AT&T Expects Data-Only Phone Plans Within 2 Years

An anonymous reader writes "AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said today that he expects wireless carriers to start offering data-only cellphone plans within the next 24 months. 'Analysts see such plans as a logical extension of trends in wireless technology. Smartphones with data service can already use it for Internet phone calls and texting through services such as Skype. Phone calls are also taking a back seat to other things people do with their smartphones. AT&T has been recording a decline in the average number of minutes used per month.' He says there isn't a specific plan in the works — he just think it's inevitable."

Comments

Expensive limited plans

[nurb432]

Now you see the real reason they are killing off unlimited plans. they know that data is the future and want to screw us as much as they can.

Thankfully if you manage to find wifi access most of the time you can avoid being raped on 'voice' service, and not use much of the soon to be like gold data ...

Oh, but don't worry.

[JustAnotherIdiot]

They'll be twice as expensive to make up for that phone bill you're not paying.
Can't have your bill going down now!