ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile Announce $99 Unlimited US Calling Plans

[mandy]

Wow… the battle of press releases is gaining in intensity. Within hours of Verizon announcing its decision to go unlimited, we had AT&T come out swinging with its own release. And now T-Mobile says starting Feb 21, you can get $99 unlimited wireless calling on their network. They are one upping the other two and are offering unlimited nationwide messaging (IM, MMS and SMS.)...

full article: http://gigaom.com/2008/02/19/and-now-t-m...ted-party/

...the plans are likely to prompt high-spending customers to downgrade their plans rather than encourage customers to upgrade to unlimited plans.

About 85 percent of U.S. consumers have cell phones, which is increasing pressure on service providers to maintain growth rates...

full article: http://www.news.com/Unlimited-plans-may-...ne.fd.mnbc

While the new plans may appeal most to road warriors and those who don't want to worry about roaming charges, even those who only occasionally go over their monthly allotment may embrace the approach, said Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney. Carriers may also hope that they can get users comfortable with flat-pricing and move them onto data-and-voice plans over time...

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Rumbles-...61750.html