’ll still be able to enjoy the nation’s most reliable network and will only see reduced speeds if you exceed 22GB of data in a billing cycle and are in a congested area. Learn more about reduced speeds for smartphone unlimited data plans.
• You can change your plan at any time. Learn more about the benefits of Mobile Share Value and how to switch today. If you switch to a different plan you will not be able to switch back to your Unlimited Data plan in the future.
• Should you decide to cancel your wireless service because of the $5/mo. increase, we will waive the early termination fees (ETFs) for the lines impacted by the price increase, so long as you cancel within 60 days after the price increase first appears on your bill. If you cancel after that time, you will be subject to the usual ETF.
• As with all service cancellations, if you have a smartphone on an AT&T Next installment plan for the lines you are canceling, the cancellation will require the remaining NextSM balance to be paid.
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Okay, who’s still got their AT&T unlimited data plan and are you planning on keeping it?
Keeping.
I simply cannot understand who in their right mind is willing to pay $35 per month (in addition to the voice/text basic service) for data. If you are one of the few people who actually travel around a lot and need very reliable coverage, Verizon is apparently much better. But if you are like the vast majority of Americans, T-Mobile will give you everything unlimited for $50. I have a 5-line family plan for $110 (unlimited all). The cheapest plan throttles data after 2.5GB, but if you want higher throttling limit, the difference is still better than AT&T.
The most significant advantage of carriers such as T-Mobile is that they don’t have ANY overages. If you go above your 4G monthly limit, your speed goes down, but your internet is still there and your bill will still be the same at the end of the month.
I still have the grandfathered unlimited plan and yes I will keep it @$35 a month.
I’ll pay the $5 if you give me tethering!
Does this mean $35 ALL IN? Or just for the data portion?
No way if every one in world give $1 dollar a day that wiould be almost $ 8 billion a day. When I signed contract they Tolled me will be no changeses on my contract at least fo one year I will cancel my internet my tv and cell phone they do’nt have a shame .
No way if ever one in the world give a one dollar a day to AT&T that would be $8 BILLION a day when I sign a package for &200 a month for Internet cell phone and TV I agree to pay that money every month so att should honors is contract to, if I lose one of the service I will cancel all the package I have the same problem with the DIRECT TV I know the AT&T bought the direct tv ,to bad.