With the dawning of a new year and prospects not looking too bright (at least in the immediate future), it would seem that prepaid cell phones as a whole would take on more and more subscribers. This is true on the one hand, as this type of wireless service becomes more familiar and viable in the minds of consumers.
But on the other hand, according to this article, not all prepaid plans are bound to “take off.” The article claims that prepaid will grow by a little under 2% as competition increases and traction takes hold. Providers like Leap wireless (Cricket) and Metro PCS should fare well, while other carriers like T-Mobile may not gain a huge increase in customers.
It also states that postpaid plans will continue to grow in the coming years, not having to cede a huge amount of users to prepaid. In the end, the wireless companies will do what it takes to make the most profit. They will not bend over backwards just to get a user to sign up to prepaid because they would much rather make big media buys (and spend and estimated $400 per new subscriber) and get you into a contract plan.
One of the beautiful things about a prepaid cell phone is that you have no contract. Read more about prepaid cell phones.
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