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RE: Represents what customers want?
By Syran on 6/12/2012 10:04:56 AM , Rating: 2
I think the thing here is, if you are a family, and you don't have grandfathered unlimited data access, OR use very little data, it's generally a pretty good plan. Its also much cheaper iirc, then the old unlimited minutes/texts + data plan. Its just not for us yet, we'll probably end up on it in 2 years time as phones come up for upgrades again.

By mcnabney on 6/12/2012 10:13:59 AM , Rating: 2
It certainly makes it a lot easier to add a tablet or convert a feature phone to a smartphone. I think that is the main focus they are trying to make. Lower the costs, but move a lot of consumers into buying more lines and increasing the mix of smartphones. Should be interesting if AT&T exactly matches the pricing tiers or goes with something that is similar, but favors a different mix of service and devices.

RE: Represents what customers want?
By Labotomizer on 6/12/2012 11:02:37 AM , Rating: 2
Based on what I actually use this plan is a wash for me. It's almost the exact same price as I pay now except I get unlimited minutes. My wife doesn't use much data, maybe 500MB/month on the high side. So for 2 people the 6GB plan gives me over 5GB of data. Not a bad deal at all but not really saving any money.

However when my daughter gets a smartphone sometime next year? I would only be looking at her access charge as it's unlikely I'd have to increase data. At that point it becomes a much better deal. If you're a family of 4 or 5? The savings could really stack up. Plus, this includes tethering, which is normally an extra $30 per phone. If you count that into the mix it really saves some money.

Also, their old plans aren't going away. So if you're a single line on Verizon then you'd keep using it. No big loss. The only thing going away is unlimited on contract renewals. If you have a single line you can buy an unsubsidized device and keep your unlimited data.

By mcnabney on 6/12/2012 1:45:38 PM , Rating: 2
Well, it gives you a lot more data and now you can talk and text all you want without caring about usage.

Oh, and I just checked their website. You can have TEN devices sharing this pool. With the cost of adding a tablet at $10, I see a huge push toward adding them in the future. Why settle for Wifi-only if you can get one that runs on LTE and just use it occasionally on their network?

