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Amp’d mobile is finally dead, selling assets

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By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, July 21st, 2007 at 3:55 AM

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The only successful MVNO in America is Helio and I’m honestly proud to have worked there. Sure they sell Samsung and Pantech based devices, but they also sell you the experience. I was always offered a free device, I never took one. Give up my (at the time) E61? Never!

Amp’d failed because they didn’t differentiate themselves. They had lots of ads, but why would I as a consumer go with them and not someone else?

Next Monday they will begin selling off their assets and they only have $9,000 in their checking account to call their own.

[Via: Mobile Burn]

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • localhost8080

    Helio is far from successful. They just got another $100 million from their parent company. Meaning they have burned through $550 million. If Amp’d had that much money they would be sitting right next to Helio, as two SHITTY MVNOs. If any company is successful and I say successful loosely, it’s Virgin.

  • grim reaper

    The grim reaper will kill any MVNO that refuses to get their customers to pay. Mwu-ha-ha-ha. The grim reaper is curious to see if these venture capitalist will stay in the telecom arena. Mwu-ha-ha-ha. The grim reaper is curious if independents and big boxes will trust anothr MVNO roll-out. Mwu-ha?