AT&T intros $50 unlimited GoPhone plan

By on Jun 22, 2011 at 2:50 AM
mobile June 22, 2011

On Tuesday AT&T officially announced that its customers can now sign up for a $50 unlimited GoPhone plan that includes unlimited text, talk, and web for $50 per month. AT&T’s GoPhone option does not require a contract and it also allows customers to text Mexico, Canada, and 100 other countries at no additional cost. AT&T’s new pricing is a considerable drop from the original $60 per month GoPhone option, which just provided unlimited talk and text.Read on for the full release.

Prepaid Calling Just Got Better: Nationwide Unlimited Talk, Text & Web Plan Now Available for $50

AT&T Customers Can Save More Than 20% With No Long-term Commitment Starting June 26

Dallas, Texas, June 21, 2011

Key Facts

  • Consumers can sign up for an unlimited talk, text and web nationwide GoPhone® plan for $50 per month starting on June 26 with AT&T* — a savings of more than 20%.
  • Plan includes unlimited text and instant messaging to Mexico, Canada and 100 additional countries.
  • Customers can apply this new GoPhone plan to quick messaging phones such the Pantech P7040p, available for purchase on the same day for $59.99.
  • Available to new and existing GoPhone customers with a feature phone.

Customer Benefits

AT&T GoPhone customers can now take advantage of a new unlimited talk, text and web nationwide plan for $50 per month. Unlimited text and instant messaging to Mexico, Canada and 100 other countries are also included at no additional cost.

GoPhone service can be purchased at AT&T company-owned retail stores, online at att.com/gophone and thousands of authorized retailers nationwide. Smartphone customers can choose unlimited talk and text for $50 and select one of three data package options from $5 to $25.

Earlier this month, AT&T announced the new Pantech P7040p, a stylish quick messaging phone, would also be available on June 26 in company-owned retail stores for $59.99. With a full keyboard, the Pantech P7040p is ideal for maximizing the value of this new plan.

Quotes

“As summer approaches, consumers want a plan that provides even more value as they connect with their loved ones in the U.S and abroad,” said Judy Cavalieri, vice president, Voice and Prepaid Products, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “GoPhone provides customers a unique opportunity to experience the dependability and availability of AT&T’s national wireless network with no long term commitment.”

GoPhone Portfolio

AT&T offers a wide selection of plans and handsets for prepaid customers – everything from feature phones to smartphones with no long-term contract, credit check, or deposit. In April, AT&T launched LG Thrive™, the first Android smartphone available for GoPhone customers. Smartphones require a separate data package to access data/web services.

Learn more about GoPhone offerings at http://www.att.com/gophone.

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  • Mekkel Richards

    This would be great if you could activate any phone on it. Even if it was only 2gb or 1.5gb of data per month and only 3g it would be great. I think you can only activate an authorized GoPhone though, but I have seen hacks for doing it with iPhones 3g/3gs/4.

    • Anonymous

      You can activate various phones, but that data costs extra unless you settle for what you can see through a WAP browser on a feature phone

      • classicpj

        you can use any phone. it doesnt matter as long as it is gsm and has att 3g bands it will work. i was using the att fuze with a go plan before i switched to sprint. data worked just fine.

  • http://twitter.com/gikku iGikku

    this is what those unlocked iPhones from Apple Stores are really for.

  • Sabu213

    unlimited talk text and web on a gophone, but if i have a smartphone i can still pay 50$ for goPhone service but have to choose a data plan?

    So can i switch over my Inspire “4g” to this plan from my current 700 min plan/ $15 text/ $30 data plan? 

    • Bahicks87

      No smartphones will not work on this. You will have to get a separate smartphone data plan we offer. I work at one of their corporate stores.

      • Anonymous

        How do you know if it’s a smart phone? Since it’s a sim-card-based indicator, couldn’t the sim card be activated on a regular gophone and moved into a smart phone?

      • Guest

        As soon as you move it to another phone, the IMEI number (unique to every device) is sent which indicates which phone your using.

      • SSS

        The reason it doesn’t work in a smartphone is because Att doesn’t provision the apn when the sim is placed in one. They have no way to tell what phone u are using if the phone was never branded by Att. The sys will read unkown. If you set the apn yourself the data does work.

      • classicpj

        your full of bs. i worked for att at a call center plus i know personally it will work. ive done it. i had a fuze on a go phone plane. all you have to do is call in and change the imei number of your phone and everything will work just fine

  • Anonymous

    Damn AT&T let it go! Who really wants a “feature” phone? Give it to the smart phones also!

    • Googdd

      Of course they won’t. Prepaid is a way to still get some money from those customers that won’t pay their bills. And contract plans wont go away because Americans aren’t going to want to pay $600 for their phones. They are not going to make it easy to defraud themselves on the contracts people have signed for premium phones like the iPhone and infuse.

    • Anonymous

      GoPhone has smartphone, ie Android and Windows 7. The question is, would they be an exception.

  • Anonymous

    It’ll be $19.99 before the holidays.

    “Go Phone’, really; ‘Go’ get some actual service!

    • Anonymous

      Do you have AT&T to know anything about who gets service or no? Don’t believe what you read droid troll not everyone has horrible service with them. They have over 90 million subs. I’m sure over 90% are happy with their service otherwise they’re morons for staying with them.

      • Anonymous

        Well, you’re almost right. They are not, contrary to popular belief, morons; they are mostly iMorons.

        I was at UHAUL the other day and in front of me was one of the most annoying, anorexic, bleached bimbos I had ever seen. She was complaining about late fees she incurred because she couldn’t pay her storage unit on time; she was insisting that the fees be removed from her bill. The young man helping her declined saying, there was nothing he could do about the charges. She then, started to throw an anorexic tantrum and fling her cheap dye job. When that didn’t help, she pulled out her iPad and threatened to blog the incident claiming she had ‘many followers’. She literally just opened the tAmpon case, swiped the screen left, then hit the “Hommo” button; I doubt she even knew how to use that iPad. I could tell she was a scammer anyway because consistent with that flaunted crAppPad and bleached hair, she was wearing a fake Rolex and had a pair of old ratty shoes she pulled out of her storage unit; “people” with real Rolex watches don’t store shoes, they throw them away or send to consignment!

        There’s a good example of you AT&T iWannabeez’!!!
        True story, for real.

      • Anonymous

        Admit it. It was ur crack whore sister right?

      • stephanie

        What does this dumb ass story have to do with you knowing nothing about AT&T?

      • Anonymous

        i agree at&t works fine, could be better, but atleast its not as bad as sprint

    • Anonymous

      Do you have AT&T to know anything about who gets service or no? Don’t believe what you read droid troll not everyone has horrible service with them. They have over 90 million subs. I’m sure over 90% are happy with their service otherwise they’re morons for staying with them.

    • http://twitter.com/FrankJL_ Francisco J. Lopez

      Been with ATT since 2004. Not one problem.

      • Anonymous

        Ay Fransisco, yo tenia Cingular, alias AT&T, alias Cingular y AT&T otra vez en el 2005 y era una puta mierda y pura caca. En serio y sin duda!

      • ym

        Una toma de su culo

  • Bryientbrown

    Could I put my iPhone on a plan like this since I’m not on contract with At&t becaue I bought my iPhone off contract from apple

    • BurleyShells

      will need to add a data plan

      • Bryientbrown

        That’s True but what are the chances at&t comes out with a prepaid plan for the iPhone?

      • Anonymous

        no chance

  • http://profiles.google.com/blackgoat226 Orlando Rojas

    would I be able to take a pre-paid phone I have here in the US and then add this unlimited plan to it and take it to Mexico and use all the features? I’m thinking this would be cheaper than buying a 25$ dollar phone in Mexico and pay around 40$ bucks to load it up for internet, texting, and international calling?  My plan is to cheap out and cheat the system haha.

  • Anonymous

    So really this is not a PLAN with internet other than WAP, to use any phone that actually has a when browser you have to add data services on top of it, making it no less than $15 more than competing pre-paid options from companis like MetroPCS.

  • http://www.plan8.tv Roanhouse

    so its really a $55 to $75 plan + taxes & fees depending on what internet option you choose. I’m assuming the GoPhone plan only works with the crap $60 dollar phone too.

  • http://twitter.com/JustStart JustStart

    “Smartphone customers can choose unlimited talk and text for $50 and select one of three data package options from $5 to $25.”

    So, this is cheaper than normal, right?

  • Phillip Dudas

    Would be nice if when GoPhone users get access to send SMS to Mexico, Canada and 100 other countries for no extra charge that Post Paid customers would get this too.

  • Anonymous

    Mr Haselton is slightly incorrect stating that there’s unlimited web – you pay for that!! And surely this gracious offer by AT&T, is only applicable to those blindly loyal to the big blue? Compared to Tracfone’s Straight talk, Boost, and Virgin, this prepaid offering can seriously only be making T-Mobile’s offering look better than what it really is. And as far as hacking is concerned, you’ll be far better off getting your hands on one of ST’s nokia smart phones, and using that sim in your iPhone.

  • Ciper

    This is CRAP! Any Smartphone requires a data plan in addition to the 50$ a month.
    The available plans are “$5 for 10 MB, the $15 for 100 MB and the $25 for 500 MB”?! (straight from the horses mouth)
    They want to charge 50% more for only 500mb?

    I was considering switching until I got the real details. Glad I still
    have my 4G Android on MetroPCS with truely unlimited data.

  • TEEBEE7PM

    I HAVE AN IPHONE 4 ON GO PHONE SERVICE. I PAY $75 FOR UNLIMITED TALK, TEXT AND 200MB PER MONTH.

  • PLEASE HELP

    If I DON’T use the net or stream video’s or receive emails how long would the $5.00 10MB last on my 3g phone? I just make calls and text but I got a sweet smart phone from a friend……..

  • Jay

    So wait… If I buy this plan.. Can I put it in iPhone 4?? 0_o

  • fulano detal

    I will attempt to use this plan with my soon to be new phone (xperia mini pro from Sony Ericsson, unlocked) i have been with an ATT prepaid plan since 2007 XD… will it be possible anyone with actual experience??

  • Minixpsycho66

    does anyone know if the samsung galaxy capytivate can be used as ago phone

    • Joeysmomma14

      yes you can. you would need to pay for additional data if you want to use the internet. you can also get wifi signal at home or wherever you get a unsecure signal which is free

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