Interesting - $30/month - unlimited texting & internet -100 minutes of talk....WALMART

[underpants]

It is a T-Mobile phone.

I hate Walmart as much as anyone but this is interesting- not because I would sign up for it but it is the early entry into what will probably no contract cheap phone deals that will be all the rage around the Holidays. I will probably wait until the New Year but the deals are going to be plentiful - wait for it.

Here's a twist: Wal-Mart is joining forces with T-Mobile to offer phone plans for people who have phone-phobia. (Fear of talking on the phone.) The $30 no-contract phone plan caters to the data and text-hungry citizens of our fine country. (USA! USA! USA!) What do you get with the $30 Wal-Mart/T-Mobile plan? Unlimited Internet access, text messages, and 100 minutes for phone calls. (It's 10 cents a minute after you exceed the allotted voice minutes.)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harmon-leon/walmart-and-tmobile-offer_b_994161.html

[ananda]

1. Hmm. I have a great plan already.

300 minutes talk, 100 minutes text ... for a total of $26/mo. including
all charges.

[Beartracks]

5. How is texting measured in minutes?

Your limit is 100 minutes of texting... not, like, X megabytes of texting?

How does that work?

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[panader0]

2. I'm switching to Consumer Cellular

700 minutes for 30 bucks. I don't text. The minutes don't roll over but I'm paying 40 a month now with Verizon for 350 minutes.
Plus, a bonus for an old guy, free FM radio and MP3 on the phone. AARP backs this one.

[underpants]

3. Wow thanks for the tip

:thumbup:

[BadgerKid]

4. Interesting. For $35/mo, I can find you 300 talk minutes.

See Virgin Mobile (uses Sprint network). The catch is forking out the initial $80 or more for the phone.

[Gabi Hayes]

6. almost never use my cell phone: Net 10>>$30 for two months, 300 minutes. rolls over.

I have more than 3500 minutes rolled over, so I can talk forever

problem is, I just about never use it

phone cost $20

Virgin used to be $20 every three months, forget the minutes allowed, but it was 25 cents a minute until a call lasted 10 minutes, then ten cents a minute, meaning it's cheaper to talk for 10 minutes than for anything between four and nine

[DaveJ]

7. Should drive prices down elsewhere

I will seriously consider switching when my contract runs out. I switched to a major carrier recently and the performance (reception/call quality/data speed) is not that good. The previous '2nd tier' provider I had was cheaper and had better call quality. Maybe because their network isn't as bogged down.

[Scuba]

8. Anybody know anything about Credo and their (supposedly good) politics?