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AT&T intros new postpaid plans for the iPad 2 and other tablets

by Kelly Hodgkins Mar 3rd 2011 at 9:00PM

AT&T introduced two new postpaid plans for tablets, a category that includes the upcoming iPad 2. Unlike prepaid plans, which require customers to buy data allotments upfront, these new plans can be added to a customer's current monthly cellular bill. This new postpaid option is month-to-month and does not require a long-term commitment.

Pricing for the postpaid plans mirror the prepaid plans with a $14.99 plan that provides 250 MB of data or a $25 plan with 2 GB of data. Overages on the new postpaid plans will be charged at a rate of $10 per 1 GB of overage. This is slightly less than the prepaid plans, which charge customers $25 for an additional 2 GB of usage. These new plans give customers the freedom to choose how they would like to be billed for data to be used with their shiny new 3G iPad 2.

As a benefit for early adopters of the iPad 2, AT&T is offering a limited-time promotion that provides one free month of service for those that sign up for the new $25/2 GB plan.



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Mark Chambers

I love how the black iPad features a black person and the white iPad features a white person. I'm not offended, I just love coincidences.

March 06 2011 at 3:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Bearxor

In this case though, since it's FaceTime, the white person owns the black iPad and the black person owns the white iPad.

Mind blown?

April 28 2011 at 4:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bearxor

And I think she might just be light-skinned black. It's hard to tell.

April 28 2011 at 4:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Paul

another slot at the walmart check out counter will now be filled

March 06 2011 at 1:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jbrown510

Getting 1gb of overage for $10 is a big difference. I hope these price points come to iPhone. I get by with 200MB per month 10/12 months a year. When I go over it costs me $15 for another 200MB. Ie $30/year extra vs $120 extra if I just switched to a 2GB plan saving $90/year. These new plans would mean saving even more (another $10/year) and lower risk in doing so.

March 04 2011 at 12:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
owenmhv

My jailbroken iPhone is always with me, so, mywi will be the way to go until the pricing plan is more reasonable. Why, since I already am paying for AT&T data plan can I not get a SIM that links to my iPhone and share the data. With broadband at home, every time I add an new PC to the network, I don't need to buy a new plan, so why not the same for the iPhone data.

Will be getting ipad2 Black/Verizon.

March 04 2011 at 10:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Blake

Your original iPad unlimited data is safe. All you do is call AT&T tell them you have a new device and they will make it work on the new device. Just swapping the sim will not cut it.

March 04 2011 at 6:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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djgigante

Blake - thanks for your insight. Do you know this for a fact - or do you have experience with this type of "swap" in the past (maybe iPhone 4 -to- iPhone 4)? or is this just conjecture?

March 04 2011 at 4:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
djgigante

For those with the original 29.99 unlimited AT&T plan from early days of iPad 1 - we should be able to just swap micro Sims to keep that plan on iPad 2 - right? Anyone have a clue?

March 03 2011 at 10:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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danhawk911

Until we got unlimited for a fair price there is no way a tablet will ever replace a pc like jobs wants us to think will happen.

March 03 2011 at 10:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Steve Thatcher

Several good things: Business/company account discounts would apply to this if you roll it into your postpaid account bill. Also, it seems like a step toward a "one bucket of data for all devices" like family plan minutes are now.

March 03 2011 at 10:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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TheCastro

Is data covered under business plan discounts? I think mine only covers voice.

March 04 2011 at 11:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
pa1abra5

Hold on a sec, didn't we go thru this with America Online in the 1990s?

March 03 2011 at 10:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kinetik

I'm not sure I understand the difference between prepaid and postpaid plans - the prices seem the same. All I want to do is flip a switch that says, "Enable 3G." Why make it more complex (with multiple plans) than it needs to be?

March 03 2011 at 9:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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