Net10 discontinues unlimited service
Before there was Straight Talk, there was the Net10 unlimited plan. Launched in July of 2008, it seemed like a great plan at the time. It offered unlimited calling, texting, data browsing, and 411 calls for $79.98 per month, which at the time undercut the competition. Postpaid carriers had just introduced $100 unlimited plans, and Virgin Mobile had unveiled one of its own, but none of them included any features other than voice. Net10 jumped ahead of the pack, albeit quietly, with their comprehensive offering. With Straight Talk taking off, however, it appears that America Movil, the parent company of Straight Talk, Net10, and Tracfone, sees no more use for Net10’s unlimited plan. It is officially dead.
A Howard Forums user alerted me to the development, though it came as no surprise. I’m not sure when the deal ended, even. Net10 made no announcement. They simply removed it from their site, and it took someone actively looking for it to determine that it is no longer available. So we officially bid it farewell. Many services, including Straight Talk, now offer similar features for much cheaper, so Net10’s unlimited plan was already out of date, anyway.
Still, it was an unlimited plan for the Net10 GSM markets. I wonder if the Straight Talk deal with Verizon precluded the Net10 unlimited plan, which ran on AT&T’s network.
Loading ...
They should’ve just lowered the price to $40 or 45 but I bet Att wouldn’t give them the necessary rates that Verizon did to compete with Straight Talk. ST is doing terrific anyway so Net10 unlimited dying was no real surprise. W/o changes, it was not a matter of if but when.
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 at 4:09 am
The silent exit is a bit strange. I’m on the Straight Talk unlimited plan and it is awesome. I’ve had nothing but great service at a great price!
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 at 5:29 am
I’m on the Straight Talk unlimited plan as well and have saved tons! My daughter who just turned 25 made this prepaid plan her new years resolution to save money. She has the $30 a month plan and will end up saving over $500 a year!!!
Posted on December 26th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Straight Talk is awesome. I agree. I just bought it for my mom. But seriously, how long will it be before all the big companies like Verizon, Sprint, At&T and T-Mobile are done squeezing the last penny out of this market before succumbing to a low-fee unlimited? I remember, million of years ago, when the internet service provider Prodigy charged $5 an hour for dial-up internet access. This weird company, America Online, already was… scroll a few years forward and all those companies were offering unlimited internet for $19.95 a month and the price only kept going down (until broadband arrived) And all the who’s who of ISP startups (Pipeline, Mindspring…) were swallowed up by the big few. I think we’ll see something similar soon.
Posted on December 31st, 2009 at 4:46 am
Today, January 1st, 2010, this was sighted:http://www.net10unlimited.com/en/
A new version of Net10 unlimited has been launched. Three phone models have been packaged for this. Preliminary reports indicate a possible presence at select brick and mortar Target stores.
No other details are available at this time except the website itself.
It is now $50 unlimited everything.
Great way to start the new year!
Posted on January 1st, 2010 at 6:40 pm
I have seen the new http://www.net10unlimited.com/en/ site and it is legit. I did a whois and it points to the same name servers as the rest of the Tracfone services. I have a feeling the regular old 10¢ a Minute plans may be on the way out. Plus last month Straight Talk launched the new touchscreen Samsung phone, I am betting a new range of phones will come to Net10 as well once the new Unlimited Plan launches. I think that it will give people more options.
Posted on January 2nd, 2010 at 2:49 am
I heard the Net10 Unlmited is now available exclusively at Target but their website doesn’t say anything. Anyone?
Posted on January 30th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Net10 Unlimited stills exists. I’ve had the service for about 2 months and I like it. I’m saving 2 thirds of what I was paying with my previous carrier and so far I haven’t had any dropped calls.
Yes, net10 sells phones at Target, but you can also purchase online. I bought my phone at Target for about $80. It was a bargain.
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
This is a shame…funny that where we live, we JUST NOW saw the unlimited plan. We thought it was a new deal from Net10. My husband decided to wait & now he wants the unlimited, well too late now. Net10 has the best coverage of any mobile service…big shame that we Net10 users are stuck w/prepaid.
Posted on June 22nd, 2010 at 12:20 pm
[...] plan on a GSM network, Net10 Unlimited. The service, introduced in the summer of 2008, was discontinued at the end of last year and reintroduced just a few weeks later. Could it be headed back for the graveyard? There are no [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2010 at 7:31 am