All the major carriers have come out with unlimited minute plans in the last few days, but Sprint might muscle its way to leading that pack:
Sprint has yet to respond, but analysts say it could be considering an unlimited calling plan for as low as $60 a month in a bid to stem customer defections.
That could force AT&T and Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications (VZ.N) and Vodafone Group Plc (VOD.L), to cut their prices or face losing customers.
“Our bigger concern rests with Sprint’s plans and the potential for future additional competitive responses,” Robert W. Baird analyst Will Power wrote in a research note.
As a Sprint customer currently paying about $45 a month for kinda enough minutes, I think I’d find it worth the upgrade to unlimited if it were only $15 or so more. C’mon, Sprint. You know you want to be awesome. Just don’t make an upgrade an automatic two-year agreement and you might have me hooked.
February 20th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Suncom tried this a few years before they sold out to Cingular and then to AT&T. Not sure why Cingular / AT&T did’nt keep the deal. $59 for unlimted minutes is great - I have not needed a house phone in almost 5 years…
February 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I always liked the idea of Cingular’s rollover minutes and I’ve wondered why others didn’t follow suit. Unlimited minutes will certainly make that moot.