Good news! Verizon and AT&T Announces Cheaper Unlimited Talk Pricing

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Verizon lobbed the first volley in this round of lowering rates for unlimited voice and text plans. AT&T followed suit. When the dust settled, Verizon were neck and neck with AT&T, with T-Mobile and Sprint edging them out for low rate honors. Customers will not have to pay to switch over to the new plans, which will be music to some ears!

Verizon’s Unlimited Talk plan is now $69.99 per month, $29 cheaper. Its Unlimited Talk and Text now costs $89.99. AT&T matched Verizon’s unlimited plans. The iPhone has its Unlimited Talk and Data at $99.99 with $20 extra for unlimited SMS. AT&T’s previous pricing for iPhone users included $99.99 for unlimited voice and $30 for unlimited data. AT&T customers will be able to switch over to the new plans on Monday via AT&T website.

Although the price drop for unlimited plans are welcome, Verizon and AT&T’s new offerings are still more expensive than Sprint and T-Mobile’s Unlimited Plans though. Both Sprint’s Simply Everything Plan and T-Mobile’s Even More offering include unlimited talk, data, and text for $99.99 per month.

Judging by the comments, everyone is happy about this state of affairs. Strangely enough, for every person saying AT&T is evil and treats it’s customers poorly, there are just as many claiming Verizon is just as bad. It seems to be based on the area you are living and your usage. The closer to a metro area, the overloading of the network is a problem. The further away from civilization, the worse your coverage becomes. So you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

The cell companies are well aware that their brand cachet is under fire at the moment for high fees and poor service. What with all of the new handsets released at CES, and tablets poised to enter the market basically as big iPhones, damage control is underway. Luring customers to their brand is paramount, prior to the release of tablets which will presumably become huge money makers with all the apps and data they will be requiring.

Hopefully these reductions are the start of a new trend. With the US and Canada and then Spain being the most expensive countries to run a cell phone, we would greatly appreciate a well-deserved break on our plan charges!

This is an US wireless carrier price comparison article by The Apps Machine.