Do you want to get your hands on the new BlackBerry Z10 before its March launch date in the U.S. on T-Mobile? Well, you’ll have to join the upstart wireless carrier Solavei and shell out $999. That’s right, the new device (currently only available in the UK and Canada) is being made available in the… Read More…
It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire too, with a series of stories that look back at 2012. Today, we’re listing the 50 most popular stories on GeekWire. As you’ll see in the list below, sometimes it is the offbeat and oddball… Read More…
Solavei has already attracted more than 100,000 members to its growing pre-paid service wireless offering, driven largely on an affiliate networking program which rewards customers for signing up friends, family and co-workers. But now Solavei is looking to take things up a notch, announcing today that iPhone users in 37 markets will now be able… Read More…
An unidentified company is looking to lure members of the Seattle area wireless service provider Solavei this holiday season. And guess what? The Solavei folks don’t like the blatant recruiting effort one bit. How do we know this? Yesterday, I got a random “robocall” on my cell phone. I didn’t pick up, and I am glad… Read More…
Americans love nothing more than getting a deal. So, it’s not a surprise that Solavei, a controversial new mobile phone service that rewards customers for signing up friends, co-workers and relatives, is gaining traction. The Seattle area company, led by former Motricity CEO Ryan Wuerch and former Congressman Rick White, said today that more than 65,000… Read More…
Solavei has its fair share of critics, but it turns out the company also has some well-known celebrities in its corner. The Bellevue wireless carrier brought in actor Stephen Baldwin and musician Cee Lo Green for recent launch party at the Experience Music Project in Seattle. Solavei has drawn criticism for a controversial multi-level marketing… Read More…
Solavei today is unveiling a new $49 per month unlimited voice, data and text service that runs on the back of T-Mobile’s 4G network. But that’s not the interesting, or controversial, part of the story. This is: Users who sign up for Solavei actually become the company’s marketing and sales department, earning money for each… Read More…
August usually is a quiet time on the tech beat, but not this summer. We were busy keeping tabs on controversial remarks from a host of characters, from patent guru Nathan Myhrvold to venture capitalist Dave McClure to scientist Bill Nye. So, in case you missed any of the action, here’s a look back at… Read More…
Perhaps no startup in the Seattle area has driven as much discussion and debate in recent weeks as Solavei, a young upstart that plans to begin offering a new $49 per wireless service next month in which users earn cash for signing up friends, family members and co-workers. The public debut of Solavei’s multilevel marketing… Read More…
Multi-level marketing companies have gained popularity (and notoriety) in industries as diverse as cosmetics, vitamins and cleaning products. Now, a new Seattle startup called Solavei, led by former Former Congressman Rick White and former Motricity CEO Ryan Wuerch, is looking to bring the concept to cell phone plans. We first covered Solavei in February when we… Read More…
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