ATT: Existing iPhone Customers To Keep Unlimited Data Plan
Reports that AT&T is to end its unlimited data plan for iPhone users are true — but existing customers won’t be affected, the giant US network rushed to let customers know today.
Writing on its Facebook page, the carrier says, “The good news for current customers who love their unlimited plan is this: they are not required to switch, even when it’s time to upgrade to a new phone. So you are welcome to keep your unlimited plan 
”
At issue is AT&T’s announcement of new capped data plans. Under these the network has eliminated its $30/month unlimited plan for new iPhone customers starting on June 7th.
Instead, new iPhone customers can select either a $15/month (200MB) or $25/month (2GB) data plans.
Existing iPhone customers though can hang onto their existing $30/month plan even if they choose to upgrade to a new model.
Similar changes have been applied against iPad plans. After just two months AT&T is dropping the $29.99 unlimited data plan for new purchasers to replace it with a $25 for 2GB of data over 30 days plan.
[Via 9to5mac.com]
June 2nd, 2010 at 9:21 pm
WOW THAT SUCKS! I am already an AT&T customer so it won’t affect me. But I guess this proves that AT&T network can’t handle the strain lol. I don’t ever plan on getting an iPad anyway. But I AM getting the new iPhone. And even if I did get an iPad I would tether my iPhones data connection.
But AT&T really sucks lol. $25/mo for 2GBs!?!?!? Maybe that’s enough for some people but I don’t see that as enough for all the cool things that can be done with the phone or the iPad!
June 3rd, 2010 at 5:00 am
thank god i already have the iphone plan….
some of my friends were waiting on their asses for the iphone 4g/hd or whatever its gonna be called… AT&T is fucking ‘em in the ass i guess…