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Originally Posted by munky261 View Post
I agree, if one of the major players in the US, lets just say at+t as an example offered a flat rate of $50 a month for absolutely unlimited everything, regardless of what device you have, no caps of any kind on data and no contracts or credit checks....youd be hard pressed to tell me that EVERYONE wouldnt flock to at+t if they did that.
MetroPCS offers that, but only in their direct markets (they don't do roaming agreements). I was fine with them until I started having to travel to places they don't cover. Plus, they're CDMA and I didn't really like their handset selection. I want an Android phone :-} (maybe when LTE comes, which they've said will be their chosen direction, I'll think about going back).

Boost offers it, on a more nation-wide basis than MetroPCS ... but they've got an even WORSE selection of handsets, and they're mixed CDMA and IDEN. And... I think their unlimited service is on the IDEN network.

T-Mobile has unlimited voice for $50/mo ... if you've been with them for at least 2 years. That makes $85/mo total for unlimited voice, messaging, and data. But, again, you have to be on their loyalty program (unfortunately, I've been with them for less than a year).

Personally, as MetroPCS and Boost gain more momentum, I expect to see T-Mobile react in their pricing (since they're the smallest of the big 4). I think that, for nation wide coverage, $70-$80/mo is a reasonable price for unlimited everything. (and, note, Sprint is at $100/mo for that; and I pay $100/mo for it on T-Mobile, only because I'm on a family plan ... otherwise it'd be $125/mo)

Give it a year or three... I bet we'll see the little unlimited carriers (MetroPCS and Boost), and the big 4, meet somewhere in the middle. Which, again, I think is going to be around $75/mo.
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