AT&T on Monday introduced its second 4G LTE-enabled tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9.
AT&T will sell the Android-powered tablet at its stores and online for $479.99 with a two-year commitment beginning Nov. 20.
That is the same day the mobile-phone giant will launch 4G LTE service in six new markets: Charlotte; Indianapolis; Kansas City; Las Vegas; Oklahoma City; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The expansion will bring to 15 the number of markets where AT&T's 4G LTE service will be available.
With a two-year contract, AT&T tablet customers can get 3 gigabytes of data for $35 a month. Customers who don't want to be locked in for two years can select one of two monthly billing options: a postpaid plan that offers 250 MB for $14.99 or 2 GB for $25 with a charge of $10 per 1 GB of overage; or a prepaid plan with the same rates except customers with a 2 GB plan who exceed their monthly allotment will have to pay an additional $25 for an extra 2 GB.
AT&T noted that for a limited time customers who buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 will receive a Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket or Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone for nothing. There's a catch, however: Customers must sign a new two-year agreement to get the smartphone.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 includes such features as the Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) operating system, an 8.9-inch HD widescreen, 1 GB of RAM, Snapdragon 1.5 GHz dual core processor and 3.2 megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash.
