AT&T recently rolled out a new post-paid monthly data billing option for its covered tablet. In case you were wondering, it does include the freshly unveiled iPad 2. The first reaction to AT&T’s announcement is that the carriers seems to now have a small advantage over its competitor, Verizon Wireless, which offers pre-paid only plans for tablets. In a press release issued today, AT&T is saying that effective immediately, customers can choose between AT&T’s existing pre-paid billing options or the new post paid plans. The new plans AT&T mentioned can be added to customers’ existing monthly wireless statements, “offering the simplicity of a single monthly bill.” But “for a limited time,” customers who activate a new postpaid $25/2 GB plan will get the first month free. Below is what the press release mentioned: Customers may choose from the following options. * Postpaid: $14.99 for 250 MB or $25 for 2 GB. Customers on the 2 GB plan who exceed their monthly data allotment will be charged $10 per 1 GB of overage. Charges will appear on customers’ monthly wireless statements.* Prepaid: $14.99 for 250 MB or $25 for 2 GB. Customers on the 2 GB plan who exceed their monthly data allotment may choose to purchase an additional 2 GB for $25. Charges will appear on customers’ credit card statements. Both options are month-to-month and do not require a long-term commitment. Following AT&T’s announcement made earlier this afternoon, Verizon representatives went on record to confirm that the data charges for the iPad 2 will remain identical to those the carrier charges for other tablets. Verizon also mentioned it will be sticking with its pre-paid requirement. As of right now, Verion presently has four data pricing tiers for tablets, compared to AT&T’s two. So out of you folks who are going to be purchasing a 3G iPad 2, which carrier will you be going with? Let us know who and why in the comments below! As usual, stay tuned for more tech news and info by following us on Twitter and/or subscribing to our RSS feed. [Source: AT&T] Authors:

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