Ringing in the Holidays with Walmart Family Mobile

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The holidays are in full swing and we are officially in the countdown to Christmas around my house. Christmas has been different for me the past few years, since I moved down south and I'm now away from my family. I'm building a new life here and creating new traditions but staying in touch with my loved ones when we can't always travel to see each other is important.

A few weeks ago I was on the phone with my mom and we were chatting about ways to keep in touch more. This year brought about a lot of celebrations in our family; we had the addition of the first grandchild for my parents as well as my engagement. Being so far away can make frequent visits hard. My mom was frustrated with her phone because she wanted a better way to keep in touch with us, something with the ability for her to check in my blog on the go, maybe video chat and see pictures of my niece.
What she doesn't know is that this year I'm giving the gift of a new smartphone with Walmart family mobile, so we can keep in touch even across the miles. One of the features I like about Walmart family mobile is that plan prices are reasonable, with Unlimited Plans, Unlimited Talk Text and Data/Web, keeping plugged in on the go is easy and won't break the bank.

While you are doing your holiday shopping check out the phones available at Walmart. I stopped in the other day to pick one out, actually there are two people on my list that will be getting a new phone.

In the Walmart I was in the other day the phones were in the entertainment section of the store, as you can see in the picture they were easy to find. There was a selection of phones on display so you can spend some time checking them out.
I decided to go with the Samsung Galaxy Exhibit, and bonus it was $79.88 on rollback (was $99.88). These phones are also on rollback, ;

• Alcatel One Touch Evolve 2 - $49.88 (was $59.88)
• ZTE ZMAX - $179.00 (was $199.88)
• LG L90 - $119.00 (was $179.88)
• Nokia Lumia 635 - $99.88 (was $129.88)
• Samsung Galaxy Exhibit - $79.88 (was $99.88)
• Nokia Lumia 530 - $49.88 (was $69.88)

Currently there is a $40 Walmart Gift Card promotion running with the purchase of the Samsung Galaxy Avant, 12/14-12/27. You may want to check that one out, for more information on that promotion click here.

The best part of a phone plan with Walmart family mobile, is no bill surprises. The service is $34.88/month for Unlimited Talk, Text, & Web ($29.88 for the second line) and it comes with 5GB of 3G Data. This higher speed bucket is great and allows you to do even more with the plan.
I went ahead and set the phone up for my gift recipients, even setting some web page favorites. I know they will want to read my blog on the go, so that was the first page I saved.

One of our new traditions will be a group call on Christmas morning when we can't be together. What are some holiday traditions in your family?