Right. Verizon did it, AT&T followed suit, and now Sprint has apparently wised up and limited their “unlimited” data plans to 5GB worth of bits and bytes. Sprint will be modifying their Terms of Service (TOS) agreement come July 13 to reflect the company’s new stance on unlimited wireless broadband data usage. Whether your cruising…
Sprint Mogul Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM leaked
Following on the cooked Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM that got “leaked” out for the Sprint Mogul not too long ago, it looks like Sprint has let yet another beta version of the Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM get “leaked” out to the ROM-cooking community. The Sprint Mogul (HTC Titan) Windows Mobile 6.1 (3.49, radio 3.39.10) adds…
Sprint lays off 4,000 employees, closes stores, cuts rates; may sell off assets
Following on the release of financial reports outlining Sprint’s drain-circling demise into red-ink hell, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse has made some significant moves to help stem further losses. The troubled chief has decided to lay off about 4,000 employees across the US and plans to close retail store locations as well as cutting monthly wireless…
Sprint and Google to bring Google Search, Google Maps
While Sprint scrambles to get their house in order and get their only hope for serious survival in the US wireless landscape off the ground, the No. 3 US wireless carrier has announced that it has teamed up with Google to bring more functionality to its handset lineup. Apparently, Sprint wants to use Google’s search…
Sprint loses 1.09 million customers, still holds on to 3rd place
Things are looking worse and worse for our favorite WiMAX-pusher. Sprint has just announced its 1Q 2008 financial results (PDF link), and they’re a doozy. The No. 3 US wireless carrier lost 1.09 million subscribers in the last quarter, with net revenue taking a 9% dive to $9.3 billion in the same period last year.…
Sprint Palm Treo 800w to sport Internet Explorer 7.11?
Details on unreleased handsets sometimes pop up in some unlikely places. The Sprint Palm Treo 800w is slated to release in a couple months, but that apparently has stopped a user from testing their own Palm Treo 800w on DSL Reports‘ website. The user-agent data shows that the bandwidth tester was using a Palm Treo…
BlackBerry Curve 8330 now available on Sprint!
So much about the mid-May release. It’s May 9th and Sprint is following the Verizon suit by launching the same device – BlackBerry Curve 8330. That’s push email taken to the speed of EV-DO. Add GPS on top of that, and you’re ready to push your addiction through the limits. Apparently, Sprint has solved all…
Sprint website gives first look on iPhone-fighting Samsung Instinct
How do we know that Sprint is pushing the Samsung Instinct to go toe-to-toe with AT&T’s Apple iPhone? Well, aside from the obvious touchscreen and form-factor similarities, an email from Sprint suggests, “Move over iPhone, The Instinct by Samsung is coming.” Sprint’s going all out in marketing their iPhone-fighting all-touchscreen device and has launched a…
Qwest drops Sprint in MVNO network lease deal, partners with Verizon Wireless
It looks like Sprint just didn’t have what Qwest wireless wanted from an MVNO network lease partner. Making good on previous speculation that Qwest was preparing to drop Sprint and sign up with Verizon Wireless, Qwest has announced that, come this summer, Big Red will be providing wireless airtime to Qwest’s wireless subscribers. The move…
Sprint and Clearwire tie the knot on WiMAX, new company to launch end of year
Sprint and Clearwire are combining their WiMAX businesses and plan to create a new company that will go live by the end of the year which will retain the Clearwire name. Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks will be investing $3.2 Billion into this new company and will split 22% of…