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Wal-Mart Launches Branded Family Mobile Service

Sep 13, 2010, 1:40 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Wal-Mart today launched its own post-paid wireless service in a partnership with T-Mobile USA called Wal-Mart Family Mobile. The service, which will be available from Wal-Mart in addition to the Common Cents and Straight Talk pre-paid plans, offers customers unlimited calling and texting for $45 per month for the first line, and $25 for each additional line. Data and international calling will, however, be charged from a pre-paid account attached the the family plan. The Associated Press reports that 1GB of data, which would be accessible by all members of the family plan, will cost $40 per month. Unused data will be carried over month-to-month. Despite being a post-paid service, Wal-Mart Family Mobile will not require a contract or credit check. Wal-Mart will offer five phones for the Family Mobile service, including the Motorola Cliq ($250). Wal-Mart Family Mobile phones will be locked to Wal-Mart, and can't be used with T-Mobile's branded services, despite the fact that T-Mobile is providing the network services behind Wal-Mart's family plan. The plan and phones will be available starting Monday, September 20, in most Wal-Mart stores across the U.S.

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flip mode

Sep 13, 2010, 2:17 PM

another thought...

so how does this work, post paid with no contract/credit check. what happens if you go over 1GB and what about unlimited data? do you have the post paid luxury of wiggle room during billing cycles?

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Otowncell

u put your CC on file

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Wizeguy

There is no unlimited data option. 5 cents per MB after your data bucket expires. Better make sure you don't go over! 🤤

Otowncell

Sep 13, 2010, 1:54 PM

Walmarts thinking?

Yea we sell other pre paid plans that are partnered up with better quality networks and also for cheaper but hey we are walmart so our name will Carry all the weight when customers choose!

flip mode

i have t-mo and i wonder if the sim cards would work in an unlocked phone

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calif1mc

Puncuation please 🙂

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bd8371

Sep 14, 2010, 6:11 PM

more info

Here is a link for the service and the phones available.

http://www.walmart.com/cp/Walmart-Family-Mobile/1076 ... »

wrightN

Sep 14, 2010, 3:18 PM

Better Plan Ahead

i wonder if wal marts going to like having pissed off people coming back to the store wanting to know what route to take with a broken phone

or if its a manufacturers problem, have the customer mad that they wont replace it there and have them one mailed to their house

they better have their reps in the electronics store be able to know what to do

ecycled

Sep 14, 2010, 9:14 AM

Question and postulation

So will the big guys pull out of walmart instead of competing on their turf? Probably not.

I would bet this has been wal-marts plan all along. Get ppl in to get free phones that other providers sell, then when traffic gets high enough sell it themselves.

I pray they do their own tech support and customer service! Other T-mo reps you will feel some pain.

evrodude

Sep 14, 2010, 12:46 AM

First there was a

National Bank of Wal-Mart or Wal-Mart National Bank or something stupid like that. Now there is Wal-Mart Mobile bassed on T-Mobile... What's next?

Slammer

Sep 13, 2010, 4:03 PM

Will The Department Be Named....

Call-mart? 😳 😁

tmoracer

Sep 13, 2010, 2:51 PM

T-Mobile is Highly Rated

T-Mobile USA's innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.

flip mode

word 😎 🤣

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