Walmart

For the first time ever, Straight Talk Wireless now has more subscribers than all other Tracfone brands combined, excluding SafeLink.  SafeLink is a notable exclusion because it is part of the government-funded Lifeline program that helps low-income consumers get discounted phone service. Straight Talk Wireless’s subscriber count currently sits at

Last week Total Wireless updated its plans to include more data and more features.  Most plans got mobile hotspot enabled, the MVNO’s $25 unlimited talk and text plan got a 1GB data allotment added to it, and a double data promo was added to the $35 plan.  The double data

It looks like the iPhone 7 is going to be the device that prepaid providers push hard this season.  Metro and Boost Mobile are already doing it by offering the phone for $99 and $29.99 respectively to new customers.  Now AT&T Prepaid has joined the mix through an exclusive “only

Walmart is currently running a new pilot program believed to be in about 30 of its brick and mortar stores.  Stores participating in the program are selling goTRG certified refurbished Apple products. On its website, goTRG states that it has been refurbishing electronics for over 10 years in partnership with

A few days removed from the holidays and only weeks away from the beginning of Tax Season, Walmart has started to slash prices on several devices on Tracfone Inc’s subsidiaries Straight Talk, Total Wireless, Family Mobile, and Simple Mobile. The price changes took effect on 1/5/2020.  Some more device changes

Wave7 Research recently reported to its subscribers that Sprint is now available at a majority of Walmart locations based on sources and checks. Prior to the expansion, Wave7 Research had noted that Sprint was available in an estimated 40% of all Walmart locations, or approximately 1,400 of it’s 3,568 US

Total Wireless and Walmart have teamed up to provide another exclusive deal.  Customers who pick up two Total Wireless phones priced individually at $49 or higher and a $60 monthly service plan in the same transaction will receive a $100 Walmart eGift card.  This deal was first noted by Twitter’s

AT&T Prepaid is increasing the size of the autopay discount it will offer on it’s two prepaid unlimited plans to $20/month.  The change will take effect on November 1, 2019.  According to @KingOfTechDeals some Walmart locations have already started putting up new signage advertising that change as part of their

Lycamobile has appeared to move into Walmart, at least online.  @KingOfTechDeals recently spotted a new deal at Walmart.com involving the 32GB Samsung Galaxy A20 and 3 months of Lycamobile phone service.  The bundle package includes a phone plan that gives customers unlimited talk, text, and data with the first 7GB

A long-awaited feature has finally arrived at Total Wireless.  The Tracfone owned brand has finally removed its hard data cap, but unfortunately, it is only for one plan.  Customers who subscribe to Total Wireless’s $50 plan will now get unlimited talk, text, and data with the first 25GB at 4G

According to a Howard Forums poster, AT&T Prepaid is now offering another Walmart exclusive promotion.  Customers can get double the data on AT&T Prepaid’s $50 wireless plan when they activate a new line of service and enable auto-pay billing on their account. The plan will come with 16GB of 4G

A little over a month ago Straight Talk Wireless began offering the LG Premier Pro for free online through the Straight Talk Wireless website.  Now, Wave7 Research has noted that Straight Talk Wireless is offering the device for free through Walmart in some markets.  What’s interesting here is the firm

Cricket Wireless has launched a double your data promo exclusively at Walmart. Those who subscribe to Cricket Wireless’s $40 plan that is $35 with AutoPay billing enabled, will get 10GB of LTE data a month for 1 year.  The plan normally comes with 5GB of LTE data and it does

When it comes to prepaid wireless plans, Walmart is a retail force to be reckoned with.  The store offers several exclusive prepaid plans.  For instance, Total Wireless has for a long time offered an extra GB of data for life on the $35 plan that normally comes with 5GB of

Cricket Wireless has a launched a new promotion.  The new promotion is for a limited time and gives customers an extra 2GB of data to use when they subscribe to Cricket’s $40 plan.  The $40 plan normally includes unlimited talk and text with 5GB of high speed data.  The bonus