Friday, September 9, 2011

Sprint getting iPhone 5 in October, offering unlimited data plan

Sprint getting iPhone 5 in October, offering unlimited data plan
Bloomberg is backing up the Wall Street Journal‘s story about Sprint getting iPhone 5 this October, but adds that Sprint will be offering an unlimited data plan to go with it. Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) will offer Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPhone next month with unlimited data service plans...

Sprint getting iPhone 5 in October, offering unlimited data plan

Bloomberg is backing up the Wall Street Journal‘s story about Sprint getting iPhone 5 this October, but adds that Sprint will be offering an unlimited data plan to go with it.

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) will offer Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPhone next month with unlimited data service plans to distinguish itself from rivals AT&T Inc. (T) and Verizon Wireless, according to people familiar with the matter.

Both AT&T and Verizon offered unlimited data plans for iPhone at launch, but have since switched to tiered pricing (though some users remain “grandfathered in” to the older, unlimited plans). Whether Sprint means to keep offering unlimited data going forward, or like Verizon will use the appeal of unlimited data as way to encourage adoption before switching to tiers is unknown.

Being #3 and being so late to the iPhone game comes with some advantages — to customers. Were you contemplating making the switch, and does unlimited EVDO rev-A data on Sprint entice you?

[Bloomberg]





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