AT&T Smothers iPhone

Help! I just want to grow up!

Yesterday, AT&T announced that it was changing its iPhone & iPad data plans. That’s right, the $30/month unlimited data plan on the iPhone & iPad and $15/month 250MB plan on the iPad will no longer be options for people getting new plans or changing their plans effective June 7. In their place, AT&T will offer a 200MB/month plan for $15 and a 2GB/month plan for $25. AT&T defends these changes saying the average customer will save money, since 98% of their users never hit 2GB in a month. Plus they say, for $20/month you can even tether your iPhone and use your data on another computer.

Where to begin? First off, I’m sure that 98% of AT&T’s users never hit 2GB. I rarely do, but I’m not mobile as much as others. But are 98% of AT&T’s smartphone users staying under that 2GB cap? I’m skeptical, but even if they are, I am not subscribing to AT&T as the noble company out to save us money. (more…)