Posts Tagged blackberry
Prepaid Smartphones: Samsung Finesse is a Start for Straight Talk
Posted by admin in prepaid smartphones, samsung finesse, straight talk on February 18, 2010
One of the most exciting things happening in the wireless industry is that prepaid plans are becoming really low-priced. This is a great thing because it means there is more competition, which means the deals are only going to get hotter.
Another exciting thing that’s going on in the pay as you go market (or prepaid) as it becomes more mainstream is phone selection is getting better and better. In a short while, we will see more smartphones that have traditionally been on contract plans move to prepaid.
It’s great–more selection means more customization and more options, which is always a good thing.
I wonder if we will ever see a prepaid iPhone. That would be interesting to see. What would the data plan be like? For now, two of the big smartphones on prepaid plans are Straight Talk’s Samsung Finesse and the BlackBerry curve on T-Mobile’s flexpay.
It’s true that the thing people are looking for with prepaid is low cost. But when low cost and better phone selection come together in one package, it will be a good thing for customers.
Read more about Finesse from Straight Talk at the official website.
Read more about T-Mobile’s prepaid Blackberry plans.
Find the best deals on Straight Talk phones and plans at Wal-Mart.com
Sprint Expands Boost Mobile $50 Unlimited Plan
Posted by admin in boost mobile on January 13, 2010
It was reported today that Sprint will be expanding the coverage of Boost Mobile to all of its wireless platforms.
This is a good thing for Sprint and Boost Mobile customers (or even prospective customers) because it means there will be greater access to the popular $50 Boost Mobile Unlimited Prepaid plan. Previously, the plan was only offered to Nextel iDen customers.
Sprint will also be offering some new handsets to operate on the Boost Mobile prepaid network. One of them is the Blackberry Curve 8830. We will probably see even more high tech phone availability on prepaid plans in the near future as companies continue to find an edge over the competition. And customers tend to be attracted by flashy phone models, even in the prepaid space, although cost and service are the bigger concerns.
This expansion of Boost Mobile’s prepaid plan should help the company gain an even stronger foothold in what is becoming a very competitive prepaid marketplace.
T-Mobile Prepaid Blackberry Plans Released
Posted by admin in t-mobile prepaid on November 19, 2009
T-Mobile will allow the popular smartphone Blackberry to be used as a prepaid phone on its service plans. This move to a prepaid Blackberry by T-Mobile comes a few days before the holiday season kicks off. You might call it perfect timing, especially in an economy where prepaid is starting to look really good and the competition in that space is quite tough.
FierceWireless reports that the “T-Mobile Complete” package gives subscribers the choice between various handsets, with a price that includes the first month of service. The lowest priced handset is just under $60.
These unlimited “no-contract” service plans will start at $50 per month and range up to $79. Some of the phones T-Mobile customers will be able to choose from include Blackberry Curve 8520, Samsung Gravity, and the Samsung t229.
The phone handsets are not that cheap–not that you would expect to get a bargain basement deal on a Blackberry. Blackberry Curve 8530 retails at $299 (which you have to add to the monthly fee for the plan you choose to get a real feel for what this plan will cost you).
T-Mobile has slowly been focusing more on the prepaid sector of the market and has seemed to methodically moving with a new cohesive game plan. A few months ago, the wireless provider released one new unlimited prepaid phone plan called “Even More Plus.”
Even More Plus provides subscribers (who pay the no-contract monthly fee) with unlimited voice, text, and web browsing for around $80 per month. For about twenty bucks less, T-Mobile users can opt out of the unlimited web browsing feature and just have the talk and voice options.
It was interesting to see the details of this new prepaid plan because it is not as competitive as people would have hoped. Sure, T-Mobile has what you might call a loud voice in the cell phone industry and can easily get its message out to a lot of people which is part of the game, but still, with competition from Straight Talk (TracFone’s value prepaid brand with a $45 Unlimited plan that runs on Verizon’s MVNO) you would expect something a little more aggressive.
If you are a prepaid user that wants a prepaid Blackberry, it’s your lucky day. You can buy the T-Mobile Complete package at Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
