Wireless Provider Plans to Activate Next-Generation Wireless Voice and Data Network
PERCS Members Share Nearly 600,000 PERCS Reward Points to Help Raise Funds for American Cancer Society's Fight Against Deadly Disease
Ridgeland, Miss. (Nov. 9, 2012) – C Spire Wireless, the only U.S. wireless provider that offers personalized wireless services, today donated $20,000 to the American Cancer Society's (ACS) Making Strides Against Breast Cancer initiative to help increase breast cancer awareness and research.
The donation was a part of C Spire's PERCS with PURPOSE - turning its popular PERCS customer engagement and rewards program into a powerful giving machine to benefit the ACS during the month of October.
PERCS with a PURPOSE allowed members to share their own PERC reward points to raise funds for breast cancer research. C Spire customers shared nearly 600,000 points – helping the company get to its $20,000 donation goal.
"Breast cancer awareness and research is a cause that is close to our heart at C Spire Wireless and we are thrilled to provide the American Cancer Society with much needed funding to help women all over the country survive and thrive," said Jim Richmond, vice president of Corporate Communications for C Spire Wireless. "C Spire has always made charitable giving a priority and we continue to look for ways to turn our current services and programs into vehicles for giving back to the people and communities we serve."
Richmond went on to say that "PERCS with a PURPOSE is an easy and fun way to leverage our customers' passion for charitable giving and engage them to get involved in the fight against breast cancer – a disease that has touched so many."
PERCS with a PURPOSE allowed PERCS members to share their points by visiting cspire.com/purpose. Non PERCS members also participated by donating $5 to the ACS through a text to donate option (text HOPE to 20222) the company established for this purpose.
American Cancer Society officials praised C Spire for its donation of $20,000 through its PERCS with a PURPOSE program. "We'd like to thank C Spire and their customers for their amazing efforts and generous support," said Lisa Roth, CEO of the American Cancer Society's Mid-South Division, which covers six Southeastern states. "Funding from dedicated corporate partners like C Spire is essential to our organization and our mission to finding a cure for breast cancer. With the help of generous donations like this one, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is celebrating 20 years of saving lives."
C Spire's PERCS rewards program is the nation's first consumer engagement program that rewards customers for personalizing their wireless experience. Users can earn PERC reward points by simply interacting with the company and doing things like sharing their views on the company's community social forum, being a loyal customer and engaging in activities on their way to personalizing their wireless experience.
Since its inception, C Spire customers have taken full advantage of PERCS' benefits, with more than 263,000 members, including more than 45,290 non-customers, earning more than 100 million PERC reward points. The company is adding an average of 1,000 new members every day and continues to grow its offerings by allowing quick access to all kinds of rewards, including device and accessory discounts, easier upgrades, exclusive deals and more. To date, customers have redeemed their Status PERC points for more than 200,000 rewards and the company recently added the capability to redeem reward points for Amazon gift cards.
For more information about C Spire Wireless and its PERCS rewards program and PERCS with a PURPOSE, go to www.cspire.com/rewards.
About C Spire Wireless
C Spire Wireless is a diversified wireless communications company passionately committed to helping customers by personalizing wireless services designed just for them. The company is the first wireless provider in the U.S. to personalize customers' experience by offering apps that fit who they are, services that anticipate their needs, and rewards for using their phone in new ways – all with seamless ease and at amazingly fast speeds. This news release and other announcements are available at www.cspire.com/news. For more information about C Spire Wireless and its products and services, visit www.cspire.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cspire or Twitter at www.twitter.com/cspire or Google + or www.pinterest.com/cspirewireless
Delivering Advanced Services and Speeds Up to 10 Times Faster Than Currently AvailablePhiladelphia, Miss. (January 14, 2013) – C Spire Wireless customers will soon be able to experience the speed and advanced capabilities offered by 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband services when the wireless provider's next-generation network is introduced in Philadelphia, Mississippi, the company announced today.
The Philadelphia launch will provide consumers and businesses with access to the C Spire Wireless 4G LTE personalized network to stay in touch with family and friends, download apps faster, open files almost instantly, do real-time video chat and stream movies, music and video at speeds up to 10 times faster than before.
When C Spire launches 4G LTE services in Philadelphia, customers who live nearby or visit the area will have access to the nation's only personalized 4G LTE network, according to Bryan Templeton, regional manager of Retail Services for C Spire Wireless. "Our engineers and technical teams have been hard at work ensuring the network meets the highest standards for reliability and speed, and that means customers will enjoy a best-in-class 4G LTE personalized wireless experience," Templeton said.
"A 4G LTE network is only as good as the devices that accompany it – bringing the high-speed mobile broadband experience full circle," Templeton said. "C Spire has that covered as well with the availability of several leading 4G LTE smartphones and connected devices with our service launch."
C Spire customers will be able to choose from several 4G LTE smartphone and connected devices to experience the nation's only personalized 4G LTE network. Devices include the Motorola PHOTON Q, the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Franklin Wireless 2-in-1 smart USB modem, which are available online and in retail stores.
The PHOTON Q features a PC-like QWERTY keyboard, a large 4.3-inch Colorboost HD touchscreen display, 1.5 GHz dual core processor, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich mobile operating system, an 8 megapixel digital zoom rear-facing camera with 1080p capture on playback along with an HD front-facing camera and 8 GB of onboard memory. The device comes with built-in business ready security, productivity and connectivity features with government-grade encryption and VPN.
The Samsung Galaxy S III features a brilliant 4.8 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, a 1.5 GHz dual core processor, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich mobile operating system, 16 GB of onboard storage, an 8 megapixel camera with 1080p HD quality recording and a removable 2100 mAh battery.
The Franklin Wireless 4G LTE 2-in-1 Smart USB modem provides 4G LTE wireless access to any data-enabled device, including a PC, tablet or smartphone. More details on device availability, pricing, plans and the schedule for introduction of 4G LTE services in new markets can be found at www.cspire.com/4g.
Philadelphia will be the 33rd Mississippi market to receive C Spire's advanced 4G LTE services since the initial rollout began in September 2012. Several other markets are being added as part of the company's multi-million dollar investment in the coming weeks. The markets cover 2,700 square miles, a population of 1.2 million and 364 cell sites.
"C Spire 4G LTE gives consumers and businesses more of what they want than ever before on the nation's only personalized 4G LTE network," Templeton said.
Personalized Wireless from C Spire gets even better with 4G LTE
Personalized wireless from C Spire is a package of different wireless services and programs that combine to reflect and serve each customer's unique needs. Customers see this unique personalization in apps and content that fit them, services that anticipate their needs, and rewards they get just for using their phone in new ways. In addition to PERCS®, specific examples of C Spire's industry-first personalized wireless services include SCOUT, CIRCLE and NEWSLINK.
"4G LTE is the next generation of high-speed mobile broadband services from C Spire that allow you to access SCOUT for recommendations on apps, music, books, and movies; earn PERCS® points through our loyalty program; and engage in CIRCLE, our customer community, faster than ever before," Templeton said. "Basically with 4G LTE, everything you love about personalized wireless gets to you even faster now."
For more information or updates about C Spire's 4G LTE launch schedule, plans and devices, go to www.cspire.com/4g.
About C Spire Wireless
C Spire Wireless is a diversified wireless communications company passionately committed to helping customers by personalizing wireless services designed just for them. The company is the first wireless provider in the U.S. to personalize customers' experience by offering apps that fit who they are, services that anticipate their needs, and rewards for using their phone in new ways – all with seamless ease and at amazingly fast speeds. This news release and other announcements are available at www.cspire.com/news. For more information about C Spire Wireless and its products and services, visit www.cspire.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cspire or Twitter at www.twitter.com/cspire or Google + or www.pinterest.com/cspirewireless
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