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The fact that modern smartphones still actually make voice calls may well come as a surprise to many users happy to use their mobile devices as pocket-sized computers. Carriers, on the other hand, seem content to keep the "phone" in smartphone. AT&T's Randall Stephenson told an investor conference this week that he sees a time in which carriers offer up data-only options for subscribers -- a time that may well come in the next two years or so. The CEO said he'd, "be surprised if, in the next 24 months, we don't see people in the market place with data-only plans." It's hardly an announcement, but it certainly comes from a guy who knows a thing or two about where the industry is headed.

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]]> attdatadata onlydata planDataOnlyDataPlanmobilepostcrossrandall stephensonRandallStephensonvoice Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:59:00 -0400 21|20249614 <![CDATA[Sprint undercuts AT&T and Verizon with new Mobile Broadband data plans]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/sprint-undercuts-atandt-and-verizon-with-new-mobile-broadband-data/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/sprint-undercuts-atandt-and-verizon-with-new-mobile-broadband-data/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/sprint-undercuts-atandt-and-verizon-with-new-mobile-broadband-data/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Sprint just tossed some new data options our way for those of you who tend to sip gulp gigs of data each month. Under the new plans, 6GB of data will run you $49.99, while an extra 30 bucks will let you boost consumption to 12GB -- an amount exceeding Verizon's standard offering (but not the holiday LTE promo) by two gigs, while blowing away AT&T, which doesn't offer an option quite so beefy (12GB there will run you $120, after overage fees). Sprint customers with lighter use can add a 3GB plan to their tablets, mobile hotspots or USB cards for $34.99, while tablet users can opt for 1GB of data for just $19.99 per month. All plans include overage rates of 5 cents per MB for in-network usage (a whopping $50 per additional GB), while roaming will run you 25 cents per MB. All of these plans apply to data-only devices, and don't affect smartphones. Jump past the break for the full PR from Sprint.

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