In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET’s Marguerite Reardon offers advice to an AT&T subscriber considering replacing his long-held unlimited data plan with a new one.
Unlimited data is back, and customers who held onto their old grandfathered unlimited plans finally have more choices.
It couldn’t be a better time to be in the market for an unlimited data plan for your mobile phone. Thanks to T-Mobile, which has been syphoning off customers from AT&T and Verizon, the big carriers have finally succumbed to the pressure.
AT&T had been offering an unlimited data plan to customers signing up with DirecTV. But after Verizon launched its unlimited plan and T-Mobile countered by adding perks to its own unlimited options, AT&T came back with an even more compelling offer.
Earlier this week it unveiled two new unlimited data plans. The first is a budget-friendly stripped-down plan with limited speeds and standard-definition video, while its higher-end plan offers full high-definition video streaming and up to 10GB of Wi-Fi hotspot data.
The constant back and forth between the carriers is good news for consumers who get to enjoy better prices and more options. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I help a longtime AT&T subscriber decide whether to ditch his old unlimited data plan for the new plan.
Dear AT&T-lifer,
The short answer is yes, you should definitely switch.
