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Gone are the days of the hippie “magic of SprintSpeed” ads that we nailed would fail.

Now, Sprint is trying to promote actual devices by actually showing the features they can perform with. And, to tie into Sprint’s Instinct Product Placement sweepstakes, they made a TV ad that tries to both be a bit corney, but [...]

Sad, but true. Worse, Sprint refuses to talk about it.
The story began on the launch day of Instinct. We asked Sprint pre-launch if some plans, such as SERO, would be permitted to activate on Instinct. The only answer that we received officially was that “store employees would be trained on this”.
However, on launch day, customers [...]

The Samsung Ace is the first Windows Mobile Standard device since the release of the fondly remembered Pocket PC Smartphone powered i600 on Sprint. How does it stack up against incumbents such as the Q9c and other similar devices on the Now Network?

Sprint has officially launched the Samsung Instinct multimedia device after a one day exclusive presale event on Thursday.
The device features EVDO Rev. A data access, a 3.1 inch WQVGA resolution display with haptic feedback, HTML web browser, media player, GPS support through Sprint Navigation, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and flash, speakerphone, Bluetooth with [...]

Sprint is sending out a flyer to “select customers” who will be able to buy a Samsung Instinct tomorrow, a day early. The email was sent to those that subscribed to updates for NowIsGood.com, the teaser site for the Instinct.
You can download the flyer at the link below.
Samsung Instinct Day Early Flyer (PDF, 492 KB)
Thanks [...]

Sprint has just annouced that the Samsung Instinct will be priced at $129.99 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) with a 2 year contract.
The highly anticipated iPhone challenger will have two things in common, having an unlimited data plan attached to it making the users bundle up on services amounting to a minimum of $69.99 per [...]

In a press release today, Sprint has announced the addition of more than 40 markets that are now able to take advantage of QChat push to talk services when the service makes its general consumer launch on Sunday June 15th with the LX400 by LG, Z400 by Samsung, and PRO-200 and PRO-700 by Sanyo.

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As we’ve prevously covered, the price and targeting of Samsung’s Instinct will be crucial in response to the advent of iPhone 3G.
Today, Sprint distributed internally the pricing for the Samsung Instinct. And, indeed, the price has responded to the announcement of iPhone 3G.
The initial full retail price of the phone will cost $449.99. There will [...]

Employees of Verizon Wireless have leaked an internal presentation intended for store employees regarding  company performance with new information regarding several new upcoming devices intended to launch soon.
The slides also detail Windows Mobile 6.1 updates for two current devices and the pending completion of their EVDO Rev. A upgrade across the entire network.  Also, two [...]

Come a week from today, Sprint will have a dilemma. The Samsung Instinct isn’t out yet, but all of Instinct’s selling points will be equalized. A second-generation Apple iPhone may actually beat Instinct to market, and won’t feature Sprint’s horrid plan limitations.

Oh, and it may be cheaper too. But, I’ll tell Sprint how to [...]