And the King of Unlimited is… Alaska DigiTel?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you’ve no doubt read about the recent resurgence in US-carrier unlimited cellular plans. All of the big boys have jumped onboard in one way or another, and just about all of the options are in the same ballpark. Unlimited voice starts at $100 and additional services can be added for additional fees. Rumors that Sprint will drop their starting price point down to $60 when its plan goes national are still just rumors, so they come in at $100 as well in the few markets where their plan is currently available. There is currently one US carrier offering significantly better unlimited options though, with unlimited plans starting at… $25! WTF? Alaska DigiTel, a local Alaskan CDMA carrier, has in fact been offering great unlimited plans since 2003. Less than 0.25% of America’s population calls Alaska home, but those 700,000 part-time insomniacs have some damn good wireless plans available to them:
- $79.99 National Unlimited calling
- $69.99 Unlimited local and long distance calling, picture and text messaging
- $49.99 Local Unlimited calling
- $24.95 Local Shared Unlimited calling
Alaska DigiTel has been around since 1999 and has its eyes on growth now more than ever. DigiTel took a sizable investment last year from General Communications Inc, now DigiTel’s majority equity-holder. They still seem a bit ‘mom and pop’ though; in fact COO Jeffrey Roe is listed as the PR contact on Friday’s press release addressing unlimited in wireless. Hey, whatever works…
Have you guys never heard of Cricket Wireless, for 40$ a month you get unlimited local, long distance, txting, picture messaging, video messaging, internet access, and a voicemail!.. if they get reception in your area you should check em out.
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Wow awsome price to bad I don’t live in Alaska but if I did I would drop my T-mobile servi ce I had for 8 years and go with Alaska Digitel like that.
I would have to T-mobile doesn’t have coverage in Alaska and frankly I am not sure if Verizion, Sprint or Att have coverage there either.
You can’t posibly expect the same type of reaction with this post as you received when you announced the other company’s where offering unlimited plans. Nothing against Alaska but it’s like comparing apples to oranges here.
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just so you know the sprint plan is all you can eat minutes/data/text/pictures for $119.99 not $99.99 and for $149.99 you get all of the above and an aircard unlimited.
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Metro PCS has unlimited nationwide calling, text, pics voicemail for 45 a month. Plus there is no credit check or contract. Its in florida, georgia, and texas that I know of.
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Well, I live in Alaska, and in a Alaska Digitel coverage area. They Friggin Suck! Mom and Pop? You have no idea, try unlicensed microwave for backend connections, cell sites being down for weeks because the tech’s can’t figure out what’s wrong?
We have ACS (CDMA) local LEC provider, AT&T (Was Dobson/Cellone until very recently) and Alaska DigiSmell as I like to call it.
They are a true LOW-END carrier. They are $50 for unlimited for a reason. We’ve had unlimited plans for several years.
I’m still on my Dobson $60 unlimited plan, with add-ons I have unlimited everything for $85. I’m staying with it as long as AT&T lets me be grandfathered.
ACS also has a $60 (Or less now) regional unlimited plan.
Just thought I’d pipe in.
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Many regional wireless carriers have good unlimited rates.
For example, Chinook Wirless in Montana has an unlimited voice and text messaging plan for $50/mo. Add $15/mo and also get unlimited mobile web and picture messaging.
Granted, a lot of these regionals don’t include roaming minutes outside of their area.
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cricket suxks so hard outsid certsain metro areas you can’t get srvicedosn’t work in the boonis or small towns alot f the hispanics her us it legit or not
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in puerto rico suncom wireless and all of the other 5carriers have unlimited plan
Suncom has a 69.99 ulimited voice and data for all of his pda and blackberry,, a 54.99 unlimited voice inet(wap browser)for all cellphone and a 39.99 unlimited voice,, since 2006,, and now how is the king of unlimited??
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And in the 54.99 plan you get mms unlimited, all this rate plan are local but for only 9.99 you can add unlimited long distance to U.S. And theres a family plan for 2lines that include unlimited minutes with long distance for 70.00 a month
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Ernest brings good point too bad there is no more sun com the aquisition is complete, they are now T Mobile. Sure we bring up Cricket and Metro but lest be honest anytime the razr v3 is on sale for 179.99 you gettin ripped. Plus you may be able to call nation wide but the phones and the coverage is a joke. Customer service on those guys dosent exsist . No wonder Tmobile just took the JD Power for the 7th time since 04
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alaska digitel is not the best service.
there phones arent the best and up to date.
the service is soo bad i get my texts and hour or two late and my calls dont go through.
i would love to switch but the low prices keep me there.
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