ESPN Mobile To Shut Down MVNO Service
ESPN Mobile today announced that they will be shutting down their virtual network operation at the end of this year. The struggling MVNO managed to subscribe less than 100,000 users since its launch in 2005. The MVNO as of today has released all subscribers from their two-year contracts, and is allowing them to port out […]
ESPN Mobile Begins Soft Launch
ESPN Mobile has launched its service this week, with the Sanyo 9000 from Sprint, which they have call the “MVP”. With ESPN branding, as previously reported, the device will retail for $499.99 with a $100 rebate. The phones will be sold nationwide at all Best Buy stores early next year. However, the plans are expensive […]
Sprint PR Slip Reveals… New RAZRs? (Updated)
Update: Many readers are pointing out that the device appears to be a CDMA version of the Motorola V690, a Chinese mid-to-high end phone that preceeded the RAZR (but was the basis for RAZR designs), however was aimed at a lower price-point than the RAZR’s intended market. It is unlikely that the feature sets between […]
CTIA: ESPN Mobile Takes The Wraps Off Sanyo 9000 (Updated)
Update: ESPN Mobile will call the Sanyo 9000 the “MVP”, and it will be fully customized with ESPN branding in-software. ESPN Mobile today announced their first phone, an EV-DO Sanyo unit which appears to be the Sanyo 9000. Multiple sources are reporting that this will be the same coloring and shell as the Sprint-branded version […]
The Disney MVNO
Disney today finally announced they were partnering with Sprint for an MVNO. No announcements of phones, plans, or offerings other than an expectation that they will leverage Sprint’s EV-DO data network (probably to deliver Disney content over 3GPP via Sprint TV). One of Disney’s companies, ESPN, has already announced plans for their own Sprint MVNO, […]