[Nfbmo] Fw: News - Walmart/iPhone5 - Big Day for Consumers: $45 Monthly U...

Fri Jan 11 01:07:47 UTC 2013

Fred,
    This is amazing!
     a few questions I would want to know:
     How good is the customer service record for  Straighttalk?
     Since there is no contract, the advantage is   you can switch to any 
provider you want - but it also offers no guarantees for  maintaining the 
price point of $45/month - is there some guarantee that it will  stay at that 
rate for a certain period (say a year) before it can change - or  how much 
can it be increased,/year?
     What kind of national coverage does Straighttalk  offer?  I've 
actually never heard of them, though it is now common for  roaming charges to be a 
think of the past.   
     Given that the iPhone offers connection both via  cellular network and 
wireless hotspot, this might not be an issue.
     Their prices for the iPhone seem awfully high  - I paid $299 for mine 
from Sprint but that may have included a upgrade offer  since I've been with 
them for 15 years.
      Like any of these good deals, you have to be  absolutely vigilant 
about making sure  your payments are in on  time.   GE contracts, like most 
store-related loan contracts, have  steep penalties if your payment is even a 
day late.   Make sure that  you know what the interest rate becomes if you 
were to miss a payment - some of  these cards can go up to 30%!!!   And that 
will also include any and  all deferred interest charges so if you have a 
$400 loan, at $25/month, it would  take 16 months to pay off.  If you were to 
be late on the very last  payment, you would then owe all the deferred 
interest over the 16 month period -  which even at 21% would be pretty hefty since 
it's compound  interest.   
      I regularly take part in such contracts -  set up an automatic 
payment from your bank to the loan provider and you'll do  fine.  Just read the 
fine print.
      All in all, this looks like a good deal -  just have to make sure, as 
always, that you have all the info you need.
Dan
PS:  Fred, how would you describe  the biggest advantages you've  noticed 
in moving from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone5?

In a message dated 1/10/2013 4:26:48 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
goodfolks at charter.net writes:

-----  Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Holton"  <bill32607 at gmail.com>
To: <viphone at googlegroups.com>
Sent:  Thursday, January 10, 2013 1:44 PM
Subject: FW: News - Walmart/iPhone5 -  Big Day for Consumers: $45 Monthly 
Unlimited, No-Contract Straight Talk  Wireless Plan With No-Interest 
iPhone5 
Financing Arrives  Friday

Subject: News - Walmart/iPhone5 - Big Day for Consumers: $45  Monthly
Unlimited, No-Contract Straight Talk Wireless Plan With No-Interest  iPhone5
Financing Arrives Friday

Note:  This will be available  starting tomorrow (Friday).

WALMART AND STRAIGHT TALK TO OFFER THE  IPHONE ON ITS $45 NO CONTRACT
UNLIMITED PLAN

Retailer providing  no-interest special financing on the iPhone 4 and iPhone
5 for only $25 a  month

Bentonville, AR -- Walmart and Straight Talk Wireless, America’s  largest 
and
top rated no-contract cell phone provider, today put the power  back in the
hands of customers with an industry game changing offer.  Starting on 
January
11, 2013 in more than 2,000 Walmart stores and online  at Walmart.com,
customers now have access to the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4  on  Straight Talk’s
$45 no contract unlimited talk, text and data  plan. To make this offer even
more affordable, Walmart will be offering  customers who purchase the phone
in the store, a no interest fixed-monthly  payments special financing offer
for only $25 a month with a Walmart Credit  Card.

The Straight Talk wireless no contract plan, exclusive to  Walmart, saves
consumers on average $950 a year when they switch from  conventional 
contract
plans with similar unlimited plans. To learn more  about how Straight Talk
Wireless saves consumers $950 a year, please visit:  www.straighttalk.com.

"We are thrilled to be bringing the remarkable  iPhone 5 to customers 
looking
for one of the most advanced smartphones with  one of the most affordable No
Contract plans ever," said F.J. Pollak, CEO  and President, TracFone
Wireless. “The advanced iPhone 5 with our unlimited  $45 monthly plan and
Walmart’s $25 special financing offer is a marriage  made in heaven – 
making
it the most affordable premium smartphone offer in  America. With this
exclusive offer the last reason for not purchasing the  No Contract Straight
Talk plan is gone.”

“We believe customers  shouldn’t have to choose between saving money and
having the latest  technology,” said Seong Ohm, senior vice president of
Entertainment for  Walmart U.S. “Now customers can have the coveted iPhone
with unlimited  talk, text and data without a contract for $70 a month 
thanks
to our  exclusive Straight Talk plan and industry first financing  offer.”

Pricing and Details for iPhone
The Apple iPhones for  Straight Talk will be available for purchase at the
following prices:
*  iPhone 5 will be available in black and white for $649 for the 16GB  
model
only
* iPhone 4 will be available in black and white for $449 for  the 8GB model
only

Walmart will offer a special financing on the  purchase of the phone for $25
a month with a Walmart Credit Card on these  select models. GE Capital 
Retail
Bank is the issuer of the Walmart Credit  Cards.

Pricing for the Straight Talk no-contract plans include:
*  $45 – No Contract Monthly Plan with Unlimited Nationwide Talk, Text,  and
Data.
* $60 – No Contract Monthly Plan with Unlimited Nationwide  Talk, Text, and
Data PLUS Unlimited International Calling to more than  1,000 destinations 
in
Mexico, Canada, India, and in other  countries.

iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever,  completely redesigned to
feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an  Apple-designed A6 chip for
blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless  technology—all while
delivering even better battery life. iPhone 5 comes  with iOS 6, the world’s
most advanced mobile operating system with over 200  new features including:
the all new Maps app; Facebook integration;  Passbook organization and even
more Siri features and languages. For more  information on iPhone 5, please
visit: www.apple.com/iphone.

For  more information see: www.straighttalk.com/iphone  and
www.walmart.com/iphone

MEDIA CONTACTS:   Sarah  Spencer,  for Walmart, (479) 277-2068 or
sarah.spencer at wal-mart.com;  and Will Harwood, for Straight Talk Wireless,
(703) 276-3255 or  wharwood at hastingsgroup.com.

About Straight Talk Wireless
Straight  Talk Wireless® is a brand of TracFone Wireless, Inc., America's
largest  no-contract cellular service provider with over 21.6 million
subscribers,  and a subsidiary of América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. ("AMX") (BMV:
AMX; NYSE:  AMX; Nasdaq: AMOV; LATIBEX: XAMXL). AMX is the leading provider
of wireless  services in Latin America. As of September 30, 2012, it had
255.9 million  wireless subscribers -- more wireless customers than AT&T and
Verizon  combined -- and 62.8 million fixed revenue generating units in  the
Americas.

About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)  helps people around the world save money
and live better – anytime and  anywhere – in retail stores, online, and
through their mobile devices. Each  week, more than 200 million customers
and members visit our 10,400 stores  under 69 banners in 27 countries and
e-commerce websites in 10 countries.  With fiscal year 2012 sales of
approximately $444 billion, Walmart employs  more than 2.2 million 
associates
worldwide. Walmart continues to be a  leader in sustainability, corporate
philanthropy and employment  opportunity. Additional information about
Walmart can be found by visiting  http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook
at http://facebook.com/walmart  and on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/walmartnewsroom. Online merchandise  sales are available
at http://www.walmart.com and  http://www.samsclub.com.

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