T-Mobile and Walmart offer 4G without long-term contract, avoiding the pain of divorce

Oct 3rd 2011
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T-Mobile and Walmart offer 4G without long-term contract, avoiding the pain of divorce

Tree-Mobil… sorry, T-Mobile and Walmart are offering up an exclusive “No Annual Contract” deal for commitment-phobic customers who wish to get 4G mobile data . The $30 a month Monthly4G plan delivers unlimited mobile data, with the primary 5GB coming down through America’s so-called largest 4G network . When you pass that limit, your data shuffles down at 2G speeds. You furthermore mght get unlimited text messages and 100 included minutes of talk, but you’re probably more interested at getting at that data, aren’t you? The service can be available from October 16th, to coincide with Walmart swelling its range of budget T-Mob handsets to 6, including its first pre-paid 4G handset. After the break now we have some official looking words, neatly arranged right into a press release.

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Walmart and T-Mobile Introduce Exclusive No-Annual Contract 4G Offering

BELLEVUE, Wash., and BENTONVILLE, Ark. – October 3, 2011 – With increased consumer demand for both no-annual contract wireless plans and faster data speeds, Walmart and T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced today that T-Mobile will launch a $30 unlimited web and text monthly 4G prepaid service plan – providing customers great value on a no-annual contract 4G data offering. The plan would be sold exclusively in-store at greater than 2,200 Walmart stores and online at www.walmart.com and www.T-Mobile.com and is predicted to launch Oct. 16.

The brand new flexible and affordable plan will provide Walmart customers with access to America’s Largest 4G Network™. In a survey of Walmart customers, approximately 60 percent cited that having a high-speed data network was a key think about the acquisition of a wireless service plan. With this new offering, available for $30 per thirty days and no annual contract, customers can enjoy unlimited Web, with the 1st 5 GB at as much as 4G speeds; unlimited text; and 100 minutes of talk, with 10 cents per minute after the primary 100 minutes.

In further expansion of this offer, Walmart is increasing its line-up of affordable T-Cellphones to 6, including the addition of Walmart’s first 4G prepaid handset.

“Walmart is proud to provide our customers fast and affordable mobile options, especially as texting and social networking become a standard kind of communication,” said Seong Ohm, senior vp of entertainment, Walmart U.S. “Along with our suppliers we continue to make certain the goods our customers want and want – from the most recent smartphone and television to groceries and toys – are available in at each day low prices.”

“T-Mobile is thrilled to give this exclusive, affordable service plan, designed specifically with heavy text and information users in mind, to satisfy the demand for prepaid, that is expected to double by 2015,” said Amy McCune, vp of national retail, T-Mobile USA. “Walmart is understood for providing consumers incredible value, making T-Mobile a great partner, and T-Mobile is delivering great prices, convenient options and a competent nationwide 4G network, which we all know Walmart customers appreciate.”

Monthly4G plans provide access to wireless service for 30 days; capable device required to succeed in 4G speeds. After high-speed allotment is used, speeds slowed to as much as 2G speeds for rest of month. T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 4G network not available everywhere. See coverage details at T-Mobile.com.

About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members greater than 200 million times a week at over 9,600 retail units under 69 different banners in 28 countries. With fiscal year 2011 sales of $419 billion, Walmart employs 2.1 million associates worldwide. Walmart is still a frontrunner in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. More information about Walmart are available by visiting http://walmartstores.com and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales can be found at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.

About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCQX: DTEGY). By the top of the second one quarter of 2011, approximately 128 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group – 33.6 million by T-Mobile USA – all via a standard technology platform in line with GSM and UMTS and additionally HSPA+ 21/HSPA+ 42. T-Mobile USA’s innovative wireless services and products help empower people to hook up with folks that matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile USA one of the highest in different regions in the course of the U.S. in wireless customer care and speak to quality. For more info, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. For further information on Deutsche Telekom, please visit www.telekom.de/investor-relations.

For additional info about T-Mobile’s 4G products, please visit http://www.t-mobile.com.

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