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A new study from J.D. Power & Associates has named Verizon the top carrier in the West region. The report was pretty darn comprehensive, as it measured dropped calls, failed connections, text and voicemail notifications, static and other factors. Verizon was the tops in the West with five stars, followed by Sprint Nextel with four…
Sprint is America’s third largest operator and one of the few who still uses CDMA technology for voice and data. Several years ago, when it came time to think up a 4G strategy, instead of waiting for the LTE standard to become finalized they decided to back WiMAX. Hindsight is 20/20 and we know now…
Hyper inflated bonuses are something you usually hear about when you see guys on Wall Street cashing in their checks, but these days it’s pretty much anyone with a high enough profile job. Take Sprint CEO Dan Hesse for instance. His bonus has been raised this year by $720,000 or nearly 18%, assuming he hits…
Sprint offers a wide range of BlackBerry and Android smartphones, so customers have a number of ways to get their personal info stolen or compromised. To combat this, Sprint is offering a remote wipe, lock and location service for its BlackBerry and Android handsets that are also covered by the carrier’s Total Equipment Protection plan.…
It’s been a long time coming but the Android-powered HTC Merge is finally official and the CDMA world phone will be coming to “multiple carriers” later this year. The handset reminds me a bit of the EVO Shift, as it sports a large touchscreen and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The HTC Merge does have…
Bad news for Sprint Epic 4G owners clamoring for an official taste of Froyo. According to folks at Android Central, Sprint and Samsung have pulled the Android 2.2 upgrade from Samsung servers due to problems with data connectivity and the SD card. The update debuted earlier this week and has been in the wild only…
Sprint and LightSquared are reportedly in talks about a networking agreement and this could mean that the nation’s third-largest carrier could be moving away from Clearwire and WiMax as its choice of technology for 4G services. A Bloomberg article says that the Sprint, LightSquared negotiations would help LightSquared roll out its infrastructure quicker. As you…
As expected, Sprint has announced their first Windows Phone, which you might recognize as the HTC 7 Pro, but they’re calling it the Arrive. The name change was rumoured last month along with the Kyocera Echo, and doesn’t strike me as a bad move at all. The Arrive has a 1 GHz processor, 3.6-inch WVGA…
February 24 is shaping up to be a weird day in that there is so much going on at once in the mobile space. The most anticipated Android tablet, the Motorola Xoom, is going to be available tomorrow. The tablet boasts some impressive specs, though it will be launching without Adobe Flash player, and it…
Well, we were scratching our heads about what new phone Sprint would unveil Feb. 24 but the latest tweet all but confirms that it will be a Windows Phone 7 handset for the CDMA carrier. “Wouldn’t it be great to have your phone integrated with your home game console, like Xbox? #comebackfeb24,” the Sprint tweet…