Cingular adding UNLIMITED texting plan


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UPDATE: The new plans have been released! See them here

In response to Verizon adding unlimited texting, Cingular (AT&T) is upgrading all of its current messaging plans and adding an unlimited texting plan for $20 a month (this is unlimited messages to anyone on any carrier!)

The following consumer Messaging Packages & MEdia Bundles have been rebuilt and enhanced with additional messages:

MEdia Works

Messaging Extreme -- (NOW Messaging Unlimited)

MEdia Max 1000 -- (NOW MEdia Max 1500)

MEdia Max 3000 -- (NOW MEdia Max Unlimited)

Here is a table of the new plans:

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(http://www.boygeniusreport.com/Documents/attmessaging.pdf)

I'm glad they finally did this. The amount of complaining on their customer forums was ungodly. Glad to see Cingular caught on.

Edited by someguy03

But it's still $20. I would never pay that much just for text messaging. I pay a measly $5 for unlimited in-network messaging and 50 out-of-network messages per month... Luckily most of my friends also have Verizon :D

  pixels said:
But it's still $20. I would never pay that much just for text messaging. I pay a measly $5 for unlimited in-network messaging and 50 out-of-network messages per month... Luckily most of my friends also have Verizon :D

This plan from ATT would allow for unlimited instant messages using their default Oz client. I had to pay $45 for an IM app that uses data just so I didn't have to worry about going over my text limit. Your measly $5 doesn't cover that instant message freedom.

  bangbang023 said:
This plan from ATT would allow for unlimited instant messages using their default Oz client. I had to pay $45 for an IM app that uses data just so I didn't have to worry about going over my text limit. Your measly $5 doesn't cover that instant message freedom.

Once again, for me, I wouldn't pay $20 just for messages. I don't IM, so it's not an issue. To each his own.

  pixels said:
But it's still $20. I would never pay that much just for text messaging. I pay a measly $5 for unlimited in-network messaging and 50 out-of-network messages per month... Luckily most of my friends also have Verizon :D

The $5 plan FTW! I sometimes go over my 50, but not nearly enough to constitute upgrading. If I had to pay more, I'd probably just disable texting altogether.

  pixels said:
But it's still $20. I would never pay that much just for text messaging. I pay a measly $5 for unlimited in-network messaging and 50 out-of-network messages per month... Luckily most of my friends also have Verizon :D

Ummm, Cingulars messaging plans include text/instant/video/picture messaging not just text.

  agentsteffen said:
Yeah dont try to do that, your comparing "in-network" $5 price to unlimited $20 price. not going to happen.

Plus the 50 out of network messages. I don't text enough to need any more than that.

But anyway, why are you getting so defensive over this? I never said this $20 is ridiculous for everybody, but for me it's out of the question. I don't text enough to justify it.

  pixels said:
Plus the 50 out of network messages. I don't text enough to need any more than that.

But anyway, why are you getting so defensive over this? I never said this $20 is ridiculous for everybody, but for me it's out of the question. I don't text enough to justify it.

Yeah, im not getting defensive, i was pointing out your mistake, you clearly tried to compare apples to oranges.

  agentsteffen said:
Yeah, im not getting defensive, i was pointing out your mistake, you clearly tried to compare apples to oranges.

I didn't compare anything. I said that it was good for me. And then you mentioned video and picture messaging and I said that mine included that as well. You read way too far into my post.

4 years ago I was with Qwest for cellphones and they offered unlimited text for $5.95! They stopped offering it at that price and raised it.

I am glad to see carriers moving to unlimited plans but I still think $20.00 is too much. Now that they are all in the unlimited game it's only a matter of time until a price war starts.

Sprint has been offering unlimited text messaging for years and they only charge $15 for it. Let me also mention that Sprint's unlimited means unlimited - to all carriers. Also, adding Sprint's $15 internet plan entitles you to unlimited picture and audio messaging which equates to $30, $10 cheaper than Cingular's unlimited everything.

Its a good move by Cingular but still not up there. Verizon gives you unlimited in-messaging and they do not offer unlimited out of network which means you get cripped unlimited messaging.

Bottom line? Sprint offers you better bang for buck and not to mention EVDO whoops anything Cingular wants to throw at it.

  L3thal said:
Sprint has been offering unlimited text messaging for years and they only charge $15 for it. Let me also mention that Sprint's unlimited means unlimited - to all carriers. Also, adding Sprint's $15 internet plan entitles you to unlimited picture and audio messaging which equates to $30, $10 cheaper than Cingular's unlimited everything.

Its a good move by Cingular but still not up there. Verizon gives you unlimited in-messaging and they do not offer unlimited out of network which means you get cripped unlimited messaging.

Bottom line? Sprint offers you better bang for buck and not to mention EVDO whoops anything Cingular wants to throw at it.

Verizon offers unlimited txt/pix/video/IM to anyone

be it you have to be on an America's Choice Select Plan, but for $20 extra you get the unlimited everything (txt/pix/video/IM) to everyone...check verizonwireless.com

  L3thal said:
Sprint has been offering unlimited text messaging for years and they only charge $15 for it. Let me also mention that Sprint's unlimited means unlimited - to all carriers. Also, adding Sprint's $15 internet plan entitles you to unlimited picture and audio messaging which equates to $30, $10 cheaper than Cingular's unlimited everything.

Its a good move by Cingular but still not up there. Verizon gives you unlimited in-messaging and they do not offer unlimited out of network which means you get cripped unlimited messaging.

Bottom line? Sprint offers you better bang for buck and not to mention EVDO whoops anything Cingular wants to throw at it.

CDMA still has crippled international capabilities, so i stick with GSM, but sure if i wanted to use my phone in the US only i would be on CDMA

  chrisgeleven said:
Verizon's unlimited messaging also covers ALL lines. So you pay $20 just once, instead of $20 per line.

Yeah....but you HAVE to be on a family plan to get the unlimited. so stand alone lines are out of luck.

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