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Helio Drops Unlimited Pricing – Sign of Distress?

Christen Costa — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:47:35 +0000

Helio dropped their unlimited plan from $145/month to $99/month today. The next lower plan – $100/month – get’s you 1500 minutes and unlimited data…huh? Sign of a struggling MVNO? I’d say yes. This will surely help them garner some subscribers, but it’s like putting a bandaid on a severed leg. A good deal? Sure if you wanna sign up for a supposedly financially failing MVNO that’s so far in the red that it can’t see black.

More info here.

Disney Mobile Closes It’s Doors

Christen Costa — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:59:57 +0000

Here’s a quick one for you. Disney closed it’s doors for the SECOND time, yes second time, on an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). First it was ESPN, which they’ve now partnered with Verizon on from a content standpoint, and now they’re shutting down Disney Mobile due to competition. We all saw this coming when AMP’d shut their doors a few months back. Kids rejoice as parents lose their monitoring system…

Disney Abandons MVNO Model; Bows Down to Carriers [MarketingVOX]