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AT&T Cracking Down On iPhones With Wrong Data Plan

AT&T Cracking Down On iPhones With Wrong Data Plan

Posted September 21, 2008 at 9:05pm by iClarified
AT&T is cracking down on iPhone users who have subscribed to a non iPhone data plan, according to BGR.

Users have begun receiving the following email which was posted by the BGR.

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Subject: Important information regarding your iPhone 3G


The new AT&T - Your world. Delivered.

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.


Sincerely,

AT&T Customer Service

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So, if you are paying $15 for AT&T Media Net Unlimited soon AT&T may send you a huge internet usage bill or make sure that you’ll pay twice that amount for their iPhone data package.

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niceguy
niceguy - September 22, 2008 at 11:22am
"rule wielding fascists?" That's pretty strong. Its a phone, not Mussolini. So, you bought it from a friend, I understand. Your friend was required to have a data plan, now you with that phone are required to as well. That's just the way it is. You'll be able to lunlock it soon enough, then you can go to T-Mobile or some other carrier and not have a data plan, right?
Pong
Pong - September 22, 2008 at 11:03am
I didn't agree to any "terms" when I bought my iPhone. I just bought it off a friend like any other phone, and started using it. Why is it that when it comes to iPhone it turns normally decent companies into rule-wielding fascists? What are they afraid of? Too much sales?
niceguy
niceguy - September 22, 2008 at 10:59am
I understand, but those are the terms you agree to when buying the phone. If you aren't going to use data on an iphone, why get it?
Pong
Pong - September 22, 2008 at 10:51am
niceguy: Some people have no use or need for a data plan, so why should they have to pay for something they don't need or want???
Paulo Reis
Paulo Reis - September 22, 2008 at 6:45am
Received a call from Vodafone Portugal with a simillar content :) Ive bought an Iphone 2g in London few months ago (ive unlocked/jailbreak it). When ive updated to 2.0.2 firmware started to receive calls/sms from vodafone with Iphone services offers. I guess this new firmware identifies the device on the network as an iphone. Anyway got a nice deal on an Iphone Dataplan for around €10/ month.
Robert
Robert - September 21, 2008 at 9:52pm
AT&T: Your world - delivered. Payable on delivery. :)
Fred
Fred - September 21, 2008 at 9:22pm
AT&T: Your world - delivered. Only as long as it's the world we tell you to have.
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