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AT&T: Smartphone hardware subsidies are likely dead into the future
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article published on 11 December, 2013
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has said that the company will likely kill off device subsidies into the future.
"When you're growing the business initially, you have to do aggressive device subsidies to get people on the network," he said. "But as you approach 90 percent penetration, you move into maintenance mode. That means more device upgrades. And the model has to change. You can't afford ... [ read the full article ]
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SProdigy
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11. December 2013 @ 18:19 |
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Hey AT&T, where is this mysterious $45 "all-in" plan at? My wife and I are on a combined account, and pay $140 a month after tax, with a 21% discount from her employer!
I just logged in and our base talk is around $47 plus $10 for the extra line. The data share for 2GB is $55 a month, which is poor compared to the 2GB EACH we get for $25 ($5 cheaper and 2GB more data!) We have unlimited text and mobile-to-mobile calling for $30...
None of this totals $45 doubled to $90.
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12. December 2013 @ 17:42 |
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The $45 price is for the 300MB/month plan with unlimited text/talk (lol...as if you could get a signal)...I can't even imagine using that little amount of data, but I guess some people just use their smartphones for email.
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SProdigy
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12. December 2013 @ 17:47 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
The $45 price is for the 300MB/month plan with unlimited text/talk (lol...as if you could get a signal)...I can't even imagine using that little amount of data, but I guess some people just use their smartphones for email.
I don't use much, unless I'm on the road. Wifi at home and work keeps my cell usage to a minimum. Only time I've gone over 1gb in a month was streaming World Cup video a few years ago.
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cart0181
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13. December 2013 @ 01:28 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
The $45 price is for the 300MB/month plan with unlimited text/talk (lol...as if you could get a signal)...I can't even imagine using that little amount of data, but I guess some people just use their smartphones for email.
Yeah, I'm curious where people use large amounts of data on smartphones. I could see some people using quite a bit on uTorrent or mobile video. I'm personally not into that sort of thing. I have other devices for that. That would be an interesting poll, actually.
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cart0181
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13. December 2013 @ 01:34 |
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Switched over to an MVNO of AT&T and I'm loving it. $40 per month each line minus $10 family discount. Saving about $100 per month! Unlimited Talk/Text with 1GB data (I think). Overages not possible either. Went into the AT&T store in early November and there was no such $45 "all-in" plan available at that time.
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sternrulez
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14. December 2013 @ 09:06 |
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Originally posted by SProdigy:
Hey AT&T, where is this mysterious $45 "all-in" plan at? My wife and I are on a combined account, and pay $140 a month after tax, with a 21% discount from her employer!
I just logged in and our base talk is around $47 plus $10 for the extra line. The data share for 2GB is $55 a month, which is poor compared to the 2GB EACH we get for $25 ($5 cheaper and 2GB more data!) We have unlimited text and mobile-to-mobile calling for $30...
None of this totals $45 doubled to $90.
I'm probably one of the few remaining people that are grandfathered in to their old "$15/mo unlimited data" plan, which they'll pry from my cold dead hands unless they drop it altogether. I have an additional line (home phone service for my parents to save them money on a landline), and my bill is still like $150. Therefore yes, oh where oh where has the $45 plan gone, oh where oh where can it be? lol
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