Just a week after losing its place on the store shelves of your local RadioShack Corp. outlet, T-Mobile USA Inc. signed a deal to offer its prepaid services through 7-Eleven Inc.’s stores.
The deal, which began on Aug. 1, calls for T-Mobile USA to offer its LG Electronics Co. Ltd. GS170 prepaid device through 7-Eleven outlets for $30. The basic device includes a VGA camera, Bluetooth and messaging capabilities. Through August, customers can pick up the device for $15 if they also purchase a $50 airtime card at the store.
T-Mobile USA notes in trumpeting the deal that 7-Eleven customers will now have access to the carrier’s “4G” network and rate plans, though the LG device lacks support for the higher-speed network services. It could be said that customers could move their GS170 SIM card to a more powerful T-Mobile USA device to access the additional features.
7-Eleven has been a long-time player in the airtime card and prepaid space, as well as having offered its own branded service in the past through a mobile virtual network operator agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C.
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