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giffgaff UK MVNO announced: is “mutual giving” a business model?

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 23rd 2009 No Comments

giffgaff honeypotMVNOs in the US haven’t had the greatest of success, with Virgin Mobile USA the most recent big-name to be gobbled up by a “proper” carrier.  However one UK company has obviously decided that the scene there is crying out for a new carrier option, and hence giffgaff has been born.  Based on O2’s network, giffgaff is still playing coy with their pricing but is suggesting that users will be able to earn back up to 100-percent of their pre-pay top-ups via good deeds to other users and the MVNO themselves.

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Zer01 MVNO looks shaky as site stripped following marketing doubts

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 23rd 2009 1 Comment

Questions have been raised about the viability and background of Zer01, the new wireless carrier in the US who promise unlimited mobile service for voice and data.  Earlier this week, a Network World report suggested that Mark Petschel, the CEO of Global Verge - the marketing firm recruiting people to sell Zer01 service – has a background in securities fraud and is currently on probation.

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ZER01 MVNO: unlimited calls & data for $70, no contract

By Chris Davies on Friday, Mar 13th 2009 No Comments

A new MVNO called ZER01 Mobile is promising unlimited voice and data access for just $69.95 per month, with no contract, using AT&T’s network and a proprietary VoIP application.  Unusually for VoIP, ZER01’s system promises successful voice calls even on GPRS and EDGE connections, something previously unseen.

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