Wal-Mart’s iPhone 5 Offer: $45 Unlimited Plan, No Contract Required

By Da Ill One - 01-09-2013, 08:37 AM - Boxden > BX Tech

If you’ve dreamed of the day when you could get an iPhone without being chained to a two-year contract, or if you’re just interested in a cheaper monthly phone bill, this one’s for you. Just yesterday, Straight Talk (a division of TracFone) announced that beginning this Friday, January 9th, the company will begin offering the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 in Wal-Mart stores around the country, completely contract-free.

Here are the pricing details:

iPhone 4 (8gb model only) will be $449
iPhone 5 (16gb model only) will be $649
As for your wireless plan, Straight Talk has two options: a $45 monthly plan with unlimited talk, text and data; or a $60 monthly plan that includes the same unlimited talk, text and data, plus unlimited calling to around 1,000 international destinations.

As for coverage and high-speed data: Straight Talk uses the big four wireless carrier networks in the U.S. No details were provided yet on whether or not the iPhone 5 will have access to 4G LTE, which is available from three of the big four networks. If it’s Verizon’s network that the iPhone 5 will be operating on through Straight Talk, that’s a huge win for prepaid-loving customers, since Verizon’s 4G LTE network is, by far, the most widespread.

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01-09-2013, 09:02 AM

[pic] What Wal-Mart shopper can afford that? If anyone is going contract free for those process they're for damn sure not doing it on Wal-Mart's MVNO.

Its a good deal, I just don't see the savings when you know your data is getting metered at a low cap.

01-09-2013, 09:05 AM

Paragraph 6, you can't stream music or video on unlimited data.

01-09-2013, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Dangerously

Paragraph 6, you can't stream music or video on unlimited data.

that kind of sucks...but I didn't know people actually stream them on their phone that much... I just download to my phone and watch whenever I want, never know when you don't/won't get sturdy enough signal to stream without lagging...

01-09-2013, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by Da Ill One

that kind of sucks...but I didn't know people actually stream them on their phone that much... I just download to my phone and watch whenever I want, never know when you don't/won't get sturdy enough signal to stream without lagging...

With YouTube alone people stream. Can you imagine how many BX topics you miss out on not being able to stream a YouTube link. Don't even get me started on the Rdio, Spotify and other music services out there. Android phones could get away with streaming less but even with a Google drive, you're downloading which is prohibited.

01-10-2013, 04:23 PM

i have the att version of the iphone 4s on straight talk for over a year never had any problem but there is a cap of 2gb

01-10-2013, 05:11 PM

1 Simple question: Do any of these no contract carriers that offer unlimited web actually offer UNLIMITED & UNTHROTTLED web or do they just offer "unlimited" web?? thanks

01-10-2013, 06:11 PM

looks like a great deal.

01-10-2013, 06:34 PM

I see they copying kmart. But who carea kmart is small non popular retail store.

01-10-2013, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by regulate

1 Simple question: Do any of these no contract carriers that offer unlimited web actually offer UNLIMITED & UNTHROTTLED web or do they just offer "unlimited" web?? thanks

T-Mobile has a no contract, $60 plan with truly unlimited data, unlimited text and 500 minutes.

01-10-2013, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by Y.G.

T-Mobile has a no contract, $60 plan with truly unlimited data, unlimited text and 500 minutes.

[pic] link?

01-10-2013, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by duval88

[pic] link?

My fault, it does have a 2-year contract. Still a good plan though.

09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Da Ill One

that kind of sucks...but I didn't know people actually stream them on their phone that much... I just download to my phone and watch whenever I want, never know when you don't/won't get sturdy enough signal to stream without lagging...

I stream Pandora and Spotify in my car all the time [pic]

Originally Posted by Y.G.

My fault, it does have a 2-year contract. Still a good plan though.

I still don't see the plan you're talking about for $60. The only plan with 500 minutes and unlimited data I see on their site is $80.

edit: Nvm. I see it now, you have to order just the sim card to get it at that price I think. That's tempting for unlimited no throttling HSPA+ but I can't !! with contracts anymore [pic]

01-10-2013, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by duval88

I still don't see the plan you're talking about for $60. The only plan with 500 minutes and unlimited data I see on their site is $80.

edit: Nvm. I see it now, you have to order just the sim card to get it at that price I think. That's tempting for unlimited no throttling HSPA+ but I can't !! with contracts anymore [pic]

Looks like they updated their plans. Now they have a no contract plan with unlimited everything for $70. They also have a $30 contract plan that has 100 minutes, unlimited text and 4G data with a 5GB cap.

01-10-2013, 11:34 PM

I've been searching for a cheap iPhone 4 or 5 for the last 2 months because their pay as you go plan has supported iPhone for awhile. They have Data restrictions but all I'd do is surf the internet with it anyways. Anybody know a site for cheap iphones?

01-10-2013, 11:36 PM

virgin mobile $55 dollar unlimited plan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

01-10-2013, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Dangerously

[pic] What Wal-Mart shopper can afford that? If anyone is going contract free for those process they're for damn sure not doing it on Wal-Mart's MVNO.

Its a good deal, I just don't see the savings when you know your data is getting metered at a low cap.

ive been streaming on straight talk with youtube and netflix and i havent been throttled yet [pic]

01-10-2013, 11:46 PM

I'm not familiar with the iphone but can you use wifi instead of data? I[..]ume you can so if that is the case what difference does the data limit matter?

01-10-2013, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by itzjmoney510

I've been searching for a cheap iPhone 4 or 5 for the last 2 months because their pay as you go plan has supported iPhone for awhile. They have Data restrictions but all I'd do is surf the internet with it anyways. Anybody know a site for cheap iphones?

u wont be able to find a cheap new one. it will be close to full price brand new. if u want used, look at craigslist, swappa.com, or ebay.

01-10-2013, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by Fly 2ndComing

I'm not familiar with the iphone but can you use wifi instead of data? I[..]ume you can so if that is the case what difference does the data limit matter?

You can totally use wi-fi and it won't count towards your data limit at all, the discussion over unlimited data/throttling is when you're using the phone itself to access the web instead of through your router (or starbucks, etc.)

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