AT&T has dropped its requirement that all customers purchasing “quick messaging devices” — or QMDs for short – subscribe to an unlimited texting plan. According to Fierce Wireless, AT&T implemented the rule in January 2010 before quietly discontinuing it sometime in February of this year. The unlimited texting plan was priced at $20 per month, and while it’s no longer mandatory, AT&T does recommend that customers purchasing a messaging feature phone continue to sign up for an unlimited plan. AT&T’s portfolio of QMDs includes the Samsung Strive, LG VU Plus, Pantech Impact, and Samsung Solstice II, among others. AT&T subscribers can also opt for a cheaper $10 monthly plan that provides just 1,000 text messages per month.
They did however change the unlimited texting plan to included unlimited calling to ANY mobile carrier that will not take minutes of talk time off your plan. I know it sounds silly to put that feature in with the texting plans, but that is where it resides.
ReplyDeleteSo for the same $20, you not only get unlimited messaging, you also can get unlimited "talk" time to any mobile phone from any mobile carrier. I was able to drop my call plan from unlimited down to 450 minutes and still not go over my allotment since I mostly call cell phones.
AT&T is also not announcing this to their current subscriber base. You have to call them (611) and request the change.