Andre Yoskowitz
13 Sep 2010 22:29
Wal-Mart has introduced their own wireless plan today, using Wal-Mart branding.
The Wal-Mart Family Mobile service will run on the T-Mobile USA network, with the giant retailer giving users unlimited calling and texts for $45 per month, and $25 for each additional line in the family.
Wal-Mart will begin offering the service next week in most of its stores.
Starting in 2009, the retailer began selling the Straight Talk and Common Cents services, which run through Verizon and Sprint. The difference, however, is both those services are prepaid plans.
Family Mobile is like a traditional "contract" cell plan, with families being billed at the end of each month, however there is no set amount of contract months.
The cheapest phone available for the service will be a Nokia for $35, with the most expensive being the Motorola Cliq XT, for $249.
Family Mobile users will only get a small amount of free Internet data, with each extra 1GB costing a massive $40.