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AT&T to Officially Mandate Data Plans for All Smartphones

Aug 21, 2009, 12:32 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Aug 21, 2009, 1:10 PM

AT&T has officially confirmed that starting on September 6, any customer using a smartphone will need to subscribe to a data plan. AT&T said in a statement, "Smartphone users tend to consume a higher amount of data services, like advanced e-mail, mobile Web, applications and more. Being able to take full advantage of these features without having to worry about a fluctuating or unusually high bill generally leads to greater customer satisfaction, so effective Sept. 6, smartphone customers will need to subscribe to a data plan, as the vast majority of customers already do." This change will apply to new lines and any renewed contracts after September 6. Existing customers who already have smartphones without data plans will be able to stay with their current plan. The data plan costs $30 per month and applies to iPhone, BlackBerries, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Palm devices.

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People are just ignorant sometimes...	InstantClassic	Aug 21, 2009, 3:37 PM
Verizon... by Azeron Aug 22, 2009, 1:14 AM Re: Verizon... by cannibalslug Aug 22, 2009, 10:15 AM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by asLeepLessman Aug 22, 2009, 10:46 AM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 10:49 AM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by ExploderBlade Aug 27, 2009, 5:53 PM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by phonesales83 Aug 22, 2009, 11:38 AM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by JeffroPuff Aug 22, 2009, 2:55 PM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 3:18 PM (more replies...) Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by mrpmpfan Sep 4, 2009, 8:28 AM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by asLeepLessman Sep 4, 2009, 2:05 PM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by mrpmpfan Sep 5, 2009, 6:55 AM (more replies...) Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by looch_himself Aug 22, 2009, 3:45 PM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by ExploderBlade Aug 26, 2009, 12:13 PM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by looch_himself Aug 26, 2009, 12:26 PM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by ExploderBlade Aug 26, 2009, 12:41 PM (more replies...) Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by Phoner Aug 25, 2009, 6:31 PM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by asLeepLessman Aug 25, 2009, 7:15 PM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by Phoner Aug 25, 2009, 10:51 PM Re: People are just ignorant sometimes... by ExploderBlade Aug 26, 2009, 12:44 PM
More than fair:	bp3dots1	Aug 25, 2009, 11:51 AM
Re: More than fair: by Phoner Aug 25, 2009, 12:09 PM Re: More than fair: by bp3dots1 Aug 25, 2009, 12:23 PM Re: More than fair: by marufio Aug 25, 2009, 12:29 PM Re: More than fair: by bp3dots1 Aug 25, 2009, 12:38 PM (more replies...) Re: More than fair: by Phoner Aug 25, 2009, 12:46 PM Re: More than fair: by doomtroll Aug 25, 2009, 2:52 PM (more replies...) Re: More than fair: by Menno Aug 25, 2009, 2:32 PM Re: More than fair: by Phoner Aug 25, 2009, 4:28 PM Re: More than fair: by bp3dots1 Aug 27, 2009, 7:42 AM
to all the wi-fi abusers out there....	gjh1978	Aug 25, 2009, 11:06 AM
Re: to all the wi-fi abusers out there.... by Kryger Aug 25, 2009, 11:08 AM Re: to all the wi-fi abusers out there.... by gjh1978 Aug 25, 2009, 11:09 AM Re: to all the wi-fi abusers out there.... by Kryger Aug 25, 2009, 12:05 PM Re: to all the wi-fi abusers out there.... by mrpmpfan Sep 3, 2009, 9:00 AM Re: to all the wi-fi abusers out there.... by Menno Aug 25, 2009, 11:20 AM Re: to all the wi-fi abusers out there.... by gjh1978 Aug 25, 2009, 11:27 AM Re: to all the wi-fi abusers out there.... by Menno Aug 25, 2009, 11:35 AM Re: to all the wi-fi abusers out there.... by gjh1978 Sep 2, 2009, 10:52 AM (more replies...) Re: to all the wi-fi abusers out there.... by Phoner Aug 25, 2009, 11:56 AM
1st September 6th and Now the 13th	asLeepLessman	Sep 1, 2009, 1:34 PM
what is worse	matonater	Aug 22, 2009, 4:55 PM
Re: what is worse by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 4:57 PM Re: what is worse by Menno Aug 22, 2009, 5:05 PM Re if someone cannot afford the data plan by Phoner Aug 24, 2009, 9:03 AM Re: Re if someone cannot afford the data plan by Menno Aug 24, 2009, 9:44 AM (more replies...) Re: Re if someone cannot afford the data plan by doomtroll Aug 24, 2009, 10:42 AM (more replies...) Re: what is worse by donebrasko Aug 24, 2009, 9:24 AM Re: what is worse by donebrasko Aug 24, 2009, 9:24 AM Re: what is worse by Menno Aug 24, 2009, 9:52 AM Re: what is worse by matonater Aug 22, 2009, 5:07 PM Re: what is worse by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 5:24 PM Re: what is worse by matonater Aug 22, 2009, 5:28 PM (more replies...) Re: what is worse by KoldPhusion Aug 22, 2009, 5:44 PM (more replies...) Re: what is worse by Jayshmay Aug 23, 2009, 7:27 AM Re: what is worse by looch_himself Aug 22, 2009, 5:01 PM Re: what is worse by Menno Aug 22, 2009, 5:07 PM Re: what is worse by matonater Aug 22, 2009, 5:07 PM Re: what is worse by looch_himself Aug 22, 2009, 5:18 PM Re: what is worse by matonater Aug 22, 2009, 5:23 PM (more replies...) Re: what is worse by Menno Aug 22, 2009, 5:30 PM (more replies...) Re: what is worse by Phoner Aug 24, 2009, 8:48 AM Re: what is worse by matonater Aug 24, 2009, 9:54 AM Re: what is worse by Phoner Aug 24, 2009, 10:59 AM Re: what is worse by matonater Aug 24, 2009, 11:06 AM (more replies...) Re: what is worse by Menno Aug 24, 2009, 11:44 AM (more replies...) Re: what is worse by Menno Aug 24, 2009, 9:56 AM Re: what is worse by Phoner Aug 24, 2009, 10:54 AM Re: what is worse by matonater Aug 24, 2009, 10:12 AM Re: what is worse by Phoner Aug 24, 2009, 11:59 AM Re: what is worse by asLeepLessman Aug 28, 2009, 10:42 AM
without being mean	Kryger	Aug 24, 2009, 11:12 AM
Re: without being mean by matonater Aug 24, 2009, 11:24 AM Re: without being mean by Kryger Aug 24, 2009, 12:25 PM Re: without being mean by matonater Aug 24, 2009, 3:22 PM Re: without being mean by doomtroll Aug 24, 2009, 3:37 PM (more replies...) Re: without being mean by toomuchcontrol Aug 24, 2009, 11:28 AM Re: without being mean by Menno Aug 24, 2009, 12:02 PM Re: without being mean by Phoner Aug 24, 2009, 12:31 PM Re: without being mean by Kryger Aug 24, 2009, 12:41 PM Re: without being mean by Kryger Aug 24, 2009, 12:27 PM Re: without being mean by stevelvl Aug 24, 2009, 12:59 PM Re: without being mean by enin Aug 24, 2009, 1:43 PM Re: without being mean by Menno Aug 24, 2009, 5:27 PM Re: without being mean by Kryger Aug 24, 2009, 4:50 PM Off topic and not being mean by Drunk Aug 24, 2009, 5:31 PM Re: Off topic and not being mean by Kryger Aug 25, 2009, 8:33 AM Re: without being mean by Pocket_Girl Aug 25, 2009, 5:48 PM Re: without being mean by ExploderBlade Aug 26, 2009, 5:05 PM Re: without being mean by asLeepLessman Aug 26, 2009, 5:45 PM Re: without being mean by ExploderBlade Aug 26, 2009, 7:44 PM (more replies...)
even better	matonater	Aug 27, 2009, 6:10 PM
Question?	ALL2020	Aug 23, 2009, 7:07 AM
Re: Question? by ExploderBlade Aug 27, 2009, 5:25 PM
This is complety bogus!	DiamondPro	Aug 22, 2009, 2:45 PM
Re: This is complety bogus! by ExploderBlade Aug 27, 2009, 5:06 PM
The Official You SHOULDNT Thread!	asLeepLessman	Aug 22, 2009, 11:41 AM
Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 11:47 AM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by MrGoofball Aug 24, 2009, 3:44 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by ElTriste Aug 24, 2009, 5:28 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by MrGoofball Aug 24, 2009, 5:39 PM (more replies...) Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by Menno Aug 25, 2009, 7:43 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by Iknownothing Aug 25, 2009, 8:25 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by toomuchcontrol Aug 22, 2009, 12:00 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by JeffroPuff Aug 22, 2009, 12:59 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 12:12 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by ExploderBlade Aug 25, 2009, 5:53 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by Pocket_Girl Aug 26, 2009, 2:49 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by ExploderBlade Aug 26, 2009, 4:15 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by looch_himself Aug 22, 2009, 4:10 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by ecycled Aug 22, 2009, 4:58 PM Re: The Official You SHOULDNT Thread! by asLeepLessman Aug 25, 2009, 6:19 PM
Show your greed guys....	flip mode	Aug 21, 2009, 1:11 PM
Re: Show your greed guys.... by Disrespect Aug 21, 2009, 1:21 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Cellinovation Aug 21, 2009, 3:19 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Disrespect Aug 21, 2009, 3:33 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by aidan11 Aug 21, 2009, 5:58 PM (more replies...) Re: Show your greed guys.... by flip mode Aug 21, 2009, 6:38 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 1:21 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by stephen5688 Aug 21, 2009, 1:32 PM Existing phones no data plan by marufio Aug 21, 2009, 1:38 PM Re: Existing phones no data plan by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 1:48 PM (more replies...) Re: Existing phones no data plan by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 2:15 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 1:39 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by mrpmpfan Aug 21, 2009, 2:07 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by marufio Aug 21, 2009, 2:10 PM (more replies...) Re: Show your greed guys.... by SunYam Aug 21, 2009, 2:43 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by marufio Aug 21, 2009, 1:33 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by looch_himself Aug 21, 2009, 5:30 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by PhonemanJ Aug 21, 2009, 1:36 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 1:43 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 1:40 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 1:42 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 1:53 PM (more replies...) Re: Show your greed guys.... by Tmogeek Aug 21, 2009, 1:58 PM (more replies...) Internet IS better and different... by chapster Aug 21, 2009, 4:34 PM ditto by ecycled Aug 21, 2009, 4:43 PM (more replies...) Re: Internet IS better and different... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 5:00 PM (more replies...) Re: Show your greed guys.... by STEELRIK Aug 21, 2009, 4:52 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by asLeepLessman Aug 21, 2009, 4:57 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by looch_himself Aug 21, 2009, 5:45 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by asLeepLessman Aug 21, 2009, 6:10 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by cwc24 Aug 24, 2009, 11:41 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 1:31 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 1:46 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 2:01 PM district 9 by ecycled Aug 21, 2009, 2:19 PM (more replies...) Re: Show your greed guys.... by bwag717 Aug 21, 2009, 1:48 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 1:54 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by bwag717 Aug 21, 2009, 1:55 PM (more replies...) Re: Show your greed guys.... by mrpmpfan Aug 21, 2009, 2:09 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 2:18 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by mrpmpfan Aug 21, 2009, 5:38 PM (more replies...) Re: Show your greed guys.... by doomtroll Aug 21, 2009, 7:01 PM It's really sad how many of you side with corporations! by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 9:01 PM Re: It's really sad how many of you side with corporations! by doomtroll Aug 24, 2009, 10:23 AM Re: Show your greed guys.... by je2345 Aug 21, 2009, 1:37 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by PhonemanJ Aug 21, 2009, 1:43 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 1:47 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by carlsberg Aug 21, 2009, 2:01 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 2:05 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 2:13 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 2:18 PM (more replies...) Re: Show your greed guys.... by Azeron Aug 21, 2009, 2:08 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by marufio Aug 21, 2009, 2:16 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 2:20 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by ygbhen Aug 21, 2009, 2:35 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by SunYam Aug 21, 2009, 2:39 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by stephen5688 Aug 21, 2009, 2:46 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Chaotix86 Aug 21, 2009, 2:48 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by stephen5688 Aug 21, 2009, 2:53 PM (more replies...) Re: Show your greed guys.... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 10:08 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 9:43 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by PhonemanJ Aug 21, 2009, 3:54 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by doomtroll Aug 21, 2009, 3:40 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by stephen5688 Aug 21, 2009, 3:49 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by PhonemanJ Aug 21, 2009, 3:51 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by stephen5688 Aug 21, 2009, 4:04 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by Jayshmay Aug 21, 2009, 5:28 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by asLeepLessman Aug 21, 2009, 6:08 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by stephen5688 Aug 21, 2009, 7:30 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by asLeepLessman Aug 21, 2009, 7:43 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by doomtroll Aug 21, 2009, 8:02 PM Re: Show your greed guys.... by ExploderBlade Aug 27, 2009, 4:56 PM
Here's the real deal.	geminices	Aug 23, 2009, 12:00 AM
Re: Here's the real deal. by Kryger Aug 23, 2009, 3:57 PM Re: Here's the real deal. by Pocket_Girl Aug 23, 2009, 4:48 PM Re: Here's the real deal. by h_aguilar84 Aug 23, 2009, 4:57 PM Re: Here's the real deal. by Pocket_Girl Aug 23, 2009, 5:24 PM Re: Here's the real deal. by h_aguilar84 Aug 23, 2009, 5:54 PM Re: Here's the real deal. by Menno Aug 23, 2009, 7:16 PM Re: Here's the real deal. by Kryger Aug 23, 2009, 7:34 PM then by dxniel Aug 24, 2009, 5:13 PM Re: Here's the real deal. by Menno Aug 23, 2009, 7:25 PM Re: Here's the real deal. by Kryger Aug 23, 2009, 7:29 PM hahah by dxniel Aug 24, 2009, 5:15 PM learn to read by cwc24 Aug 24, 2009, 11:25 PM Re: learn to read by Menno Aug 25, 2009, 10:05 AM Re: Here's the real deal. by Phoner Aug 24, 2009, 9:29 AM Re: Here's the real deal. by ExploderBlade Aug 27, 2009, 4:44 PM you're....dumb. by ElTriste Aug 24, 2009, 5:21 PM SO... by dxniel Aug 24, 2009, 5:37 PM Re: SO... by ElTriste Aug 24, 2009, 7:23 PM Re: SO... by Menno Aug 25, 2009, 10:11 AM
stop comparing this to cars and xbox'es	bp3dots1	Aug 26, 2009, 8:08 AM
This is the same as with cars and xbox'es by Phoner Aug 26, 2009, 9:12 AM Re: This is the same as with cars and xbox'es by bp3dots1 Aug 26, 2009, 9:25 AM Re: This is the same as with cars and xbox'es by asLeepLessman Aug 26, 2009, 7:11 PM Re: This is the same as with cars and xbox'es by bp3dots1 Aug 27, 2009, 7:24 AM (more replies...) Re: stop comparing this to cars and xbox'es by asLeepLessman Aug 26, 2009, 7:21 PM Re: stop comparing this to cars and xbox'es by doomtroll Aug 26, 2009, 7:29 PM Re: stop comparing this to cars and xbox'es by asLeepLessman Aug 26, 2009, 8:01 PM Re: stop comparing this to cars and xbox'es by bp3dots1 Aug 27, 2009, 7:30 AM (more replies...)
Smartphones arn't just for data	TrueLink	Aug 27, 2009, 1:04 AM
If you agree with this..............	stephen5688	Aug 22, 2009, 12:00 PM
Re: If you agree with this.............. by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 12:05 PM Re: If you agree with this.............. by Menno Aug 22, 2009, 5:42 PM Re: If you agree with this.............. by h_aguilar84 Aug 22, 2009, 8:26 PM Re: If you agree with this.............. by marufio Aug 23, 2009, 1:21 AM (more replies...)
uh hum	Pocket_Girl	Aug 25, 2009, 8:56 PM
Re: uh hum by doomtroll Aug 25, 2009, 9:05 PM
a little thing called CHOICE	Pocket_Girl	Aug 22, 2009, 9:03 AM
Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Austiniter Aug 22, 2009, 9:13 AM Re: a little thing caleed cheap by ecycled Aug 22, 2009, 10:04 AM Re: a little thing caleed cheap by asLeepLessman Aug 22, 2009, 10:22 AM Re: a little thing caleed cheap by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 10:41 AM (more replies...) Re: a little thing called cheap by ecycled Aug 22, 2009, 4:38 PM (more replies...) Re: a little thing caleed cheap by Jayshmay Aug 23, 2009, 1:03 AM Re: a little thing caleed cheap by A-JoinT Aug 25, 2009, 6:09 PM Re: a little thing caleed cheap by Jayshmay Aug 23, 2009, 12:53 AM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Jayshmay Aug 23, 2009, 12:49 AM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Menno Aug 22, 2009, 4:39 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 4:54 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Menno Aug 22, 2009, 5:03 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Pocket_Girl Aug 22, 2009, 5:06 PM (more replies...) Re: a little thing called CHOICE by ExploderBlade Aug 25, 2009, 6:55 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by KoldPhusion Aug 22, 2009, 5:04 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by h_aguilar84 Aug 22, 2009, 8:37 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by marufio Aug 23, 2009, 1:23 AM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Menno Aug 23, 2009, 1:55 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by cwcanty Aug 23, 2009, 10:09 AM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Pocket_Girl Aug 23, 2009, 10:45 AM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Nonchalant Aug 23, 2009, 11:04 AM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Menno Aug 23, 2009, 1:54 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by cwcanty Aug 23, 2009, 3:28 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Phoner Aug 24, 2009, 10:13 AM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Kryger Aug 24, 2009, 10:56 AM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Phoner Aug 24, 2009, 12:08 PM Re: a little thing called CHOICE by Kryger Aug 24, 2009, 12:40 PM (more replies...) Re: a little thing called CHOICE by tekneeq84 Aug 24, 2009, 11:47 AM
Wheres the FCC?	marufio	Aug 23, 2009, 1:28 AM
Re: Wheres the FCC? by Kryger Aug 23, 2009, 12:24 PM Re: Wheres the FCC? by Menno Aug 23, 2009, 1:57 PM Re: Wheres the FCC? by ExploderBlade Aug 25, 2009, 6:46 PM
I think you've all forgotten something.....	enin	Aug 24, 2009, 1:13 AM
Re: I think you've all forgotten something..... by Kryger Aug 24, 2009, 10:52 AM Re: I think you've all forgotten something..... by ExploderBlade Aug 25, 2009, 6:09 PM
I'd rather use Wi-Fi	giantangrysquid	Aug 24, 2009, 4:55 PM
Re: I'd rather use Wi-Fi by giantangrysquid Aug 24, 2009, 5:00 PM Re: I'd rather use Wi-Fi by Menno Aug 25, 2009, 10:19 AM Re: I'd rather use Wi-Fi by Kryger Aug 25, 2009, 10:38 AM Re: I'd rather use Wi-Fi by Menno Aug 25, 2009, 10:42 AM Re: I'd rather use Wi-Fi by marufio Aug 25, 2009, 10:53 AM (more replies...) Re: I'd rather use Wi-Fi by Phoner Aug 25, 2009, 10:44 AM Re: I'd rather use Wi-Fi by Menno Aug 25, 2009, 11:11 AM (more replies...)

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