At 20 Feb 2008 06:56:03 -0800 SMS wrote:

> T-Mobile offers unlimited "voice and messaging" not data. Since they
> don't have a data network in the U.S., they don't have to worry about
> their network being overwhelmed.


They have a 2G data network.


> Sprint is now the only carrier without an unlimited plan. If they reall
>y want to trump the competition then they could offer a true unlimited
> voice _and_ data plan. Unlikely since the reason AT&T and Verizon
> have capped their data plans is because the 3G networks don't have
> sufficient capacity for such plans. At $60/month for true unlimited data,
> a lot of DSL users might be tempted to use 3G as their primary Internet
connection.
Sprint beat everyone to it. They offered unlimited voice and data in a few
"beta" markets late last year for $99, IIRC. It included "Power Vision"
data only (on-phone data- no tethering.) I suspect they'll just expand
that plan everywhere to compete.