references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message ting inc. type private wholly owned by tucows inc. industry wireless communications founded february 2 2012 2012 02 02 headquarters starkville mississippi 1 toronto ontario 2 parent tucows website ting.com ting is a wireless service provider launched in february 2012 by tucows . ting provides service in the united states using sprint s cdma ev do 3g 4g wimax and 4g lte nationwide network as well as gsm service via the t mobile network . 3 ting s business model does not subsidize phone sales or require contracts beyond month to month . pricing is in separate tiers for voice minutes text messages and data each of which is adjusted month to month to match actual usage . there are no regulatory recapture fees added to bills in contrast to the practice of some of the large mobile companies . ting also relies on referrals to gain customers along with making less money from each customer in order to create loyal relationships with their consumers . 4 for ting smartphones with hotspot capabilities no tethering charges are imposed to share the connection with laptops or other wi fi capable devices since users pay for their service based on their actual usage of data . contents 1 supported devices 2 high speed internet 3 early termination fee reimbursement 4 see also 5 references 6 external links supported devices edit ting supports devices that run on sprint cdma at & t gsm t mobile gsm and verizon s cdma cellular networks . devices can be purchased through ting s website some devices listed are sold through the company s third party sales partner glyde or other sellers . the customer then enters the device s electronic serial number on ting s website to activate the device . ting provides a list of officially supported devices on its website . the company first announced support for devices that functioned on sprint or its mvnos with the exception of boost mobile or virgin mobile in august 2012 . 5 a public beta was then launched on december 6 offering official support for seven sprint branded smartphones ; the announcement also included links to a substantial list of other compatible devices and a new discussion area for users attempting to activate them . 6 on november 20 2012 ting announced a new service called home phone connect 2 . it allows for a traditional home phone to work on ting s cellular network . the device to enable the service will cost 100 with the actual service costing 6usd monthly plus charges for actual usage as any device is charged on ting . 7 ting now has a limited ability to use windows phone 8 devices . 8 at one time ting offered the htc 8xt and the samsung ativ for purchase . they are not available at this time may 2014 and are not on the bring your own sprint device list . those devices that were previously purchased still work . as of dec 9th 2014 ting has announced that they will be offering gsm services in february 2015 to ting customers that works within the same accounts . 9 the new gsm service will allow many more devices to be brought to ting . according to fiercewireless the gsm provider is rumored to be t mobile . 10 as of february 24th 2015 ting has started to offer public beta access to their gsm network . 11 high speed internet edit on december 15 2014 ting announced it was buying internet service provider blue ridge internetworks of charlottesville virginia which was already building fiber internet . ting was following the lead of google fiber . 12 early termination fee reimbursement edit on january 16 2013 ting announced that it would reimburse the early termination fee of new customers during the month of february up to 350 per line . the reimbursement came in the form of a non expiring account credit equal to the customer s termination fee . ting specified a maximum payout of 100 000 . 13 the promotion ended within hours on the first day it was offered . in september 2013 ting restarted the etf reimbursement program paying 25 % of the fee up to a limit of 75 . 14 ting stated the new program is not a one time campaign but a new feature intended to remain permanently . in december 2014 ting doubled the etf offer paying 50 % of the fee up to a limit of 150 for a short time . 15 see also edit list of united states mobile virtual network operators references edit truste november 23 2011 . ting privacy policy . ting . retrieved december 1 2014 . gary ng august 2 2013 . toronto based ting successful in us but can t buy network from big 3 in canada . ting . retrieved aug 29 2013 . andrew moore crispin march 1 2015 . ting on a gsm network open beta is well open . . ting.com . retrieved 2015 04 30 . why ting . retrieved 21 november 2012 . byod coming soon to ting . retrieved 15 january 2013 . bring a sprint device to ting . you know you wan na . . retrieved 15 january 2013 . device update what s coming through the end of 2012 . retrieved 21 november 2012 . andrew moore crispin may 21 2013 . device update htc one and galaxy s4 shipping times new siis and refurb airaves inbound . ting . retrieved may 28 2013 . ting to add service on a gsm network . tucows.com . sprint mvno ting adds support for gsm service likely with t mobile . fiercewireless . ting on a gsm network open beta is well open . ting.com . ting.com . reardon marguerite 2014 12 16 . ting mobile follows google into gigabit broadband biz . cnet . retrieved 2016 06 23 . the ting 100 000 etf payout . retrieved 25 january 2013 . ting pays out etfs up to 75 per line . retrieved 30 september 2013 . get contract free and stay that way . we ll help with your etf . . retrieved 2 december 2014 . cnet december 5 2011 coming next year ting the less evil mobile carrier engaget february 2 2012 tucows launches ting a contract free mobile service on sprint s network 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