Well look what the delivery man dropped off today. HTC’s flagship QWERTY smartphone is now available as the Sprint HTC Touch Pro, and we’ve got hands on the goods. HTC has given Sprint first-dibs on the branded HTC Touch Pro, allowing Sprint to offer their customers the best that HTC has to offer in the…
Bad times for Sprint – $326 million, 1.3 million subscribers lost
Subscriber growth and financial performance go hand in hand for wireless carriers. Regardless of ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) rates or data traffic, a carrier’s subscriber counts and, more importantly, it’s subscriber growth are the yard-sticks with which to gauge the company’s fiscal performance. So, it’s no wonder that wireless carriers with huge net subscriber…
MOTOZINE ZN5 coming to Sprint?
It seems the Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5 won’t be a T-Mobile exclusive toy for long. As a matter of fact, Moto’s 5 megapixel cameraphone has been spotted on Sprint’s accessories page as you can see for yourself from here (hopefully they won’t remove it in the meantime). We’re sure the American handset maker has all the…
FCC OKs White Space Spectrum usage and Sprint-Clearwire merger
The FCC sure has been busy recently. Not only did the FCC beat their own deadline to deliver a decision Verizon’s bid to buy-out Alltel, the FCC has also been considering their position on the use of White Space Spectrum for mobile broadband as well as the Sprint-Clearwire merger. The former, which would allow the…
Sprint targeted in $1 billion class-action lawsuit over Early Termination Fees
Here we go again with another class-action lawsuit seeking to recover illegally levied Early Termination Fees (ETF) from wireless carriers. Sprint, still reeling from a previous court order that had the struggling US wireless carrier refunding some $73 million to ex-customers that were charged ETF fees, has been hit with another federal class-action lawsuit in…
Sprint refocusing efforts on Nextel network
Sprint’s money-pit acquisition of Nextel a few years ago proved to be a bigger drain on Sprint’s finances than they had expected. With the iDEN-based Nextel network dragging down Sprint’s bottom line, the No. 3 US wireless carrier has recently started courting potential investors to take the Nextel network off its hands. Alas, the Nextel…
iDEN BlackBerry priced at $150?
Lots of folks have been holding out for another push-to-talk BlackBerry since the 7100i came out in 2005, and those dreams have been answered since the BlackBerry 8350i was announced at CTIA. Details of a launch date have been scarce so far, but rumour has it Sprint-Nextel will be offering it for $149.99 with a…
Sprint HTC Touch Pro Now Available Online!
Sprint customers will be overjoyed at the news that the Sprint HTC Touch Pro is now available online! The QWERTY slider can be snapped up at the Sprint site for $299.99 with free shipping and free activation of a new line. For the $299.99 price tag, I should note that you’ll also have to lock-in…
Sprint announces prorated ETF – Sprint gets lenient on Early Termination Fees
Sprint is just about the last US wireless carrier to offer their customers an arguably much deserved break on their ETF. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have all rolled out prorating policies that has them reducing the Early Termination Fee based on how much time is left on a wireless contract, so it was only a…
Another proof Palm Treo Pro is coming to Sprint
Here’s another proof Palm Treo Pro is heading towards Sprint. Apparently, Palm’s latest Windows Mobile smartphone has been spotted in a drop-down menu on Sprint’s website. We haven’t heard anything from the Treo maker, but I don’t see why wouldn’t they extend their relationship with the CDMA carrier. After all, their last deal with Centro…