AT&T discontinuing prepaid unlimited data plan

October 6, 2008/Joe Pawlikowski

Update: As Chris points out in the comments, this only affects Pay As You Go customers. I inadvertently took the Pick Your Plan screen grab. Apologies. Well, it was fun while it lasted. Just five months after we found out about AT&T’s unlimited MEdia Net prepaid plan, it’s going the way of the Dodo. Word comes from Phone News that the $19.99 monthly plan will no longer be an AT&T Go Phone option. The axe comes down on November 12th, putting an end to what has been deemed a “trial exercise.”

Rumors of this started on Howard Forum two weeks ago. A prepaid rep chimed in early last week, saying he/she hadn’t heard anything about it. I suppose the plan was in the works, but AT&T wasn’t telling anyone. Hopefully, AT&T comes back with a similar offering. They say they’ll continue offering per-usage MEdiaNet, which includes the plans listed above (minus the unlimited, of course). It’s just not the same, though.]]>

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  1. Christopher Price on October 6, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    This only affects GoPhone Pay As You Go customers.
    This article incorrectly strikes out the Pick Your Plan unlimited data option, which is unaffected by this change.
    Pick Your Plan customers will continue to be able to add MEdia Net unlimited.



  2. billy smith on January 13, 2009 at 8:50 am

    Will let look at it this way. GOOD JOB ATT. For stoping medianet.New loop hole. Just buy dsl from att (dsl only add $5.00 to what plan exp lite 14.99+ 5.00 =19.99 and go get you a (voip) like vonage. phonepower. itp4you. my best spoxcy 9.99 flat rate so 19.99 = 29.98 and you have your internet and a phone all for 30.00 moth is not bad at all. Is att going stop it so you have to buy there phone to get internet? I have done work for att and i will tell you there money money money. It getting hard time and att will do there not to give nothing away. And people working for att trying there best to keep a job. sorry att newer world has been Destroyed