New AT&T plan makes it cheaper to share smartphone data off-contract

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http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/74206f88acbba29fc37b16a792dd630d/att1.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/01/att-shared-family-plan/)AT&T's current Mobile Share plans can be quite expensive for families and small offices that don't want to be tied to a contract. However, service is potentially more affordable through a new plan launching Sunday. The tier starts at $130 per month with two off-contract lines for new customers (existing contract customers can also sign up) and 10GB of shared data, but it costs a more modest $15 per extra line instead of the regular $25; the carrier reckons that a family of four could save anywhere from $40 to $100 per month over the regular rates. You can go for more than 10GB of data if your clan craves extra bandwidth, too. It's not clear if AT&T's deal will be enough to lure families away from low-cost carriers like T-Mobile, but it's certainly a better offer than before.

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