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MVNO Ting to reach breakeven in Q4; 40-50% of new customers are BYOD
LAS VEGAS--A top Ting executive said that around 40-50 percent of the MVNO's new customers are coming through its newly launched bring-your-own-device program. And separately, the CEO of Ting's parent company, Tucows, announced that Ting would "cross over the breakeven threshold" in the fourth quarter of this year.
Sprint MVNO Zact offers customized data plans, no overage charges
A new Sprint Nextel MVNO, Zact, is taking aim at the Tier 1 carriers--including T-Mobile US' new "uncarrier" strategy--by giving customers granular control over their plans, including the ability to change them on the fly.
Solavei, Ready SIM promise LTE support as soon as T-Mobile launches network
T-Mobile USA MVNOs Ready SIM and Solavei confirmed that they will start offering LTE service once T-Mobile launches its LTE network later this year.
Sprint MVNO Ting to add Windows Phones to lineup
Sprint Nextel MVNO Ting said it plans to add Microsoft Windows Phone 8 smartphones to its lineup later this year, following Sprint's embrace of the platform.
Ting sets aside $100,000 to cover ETF costs for customers who break contracts
Ting, the Sprint Nextel prepaid MVNO, said it will pay up to $100,000 to customers who incur an early termination fee by switching to Ting.
New MVNOs make big promises, but can they deliver?
Unlike traditional operators that are extremely hesitant to talk about new services until they are live and launched, many new MVNOs seem to relish providing the media with details of their planned offerings months before they are real.
MVNO Ting will not charge activation fee for BYOD program
Ting, the Sprint Nextel prepaid MVNO, said it will launch a beta test of its bring-your-own-Sprint-device program this week. The company said it will not charge users an activation fee for porting a Sprint device to the Ting service.
Ting MVNO starts selling LTE smartphones for Sprint's network
Sprint Nextel MVNO Ting has started selling a handful of smartphones that run on Sprint's growing LTE network, becoming the first U.S. MVNO to offer LTE service.
Sprint MVNO Ting to launch BYOD program in Q4
Sprint Nextel MVNO Ting will launch a bring-your-own-device program in the fourth quarter that will allow customers to bring any Sprint device onto Ting's service rather than buying a new phone with Ting. As a prepaid MVNO, Ting charges full price for its devices since it does not subsidize them.
Prediction: Failure rate will be high for low-cost MVNOs
With the recent launches of companies such as FreedomPop, Republic Wireless, Ting, RingPlus, Solavei and more, there seems to be a growing number of mobile virtual network operators in the U.S. wireless market. Most of these companies are promising inexpensive mobile data and voice services, often at a fraction of the cost of similar services being sold by traditional operators.
