PayAnywhere, a leader in mobile point of sale solutions, yesterday announced its acclaimed credit card reader for smartphones will be shipping to retailers across the country beginning this month. With the most complete set of mobile payment features, around the clock customer support and online Merchant Portal, PayAnywhere is the most comprehensive mobile payment solution available to merchants. Beginning this summer merchants can pick up the PayAnywhere credit card reader at local retailers and within hours be accepting credit card payments from customers.
The PayAnywhere credit card reader easily attaches to iPhones, iPads, Android smartphones and tablets, and BlackBerry smartphones. Designed to stay in place during use, the reader features a magnetic head approximately twice the length of competitors' readers for improved reading of credit card mag stripes.
The PayAnywhere reader and service meet Payment Card Industry (PCI) certification standards and credit card data isn't stored on the merchant's smartphone, tablet or the PayAnywhere app. PayAnywhere employs the highest level of data encryption ensuring every transaction is protected so merchants' customers can pay with confidence.
Used today by merchants ranging from billion dollar enterprises to the weekend neighborhood garage sale, PayAnywhere is the payment industry's only enterprise-grade, no compromise mobile payment solution suited for any size merchant. Created by a company with two decades of providing credit card processing to merchants of all sizes, PayAnywhere's mobile point of sale (POS) technology brings the transaction to the customer and helps merchants use their smartphones or tablets to boost sales and improve cash flow. | |
Boost Mobile, ranked Highest in Purchase Experience among Non-Contract Wireless Providers by J.D. Power and Associates1, today announced the May 31 release of HTC EVO Design 4G, a member of the award-winning EVO family. This robust Android smartphone will operate on Sprint’s 3G and 4G (WiMAX) networks, bringing 4G speeds to Boost Mobile customers in 71 markets across the country with average upload speeds between 3-6 Mbps with bursts of more than 10 Mbps.
This will be the first device that pairs the speed of 4G with the value of Boost Mobile’s award-winning, no-contract $55 Android Monthly Unlimited plan with Shrinking Payments. For every six on-time payments, the cost of Boost Mobile’s Monthly Unlimited plan shrinks by $5, eventually getting down to as low as $40 a month for unlimited nationwide talk, text messaging, Web, email and calls to 411. Payments do not need to be consecutive to qualify for the next savings milestone.
HTC EVO Design 4G will be available on May 31 for $299.99 (excluding taxes) at Boost Mobile’s exclusive retail stores, select independent wireless dealer locations nationwide and at www.boostmobile.com with free shipping. It will be available in June at Best Buy, Radio Shack and Walmart.
“We are telling our customers to ‘Be Heard’ and not sacrifice technology or speed for value,” said Andre Smith, vice president-Boost Mobile. “HTC EVO Design is a strong match with Boost’s $55 Monthly Unlimited plan enabling our customers to enjoy the features of this robust device. With our shrinking monthly plans, customers will be able to enjoy an unlimited experience on an EVO device for as low as $40 a month – an industry first.”
Launching as a no-contract exclusive with Boost Mobile, HTC EVO Design 4G boasts many of the “must-have” features of its post-paid predecessors, including a 4-inch qHD capacitive touchscreen display, while sporting a slim, pocket-friendly aluminum unibody design. HTC EVO Design 4G combines the acclaimed HTC Sense experience with Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. Additional features include:
* 1.2GHz processor * 5MP rear-facing camera/camcorder with flash and HD video recording and 1.3MP front-facing camera for video chat * Stereo Bluetooth * Visual Voicemail * Wi-Fi hotspot capable * External memory slot for up to 32GB (2GB card included.) | |
U.S. Cellular and Alltel Wireless have joined together to begin offering U Prepaid, a no contract wireless service, in select Walmart Stores, Inc. in local communities across 18 states beginning in May. The alliance, the first of its kind in the industry, offers customers flexible payment options without signing a contract.
"Teaming with Alltel to gain distribution in Walmart gives us another opportunity to be where our customers want to shop and to offer more customers a prepaid service that helps them control their monthly budgets," said Carter S. Elenz, executive vice president of sales and customer service for U.S. Cellular. "U Prepaid customers with U.S. Cellular will be backed by our high-speed network, which has the highest call quality and network satisfaction of any national carrier."
The new alliance provides Walmart customers simplified, easy-to-understand service plan choices. Depending on where customers live, the U Prepaid service will run on either U.S. Cellular's high-speed national network or Alltel's advanced coast-to-coast network.
"Alltel is proud to bring the strength and equity of our U Prepaid brand to U.S. Cellular to create this unique alliance," said Lesa Handly, chief marketing officer for Alltel Wireless. "Together, we can leverage our position as the "local" wireless carrier offering a hometown alternative in the communities we serve."
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| MetroPCS an announced a fantastic deal that most people are certain to not pass up. For only $25 per month, MetroPCS is offering unlimited talk, text, local & long distance calling, voicemail, caller ID, 3-way calling with nationwide coverage. The $25 plan is only available on the Freeform III ($59), Kyocera Presto ($99) and Huawei Pinnacle ($49). For more information visit http://www.metropcs.com/metro/promotions/promotionsDetail.jsp?promoId=promo150010 |
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Today, nTelos Wireless announced that it will begin offering iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 to customers on April 20. nTelos Wireless is a provider of wireless communications services to consumers and businesses in select areas of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, and North Carolina.
The iPhone 4S will be available starting at $149.99 for the 16GB model, $249.99 for the 32GB model and $349.99 for the 64GB model. The iPhone 4 will be available for just $49.99. All models will be available in nTelos Wireless retail stores, online at www.ntelos.com, and through telesales at 1-888-427-8858. Customers can pre-register their interest starting today at www.ntelos.com/iphone.
"As a wireless service provider well-known for delivering the best value in wireless, we're pleased to offer the amazing new iPhone 4S to our customers," said Jim Hyde, president and CEO for nTelos Wireless. "iPhone 4S offers an abundance of new features, and with our industry-leading, nationwide smartphone plans, customers can now enjoy the nation's best networks for less."
nTelos Wireless retail stores will open early, at 7:00 AM on Friday, April 20, so customers can take advantage of the best value in wireless. Nationwide smartphone plans start at just $79.99 and include unlimited data and messaging. Family plans start at $139.99 a month for two lines.
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Assurance Wireless and OmniCare Health Plan Inc. have partnered to spread awareness of Assurance Wireless, a federal Lifeline Assistance program to OmniCare’s 47,000 enrollees in Michigan. This partnership with Assurance Wireless, a cell phone service that provides a wireless phone and 250 free minutes of wireless voice service monthly to eligible low-income customers, will allow OmniCare to strengthen channels of communication with its members to promote preventive health care and regular check-ups with their doctors. OmniCare Members will have unlimited access to their Primary Care Physician’s office and to the health plan via voice calls and text messaging without impacting their free minutes.
OmniCare Health Plan is committed to providing quality health care coverage to underserved Michigan residents and plans to promote the wireless service as a way for its customers to manage their health by being in direct contact with health care providers.
“Our members need to have access to their healthcare providers at all times. With this partnership, we can provide unlimited “free” calls to their primary care provider’s office and to our plan,” says Beverly Allen, CEO for OmniCare Health Plan. “This will eliminate one of the barriers our members experience in obtaining quality health care services.”
“Phone service is essential in nearly every household in the country and even more so when you factor in the need for emergency services,” said Gary Carter, manager for National Partnerships for Assurance Wireless. “This partnership will allow us to reach more Michigan residents who are eligible for our program while providing a means for OmniCare to promote better health care among its members.” |
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Boost Mobile, a leader in the no-contract wireless industry with award-winning service plans, will introduce a Talk & Text Unlimited plan with monthly payments that shrink to an industry best of $30 a month. This limited-time offer is available in all Boost Mobile retail locations from March 29 through May 31 with three Boost Mobile phones –LG Rumor Reflex, Motorola Theory and Sanyo Innuendo from Kyocera.
Similar to other monthly unlimited plans offered by Boost Mobile, the Talk & Text Unlimited plan provides customers the opportunity to be rewarded for simply making on-time payments. For every six on-time payments, customers will see their monthly payment shrink by $5, eventually getting down to as low as $30 a month for unlimited nationwide talk and text. Payments do not need to be consecutive to qualify for these saving milestones.
“With the price of gas nearing $5 across the nation, Boost is launching an affordable monthly option for customers looking for basic calling options on a dependable nationwide network,” said Andre Smith, vice president-Boost Mobile. “Customers can enhance this plan with unlimited calling to Mexico for an additional $5 a month, delivering unlimited talk and text to the U.S. and Mexico for as low as $35 a month – the wireless industry’s best value to meet these challenging times.”
Customers who activate on the offer during the promotional period will continue to keep the promotional plan as long as the account is active. |
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C Spire Wireless, the only U.S. provider that offers a suite of personalized wireless services, released details today on its plans to introduce 4G LTE (Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution) high-speed mobile broadband services this fall.
The company plans to invest $60 million to begin the roll out 4G LTE mobile broadband services in September in 20 Mississippi markets covering 2,700 square miles, a population of 1.2 million and more than 360 cell sites. The new service will provide 4 out of every 10 consumers and businesses in Mississippi with wireless data speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G, allowing C Spire to be the first provider to make these services widely available in the state.
“Wireless networks are all about coverage, quality and speed, and the C Spire Wireless personalized network cannot be beat,” said Hu Meena, president and CEO for C Spire Wireless. “We will continue to lead the way with our aggressive 4G LTE network upgrades so that our customers have the wireless services that allow them to do what they want to do when they need to do it in more places that matter to them.” Today’s announcement only involves the first phase of our 4G LTE deployment. More phases and more coverage will soon follow.”
Initial Deployment Phase Planned for 20 Mississippi Markets Representing 1.2 Million Population | |
VeriFone Systems, Inc., today announced an agreement with Isis, the joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, to integrate the Isis Mobile Commerce Application in current and future NFC-enabled product lines. The companies have also agreed that their sales, marketing and implementation teams will collaborate to target large retail and petroleum/convenience merchants in previously announced Isis launch markets of Salt Lake City and Austin.
VeriFone’s leading market share of U.S. retailers, NFC-ready product portfolio and “payment-as-a-service” delivery model will help accelerate the wide scale introduction and the adoption of mobile commerce. VeriFone is the preferred payment solutions provider for retailers, with 70 percent of the top 200 retail companies in the U.S. and with more than one million NFC-capable VeriFone MX Solutions systems already deployed in the U.S.
“Payment systems at the point of sale provide crucial infrastructure for the development of mobile commerce,” said Scott Mulloy, chief technology officer, Isis. “Our work with VeriFone helps bring to market the product and technical capabilities critical to success, but more importantly leverages VeriFone’s massive U.S. footprint to turn on Isis quickly and easily at large merchants.”
“We are excited about the opportunity help launch Isis with retailers in Salt Lake and Austin and we are ready to provide the expertise and services necessary for a national rollout,” said Jennifer Miles, VeriFone executive vice president, North America. “VeriFone customers will be able to leverage the integration of the mobile experience to engage consumers with new payment options, couponing, and loyalty services.”
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Visa Inc. announced a new service that provides financial institutions and mobile network operators with a one-stop solution to securely download payment account information to smartphones enabled with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The new service was developed in collaboration with Oberthur Technologies, a leading Trusted Service Management (TSM) company whose software and platforms are used to manage the provisioning and activation of payment accounts on cards and mobile devices.
The new offering by Visa brings together the necessary parties in the mobile payments ecosystem and lays the foundation for financial services providers and mobile network operators to securely and efficiently link Visa payment accounts to smartphones, while also offering a solution to manage those accounts post activation.1
“In the same way we have enabled the secure provisioning of payment cards for decades, we are now using mobile technology to securely provision mobile payment accounts over the air,” said Bill Gajda, Head of Mobile Products, Visa Inc. “Financial institutions, mobile network operators, and even transit operators now have a simple, secure process to activate payment applications at scale and make mobile payments part of everyday life for consumers around the world.” | |
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You then sign up for the $45 monthly unlimited plan which includes unlimited minutes, text and data with no contract or credit check to activate the SIM card. With Straight Talk you will still be using T-Mobile or ATT 3G network. You also can keep your same phone number.
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Blue Sky Network, a leading, global provider of satellite tracking and communication solutions for land, sea, and aviation, today introduced the portable HawkeyeLink Bluetooth device that enables hands-free Iridium phone calls and two-way messaging on users’ smartphones in an aircraft or helicopter. After downloading the custom BSN app, HawkeyeLink uses Bluetooth technology to connect to an Android smartphone. Crew and passengers as far as 30 meters away can now utilize their phones over the Iridium Network for portable, hands-free communication anywhere in the air.
HawkeyeLink’s full capabilities are available when used with the Blue Sky Network’s D1000A/C modems. It can send email messages through the Iridium network to Blue Sky Network’s SkyRouter portal or any email address. Users of Blue Sky Network D1000 series can quickly deploy and enjoy Bluetooth connectivity with HawkeyeLink via Blue Sky Network’s unique bulkhead adapter that is easily installed into the control panel.
The key features of HawkeyeLink include: | |
Visa Inc. today announced the launch of mobile services that allow financial institutions to offer their account holders the ability to monitor account history and balances, transfer funds between accounts, and receive near real time transaction alerts on their mobile devices.
Working in collaboration with Monitise (LSE: MONI.L - News), Visa made a significant enhancement to its issuer processing platform, Visa DPS, to offer mobile services that are fully managed by Visa and can be accessed with any mobile device, any mobile channel, and with any eligible debit, credit or prepaid account. Additional services are currently in development including mobile check deposit, mobile (NFC) payments, mobile offers, and support for V.me by Visa, Visa’s digital wallet service.
Enabling mobile services through the Visa DPS platform directly aligns with Visa’s global innovation strategy to accelerate the global shift to electronic payments, to make payments more secure, more convenient and to bring electronic payments to more consumers in more places.
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Rogers announced that its Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network, Canada's fastest and largest, is now available in more cities surrounding Montréal, including; Laval, Terrebonne, Brossard, Longueuil and Vaudreuil with plans to expand to more than 25 additional cities this year. This will bring LTE to more than half the Canadian population by the end of the year.
Rogers was the first to launch an LTE network in Canada, starting in Ottawa last July, followed by Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver in September. This year, Rogers will continue to expand the LTE network bringing the benefits of speed and the LTE experience to more Canadians across the country.
"We were proud to be first to bring the LTE network to Canadians," said John Boynton, Rogers Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "Today, we reach over 11 million and we are continuing to expand. By the end of 2012 we will double this with 20 million Canadians able to use LTE devices to download apps, stream HD videos and music or play on-line games, with no delays or buffering." | |
Clearwire, a leading provider of wireless broadband services, today announced the availability of the CLEAR Spot Voyager, a new personal hotspot that offers super-fast speeds, unlimited* 4G usage plans, and compatibility with millions of mobile devices. The company also announced the availability of the CLEAR Hub Express, a combination 4G modem and wireless router to give your home or office high-speed wireless internet.
The CLEAR Spot Voyager gives users everything they need to create a personal hotspot for up to eight wi-fi-enabled devices, at the same time. The CLEAR Spot Voyager offers consumers a battery life greater than six hours and a compact form factor at 2.6 inches square. The CLEAR Hub Express provides users 4G internet and is the only piece of equipment needed to set up a 4G internet hotspot in a home or office. With the device's built-in wireless router, users have an instant wi-fi network with no set-up or installation required.
"Clearwire has been a leader in the adoption of the 4G personal hotspot and fixed modem categories since our first product launches in early 2009. We continue to set the pace in the industry by offering innovative products that deliver high-speed 4G Internet service that is easy to set up and affordable," said Dow Draper, senior vice president and general manager - CLEAR. "These devices offer today's mobile and home users, and the millions of wi-fi products in use across the country, even broader access to CLEAR's 4G take-it-with-you internet."
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Consumer Cellular, the number one rated cell phone service provider and exclusive wireless provider for AARP members, has announced new data plans for its growing base of customers using data on a regular basis.
“We are updating our data plans to better meet the needs of our smartphone users,” said Consumer Cellular CEO John Marick. “We’ve been talking with our customers, and what we’re hearing is that they want to stay connected and need more flexibility with their data plans, so we’re excited to bring them more data capacity at their current rates or the option to change plans. We’ll continue to offer all of these plans as no-contract plans, and subscribers can switch between plans without penalty at any time.”
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PayByPhone, a leading international provider of systems for parking and urban mobility payments, today announced one of the largest deployments of near field communications (NFC) payment solutions in the world. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which selected the PayByPhone mobile payment system for parking, is currently adding NFC-enabled stickers to the city’s 30,800 parking spaces to give drivers the option to pay for parking with NFC-enabled mobile phones in addition to mobile apps and mobile web for regular phones. All parking meters continue to accept payment with coins.
The PayByPhone system, already deployed in the Castro district will be extended citywide as installation of the stickers is completed. The PayByPhone NFC sticker has a passive electronic chip that does not require a battery and stores information such as the parking space number that can be read wirelessly by any NFC-enabled phone. | |
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