Recent Entries in prepaid cellular service
Prepaid Mobile Broadband News: VZW 2 Offer 5 GB for $80 .mo
As competition heats up in the prepaid market, Verizon will launch a 5 GB for $80 per month, mobile broadband offering, according to a new report from Current Analysis. Virgin Mobile is offering a cheaper unlimited plan for $40 a month.The new Verizon prepaid mobile broadband plan remains in affect …
Samsung Seek Seeking To Boost Unlimited Customers with Touchscreen & QWERTY
Boost Mobile launched the Samsung Seek (SPH-m350), Boost Mobile’s first touchscreen device with a slide-out QWERTY keypad offers social-0networking voice, text messaging, Web, e-mail, IM and calls to 411 for just $50 a month without an annual contract. Features include a 2.6 inch touchscreen, …
Cricket Launches New Plans/Services with Tiered/Capped Mobile Broadband
Cricket has changed its plans with new plans for smarpthones, and for mobile data users.Cricket’s new service plans start at $35 and offer unlimited nationwide talk and text. Other plans at $45, $55 and $60 offer additional options and features, including unlimited picture and v…
Android News: Zio Coming to Cricket – Reservations Taken
It's about time that a low-cost all you can get prepaid carrier offers an Android smartphone. The Kyocera Zio M6000 was revealed at CTIA earlier this year. The Cricket website is now taking reservations for the Zio and offering free overnight shipping coupons.It may be the first Android phone …
BlackBerry Curve 8530 @ Metro PCS with $60 mo Unlimited Plan
MetroPCS is now selling the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone. MetroPCS offers the BlackBerry Curve 8530 with unlimited talk, text, Web and data service, Wi-Fi connectivity, e-mail, and turn-by-turn GPS navigation for just $60 per month including all applicable taxes and regulatory fees - nearly hal…
Common Cents Prepaid Coming from Walmart and Sprint
Walmart is entering the prepaid market big time with Common Cents from Sprint: a new pay-as-you-go wireless sevrice with 7-cent minutes that Round Down and 7-cent text messages rolling out exclusively to 700 Walmart stores, starting May 15. The new brand, debuts May 15 exclusively in more than 700…
BlackBerry, LG Rumors Unlimited Data Plan $25 from Virgin~But Only 300 Calling Minutes
The price wars are continuing for prepaid subscribers. Sprint’s Virgin Mobile now claims it is the lowest-priced* BlackBerry *service plan on the market. Virgin has cut prices by including unlimited text, data, web and email while capping only voice calls. The new plans start at $25 a mo…
Prepaid Cell Phones 65% of New Subs, Grew 17% Says NMRC
Consumers are cutting costs and opting less expensive prepaid cell phones, a prediction that was forecast last year by the New Millennium Research Council (NMRC). The 4th quarter of 2010 marked the first time that the number of new prepaid wireless cus…
Mirrored Laylo and Bar-Style Domino Available @ MetroPCS
Kyocera announced the launch of the Kyocera Laylo and Domino handsets at MetroPCS. Laylo is an eye-catching red "slider" with a soft-touch finish and a reflective twist - sliding it open reveals a hidden vanity mirror. Domino is a bar-style phone that also comes in red an…
Free Cell Phones for Low Income Households In New York, NC, TN & VA
Virgin Mobile announced its launch of Assurance Wireless, a new cell phone service that makes wireless calling available at no cost to more than a million eligible lower-income households throughout New York. The wireless company is partnering with non-profit organization HeartShare Human Services i…
More Sophisticated Prepaid Use Coming to US, Says NMRC
Prepaid is getting more attention as prepaid cell phone companies are introducing more sophisticated handsets that can be embraced by younger text- and Web-oriented wireless customers, according to New Millennium Research (NMRC) executive director Allen Hepner.Hepner, said that the arrival of the mo…
Straight Talkers Go Straight to Walmart for $45 Unlimited Txt, Web & Min.
Walmart is offering Straight Talk, a new no-contract cellular deal at Walmart.com. Straight Talk has two prepaid plans at $30and $45 a month.To help drive down no-contract wireless pricing for customers, Walmart has Straight Talk providing customers the following two options: Straight Talk …
AT&T Offers Unlimited Talk and Text Prepaid
Boosted by it the competition of prepaid unlimited offerings AT&T will start offering a unlimited voice and text prepaid deal on feature phones starting October 12. AT&T's Unlimited Talk and Tex is $60 a month. The new GoPhone prepaid feature package offers unlimited nationwide c…
Cricket Hits Unlimited Web Ball With More Web for Free In Plans
Cricket Communications followed MetroPCS' lead and enhanced service plans with more web and unlimited features. Cricket's $40 monthly plan, which already includes unlimited voice, long distance, domestic and international text and picture messaging, and nationwide cov…
AT&T Wins Battle Against Prepaid Mobile Traffickers Awarded $51 Million
AT&T obtained final judgments and permanent injunctions against defendants in four federal lawsuits stopping the unauthorized bulk buying and resale of prepaid mobileAT&T has filed 14 lawsuits against companies and individuals in Texas, Florida, California, and New York in an effort to stop …
Cricket, Boost Top Increase in Prepaid Searches, Says ComScore
ComScore, released a quarterly review of the U. S. prepaid wireless industry based on online visitation and search referral activity. It showed strong gains in online activity as consumers increasingly turn to cost-effective wireless service alternatives during the economic downturn. The combi…
Virgin Mobile vs. Boost Which is the Cheapest and Best Deal?
Unlimited wars have heated up again this week. On Thursday, Virgin Mobile revealed their Totally Unlimited prepaid calling plan for $49.99 on April 15, 2009, and "Pink Slip Protection". Within a day, Boost sent out a news release to compare their unlimited service with Virgin Mobile's unlimite…
Cricket Unlimited Comes to Chicago with Lots of Cheap Discount Deals
Cricket Communications announced that Cricket coverage is now available in the greater Chicago area. Cricket will introduce its Cricket unlimited wireless services through the rollout of retail outlets on a geographic basis, completing the initial distribution footprint over the next 30 days. It l…
BlackBerry PrePay Coming – BlackBerry in Box/BlackBerry On Demand
RIM is planning on selling BlackBerry On Demand, prepay and BlackBerry in a Box. RIM has launched a prepay service in Indonesia and is working on finding carriers to offer prepay services. Sales presentations to carriers were leaked to Boy Genius. Prepay is very popular in foreign …
Mobile Web Grows 29.4%, Film Search Leads, Says Crisp Wireless
Crisp Wireless announced results from its Second Quarter '08 Crisp Wireless Index (CWI). Among the key findings in the Index, mobile web usage continues to grow significantly with a 29.4% increase from 1Q08 to 2Q08. The index is a quarterly barometer of consumer activity online via mobile devices ba…
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