Since last year, AT&T prepaid mobile broadband plans (marketed as DataConnect) have increased the amount of data at every tier to match Verizon‘s offering.
Like Verizon, when your data package is finished, your service will get disconnected. If you prefer throttling, take a look at Cricket or for higher data packages, Millenicom may be more your flavor.
What’s distinctly different about AT&T prepaid mobile broadband vs. every other carrier is this:
That’s quite the generous offering.
While $50 per month might be steep for only 1 GB to some, being able to supplement it with unlimited free WiFi at close to 30,000 hotspots can allow you a prepaid unlimited mobile broadband plan of sorts with AT&T if you’re willing to camp out at one of these locations.
In addition to this, AT&T doesn’t seem to have the restriction on 4G devices and thus 4G speeds on their prepaid mobile broadband plans. Naturally, this is a catch 22. The faster the speed is the faster your data package will be depleted.
Interested in AT&T prepaid mobile broadband?
You can buy sessions here. [Update] Strangely enough, at the time of this writing, the link to purchase AT&T DataConnect plans wasn’t live.
Speed, Coverage & Devices
Being a AT&T product, it’s only natural that speed, coverage & devices directly mirror what’s available to postpaid customers.
See the following for more details:
AT&T 4G Speed
AT&T 4G Coverage
AT&T 4G AirCards, Broadband Cards & Mobile Hotspots
Looking for a Comparison?
Check out the Prepaid Mobile Broadband Comparison to see how they match up against the other prepaid mobile broadband carriers out there.
Also in this review:
I am confused about AT&T’s 30,000 free wifi hotspots. Aren’t most of these in places that they are free to anyone, not just AT&T customers? For instance Starbucks and McDonald’s usually have AT&T wifi and I thought anyone could get on them.