AT&T data plans and iAds

Only if you open them I guess.

ATT has not got rid of unlimited data for existing iPhone owners. You NOW have the option to select a less expensive plan.

Tamara wrote:
ATT has not got rid of unlimited data for existing iPhone owners. You NOW have the option to select a less expensive plan.

I have to admit I have been a bit confused by this. I was not sure if you would have to downgrade your plan if you upgrade your phone. And I was pretty sure you could only get tethering if you had the 2GB plan.

Anyone who may have clarification on this would be helping my seriously confused brain out.

Existing subscribers with a phone in the smart phone category that have an unlimited data plan can keep their existing unlimited data plan when purchasing a new phone in the smart phone category - including when purchasing a new iPhone.

If you switch to one of the new data plans, you can't go back to the former unlimited data plan.

In order to get a tethering plan for the iPhone, you need to switch to the data plan with a 2 GB limit which costs $25/mo. The tethering plan will cost an additional $20 per month. I'm not sure what the data limit is for the tethering plan.

http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/data-plans.jsp

I spoke to ATT today. The unlimited plan will be available through your current contract period. Once you get a new phone that starts a new contract and bye bye unlimited plan. Also, once you switch to the lower plan you can NOT go back to the unlimited pland EVEN IF YOU ARE STILL WITHIN YOUR CURRENT CONTRACT PERIOD.

Now, if you keep your phone LONGER than the contract period I do not know what will happen to the unlimited plan at that time.

Not what I was told, with the following available at AT&T's forum.

+Existing subscribers with a phone in the smart phone category that have an unlimited data plan can keep their existing unlimited data plan when purchasing a new phone in the smart phone category - including when purchasing a new iPhone.+

Allan Sampson wrote:
Not what I was told, with the following available at AT&T's forum.

+Existing subscribers with a phone in the smart phone category that have an unlimited data plan can keep their existing unlimited data plan when purchasing a new phone in the smart phone category - including when purchasing a new iPhone.+

Hi Allan,

Could you provide a link for this? I would like to have proof so if my AT & T store tells me otherwise, I could show them that it is not true. Thanks.....

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/08/cnet.iphone.4/

Not from the ATT website, but ...

Copied from the link you provided.

If I am upgrading from an iPhone to an iPhone 4, will I need to subscribe to one of the new data plans AT&T announced last week, or can I still keep the unlimited plan I had with my previous iPhone?

Siegel: If you want to keep the $30 unlimited data plan, you can.

Siegal is an AT&T spokesperson.

Eddie G123 wrote:
I spoke to ATT today. The unlimited plan will be available through your current contract period. Once you get a new phone that starts a new contract and bye bye unlimited plan. Also, once you switch to the lower plan you can NOT go back to the unlimited pland EVEN IF YOU ARE STILL WITHIN YOUR CURRENT CONTRACT PERIOD.

Now, if you keep your phone LONGER than the contract period I do not know what will happen to the unlimited plan at that time.

I was worried it was going to be like this. So according to what you were told directly from AT&T.... once I purchase the new iPhone 4.... I will be essentially starting a new contract and be forced to choose from one of their two existing data plans.

I don't need tethering so I was hoping I could just stay on my old plan.

That blows.

When I called ATT yesterday I was told I can go back to the unlimited plan. This morning I was told I can not (which is why I said what I said a few moments ago). After I read Alan's post I googled and found that CNN site.

I felt the need to explain so you don't think I'm TOTALLY crazy.

Dan - I was misinformed (nothing new). Disregard what I said earlier.

Eddie G123 wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/08/cnet.iphone.4/

Not from the ATT website, but ...

Thank you Eddie. Not from AT & T website but by one of their spokesman. That's good enough for me.

So Allen is right. I can keep my existing plan and jut upgrade to the new phone?

This no longer blows.

I for one will not be purchasing the new iPhone. I already feel bad for going out of my way to purchase a 3g iPad - 64GB at that....

I will not be stuck paying so much money - if the majority of AT&T customers used less than 200mb, then why bother adding a cap?

Apple, find a way to resolve this....Unlimited or loose my business.