AT&T Wireless Offers "Unlimited PDA Plan"

[David McNamee]

Six months after becoming the first North American carrier to offer a Windows Powered Smartphone, AT&T Wireless in now offering an unlimited data access plan for less than $50.00 per month. Qualifying voice plans can receive unlimited data access for $44.99. Otherwise, the plan is $49.99. See the letter posted at Mobile Gadget News for more details.

I'm very happy to see AT&T bring their data plan pricing closer to Earth. Someone correct me, but I believe this brings their pricing in line with Verizon. It's still more than what T-Mobile customers will pay, though. It seems to me that mobile data access plans are still viewed as something for business customers and are priced accordingly. Consumers pay $50 or less for broadband Internet access at home, I don't think paying that much for mobile data will prove very popular.

[David McNamee]

Six months after becoming the first North American carrier to offer a Windows Powered Smartphone, AT&T Wireless in now offering an unlimited data access plan for less than $50.00 per month. Qualifying voice plans can receive unlimited data access for $44.99. Otherwise, the plan is $49.99. See the letter posted at Mobile Gadget News for more details.

I'm very happy to see AT&T bring their data plan pricing closer to Earth. Someone correct me, but I believe this brings their pricing in line with Verizon. It's still more than what T-Mobile customers will pay, though. It seems to me that mobile data access plans are still viewed as something for business customers and are priced accordingly. Consumers pay $50 or less for broadband Internet access at home, I don't think paying that much for mobile data will prove very popular.

[Kris Kumar]

I wonder if this "Unlimited Plan" allows you to use the phone as a modem. I mean connect a laptop to your phone to access the net.

I was told Verizon's $40 something plan does not allow you to do that. You have to pay $80 something.

Wonder what AT&T is thinking.

Also assuming that AT&T will allow data roaming also, just like the recently announced voice roaming plan.

Kris

PS: Waiting eagerly for the MPx220, and I hope its quad band. Then no matter what people are saying I am going to swtich to AT&T and give GSM a second chance.

[possmann]

$50 a month! :lol:

You have got to be kidding! If I'm going to pay that much I better be getting a ton more speed than what I get now - geesh!

I do not agree that an unlimited wireless plan from ANY vendor should cost as much as a cable plan for your home PC - that's just nuts. :roll:

IMHO :wink:

[Jon Westfall]

AT&T Unlimited Data: $50
T-Mobile Unlimited Data: $30 (or $20 on voice plan).

Hmm.

I must be psychic or something - about 3 days ago I posted that AT&T needed an unlimited data plan...

[possmann]

I must be psychic or something - about 3 days ago I posted that AT&T needed an unlimited data plan...

How about taking a guess at the lottery numbers? :lol:

[Kris Kumar]

Originally Posted by dadarkmcse

I must be psychic or something - about 3 days ago I posted that AT&T needed an unlimited data plan...

Do you see MPx220 in T-Mobile or AT&T's future :?:


:-)

[ajmaonline]

What good is an unlimited plan if coverage sucks. I can barely get signal in some places outside in the middle of the city.... and I'm in Redmond (AT&T's home city).

[Khufu1]

The plan details they told me was that if you go over 100MB two months in a row, they bump you to the $80 unlimited plan. I guess that's what makes it a PDA plan.

-Khufu1

[Jon Westfall]

Originally Posted by possmann

How about taking a guess at the lottery numbers? :lol:

Well, I don't publicize it much, but I do have a 100% accuracy rating on my List of Winning Pick 4 Numbers . Feel free to check them out and pick one off the list to try. I assure you that every night, one of them on the list wins. I'm quite proud of it

[aristoBrat]

Originally Posted by kris_kumar

I wonder if this "Unlimited Plan" allows you to use the phone as a modem. I mean connect a laptop to your phone to access the net.

Click on the link in the OP and scroll down a reply or two after the scanned AT&T letter

MOBILE INTERNET $49.99 UNLIMITED PDA DATA PLAN - ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The AT&T Wireless Mobile Internet Unlimited PDA Plan may be used with the following wireless devices; PalmOne Tungsten W, PalmOne Treo, Siemens SX56, the Motorola MPx200, or similar AT&T Wireless certified devices for the following purposes: (i) Internet browsing; (ii) e-mail; (iii) intranet access (including access to corporate intranets, e-mail and individual productivity applications like customer relationship management, sales force and field service automation). The Plan may not be used with server devices, with host computer applications or while tethering. Such prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, web camera posts or broadcasts, continuous jpeg file transfers, automatic data feeds, telemetry applications, automated functions or any other machine-to-machine applications. Data sessions cannot be used as a substitute for private lines or frame relay connections. AT&T Wireless reserves the right to deny or terminate service, without notice, to any person that uses the AT&T Wireless network in any manner prohibited above or when AT&T Wireless deems that subscriber's usage to be excessive thus potentially adversely impacting the AT&T Wireless network or service levels. AT&T Wireless further reserves the right to move a subscriber from the Mobile Internet Unlimited PDA Plan to the standard $79.99 monthly unlimited Mobile Internet Data Plan, without notice, if the subscriber uses more than 100 megabytes of data in each of two consecutive months.