AT&T just announced that unlimited data plans for new contract smartphones are a thing of the past. Now if you want to have data on your new iPhone you’re going to need to either go with 2 Gb or 200 Mb. 200 Mb?! That’s it?! That’s insane.
The 200 Mb plan will go for $15 a month, while the 2 Gb plan will be $25 monthly. The price for unlimited data was $30 a month. If you sign up for a 2 Gb plan and you go over you’ll have to pay $10 for each additional gigabyte.
I guess if you were due for a new phone and trying to decide between an iPhone or a Droid on the Verizon network this made up your mind. Be careful or quick though, I can definitely see Verizon following suit on this. As recent as a week ago some higher up at Verizon said unlimited data isn’t going to make sense soon.
In related news Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said they have no plans to change their pricing.
