Not long after Cricket Communications announced it would begin selling prepaid, or “unlocked,” iPhones this month, new reports suggest many more carriers may soon get access to Apple’s flagship mobile device.
“It’s taken nearly five years, but it looks like the iPhone will soon be running on nearly every segment of the U.S. wireless telephone network, including smaller regional carriers and prepaid cell phone services,” writes Eweek.com’s Wayne Rash. Rash also cites a rumor suggesting that Sprint subsidiary Boost Mobile may start selling prepaid iPhones as soon as this September.
Increases to the iPhone’s sales channels have major implications for the rollout of mobile payment and financial services to U.S. consumers.
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