--- description: AT&T and T-Mobile are updating their data packages amid steep competition to bring in—and keep—subscribers. Among the changes, AT&T has slashed the price of a 2 GB sharing plan and T-Mobile has doubled its $50 per month plan to 1 GB title: AT&T or T-Mobile Cheaper? Both Tweak Data Plans and Prices image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac3bf1dfe938b5bc/698684b9cd6848a963093850/att-t-mobile.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # AT&T and T-Mobile Tweak Data Plans and Prices Again by [Jared Newman](/author/jared-newman/) ## Jared Newman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2014 3:43 PM CUT  T-Mobile and AT&T signage is displayed on 17th street and Avenue of the Americas in New York, U.S., on Aug. 31, 2011. T-Mobile and AT&T signage is displayed on 17th street and Avenue of the Americas in New York, U.S., on Aug. 31, 2011.Stephen Yang—Bloomberg News/Getty Images by [Jared Newman](/author/jared-newman/) ## Jared Newman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2014 3:43 PM CUT The price war between wireless carriers continues, with AT&T and T-Mobile both making adjustments to their respective plans. AT&T has [slashed the price](http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/data-plans.html#fbid=WXHGP%5F5LwXq "undefined") of its 2 GB shared data plan by $15 per month, and eliminated its 1 GB offering. So for a two-year plan with 2 GB of shared data, subscribers will pay $80 per month for one line, plus $40 per month for each additional smartphone. With AT&T Next, which lets you trade up to a new phone once per year, the base cost is $65 per month, plus $25 for each additional line, but you also have to pay monthly installments on the phone instead of paying a subsidized price rate up-front. (For a 16 GB iPhone 5S, you’ll pay $32.50 per month extra, but no money down.) The price change may help convince AT&T subscribers to switch over from their old plans to shared data plans, which include unlimited talk and text and [mobile hotspot](http://techland.time.com/2014/02/04/hotspot-share-your-phones-mobile-data-with-other-devices/ "undefined") use at no extra charge. [T-Mobile’s price changes](http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251624&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1907334&highlight= "undefined") are a mix of good and bad news. The carrier’s $50 per month plan is getting bumped from 500 MB to 1 GB, and the $60 per month plan is jumping from 2.5 GB to 3 GB. T-Mobile is also adding unlimited texting from the United States to over 120 countries (something that AT&T now offers as well). On the downside, the $70 per month unlimited data plan is being replaced by a 5 GB offering. If you want unlimited data, you’ll have to pay $80 per month instead. As with before, these plans also require you to pay for your phone in monthly installments, running $27 extra per month for a 16 GB iPhone 5s. If you need help figuring out which wireless plan is cheapest, we’ve updated our [massive comparison chart](http://time.com/7982/which-wireless-plan-is-cheapest/ "undefined") for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/18074/att-and-t-mobile-tweak-data-plans-and-prices-again/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/18074/att-and-t-mobile-tweak-data-plans-and-prices-again/"},"headline":"AT&T and T-Mobile Tweak Data Plans and Prices Again","datePublished":"2014-03-10T15:43:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:41.227Z","description":"AT&T and T-Mobile are updating their data packages amid steep competition to bring in—and keep—subscribers. 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