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You can go ahead and consider Aio Wireless an option the next time you’re shopping among mobile carriers, because the prepaid subsidiary of AT&T is now available nationwide. Service plans at Aio feature unlimited voice, messaging and overage-free data, and start at $40 per month for simple phones. Smartphone users can expect to pay at least $55 at Aio, which fetches 2GB of high-speed data, whereas the $70 plan comes with a healthy 7GB allotment. As one potential gotcha, the carrier throttles its high-speed data to a relatively paltry 8 Mbps — a shame if you’re sporting an LTE handset. If you’re on a budget, it’s worth mentioning that Aio Wireless is one of the sole providers of the Lumia 620 within the US, and at just $100 outright, it’s a very tempting proposition.

[Thanks, Krishan]

Filed under: Wireless, Mobile, AT&T

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Source: Aio Wireless

It’s no secret that T-Mobile feels very strongly about a specific shade of magenta. Long time readers will remember when Deutsche Telekom famously came after your favorite tech site (spoiler alert: that would be Engadget) over the particular hue we’d chosen for our mobile section. T-Mo has evidently been jonesing for another chromatically inspired legal battle, as it just sued AT&T over the color of Aio Wireless’ logo. While DT does technically have a German trademark on a single shade of magenta (RAL 4010), to anyone with eyes, it’s evident that T-Mobile and Aio employ two completely different colors. Big Magenta’s CEO John Legere weighed in on Twitter when he said, “Here is the Crayon box that @ATT must have been using :),” alongside a picture of RAL 4010-hued crayons (available at the source link below). Nobody wants to show up to prom in the same dress as someone else, but T-Mo appears to be grasping at straws. Magenta straws.

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Via: Android Police

Source: John Legere (Twitter), FierceWireless

Aio Wireless, a prepaid subsidiary of AT&T, is launching with a nationwide “unlimited” voice and data service. (As is so often the case, that buzzword comes in quotes because speeds will be throttled once you meet your plan’s data cap.) The three plans range from $35 to $70 per month, and 4G downloads will reportedly top off at 4 Mbps. Customers can either choose from Aio’s modest selection of handsets — including the iPhone 5 and the Lumia 620 — or bring a compatible, unlocked device of their own. The service will kick off in Houston, Orlando and Tampa, with additional markets launching later this year. Head past the break for the full press info.

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Source: Aio Wireless