Comments on: Wal-Mart Crashes the Prepaid Party http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: CJ Strayhorn http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226777 Mon, 31 May 2010 14:32:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226777 Take a look at Zoom Mobile.

]]> By: Q4 Wireless Scorecard: It’s Good to Be the King – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226776 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:32:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226776 [...] carriers enjoyed their view from the throne. Users continued to move toward prepaid thanks to an ultra-competitive prepaid market that encourages users to switch providers at the drop of a hat. Leap, MetroPCS, T-Mobile USA and [...]

]]> By: hkymom3234 http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226775 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:46:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226775 I ABSOLUTELY LOVE STRAIGHT TALK. I have had no problems whatsoever. My Samsung Finesse phone is the greatest and its just unreal that I only spend 45 dollars a month! I used to spend over a hundred dollars and with times like these… any money saving IS fantastic. Straight Talk is wonderful all around. Great service, great function, great price, and great customer service! Couldn’t say enough good things! It is on the Verizon network and we all know that Verizon has the best coverage and service. I got it at Walmart and even picked up one for a present for my mom so she could save money!

]]> By: Chelsea http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226774 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:51:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226774 Walmart has really impressed me with launching StraightTalk nationwide. I love this prepaid plan, $45 for unlimited texts/calls, its perfect for my daughter and I. I get great coverage since it is on the Verizon network which is perfect for when I go out of town and need to stay connected with her. I reccommend this plan to anyone trying to save money and be economical :)

]]> By: Why You Should Consider Paying Your Early Termination Fee – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226773 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:16:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226773 [...] Your Early Termination Fee By Colin Gibbs Dec. 17, 2009, 12:16pm No Comments 0 0 0 0 The ultra-competitive prepaid market is producing some astoundingly inexpensive all-you-can eat rate plans. And breaking your cell phone [...]

]]> By: Gigaom trumps up prepaid again | The MobiKwik Blog http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226772 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:49:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226772 [...] more from  gigaom here.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Gigaom trumps up prepaid again", url: [...]

]]> By: Chase Winters http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226771 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:31:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226771 I’m very happy with Straight Talk and am impressed with their coverage on Verizon.

To me, the $30 – 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts deal is unbeatable. I travel and have never had a problem.

When I had Metro POS, it worked fine in town but as soon as I got outside the city, fuhgeddaboutit!

You get what you pay for, on in the case of Straight Talk, MORE than you pay for!

]]> By: Don Kenyon http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226770 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:38:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226770 I have used t-mobile for about 2 years. Then I have moved to nextel. Used them for about 3 years. Well Boostmobile came out with the 50 dollar unlimited plan. I switched. We all know that nextel has poor service area. We all know that texting sucks. We all know that if you are using Boostmobile, your call will be dropped, your internet will come up with an error and most of all. If your texting, you have to wait 5 min. for it to download. (sometimes it takes days to come threw) I realize it is prepaid, but come on boostmobile, lets spend some of that profit to improve your network. If YOU don’t take care of your costumers, someone else will. Well here is “straight talk” taking care of boostmobile’s costumers.

]]> By: Don Kenyon http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226769 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:37:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226769 I have used t-mobile for about 2 years. Then I have moved to nextel. Used them for about 3 years. Well Boostmobile came out with the 50 dollar unlimited plan. I switched. We all know that nextel has poor service area. We all know that texting sucks. We all know that if you are using Boostmobile, your call will be dropped, your internet will come up with an error and most of all. If your texting, you have to wait 5 min. for it to download. (sometimes it takes days to come threw) I realize it is prepaid, but come on boostmobile, lets spend some of that profit to improve your network. If YOU don’t take care of your costumers, someone else will. Well here is “straight talk” taking care of boostmobile’s costumers.

]]> By: Rich Carriers Got Richer in Q3 http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226768 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226768 [...] to the iPhone — and $13.65 in revenue, up 8 percent over the year-ago period. Meanwhile, the increasingly heated prepaid space took its toll on Leap Wireless and MetroPCS, as both service providers saw customer growth slide in [...]

]]> By: Corey Anders http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226767 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:28:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226767 Boost is not very good. I’ve trued them and I know,

Straight Talk is really good. Strong signal and great coverage. No dropped calls.

The best thing about Straight Talk is its simplicity. I am so tired of wading through funky phone bills with mysterious charges and fees.

I really appreciate the savings, of course, but not having those awful and undecipherable bills has been a great stress-reducer.

]]> By: joe http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226766 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:04:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226766 I couldn’t agree more, boost mobile does not compare. With boost i didn’t get near the reception i accrue currently with straight talk. With Straight talk I literally pay less and get more anyone using a straight talk competitor more then likely has no idea what they are missing out on.

]]> By: Holly http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226765 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:57:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226765 @Tatum Hawkins, this is the second article on Straight Talk that I read your rant on. I’m sure it’s actually word for word the same as well. We call that spamming.
But I do sympathize with you. It seems you are trying to fight fires here. Sadly, the Straight Talk plan on the Verizon network is far better than Boost, on Sprint’s network. I know this because I actually used Boost before. And now I use ST. Gone are the days of dropped calls, delayed texts and spotty reception.

]]> By: Deadcellzones.com http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226764 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:21:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226764 Tracfone uses lots of different carrier networks depending on the phone you have. You might want to check for coverage on http://deadcellzones.com first.

]]> By: What the U.S. Prepaid Guys Can Learn From the UK’s O2 http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226763 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:15:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226763 [...] Prepaid mobile service providers in the U.S. that are watching their margins get whittled away by brutal price wars should look across the pond to O2. The UK operator today released some impressive stats regarding [...]

]]> By: Trudy Hein http://gigaom.com/2009/10/14/wal-mart-crashes-the-prepaid-party/#comment-226762 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:47:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=74727#comment-226762 I have a straight Talk phone and I can really recommend it, I have the unlimited plan and I love never having to worry about the bill being more than I thought. The coverage on Verizon’s network is truly superior to my old contract “S” and I have been able to make calls from everywhere I’ve been so far so don’t worry about roaming because it really is nationwide.

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