{"id":15027,"date":"2023-06-04T15:50:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T15:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=15027"},"modified":"2023-06-04T15:50:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T15:50:44","slug":"amazon-prime-cell-servce-t-mobile-att","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=15027","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Prime could eventually include cheap cell service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"Amazon logo on phone screen\"><\/p>\n<p>Maybe someday Amazon Prime will include your rent and health insurance, too.<\/p>\n<p>Well, probably not, but one recent report indicates that Amazon wants Prime to intrude on yet another part of your life. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-06-02\/amazon-talking-with-verizon-dish-t-mobile-to-offer-mobile-with-prime#xj4y7vzkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>, the $140\/year subscription (including free shipping, discounts, and Prime Video, among other things) could eventually include cheap or free cell phone service. Bloomberg&#8217;s report said Amazon is currently in talks with providers like T-Mobile and AT&amp;T, though those same providers denied the report in statements given to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/your-next-amazon-prime-perk-cheap-or-even-free-cell-phone-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCMag<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/amazon-fire-11-max-tablet\" class=\"text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            Amazon unveils the new Fire 11 Max, its biggest, sleekest, and most powerful tablet yet<br \/>\n            <svg class=\"inline-block ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"><\/use><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>The idea is that cell service would be included with a Prime subscription either for free or for $10\/mo. That would obviously be a pretty massive bargain, which understandably could prompt cell providers to not enter into a deal with Amazon out of fear of losing business. These talks have reportedly been happening for only six to eight weeks, so it&#8217;s not clear yet if the Prime cell service would include things like 5G network access.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it does or not, Amazon could use an additional perk or two to make Prime even more enticing to customers. The research firm <a href=\"https:\/\/cirpamazon.substack.com\/p\/an-updated-look-at-us-amazon-prime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consumer Intelligence Research Partners<\/a> recently estimated that Prime has 167 million U.S. subscribers, down from 170 million a year ago. The high annual cost of the service as well as the recent relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions may have contributed to lagging subscription numbers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to imagine Amazon Prime packaging more things into one subscription, but Amazon certainly seems keen to try.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe someday Amazon Prime will include your rent and health insurance, too. 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