Solavei is done. The Seattle-based startup, which used multi-level marketing tactics to win customers for its mobile phone service, announced that it will shut down the company on Dec. 4. In… Read More
Solavei, the Seattle area startup that employs multi-level marketing tactics to win customers for its mobile phone service, announced a plan to merge with Netherlands-based Aspider as it emerges from bankruptcy proceedings.… Read More
Solavei emerged on the scene two years ago with a high-profile list of investors, celebrity endorsers and an ambitious business model that relied on customers to spread the word about… Read More
Solavei, the fast-growing Seattle area provider of mobile phone service, is facing a backlash from some of its members after the company announced a new rate plan which throttles the… Read More
It’s been just one year since Solavei emerged on the scene with a referral-based marketing approach for selling cellular service, tapping into its users to help spread the word on… Read More
Solavei, which rewards customers for signing up friends, family and co-workers for its wireless service, has scored $2 million in fresh funding from boutique investment banking firm Clark Dodge & Company, GeekWire… Read More
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read More