TextNow Announces $199.99 Prepaid Samsung Galaxy S III (refurbished) And $18.99/Month LTE Service

TextNow Announces $199.99 Prepaid Samsung Galaxy S III (refurbished) And $18.99/Month LTE Service

Credit to prepaidphonenews.com (Dennis Bournique)

Similar to FreedomPop, but with better phones.

TextNow, which launched in August as the first all-IP mobile operator, announced today that they are now offering LTE service. To go with LTE, TextNow is selling the LTE-enabled refurbished Samsung Galaxy S III for a surprisingly low $199.99.

With TextNow, all calls are made using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) over WiFi or LTE. Texts also sent and received as IP data rather than via the usual cellular signaling channels. As with its initial WiMAX based offering, TextNow is using the Sprint network.

There's no extra charge for LTE. The plans are the same for LTE devices as they are for TextNow's original WiMAX based service:
$18.99 for 500 MB of data, unlimited texts, unlimited incoming and 750 outgoing minutes
$26.99 for 1 GB of data, unlimited texts, unlimited incoming and 1250 outgoing minutes
$39.99 for 2 GB of data, unlimited texts, unlimited incoming and 2000 outgoing minutes
There's no charge for calls made using WiFi. Call forwarding, caller ID and visual voicemail are included at no extra charge. Unused minutes roll over, data does not.

To order the Galaxy S III visit www.textnow.com/phone. Shipping is $9 and you must pay for the first month of service when ordering a phone. Plan payment is by auto-pay using credit or debit cards only.

TextNow is a lot like FreedomPop, which launched their own all-IP phone service earlier this week. FreedomPop's plans are less expensive, there's even a free plan with 500 MB, 500 texts and 200 minutes. But FreedomPop uses Sprint's older WiMAX network rather than LTE. FreedomPop says they will be offering LTE soon but TextNow has beaten them to the punch again just as they did when they launched WiMax based service.

Quote :Introducing the TextNow powered phone
with monthly plans starting at $18.99 /month
Order yours today!
Use your existing TextNow number
Text history syncs with TextNow
Use credits linked with your TextNow account
Get the premium ad-free TextNow experience
30 day money-back guarantee
Free visual voicemail
No contract! Phones available:
Nexus S - $89.99
Samsung Galaxy S2 - $119.99
Samsung Galaxy S3 - $199.99