A troubling feature of new cellphone activations of late is that if the phone is considered a smartphone, (or if on Verizon, any phone remotely capable of reaching some stripped down WAP page) the carrier forces you to sign up for a monthly data plan. It’s great for the companies bottom end but beyond ridiculous for everyone else. But that’s nothing compared to a new trick that may be up AT&T’s sleeve.
According to one of BGR’s highly secretive ninjas, AT&T is looking at requiring not only data plans on certain phones, texting plans as well. Now as much as I hate the practice, I can kind of rationalize and understand the data plan. Besides, what good is a smartphone without a data connection? But requiring a texting plan? There are still plenty of people on the planet that despise texting. I just don’t see this going very well if it does in fact materialize into a fact.
Good luck with that one guys…
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