said by fAcEtIOUs:AT&T will also offer a less-expensive plan that eats your wireless minutes, which as we've complained with Verizon's femtocell launch, is a good way to destroy the value proposition for the customer.
But using up minutes on a "buy the hardware plan, but no monthly charge for minutes" may become moot as the providers move to what was just discussed today in this earlier BBR story: »
The Long, Slow Death Of Wireless Voice MinutesMany users will opt for a buy the hardware only plan when using up cellphone minutes is no longer an issue.
I'll be one of those users. I've got so many roll over minutes at the moment it's ridiculous. If I can just pay a one time fee for the device I'll buy it without hesitation. I was initially turned off from the device because the first report here suggested that there would be a fee regardless of how you purchased it.