Cell Phone Plans

Cricket PAYGo Phones Coming to Best Buy Mobile

by jessica on Fri, 2009-09-25 10:30

Cricket just announced their new Cricket PAYGo products will be available at Best Buy Mobile locations starting Sunday, September 27, 2009.

Cricket PAYGo gives you unlimited wireless service at $1, $2 or $3 per day used and they also have new monthly Cricket PAYGo service plans, priced at $40 and $45 per month. All Cricket services are available without a signed contract or credit check and feature unlimited talk, U.S. long distance, picture messaging and domestic and international text messaging. The $45 plan has all the unlimited features of the $40 plan plus unlimited mobile Web and 411 directory assistance. The new nationwide service plans include all telecom taxes and fees and have voicemail, call waiting, caller ID and three-way calling over Cricket's 3G EVDO network.

Three phones will be available at Best Buy Mobile - the Samsung Messager II, priced at $149.99, the Samsung MyShot II, priced at $89.99 and the Cricket CAPTR available at $49.99.

Sprint Announces Any Mobile, Anytime

Now available locally, unlimited calls to and from any U.S. wireless phone on any network are now included in Sprint Everything Data plans at no additional charge

September 21, 2009 -- Sprint is stepping past the idea of restrictive calling circles to provide Any Mobile, AnytimeSM – a new feature of Sprint Everything Data plans. With the new Any Mobile, Anytime, Sprint customers get unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling from the Sprint Network to ANY wireless phone on any U.S. wireless carrier network at any time.

"Simply Everything and Ready Now makes wireless simpler and more worry-free for our customers in southwest Michigan and northeast Indiana," said William Derrick, general manager at iPCS Wireless, the Sprint PCS affiliate in Michigan and Indiana. "The freedom to call anyone from the Sprint network, at anytime provides the simplicity and value our customers have come to expect." Read more

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Verizon Announces New Nationwide Small Business SharePlan

May 13, 2009 — There is a new voice plan in the Verizon Wireless Small Business toolbox. The Nationwide Small Business SharePlan(SM), available starting May 17, gives customers shared Anytime Minutes, unlimited Mobile to Mobile calls to over 80 million other Verizon Wireless customers, and consolidated billing. With the plan, which starts at $69.99 per month for two lines and 700 minutes, customers have the option of adding lines for as low as $9.99 per month. The Nationwide Small Business SharePlan also comes with access to the My Business online account management tool, Small Business Specialists and online technical support 24/7.

"The new Nationwide Small Business SharePlan will offer customers the best value in wireless for small businesses," said Michael Ross, director – small business marketing for Verizon Wireless. "Small business customers will have more control over their wireless dollars plus access to specialized features and servi ces to help support their business goals, all while benefiting from the reliability of the Verizon Wireless network." Read more

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Get Unlimited Calling; Pay Only for Days Used

by jessica on Mon, 2009-05-11 13:50

AT&T has a new prepaid calling option available for GoPhone customers. Available today, the new GoPhone Unlimited Calling plan gives you unlimited calling for just $3 a day. I bet you're wondering what's so special about a plan that runs about $90 a month for unlimited calling, right? Well…with this new plan, you get unlimited nationwide calling and pay the three dollars a day ONLY on the days you use the service.

This sounds like the perfect plan for parents who have a younger child and want to be able to keep in touch with them when they're away, but not give them a phone for everyday use. I specifically mention "younger" children because this unlimited calling plan does not include text messaging…if you want that, add an additional $0.20 per text sent and received. That could get mighty costly if you have a teenager in the house.

The new plan has no roaming or long distance fees on the company's national wireless network, making it an affordable option for customers who prefer a "Pay As You Go" package.

For those who primarily call other AT&T mobile subscribers, they also have an Unlimited Mobile-to-Mobile plan, which provides unlimited calling to and from all AT&T wireless customers, and $0.10 for all other calls, for $1 a day.Read more

Verizon Wireless Introduces Friends & Family for Business

March 12, 2009 – In today’s business world, companies rely on their wireless service to keep operations running smoothly. That’s why Verizon Wireless is introducing Friends & Family® for Business on March 15 to give businesses even greater control over their wireless spending. Friends & Family for Business lets companies create a calling group made up of up to 10 numbers employees call most. The minutes used when placing or receiving calls from anyone in the calling group are considered Mobile to Mobile calls and do not count against the business’ plan minutes. Businesses can include the landline or wireless numbers of colleagues, clients and vendors who have yet to switch to the nation’s largest, most reliable network, and they can add or remove any of the numbers as frequently as needed.

“Business customers can help their bottom line with Friends & Family for Business,” said Rob Miller, vice president of marketing for Verizon Wireless. “The feature gives businesses the flexibility to create their own calling plan. If a project is complete and there is no longer a need to call a certain vendor, they can simply remove that vendor’s name from the Friends & Family group and add a new contact – even if the number is to a landline or a person using another wireless carrier.” Read more

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T-Mobile $50 Unlimited Plan Goes Nationwide… or Does It?

by jessica on Wed, 2009-03-04 09:42

It seems that T-Mobile has quietly rolled out its $50 per month unlimited voice plan in the United States after a brief trial period in San Francisco. With this deal, you can get unlimited voice, text and data for $85. Not bad, considering other companies have similar offerings for about $99 per month. There is a catch though…in order to get this deal you have to have been a T-Mobile subscriber for at least 22 months.

T-Mobile has not officially confirmed that they have rolled out this pricing plan, but many customers have been able to sign up for this deal outside of the San Francisco area. Hmm…I’m a T-Mobile customer…I may just see if I am eligible.

[Via RCR Wireless]