Verizon Announces Prepaid Plans with Smartphone Data
Verizon has announced a new slate of prepaid service plans with support for smart devices. The following smart devices and feature phones are supported with a $30 unlimited data plan and a $10 25MB plan available along with standard voice plans. The plans do require the purchase of a device at retail cost as well. […]
Verizon Now Offering $80 5GB Prepaid Mobile Broadband Plan
Verizon is now offering a 5GB prepaid mobile broadband option on top of its current prepaid offerings. The plan costs $80 for 30 days of access and follows Virgin Mobile’s recently announced $40 prepaid option with no limits or set transfer amounts.
T-Mobile’s Prepaid Data Reinvention: A Clear Work In Progress
We detail all the minutia of the new T-Mobile Prepaid Data rollout. At the end, you’ll see all the tidbits of where each T-Mobile device stands on prepaid data. Brace yourself for some twists and turns. In general, T-Mobile says they have two prepaid data plans. One’s new, and one’s old. The old one being […]
T-Mobile Launching New Prepaid, Mobile Broadband Options on May 16th
Internal T-Mobile documentation has confirmed the forthcoming debut of two new prepaid options and a new mobile broadband option meant for first time users. The new offerings are meant to compete with the increasing amount of prepaid and flat-rate services that pose a threat to entrenched carriers. The new prepaid options consist of a new […]
Page Plus Cellular Responds to Concerns
Note: Answers from Page Plus Cellular are paraphrased. Representatives for Page Plus asked us to not record the interview. Page Plus today responded to the widespread concerns and complaints from consumers regarding many recent issues. Read more to see their side of the story.
Page Plus Lowers Prepaid Per Minute Rates Further
Virtual operator PagePlus has announced that it has restructured its venerable per minute airtime cards for use with its Standard Plan prepaid service. The per-minute rate has been reduced to $.04-$.10 per minute from the older $.06 and $.12 per minute rate dependent on card denomination. The new lower rates are in effect as of […]
Verizon Retools Prepaid Data Access, Now Identical to AT&T DataConnect Pass
Not to be outdone by AT&T in the battle for supremacy, Verizon has also retooled their prepaid data plans, which will drive away the most savvy of users and are intended to lead people into more lucrative monthly data add-ons. As can be seen in the image above, Verizon has killed the 5GB daily allowance […]
T-Mobile Pulls Plug on Non-Sidekick Prepaid Data
Following our coverage last week, where we broke ground on how to (legally) use the Nokia 3555 as a mobile broadband card on T-Mobile Sidekick Prepaid, T-Mobile has decided to shut down all access to non-Sidekick devices on T-Mobile prepaid data. The Sidekick Prepaid Plan is a $1/day data option that offers unlimited data, plus […]
Virgin Mobile to Launch Aircard and Prepaid Data Service Exclusively via Best Buy
Virgin Mobile has officially announced the forthcoming launch of its Broadband2Go prepaid data service, making it the second carrier after Verizon to offer prepaid mobile broadband service. Click image for full-size Virgin Mobile will be providing service via the Ovation MC760 USB modem which features zero-CD automatic software install with usage meter, EVDO Rev. […]
Deal: Nokia 1661 T-Mobile Prepaid – Make $5 After Service Credit
T-Mobile is now offering the newly-launched Nokia 1661 for $19.99. Running the latest generation of Nokia’s Series 40 platform, the phone is sold with free shipping. A $25 prepaid service credit makes the net cost of the phone -$5.01. T-Mobile Prepaid Phones