We’ve been whining about Sprint’s seeming lack of focus on its WiMAX (XOHM) network, and all that complaining may have paid off. Actually, our incessant goading probably had little nothing to do with Sprint’s newest announcement, but it’s nice to think we had some sort of influence. Sprint’s WiMAX network is slated to go live…
Sprint reveals Samsung Ace SPH-I325; We’re all surprised
Who says carriers can’t keep secrets? Just look at Sprint who surprised many of us with the newly revealed Samsung Ace SPH-I325 phone. The phone isn’t actually THE masterpiece of the Korean giant, but it’s worthy addition to the carrier’s portfolio nevertheless. There’s a 1.3 MP camera, full QWERTY keyboard, QVGA screen and (probably) the…
Verizon confirms LTE 4G network trials with Vodafone; to share with AT&T
We’ve known for some time that Verizon has put their faith in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard upon which to build their 4G network. And, following on the GSMA’s support of LTE as the 4G standard of choice, Verizon has announced that they will be kicking off trials of their LTE network in 2008.…
Blackberry Pearl 8130, Motorola Q9c, i335 on sale at Sprint
Yap, we knew this is coming and we’ve been hoping it will be even earlier, but what the hack. In case you’re on Sprint and wanted to grab a new phone, the carrier is now selling the GPS-equipped Blackberry Pearl 8130, Motorola i335 and Q9c for $199.99, $49.99 and $149.99 respectively. That’s with a two-year…
Sprint and HTC to give Sprint Mogul owners a late Christmas present – GPS and EV-DO Rev. A
Have any of you Sprint Mogul owners out there wished for GPS and EVDO Rev. A in your HTC-sourced handset? You know, the features that your Sprint Mogul handset already has built into it, but were disabled for some crazy reason? Well, it looks like Sprint and HTC are working on a new ROM update…
FCC threatens to shutdown portion of Sprint Nextel’s iDEN network
Sprint just can’t seem to catch a break these days. Still without a CEO, the iDEN network operator has just come under fire from the FCC for their failure to vacate a portion of the 800Mhz frequency spectrum. Apparently, a swath of the Nextel iDEN network’s radio frequency spectrum occupies the same frequencies as public…
Sprint’s BlackBerry 8130 Pearl for $199
We’ve finally gotten official pricing details on Sprint’s upcoming BlackBerry 8130 Pearl. We’ve known about the Sprint BlackBerry 8130 Pearl for quite some time now, but the only details missing from our puzzle was just how much cheese Sprint’s GPS-packing Pearl would demand. Well, it looks like Sprint’s promotional page (the same one that dropped…
Brief: Sprint’s Motorola Q2 with Palm OS – for sure not going to happen
Remember that little holiday teaser from Sprint that just had to be a screw-up? You know, the one where the Motorola Q9c was renamed as the Motorola Q2, sporting what looked like Palm OS? Yea, well it turns out that it was a major screw-up by some advertising ‘tard at Sprint. Sprint’s promo site for…
Verizon beats T-Mobile for top spot in J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Suvery
Why do we always have good things to say about T-Mobile? It’s not their wireless service (reception and data speeds are a bit lackluster), but rather their customer service that keeps the Magenta-trademarking company at the top of our list of US carriers. You see, T-Mobile has been on a customer satisfying stint – T-Mobile…
Sprint to launch pink Palm Centro for Valentine’s Day?
Over at TreoCentral forums, what seems as a Sprint employee “ashblades” is claiming that the carrier along with Palm will be launching a pink Centro smartphone on February 8. The idea seems obvious — to increase the sales during the Valentine’s Day’s shopping season by appealing to females. Earlier we saw Sprint launching black and…