Unlimited data plan price hike again

HELP! They merged a bunch of threads together and

I can't figure out if I look more schizophrenic or more OCD than usual?!?

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@kanaka44 wrote:
So, I feel like my unlimited data plan is again going up by $5. When was the last increase? I do not think it was that long ago! I know that AT&T hates us customers who still have the unlimited package. It is because of the unlimited data option I have stayed AT&T customer! Do you guys plan on raising it every year? Because if you do, I see you losing another customer soon!

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Jan. or Feb. of 2016. Just more than a year previous to this hike.

Why do you think they hate you?

They've let you keep that plan for years, they could have just raised it form $30-$50 (like Verizon) if they wanted.

And IF they do hate you (not saying they do) they probably don't care if you leave, right? 

If you owed $200 on your contract phone, they'd let you walk with it, so I don't think they are too concerned.

Grandfathered means you can keep your plan, but it doesn't mean that AT&T can't raise pricing.

Since your plan was grandfathered, AT&T had increased speeds so that you can use even more data, even faster than before. Don't you think that those speeds are worth something? With the increase in speed, the increase in usage, comes an increase in costs and those costs are put on the consumer.

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@myname69 wrote:
I'VE BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN TO UNLIMITED DATA AS I'VE HAD THIS SERVICE OVER 14 YEARS .
YET AT&T CONTINUES TO DO WHAT EVER THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE CONTRACT TO SCREW US CUSTOMERS.

ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE RAISING MY DATA CHARGE ANOTHER $ 5.00

Prices go up, especially as data use goes up, what services do you have that don't go up in price?

@Gary L wrote:
YES, I understand these are over 14 months, but there has been no others over that time frame (maybe longer).

@ThatOneGuy2 wrote:
It's actually 11 months.

No.

Feb. of 2016 to Jan. 2017 is 12 months, plus Feb. 2017 and March 2017 makes 14 months.

I just finished my last contract with AT&T and upgraded to an iPhone 7, so I guess I'm stuck with them until the hardware contract expires. If I knew I was going to have the unlimited plan raised on me once again I would've just said screw it and switched to Verizon, a better network and company. If AT&T can just raise the rate at any time why don't they just do it every month? Because they "value" their customers so much?