After years in hiding, AT&T’s Unlimited Data Plan is making a comeback. The carrier, number two in the country, is taking a stab at AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. This comes after Sprint announced the extension of their half-off offer.
AT&T Joins Hands with DirecTV and U-verse For New Unlimited Data Plan Offer
As part of the partnership with these two services, the offer gives users unlimited data for $100 per month for one smartphone. If users decide to bring in four smartphones on one plan, they get a credit that makes that fourth line free. That makes for $180 per month for unlimited data, talk, and text on four lines. There are a few catches, though. For starters, users still have to pay a full $220 for the first two months for the credit to come in.
The Unlimited Data Plan Isn’t Perfect
This offer is only applicable to DirecTV and U-verse subscribers that have AT&T plans. Otherwise, the best option would be the Mobile Share Plan. If users get DirecTV and U-verse after setting up aj AT&T plan, they can get an extra $10 off their bills.
The point is to promote AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV. Streaming on the go is the latest trend, hence the partnership with U-verse. Since video streaming also eats up a lot of data, AT&T is encouraging the use of U-verse for people who stream video outside of their home or office.
Unlike Verizon and Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T Offer Unlimited Plans
AT&T’s previous unlimited data plan capped at 5GB, and the new one allows access to 22GB to be shared between up to four lines. Connectivity might get slower if there’s heavy network congestion. Not Verizon nor Sprint offer any kind of unlimited plan. The only other carrier that offers a similar plan is T-Mobile, though at $95 for one smartphone. There’s also the BingeOn option, but it doesn’t support certain video streams for free data.
AT&T has big plans for 2016, apparently. The carrier declared that this Unlimited Data Plan offer is only ‘the first of many integrated video and mobility offers’ they have planned for the year. Naturally, the company is looking to keep their #2 as close as possible.
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