AT&T has verified to
MacRumors that customers currently holding unlimited data plans will be able to keep those plans when upgrading to the iPhone 5, and will now get 5GB of data before being throttled. On 3G smartphones, users would get
throttled after 3GB of transferred per month.
Additionally, unlike Verizon, which is no longer offering unlimited data customers
discounted pricing on new handsets -- even with a new, two-year contract -- AT&T will honor its subsidized pricing policies even for its customers with unlimited data plans.
However, AT&T customers who aren't using the company's new
Mobile Share plans will not be able to use
FaceTime over Cellular.
AT&T customers who are eligible for an upgrade can order an iPhone 5 16GB for $199 beginning on Friday through the
Apple Online Store or
att.com/iphone. Users can see if they're eligible for an upgrade by checking AT&T's
upgrade eligibility checker.
