Amp'd mobile declared bankruptcy after nearly 1/2 of their customers did not pay their bills. Now Verizon, the company the leases Amp'd its network space, is petitioning the court to let them cut service to Amp'd's remaining customers.
I wanted to sign up for the Ocean on May 13th, but I noticed that on the web site, the only option for contracts was a 24 month agreement. Given that Helio is a new company, I wasn't sure I wanted to commit to two years. I called Helio to find out...
Amp'd Mobile has filed for bankruptcy after nearly 1/2 of their 175,000 customers failed to pay their bills. From Businessweek: Apparently, those free-spending youths don't care much for paying their cell-phone bills. A court motion filed on June...
CBS 13 has the story of a 13-year old kid who saved up his money and bought a pre-paid Amp'd mobile phone from Circuit City. The phone was $100 with a $120 rebate.
Amp'd Mobile will shutter its ailing service on July 24th at 12:01 am, meaning that today is the final day to port your number to another carrier. The mobile virtual network operator has worn a giant "Kick Me!" sign ever since it filed for...
If you've got a cellphone with Rural Wireless (also known as Unicel) your contract has just been purchased by Verizon Wireless.
From NYT:Start-ups like SunRocket and Vonage, the largest and best known of the group, tend to offer only phone service, and they do not have the ability of the larger companies to ensure quality of service because they do not operate their own...
Not only does virtual cellphone carrier Helio work by piggybacking off Sprint's network, it seems to have leased their call centers' famous dedication to customer service as well.
A former Microsoft exec is starting a service that will allow any group—from churches to sports teams— to become their own wireless provider, according to BusinessWeek. The service, called Sonopia, will rent space on Verizon's network...
The New York Times has a rundown of the future of cell phone advertising, and it seems pretty bleak:
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