AT&T offers pay by day, week, month data options

AT&T unveiled on Monday an offering that lets customers using its network for Web-surfing on laptop computers or netbooks avoid the obligation to sign a two-year contract with the operator. Instead of having to commit to paying $60 a month for two years, customers will be able to pay by the day, by the week or by the month. Under the new offer, users could pay $15 for daily access, $30 for weekly access or $50 for monthly access. The catch is that these service plans offer less data downloads than a typical monthly plan and customers who sign up for them could also have to pay more for devices such as netbooks or wireless data cards for laptops.