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AT&T Air card ripoff

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Users of AT&T's air card for internet connection beware. I purchased an air card to connect to the internet on my computer. The allowance is 5gb per month, which is standard. What isn't standard is the amount they charge for data usage over the 5gb. Their web site says the charge is .00048 per kb. Sound small? It works out to .49 per mb, which is 10 times what Verizon and Sprint charge. If you go over by 1gb, like I did you wind up with a bill of 503.00. Sprint and Verizon charge would be 51.20. AT&T's excuse for charging 10 times what everyone else does is "We have the largest free WiFi network." Schmucks like me pay for everyone else to have free internet. Switch your plan immediately before you get ripped off.
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byG Widger, February 6, 2010
I too made a 2 year comittment to at&t for an air card. The saleman said no limit. the first bill said do this or that and you pay for going over the limit. They also don't tell you that for your sixty a month, you may not even be in a 3G area ( we aren't) and that your service will be as slow or slower than the less expensive dial up. Plus I just read that if you buy one of the new , expensive hand held products AT&T will waive the air time limits. NOT FAIR!!!!!!
byMercedy, December 21, 2009
I started with Quick Silver. It was very slow and had only one bar of connection service. I get disconnected from the internet constantly! After several complaints, they decide to send me the "best" they have which is Mercury and it still SUCKS! Still slow etc. I switched to comcast...its cheaper and faster. I was wasting 60-70 bucks with AT&T a month! I DO NOT RECOMMEND their aircards!

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