On February 13, AT&T will launch its Mobile HotSpot service. The feature will first be available with the launch of the HTC Inspire 4G. Bundled
with the AT&T Data Pro plan, customers will benefit from a total of
4GB for $45 per month.
Also on February 13,
to bring AT&T's smartphone tethering plan in line with the AT&T
Mobile Hotspot offer, AT&T will automatically add the additional
2GB of monthly data usage to smartphone customers already on a tethering
plan - at no extra charge.
Customers will incur the same $20 monthly fee they're accustomed to paying. However, they'll receive an extra 2GB of data each month.
AT&T Mobile Hotspot details include:
- Connectivity for multiple wireless devices to AT&T's mobile broadband network.
- 2GB of data usage for $20 a month, bundled with AT&T's Data Pro plan ($25/2GB).
- The combined AT&T Data Pro plus AT&T Mobile Hotspot will provide 4GB for $45 per month.
- 4GB applies to collective use among all devices.
- Overage fee of $10 per gigabyte.
"Our customers
want to connect as many devices as possible to the nation's fastest
mobile broadband network, which is getting faster with 4G," said David Christopher, chief marketing officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.
"We want to
extend the benefits of an additional 2GB to smartphone customers on our
tethering plan. This delivers more value today for the price they're
already paying - and that's what our customers want."
Customers will receive a text message from AT&T - as soon as February 13 - once the additional 2GB has been auto-added to their plan.