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Walmart will offer Straight Talk, a new no-contract cellular deal on October 18, 2009 at Walmart.com. Straight Talk has two prepaid plans at $30and $45 a month.

To help drive down no-contract wireless pricing for customers, Walmart has Straight Talk providing customers the following two options:

• Straight Talk "All You Need" 30-day Plan that includes the following for only $30 month:
  • 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30MB of mobile web access.
  • Nationwide coverage.
  • 411 Information calls at no extra charge.
    

• Straight Talk's Unlimited 30-day Plan that includes the following for $45 a month:
  • Unlimited minutes, unlimited text and unlimited mobile web access.
  • Nationwide coverage.
  • Unlimited 411 Information calls at no extra charge. 

AT&T today announced a new prepaid calling with unlimited nationwide calling for three dollars per day -charges only applying on days when they make or receive voice calls.

The new AT&T GoPhone plan includes no roaming or long distance fees on the company’s national wireless network. Customers on the new GoPhone Unlimited Calling plan will also be able to use text messaging and data service at the same pay per use rates as all other GoPhone Pay As You Go plans, or customers can add messaging or data packages. Refills are sold at more than 200,000 locations across the U.S. 

For customers who primarily call other AT&T mobile subscribers, AT&T also offers an Unlimited Mobile-to-Mobile plan, which provides unlimited calling to and from all 78 million AT&T wireless customers, and $0.10 for all other calls, for $1 a day.

AT&T offers many GoPhone packagesand AT&T GoPhone deals.

Due to so many customers going for the unlimited services of Boost Mobile, their network bombed and needed its own boost to deal with all the network congestion. Customers complained of widespread problems and text messages taking hours and even until the next day to arrive. This would make the famous Boost question "Where U At?" moot.

Once customer complained to an AP reporter "I got five text messages at 4 o'clock in the morning that I sent myself nine hours before."

Boost uses the Nextel network, which has had few problems in the past but is best known for its Push-to-Talk Walkie-Talkie features.

"The popularity of Boost Mobile caught us off guard. It overwhelmed our system," he said. The company has been working "day and night" to fix the problems, and aims to have the system "much improved" by next week, said a Boost spokesman.

Cost conscious texters in order to avoid texting fees have been know to buy a Boost phone just for texting.  However, it sort of defeats the purpose because often texts are for the moment, such as, "I'm at school, pick me up now."

Boost heavily promoted their unlimited service and earlier and April sent out a comparison chart, saying it was a better deal than its competitor Virgin Mobile. "Boost Mobile charges $50 for unlimited use of talk, texting and wireless web, plus there are no extra taxes."

Metro PCS and Cricket have similar $50 a month unlimited plans which do not include taxes and fees however withe the Wireless and Mobile News'  First Month Free Cricket coupon-link or you can use the MetroPCS First Month of Service Free coupon-link to save on one month of service.

Unlimited wars have heated up again this week.  On Thursday, Virgin Mobile revealed their Totally Unlimited prepaid calling plan for $49.99 on April 15, 2009, and "Pink Slip Protection". Within a day, Boost sent out a news release to compare their unlimited service with Virgin Mobile's unlimited service.

Virgin Mobile's "Pink Slip Protection,"  will waive up to three months of monthly charges, if the customer becomes unemployed. Pink Slip Protection also applies to the new Texter's Delight program, designed for those who text more than talk. Virgin Mobiles' Totally Unlimited plan includes unlimited calling, anytime, anywhere in the United States is available for $49.99 Texters Delight plans offer 1000 Messages for just $14.99 or Unlimited Text and Messaging for $19.99. Included are Text, IM, Email, Photo and Video messaging.

Then we received a release from Boost Mobile saying that they were better and cheaper. They dared to compare and of course the comparison is in their favor:

"Boost Mobile's Monthly Unlimited plan offers greater value to consumers than Virgin Mobile's new $49.99 voice-only plan. In fact, Virgin Mobile's $49.99 per month plan can cost consumers closer to $72 per month when fees for text messaging, Web and telecom taxes are added in.

Boost Mobile charges $50 for unlimited use of talk, texting and wireless Web, plus there are no extra taxes.

Consumers who choose Boost Mobile can save more than $240 per year over Virgin Mobile's offering, and they won't be surprised by their wireless bill."

MetroPCS  is now offering what we would call, "Family Group Call" service, GroupLINE, a one-call  solution targeted at families/friends who want to save money  by "cutting the cord" and replacing their landline telephones with wireless phones.

With a regular landline, users in a family could pick up extension phones so that everyone could talk at once. MetroPCS  GroupLINE can replace this function. GroupLINE allows up to five MetroPCS' Family Plan subscribers to receive calls on a shared GroupLINE number while still keeping their individual mobile numbers. 

Callers call the GroupLINE number and reach all of the subscribers on the plan at the same time. With GroupLINE, family members are all connected with each other as well as the incoming caller. There is also a shared GroupLINE voicemail that the subscribers can access. GroupLINE is available for subscribers on MetroPCS' Family Plan for an additional $5 per month.

GroupLINE is available to subscribers on the Family Plan in all MetroPCS markets. You can buy phones and plans with the Wireless and Mobile News coupon-link and get your first month of phone service for free.

Metro PCS has the Samsung Finesse new touchscreen phone for sale.  Samsung Finesse offers unlimited talk, text and data, Internet access, web-browsing, MP3 music player, GPS, and three free movies. It looks like the Samsung Instinct and has some iPhone-like styling.

The Samsung Finesse's touchscreen display has a virtual QWERTY keypad with tactile feedback. It uses Samsung's unique TouchWiz interface. It features a 3-inch 240 x 400 touchscreen display, 3G, web browser and mobile IM. It has an optional memory slot.

When you buy  the $50 rate plan get  access to several applications along with unlimited text, MMS, email, web, Pocket Express, Loopt, and Premium Directory assistance. Mission Impossible fans will love that when you purchase the Samsung Finesse they get all three Mission Impossible movies on microSD that they can view from the Samsung Finesse.

Included in monthly service is MetroNavigator, a GPS navigation system that allows subscribers to receive voice-guided turn-by-turn directions to any desired address in the United States.

The Samsung Finesse is available with the $50 service plan  in all metropolitan areas where MetroPCS service is available.  For now the Samsung Finesse is only available in stores, but if wait until after April 15 or so, you can buy it online via the Wireless and Mobile News coupon-link your first month of service is free.  The Samsung Finesse sells for $349, where you really save is on monthly service fees which is a flat $50 a month.

Cricket unlimited wireless services are available in the greater Philadelphia area. Philadelphians will now have access to unlimited, feature-packed 3G wireless voice and broadband services.

Cricket's coverage area expands from Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, across South Jersey to Atlantic City and down to Wilmington in Northern Delaware. The Cricket footprint, which covers approximately 4,500 square miles and nearly 6.3 million covered POPs, brings Cricket's total national covered POPs to approximately 83.8 million.

Cricket is now selling the candy bar Samsung SCH-r211 mobile web phone with AWS, the A600 USB AWS Modem, A100, and S1300.

Cricket is also bringing more than 1,450 jobs to the area, including approximately 1,200 new positions created through the dealer network. Cricket will open 20 retail store locations in the Delaware Valley, with 12 stores in Philadelphia and the remainder spreading out across the surrounding suburbs, South Jersey and Wilmington. In addition, Cricket service plans are available at 65 Cricket exclusive wireless dealers and 300 other dealer locations throughout the region, as well as online at Cricket.com.

T-Mobile has launched an unlimited plan for customers who have been with T-Mobile for at least 22 months without adding a contract commitment.

The plan includes unlimited calling for $50 a month, taxes are not included.  These select customer can add up to four numbers to the plan for $40 each, (taxes not included. Unlimited data is $25 a month while unlimited BlackBerry data is $35 a month, or unlimited messaging for $10 a month.

This could keep customers from leaving for Boost. Early this year, Boost Mobiles Matt Carter said that the Boost unlimited voice/data plan was getting subscribers away from T-Mobile.

T-Mobile is also offering a $135 credit for referring new subscribers.

MetroPCS will offer MetroPCS Unlimited Nationwide with coverage available in more than 300 cities in the contiguous United States. This expanded network will be included at no additional charge in MetroPCS' current $45 and $50 service plans and can be added for $5 per month on other qualified service plans.

MetroPCS plans to begin providing this expanded coverage November 10.

MetroPCS' plans range from $30 to $50 per month and allow subscribers to talk all they want, 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. Unlike most carriers, MetroPCS does not require a signed contract, which means that consumers can activate service without going through a credit check or paying a deposit.

MetroPCS Communications is launching of its services in Flint, Lansing, Saginaw and Bay City, Michigan.

MetroPCS Communications, Inc, a provider of unlimited wireless communications  announced selected subscriber information for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

MetroPCS ended the second quarter with approximately 4.6 million subscribers, which includes net additions during the quarter of approximately 184 thousand subscribers. MetroPCS has added over one million subscribers during the twelve month period ended June 30, 2008, representing total subscriber growth of approximately 30% as compared to subscribers as of June 30, 2007.

"Achieving 184 thousand net additions during the seasonally slow second quarter, coupled with a challenging economic environment highlighted by dramatically escalating prices for fuel and food, strongly demonstrates the resiliency of the MetroPCS business model," said Roger D. Linquist, MetroPCS' Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Alltel Wireless, announced the addition of “texting” to its exclusive “My Circle” offer. “My Circle” customers with a “My Circle” message pack starting at $7.99 can send and receive unlimited text/video/picture messages to anyone in their “Circle,” as well as other Alltel Wireless customers.

In addition to the “My Circle” message packs, Alltel is also introducing new “My Circle” Family Choice Plus plans. For $84.99 per month, customers will receive two lines with 1,000 shared minutes and the ability to call any 10 numbers on any network. Also, customers can receive two lines with 2,000 shared minutes and unlimited calling within their “Circle” of 20 numbers for $114.99.

Besides, the unlimited calling within their “Circle,” Family Choice plan customers will receive unlimited mobile-to-mobile calls and unlimited nights and weekends. Customers will also have the ability to choose either free evening calls starting at 7 p.m. or 1,000 text/picture/video messages the plans include unlimited texting to their “Circle of Friends” and other Alltel customers.

Alltel Wireless was the first carrier to offer Anytime Plan Changes, giving customers the flexibility to change their calling plans at any time, without extending their current contract.

Consumers can now activate their existing CDMA handsets on MetroPCS' Network and not have to buy a new phone when they switch to Metro PCS service.

MetroPCS announced the launch of MetroFlash, allowing consumers to bring their compatible CDMA handsets to be used on MetroPCS' network. Coupled with its low cost, flat-rate unlimited wireless service, MetroPCS is further broadening consumers' freedom to enjoy more cost efficient, flexible wireless options. MetroFlash will eliminate for many consumers the requirement of having to purchase a new handset when signing up for MetroPCS service.

Customers using MetroFlash  customer get the first month of service free plus unlimited local, long distance, voicemail and text messaging for $40 a month and pay a $30 fee. The service will be available at all MetroPCS company owned stores and select authorized dealers in all MetroPCS markets, excluding Las Vegas and Shreveport/Bossier City. Consumers can go to MetroPCS online or to a MetroPCS company owned store to determine if their phone is compatible with MetroFlash.

Verizon small-business customers will now be able to get wireless voice with unlimited calling between a Verizon Wireless phone number and up to five wireline phone numbers for a low monthly cost, announced Verizon. The new Verizon Wireless option is available to customers with Verizon Freedom for Business unlimited long-distance service.

Small businesses can combine new or existing Verizon Freedom for Business service with Verizon Wireless plans to get unlimited incoming and outgoing calls between a wireless phone and up to five business wireline telephone numbers for a fixed monthly fee of $4.99 per wireless line. Calls to these five wireline numbers will not be charged against the business customer’s Verizon Wireless plan minutes.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced a new unlimited family plan. T-Mobile now offers unlimited nationwide calling (with nationwide roaming and long distance) and unlimited nationwide text, picture and instant messaging (SMS, MMS and IM), for a flat rate of $49.99 monthly access for each line added after the first line, after paying $99.99 for the first line.

To take advantage of this plan, new and existing T-Mobile customers would subscribe to the first line for $99.99 monthly access; customers can add up to four additional lines at $49.99 per line after the first line (plus taxes and fees). 

"Mobile phones are a lifeline for busy families today, and T-Mobile wants to be right alongside them whether at home or on-the-go to help them stay connected," said Robert Dotson, president and CEO, T-Mobile USA. "This new unlimited calling and messaging plan for families delivers great value, and frees families to connect the way they want to for all their important relationships." 

Leap Wireless International,, the parent company of Cricket Communications, Inc, , will begin offering its Cricket services in Las Vegas, Nev. and surrounding communities, starting today.

Cricket service will be available in the Las Vegas area at eight Cricket retail stores and approximately 100 authorized dealers where customers will be able to choose from a wide variety of rate plans, ranging from $30 to $60 a month and including an assortment of features from unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited text to Mexico, unlimited Mobile Web, unlimited directory assistance and nationwide roaming minutes.

Las Vegas customers will also be able to experience unlimited high-speed mobile broadband with Cricket Wireless Internet Service for one low, flat rate with no long-term commitments or credit checks - the same principles that Cricket was founded on in 1998. Cricket Wireless Internet Service is available for $40 a month for unlimited usage, and customers who also have Cricket mobile phone service receive a $5 discount to pay just $35 monthly..