If you are a current iPhone user, you can still elect to keep your $ 30 /
month unlimited data plan.
T - Mobile's $ 70 - per -
month unlimited data plan limits video to about 480p resolution and requires customers to pay an extra $ 25 per month for high - definition video.
Not exact matches
Someone who used 10 GB in a
month, for example, would pay $ 120 on Fi, versus the standard
unlimited data plans of AT&T (t) at $ 90, Verizon (vz) at $ 85, Sprint (s) at $ 60, and T - Mobile (tmus) at $ 70, that all cost less for one line.
The Fi
plan lets customers stick with the much cheaper feature of paying only for the
data they actually use in a
month, until they reach a certain level, when the
unlimited pricing kicks in.
Both the Sprint and T - Mobile
unlimited plans reduce the quality of streaming video and can slow download speeds if a customer uses a large amount of
data in one
month.
T - Mobile also said it would start refunding $ 10 per
month for any
unlimited plan line that used less than 2 gigabytes of
data in a
month.
The carrier also said it would be ending the availability of its lower - priced limited
data plans for new customers starting this
month as the company promised when the
unlimited plan was introduced in August.
Verizon is keeping other tiered
data plans available alongside the new
unlimited plan, including a 5 GB a
month offering, as well as its S, M, and L
plans.
That
plan offers 5 GB of 4G
data,
unlimited text, and 100 minutes of talk time for $ 30 a
month.
According to the T - Mobile rep, those who have the $ 30
plan today are now «grandfathered» in, but for new customers the $ 45 a
month offering — which gives
unlimited talk, but 1 GB less of 4G
data — is now the cheapest option.
The best freely available value now likely comes from AT&T, whose cheapest prepaid
plan gives 6 GB of 4G
data,
unlimited talk, and
unlimited text, but costs $ 40 a
month.
A «T - Mobile One Prepaid»
plan that costs $ 75 a
month for «
unlimited» LTE
data, but caps video streamed over the network at 480p unless you pay $ 3 for a day's worth of HD streaming.
The $ 80 - a-
month starting point makes Verizon's
unlimited plan costlier than T - Mobile One, which starts at $ 70 a
month for a single line, and Sprint's
unlimited data plan, which normally costs $ 60 a
month.
The new
plan comes on the heels of other renewed and aggressive pushes into
unlimited data from rival carriers, most notably T - Mobile, which has grown in recent
months while Verizon's mobile division has slowed, and in August replaced all its existing mobile
plans in favor of one
unlimited offering called T - Mobile One.
Under the new «T - Mobile One»
plan unveiled on Thursday, customers can get
unlimited voice, texting, and
data starting at $ 70 a
month for one line, $ 120 for two lines, $ 140 for three lines and $ 20 for additional lines.
The idea was a simple marketing appeal — customers could stop worrying about how much
data they had left every
month — combined with the possibility that many would move up to the new
unlimited plans from cheaper limited
plans, raising more revenue.
T - Mobile said it would phase out all its limited
data plans for new customers starting next
month when the new
unlimited plans are available.
AT&T (t) and the other bigger carriers not only ignored Sprint's (s) super-cheap promotion of five lines for $ 90 a
month, they've actually been scaling back some of the features of their
unlimited data plans.
The new $ 70 - per -
month «
unlimited data»
plans announced by T - Mobile USA this
month came with some big limits.
AT&T has yet to scale back its
unlimited data offering — but it charges $ 90 a
month for that
plan, and it restrains hotspot use to useless 2G speeds once you've exceeded your limit.1 Sprint hasn't gutted its
unlimited deal yet either, but it also restricts hotspot use to 2G after you've hit your cap, and its network remains a fourth - place contender.
But you have to watch for restrictions: Verizon's $ 75 Go
Unlimited plan disallows streaming high - definition video and caps all mobile - hotspot sharing with a laptop or tablet via Wi - Fi at a punishing if not useless 600 Kbps, no matter how much
data you've used in the
month.
In
months when you use more than 6 GB of
data, we'll cap your charges for calls & texts plus
data at $ 80, and allow you to continue using high speed
data for free — similar to an
unlimited plan.
Sprint has a new
unlimited data plan that will offer users five lines for $ 90 per
month.
In response to Verizon's
unlimited LTE
data plan, T - Mobile has decided to heat up the competition and has added HD video and 10 GB of high - speed Mobile Hotspot
data per
month.
Following in the footsteps of General Motors» announcement of
unlimited OnStar 4G LTE
data on models equipped with an on - board 4G LTE hotspot, Jaguar Land Rover is likewise following suit with an
unlimited data plan for its vehicles equipped with its InControl Wi - Fi system for $ 20 a
month.
The new Honda Odyssey is available with an
unlimited AT&T
data plan that starts at $ 20 a
month.
Every Regal also comes equipped with a 3
month / 3 gigabyte trial of OnStar 4G LTE Wi - Fi hotspot [1] and access to an
unlimited data plan for $ 20 per month [2], as well as five years of the OnStar Basic Plan [3] at no additional c
plan for $ 20 per
month [2], as well as five years of the OnStar Basic
Plan [3] at no additional c
Plan [3] at no additional cost.
For just $ 20 a
month, Chevy owners can get
unlimited data through their vehicle's WiFi hotspot, which is a pretty good price compared to some limited
data plans out on the market.
Unlimited data plans cost only $ 20 per
month through AT&T for the Wi - Fi hotspot.
The company now offers access to Jaguar and Land Rover vehicle owners to a
data plan that is
unlimited and only costs $ 20 a
month.
GMC customers in the U.S. can currently purchase an
unlimited data plan enabled by AT&T for only $ 20 per
month [4].
The third largest news item came from Carphone Warehouse, who is stocking the Motorola Xoom Android tablet — on a # 25 a
month price
plan with a truly
unlimited data allowance.
T - Mobile is launching new
plans on September 6 that will offer
unlimited voice and high - speed
data starting at $ 70 a
month.
Don't forget though, that if you buy a Thunderbolt you also have to subscribe to Verizon's Nationwide Talk
plans beginning at $ 39.99 and an
unlimited 4G LTE
data plan for $ 29.99 per
month.
In this part of the world, the blackberry internet service is the cheapest form of internet access available for just N1, 500 ($ 9 USD) a
month with
unlimited data if you are on the Etisalat Nigeria BlackBerry Complete
plan and 3 GB of
data for those on Glo BlackBerry Complete.
Sprint's Everything
Data plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM includes
unlimited web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, starting at just $ 69.99 per
month plus required $ 10 Premium
Data add - on charge — a savings of $ 39.99 per
month versus Verizon's comparable
plan with
unlimited talk, text and 2 GB web or $ 9.99 per
month versus Verizon's 450 - minute
plan with
unlimited text and 2 GB web.
You will be able to get it on T - Mobile for a $ 25 a
month for 24
months, with an additional mobile
plan that will cost you $ 30 for 1 GB of
data and
unlimited text and talk.
Now lets talk about broadband usage
plans, consumers will have the choice of a 2 Gb
data plan that includes
unlimited messaging and will cost $ 29.99 per
month or a 5 GB
data plan that costs $ 59.99 per
month and also allows
unlimited messaging facility.
Sprint's Everything
Data plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM includes
unlimited web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, starting at just $ 69.99 per
month plus required $ 10 Premium
Data add - on charge - a savings of $ 39.99 per
month versus Verizon's comparable
plan with
unlimited talk, text and 2 GB web or $ 9.99 per
month versus Verizon's 450 - minute
plan with
unlimited text and 2 GB web.
Orange offers the device for free from # 31 a
month on a 24 -
month contract while T - Mobile UK has it free on the # 36 and above tariffs, including T - Mobile's newly introduced The Full Monty
Plan where you can get
unlimited calls, texts and
data.
One Mobile Ring expects the Xperia Arc will be retailed with the Three One
Plan for around # 35 a
month, with 2,000 minutes, 5,000 minutes to any Three phone numbers, a 5,000 text message bundle and a truly
unlimited data allowance.
«I was told to order it online, where it's backordered for
months... or forefit my
unlimited data plan.
Perhaps even more worse is the company's $ 30 a
month «
unlimited data» services
plan.
Users are required to subscribe for Sprint Everything
Data plans, starting at $ 79.99 per month and it includes unlimited data experience — unlimited Web, texting and calling on Sprint netw
Data plans, starting at $ 79.99 per
month and it includes
unlimited data experience — unlimited Web, texting and calling on Sprint netw
data experience —
unlimited Web, texting and calling on Sprint network.
The mobile phone is also available on Three's infamous One
Plan, with 2,000 minutes, a 5,000 text message allowance and a truly
unlimited data bundle, with no limits or fair usage policy whatsoever — for # 35 a
month.
LG's Optimus 7 is priced slightly higher, at # 30 and also on a 24
month price
plan — which includes 600 minutes,
unlimited texts and a 500 MB
data allowance.
The Dolphin 25 18 -
month plan arrives with 100 minutes, an
unlimited text message and email bundle, along with a 250 MB
data allowance.
Three also offers a # 25 a
month One
Plan SIM, on a year's contract with free voicemail, 2,000 minutes, 5,000 minutes to any phone numbers on the Three network, 5,000 texts and a truly
unlimited data allowance.
Three will be offering the Galaxy S II in white on a # 30 a
month contract, with 500 minutes, a 5,000 text message allowance, with a 1 GB mobile
data bundle or on the «One
Plan» — with 2,000 minutes, a 5,000 text message bundle and a truly
unlimited data allowance.
With
unlimited internet access Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is now stocking the Motorola Xoom Android tablet, on a # 25 a
month price
plan with a truly
unlimited data allowance.