USA: Mobil sein mit AT&T GoPhone *UPDATE*
Gerade lobte ich noch AT&T GoPhone als Prepaid-Lösung mit günstiger Daten-Flatrate in den USA.
Dabei hat AT&T vor ein paar Tagen bereits das Ende angekündigt, nachzulesen auf phonenews.com. Am 12. November wird demnach die Daten-Option Unlimited für $19,00 eingestellt. Man begründet diesen Schritt damit, dass das Angebot ein Test gewesen wäre und beteuert an Alternativen zu arbeiten:
AT&T call center representatives in the GoPhone divison have confirmed to PhoneNews.com that the current $19.99 unlimited GoPhone data option on Pay As You Go service would be discontinued on November 12th, stating that the offering was meant as a trial exercise and that the company is exploring other options for prepaid data offerings.
Speculation and criticism abounded that the offering has led to abuse of network resources, and that many sites including PhoneNews.com encouraged people to drop more profitable data plans in order to take advantage of the much lower rate, compared to current rates offered as postpaid add-ons. [...]
Quelle: phonenews.com

