Comments on: AT&T Confirms Considering Lowering iPhone Data Plans… Maybe!

By: Wanetta Lhuillier

Wanetta Lhuillier — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:49:23 +0000

I remember I did this a while back. It brings back good memories. Nothing good seems to work the first time. How long did it take you? I look forward to your next story.

By: Daman

Daman — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:59:10 +0000

at&t plans all around are crazy because the blackberry is just a much as the iphone….. all company carry the blackberry but at&t cost the most monthly. i dont understand why they just dont add texting with the data plan like every one else.

By: lexguy

lexguy — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:06:10 +0000

if at&t just included unlimited texting with the $30 a month it would skyrocket iphone sales for sure! or could you just purchase a data/texting plan for $50 a month? without voice? haha

By: bubbahump

bubbahump — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:12:11 +0000

The data plan will not be lowered especially with the new iphone coming out its a standard data plan for any PDA class phone so you will just have to love the phone and deal with your bill don’t be cheap or don’t buy the iphone … PS Sprint sux ballz

By: Truth

Truth — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:02:45 +0000

@frog

Then they should implement a more efficient way to do it.

By: Al

Al — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:14:08 +0000

@ Terry – so, you would start something just like Revol. It’s not a new idea. Also, everyone says that they would do that but if charging that much for texting raised your salary as a CEO by one or two million a year would you really lower the prices? A lot of people say they would but given the chance for that kind of money I don’t know that a lot of people would lower their rates.

By: frog

frog — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:28:31 +0000

SMS on GSM locks up channels needed for voice calls. So the more text being sent, means the ability for a customer to make phone calls can be affected. It works differently on CDMA, far more efficient.

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 23 May 2009 23:45:07 +0000

If I could I would start my own company and really mess up all these others and include everything for a cheap price –

By: eArTh

eArTh — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:56:35 +0000

Hey everyone is complaining about data rates come live in Canada. We pay more for our data. I don’t see what all the fuss is. You guys have unlimited be thankful for that end of story.

By: Evilhomer

Evilhomer — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:00:27 +0000

Date plan? Proofreading needed…

By: Gib

Gib — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:20:50 +0000

Yeah the massive charge for unlimited texting is crazy but all the carriers know they have by the short and curlies and there is not a whole that can be done to convince them to bundle that in with a data package.

By: Truth

Truth — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:30:32 +0000

@Tweger

You're insane. The iPhone is nice but it ain't worth $200 a month.

By: Tweger

Tweger — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:42:46 +0000

I never understood charging $20 a month for unlimited texting, is it that much different then sending data...?? Seriously?

They do it because they know people will pay for it. If they charged me $200 a month, I'd still have an iPhone

By: The Dave

The Dave — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:54:12 +0000

This is one place i think its safe to say the UK is miles ahead of the US.

By: Al

Al — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:47:12 +0000

I don’t think they need to include tethering for $30 because it makes sense to keep the iPhone data on the iPhone. But charging extra for texting is a crime when it uses data and phone lines that I already pay for $50 per month for unlimited texting and data is nuts.

By: zeagus

zeagus — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:40:15 +0000

ATT voice and data reliability ahve always been fantastic for me, but they are greedy little piggies not to throw text in with the $30 plan. That is some rank BS!

@Rene - Date Plan?

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:13:17 +0000

Keep it at $30 and include texting and the elusive tethering… Folks would dig that!

By: Truth

Truth — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:40:21 +0000

should include unlimited text. Sprint has their everything plan with gps, text, and data all included.

By: wizard

wizard — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:37:18 +0000

Data plans should again include all SMS at the same $30 rate. AT&T’s greedy agenda also deserves stiff competition. AT&T’s data and voice reliability sux eggs.

By: dloveprod

dloveprod — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:13:26 +0000

Or they could leave it at 30 and include text messages

By: Remy

Remy — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:09:05 +0000

They should definitely lower the cost of the data plan. $30 a month is just too much