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AT&T "throttles" data usage

AT&T "throttles" data usage

On October 1, AT&T will be the next wireless carrier to start throttling data usage, following Verizon’s move in February and T-Mobile’s move last year.

“Like other wireless companies, we're taking steps to manage exploding demand for mobile data,” AT&T said in a July 29 press release.

Verizon Rumors Are True: Unlimited Data is gone

Verizon Rumors Are True: Unlimited Data is gone

The rumours were true: Verizon’s unlimited data plan is gone. It’s been replaced by the dreaded tiered data plans that Gizmodo and Droid Life reported on last month.

Beginning July 7, tomorrow, Verizon will be selling data plans at the following prices:

  • 2GB: $30 per month
  • 5 GB: $50 per month
  • 10 GB: $80 per month

For each additional gigabyte used over their plan allowance, Verizon subscribers will pay $10.

Verizon To End Unlimited Data Plans

Verizon To End Unlimited Data Plans

Following AT&T's and T-Mobile’s moves last year, Verizon Wireless has become the next company to ditch unlimited data plans and installed a tiered pricing plan (also known as "The Dark Side".) Sprint remains the consumer's last and best hope for unlimited data service.

Verizon’s move to tiered data pricing isn’t totally unexpected; the company has been making unfriendly ambiguous statements about the future of unlimited data. Verizon’s VP of network operations, Nicola Palmer, said earlier this year:

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