Tablet sales for Wi-Fi only models have been booming for quite a while now. However, 3G/4G capable models have not been selling quite as well, for obvious reasons— consumers don’t want to deal with new contracts on top of their already expensive mobile phone contracts. It’s just too much money, especially because most people are afraid that they won’t use their tablet on the go enough to justify the price they’ll be paying.
AT&T has recognized this issue and is finally ready to do something about it. The company just announced that they’ll be offering a deal which will allow users to use the 3G/4G network for $5/day, letting them choose which days they want to use it. This could be great for those not wanting to pay hefty prices for hotel WiFi.
Another deal that they’ll be offering is 1GB of data for $25 that can be used at any point over a 3-month period. This plan will make less-frequent users more happy.
AT&T is hopeful that these new plans will drive their tablet sales, and obviously their profits from data charges to customers. Expect other carriers to follow suit shortly.
Source: AllThingsD
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