Prepaid Wireless Tracker -
April 2009 Issue
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MetroPCS wants LTE services
next year | Prepaid Reviews
By
Joe
MetroPCS is talking about launching LTE (Long Term Evolution) 3G
technology
next year, which would be fairly aggressive for a smaller carrier to be
introducing such technology not much after Verizon.
I wonder how this could impact a potential
merger with Leap, if Leap doesn’t deploy the same technology. i.e. They currently have
the same technology,
which makes a merger very synergistic.
We’ll have to see if this new LTE network
materializes. If
so, at least it means faster data speeds, and the potential
for a MetroPCS prepaid broadband offering!
The GigaOM Interview:
MetroPCS COO Tom Keys
GigaOm
- San
Francisco,CA,USA
Interesting interview with MetroPCS COO discussing why/how it is that
Metro has
been able to grow so successfully, and his opinions on the competitive
landscape and its impending 4G rollout.
AT&T's Troubles Are
Only The Beginning
Gerson
Lehrman Group - New York,USA
Discussion around how prepaid wireless is really heating up, resulting
in
significant issues for AT&T if they don’t stop and
take notice before it’s
too late!
Send
Unlimited, Free Text Messages to Any Phone With mjoy
Just
as TextHog has launched a free service for
stupid-simple expense tracking from your cell phone, we now learn about
mjoy.
Here's the one-line mjoy elevator pitch: "Send unlimited free text messages to any
mobile phone in the
world." Sounds simple enough, right?
Maybe not…
MetroPCS Launches the
BlackBerry Curve 8330 Smartphone
It's
great to see prepaid carriers
in the U.S.
entering the smartphone space. It's only a matter of time
before ANY device is
available as a prepaid option. Good
job
Metro!
Boost
Mobile Selects LSN’s Local Wireless
to Deliver Local News.
Business
Wire (press
release) - San
Francisco,CA,USA
“We are pleased to partner with Boost
Mobile to
deliver valuable information directly to the mobile consumer who uses a
prepaid wireless
phone…”
Virgin Mobile promises
touch-screen phones
CNET
News - San
Francisco,CA,USA
Simply additional evidence that handset selection will ultimately not
be a
barrier for customers opting into prepaid calling plans; or shall I say
opting out of long term contract plans ;-).
It will be interesting to see what the
prepaid handset lineup looks like 18 months from now.
Prepaid
iPhone
available on March 26 | Prepaid
Reviews
By
Joe
Exciting news for iPhone lovers who simply do not want to commit to a
contract. However,
at $599 and $699, for
the 8GB and 16GB models, respectively, are there any takers?
Recession may take further
toll on wireless spending
Almost
40% of respondents said they would
likely seek to save costs on their cell phones if the recession does
not end
soon, according to a survey commissioned by the New Millennium Research
Council, a Washington think tank. The
report also suggests that prepaid wireless carriers, such as MetroPCS
Communications and Leap Wireless, could be the beneficiaries as
Americans
re-examine their cell phone spending.
Prepaid-Wireless-Guide.com
Quoted
in The Prepaid Press
Prepaid-Wireless-Guide.com
is quoted in an article about how
unlimited prepaid offerings are impacting the industry.
Cricket
gets Motorola Evoke QA4 Touchscreen Device!
Pretty
slick looking device.
Not a smartphone operating system, but said to be a nice
phone
nonetheless. It's
good to see such
devices coming to the prepaid market.
What's
New at Prepaid-Wireless-Guide.com?
- Added
Prepaid Broadband Providers summary page.
Find it here.
- Added
Mobi PCS to Unlimited comparison chart.
Review the chart here.
- Given
the growth of the site and the interest in advertising, added
advertising page here.
- Added
American Messaging Mobile to Monthly
Comparison Chart and Wireless Providers
page, then removed them after being informed that they have shut down
their mobile phone business.
- Added
Wireless Broadband Rental and Services Comparison pages. Learn more here.
- Added
Other
Wireless Providers page to represent smaller or newer
providers that aren’t
included in the comparison charts.
- Added
new section on wireless safety; find the new pages here.
- Updated
Verizon INpulse daily
plans with new pricing, and added new PAYG
plan.
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