US PREPAID 1Q2010 – It’s A Telecom Miracle! – May 17th, 2010
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An Embee user once said, “Who doesn’t like free minutes!” We get just as excited about blowout numbers, which is exactly what the US prepaid wireless enjoyed during 1Q 2010.
According to Deutsche Bank, over 90% of US wireless net adds for 1Q 2010 were prepaid subscribers, and they predict 70% of all 2010 net adds will be prepaid. Roughly 3 of every 4 adds for AT&T and Verizon were prepaid, and 80% of Verizon’s combined 1.5 million net adds came from resellers like Straight Talk and Page Plus. Total US prepaid subs stands at over 60 million! Analysts cite improved coverage, better pricing and no contract, and cooler phones as the big drivers. (Or maybe it’s just Tech & Talk!) (Seriously, fierce competition via increased marketing is a major factor, too. Our guess is T&T might have had something to do with MetroPCS beating estimates by 2x.) Either way, numbers don’t lie. This DB chart shows a clear shift towards value, supporting what we’ve said all along – prepaid is the way to go! |
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Embee on Mobile – T-Mobile USA – May 11th, 2010
| Servicing 36 US mobile operators, even for Embee it’s a dizzying array of plans and phones. How do you choose? With Embee Mobile, we’ll parse out those differences to help prepaid users evaluate what you’re getting for your Embee Minutes. First on deck – T-Mobile, the first wireless company to provide service in both the US and Europe. Oh, and Catherine Zeta-Jones! |
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| Expected announcement in mid-May of T-Mobile Unlimited Prepaid Plan |
Embee Mobile Tweets from 2010-04-28 – April 29th, 2010
- Send flowers for Mother's Day and earn Embee Minutes to give her a call! http://bit.ly/90kaUw 10:56:56, 2010-04-28
- Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse said the carrier expects its prepaid business to continue to grow throughout the year: http://bit.ly/an5KLD 11:49:56, 2010-04-28
Embee Mobile Tweets from 2010-04-26 – April 27th, 2010
- We just launched our new corporate website. New Look and Feel http://www.embeemobile.com 00:26:27, 2010-04-26
