Sprint Unlimited Talk or Text for $20 Monthly Exclusive at Walmart

Sprint's Virgin Mobile prepaid brand has a new plan of unlimited talk or texting prepaid wireless plans exclusive in Wal-Mart Stores for only $20/month through its payLo by Virgin Mobile brand.

Customers will have a choice of Samsung Montage or Kyocera Kona feature phones that are available in Walmart stores. Here are the two plans available:

• $20 per month for unlimited talk and 50 messages
• $20 per month for unlimited text and 50 minutes of voice

Besides the two plans, Walmart customers can also choose from the existing payLo $30 Talk & Text plan or the $40 Unlimited Talk & Text plan.

Angela Rittgers, vice president of marketing for Sprint's prepaid said, "The no-contract market continues to grow, most visibly with smartphones, but many customers find value with unlimited plans without the extra bells and whistles."

Wal-Mart also offers cellphone plans of other major U.S. carriers, including its own Wal-Mart Family Mobile Plan which runs on T-Mobile network. It has a range of low-priced cellphones with no-contract but with a flat monthly fee.

Sprint has other prepaid brands that includes Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile and Assurance Wireless. PayLo by Virgin is a sub-brand that "offers affordable alternatives to long-term wireless contracts for cellphone users seeking more basic communication services." Sprint's Virgin launched payLo in 2010 through drug store chains and convenience stores as well as RadioShack and Best Buy.

Check out Changeplanminutes.com for comprehensive listings of phone plan programs with all the important fine print details like minutes, data, term, etc.

APN settings for Straight Talk

For AT&T compatible phones:
Name : Straight Talk
APN : tfdata
Proxy : Left Blank
Port : Left Blank
User name : Left Blank
Password : Left Blank
Server : Left Blank
MMSC : http://mms-tf.net
MMS proxy : mms3.tracfone.com
MMS port : 80

For T-Mobile compatible phones:
Name : Straight Talk
APN : wap.tracfone
Proxy (for smart phones): Left Blank
Port : Left Blank
User name : Left Blank
Password : Left Blank
Server : Left Blank
MMSC : http://mms.tracfone.com
MMS proxy : Left Blank
MMS port : Left Blank

How to change them on Android:

Select menu
Select Settings
Select Wireless Controls or Wireless & Network
Select Mobile Networks (under more settings on Jelly Bean)
Select Access Point Names (APN). Delete current APN if possible
Press the menu button
Select new APN
Select Name and enter "Straight Talk" and press OK
Enter the settings above - if they are different from the ones on your activation card, use those settings instead
Select "Save"
Make sure the green radio button is directly to the right of "Straight Talk"
Reboot phone
Your Internet & MMS are now configured

For AT&T compatible phones:
Name : Straight Talk
APN : tfdata
Proxy : Left Blank
Port : Left Blank
User name : Left Blank
Password : Left Blank
Server : Left Blank
MMSC : http://mms-tf.net
MMS proxy : mms3.tracfone.com
MMS port : 80

For T-Mobile compatible phones:
Name : Straight Talk
APN : wap.tracfone
Proxy (for smart phones): Left Blank
Port : Left Blank
User name : Left Blank
Password : Left Blank
Server : Left Blank
MMSC : http://mms.tracfone.com
MMS proxy : Left Blank
MMS port : Left Blank

How to change them on Android:

Select menu
Select Settings
Select Wireless Controls or Wireless & Network
Select Mobile Networks (under more settings on Jelly Bean)
Select Access Point Names (APN). Delete current APN if possible
Press the menu button
Select new APN
Select Name and enter "Straight Talk" and press OK
Enter the settings above - if they are different from the ones on your activation card, use those settings instead
Select "Save"
Make sure the green radio button is directly to the right of "Straight Talk"
Reboot phone
Your Internet & MMS are now configured