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AT&T said Wednesday that it is moving to a metered pricing plan for its smartphones, phasing out unlimited data usage for new customers. But AT&T also added that new iPad customers would be affected as well.

It turns out that AT&T has also yanked the existing, delicious, $29.99 per month unlimited data plan for the iPad, and replaced it with a much less desirable $25 per month for 2GB offering to match the new smartphone plan lineup. Ugh. Here’s the official wording from AT&T:

“For new iPad customers, the $25 per month 2 GB plan will replace the existing $29.99 unlimited plan,” AT&T said. “iPad customers will continue to pre-pay for their wireless data plan and no contract is required. Existing iPad customers who have the $29.99 per month unlimited plan can keep that plan or switch to the new $25 per month plan with 2 GB of data.”

As a recap, here’s a quick summary of the new plan:

DataPlus: Just 200MB of data for $15 per month. Overages come in the form of additional 200MB blocks for $15 each.

DataPro: 2GB of data (not 5GB, like the previous cap) for $25 per month. Overages are billed in 1GB increments for $10 each.

Tethering: Anyone who wants to use their phone as a laptop modem–including iPhone customers–can do so for an additional $20 per month.

A version of this story was originally posted to Gearlog.