The Daily Now – May 15, 2012
The Daily Now is quick list of stories/articles from today’s news about prepaid wireless.
Read more ›An LTE device from RIM is currently going through the FCC process. The tested model name is REG51LW, and is labeled as an LTE band HSPA+ Tablet PC. Pictures are currently not available, but [...]
Ting, a nationwide prepaid wireless provider operating on the Sprint PCS network, has announced today that they are giving their customers data grace amounts on their accounts. They explain [...]
America Movil, parent company to U.S. wireless brands like Tracfone, Safelink, Net10, and Straight Talk is putting together a deal to acquire MVNO Simple Mobile. America Movil has put a price [...]
The Daily Now is quick list of stories/articles from today’s news about prepaid wireless.
Read more ›At CTIA Wireless show in New Orleans yesterday T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm ended his keynote speech by showing off T’s newest commercial aimed directly at AT&T and the iPhone 4S. (video after the break..)
Read more ›LG has another Android device going through the FCC approval process. The LG P720h looks to be running on Android (version unknown), and will operate on GSM networks. Here are a couple of things that can be confirmed based on documents submitted to the FCC: supports microSD™ or microSDHC™ up to 32GB has hotspot capability offers 3D viewing of videos, [...]
Read more ›It looks like Nokia is working on another Windows device headed for the U.S. There is not much information on the carrier, network, and really any specification, but it looks like a sleeker version of the Lumia. It has been submitted to the FCC under the model RM-819. Here are some photos found on the FCC: [...]
Read more ›The Daily Now is quick list of stories/articles from today’s news about prepaid wireless.
Read more ›Yesterday, Cricket (Leap Wireless) released their quarterly subscriber figures which was down 22% from earlier this year, gaining 258,060 subscribers in the quarter. On the bright side, their Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) increased to $42.59 thanks to their data plans, and their Muve Music offering. Just as a comparison, Sprint’s Prepaid Group (Boost, Virgin Mobile) has an estimated ARPU [...]
Read more ›Ever want a prepaid phone that you can give to your kids, and not worry about them visiting unwanted sites or sending/receiving unwanted content? Well Kajeet, a prepaid MVNO operating on the Sprint native network, has a solution for you. They call it Kajeet Smart Blocker™.
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