AT&T (Formerly Cingular Wireless) GoPhone
AT&T is a strong provider of prepaid cellular services due to its extensive customer base, wide footprint, and broad range of services. (10/17/2007)

Price: $595

Boost Mobile Pay As You Go, Premium Prepaid, Unlimited by Boost
Boost remains a strong competitor in the U.S. prepaid cellular services market, due largely to its superior service breadth. Expanding its traditional role, the Unlimited by Boost unit is poised to attack regional competitors on a broad scale. (10/17/2007)

Price: $595

T-Mobile USA To Go and FlexPay
T-Mobile is a strong competitor in the prepaid market due to its aggressive flat-rate pricing for voice calling and messaging. The provider’s FlexPay plans, which mirror its postpaid plans and options, trump all similar prepaid plans. (10/17/2007)

Price: $595

Verizon Wireless INpulse, EasyPay
Verizon Wireless is a strong competitor in the prepaid cellular service market due to its diverse offerings, network quality, and large mobile-to-mobile calling area. The new INpulse expansion ups its support of the prepaid portfolio. (10/17 /2007)

Price: $595

Virgin Mobile TALK
Virgin Mobile USA is a strong competitor in the prepaid cellular service market due to its effective brand leveraging. However, Virgin Mobile will need to continue expanding its enhanced service offerings to remain competitive in this market. (10/17/2007)

Price: $595

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• Product Metrics
  • Plan Overview
    • Plan Name(s)
    • Voice Plan Strategy
    • Service Type
  • Account Refill Features
    • Impact on Service Charges
    • Impact on Airtime Balance Expiration
    • Refill Automatically
    • Refill via Cards
    • Refill Over the Air from Handset
    • Credit, Debit Card, or Bank Account Linkage
    • Bonus Reward Programs
  • Account Depletion Features
  • Monthly Charging Strategy
    • Daily Charging Strategy
    • Initial-use Airtime
    • Subsequent-use Airtime
    • Primetime Airtime
    • Off-peak Airtime
    • Roaming On-net Airtime
    • Roaming Off-net Airtime
    • Text Messaging
    • Picture Messaging
    • Instant Messaging
    • Wireless Internet
    • Push To Talk
  • Starter Kits
    • Cellphones in Prepaid Starter Kits
    • Initial Service Value
    • Rebates
  • Operational Details
    • Host Cellular Network Carrier
    • Content Partnerships
    • Technology
    • Phone Number Expiration Period

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