It looks like there’s plenty of room on the bandwagon and AT&T is the latest to jump on. The mobile company has just launched a new unlimited plan for its prepaid customers through Cricket Wireless. With Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon all having done similar things in the past, it was to be expected.
AT&T FINALLY JOINS SPRINT, T-MOBILE AND VERIZON
It took them long enough, but AT&T is finally joining Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon in launching a new unlimited plan for pre-paid customers. Through its Cricket Wireless arm, the company will allow users all-you-can-talk, text and unlimited 4G LTE data. On top of that, it only costs $65 a month. Or $60 for those who don’t have auto-pay. In addition to that, there are actually no hidden charges or any other tricks that Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon knows for. Australians would be rejoicing, but this is only available in North America. Enjoy your Telstra service, for now, mate.
CRICKET TO STEAL CUSTOMERS AWAY
For once, it seems that a mobile provider if being straightforward wit hit’s customer base. Not only does AT&T/Cricket not have any hidden fees or technical jargon, but they will even pay you to switch over. Apparently, Cricket will credit $100 off customers bills if they switch from T-Mobile. Whether they will take similar action against Sprint, and Verizon is uncertain. For whatever reason, AT&T and T-Mobile have had it out for each other since the dawn of time. This is just the latest dramatic chapter.
PUBLIC ENEMY
For Verizon and Sprint, they have bigger issues than AT&T. Public relations is the cause of their woes lately. The corporations have been in some trouble lately after some poor social media decisions. Both companies had some potentially racist advertisements that infuriated the internet. Public reaction on Twitter was understandably fast and furious. Now that there are other options out there like Cricket to provide cheap and function service, these types of PR stunts will not stand for consumers. In an increasingly diverse and multicultural society, people need to think long and hard before putting anything online, even if it’s intended for humor.
