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Disney Mobile Resurrected—In Japan

Almost two months after announcing that it'd be shutting down in the US at the end of the year, Disney Mobile's finding new life across the sea. Disney's latest MVNO—Japan's first, according to Reuters—will run off of Softbank's network and sell its phones at Softbank's stores. With two dead MVNOs under its belt, going for round three in one of the tightest markets in the world seems insane, but the level of Disney love in Japan might give them a shot at actually making money this time. [Reuters]

3:30 AM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Matt Buchanan
749 views, 1 comment

Latest by jamar0303: If they sell the same phones in Japan that they did in America then they can expect that one to more »

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Disney Mobile Shutting Down, No Longer Happiest MVNO On Earth

As of today, September 27, Disney Mobile is shutting down its doors and no longer allowing new content and applications to be purchased on their MVNO cellphone service. You have until December 31, 2007 to find a new cellphone plan, which is when Disney Moible will cut off services completely. Once you do cancel your plan—they're going to waive the early termination fee—you can get a reimbursement for any handsets, accessories and content you purchased through Disney Mobile. It looks like out of the MVNO operators, Helio is doing fantastically, with a $270 million cash injection, and everyone else is holding on to the railings. [Disney Mobile]

3:55 PM on Thu Sep 27 2007
By Jason Chen
1,420 views, 7 comments

Latest by thowell: I saw on google that www.hellohelio.net is gonna take over disney mobile contracts for free, aparently you have to switch more »

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AT&T Introduces Pay-For-Play Parental Controls for Cell Phones

AT&T's mobile division is going to follow Disney Mobile and others by introducing its "Smart Limits" parental controls: parents use a web interface to set call blocking, calling hours, text message and download limits. But unlike many similar child-protection systems, this one will cost users $4.99 per month—per kid. More »

9:29 AM on Tue Sep 4 2007
By Wilson Rothman
2,713 views, 9 comments

Latest by Trackback: iPod with OS X? [News.com] If the persistent rumors are fulfilled Wednesday during the latest episode of The Steve Jobs more »

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Disney Mobile Not Family Friendly Enough?

We've covered Disney Mobile before, showing their "family friendly" features like call control, family locator (GPS) and family monitoring. Reader Robert doesn't think so, he writes: More »

7:00 PM on Fri Aug 25 2006
By Jason Chen
703 views, 10 comments

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Disney Mobile Gets Pantech Curitel PN-320

Up until now, the MVNO that Mickey Mouse built had only one lonely phone, the Pantech DM-P100, for kids and tweenies to lug around. Thanks to FCC docs, we know that the Pantech Curitel PN-320 is heading to Disney Mobile, giving all good little boys and girls Bluetooth and a basic VGA camera with flash. More »

3:12 PM on Tue Jul 25 2006
By Jason Chen
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Disney Mobile Launches

After years of saying they're going to launch, Disney Mobile is finally available now! More »

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Disney Mobile Expands To UK Under O2

The Disney Mobile phone service, which is finally launching this summer, is already expanding into foreign markets. Partnered with O2 PLC, the Walt Disney service will provide their distinct method of Disney-ification to the UK as well. More »

1:13 AM on Fri Apr 28 2006
By Jason Chen
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CTIA: Disney Announces Disney Mobile Phone Service

We almost can't believe the news that after two long years of saying "we'll launch it later this summer" and our favorite, "we'll launch it next year", it looks like Disney will actually be launching their Disney Mobile phone service this summer. Only Pumbaa truly understands how we feel. More »

2:42 PM on Wed Apr 5 2006
By gizmodo.com
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