AT&T Raising Smartphone Data Plan Prices

The changes below take effect on Sunday, January 22.   If you sign up with AT&T prior to that date, you will be grandfathered into the current pricing.    Use the MyRatePlan  to find your best data plan across the 4 national carriers.

AT&T is launching 

For those interested in tethering, it is included in the $50 plan (total 5GB allowance). Previously, tethering was a $20 add-on (with 2GB additional allowance) on the $25 data plan.

These new plans are also valid for new tablet customers.   The existing $14.99 tablet plan for 250MB will remain available.

MyRatePlan Analysis:  Although AT&T is spinning this as ‘more data, more value’, it is clearly a price increase for most customers.  The minimum price for a monthly smartphone rate plan increases to $59.99 ($39.99 for 450 minutes + $20 data) from $54.99.   For all but the lightest consumers of data, the $30 plan will be the plan of choice.

To see current AT&T rate plans and cell phones, visit our AT&T carrier page.