Liberty Wireless
Company Overview: Liberty Wireless was founded in 2002 and offers prepaid wireless services as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. In January 2006, InPhonic, Inc. sold certain of its Liberty Wireless assets to TelePlus Wireless, Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TelePlus Enterprises, Inc.
Network Benefits: Sprint's network provides extensive nationwide coverage.
Special Plan Features: Prepaid-only services offer "postpaid contract features" with no commitment and no credit check necessary. Voice services are available in a range of plans starting at $30/mo for 300 anytime minutes.
Unique Features: Voice services only.
Pros: Prepaid plans offer rates competitive with major carriers' postpaid monthly plans, but without the commitment of a one or two year contract.
Cons: Voice services only. Not all plans offer unlimited nights/weekends. Phone prices higher than those of monthly contract carriers. Overage chargers one some plans are quite a bit higher than other national carriers.
Technology Used: Liberty Wireless operates using CDMA on Sprint's PCS network.
Coverage: Nationwide
Customer Base: (Liberty offers only prepaid services, and so has no contracted customers)
Customer Service: See Consumer Reviews
Latest Devices
Sanyo Katana Blue
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Nokia 2270
This small compact phone offered by Nokia features changeable faceplates, custom ring tones and graphics, voice dialing, vibrate alert, two way text messaging, and a built in alarm, calendar, and calculator. This phones’ battery life goes up to 3.5 hours of talk time, and 264 hours (11 days) of stand-by time.
Kyocera SE47 / SE44 / V5 Slider
This unique phone offered by Kyocera has a sliding front and features speaker phone, custom ring tones, voice dialing, vibrate alert, text messaging, full color screen, and a built in alarm, calendar, and calculator. This phones’ battery life goes up to 3.5 hours of talk time, and 100 hours (4.2 days) of stand-by time and has a phone book capacity of 200. This phone also supports BREW to download games and ring tones.
