Consumer Cellular bumps minutes, data

No contract wireless provider Consumer Cellular said it has increased the amount of calling minutes and data available on current rate plans as well as rolled out a new price point. The carrier offers service using AT&T Mobility’s network.
The company, which has an exclusive marketing arrangement with the AARP, said it has bumped the minute bucket for four of its rate plans and added a new $15 per month offering. The increased calling minutes range from 50 additional minutes on its $20 per month plan (increased from 250 to 300 minutes), up to 400 additional minutes for its $60 per month plan (increased from 2,000 to 2,400 minutes). The carrier also added a new $15 per month plan that includes 100 calling minutes and slots in above its entry level $10 per month plan that continues as a per-minute offering.
For its messaging and data services, the carrier is now grouping messaging and data access into a single package. The entry level plan for $2.50 per month includes 100 messages and has had its data bucket doubled from 2 megabytes to 4 MB; the $5 per month plan includes 500 messages and has increased its data bucket from 15 MB to 20 MB; the $10 plan includes 1,000 messages and an increase in its data allowance from 30 MB to 40 MB; while the high-end $20 per month plan includes 2,000 messages and a bump in data from 75 MB to 100 MB.
“We recognized that our voice customers desired a lower entry price point that included minutes, and our Connect! subscribers requested additional megabytes, so we’ve altered our plans to reflect that,” said John Marick, CEO of Consumer Cellular.