AT&T Raising Price of Unlimited Data!

[Eddster]

Well I'm sure nobody is exactly surprised that AT&T is following suit behind the other big 4 US carriers. I guess the good news, if you can call it that, is that AT&T came back with the smallest increase. $5 for AT&T as opposed to $10 for Sprint, $15 for T-mobile, and $20 for Verizon. Though I believe T-Mo customers who already have the $80 unlimited rate can keep it.

AT&T to increase price of grandfathered unlimited plans in February | 9to5Mac

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[Almeuit]

I almost thought this would come since Verizon is doing it. Theirs isn't as drastic as Verizon but.. This starts the ladder of slowly climbing.

 

[IAmSixNine]

From my browsing on reddit the unlimited plans are all soft capped at 22 GB.. Is that correct?

EDIT: never mind. Saw that also on the AC main site.
I would be unhappy if i was an ATT customer who had a grandfathered unlimited plan, then got throttled after 22 GB, and now have to pay $5 more..

 

[Eddster]

From my browsing on reddit the unlimited plans are all soft capped at 22 GB.. Is that correct?

EDIT: never mind. Saw that also on the AC main site.
I would be unhappy if i was an ATT customer who had a grandfathered unlimited plan, then got throttled after 22 GB, and now have to pay $5 more..

As it stands now Verizon is the only carrier that doesn't throttle. I got throttled to near 2G speeds on AT&T yesterday. I still have my Verizon unlimited line. That extra $20 doesn't look so bad now.

 

[IAmSixNine]

Im glad i am with TMO. But then again i also have yet to go over 20GB ever in a month.

 

[Ry]

Verizon's increase is when you're off-contract. AT&T's is on-contract and they're giving you a free out if you don't like it.

 

[willypguy]

I acquired an AT&T unlimited line off eBay after Verizon announced their $20 increase. Been a Verizon customer for 14 years, and a T-Mobile customer for 2 years. I get non-stop slow speeds at my house and my job(in NYC), like I am constantly being throttled. I am about to unload this line. I still have my unlimited on Verizon.