Comments on: Sprint introduces Any Mobile as new free feature of Everything Data Plan

By: Carly Z

Carly Z — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:12:40 +0000

I believe they do charge for incoming calls as well as outgoing calls.

And I agree, Wayne…AT&T’s plan looks even less attractive now. So you can pay close to what Sprint will charge you for a near-unlimited plan for JUST voice. Crazy.

By: Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:30:48 +0000

Clueless question – do wireless vendors still charge for incoming calls?

By: Wayne Schulz

Wayne Schulz — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:01:15 +0000

As a sales gimmick this is slightly better than AT&T’s announcement yesterday that they’re catching up to the other carriers who for years have offered unlimited calling to your favorite xx numbers……

Too bad that T-Mobile offers their 5 number (MyFaves) calling on plans as cheap as $39 versus AT&T’s newly announced A-List which only applies to plans starting at $59

It’s all about the upsell

By: Carly Z

Carly Z — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:01:47 +0000

Hmm. If I had a good reason to move to Sprint this would make them a lot more attractive. Most of my friends only have mobile numbers these days; the only landlines I call are businesses and my parents. And I usually only reach my parents at home after 9pm, so a good chunk of the time I’m reach them on their cell phones anyway.

For the no-landline crowd this is really cool.

By: Adrian Leibas

Adrian Leibas — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:44:51 +0000

I do understand your point about the $89 vs. $99 but for some the add’l minutes may not matter if most of their calls are made to mobiles, which is probably the case these days, so why not save the $10.

I guess I never thought about the angle of having to get mobile numbers, also would be nice to know of the mobile numbers would have to be registered as the “Circle” plans do or if their systems could just recognize by prefixes.

Personally I like this move by Sprint, it is their version of a “your mama” joke in a crowded playground fight! Will be interesting to see how VZW, ATT, or T-Mobile responds. This could be the beginning of “Carrier Wars” )

By: Wayne Schulz

Wayne Schulz — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:37:37 +0000

And I also find this a bit of a “weird” add-on.

On the surface it sounds fine — but am I supposed to ask people who I can if I can have their mobile number? This seems a bit gimmicky.

By: Wayne Schulz

Wayne Schulz — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:34:25 +0000

Hopefully nobody is buying the $89 plan (900 minutes) without considering that the $99 plan is only $10 more but offers unlimited calling plus (as the cheaper plan does) included unlimited SMS/MMS and data (including BlackBerry if you have one)