Tag: DATA PLAN

On May 2nd, AT&T will impose a broadband data cap for all DSL and U-Verse customers, after having already implemented similar usage limits for wireless users nearly a year ago. People connecting to the Internet through DSL will face a monthly limit of 150 gigabytes, while U-Verse users will be capped at 250 GB per month. Anyone exceeding these limits more than three times in three different ...

CTIA released the results of its semi-annual wireless survey yesterday (pdf), and the findings revealed that the mobile industry continues to grow at a ridiculous, exponential rate, particularly in the area of data services. According to the survey, 276 million consumers now use wireless devices, up from 262 million in 2008, and use a total of over 1 trillion minutes. Revenue from text ...

AT&T has finally announced its plans for the launch of HSPA 7.2, an upgrade to the company's current HSDPA 3.6 data network. HSDPA (or High Speed Downlink Packet Access) is a subset of the HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) family of wireless technology. The newest upgrade to the AT&T network should effectively double download speeds to 7.2 megabits-per-second from the current offering of ...

We're well aware that the phrase "unlimited" doesn't actually mean anything to cell phone providers. Unlimited data plans rarely are that. In fact, most plans come with a hard and fast cap at 5 gigabytes (GB) of data per month, and, if you exceed that limit, you'll get hammered with absurd overage charges. Just ask Billie Parks of Oklahoma who picked up a netbook at Radio Shack for $99 after ...