Virgin Mobile announced today that they are introducing the first no-contract data sharing plans to the industry. Customers will have a choice of two to four lines to have on their account and will have access to a special data-sharing app that can help with data buy-ups, adding on international service, and monitoring usage. In addition to the normal charges for service, Virgin Mobile is also giving users an option to pay a flat $5 per month fee to avoid having data charges for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pandora, and other social media and music streaming apps, from counting against their data cap.
The plans are each based on the number of lines desired and come with unlimited talk and text. Each line gets a 4 GB allotment of data which can be shared between the lines. The plans will run $65 per month for 2 lines, $90 per month for 3 lines, and $115 per month for 4 lines. Consumers will have a choice of four different devices initially that can be purchased with the data sharing plans, including the HTC Desire 510, the LG Tribute, the LG Volt, and the Samsung Galaxy Core Prime. Buyers will have to pay for the devices which range in price from $79.88 up to $149.88 as well as a $20 starter kit for each new line of service.
For buyers who only need one line, Virgin Mobile is also offering new single-line unlimited data plans. A new $35 per month plan provides 300 minutes of talk and unlimited text while a $45 per month plan removes the talk limit. Both plans have unlimited data, although high-speed data is only accessible up to 2.5 GB of use. After that, speeds fall back to 2G speeds. Virgin Mobile also notes that video streaming may be limited to 3G speeds at all times.
The new phones and data sharing plan options will be available exclusively at Walmart stores starting this Saturday, January 17th. For those not familiar with Virgin Mobile, they operate on the Sprint network. According to Angela Rittgers with Sprint Prepaid, “At Virgin Mobile we are committed to offering prepaid customers innovative new wireless options…the new data sharing plans bring some of the most aggressive shared-line plans ever launched…”
source: Virgin Mobile (PR)
Come comment on this article: Virgin Mobile announces new no-contract data sharing plans
0 nhận xét:
Đăng nhận xét