“AT&T Mobility just announced its shared wireless data plans on Wednesday. Verizon Wireless did the same thing a few weeks ago. Verizon has been taking a lot of heat on this topic, but not because it’s a bad idea,” Jeff Kagan reports for E-Commerce Times. “It’s actually a great idea. The problem is its approach, which I’ll discuss. I think AT&T’s plan will be welcomed in the marketplace.”
“AT&T offers this new service as another choice. One of many. Verizon offers it as the only choice for new service. If you sign up for a new service, you can choose the plan you want on AT&T. You don’t have that option with Verizon. That is a very important difference,” Kagan reports. “This difference will likely give AT&T an advantage. That’s why I believe Verizon will come around, sooner or later. Sure it will be a bit embarrassing, but that’s better than losing business.”
Kagan reports, “The idea behind these shared wireless data plans is the future. You can put all your wireless data usage from all your separate devices and accounts into one. That means your smartphones, tablet computers — and laptops, and in fact your family’s devices — can share this plan. You can put up to 10 separate devices on this plan. This makes it so much easier to manage. It is quite often less expensive as well. I wonder what happens when there are more than 10 devices? We will get there… trust me.”
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