Archive for the ‘Sprint’ Category

Today Sprint announced that they will be adding the BlackBerry Curve 8530 to their smartphone lineup.
The Curve 8530 features BlackBerry OS 5.0, a landscape HVGA resolution display, dedicated media player keys, 3.5mm headphone jack, optical directional pad, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, redesigned QWERTY keyboard and Wi-Fi radio. It also includes preloaded applications including BlackBerry Media [...]

Sprint has launched the Sanyo 3810 and the long-awaited Samsung Moment.
The Sanyo 3810 features an external display with a mirror finish when not in use, internal 2.4 inch QVGA display, large keypad, menu size control larger for easy navigation through menus and sub-menus, 1.3 megapixel camera with digital zoom and Bluetooth.
The Moment features Google Search, [...]

Sprint has announced in a series of press releases that it has launched Sprint 4G service in North Carolina and the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex in Texas. New markets in North Carolina include Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary, with Austin and San Antonio following the D/FW launch this month.
It should be [...]

Sprint executive David Owens has confirmed that the carrier will ban tethering on smart devices next year as a part of its future smart device development plans. The ban will be placed on smart devices activated on the carrier’s current lineup of Everything plans.
Other plans include Android OS updates for the HTC Hero and [...]

Sprint has announced that it will not charge customers for certain levels of call forwarding. Conditional call forwarding for busy calls or calls not answered using a Sprint phone will be free beginning in mid-November.
The standard $0.20/minute charge will continue to apply for immediate call forwarding, with the change giving Sprint customers access to [...]

Sprint’s official bulletin board has confirmed that pricing and launch details for the Palm Pixi webOS device will be announced at 9AM CDT/10AM EST/8AM PST today.
The Palm Pixi was originally meant for AT&T according to leaked information in June, then Palm made a surprise announcement in September not long after the launch of the Pre.
The [...]

Clearwire has announced in a press release that it will roll out Clear service in additional markets beginning next month.
Clearwire and Sprint will jointly launch 4G service in Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina;  Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas in November.  Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii will be launching in December, previously confirmed by [...]

Sprint has announced that it will be purchasing the largest remaining affiliate in iPCS for $426 million in cash, effectively ending years worth of litigation and a planned divestiture of iDEN assests as the result of a legal decision earlier this year.
iPCS provided cellular service under the Sprint brand name as a result of a [...]

SRDO, or Sprint Relay Data Only, has become popular amongst those looking for a post-SERO value plan. Led originally by PhoneNews.com’s coverage, the plan has been tacitly embraced by Sprint as a not-so under-the-table offering of a data-only plan for tech-savvy consumers.
The $30 plan offers unlimited data, text messaging, and 5 GB of Phone As [...]

Following up on the launch of the Debut for Boost Mobile last month, Sprint has launched the slider for its Nextel service.
Like the Boost version, the phone features a 1.3MP camera with video recorder, external media controls and Bluetooth with stereo audio support along with threaded messaging and speakerphone.
The phone is now available online from [...]