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AT&T to reduce smartphone subsidies, start shared data plans

article published on 19 May, 2012

AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega has announced today that the company will reduce the amount it subsidizes for new phones. The move will help the company "raise revenue," says the exec. In addition to not giving back to the consumer, AT&T will follow Verizon's lead and create shared data plans for multiple devices and families who prefer to share a "bucket" of data, minutes and texts. ... [ read the full article ]

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plutonash
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_ 		19. May 2012 @ 03:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Wow just wow. So basically no more unlimited data plans for those who were grandfathered in so we can be forced onto a shared data plan and use a function that is already built in to our devices but be charged for it this time so AT&T can make even more money to put in Ralph's gas tank.


The reduced subsidies should only pertain to one year contracts. Paying 300-400 bucks for a 600 dollar device for two years just to have the AT&T logo on it is terrible.
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nbfreak2
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_ 		19. May 2012 @ 08:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I will not be staying with ATT..........
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ThePastor
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_ 		22. May 2012 @ 14:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Do these companies not see the writing on the wall?
Consumers are SHOUTING at them about their billing practices and this is what they do?
These guys act like the crack dealers that they are. Someone needs to smash them.
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Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
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