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AT&T Bumps the Price of Unlimited Data (Again)

AT&T continues to quickly hike the cost of unlimited data in order to drive its dwindling grandfathered unlimited data users to metered plans. Users in our forums say they're being notified of a $5 bump in the cost of unlimited data starting in March of 2017. The hike would be the second such hike in as many years, after AT&T bumped the cost of unlimited data last February.

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"Our Mobile Share Advantage plans and our AT&T Unlimited Plan provide several benefits that our legacy unlimited plan doesn’t," AT&T said in a statement to DSLReports.com confirming the move.

"If you have a legacy unlimited data plan, you can keep it; however, beginning in March 2017, it will increase by $5 per month," AT&T said.

The company has engaged in all manner of aggressive tactics to shove these users off of their unlimited plans, most notably its 2012 decision to block Apple's Facetime from working unless users moved to metered data plans. AT&T has also faced lawsuits and fines from both the FTC and FCC for throttling and otherwise restricting the connections of these unlimited users, without making the restrictions adequately clear.

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biochemistry
Premium Member
join:2003-05-09
92361

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biochemistry

Premium Member

Move on

Forget AT&T and Verizon. They don't want your business. Move on to T-Mobile.
en103
join:2011-05-02

5 recommendations

en103

Member

Just another reason...

That many of AT&T is losing many of its customers to T-Mobile. 'Unlimited' data doesn't require a satellite TV service
elefante72
join:2010-12-03
East Amherst, NY

5 recommendations

elefante72

Member

Well

You know because the cost to deliver data is going up, but they can run Directv for free over their wireless networks to no apparent detriment.

Once they buy Time Warner expect quarterly increases...

jarablue
Always be true to yourself
join:2001-06-11
Worcester, MA

4 recommendations

jarablue

Member

That's what happens when you work for the NSA

I mean what do you expect when this company let's the NSA come in and cherry pick everyone's privacy?

Do you actually think they care about raising prices? They'll hand over your data to incriminate you faster then you can pay them the 5$ hike they are charging.

Good luck people of earth. 1984 is coming around sooner than you expect.