AT&T DROPS MESSAGING PLAN OPTIONS FROM TWO TO ONE

Confirmed by multiple sources and just recently AT&T, the wireless carrier is trimming its individual messaging packages from two to one on August 21st. The Messaging Unlimited plan for $20, which means the $10 bundle that offers 1000 messages is being retired.

If you aren't keen to do much communicating within 160 characters, you'll be left with no other choice besides the pay-per-message option at twenty cents each (thirty cents for MMS). Fortunately, the Family Unlimited Messaging is left unscathed, continuing to offer all-you-can-eat texts for $30.

VERIZON TESTING SPRINT-LIKE UNLIMITED DATA PLAN WITH 450 MINUTES

Verizon is in the process of testing a data plan that will offer 450 minutes of talk time, unlimited data, unlimited messaging and unlimited Verizon mobile-to-mobile. All this for the incredibly low price of $69.99 with a 1-year contract extension. A family plan (for 2 lines) for $139.99 will be offered bumping the talk minutes to 1400 shared. Additional lines can be added for $9.99 each.

If you add them up separately it would come to over $90, $39.99 for 450 minutes, $19.99 for unlimited text messaging, and $29.99 for smartphone data.

To take advantage of the plan call the number listed in the advertisement below. [BGR]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMAIL

Email turns 41 today.  The world's first computer-to-computer message sent via the internet in 1969.  Two scientist were suppose to send the word "log", however the connection was dropped before they were able to complete the word, leaving the 'g' off making the first email 'lo'.