Cellular South Reports Record-Breaking Demand for HTC Hero;...

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November 11, 2009

Ridgeland, MS (Vocus) November 11, 2009 -- Cellular South, the nation's largest privately held wireless provider, announced that its popular new HTC Hero sold out today due to unprecedented consumer demand. The company reported store transactions at holiday season levels, with record device sales on Monday.



Cellular South will have a fully replenished supply of the Android-powered touchscreen smartphone this week and will continue to offer the device to its customers in-store and online.

'The fact that the Android smartphone sold out at Cellular South is a positive sign for the new platform and for overall device competition,' said Roger Entner, SVP Research and Insights for the Telecom Practice of The Nielsen Company. 'Despite the tough economy, it looks like consumers are still snapping up the latest wireless technology."

Cellular South is one of the nation's first wireless carriers to offer an Android-powered device and recently reported its most successful pre-order results in company history when it launched the HTC Hero. Anticipating its ongoing popularity, Cellular South will continue to receive shipments of the touchscreen smartphone to keep up with its record demand and notify consumers of availability via e-mail alerts.

According to Earnest Hart, Technology Editor at the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, the new HTC Hero available at Cellular South "is one nice smartphone," with "a lot to like about this phone." He also mentions in his recent article about Cellular South's launch of the new device, "I think the Android operating system is going to deliver some impressive features and functionality."

Along with reporters and industry analysts throughout the country, Cellular South's customers are also raving about the new device. Jarred Obomsawii, a Cellular South customer from Wiggins who switched to the Hero, says "It's the best phone I ever had - better than the iPhone." He added "this device blows other touchscreen smartphones out of the water. Cellular South has a better network with more 3G, better value for its service and a better touchscreen smartphone than their competitors."

The HTC Hero offers full synchronization for built-in Google mobile services, including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube as well as access to thousands of applications built on the Android platform. Available at Cellular South for the introductory price of only $99 (after mail-in rebate), the HTC Hero is the first of a variety of Android-powered smartphones the company plans to offer in the near future.

"We've been captivated with this smartphone and all the Android platform has to offer from the very beginning, so we're thrilled to see that consumers are just as excited to have one of their own," said Kevin Hankins, chief operating offers for Cellular South. "We're making our Android offering even more desirable with our superior 3G network and industry-leading Discover Center support with Text CS - a must-have app that allows direct access, via text messaging, to Discover Center experts."

In addition to launching the HTC Hero and to compliment the advanced smartphone, Cellular South recently introduced The Smartphone Unlimited Plan for only $79.99 per month. The new plan offers customers unlimited talk, text, Web, and e-mail without worrying about counting minutes, megabytes, or surprise bills. For each $79.99 plan, customers can add a second smartphone for half off at $39.99 per month.

For more information about the HTC Hero at Cellular South, the Smartphone Unlimited Plan, the company's superior 3G high-speed data network, additional smartphone offerings and Cellular South's Discover Centers, visit www.Cellularsouth.com/DiscoverCenter.

Android, Google, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Android Market are trademarks of Google, Inc. HTC Hero is the trademark of HTC Corporation.

About Cellular South
Cellular South is a privately-owned diversified mobile communications company passionately committed to helping customers get the most out of their wireless devices and services. The nation's largest privately owned wireless communications carrier accomplishes this goal by providing the most reliable and advanced 3G nationwide wireless voice and data network, offering industry-leading unlimited flat rate plans, and through its online and in-store Discover Centers, which give customers easy, simple and convenient tools, tips, advice and information to get the most out of their mobile phone. For more information about Cellular South and its products and services, as well as its ground-breaking sports programming content like Y'all vs. Us, visit www.cellularsouth.com. This news release and other announcements are available at http://www.cellularsouth.com/news/. Or follow our news on Twitter at http://twitter.com/cellularsouth. Find us on

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