Following the recent launch of MySpace's mobile offering, Sprint decided to offer the popular social networking site to its data subscribers for free. Note the “data” part, as you must have an appropriate plan — the $15 unlimited mobile web will do just as well as $99 Simply Everything.
MySpace Mobile grants you to manage your email (read, compose, reply), view pic albums, view and search for friends, post comments and/or blog entries. To access the site, simply open your mobile phone's web browser, select Messaging and click on the MySpace Mobile link. You should be able to take it from there… Full release follows after the jump.
PRESS RELEASE - MySpace, the world's most popular social network, and Sprint, the nation's wireless leader in providing innovative mobile data content to its customers, this day announced the launch of MySpace Mobile on all Web-enabled Sprint phones. The launch marks the first free direct access to the new MySpace Mobile website on a U.S. wireless carrier, allowing Sprint data subscribers a fast track to their MySpace profiles on their phones.
As part of MySpace's ongoing effort to offer users a rich and meaningful mobile experience on the go, MySpace has partnered with Sprint to provide customers direct access to MySpace Mobile's innovative tool set, including the capability to edit MySpace profiles, view and add friends, post blogs and bulletins, send and receive MySpace messages, and much more - all from their Sprint phone.
This announcement also marks the official launch of MySpace's Mobile website, available via any mobile device at (http://m.myspace.com). The new version of MySpace Mobile features a rich graphical design, a revamped email interface and other new features. The site, previously in beta, has seen more than one million one-of-a-kind visitors per day since its release in September.
“Mobile is the next generation of social networking,” said Brandon Lucas, senior director of mobile business development for MySpace. “Our partnership with Sprint makes it easier and faster for customers to get the most out of MySpace when they're on the go.”
To access MySpace Mobile on Sprint, customers now can simply open the Web on their phone, choose Messaging and click on the MySpace Mobile link to get instant access to their profile.
“Bringing popular social networking communities to Sprint phones allows Sprint customers to keep up with their busy social lives whenever and wherever they want to,” said Kevin Packingham, vice president of wireless product management for Sprint. “Sprint is excited to be working with the leading social networking site to meet our customers' desire for fast, easy mobile access to their MySpace profiles.”
The rich feature set for MySpace Mobile on Sprint phones includes:
- Reading, composing and replying to Mail
Sprint customers don't have to wait until they are in front of a computer to read and reply to their MySpace messages. From their Sprint phones, they’ve the ability to send messages to their MySpace friends, read and reply to messages sent to them, as well as view and manage friend requests.
- Viewing Pic Albums
MySpace Mobile allows Sprint customers to view their MySpace photo albums by simply clicking “My Photos” from the MySpace Mobile Home screen.
- Viewing Friends
Sprint customers can view their own friends or their friends' friends by clicking on the friend list of any MySpace profile. Each friend page displays a profile picture, mood and status and additional information that the user provided.
- Searching for Friends
MySpace Mobile allows Sprint customers to search for people by entering their email address, and to send them friend invites with one click. Customers will also have the ability to look through invites that are pending approval.
- Posting Comments or Blog Entries
MySpace Mobile grants Sprint customers to post new blog entries and make comments to other users' blogs or MySpace profile pages. To post a blog or comment, Sprint customers simply click on “My Blog” from the MySpace Home screen, and then click “Post New Blog” to create the entry. Users can save their work at any time, and any information entered will update both the mobile and on the internet MySpace profile pages.
MySpace Mobile on Sprint complements the leading social networking site's current mobile offerings, which include mobile alerts and premium applications on devices offered in the U.S. by Sprint and other carriers.
In December, Sprint and Fox Interactive Media (FIM) first announced plans for all of FIM's mobile sites to be distributed to Sprint subscribers in an on-portal experience. Sprint and FIM have worked closely over the past several years to deliver the Web's most dynamic content to mobile consumers. Currently, Sprint distributes content from all of FIM's leading sites, including FOXSports.com, IGN, Photobucket and the network of MyFOX local sites.
Unlimited mobile Web use, including the new MySpace Mobile, is included at no additional charge in Sprint's new $99 Simply Everything plan, which features unlimited calling, messaging and data. For Sprint customers on other calling plans, data packs included unlimited mobile Web use start at $15 per month. Casual usage charges apply to mobile Web use for customers without a data pack.
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