Last June, AT&T killed off their iPhone unlimited data plan, replacing it with a slightly cheaper plan with a 2GB data limit, which they said was pretty much all the data that anyone used anyway… so this was actually saving you money. No one bought it, but there was nothing to be done. Where else were you going to get an iPhone?
Now, things are very different. It’s seven months later, and Verizon’s not only got the iPhone, but they’re rolling it out with their own $30 unlimited data plan. Predictably, we’re not hearing reports that AT&T is backtracking and quietly offering customers who were previously on unlimited plans all-you-can-eat data… as long as they don’t switch to Verizon.
There’s only one verified example of this so far. Jose Argumedo of Brentwood, NY says that he and a friend were switched to an unlimited plan after they called AT&T’s customer service.
That’s hardly very solid evidence of a mass reversal of policy, but AT&T’s actually not denying that they’re offering customers unlimited data to stay, with spokesman Mark Siegel saying: “We handle customers and their situations individually, and we’re not going to discuss specifics.”
Basically, it looks like AT&T is offering users the option to switch to unlimited data right now, as long as they have had the unlimited version in the past. If that sounds like you, today’s the day to try calling up Ma Bell and seeing what they can do for you.
