A new no-contract carrier was announced today and that would be GIV Mobile. This is the first carrier that will donate 8% of monthly plans to a charity of the customer’s choice! There are different categories of charities that you can choose from, those being Animal Welfare, Arts, Culture & Humanity, Education, Environment, Health, International, Human Services, and Public Benefit. Under those categories will be 3(there) charities that you can choose from. You can see the full list of charities at www.givmobile.com, but to name a few of them you may choose National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Scholarship America, Alzheimer’s Association, American Cancer Society, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Doctors without Borders, Save the Children, American Red Cross, Feeding America, Carnegie Institution for Science and The United Way. They are inviting the consumer to truly “Answer The Call”, this way you can make a difference and get some good service. GIV Mobile will be using T-Mobile’s nationwide 4G network! They will be offering 2(two) plans, both of them feature Unlimited everything(expect for data speeds). For $40-a-month you get Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data. You will get 4G/3G speeds for up to the first 250 MB. With the $50-a-month plan you get Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data. The difference being that the first 2GB’s will be 4G/3G speeds. The difference between the plans would be the cap on faster data speeds. 8%(eight-percent) of the monthly cost will go to the charity of your choosing. GIV Mobile will be launching on May 15th, 2013 and they will be having their pre-launch event in Los Angeles, California as the Presenting Sponsor of Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity event on April 25, 2013. You can sign up on www.givmobile.com to get a GIV Mobile SIM Card and you can find much more information! You can bring your own unlocked device to GIV Mobile or you can get a phone from them. GIV Mobile is really changing the game and with them you will be able to make a difference. For more information check out the press release and gallery below. Stay Tuned For More Coverage Of GIV Mobile On NJTechReviews!
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Press Release
PTEL MOBILE LAUNCHES GIV MOBILE—THE FIRST NO-CONTRACT MOBILE SERVICE DEDICATED TO GIVING 8% OF MONTHLY UNLIMITED EVERYTHING PLANS TO
NON-PROFIT CHARITY OF CUSTOMER’S CHOICE
GIV Mobile Will Donate Up To $50 Annually Per Customer to Charity
(CHICAGO, IL)- PTel Mobile, one of the pioneers in no-contract wireless, announces the launch of GIV Mobile, the first consumer conscious no-contract mobile service that is dedicated to donating 8% of monthly “Unlimited Everything” plans to a non-profit charity of the customer’s choice. GIV Mobile utilizes the 4G network of T-Mobile USA, Inc., allowing users to have fast and reliable connections from nearly anywhere in the U.S. GIV Mobile will officially launch May 15, 2013, with the option for customers to sign up in advance on their website.
In the United States, nearly everybody has a cell phone. “Wireless communication is an essential part of everyday life and GIV Mobile allows members to effortlessly contribute to their favorite charities just by using their mobile phone,” says Omar Abhari, SVP Operations at GIV Mobile. “GIV Mobile collaborates with extraordinary charities to create a community engaged and dedicated to answering the call and giving back.”
GIV Mobile will have its pre-launch event in Los Angeles, California as the Presenting Sponsor of Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity™ event on April 25, 2013. Hilarity for Charity is an annual event to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association®, the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
“We are very excited to be working with some of the biggest and best in launching GIV Mobile,” says OmarAqel, founder of GIV Mobile. “With the selfless dedication of the Alzheimer’s Association, the extremely funny Seth Rogen and T-Mobile’s super fast network, we are very humbled and honored to be amongst such great company of socially conscious people as we introduce GIV Mobile.”
“It’s great to see one of our valued partners using wireless technology built on our network for charitable purposes,” said Doug Chartier, senior vice president for T-Mobile, USA, Inc. “PTel is a true innovator, and GIV Mobile is a fantastic example of that.”
With GIV Mobile, customers may choose from two affordable no-contract plans to use with a GIV Mobile phone or their own unlocked, GSM phone:
- $40/month Unlimited Everything – talk, text, MMS, International text and web (first 250 MB up to 4G/3G speeds) on all 4G enabled phones and smartphones.
- $50/month Unlimited Everything – talk, text, MMS, International text and web (first 2GB up to 4G/3G speeds) on all 4G enabled phones and smartphones.
After choosing a plan, customers are able to select up to three charities from eight different categories that will receive a monthly donation. Charity categories include:
- Animal Welfare
- Arts, Culture & Humanity
- Education
- Environment
- Health
- International
- Human Services
- Public Benefit
Charities include National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Scholarship America, Alzheimer’s Association, American Cancer Society, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Doctors without Borders, Save the Children, American Red Cross, Feeding America, Carnegie Institution for Science and The United Way. A complete list of charities is available at www.givmobile.com.
GIV Mobile wireless service will be exclusively available at www.givmobile.com starting May 15, 2013. Consumers can sign up now to “Answer the Call” and start supporting their favorite charity while talking on one of the nation’s largest and fastest 4G networks.
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