AT&T Cracking Down On iPhones With Wrong Data Plan

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Posted September 21, 2008 at 9:05pm by iClarified · 8491 views

AT&T is cracking down on iPhone users who have subscribed to a non iPhone data plan, according to BGR.

Users have begun receiving the following email which was posted by the BGR.

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Subject: Important information regarding your iPhone 3G

The new AT&T - Your world. Delivered.

Our service records indicate that you are using an iPhone 3G with a data plan designed for other devices.

To avoid unexpected data overage charges and enable Visual Voicemail, please contact your telecom manager, or an AT&T representative at 1-800-331-0500.

Thank you for choosing wireless from AT&T. We appreciate your business.

Sincerely,

AT&T Customer Service
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So, if you are paying $15 for AT&T Media Net Unlimited soon AT&T may send you a huge internet usage bill or make sure that you’ll pay twice that amount for their iPhone data package.

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AT&T Cracking Down On iPhones With Wrong Data Plan

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Pong - September 22, 2008 at 3:09pm

niceguy: That's just plain stupidity. I really didn't mind ATT, and I think many users would agree that one sticks to the carrier one knows until they try to shaft you like this. And my iPhone is already unlocked, thank you very much, so I'll be switching pronto.

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niceguy - September 22, 2008 at 11:22am

"rule wielding fascists?" That's pretty strong. Its a phone, not Mussolini. So, you bought it from a friend, I understand. Your friend was required to have a data plan, now you with that phone are required to as well. That's just the way it is. You'll be able to lunlock it soon enough, then you can go to T-Mobile or some other carrier and not have a data plan, right?

Pong - September 22, 2008 at 11:03am

I didn't agree to any "terms" when I bought my iPhone. I just bought it off a friend like any other phone, and started using it. Why is it that when it comes to iPhone it turns normally decent companies into rule-wielding fascists? What are they afraid of? Too much sales?

niceguy - September 22, 2008 at 10:59am

I understand, but those are the terms you agree to when buying the phone. If you aren't going to use data on an iphone, why get it?

Pong - September 22, 2008 at 10:51am

niceguy: Some people have no use or need for a data plan, so why should they have to pay for something they don't need or want???

niceguy - September 22, 2008 at 8:46am

you bought the iphone knowing what data plan you needed to use. Tough **** that AT&T figured out a way to make you live up to your end of the bargain.

Paulo Reis - September 22, 2008 at 6:45am

Received a call from Vodafone Portugal with a simillar content :) Ive bought an Iphone 2g in London few months ago (ive unlocked/jailbreak it). When ive updated to 2.0.2 firmware started to receive calls/sms from vodafone with Iphone services offers. I guess this new firmware identifies the device on the network as an iphone. Anyway got a nice deal on an Iphone Dataplan for around 10/ month.

Robert - September 21, 2008 at 9:52pm

AT&T: Your world - delivered. Payable on delivery. :)

Fred - September 21, 2008 at 9:22pm

AT&T: Your world - delivered. Only as long as it's the world we tell you to have.