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AT&T has overhauled its wireless plans, dropping the price slightly on two of three tiers.
The new options rolled out on March 12. There are now three plan levels rather than four, and they’re all referred to as 2.0 in AT&T's marketing.
AT&T Value 2.0
The cheapest is the AT&T Value 2.0, which starts at $50 a month for a single line, $90 for two lines, $105 for three lines, and $120 for four lines. It’s a dollar cheaper than the plan it replaces, Value Plus VL, and the brand has dropped its Unlimited Starter SL option entirely.
AT&T Value 2.0 gives you 5GB of high-speed data each month. Each line comes with unlimited calls and texts and 3GB of high-speed hotspot per line, after which it caps further usage at 128Kbps. Hotspot is a new addition to the cheapest AT&T plan.
AT&T Extra 2.0
The midrange plan is called AT&T Extra 2.0 and costs $70 per line, $120 for two lines, $150 for three lines, or $160 for four lines. This comes with 100GB of high-speed data, up from 75GB on the Unlimited Extra XL plan it replaces.
It's also cheaper than the plan it replaces, which cost $76 for a single line and $164 for four lines. This is arguably the biggest upgrade among the three new plans, offering considerably more data for less money than before.
Hotspotting has also been improved on this midrange option, with a jump to 50GB of high-speed data, up from the 30GB. Once you’ve reached this limit, you’ll be dropped to 128 Kbps.
AT&T Premium 2.0
The top-end package is AT&T Premium 2.0, which is $90 for a single line, $160 for two lines, $195 for three lines, or $220 for four lines. Those prices are higher than the AT&T Unlimited Premium PL package it replaces, but hotspot data jumps up to 100GB per line.
Premium 2.0 comes with unlimited high-speed data, which AT&T says it won’t ever throttle, even when the network is busy. You can also stream 4K content while you’re on the go. The other two packages are limited to SD streaming.
Unlike some other carriers, AT&T doesn’t offer any streaming packages or other benefits with its lines. With AT&T Premium 2.0, you’ll get unlimited talk, text, and high-speed data in 20 Latin American countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
AT&T has improved most of its packages here with more data across the board and even price reductions across its two cheaper options. The top-end Premium 2.0 package is $4 more per month, but the service is better, with more hotspot data than before and no speed limitations.
If you’re with AT&T, you won’t be automatically moved to one of these new plans. If you do choose to switch, you can also mix and match packages based on who uses each line, so you can give yourself unlimited data while keeping your kids on more limited plans.