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AT&T's cellular data plans are already capped at 5GB. Are they actually purposing to punish users who consume less than 5GB/month? Personally I have no problems
by jsz0 17y ago
AT&T's cellular data plans are already capped at 5GB. Are they actually purposing to punish users who consume less than 5GB/month? Personally I have no problems with reasonable caps but I have a major problem with a previously established cap being lowered mid-contract. I can't see how it's even legally possible for AT&T to do this. It's straight out fraud, breach of contract, bait & switch advertising.
If they absolutely need to change the terms they will probably have to offer all currently contracted AT&T cellular data customers a penalty free contract opt out or at least grandfather in anyone who signed up for a 2 year contract with the terms of $30/month @ 5GB cap.
- bshep 17y agoUsually if they change terms mid-contract you can cancel without penalty... now if only you could use your phone on another network without having to hack it then a lot of people would do that. As it stands if you leave AT&T your iPhone becomes an iPod...
- cstejerean 17y agoAs far as I can tell it's pretty straight forward to unlock your iPhone to use it on T-Mobile.
- jsz0 17y agoYou lose 3G though. T-Mobile uses different radio frequencies for 3G. iPhone + Mifi is really viable though.
- jsz0 17y agoI can answer my own question... another source says they want to move to a straight usage based billing model. They'd have to charge less than 1 cent per MB to match $30/month pricing on a 5GB cap which obviously isn't going to happen. This is a stealth price hike for everyone light or high usage.