Concerning ATT's new data plans:
When Apple introduced the iPad 3G it promoted a "breakthrough deal with ATT". $15 for 250MB and $30 for unlimited on a month-to-month basis.
Now, six months after it was announced, and one month after the iPad 3G shipped, ATT seems to be reneging on the deal. They've jacked up the price per GB (Old: $30 for 5GB. New: $25 for 2GB).
This has got to be another thorn in the foot of Apple. ATT, something Apple can't control, is taking away from the user exerience. They've had a year to implement tethering (something the iPhone, to great applause, learned to do last year) and now are wanting to charge users another $20 a month to use the same 2GB they get for $30.
Let me explain that a different way: for $30 an ATT user gets 2GB of data from their device. For another $20 they can hook that phone to a computer and surf the internet through their phone. If they do this, they use that same 2GB. When that 2GB is exhausted, they have to pay $10 more for another GB.
Meanwhile, in Ireland (on Meteor), you can get 10GB for €15. Coupled with a cheap voice/text plan, you get it for €25 ($30) total. I hate American cell phone plans.
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