Let the unlimited price war begin, so bring it on baby! Helio recently dropped their all-inclusive unlimited plan on February 4 to $99 bucks a month; causing a domino effect in which Sprint also offers an Unlimited Access Pack for $119, and Verizon announced earlier today that they now also offer unlimited calls for $100. So guess what? AT&T just jumped on the bandwagon and announced the new plans, available February 22, can be ordered at one of AT&T’s 2,200 company-owned retail stores and kiosks, at www.att.com, or at one of the thousands of authorized AT&T retail locations. Existing customers can choose unlimited calling without extending their contracts while new customers have the option of a month-to-month, 12 or 24-month contract.
The $99.99 unlimited calling plan is a la cart unlike Sprint and Helio’s plan. Which means that you’re going to have to pay for a data plan and SMS plan separately. For starters, if you’re a customer with standard wireless phone*, you can select a $5 for 200 text, picture, video and instant messages or $35 for unlimited messaging and Media Net access.
For iPhone owners (for new customers) the $99.99 option will show up in iTunes shortly (per AT&T PR representative). If you can’t wait to switch to the $99.99 plan, call customer service line (800-331-0500) and they’ll take care of it for you. Be mindful that if you go with the $99.99 option for the iPhone, your cost is $120 ($99.99 voice + $20 for 200 text messages and internet) or $140 ($99.99 voice + $40 for unlimited text and internet).
*Standard wireless phones do not include smartphones or PDAs or the iPhone.
I am a Metro Pcs user. I have heard that Metro Pcs might be getting there own touch screen phones by the summer. Trying to get confirmation from corporate is very hard to do, with all of the pre recorded messages they have. Do you have any information on this or their service?
With so many different pricing options, picking the right plan is really hard and even after research you can still make a mistake. I went with Sprint’s unlimited $99 plan over a year ago because of the network and accepted another contract – the wrong for me. The very next year, I hear that Boost Mobile comes out with a no-contract, $50 unlimited use plan – all of this on Sprint’s same network. I can’t afford to break my contract and as a Sprint customer, these price wars are now hitting closer to home. If you think the President of Sprint needs to re-think how unfair this pricing is, email him – http://sites.google.com/site/sprintcustomersunite