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AT&T Announces New Data Plans for Smartphones and Tablets

Posted January 18, 2012 at 11:57pm by iClarified · 17991 views
AT&T today announced new data plans for smartphone and tablet customers that will launch this Sunday, January 22.

The new smartphone plans include:
● AT&T Data Plus 300MB: $20 for 300MB
● AT&T Data Pro 3GB: $30 for 3GB
● AT&T Data Pro 5GB: $50 for 5GB, with mobile hotspot / tethering

Smartphone customers needing additional data can pay $10 per additional gigabyte on the AT&T Data Pro 3GB and Data Pro 5GB plans; AT&T Data Plus users will receive an extra 300MB for $20.

The new tablet plans* include:
● AT&T DataConnect 3GB: $30 for 3GB
● AT&T DataConnect 5GB: $50 for 5GB

Existing smartphone and tablet customers will have the choice of keeping their current plans or choosing one of these new plans, and the current $14.99 for 250MB plan for tablet customers will remain available.

"Customers are using more data than ever before," said David Christopher, chief marketing officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "Our new plans are driven by this increasing demand in a highly competitive environment, and continue to deliver a great value to customers, especially as we continue our 4G LTE deployment."

For those wondering, the old data plans were 200MB for $15/month and 2GB for $25/month.

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