News
AT&T announces iPhone business plans
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Monday, January 21, 2008
News Category: iPhone
AT&T has announced details of its iPhone business plans, and is now offering the handset to business customers. In addition to an eligible voice plan, business customers wanting to add an iPhone to their account must also sign-up for a 2-year service agreement or a renewed 2-year agreement and must add one of three Enterprise Data Plans for iPhone to their account. Enterprise Data Plans for iPhone include unlimited data, Visual Voicemail, and either 200 ($45), 1500 ($55), or Unlimited ($65) SMS text messages a month. In addition, two separate Global Data Plans are available — 20MB for $25 a month, or 50MB for $60 — for business users who travel internationally. In addition, qualified Corporate Responsibility Users and other corporate-liable users who activate an Enterprise Data Plan for iPhone by March 31, 2008 may be eligible to receive a service credit in the amount of $25 per month through December 31, 2008. [via Engadget]
Next: Apple in negotiations over Thai iPhone launch
Previous: NBC to return to iTunes Store?
Shop in the loungeStore for iPod + iPhone Accessories.
Comments
If you have a comment, news tip, advertising inquiry, or coverage request, a question about iPods or accessories, or if you sell or market iPod products or services, read iLounge's Comments + Questions policies before posting, and fully identify yourself if you do. We will delete comments containing advertising, astroturfing, trolling, personal attacks, offensive language, or other objectionable content, then ban and/or publicly identify violators.
Recent News
- Report: iPod, iPhone failures due to common part issues
- Sign up for our iPodweek newsletter, coming later today
- Memorex to launch SingStand mic, miniMove speaker for iPod
- Mix: Spore Apology, MTS Russia, Another 3G lawsuit
- Tunewear rolls out line of iPhone 3G cases
- EA: Spore for iPhone coming soon, other titles revealed
- Master Lock iCage offers iPod theft protection
- Mix: Pull My Finger, NTT DoCoMo, Turkcell, Jewel Quest II
- Etón debuts Porsche Design P’9121 Stereo System for iPod
- Sharp intros mini audio system with iPod dock
Recent Reviews
- Apple iPhone 3G (8GB/16GB)
- Numark TTi USB Turntable with Universal Dock
- Jensen JiMS-525i Docking Digital HD Radio System for iPod and iPhone
- Gear4 DUO Versatile Speaker System for iPod
- Boston Acoustics Horizon Duo-i
- myvu Crystal 701 iPod Edition
- JBL On Stage 200ID
- Griffin ClearBoost for iPhone
- Sleek Audio SA6 In-Ear Earphones with Tunable VQ Technology
- Vestalife Ladybug & Element Skateboards Limited Edition Ladybug
1
...don’t forget that service credit.
also...how do voice minutes work into this system? are they included in the 45/55/65 plans, or is that extra?
Posted by OnlyShawn on January 21, 2008 at 9:26 AM (PDT)
2
Voice plans are extra, and required. The $45 is just for 200 SMS and unlimited data. Business customers are likely to be using a lot more than the 450 minutes included with the standard personal plan.
Posted by Eric on January 21, 2008 at 12:07 PM (PDT)
3
So maybe I misunderstand this but why would someone do the Enterprise Data Plan for iPhone 200 for $45? If that is only data, isn’t the standard $20 data plan for non-business customers the same thing but $25 cheaper. What am I missing?
Posted by Tosa Deac on January 21, 2008 at 12:49 PM (PDT)
4
I love how the original post is all knowing, and then the 3rd post offers an answer to the first posters question, however when the last poster asks an absolutley awesome question there are no further comments to be made. The last poster is absolutley right, why does a consumer account get an iphone data plan for 20 bucks and a small business customer has to shell out 45 for the exact same thing? I used to work for a Cingular/AT&T;Wireless call center and I was able to call in and get the consumer account rates for all my user’s Iphone data plans
Posted by bbtrenoble on August 13, 2008 at 11:46 AM (PDT)