Amp’d has given details of its prepaid service, which includes adding a 25% “content surcharge” to its offerings. So instead of paying 99c for a full-track download (which is what the contract users pay) prepaid customers will pay around $1.24 (which is still less than the 35% premium it has been suggested customers are willing to pay, it should be noted). Data usage will be around 37.5c per MB (including the surcharge), calls will be 10c per minute, SMS 10c each and MMS 25c each.
“Users will be able to recharge their prepaid accounts directly from their handsets, via Amp’d Mobile’s Web site or by calling a toll-free phone number. Users can recharge their accounts in amounts of $20, $30 and $50.”
UPDATE: Peter Adderton e-mailed me to say that the 25% surcharge is to cover taxes and other charges, which would be charged at the end of the month to a user on a postpaid account.
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