ATT to have 1000 messages for 10 dollars

The first evidence of AT&T reworking its plans, possibly to give a better standing against the Verizon iPhone, has been made public through what's potentially a scoop from Best Buy. The carrier would drop its $5/200 and $15/1,500 messaging plans in favor of a new, $10/1,000 messaging plan. The $20 unlimited plan would remain, GearFuse was shown, and would be required on basic messaging phones.

Customers would be grandfathered in on any existing plan they have. New plans would take effect starting January 23.

The approach hasn't been confirmed by AT&T but would follow a pattern similar to that it took for its capped data plans. A $10 plan would give middling messaging users a cheaper option than the $15 or $20 plans but would also raise the minimum price of entry by $5 for most users. A user opting for 450 minutes of voice, 250MB of data and a basic text messaging plan would now have to pay $65 per month.

Verizon hasn't detailed whether or not it will change its plans for the iPhone. At present, it lets users pay $5 per month for 250 messages but only ups the available messages to 500 with its own $10 add-on.

By Electronista Staff