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Big things are happening when it comes to the expansion of Long Term Evolution (LTE). Sprint announced today a few more cities that will receive coverage of its LTE network. Theses locations include the following: Indianapolis/Carmel, Ind. Santa Rosa/Petaluma, Calif. Vallejo/Fairfield, Calif. Southern Puerto Rico (including Ponce, Coamo and Guayama) York/Hanover, Pa. Franklin County, Pa. In addition,…
Sprint announced today that it will acquire 100 percent ownership of Clearwire. The wireless carrier will buy the 50 percent stake in the company that it does not already own for $2.97 a share. The $2.2 billion transaction boosts the value of Clearwire to $10 billion. Sprint makes it clear in its press release that…
Sprint has made the Jelly Bean update available for the HTC EVO 4G LTE. However, you shouldn’t expect the smartphone to inform you about the new software version — rather you’ll have to manually make the phone check for updates by going to “Settings” -> “System updates” -> “HTC software update” and finally tapping the…
Sprint confirmed in a regulatory filing that it plans to purchase the remaining 48.3 percent of Clearwire stock that it doesn’t own. Sprint would pay $2.90 per share in a $2 billion deal that would put Clearwire’s value at about $4.23 billion, according to a report in Reuters. Earlier this year, Sprint bought a chunk…
Aside from using it to operate its own businesses like Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile, Sprint also leases its network to third parties like Ting, FreedomPop, Republic Wireless, Voyager Mobile and Elevate. That, however, isn’t enough with the carrier now approaching Dish Network to help them establish their own wireless company using Now Network’s airwaves.…
Later today, Sprint will unveil its Holiday special deal, giving a trio of Samsung Galaxy devices a special BOGO (buy one get one free) treatment. The offer will run through December 24th, so if you know someone who wants the same Galaxy device as you do, make sure to mention him/her this offer. This, of…
According to a report in CNET, Sprint will be adding $10 to the monthly bill of iDEN customers who don’t switch to the carrier’s CDMA push-to-talk service. This charge will be levied starting January 2013. Sprint hopes this extra fee will encourage customers to move off the iDEN service, which Sprint is slowly shutting down.…
Sprint announced today that it is rolling out LTE to 11 new cities on the east coast and the mid-west. The lists of cities include: Anderson, Ind. Clarke County, Va./Jefferson County, W.Va. Harrisburg/Carlisle/Hershey, Pa. Hagerstown, Md./Martinsburg, W.Va. Harrisonburg, Va. Muncie, Ind. Peabody, Mass. Salina, Kan. Shenandoah County, Va. South Bend/Mishawaka, Ind. Winchester, Va. Sprint will…
With Black Friday just around the corner, we’ve caught another leaked ad featuring cool promotions. This time we’re learning what Sprint has in store for the great shopping day – it will offer the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Victory smartphones for free after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a two-year contract. The promotion is…
Sprint is moving forward with its effort to expand its 4G LTE network across the country to better compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon. Nine cities currently only covered by Sprint’s 3G network will soon light up with LTE access. The following cities are benefiting from the rollout: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, Oakland/Fremont/Hayward, California,…