AT&T is canceling unlimited Data when your Contract is up?

[graphite07]

i heard this today from 3 different people. AT&T is  canceling  unlimited data plans when your contract is up? i hope this is not true. i upgrade before my contract expires i sure hope not. i like my unlimited data plan. how can AT^T do this to your account? i think it should be up to the cusotmer to cancel it and not T&T when the contract is up.

[dwill05]

Verizon has announced it for upgrades to LTE


http://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/16/verizon-cfo-unlimited-data-plans-going-away-all-users-pushed-on...


. I haven't heard for sure that AT&T will follow suit, but I wouldn't be surprised.

How can they do it? Simple. When your contract is up, it's up. The terms no longer apply You aren't bound by them and neither is AT&T. Anyway, I understand that Verizon is dropping the option when you sign a new contract (e.g. get an upgrade). In that case, it's a new contract. You always have the option not to sign a new contract if you don't like the terms.

[youngjm ACE - Master]

I have only heard that Verizon was doing this! 

[Sonic1519]

I know this is an at&t forum but this could effect a lot of at& t customers.

with Verizon's announcement today they are dropping all the unlimited

plan's even the grandfathered ones. once you change phones.

at&t may take a wait and see approach. looks like sharing data is coming

for one set price. kind of like the sharing minutes plan...

anyone have an opinon on this............

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[21stNow]

I don't want to see unlimited data go away, and hopefully this won't become a monkey see, monkey do situation.

I couldn't care less about shared data because it wouldn't affect me as an individual plan user.

[wingrider01 ACE - Expert]

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21stNow wrote:

I don't want to see unlimited data go away, and hopefully this won't become a monkey see, monkey do situation.

I couldn't care less about shared data because it wouldn't affect me as an individual plan user.

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Unlimited data as it stands now will go way, you can pretty much make book on that, if you have been following the verizon announcement they made a second statement - upgrading users can keep their grandfathered unlimited plans but only if they pay full retail price for the smarthphone, not the subsidized price, it appears the throttle limits stay in place.

ATT and verizon just switched positions on the unlimited data standing - att was the first to grandfather it followed by verizon and not verizon is the first to drop the grandfathering on upgrade, pretty good chance market wise that att will follow.

One quetion that still needs to be answered - at that will come in time, how many verizon users with grandfathered unlimited plans feel strongly enough to retain their unlimited plans by paying full retail price for the device.

[JFizDaWiz]

I typically pay full price so not a problem here. I have no loyalty in cell phone compass and like being able to such whenever I need to without paying an ETF.

[21stNow]

I usually buy devices at full-price from carriers or get unlocked phones from overseas, so I wouldn't be affected in the near-future either.

[wingrider01 ACE - Expert]

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21stNow wrote:

I usually buy devices at full-price from carriers or get unlocked phones from overseas, so I wouldn't be affected in the near-future either.

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we are in the minority - the majority of end users will pay the subsidized price and little more....

[MJB0188]

I have AT&T unlimited data and I really don't see the point if your not on LTE.  I'm only holding onto it for the next iPhone so I get bumpred up to 5GB with LTE.  I am hoping they don't follow Verizon.  Now would be a perfect time for AT&T to shake its bad reputation of worst carrier.  Let Verizon be the worst carrier for once.  

I hoping they just leave the unlimited plan alone, as there aren't really that many of us left.

Oh and AT&T please give us the option to turn off 3G and 4G LTE on our devices!!!

[wingrider01 ACE - Expert]

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MJB0188 wrote:

I have AT&T unlimited data and I really don't see the point if your not on LTE.  I'm only holding onto it for the next iPhone so I get bumpred up to 5GB with LTE.  I am hoping they don't follow Verizon.  Now would be a perfect time for AT&T to shake its bad reputation of worst carrier.  Let Verizon be the worst carrier for once.  

I hoping they just leave the unlimited plan alone, as there aren't really that many of us left.

Oh and AT&T please give us the option to turn off 3G and 4G LTE on our devices!!!

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suspect that att will go the way verizon did cancel the grandfathered plan, maybe with the same exception that verizon put it - pay full retail for the phone and you can keep it. General indications is that single data plans on family plans will be replaced with the much wanted shared plans

[Irish Rose ACE - Master]

It always amazes me how many people go into a panic and start speculating the minute another wireless carrier has a change in their policy or plans. Until AT&T "officially" announces their plans for grandfathered unlimited data plan customers I'm going on with my day.

[youngjm ACE - Master]

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Irish Rose wrote:
It always amazes me how many people go into a panic and start speculating the minute another wireless carrier has a change in their policy or plans. Until AT&T "officially" announces their plans for grandfathered unlimited data plan customers I'm going on with my day.

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But why go on with your day? It is too much much fun worrying about this

[Irish Rose ACE - Master]

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youngjm wrote:

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Irish Rose wrote:
It always amazes me how many people go into a panic and start speculating the minute another wireless carrier has a change in their policy or plans. Until AT&T "officially" announces their plans for grandfathered unlimited data plan customers I'm going on with my day.

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But why go on with your day? It is too much much fun worrying about this

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I know right?