Sprint announces new $60 wireless plan offered exclusively through Best Buy
Sprint announced today that it has partnered with Best Buy to offer an exclusive unlimited plan, fittingly called the “Best Buy One Plan,” through the retailer starting at $60 per month with a leased 16GB iPhone 6.
The Best Buy One Plan allows customers to lease a 16GB iPhone 6 starting for $60 per month with unlimited talk, text and data. While Sprint specifically names the 16GB flavor of the iPhone 6 in the press release, it notes that other devices are available for lease at different price points. The cost is for a two-year contract, but customers also have the option to choose a 12-month lease option for an extra $10 per month. Additionally, anyone who starts a new line of service before March 28 will snag a $200 Best Buy gift card to sweeten the deal. Finally, Sprint says that certain, well-qualified customers will be able to take advantage of the deal with no money down and no sales tax at the time of purchase.
This Best Buy exclusive plan follows up on recent offers by Sprint to cut AT&T and Verizon customers’ bills in half, as well as a $200 guarantee on smartphone trade-ins for customers switch from T-Mobile.
Source: Sprint
Press Release:
Sprint Launches “Best Buy One Plan” – Unlimited Talk, Text and Data, Plus Your Phone – for One Low Price; Available Only at Best Buy
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and Sprint (NYSE:S) today introduced a simple way to get a wireless phone, simplifying the wireless selection process for customers. The Best Buy One Plan (SM), an industry-first, all inclusive plan, gives customers unlimited talk, text and data, plus the hottest Sprint smartphones, for one low monthly price (excluding taxes and fees )1. This plan is available exclusively at Best Buy locations nationwide beginning March 1.
“Customers told us they wanted an easier, more simplified way to get a phone. With the Best Buy One Plan, that’s exactly what we’re offering,” said Jaime Jones, president, Postpaid Consumer and General Business Sales, Sprint. “Best Buy One is the industry’s first all-inclusive plan, offering one price for unlimited talk, text and data and the phone. It’s that easy.”
Details of the Offer
Well-qualified customers can walk out of a Best Buy store with no money down and no sales tax at the time of purchase, and the option to:
- Lease an iPhone 6 16GB including unlimited talk, text and data while on the Sprint network, at $65 per month (excluding taxes and fees) for two years
- Lease Android devices, such as the Samsung Galaxy S®5 or LG G3 including unlimited talk, text and data while on the Sprint network, starting at $75 per month (excluding taxes and fees) for two years
- Additional devices are also available for lease and pricing may vary
- For an additional $10 per month, customers can choose the 12 month lease option and have the ability to upgrade every year
- Customers activating a new line of service before March 28 will also receive a $200 Best Buy gift card
The Best Buy One Plan saves customers up to $1,300 over two years versus other national carriers.2
“This is the least expensive option for consumers to get the latest smartphone and an all-inclusive plan to go with it,” said Scott Anderson, vice president of mobile phones at Best Buy.
New customers and existing customers upgrading into a lease at Best Buy can take advantage of the Best Buy One Plan at all Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile specialty stores.
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Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint served nearly 56 million connections as of Dec. 31, 2014, and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past four years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at http://www.sprint.com or http://www.facebook.com/sprint and http://www.twitter.com/sprint.
iMore show 446: Spring Forward event expectations!
The iMore show brings you everything you need to know about the week in iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple! On this episode Priority podcast intercept! Apple has sent out invitations to a ‘Spring Forward’ event in March. We’ll be there, but before we go we got Serenity Caldwell, Peter Cohen, Georgia Dow, and Rene Ritchie together to share their expectations!
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- Apple holding ‘Spring Forward’ special event on March 9!
- Here’s what to expect from Apple’s March 9 event
- Apple Watch: The options we’re all choosing and why!
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Google rethinks Mountain View campus with new proposal
Certain locations are synonymous with companies headquartered there — Redmond (Microsoft), Cupertino (Apple), Mountain View (Google). While Microsoft is sitting comfortably in its current campus, Apple is expanding with a multi-billion dollar campus resembling a giant ring. That project is set to complete sometime next year. Google, too, wants to expand and has revealed what it will propose to Mountain View’s City Council.
The North Bayshore section is targeted by Google for the construction of lightweight block-like structures to allow constant rearranging. The company notes that different teams, such as self-driving and Search, have different needs. Massive canopies are featured in the proposal and Google shows trees, cafes, bike paths, and landscaping spread throughout the area.
Hit the break for images and a video tour of the proposal.
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Source: Official Google Blog, Google+
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Need 128GB of flash storage in a mobile device? Samsung is making it happen
Dedicated storage in a mobile device is becoming extremely slim as files are getting bigger and bigger. The sizes of applications, games, photographs, and videos today would never fit on a device released two or more years ago. That explains why consumers clamor for flagship devices to have microSD card slots. Fortunately, Samsung has announced the mass production of its 128GB memory that uses Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 technology.
Here is a quote from Samsung’s Jee-ho Baek, Senior Vice President of Memory Marketing:
“With our mass production of ultra-fast UFS memory of the industry’s highest capacity, we are making a significant contribution to enable a more advanced mobile experience for consumers. In the future, we will increase the proportion of high-capacity memory solutions, in leading the continued growth of the premium memory market.”
Samsung claims that its UFS memory can outperform the speed of reading found in current high-end smartphones by 2.7 times.
Worried about the price of this, especially when the amount of storage is 128GB? Don’t worry, Samsung also has 32GB and 64GB variants.
There is a possibility that we see this form of storage debut on Sunday when the Galaxy S 6 is announced for the world to see at MWC 2015.
Source: Samsung Tomorrow
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NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet receives hotfix with minor enhancements
Owners of the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet should start noticing a popup to install an update with minor enhancements. Labeled version 2.2.1, this hotfix improves areas such as the display and video streaming.
The update includes the following according to NVIDIA:
- Display color-space correction
- Improvements to Netflix experience
Source: NVIDIA
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Mad Catz announces the S.U.R.F.R. and L.Y.N.X. 3 game controllers ahead of MWC 2015
Mad Catz, the creators of the M.O.J.O. micro-console, have just announced two new gaming controllers ahead of Mobile World Congress 2015. First up on the list is the S.U.R.F.R., and it’s a bit toned-down from other controllers we’ve seen from the company in the past. Slated as the “ultimate multimedia surfer and gaming controller”, the S.U.R.F.R. aims to make your life easier thanks to its full QWERTY keyboard and mouse pointer input.
It’ll connect to any Android device, including smartphones, Android TV devices, PCs and a handful of others. The controller features dual analog sticks, shoulder buttons, action buttons and a d-pad. If you’re playing a game that’s particularly difficult, the controller even has extendable grips on either side to help you hold on.
Like I said earlier, the S.U.R.F.R. features a more toned-down design than we’re used to seeing from the company. The S.U.R.F.R. seems comfortable and functional, and that’s all we could as for in a controller. It will be available in White, Red and Black for $79.99. There’s no exact date for the controller’s release, but the company estimates it will launch sometime around May.
Next up on the list is the L.Y.N.X. 3 gaming controller, the “L.Y.N.X.9’s lil’ bro.” Remember the crazy, futuristic-looking controller announced by the company back at CES 2015? That was the L.Y.N.X. 9, and the L.Y.N.X. 3 aims to be the more affordable version of that. Just like the other gaming controllers, this one can connect to a slew of different Android-powered devices. It has a fold-out design, two joy sticks, a d-pad, ABXY buttons and two shoulder buttons. But unlike the L.Y.N.X. 9, this new model gets rid of the keyboard and tablet dock in the middle, allowing for a more compact, lighter experience. It will be available for $69.99 and will launch in May.
Both of these gaming controllers will be shown off at MWC 2015. Are you interested in either the S.U.R.F.R. or the L.Y.N.X. 3?
Open enrollment for insurance through AT&T runs through March 31
Getting your mobile device insured is something that should be done. However, the cost of doing so is not cheap and it just adds another expense to what is already a loaded monthly bill. We have good news for AT&T customers that are currently using uninsured devices. The carrier announced open enrollment for customers outside of the usual thirty-day window. Starting today, AT&T customers can choose between three programs to ensure one or multiple devices. Open enrollment will end on March 31; therefore, give it some thought and decide. Really, insuring your phone can be the difference between paying hundreds or a few bucks.
Hit the break for a look at the three programs offered.
You can enroll now by clicking here.
Source: AT&T
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Aeries for Windows Phone gains background notifications, tons of bugfixes in latest update
Aeries, a relatively new Twitter app for Windows Phone that we were thoroughly impressed with during our hands-on, scored an update today, bringing with it a ton of bug fixes along and support for background notifications.
Woolet aims to be the wallet you’ll never lose
Wouldn’t it be nice if you never lost your wallet ever again? There might just be a way to make that happen. The Woolet is a smart wallet that attaches to your mobile device via Bluetooth, and will send you a notification if you move too far away from it. You can manage your wallet connection by downloading the free Woolet app. Your phone will ring the moment you lose Bluetooth connection, and you can even specify any distance between 20-85 feet to get automatic alerts.
At just 9.9mm thin, the self-charging wallet looks like any wallet you can find anywhere else. That’s right, the Woolet charges itself using a low-powered ARM Cortex-M0 processor, and the company is actually working on batteries that will charge from your body heat and movement. The Woolet has four credit card slots, one large slot for an ID card and even a hidden pocket. Take a look at the promotional video below for more information.
The Woolet is currently in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. At the time of writing this, Woolet has surpassed its $15 thousand goal by $10 thousand, with 33 days to go. If you’d like to back the project you can pledge $99 to get a black Woolet. If you’d like to support the campaign but don’t want to pay $99, you can snag an RFID blocking sleeve, a Woolet Phone Cover or a Woolet Key Finder by pledging less. $99 may seem like a lot for a wallet, but it seems pretty high quality and offers up something most other wallets can’t provide. If you’re interested, head to the link below to back Woolet.
Video-trimming feature and inline video previews heading to YouTube
Android YouTube users will be happy to know that Google has announced two new features for creators. Apparently, a new video-trimming feature (see the gif below) and an inline video preview for the app are being introduced giving creators control over some key aspects of their videos.
As can be seen from the above image, content creators can now select the exact frame where the video starts and ends. There’s also the inline video preview before you upload it. So for those of you who create videos on the go, be happy to know that you’ll now be able to have more control over your mobile creations.
source: Google+
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