AT&T has updated its core wireless plan
offerings, in most cases lowering prices while offering more data.
These unlimited plans for postpaid customers offer the usual multi-line
discounts for families, but can be mixed-and-matched. This means one
family member can choose the top-end plan, while three others pick the
mid-range plan, and still get the cheaper four-line price for each
plan. AT&T's new
Value 2.0 plan replaces the old Unlimited
Starter SL plan. It is the cheapest unlimited plan at $30/month with
four lines, up to $50/month for one line. This is down from $36 - $66
for the plan it replaces. It now includes 5 GB of premium high-speed
data (versus none before), however the included hotspot data is reduced
from 5 GB to 3 GB. The new mid-range plan is
Extra 2.0,
replacing Unlimited Extra EL. It also sees a price reduction, albeit a
more minor one. It runs $70 - $40/month, depending on number of lines.
This compares to $76 - $41 for the old plan. High-speed data has been
upped from 75 to 100 GB, and hotspot data is increased from 30 to 50
GB. The new top-end plan is
Premium 2.0, replacing Unlimited
Premium PL. This plan actually sees a price increase of $4/month,
regardless of how many lines. For example, the two-line price goes from
$76 to $80/month. The hotspot data has been upped from 60 to 100 GB,
but the rest of the plan remains unchanged. This includes truly
unlimited high-speed data, high-def video streaming (up to 4K), and
unlimited talk, text & high-speed data in 20 Latin American
countries.