Posted by Will Stabley on Jun 14, 2013 in News, Tech |
AT&T is stepping up its commitment to its prepaid GoPhone plans, adding 4G LTE network access but still failing to add its most popular smartphone to the mix. The new GoPhone plans are finally allowing access to the AT&T 4G LTE network, lifting the prior restriction to the much slower non-LTE version of its nationwide 4G network. But the non-contract nature of prepaid services means that users get stuck with cheap phones as a result. AT&T is offering the Galaxy Express, a watered down version of the Samsung Galaxy S line. But it’s thus far failing to offer any iPhone model. That could change in the fall.
While Apple offers the iPhone 4S for $99 and the iPhone 4 for free on its AT&T contact plans, AT&T is sidestepping both on its GoPhone plans. However Apple is widely rumored to introduce a new cut rate iPhone model in the fall alongside its more capable flagship models.
Such a budget iPhone model would be an ideal fit for the GoPhone prepaid plans. But for now AT&T is sidestepping the iPhone on the preppie side even as it continues to account for the majority of its contractual customers.
Will Stabley is the Founder and Senior Editor of Stabley Times.
AT&T is stepping up its commitment to its prepaid GoPhone plans, adding 4G LTE network access but still failing to add its most popular smartphone to the mix. The new GoPhone plans are finally allowing access to the AT&T 4G LTE network, lifting the prior restriction to the much slower non-LTE version of its nationwide 4G network. But the non-contract nature of prepaid services means that users get stuck with cheap phones as a result. AT&T is offering the Galaxy Express, a watered down version of the Samsung Galaxy S line. But it’s thus far failing to offer any iPhone model. That could change in the fall.
While Apple offers the iPhone 4S for $99 and the iPhone 4 for free on its AT&T contact plans, AT&T is sidestepping both on its GoPhone plans. However Apple is widely rumored to introduce a new cut rate iPhone model in the fall alongside its more capable flagship models.
Such a budget iPhone model would be an ideal fit for the GoPhone prepaid plans. But for now AT&T is sidestepping the iPhone on the preppie side even as it continues to account for the majority of its contractual customers.
Will Stabley is the Founder and Senior Editor of Stabley Times.