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As usual, I like covering smaller carriers, and on that note, we bring you this story which involves Cricket and their deal with Wal-mart which will sell the carrier’s products and services across 840 stores.
Here are the highlights:
- Wal-mart will exclusively sell the Cricket Broadband $50 monthly service plan. Moreover, this will be the only mobile broadband offering in Walmart’s computer section!
- The Cricket A600 modem will be available as a grab-and-go offering for $69.99 with no activation fee.
- Wal-mart also offers Cricket’s new all-inclusive PAYGo plans, which offer a la carte rates, voicemail, call waiting, caller ID, and three-way calling all over Cricket’s 3G network. Two such plans will be available: $40/month – which includes unlimited talk, U.S. long distance, Cricket’s premium extended coverage, MMS, and international text messaging; and $45/month that adds unlimited mobile web and 411 directory assistance on top of the $40/month plan.
- Three popular (but low-end) Cricket phones are available at Walmart stores – Cricket TXTM8 ($79.99), Cricket CAPTR ($49.99) and Samsung r211 ($19.99).
Finally, this latest news builds on top of Cricket’s earlier announcements to sell their services/products with other large chains — including Best Buy, Target and Dollar General.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
