[Nfbmo] Fw: News - Walmart/iPhone5 - Big Day for Consumers: $45Monthly U...
Fred Olver
goodfolks at charter.net
Fri Jan 11 14:29:52 UTC 2013
Dan, of course I don't have the answers you want, but there is at the bottom
of the post, contact information probably for folks who could answer them. I
will say though that the $649 price-point for the Iphone 5 is one that the
Apple stores and other retailers are selling them for. The only reason you
are getting a discount is because you are a Sprint customer. Straight-talk
has been around for quite some time, ten years I think, nearly and they
haven't raised their rates in all that time. Actually, I'm thinking they are
a spinn-off of Verizon but I can't swear to it. Although they say there is
no contract, there is the phone to pay for, at $25 per month this would take
some 26 months. I can't imagine someone just letting an Iphone just sit
there while they are making payments. I'm sure there's a way for them to get
the money once you buy the phone, I just don't know what it is. Personally,
having been a Verizon customer for more years than I want to count, I don't
think my bank account wants to take that kind of a hit, and let's say you do
get the phone, to upgrade again say in two years would cost you that same
$649.
You might only be paying $70 a month including a phone payment, but I get my
phone for more than $300 less than you do, I get to sell it back when I want
to upgrade in about 20 months and they give me money for the phone I give
back, last time it was $140 for an Iphone 4, used it to pay one month's bill
and part of another.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Fw: News - Walmart/iPhone5 - Big Day for Consumers:
$45Monthly U...
> 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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