Tag Archives: prepaid

AT&T Launches New Prepaid Venture – Wall Street Journal

Posted by on May 9, 2013

By THOMAS GRYTA AT&T Inc. started a new foray into prepaid wireless service by launching a separate brand called Aio Wireless. While AT&T already sells prepaid service, including its Go Phone brand, the company is aiming to target more data-centric …

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Prepaid or postpaid?: The fight for your cell phone dollars (Smartphones Unlocked)

Posted by on January 25, 2013

No-contract carriers can slice your smartphone bill over the course of two years. But you may still opt for a pricier contract instead. This article originally published 11/11/2012 and was updated 1/25/2013. By definition, the no-contract carrier model is designed …

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nTelos starts selling iPhone without contract, Apple’s prepaid sphere grows a little larger

Posted by on July 7, 2012

Virginia’s nTelos was part of a big regional carrier push for the iPhone in April. At the time, though, the only real option at the carrier was to spring for one of the company’s full-fledged smartphone plans, usually on-contract — …

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Is there any reason not to get a prepaid phone?

Posted by on June 27, 2012

Prepaid mobile plans can save consumers beaucoup bucks. So is there any reason to not to go prepaid? Ask Maggie’s Marguerite Reardon answers. Prepaid may be the way to go for savvy smartphone consumers, as more and more wireless operators …

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Virgin Mobile’s prepaid iPhone 4S could save you $750 – Christian Science Monitor

Posted by on June 7, 2012

Virgin Mobile USA, a subsidiary of Sprint, will soon offer American consumers a prepaid version of the iPhone 4S. The iPhone deal asks for more money upfront, but will save customers $ 750 over two years.  In a press release …

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Virgin Mobile plans to offer prepaid iPhone

Posted by on June 6, 2012

Sprint service follows Leap Wireless’ Cricket with plans to sell the popular Apple smartphone for use on a pay-as-you-go service, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. June 5, 2012 10:00 PM PDT Sprint’s Virgin Mobile will soon sell the iPhone …

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T-Mobile customer growth back thanks to prepaid, wholesale

Posted by on May 10, 2012

The company was helped by an aggressive push of its Monthly 4G plan, and saw its profits rise slightly. by Roger Cheng May 10, 2012 12:25 AM PDT T-Mobile USA saw customers flock back to its network, with growth largely …

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