Move over AT&T and Verizon. Sprint is getting the iPhone 5 and is offering an unlimited data plan to boot. Details aren't out yet, but according to Bloomberg who cited "people familiar with the matter," Sprint will become the only US carrier to offer an unlimited data plan for the iPhone 5. Currently Sprint offers an unlimited data and voice plan for $99 per month on some Smartphones. Bloomberg is quick to point out, however, that there were similar rumors of unlimited iPhone data plans when Verizon was about to get the iPhone.
AT&T and Verizon are being totally outdone by Sprint's move. According to Todd Wasserman, Mashable.com, "AT&T and Verizon will offer the phone with tiered pricing plans. AT&T's plan ranges from 200 megabytes of data for $15 a month to 4 gigabytes for $45 a month. Verizon's plans range from $30 for 2 gigabytes to $80 for 10 gigabytes. Both offer unlimited voice plans for the iPhone for $69.99 a month. AT&T scrapped its $30 a month unlimited data plan in June 2010. Some veteran AT&T customers were grandfathered in under the unlimited data plan." I have an unlimited package through Verizon, but again, it is because I was grandfathered in.
The iPhone 5 may save Sprint. Last quarter Sprint lost $847 million, mostly because customers switched to AT&T and Verizon so they could get an iPhone. Sprint also just joined the Justice Department in blocking the AT&T - T-Mobile merger.
Are you planning to buy the new iPhone 5? Which carrier do you use? Are you considering switching to Sprint? I currently use Verizon since I live in a rural area, Sprint and AT&T don't have good coverage up here. It's too bad since I pay $129 per month for unlimited voice and data. Sprint's $99 would be much nicer if it worked in my area. I have the Motorola Droid X, through Verizon, and because of both coverage and as I mentioned earlier, the grandfathered in unlimited data plan, I will be sticking with Verizon.
I am not very excited about the new iPhone 5. Since the battery isn't easily replaced, and there is no extended life battery for the iPhone, I will stick with my Droid X. I have the 2600mAh Droid X extended battery and am pleased with how long I can go between charges. If you aren't an iPhone fan, consider either getting an extended battery or a spare battery for your Smartphone so you won't feel like you have been struck by the Smartphone battery vampire league.
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