AT&T Brings Back Unlimited Data, But Only For Its TV Customers AT&T Wireless is bringing back unlimited data, with a catch. According to an AT&T announcement this morning, AT&T's offering unlimited data to new customers for the first time in years, but only if they subscribe to both AT&T wireless and AT&T TV services (via either DirecTV or U-Verse). Users who sign up for AT&T TV services can get unlimited voice, text and data for $100 per month, plus $40 for each additional smartphone.

Users can also add a tablet to the plan for $40, though it's $10 per month via AT&T's metered mobile share plans. AT&T dropped unlimited data years ago, and obviously now wants to use unlimited data as a way to drive users toward AT&T's own television services. Obviously if you're out of range of AT&T's U-Verse platform, or can't get a clear shot at DirecTV's satellites, you'll have to remain on metered plans. AT&T has yet to indicate whether or not this will be a limited-time promotion. Also worth noting: if you cancel TV service at any time, you lose unlimited data (just in case you were hoping you could sign up for a month, then cancel but keep your unlimited data plan). "Our new unlimited plan is our best offer yet. It’s the perfect reward for our valued customers who like to take advantage of our integrated offers of TV and wireless services,” AT&T Mobile CEO Ralph de la Vega said of the company's sort-of return to unlimited data. Of course like most unlimited data plans, AT&T's unlimited data plans still have limits. The company clarified in September of last year that it was now throttling unlimited data users for the remainder of their billing cycle after they consume 22 GB. This policy took effect after the telco was sued by the FTC and fined by the FCC for lying about throttling unlimited data users after consuming 5 GB. Complete details of AT&T's new unlimited wireless LTE data promotion can be found via the company's full Complete details of AT&T's new unlimited wireless LTE data promotion can be found via the company's full press release







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ptrowski

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join:2005-03-14

Woodstock, CT 17 recommendations ptrowski Premium Member But wait! Won't that cause congestion on towers, slowdown for all customers, feast, famine, and the plague? Such liars. floydb1982

join:2004-08-25

Kent, WA 4 recommendations floydb1982 Member Maybe there losing customers AT&T must be losing alot of customers to Sprint and T-Mobile or this may just be a desperate attempt to bring back people that have cut the cord. andrew110

join:2010-12-05

MI 1 edit 4 recommendations andrew110 Member Wow I'm shocked Didn't think AT&T would ever bring unlimited data back in any way shape or form. The prices really aren't that crazy either for more than one line.



Wonder if you could cancel your TV subscription after two years and still keep the unlimited data?



Edit: nevermind you can't.



"3 Plan not available in the USVI. Requires eligible residential TV service. If not eligible, AT&T will move you to a 10 GB plan (Overage $15/GB) or may move to your old plan (restrictions apply). Additional usage and other terms and restrictions apply. See att.com/unlimitedplan for details."

Annabella87

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Tornado, WV 2 recommendations Annabella87 Member I'm good...... No tethering, well, No, I'm good AT&T, I will just wait till Google Fi comes out here.