Not on the AT&T $30 iPhone Data Plan? Soon You Will Be…
If you currently own a iPhone 3G and are lucky enough to be paying $15 for the MEdia Net Unlimited data plan, your luck is about to change. And not for the better. AT&T is currently on the hunt for you, and you will soon join the rest of us in coughing up another $15 a month of your hard earned money for the the $30 iPhone 3G data plan.
You chould be receiving the following email anytime now:
Our service records indicate that you are using an iPhone 3G with a data plan designed for other devices. To avoid unexpected data overage charges and enable Visual Voicemail, please contact your telecom manager, or an AT&T representative at 1-800-331-0500. Thank you for choosing wireless from AT&T. We appreciate your business.
So there you have it folks, everyone will soon be on a level playing field. Have any of our loyal readers received the email above from AT&T yet?
(via The Boy Genius Report)
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:41 am
I dont pay anything a month, they never asked me too… i just bought it and cam home.. and i use wi-fi. I love my ipod touch, its great
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Seriously… At&t is milking it and making a killing. $70 plan + $30 data + $20 SMS. At this rate, soon people will stop buying iPhones from apple because of the plan and buy them used for wifi. iPhone is great the plan is not. And it’s getting worse.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
How is it possible anyway? I thought that buying a 3G iphone required to sign up or renew a contract (by choosing the available plans).
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:33 pm
If it does go up…I’m out. AT&T is out of their damn minds.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:48 pm
If things get too out of control, and users don’t need cellular data, they can simply jailbreak the phone, and turn off edge and 3g and just use wifi. Then call AT&T and drop the data plan altogether. You will also loose visual voicemail, but thats not a deal breaker.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I hate AT&T but I love my iPhone. Something is going to have to give.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I’m already paying the $30, so I guess this sucks for everyone else!
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I’m a rich *****
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I got the email, but I am already on the $30 plan… when the data plan was set-up on my account it also gave me 1500 SMS messages on the $30 iPhone data plan… not sure how/why but am not complaining! LOL… I still show “iPhone Data Plan + 1500 Text” in my account which is current through 9/16. I wonder if that would go away and if I will be charged $0.20 per SMS at the end of the month? Should I call them or let it be?
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:50 pm
i got one
brushed it aside and Im keeping a close eye on my plan from day to day. will keep you posted
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
wth they can’t do this I allready signed a two year fuching contract
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:40 pm
I pay $48 a month for unlimited everything except phone usage so it does not matter much to me!!! I don’t need phone since I can’t hear well on it so I am golden!
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I have a 3G 16gb iphone and have a prepaid sim. I also have the $19.99 unlimited medianet and it works great, with the exception of the visual voicemail. I originally had the V1 iphone, had a cracked screen and Apple replaced it with a refurb. However, they kept my sim card, so I ent to local AT&T store, purchased a $100 prepaid sim, and the store activated the phone for me with the prepaid sim. I then called 611 and purchased the medianet package. I’m curious if Apple will send me the e-mail or ban me from the Medianet package?
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
In reference to my previous post, after I had the V1 iphone activated, I sold it and purchased a new 3G from a friend (with no contract). I put ther old sim card in and everything works.
September 25th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
I am on my 9th Iphone. failed calls Apple said up to 20% is norm 21% they replace the phone. Any one out there with same. Came from Sprint after 10 years for Iphone wish Sprint had Iphone
September 28th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I guess AT&T has a captive audience with the little leak called Wifi. The question is how much can they charge before the leak gets bigger.
October 4th, 2008 at 12:42 am
So bottom line, should I get one?