Straight Talk adds $45 unlimited plan
It appears Tracfone is serious about their new Straight Talk service. A few weeks ago we first heard of the service and its $30 plan, which provides 1,000 minutes and 1,000 text messages, plus unlimited 411 and 30 MB of data. They have a new promotion, and it’s got the industry abuzz. For $45 per month, you can get unlimited minutes and text messages, plus 30 MB of data and unlimited 411 for $45. Like the 1,000 minute plan, the unlimited service option lasts 30 days. You can check out the offering at Straight Talk’s website.
Update: Commenter Peter points out that the unlimited plan is on a six-month trial. Understandably, Verizon doesn’t want Straight Talk stealing all its customers. So if Verizon doesn’t see a mass exodus, and doesn’t see a severe uptick in network traffic, we could see this stick around. For now, though, figure this has a six-month sunset clause.
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This comes with a six month trial period which gives network provider Verizon the chance to opt out in the even the unlimited plan starts to overload and take away from their regular customers. (According to Barron’s online).
It is also there to guard against Straight Talk stealing business away from their the regular Verizon customer base probably. No information on whether the original $30 plan is a trial either, but considering it is not an potentially unlimited nightmare for Verizon and Tracfone would look really dumb to launch a brand only for six months, and major Verizon Mvno Page Plus was offered a very similar deal just four months ago, I’d say the 1000 minute plan will stay no matter what.
Posted on July 5th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Honestly, Peter, I’m more a fan of the $30 plan. If that stays, I’d be more than happy.
Posted on July 6th, 2009 at 9:28 am
finally – no more annoying contracts!!
Posted on July 6th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
If only I could use unlocked phones:(
Posted on July 6th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Joe, I’d be happy if EITHER stays. They are BOTH killer deals. You can’t really go wrong on value with any one of the two. I’m sure they will add more handsets as the demand increases. A qwerty phone would be perfect for the unlimited plan.
Posted on July 6th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Is the service have the 3g network
Posted on October 21st, 2009 at 1:21 am
The problem with the service is that your minutes don’t carry over at the end of the month. So if you recharge when you have 800 minutes left, your minutes get set back at 0 and you lose those 800 minutes.
Posted on November 8th, 2009 at 3:37 am