Archive for the ‘Virtual Operators (MVNOs)’ Category

Following up on the Clearwire announcement, Comcast has updated its dedicated portal for the forthcoming High-Speed2Go service expansion which will mirror Clearwire’s current rollout schedule starting in November.

Following up on the initial announcement of the StraightTalk service plan this summer, Wal-Mart has confirmed it will begin an exclusive nationwide rollout of the offering on October 18th.
The handset lineup will consist of the entry-level LG 220 clamshell at $39.98, the LG Slider 290 at $79.98 and the Samsung 451 QWERTY keyboard slider at [...]

MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile are currently in a court battle over the popular MetroFLASH CDMA handset unlocking service offered by the regional carrier.
Virgin initiallly filed legal motions after discovering that the MetroPCS MetroFLASH service was allowing Virgin Mobile customers the ability to take them to MetroPCS locations with MetroFLASH for use on their network. [...]

Motorola has announced the availability of the i856 Debut slider for Boost Mobile. The phone features a 1.3MP camera with video recorder, external media controls and Bluetooth with stereo audio support along with threaded messaging and speakerphone.
The phone is now available online from Boost Mobile for $169.99.

Virgin Mobile has confirmed to the press that it plans to launch the LG Rumor 2 in an undisclosed timeframe. The operator was recently acquired by Sprint but did have an existing handset development relationship with the manufacturer offering the LG Aloha and Flare entry-level handsets before the acquisition.
This follows the rumors of the apparent [...]

Page Plus will be adding a new unlimited text option for customers on August 26th, with the forthcoming availability of a new unlimited monthly text option for $20 per month which can be added to any voice plan except the $40 unlimited option which already includes unlimited text.

There has been a buzz in the media lately as the gleaming praise for Zer01 Mobile turned to anger and betrayal. And, that makes sense. The Zer01 Mobile offering provided the Phantom-sized Holy Grail of unlimited 3G voice and data service for $69.99/month.
The first harsh reality is that, this simply is not a good deal [...]

Venerable prepaid MVNO PagePlus has fired the latest salvo in the first stages of the flat-rate price wars with its Unlimited Talk n Text prepaid monthly plan for $39.95 a month which also includes 20MB of data access.

Two former Verizon handsets are offered under this plan in the Motorola E815 for $49.95 and the Motorola [...]

Following up on the news of Sprint purchasing Virgin Mobile yesterday, South Korean mega carrier SKTelecom has announced its intentions to sell its 15.3 percent stake in Virgin Mobile to Sprint as well as reselling the miniscule 0.53 percent stake in Sprint gained as a result of the Virgin ownership sale and transaction.
SKTelecom became a [...]

In a press release this morning, Sprint has announced that it will purchase publicly traded MVNO Virgin Mobile USA for $483 million factoring in the value of Sprint’s 13.1% ownership stake along with completely retiring Virgin Mobile’s current debt load of $248 million with a further reduction to $205 million on September 30th.
Sprint will bring [...]