[SMARTSERV ONLINE, INC.LOGO]
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SMARTSERV SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH SPRINT FOR ITS NEW
UPHONIA(TM)PREPAID MOBILE PHONE SERVICE
Plymouth Meeting, PA - (November 10) -- SmartServ Online, Inc. (OTCBB: SSRV), a
Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) that provides mobile phone service with
the best in low cost pre-paid minute plans and the latest in mobile content,
today announced a carrier agreement with Sprint (NYSE: FON) for SmartServ's new
UPHONIA(TM)mobile phone service.
SmartServ will offer prepaid mobile phone service and handsets to the U.S.
market under the UPHONIA brand using the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network.
The new UPHONIA service will target a broad audience of wireless customers
looking for flexible cell phone plans without annual contracts and credit
checks. The service will launch in the first quarter of 2005.
"By delivering the superb performance and reliability of the enhanced Sprint
Nationwide PCS Network and the unique personalization and customization features
of the UPHONIA brand, we will provide unsurpassed value to our customers," said
SmartServ President and CEO Robert Pons.
UPHONIA marries flexible, prepaid wireless plans with the best in mobile
entertainment giving consumers new ways to customize their phones. Over 5,000
free ringtones, images and graphics will be available for UPHONIA customers
online at the Uphonia.com web site. Content will also be available in retail
stores at UPHONIA mobile content kiosks or directly from UPHONIA phones.
UPHONIA pay-as-you-go wireless plans will have no contract restrictions, no
credit checks, and no monthly bills. Customers choose from a variety of low cost
pre-paid monthly minute cards that fit their individual needs. UPHONIA service
includes nationwide coverage, discounted international long distance, nights and
weekend minutes, voice mail, call waiting, and caller-ID.
For more about UPHONIA, please visit: www.uphonia.com.
SmartServ Online, Inc.(R)
SmartServ, headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, PA is a Mobile Virtual Network
Operator (MVNO) that provides mobile phone service with the best in low cost,
pre-paid minute plans, discounted international long distance, and the latest in
mobile content, such as ringtones, mobile games, and images. SmartServ products
and services are marketed under the UPHONIA(TM)brand. For more information
please visit: www.SmartServ.com.
About Sprint
Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26
million customers in over 100 countries. With more than $26 billion in annual
revenues in 2003, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and
deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States'
first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and an award-winning Tier 1
Internet backbone. Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states
and the District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital,
nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information,
visit www.sprint.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this document and those made from
time-to-time by the Company are made under the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
concerning future plans or results are necessarily only estimates and actual
results could differ materially from expectations. Certain factors that could
cause or contribute to such differences are described from time to time in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not
limited to, the "Risk Factors" described under the heading "Certain Factors That
May Affect Future Results" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for
the year ended December 31, 2003 and other SEC filings.
