“While consumers are clearly buying tablets in droves, getting them to fork over to connect them to cellular networks has been another story,” Ina Fried reports for AllThingsD.
“Buyers have overwhelmingly chosen Wi-Fi-only models, and, even when buying cellular-capable devices, they aren’t always connecting them to the network,” Fried reports. “AT&T is hoping that a new $5-per-day option will convince more customers to try out cellular, perhaps going with that option over hotel Wi-Fi when traveling. ”
Fried reports, “Another plan aimed at less-frequent users allows customers to pay $25 for 1 gigabyte of data that can be used any time in a three-month period.”
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