Starting next week, Page Plus will adopt a few policy changes (via Howard Forums). These are seemingly minor alterations to current policy, but Page Plus believes that these will “help reduce confusion, streamline and simplify these processes for the dealer, and reduce the amount of call volume to our customer service center regarding these issues.” The changes include a change in activation and port-in credits, plus the abolition of balance minimums for ESN and MDN changes.

Posted in Page Plus on October 14th, 2009
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Page Plus introduced a new Talk n Text plan yesterday, Talk n Text 1200. For $29.95 per month customers get 1,200 voice minutes, 1,200 text and multimedia messages, and 50 megabytes of data. The plan is a compliment to Page Plus’s unlimited Talk n Text plan, which includes unlimited minutes, unlimited messages, and 20 megabytes of data for $39.95 per month. It will be available on October 9th at Page Plus’s website and at retail locations.

Posted in Page Plus on October 8th, 2009
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If you look at the user reviews of our pay as you go cell phone providers, you’ll see a common theme: poor customer service. There seems to be one exception, though. While Page Plus has its downsides, it gets more favorable customer service mentions than any other carrier. The service has gained in popularity lately, partly because of this, and partly because of the increasing attention they’ve been getting because of their cheap plans. User tobikay on Howard Forums complains that he’s not even able to get through to customer service, though. So what gives? It appears Page Plus is aware of the problem, and they will hire 100 more employees, mostly customer service reps, before the end of the year.

Posted in Page Plus on October 5th, 2009
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Like MetroPCS and Cricket, Page Plus Cellular is improving on its plans, rather than introducing completely new pricing tiers. Instead of lowering prices on certain plans, Cricket and Metro added more features to their current plans, giving customers more for the same amount of money. Page Plus first did this with their Unlimited Talk n Text plan, which originally provided 1,500 minutes plus 1,500 texts for $39.95 per month. Earlier this month they upgraded that to unlimited voice and text. For many, it wasn’t a big difference — do unlimited customers really use more than the 1,500 minutes and texts? In any case, they made another upgrade this week, this time for text messaging.

Posted in Page Plus on August 24th, 2009
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We heard the rumblings of a new Page Plus plan about a month ago, and now it’s finally official. The company announced its Unlimited Talk n Text plan today, offering unlimited voice minutes, unlimited text messaging, and 20 megabytes of data for $39.95 per month. Who said there’s not going to be a price war? The offering from Page Plus comes in $5 cheaper than Straight Talk, which is $5 cheaper than Boost Unlimited.

Posted in Page Plus on August 7th, 2009
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It seems everyone in the cellular industry wants an app store. Apple started it with the iPhone, and it caught on so well that others are popping up everywhere. BlackBerry has launched one for its line of smartphones, and Verizon is gearing up for its own. Next on the list is a carrier you might not expect: Page Plus. They just announced their own app store, which is available on BREW-capable Page Plus phones. The best part about that is that you can use your Verizon phone, which is likely to be BREW-compatible, on the Page Plus service.

Posted in Page Plus on July 27th, 2009
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There is absolutely, positively no first-hand confirmation of this, so please take it with a grain of salt. A few posters on Howard Forums have heard that Page Plus will launch a new plan, or new plans, on August 1. Again, this is not confirmed. The rumor is that it will be an all-in unlimited plan, much like the recent wave we’ve seen from Boost Mobile and Straight Talk. We’ll obviously follow this one until we get official word — or don’t get official word, depending on whether this rumor has legs.

Posted in Page Plus on July 9th, 2009
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Page Plus has made a number of improvements to its service offerings this year. Among the more prominent have been the addition of BREW content and the Talk n Text plans. Now we’ve got word about two new service enhancements. First is the introduction of text messaging bundles. For $10.95 per month subscribers can grab 2,000 text messages, and for $19.95 they can get 5,000. Unless you’re an insane texter, 5,000 should be more than enough. Perhaps the limit is there so Page Plus can avoid some of these monstrous text messagers who take advantage of unlimited plans.

Posted in Page Plus on June 1st, 2009
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There’s a press release making its rounds claiming that Page Plus Cellular has “recently expanded its coverage area.” It’s strange, because you don’t normally hear that from an MVNO. They’re subject to the parent network. That’s the whole idea, apparently. Page Plus now benefits from the combined networks of Verizon and Alltel, as one would have expected. The best part for their customers is that this eliminates roaming charges in the expanded coverage area. So what was once a roaming area on the Alltel network is now standard on the Verizon network, hence standard on Page Plus.

Posted in Page Plus on April 22nd, 2009
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Something’s afoot at the Circle K. Specifically, Page Plus Cellular has signed an agreement deal with the convenience store chain. Page Plus phones and cards will now be available at Circle K locations in Arizona and Florida. There are also plans for a national launch, which would bring Page Plus to 2,000 stores across the country. This is nothing but good new for the MVNO. At a time when prepaid is growing, they can use all the distribution they can get.

Posted in Page Plus on April 14th, 2009
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With all the talk of unlimited plans, it’s strange to see a carrier offering a new monthly rate plan. The trouble, of course, is bundling texts and minutes in a way that appeals to consumers while coming in below the $50 price point set by Boost Mobile, MetroPCS, and Cricket. The guys at Page Plus Cellular are going to give it a whirl. They’re offering a package dubbed Talk n Text which will offer users 1,500 minutes per month, plus 1,500 text messages, for $39.95. This will provide an alternative to their unlimited plan, which costs $2.49 per day, or about $75 per month.

Posted in Page Plus on March 31st, 2009
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A few weeks ago I saw on Cell Guru that Page Plus was offering WAP access for $1.20 per megabyte. I couldn’t quite find it at the Page Plus website so I held off on posting it. Today a press release came across regarding Page Plus’s BREW availability. That will be coming over the summer. For those unfamiliar, BREW is a service which allows for a more interactive setting where users can download applications, games, and ringtones. Looks like the Page Plus review will be getting an overhaul soon.

Posted in Page Plus on March 24th, 2009
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Page Plus Cellular, which now has its very own Wikipedia page, has added some phones to its previously skimpy lineup. Not that these new ones make it robust. They just add a few new models to the fray. Ian has the goods. They’re lining up the LG vx3300 for $29.95, the Motorola e815 for $59.95, the Motorola V710 for $69.95, and the Motorola RAZR V3c for $89.95. It’s not much, for sure. These are still older models which people in the mainstream stopped using years ago. However, they’re definitely better than what PP offered before. Remember, you can bring your existing Verizon phone to Page Plus for activation if you don’t want to buy one of their models.

Posted in Page Plus on September 22nd, 2008
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If Ian is late to the party, then it’s over by the time I got there. Page Plus Cellular, one of our favorites here at Prepaid Reviews, has introduced online account management. Just click on the “My Account” link on the main page, enter your information, and voila! You’re on your way to adding airtime, viewing your account activity, and updating your personal information. You can also turn voicemail and/or text messaging on and off.

Posted in Page Plus on June 19th, 2008
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Peoriatech Mobile, a new branch of Peoriatech, is running a promotion as a Page Plus authorized retailer. While the company doesn’t charge an activation fee, unless you’re purchasing one of their unlimited cards, retailers often do. But if you order through Peoriatech Mobile before Wednesday, June 4 at 7 p.m. Central daylight time, you can avoid the activation fee. All you’ll need is a Verizon Wireless phone, which they will activate with Page Plus.

Posted in Page Plus on June 3rd, 2008
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If you take a gander through our featured providers, and look through the user reviews, you’ll see a universal complaint about the prepaid industry: Poor customer service. Of course, this exists across the entire cellular industry, but it seems that prepaid customers get picked on a bit more. Many of the complaints regard outsourced customer service, long hold times, and poor resolutions. And that’s not even mentioning the calling rates, some of which are a bit high. But then you get to Page Plus, and you’ll see that they have far fewer complains than the rest of ‘em. But why? And how?

Posted in Page Plus on February 22nd, 2008
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