Well we’re still here, but it seems AMP’D mobile might not be, as the company recently filed for a Chapter 11. If you’re interested, which of course you are, read about AMP’D filing for Chapter 11 here, more AMP’D bankruptcy blather here and of course there is always more + the official statement from AMP’D about their chapter 11. More►
The Motorola Q seems to be on the way to Amp’d Mobile. At least that’s what this 68-page Amp’d Motorola Q User Guide PDF download would have us to believe. I still have a question rolling around in the back of my mind though. Who cares? I thought Amp’d was for the cool kids. Ya’ know the people who like the new new. Not the CDMA old new.
Amp’d Mobile has recently added a pre-paid service option titled “Pay-As-You-Go”. Users who choose the pre-paid “Pay-As-You-Go” option unfortunately get hit with a 18% tax for the fun services offered by Amp’d, that includes music downloads, ringtones, mastertones, games, video streams, downloads and wallpapers. So a .99 cent music or video download for pre-paid users is not exactly .99 cent.
According to Mobiletracker Amp’d devices will cost close to $50 (US) dollars more for Pay-As-You-Go users. However, provided Amp’d doesn’t have more than 3 phones (Jet, Angel and the Hollywood) to offer at this point a premium charge can be expected.
Pre-Paid Pricing
Talk $0.10/ min
Push to Talk $1 per day unlimited
Text Messaging $0.10 per message
Pix & Vid Messaging $0.25 per message
Music Downloads $0.99 per song
Ringtones & Mastertones from $1.49 per tone
Games from $4.99 per game
Video streams & downloads from $0.99 per video
Wallpapers from $0.99 per wallpaper
According to the Amp’d Mobile website Push-to-talk ends each day a midnight and picture and video messaging will not be available at launch for Pay-As-You-Go users.
Amp’d Pay-As-You-Go customers can add more usage to their accounts by either paying directly through the phone, goiing online to Amp’d.com or by calling Amp’d Mobile Member Services. Amp’d Mobile offers Pay-As-You-Go in increments of $20, $30, $40 and $50.
Mobile software publisher Digital Chocolate Inc recently announced the launch of several titles on Amp’d Mobile. Through the agreement, Amp’d Mobile’s customers will have access to more than 20 of Digital Chocolate’s games.
A quick highlight of titles added to Amp’d Mobile include Tower Bloxx, Spelltris, Johnny Crash, Metro Girl and Mafia Wars. In addition to existing games from Digital Chocolate’s library Amp’d Mobile users will also have access to social applications such as MLSN Sports Picks as well as upcoming 3D gaming titles, including a 3D version of Tower Bloxx.
Source: Surfing
On Saturday April 29 Amp’d Mobile will simulcast to subscribers the semi-final and final rounds of the Body Glove Surfbout presented by Adio Footwear. Amp’d will also mobilcast the finals of the Grade 2 Oakley Pro Junior, held for surfers under the age of 20.
“The Body Glove Surfbout has seen many historic surfing performances in its 13-year history” said Aaron Quick, Amp’d Executive Producer of Sports Programming. “But this year we’re excited that wireless history is being made on the beach at Trestles, in another of Amp’d Mobile’s industry firsts.”
Amp’d is also introducing a mobile version of wavewatch.com, available only on Amp’d Mobile phones. WaveWatch allows surfers and others easy access to 19 live wave cameras positioned at several major surf breaks in the continental U.S. and Hawaii. The service also provides daily updated worldwide surf forecasts, tide charts and water temperatures WaveWatch Amp’d Mobile will be demonstrated by Amp’d Mobile at the events.
Source: TelephonyWorld
Soapbox Mobile provides Amp’d subscribers with access to movie times, locations and the ability to purchase tickets, all with their Amp’d Mobile handsets.
The solutions are made possible through Soapbox Mobile Anywhere and MoneyClip applications.
With Soapbox Anywhere Amp’d can target advertisements to customers specific to purchases being made and even alter the ad campaigns in real-time based on user responses.
With MoneyClip Amp’d subscribers simply register their credit cards with their handsets so they can be used for transactions.
After registration users can then securely make purchases through their mobile phones with a personal identification number.
Amp’d, the only 3G carrier in the US partnered with Warner Independent Pictures is displaying a movie trailer via mobile phones. The free trailer is for the Richard Linklater film “A Scanner Darkly”
The movie, due in theatres July 7, stars Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder and Rory Cochrane. The Amp’d trailer is expected to run until the release date.
Amp’d Mobile is currently offering a “Launch Special”
* Free 3 Months of Wireless data
* Free 128 Memory Card
* Free Stereo Headset
From Yahoo!