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Walmart Carves a Prepaid Broadband Niche with New 4 GB Data Plan

Walmart Carves a Prepaid Broadband Niche with New 4 GB Data Plan

By Christopher Price on October 24, 2012

Walmart makes an old plan relevant, by turning a bad deal into a good niche offering.

Posted in EV-DO, Sprint, Virtual Operators (MVNOs), Wi-Fi | Tagged 4g, AT&T, clear, Clearwire, EV-DO, evdo, FreedomPop, gophone, internet on the go, MiFi, mifi 2200, mobile broadband, NetZero, novatel, portable hotspot, prepaid, sprint, sprint prepaid, Virgin Mobile, Virtual Operators (MVNOs), wal-mart, walmart, WiMAX | 4 Responses

T-Mobile Announces New Prepaid Plans

By Humberto Saabedra on October 17, 2011

T-Mobile has announced a new slate of prepaid plans, beginning with unlimited talk, text, and 2GB of data access at 4G speeds for $60/month with unlimited access but will be throttled after 2GB. T-Mobile also rolled out their previously announced $30 monthly plan with 100 voice minutes, unlimited messaging and 5GB of data access, which will […]

Posted in T-Mobile | Tagged 4g, prepaid, T-Mobile, wal-mart | 2 Responses

T-Mobile Announces New $30 Monthly4G Prepaid Plan with Wal-Mart Placement

T-Mobile Announces New $30 Monthly4G Prepaid Plan with Wal-Mart Placement

By Humberto Saabedra on October 3, 2011

T-Mobile and Wal-Mart have jointly announced the forthcoming launch of a new Monthly4G prepaid plan on October 16th. The plan, targeted towards people who care more about data and messaging includes 100 voice minutes along with 5GB of data access and unlimited messaging for $30 a month. Along with the launch of the new rate […]

Posted in T-Mobile | Tagged T-Mobile, wal-mart | 4 Responses

Straght Talk Offering $99 Refurb Nokia E71, With Bumps in the Road

Straght Talk Offering $99 Refurb Nokia E71, With Bumps in the Road

By Humberto Saabedra on August 26, 2011

I’ve talked about Straight Talk before, as I reviewed the service this past June after comparing services in order to save some cash on my monthly phone bill. I also bought the Nokia E71, which I thoroughly enjoy owning and have had no issues with since purchase. Now, Straight Talk is offering refurbished Nokia E71 […]

Posted in General News, Nokia, Virtual Operators (MVNOs) | Tagged Nokia E71, Straight Talk, TracFone Wireless, wal-mart | 4 Responses

Virgin Mobile Launches Wal-Mart Exclusive 1GB Broadband2Go Plan

By Humberto Saabedra on November 18, 2010

Virgin Mobile has partnered with Wal-Mart to offer a middle plan in the current Broadband2Go slate of prepaid mobile broadband service to slot between the $10 300MB plan and the overwhelmingly popular $40 unlimited access plan.  As alluded to in the headline, the 1GB offering is only available by visiting a Wal-Mart location and unavailable […]

Posted in Virgin Mobile | Tagged Broadband2Go, Virgin Mobile USA, wal-mart | 5 Responses

Wal-Mart Offering Discounts on Optimus T and Motorola Defy

Wal-Mart Offering Discounts on Optimus T and Motorola Defy

By Humberto Saabedra on November 1, 2010

Following up, Wal-Mart will be offering its customary discounts on two forthcoming T-Mobile Android devices in the LG Optimus T and Motorola Defy from T-Mobile suggested pricing.  The Optimus T will be offered for $0.97 after new 2 year agreement compared to $29.99 while the Motorola Defy will be offered for $48.88 compared to $99.99 […]

Posted in General News, T-Mobile | Tagged Android, LG, Motorola Defy, Optimus T, T-Mobile, wal-mart

MetroPCS Launches Pay-by-the-Minute Plans, Exclusive to Wal-Mart

MetroPCS Launches Pay-by-the-Minute Plans, Exclusive to Wal-Mart

By Humberto Saabedra on October 18, 2010

MetroPCS has launched two new service plans exclusive to Wal-Mart locations in Pay-by-the-Minute denominated in $20 and $30 monthly plans with 500 minutes/$.04 with unlimited text messaging and 50MB of web access or 1000 minutes at $.03 with 100MB of web access.  The slate of phones compatible with the new plans includes the Motorola Quantico, […]

Posted in MetroPCS | Tagged MetroPCS, Pay-by-the-Minute, wal-mart | 3 Responses

Wal-Mart Launches Family Mobile MVNO with T-Mobile

By Humberto Saabedra on September 13, 2010

Wal-Mart has announced that it will launch a branded MVNO with support from T-Mobile which will be sold under the Wal-Mart Family Mobile brand when the service launches on September 19th.  The service will consist of a $45 family plan with each additional line being $25 per month up to a maximum of 5 lines.  […]

Posted in T-Mobile, Virtual Operators (MVNOs) | Tagged T-Mobile, wal-mart, Wal-Mart Family Mobile

AT&T Offering Prepaid DataConnect Pass Service via Wal-Mart

AT&T Offering Prepaid DataConnect Pass Service via Wal-Mart

By Humberto Saabedra on June 13, 2010

AT&T has begun offering prepaid DataConnect Pass service via Wal-Mart locations. The new offering consists of the LG USB Connect Turbo modem at a cost of $129.99 and prepaid rates of $20 for 75MB of access over 1 day, $30 for 250MB over 1 week or $50 for 500MB over 1 month or until the […]

Posted in AT&T | Tagged AT&T, DataConnect Pass, wal-mart | 6 Responses

Wal-Mart Exclusively Launching StraightTalk Service Nationwide on October 18th

By Humberto Saabedra on October 14, 2009

Following up on the initial announcement of the StraightTalk service plan this summer, Wal-Mart has confirmed it will begin an exclusive nationwide rollout of the offering on October 18th. The handset lineup will consist of the entry-level LG 220 clamshell at $39.98, the LG Slider 290 at $79.98 and the Samsung 451 QWERTY keyboard slider […]

Posted in Virtual Operators (MVNOs) | Tagged nationwide, Straight Talk, TracFone, wal-mart | 21 Responses

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