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We all know Sprint is ridiculously behind the two major carriers in the U.S. in coverage, so the company is hard at work to remedy that problem. The Now Network is getting ready to bring its service to 277 subway stations in New York City. Many of the stations being covered in the first roll…
The BlackBerry Q10 and the Samsung ATIV S Neo will be available on Sprint’s network soon, according to a leaked photo obtained by Engadget. Sprint had previously announced that it would be carrying the devices, but had not detailed a release date. The report states that the QWERTY keyboard touting BlackBerry Q10 will be shipping…
Sprint is gearing up to launch its first Tri-band LTE devices later this week. The wireless carrier announced today that it would start selling the MiFi 500 LTE, Netgear Zing Mobile Hotspot, and the Netgear 341U USB Modem on July 19th. The three devices support LTE on the 800MHz, 1900MHz and 2.5GHz bands. Sprint is rolling out…
Kyocera Hydro Edge is heading to Sprint and Boost Mobile on July 19 and July 23, respectively. Part of Japanese company’s Hydro series, the waterproof device can be submerged in up to 3.28 feet of water for up to 30 minutes. Sprint users will be able to buy the Hydro Edge for as little as…
Just yesterday afternoon we received word that Sprint could be offering a few new rate plans, and today Sprint has confirmed that rumor by officially announcing the new “Unlimited, My Way” and “All-In” plans. The new rate plans will be available for Sprint customers starting tomorrow, June 12th. Along with the new rate plans, Sprint…
A leaked photo sent to Phone Arena shows that Sprint may be changing its pre-paid plans, in an apparent attempt to keep up with T-Mobile’s Simple Choice plans. The new plans look to remain similar to their current form, with the addition of new options and features to choose from. The names of the plans…
The upcoming HTC 8XT is set to hit Sprint shelves at the end of the next week, July 19th. The HTC 8XT rocks a 4.3 inch WVGA display, 1.4Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.6 megapixel front-facing camera, 8GB storage, micro SD card slot, 1,800 mAh battery, and more. What really makes the…
Sprint announced today that it now owns all of Clearwire. According to the press release, Clearwire shareholders approved the merger in a special meeting of stockholders that was held July 8, 2013. The acquisition was first announced in December of 2012 and was waiting for approval by Clearwire. Now that Clearwire has agreed to the merger, Sprint…
Sprint and Samsung have started rolling out an update for the Galaxy S4 that includes a number of changes. The 357MB-heavy download packs several important capabilities alongside few smaller tweaks, including: Ability to move select (though not all) apps from internal memory to the microSD card The addition of Samsung Knox – to make the…
Sprint confirmed on Friday that the FCC has given its approval to the merger of the US wireless carrier with Japanese carrier SoftBank. SoftBank will have majority control over Sprint and will play an integral role in Sprint’s upcoming acquisition of Clearwire. This approval is the last government hurdle for the merger, and both Sprint…