After the FTC slammed Amazon for failing to protect people's privacy, who's ready for a Prime cellphone service?
Folks in the United States could soon have another option for cheaper cellphone service: Amazon Prime.that Amazon is in talks with major US carriers, including Verizon, T-Mobile US, and Dish Network, to offer low-cost phone service to Prime customers.
The move isn't all that surprising. Mobile virtual network operators are a dime a dozen. Google Fi Wireless, Boost Mobile, Mint Mobile, and Straight Talk are just a handful of the dozens of options available in the US. These companies pay to use larger carriers' networks, then resell that access to customers at low prices.
Amazon reportedly plans to offer service for as little as $10 a month, though it's whispered the web giant is also considering offering the service at no cost to Prime subscribers. Prime customers already pay $139 a year for access to express shipping and Amazon's streaming services, so it could be a way to inspire customer loyalty.
We suppose it's a lot harder to cancel your Prime subscription if you have to go through the rigmarole of porting your number to another network or getting a new one. Amazon is hardly the first major tech or e-commerce company to go down this road. As we said, Google has operated an MVNO service under the Fi brand for years, meanwhile Walmart has Family Mobile.
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