November 15, 2010
All the major cell phone carriers require data plans for smartphones purchased from them. Until recently, it was one-size-fits-all, with each carrier offering an unlimited or nearly unlimited data plan for $30 a month. AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have now gone to tiered data pricing, with a lower-priced data plan offering. [...]
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June 7, 2010
In a move that will eventually be copied (in some form) by other wireless (and possibly home broadband) providers, AT&T has moved to a tiered, usage-based data pricing for its smartphone devices. The previous smartphone/iPhone/BlackBerry data plan, at $30 month, was for unlimited usage. Going forward (current customers are not required to switch), purchasers [...]
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