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Sprint Redials Its Pre-Paid Businesses

May 6, 2010, 7:30 AM by Eric M. Zeman
updated May 6, 2010, 8:39 AM

Sprint today announced a whole new approach to the way it is organizing its pre-paid cellular businesses. Sprint is separating its pre-paid businesses into four distinct units, each with their own focus.

Virgin Mobile USA: Sprint says that Virgin Mobile will serve as its high-end pre-paid service, and it will offer advanced devices with plans that place more emphasis on texting and web use rather than voice use. Starting May 12, $25 will get users unlimited messaging, email, data and web with 300 minutes per month. The $40 plan bumps the minutes offered up to 1,200, and $60 per month buys unlimited everything. The plans are called "Beyond Talk." Users will be able to add BlackBerry services to any of these plans for just $10 more per month. Virgin's Broadband2Go will still fall under this set of plans. It provides no-contract wireless broadband for devices such as laptops. Sprint indicated that Broadband2Go could take advantage of "4G" services at some point, though Sprint didn't specifically say WiMax.
Boost Mobile: Boost will focus more on talking and texting. The $50 unlimited plan provides unlimited talk, text, web, 411, email and IM. New handsets being offered by Boost include the Samsung Rant, and Kyocera Incognito, Mirro SCP3810 and Juno. These are all CDMA phones. Boost will also continue to offer iDEN devices and services.
Assurance Wireless: This service, launched earlier this year, is a free service provided to low-income households across the U.S. Qualifying citizens receive a free cell phone and 200 free minutes of airtime for local and long-distance calling per month.
Common Cents Mobile: Last, Sprint is launching a very inexpensive plan that lets users pay by the minute. Users will pay $0.07 per minute of voice use, and $0.07 per text message sent. Simple phones, such as the LG 101, Samsung M340, and Kyocera S2300 are available from Common Cents.

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bogger44fl1

May 7, 2010, 7:43 PM

These companies wonder why postpaid customers are leaving... Not to hard to figure out.

Why do these carriers offer the prepaid customers while we foot the bill? Its cheaper to dump the contract and go prepaid for half the price.

iDont Care

May 6, 2010, 4:38 PM

See, now this where the Kin phones might work...

All M$ had to was join a partnership with Virgin and combined with a big publicity campaign along with MTV or Nick, etc. Having celebs pimp the device at the Kids Choice and/or MTV Movie Awards, etc. Get Justin Bieber to pimp one in one of his new videos. Like they ain't got the money to pay him, please 🙄 It's all about marketing.

furl23rd

agreed

patrickrlewis

May 6, 2010, 4:11 PM

Did I read this right?

You will be able to have a fully functioning Blackberry for $35 a month?

trsprague

Yes, you read it right. Pretty amazing deal, isn't it...if you don't talk too much. Even $50 per month for the 1200 minutes and unlimited web, text, etc. is a super deal.

But, to have a Blackberry with complete data services for $35 per month is ve...
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Belial

May 6, 2010, 7:48 AM

prepaid?

is where its at??

Slammer

Prepaid has shown an enormous boon in subscribers. While it doesn't come close to post paid, it has proved to be far more popular than ever before.

I think the interesting thing about this explosion, is the rise in choice of devices for prepaid. I ...
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crood

Prepaid is fine so long as you stay within the coverage area. Roaming isn't usually included and some don't even offer it.

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Heyygirl

May 6, 2010, 6:41 PM

HMMMMM...at these prices...

maybe the EVO is no longer so attractive!! This could just change my mind!!

Johndoe01

May 6, 2010, 11:13 AM

25 bucks for unlimited data, txt, & 300 minutes?? That's crazy!

Now, Virgin Mobile just need some more better phone and I'll be all over! 🙂

eavyo

yeah there getting the blackberry curve 8530
and the rumor touch 😁

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