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AT&T on $5 a day - graylocks - 10-17-2013
for tablets that is.
AT&T plans to offer tablet users a US$5 day pass for mobile data service, as well as a $25 prepaid plan for 1GB over three months, in a bid to reach more types of consumers. …more
they might be on to something. just the other day a friend who is contemplating getting an ipad mini was wishing there was a cheap way to pay for data. the $30 a month-no-contract was too much for her. this would be just up her alley.
Re: AT&T on $5 a day - ADent - 10-17-2013
This is only useful if it can be activated on the iPad.
The plans connected to an account are worse (unless you are on a share plan).
Re: AT&T on $5 a day - graylocks - 10-17-2013
ADent wrote:
This is only useful if it can be activated on the iPad.
The plans connected to an account are worse (unless you are on a share plan).
the article says all ATT tablets so i assume that includes the iPad.
Re: AT&T on $5 a day - deckeda - 10-17-2013
$5/day ... Ah, so $25-$30/month is apparently the "quantity discount" because data usage is "expensive" like physical goods purchased/manufactured in small quantities? These jokers never miss a trick, do they?
$5 a day would be fine for when you only need 1-2 days out of town. But heaven forbid you should want much more than that.
Re: AT&T on $5 a day - graylocks - 10-17-2013
i think my friend is looking for the 1-2 days out of town plan. that's why i think there is a market for this option.
remember when we used to worry about the cost of making long distance phone calls? that's where we are with cell data right now. it is slowly but surely changing.
Re: AT&T on $5 a day - space-time - 10-17-2013
graylocks wrote:
... remember when we used to worry about the cost of making long distance phone calls? that's where we are with cell data right now. it is slowly but surely changing.
right, how long it took since the phone was invented until we got rid of the long distance cost? I hope the cell analogy happens 50x faster
Re: AT&T on $5 a day - RAMd®d - 10-17-2013
I'd find it tolerable if att defined a "day" as a 24hr period.
But given that carriers define day as about 0600-2100hrs, that won't happen.
I wonder if people in the UK have the equivalent of a day pass and how much that costs. But then their data plans tend to be cheap enough that they may not need or want a day pass.
The plan must be able to be activated from the iPad since att already has one that is.
Re: AT&T on $5 a day - davester - 10-17-2013
$5 a day sounds ridiculous. $25 for 3 months is a bit better but still seems like too much to me. I'd bet that it only costs them $5 to provide that 3 months worth of service.
Re: AT&T on $5 a day - graylocks - 10-18-2013
davester wrote:
$5 a day sounds ridiculous.
yeah, but when i'm on a flight wifi access is usually $7.95 just for that flight. when it's $5 i'm more inclined to spring for it. $5 is probably a good tipping point market wise. about the cost of a venti latte or a big mac and fries. my friend has had situations of being out with folks and the group can't decide on a restaurant. in those moments she'd like to check yelp or something. (she doesn't have a smartphone. doesn't want one.) if you do it often it doesn't make sense. sometimes i just want a taste of potato chips and i'll pick up a 59 cent bag. the $1.99 bag wouldn't have been a better buy but i didn't want that much.
one wouldn't be able to do much more than surf and get directions. the money covers a day or 250MB - whichever ends first. wonder if there's an overage provision.
Re: AT&T on $5 a day - Gareth - 10-18-2013
davester wrote:
$5 a day sounds ridiculous. $25 for 3 months is a bit better but still seems like too much to me. I'd bet that it only costs them $5 to provide that 3 months worth of service.
$5 a day is ridiculous if you actually need it a lot, but for people who really only need it once or twice a month, or maybe even less often, it's a lot easier to pay $5 than $25 each time.