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Travelers and those with friends all the world who are AT&T customers will be very happy this week. AT&T has announced free international texting and more countries with LTE data roaming.
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arks Associates offers some interesting insights to the preferences of smartphone buyers. Those with higher incomes are more likely to buy an iPhone 5 and it appears that hardly anyone likes shared data plans while many think 4G LTE is important.
Research shows that people prefer unlimited to limited sharing. According to Parks and Associates latest study, 40% of those surveyed would prefer to switch carriers then to share data. A series of consumer surveys over the last 12 months—showed that consumers want the unlimited data plan back. When asked about new shared data plans the top reason people don't like them is the cost.
Yesterday, we were confused about the new unlimited plans coming from T-Mobile. Today, we have an official statement from Kevin McLaughlin, vice president, marketing, T-Mobile USA. The new unlimited plans are an addition to existing plans. We were also able to confirm how the upgrade process will work.
Here's how the new plans will be working when they go into effect September 5. The new plans are actually, another new separate option. The Unlimited (2GB throttled) plans will still be available for those who don't use a large amount of data.
Thing sare looking better in September, especially for data hogs who live in T-Mobile network areas. On September 5, T-Mobile
will begin offering unlimited 4G data plans for smartphones starting at $20 a month which seems like a deal for heavy data users but could cost more for medium data users. We took a look at the current web pricing and for some plans it will be a $10 a month increase and more expensive.