Posts Tagged pay as you go
Prepaid Cell Phone Benefits Video
Posted by admin in prepaid cell phones on April 2, 2009
Learn some of the benefits of prepaid cell phones in this informative video. A lot of people prefer to watch video and get information that way, so this is for you.
Phone companies are coming up with many more prepaid options as pay as you go plans increase in popularity. This video will give you some tips on how to find the plan that works best for you.
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T-Mobile $50 Unlimited Plan Unveiled
Posted by admin in prepaid cell phones on March 2, 2009
T-Mobile has released its $50 unlimited voice plan on a nationwide basis after a short test in San Francisco. This plan only affects current T-Mobile subscribers who have been with the company for 22 months. It includes unlimited minutes.
There is a definite shift in the sentiments of mobile phone users occurring, which is a good thing. Many people are now seeing that they have more options above and beyond a monthly contract plan from one of the “big four,” for which they may be overpaying. A lot of people save money using prepaid cell phones, and when that happens, people wake up.
Wireless providers like T-Mobile are waking up and seeing that there is quite a market out there for prepaid and they will have to make their customers happy in order to keep them as subscribers. One of the reasons large cell phone companies have been hesitant with prepaid plans is because users can leave at any time. Think about it. If you owned one of these companies, you would want your customers to get into the “new every two” cycle, and stuck to a contract.
But now that the information is out there and people are hurting financially, many people are switching to pay as you go plans and even changing their phone habits.
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Pay as You Go Cell Phones Grab Hold
Posted by admin in prepaid phones on February 28, 2009
Prepaid phones are slowly creeping into the mainstream. I say this only half-joking. For many–those who were either ahead of the curve or slightly behind it–prepaid cell phones have been a mainstay and they have consistently saved money over 2-year contract wireless plans.
For many people, on the other hand, prepaid had a lot of negative connotations. These same people, when they get their monthly cell phone bill for their iPhone or Blackberry, may be dreaming of the day when they no longer have to pay over $100 just for the luxury of mobile telecommunication. They may be looking at the Tracfone user who pay $20 a month and feeling a little bit jealous, even though their phone is trendy and a status symbol.
The truth is that now people are accepting pay as you go plans as viable options. Wireless companies like Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile are aware of this trend and as such are releasing new and nicer phones into the marketplace for their more discerning cell phone users. The aim is to encourage people who want a high performing phone, but also want competitive pricing. We all know that more plans and more options equals better prices, even in a somewhat insular market where 4 companies (the big four) pretty much run the show.
Upstart companies like Boost and Virgin and even Tracfone are horning in on the business of these bigger more traditional wireless providers and will probably gain more subscribers in 2009, especially as the prepaid phone market will probably grow at least 13% this year.
