Prepaid
Wireless Tracker - October 2009
Issue
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Leap at Center of Merger
Speculation Again
San
Diego Union
Tribune
We’re hearing more buzz about Leap (i.e. Cricket
Communications) merging with
MetroPCS, with whom they already have a roaming agreement. As noted previously, it
really just seems
like only a matter of time, and would afford these companies a way to
seriously
compete in this increasingly crowded market.
In-Flight Wi-Fi: 76 Percent of People
Will Change Airlines
By
Ben Parr
Airplane broadband is becoming more and more popular to discuss. Would you select your
airline based on access
to in-flight broadband?
Consumer Reports Says Prepaid Has Better Deals | Prepaid Reviews
By
Joe
There’s no doubt
that the chasm between the value of postpaid
and prepaid
wireless is fast closing. I’ve
always
thought that once we start to see better handsets on prepaid, and data
pricing
continue to decline, postpaid really will die.
This past year has seen a much sexier prepaid handset
lineup, but we’re
not quite there yet. Dollar
for dollar
though, prepaid is truly a better deal in a lot of cases!
Stop
the Cap! Cricket
Still Selling “Unlimited Wireless”
By
Phillip Dampier
5GB caps are very common, even among postpaid broadband offerings, and
there’s
no doubt that the marketing message can be deceiving.
However, these caps really are to stop
abusers, and enable carriers to offer better pricing for 95% of
customers. What do
you think?
MetroPCS: LTE In Late 2010
Including a Dual-Mode LTE/CDMA Smartphone
Dslreports
What more is there to say other than
“sweet”! Can’t
wait to see it
materialize…
New Monthly Fee Takes Effect
for Phone Lines
Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel
Great, tack on another fee ($0.75/month).
In reality, though, prepaid customers have been getting
away with not
supporting the e911 infrastructure; oh well.
VIP Wireless
Gets Big Prepaid
Boost
Philadelphia
Business
Journal
Sounds like a great opportunity for this Boost Mobile master
distributor to
expand his business. Hopefully
he’ll be
ok when Boost’s pricing advantage eventually disappears, and
sales begin to
slow. I
wouldn’t want to see all of
those new people get laid off. I’m
sure
VIP Wireless will adapt!
Latest U.S. Merger Rumor:
T-Mobile and MetroPCS?
Rethink
Wireless
This rumor really seems silly. Two
incompatible technologies coming together; can you say $30 billion loss
following the Sprint (CDMA) and Nextel (iDEN) merger?!
You never know; perhaps they really do want
the customers that badly. For
now it’s
just crazy rumor mill until some more material news surfaces.
Free Wi-Fi on Delta
WebFlyer
A couple of promo codes for free GoGo service (first time users only)
on Delta
and American Airlines good through to the end of the year.
What's New at
Prepaid-
Wireless-Guide.com?
- Add
new page for Cell Phone
Reviews Canada
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