| MetroPCS' $40 Unlimited Prepaid Plan | | | | decided to compete a little bit more aggressively |
| If you've been paying attention to the prepaid cell | | | | by shaving five dollars off the price of its |
| phone market, then you may have noticed that | | | | Unlimited prepaid plans. MetroPCS' Monthly |
| pay as you go plans have been getting cheaper | | | | Unlimited plan costs $40 for limitless voice, texting |
| by the day. They are also becoming more | | | | and Web access. |
| attractive as prepaid wireless providers stack on | | | | MetroPCS $45 plan will have the additions of |
| services to existing plans while cutting prices in | | | | email, navigation, and even social networking apps |
| order to encourage new subscribers. | | | | on top of unlimited voice, data, and text |
| This is always a very good thing for consumers. | | | | messaging. A third plan from this company-one |
| You may have also noticed that the economy is | | | | that has not changed in price-give subscribers |
| on everyone's mind these days-a fact that has | | | | unlimited use of a smartphone plan, complete with |
| not escaped prepaid companies. MetroPCS is the | | | | browsing capabilities and other functionality. |
| latest prepaid provider to jump into the price war | | | | The $40 plan is five bucks less than the Straight |
| in the public arena. | | | | Talk Unlimited plan, which shows that MetroPCS |
| Boost Mobile unveiled a limitless prepaid plan earlier | | | | means business and wants to gain more prepaid |
| this year. The company has widely been a youth | | | | users. It is ready to compete for new business. It |
| oriented cellular service provider, but has shifted | | | | is interesting how these prepaid cell phone plans |
| over to a more moderate position and is posed | | | | have progressed over the past several months |
| to win new business for its parent company, | | | | and it will be interesting to see where it leads. |
| Sprint. Sprint is acting quite bullish on prepaid, | | | | If you've read the past few paragraphs, you may |
| which is evident in its recent purchase of prepaid | | | | be thinking that many of the plans mentioned are |
| wireless provider Virgin Mobile USA. Clearly, the | | | | cheaper than contract based plans that offer |
| company likes the potential of prepaid. | | | | similar or fewer features. This is no mistake. |
| Following quickly on its heels was popular prepaid | | | | Prepaid companies are not only competing against |
| company Tracfone, which released two new | | | | similar pay as you go wireless companies, they're |
| prepaid cell phone plans under the name Straight | | | | competing against everyone. More people are |
| Talk. One is unlimited and the other cheaper one is | | | | seeing prepaid as a viable option and are actively |
| for 1,00o minutes of talk each month. Both are | | | | looking for alternatives to the plans they may |
| aggressive plans that have begun to catch on. | | | | have had for years. |
| MetroPCS, a regional wireless service provider has | | | | |