Pre to Require Everything Plan Lineup, On Track for First Half Release
During a webcast this afternoon, Sprint and Palm confirmed that the forthcoming Palm Pre will require the Everything plan lineup for purchase and activation in the vein of the Samsung Instinct. This means that the phone will be limited to the 450 minute ($69.99), 900 minute ($89.99) or unlimited plans ($99.99) along with the Everything […]
T-Mobile Announces Equipment Installment Plan
T-Mobile has announced a novel way for customers to purchase some of the latest devices in the lineup without feeling the severe pinch in the wallet at the time of purchase, especially during the trying economic times. As the name implies, the Equipment Installment Plan allows new and current customers that are deemed creditworthy the […]
Preliminary iPhone 3G Tethering Plan Details Surface
Preliminary details have surfaced regarding the forthcoming iPhone 3G tethering capability which PhoneNews.com previously reported on. The plan will resemble the BlackBerry tethering option on AT&T whereby interested customers will have to pay an additional $30 per month on top of the $30 monthly charge for iPhone data access with a couple of caveats. The […]
Verizon to Offer New Low-Cost Connect Data Plan on November 14th
Information has surfaced regarding a new data plan offering from Verizon that is meant for those people not interested in the additional cost of the VCAST multimedia service for mobile internet access, or those that simply do not wish to pay the high cost of the Premium plan selection in order to use unlimited data, […]
AT&T Now Also Eliminating GoPhone Pick Your Plan Unlimited Data
On top of killing prepaid unlimited data access for regular customers, AT&T has also decided to eliminate unlimited data access for GoPhone Pick Your Plan users as seen in the screenshot below. Click for full-size. The following text message also sent to customers confirms the elimination of both GoPhone Pay As You Go Unlimited Data […]
Sprint Launches New, Simply Everything Plan with Voice and Data
In a news release published today, Sprint announced that it will launch a domestic unlimited pricing plan that gives customers unlimited voice, data, text, e-mail, Web-surfing, Sprint TV(SM), Sprint Music, GPS Navigation, Direct Connect(R) and Group Connect(R) for $99.99 a month. This plan will be available to new and existing customers beginning on February 29th […]
Sprint Now Advertising Unlimited Access Plan Online (Updated)
Sprint is now officially launching an unlimited access plan previously offered to customers in select markets beginning last year. For $119.99 a month customers can have unlimited access to domestic voice and data services, but it is currently unclear if the plan includes phone as modem access. Sprint has also launched a companion website, but […]
AT&T MediaFLO Launch Details, Changes to Data Plans Surface
Engadget Mobile has unveiled exclusive details on AT&T’s launch of MediaFLO mobile TV service now expected sometime later in the first quarter and changes to their current data plan structure to align more competitively with other carriers.
iPhone Prepaid Users Suffer Internet Outage (Updated Again)
AT&T customers that are on iPhone’s GoPhone prepaid service have been encountering a loss of all data services on their device. While AT&T and Apple encourage customers to sign for a contract plan, AT&T does offer iPhone as a prepaid device using the GoPhone Pick Your Plan plans. These plans are fully supported by both […]
Sprint To Shake Up Plans, Data, Entry Phones Next Week
Sprint at the start of next week will execute several major changes to their plans structure and sales, as well as introduce up to four new Vision-class phones. As standard procedure for Sprint, these changes are expected to take place on Sunday, giving stores time to adjust to the measures. Read more for the details… […]