http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/ Engadget Comments for Common Cents Mobile becomes Sprint's latest prepaid brand, exclusive to Walmart http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
Sprint is gonna rule the world.

FIFY]]>May 13th 2010 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
Instead of fixing a riff-raff-infested customer service, they decided that straight-up penny pimping is the way to go.

Pimps up, Dan!]]>May 13th 2010 1:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/Their customer service has been fixed 10x's over my friend!]]>May 13th 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
If you mention 'da hood' in one more of your posts...]]>May 13th 2010 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
Haha sorry im from the hood and im typing this from the hood. Engadget also gets love in the hood... Nerds do exist in nYC ghettos. ]]>May 13th 2010 2:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
If I wear a hoodie and I put my hood up, am I in the hood?]]>May 13th 2010 2:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/South Central .:LA:. (you're hood if you know why the .: is there)]]>May 13th 2010 5:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/ ]]>May 13th 2010 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/Thats the plan;D]]>May 13th 2010 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/Not if all your conversations are less than a minute.]]>May 13th 2010 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
I wish...the best prepaid you can get still charges you 20 cents per minute, and rounds UP...and charges you 15 cents per message sent AND RECEIVED...unless you have a messaging bundle...then receiving is at least free...and we get THREE YEAR CONTRACTS...WTF are you Americans complaining about your two year contracts...]]>May 13th 2010 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/05/12/virgin-mobiles-beyond-talk-plans-now-available/

For $25 you get 300 minutes of talk and unlimited text, email, data and web.

With this Walmart plan, 300 minutes of talk is going to cost you $21 and no txt or anything else.

]]>May 13th 2010 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
either way, it's still Sprint.]]>May 13th 2010 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 1:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
So then it if it's still on the Sprint network, why would anyone go with the more expensive Walmart plan?? Unless you do very little talking, and basically no texting or surfing, it would seem that the Virgin plan is much better.

Also what's the deal with the data... couldn't you theoretically buy something like a nice Android phone and use that with one of these pre-paid plans, or is that just too much wishful thinking?? Clearly there's gotta be some "gotcha", but not sure where it's at.]]>May 13th 2010 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
Because if you market it, people will buy it.

Case in point: Apple.]]>May 13th 2010 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 5:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
Sent from my iPod.
P.s. Not a big deal, get something that can run crisis.]]>May 13th 2010 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
Tell me about it, why do they rape so fucking hard on prepaid data, it's obscene. If I could get 1GB for like 15 bucks a month and still use my iPhone I'd be sold, I'd ditch the contract in a heartbeat]]>May 13th 2010 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/If the everyone in the States use GSM (or WCDMA for that matter),
we could use whatever phone we like, be it an iPhone or Milestone or Desire or HD 2 with some reasonable priced networks.

CDMA 2000 -> No future
WCDMA @ 1700Mhz (T-mobile USA) -> Sigh...
]]>May 13th 2010 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
The point here is the SIM card
I can use my same piece of iPhone on the 150+ 3G Networks in 70+ different countries / region, but NOT on any other 3G networks here in the US of A other than AT&T?

Why can't I just buy a Motorola Milestone or Desire or the EVO and just swap in my SIM card on any network (be it the premium national wide network or the local cheapo prepay network) and I am good to go?

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according to T-MoNews, T-Mobile is about to drop a $15 unlimited text option with $0.10 call rate

http://www.tmonews.com/2010/05/t-mobile-gets-their-prepaid-on/]]>May 13th 2010 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
This is so great...]]>May 13th 2010 2:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 3:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
Sprint's first entry in to cell phones (after being primarily a long distance provider) was Sprint PCS in the washington-baltimore area, around 1995. Because it had limited coverage (you could roam in about a dozen big cities & pay extra), it was pretty cheap. I think I had the $20/200 minute plan.

One feature was first-minute-is-free, which is basically the same as round-down-minutes. Any call under 60 seconds was free.

I always wanted to get two phones, tape them back-to-back, flipping phones every 45 seconds so that I'd get free calls.

Eventually they transferred everyone from PCS (GSM) to the CDMA Sprint had built out in the rest of the country.]]>May 13th 2010 1:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/:)]]>May 13th 2010 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
Anyone who wants a good deal should check out PagePlus who resell Verizon. My rates are 4 cents per minute. ]]>May 13th 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 3:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
With Straight Talk it's $30 plus tax for 1,000 minutes, 1000 text messages, and 30 MB of web usage for 30 days and it runs on Verizon's towers.

The other plan that they have is an unlimited plan of $45 for 30 days: unlimited minutes, text, and web.

The downside to Straight Talk over this plan is the the cheapest plan you are starting at is $30 plus tax. Also, their phones only work in the US. This I am sure can be overcome by purchasing a calling card and using that. With this Sprint service you get to use the phone internationally at different rates per country.

I use roughly about 600 minutes per month, though lately it has been a low 500 something per month, so this plan would not be good for me.

Also, when I am stuck in line at Walmart (which is usually anywhere from 15 min to 30 min, especially close to midnight) I use the web the entire time, and shop there often, so the data rate would be too expensive for me.

Regarding that, can someone please offer some clarification? It says $1 per MB per day. Why the per day part? Is it not simply $1 per MB and so if I use 3 MB today I will be charged $3.00 and if I use that same amount tomorrow, I will also be charged $3.00, or if in the entire month I use 30MB (different amounts per day), I will be charged $30. If yes to all these, which I do believe is the answer, why the per day part?

Well, I think I might be able to answer my own question. It says on the website "Unused data expires 24 hours after purchase.", which then after looking at the $1 charge, leads me to believe that if I wanted to use the web, I would be charged in $1 increments for each MB, and if I use only 550 Kb, I better make sure I use the remaining 474 Kb (1024 - 550) before 24 hours to get the full use of my 1 MB purchase. If I don't do this, well, too bad, I am still charged the $1.00. I don't like this.]]>May 13th 2010 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/May 13th 2010 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/13/common-cents-mobile-becomes-sprints-latest-prepaid-brand-exclu/
What an absolute scam! I can't believe the journalist didn't slaughter them for that. "All totally contract free, of course". Yipee!]]>May 13th 2010 3:39AM