There’s nothing we like better than some good, old fashioned unlimited wireless plans. Sprint’s just gone up to bat with their newest unlimited wireless plan big-hitter, the Sprint Unlimited Access Pack. For $119.99, Sprint will gladly serve up unlimited voice minutes, unlimited nationwide SMS text messages (since when are text messages not nationwide?), unlimited…
Palm releases new firmware for Sprint 755p
If you’ve been feeling like Palm left you out in the cold with a slightly buggy Palm Treo 755p while they focused their efforts on the Palm Centro, you’ll be glad to hear that Palm has released an updated ROM for Sprint Palm Treo 755p owners. The new Treo 755p ROM v1.07 is a bit…
Cooked ROM brings Windows Mobile 6.1 features to Sprint Mogul
Wow, Sprint Mogul customers have been getting their fair share of software mods recently. The newest cooked ROM brings Windows Mobile 6.1 features with it. If firmware hacking is your thing, you might want to forego that previously leaked Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional ROM, and go for broke with threaded SMS text messages. This cooked…
Sprint: iDEN stays, for now
Even though many analysts predicted Sprint will shut down Nextel’s iDEN network, recently Sprint came out saying it stays. As a matter of fact, the carrier said they will be pushing it ever harder in the coming months, emphasizing the press-to-talk service called Direct Connect. Back in 2005, Nextel’s network has been described as a…
Sprint and Clearwire come to terms on WiMAX roaming
Sprint and Clearwire barely started talking to eachother again and it looks like they’re rearin’ to tie the knot. After calling off negotiations, then getting back together again, Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff has announced that Clearwire and Sprint have come to terms on how the two companies will handle roaming customers between their WiMAX networks.…
Sprint and Clearwire kick off renewed talks over WiMAX
And we thought we left all the drama and gossip behind when we graduated high school. After calling it quits on their relationship a few months ago, Sprint and Clearwire are apparently sparking up their romance once again. The two companies are reportedly in talks over WiMAX network deployment in the US, and could even…
Sprint Mogul pre-release ROM adds GPS support!
There’s nothing worse than owning something that you’re not allowed, or unable, to use. Imagine this – you buy a handset that has GPS and EVDO Rev. A hardware inside, but you just aren’t able to make use of those features. Well, owners of Sprint Mogul Windows Mobile smartphones don’t have to kick their imagination…
Sprint layoffs: executives on the chopping block
Talk about some drastic changes. Dan Hesse has barely taken control of the reigns at Sprint and he’s already firing 4,000 employees and closing 125 retails stores. It looks like Dan Hesse isn’t taking that 639,000 subscriber-lose in Q4 2007 lightly. According to the Wall Street Journal, the swinging-ax, destined to lop-off 4,000 heads, has…
Mobile WiFi router in a box – Sprint mobile broadband card powers iBox2Go mobile router
We love the idea of sharing your mobile broadband connection with more than one device. The only other solution along that line of thought was the WMWifiRouter application that turns your WiFi-enabled 3G WinMo smartphone into a wireless broadband router. With WMWifiRouter, you can share your data connection with multiple WiFi-enabled devices – an elegant…
FCC shows Samsung Z400 – Samsung’s first Direct-Connect handset for Sprint
The FCC is always good for getting the down-low on un-announced, un-released handsets. It looks like Samsung is getting into the DirectConnect game. How Sprint managed to convince Samsung to hop on-board its struggling CDMA-based DirectConnect bandwagon is beyond us – although, it’s a better wagon to hop aboard than Nextel’s dying iDEN network. The…