AT&T's raising the prices of legacy unlimited data plans

[71chevellejohn]

from the agreement...

"IF WE INCREASE THE PRICE OF ANY OF THE SERVICES TO WHICH YOU SUBSCRIBE, BEYOND THE LIMITS SET FORTH IN YOUR RATE PLAN BROCHURE, OR IF WE MATERIALLY DECREASE THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN WHICH YOUR AIRTIME RATE APPLIES (OTHER THAN A TEMPORARY DECREASE FOR REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE), WE WILL DISCLOSE THE CHANGE AT LEAST ONE BILLING CYCLE IN ADVANCE (EITHER THROUGH A NOTICE WITH YOUR BILL, A TEXT MESSAGE TO YOUR DEVICE, OR OTHERWISE), AND YOU MAY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT PAYING AN EARLY TERMINATION FEE OR RETURNING OR PAYING FOR ANY PROMOTIONAL ITEMS, PROVIDED YOUR NOTICE OF TERMINATION IS DELIVERED TO US WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE FIRST BILL REFLECTING THE CHANGE. "

The email I received regarding the unlimited price bump said this:

We'd like to thank you for your business and share an upcoming change. Beginning February 2016, we'll be increasing the price of your unlimited data plan by $5 per month — our first increase in 7 years.

We never stop making improvements to our wireless networks and strive daily to bring our customers the best value in wireless. We have made significant improvements to our network experience — our 4G LTE network covers over 308 million people,1 and now we offer the nation's strongest LTE signal and the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network.2

You can remain on your unlimited data plan or consider one of our Mobile Share Value®3 plans that could offer great savings with unlimited talk & text, shareable data and Rollover DataSM.

If you choose to cancel your unlimited data plan and you're under a two-year service contract, we'll waive your early termination fee.4 Just cancel your unlimited data plan line(s) within 60 days after the price increase first appears on your bill. Cancellations made after that time will be subject to the usual early termination fee.

For more details on this change to your unlimited data plan, visit att.com/unltdata.

[Jose]

AT&T is doing away with upgrade renewals and providing the phone with a financing plan much like Tmobile. There was already a non-corporate AT&T store I stopped at that didn't even offer upgrades anymore in August.

So this is the first I've heard of this. Is this posted somewhere officially or where did you hear this?

[Chopped54]

AT&T is doing away with upgrade renewals and providing the phone with a financing plan much like Tmobile. There was already a non-corporate AT&T store I stopped at that didn't even offer upgrades anymore in August.

If you still have the unlimited data you can upgrade through the website and pay the upgrade price.

[CexMashean]

If you still have the unlimited data you can upgrade through the website and pay the upgrade price.

Aren't they considering that a new plan, and removing the unlimited data portion though?

[Jose]

If you still have the unlimited data you can upgrade through the website and pay the upgrade price.

OK cool, that's what I've been doing and when I logged in the other day I saw I was coming up pretty soon for an upgrade.

Aren't they considering that a new plan, and removing the unlimited data portion though?

It hadn't been the case since I've been on the unlimited plan now and I've upgraded phones every couple of years.

[Jose]

So looks like the two year contracts going away may be true.

http://www.slashgear.com/att-leak-reveals-the-end-of-two-year-contracts-30420467/

[TeeShock]

So this is the first I've heard of this. Is this posted somewhere officially or where did you hear this?

I was told this by a non-corporate att store salesman. He recommended I get a 2yr plan upgrade while I still could.

[Rick Modena]

I saw AT&T in the thread title and all I can do is think of Lilly...

[mstng86]

I saw AT&T in the thread title and all I can do is think of Lilly...

Lilly is the debul in disguise.

[Rick Modena]

I don't see the problem, Julian. What happened to you dude, you don't like chicks anymore? It's OK if you are one of those closet homos like Ruffdaddy. You know the type, married a chick with a family but a true pole smoker on the side...

[mstng86]

I don't see the problem, Julian. What happened to you dude, you don't like chicks anymore? It's OK if you are one of those closet homos like Ruffdaddy. You know the type, married a chick with a family but a true pole smoker on the side...

LOL. On the outside she is bangin hot. But man is she pushin the debuls product.

[mstng86]

So I went out and looked at my upgrade options.

I can get a iphone 5 at zero up front and zero a month with a 2 year agreement right now. I guess I need to make a decision quick.

[Jose]

So I went out and looked at my upgrade options.

I can get a iphone 5 at zero up front and zero a month with a 2 year agreement right now. I guess I need to make a decision quick.

But an iPhone 5? I hope you have a really old phone right now to be wanting that.

[Tremor14]

i just bought a "new" iphone 5, and the forward camera already doesnt work, and i can only accept calls using speaker phone. shit sucks. i would be all over another android, but i need that battery in my life.

[mstng86]

But an iPhone 5? I hope you have a really old phone right now to be wanting that.

I'm not worried about having the latest and greatest. I have a 4s right now. I don't care if its an iPhone I just need a new phone.

Technically I can get a 6 for 99.00