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The Samsung Galaxy Note has been available for a little bit outside of the United States but it could be landing on Sprint soon. According to rumors, Sprint and Samsung are planning to announce pricing and availability of this rather odd device at CES 2012 and Sprint would be joining AT&T as an additional carrier…
Effective immediately, Marc Montagner is the new Chief Financial Office of LightSquared, the wireless operator that’s trying to get approval to turn on their network, but can’t seem to prove that they don’t break GPS. Now Marc’s name may not sound familiar, but he used to work at Sprint where he orchestrated the merger with…
Sprint is extending the deadline for LightSquared to gain FCC approval on its proposed LTE network by 30 days. Both companies signed a 15-year agreement this past summer, that was expected to receive the go-ahead from Washington no later than December 31st. If this partnership gets the thumbs up, the company gets its goal of a…
Sprint is preparing a neat “buy one, get one free” deal for mid-range smartphone buyers, offering the Samsung Conquer 4G for $49.99. That’s right instead of asking $99.99 (Conquer 4G’s existing price), folks can get this handset for 50% off as well as an additional device free of charge. In order to take advantage of…
Everything seems to be on track for Sprint to roll out its LTE service, a service that will cost somewhere north of $715.5 million. The Now Network announced earlier this week that it has built its first cluster of multi-modal base stations that are LTE-ready. The cluster of base stations were planted in Kankakee, Illinois, and follows…
Verizon’s after Christmas sales were a little ho-hum, but you might find Best Buy’s a little more exciting. They’re offering a wide range of devices across all the major U.S. carriers, and the phones are all free with a two-year contract. From Verizon, you’ve got the Samsung Stratosphere and HTC Droid Incredible 2; from AT&T,…
The last 12 months have been a wild ride, as we started the year with many of us wondering how the Xoom and PlayBook could compete against the iPad, how would HP use webOS, what the iPhone 5 would look like and if 4G LTE would really come to America in a big way. There…
Glu Mobile launched 3 Sprint ID packs, allowing users of the NOW network to get a bundle of games for less (or even free). If you don’t know, Sprint’s ID packs combine a number of apps, games, home screen widgets, wallpapers and screensavers, allowing folks to install more stuff with a single click. The mobile…
Well if AT&T and T-Mobile can have their Samsung Galaxy S II versions in white, so can Sprint. And that’s exactly what they plan to do, though that will most likely happen in early 2012. Simply put – there’s not enough time to launch a campaign now and benefit from the Christmas shopping bonanza. Still,…
AT&T announced today that it will no longer pursue its acquisition of T-Mobile US. The wireless carrier faced an uphill battle after both the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission opposed the deal. Rather than throw more money at a losing cause, AT&T will pay Deutsche Telecom a $4 billion fee and walk away from the deal. After…