Sprint iPhone 5 to Offer Unlimited Data Plan

Sep 9, 2011 - 2 Comments

Sprint iPhone 5

Sprint will be the USA’s only cell provider to offer unlimited data plans with the upcoming iPhone 5. This latest news come from Bloomberg, who also confirms the mid-October release date:

Sprint, the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, plans to begin selling the device in mid-October under a deal with Apple for the next model, the iPhone 5, said the people, who wouldn’t be identified because the plans aren’t public. Becoming the country’s only operator to offer the device with unlimited data service for a flat fee may help Sprint draw customers from AT&T and Verizon Wireless, which already carry the phone, they said.

Pricing for the iPhone 5 unlimited data plans remains to be seen, but Sprint currently offers three different unlimited data packages ranging from $69.99/mo for unlimited data and messaging but 450 minutes, up to $99.99 per month for unlimited everything – data, SMS, and minutes. If Sprint was to maintain these price points for iPhone customers, they would be the most competitively priced iPhone plans offered to US customers.

Sprint Unlimited Data Plans

On the other side of the data situation is Verizon and AT&T, who have long canceled unlimited data plans and are instead raising rates while reducing data limits, leaving only those grandfathered into the unlimited data plans to still have access to them. Sprint offering unlimited data and cheaper plans could very well draw a significant amount of users to their network.

Rumors also persist that pre-orders for iPhone 5 will become available prior to the official release next month, alongside iOS 5, iCloud, and the cheaper iPhone 4S.

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Posted by: Matt Chan in iPhone, News

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  1. Joshua K says:

    Looks like the plan I already have now on Sprint. Glad to see they aren’t going to change it just to milk money out of new people. Sprint has always been one of the best choices if you need to save money.

  2. Alan C says:

    Those plans are similar to what AT&T originally offered at the iPhone debut, it’d be a great deal if they kept them around. Sprint coverage is great in most big cities, but I wonder if their network will get bogged down with a surge of iPhoners?

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