You guys will get mad at anything, won’t you?

AT&T announced new data plans for smartphones. You can read the story on MacRumors.

The new data plans are:

  • 250MB for $15 (iPad only, $0.06 / MB)
  • 300MB for $20 ($0.067 / MB)
  • 3GB for $30 ($0.01 / MB)
  • 5GB for $50, plus tethering ($0.01 / MB)

The old plans were:

  • 200MB for $15 ($0.075 / MB)
  • 250MB for $15 (iPad only, $0.06 / MB)
  • 2GB for $25 ($0.0125 / MB)

Reading the discussion threads on MacRumors, you would think that AT&T just announced they’re planning to double data prices, not institute price reductions across the board. The cheapest data previously was $12.50 per gigabyte ($22.50 if you wanted tethering), and it is now $10.00 per gigabyte with free tethering on the 5GB plan.

If you have AT&T right now and don’t want to switch from your current plan, then don’t, and while you’re at it, go outside and quit complaining. Don’t even try to compare this to the $30 unlimited plan they haven’t offered for nearly two years.