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We first caught a glimpse of the BlackBerry Style 9670 back in April, a new form factor for RIM – a clamshell phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. Now the Style 9670 has popped up within Sprint’s internal system, so it’s just a matter of time before it becomes available. After all, it did just…
Got a contract with Sprint, a corporate discount, and more than two lines? Then read on as you are reportedly eligible to cancel your Sprint account without a termination fee. On August 27th of this year, Sprint made a material change to plans that are receiving a corporate discount and have more than 2 lines. An…
Sprint is still serving up low-end phones with its latest, the Sanyo Vero. Many folks don’t need all the flash and pizzazz of a fancy smartphone like the carrier’s HTC EVO 4G or the Samsung Epic 4G – some just need a phone that makes calls and does text messages with a few extras here…
Sprint customers packing the HTC EVO 4G who have been relishing Android 2.2, or Froyo, can look forward to another minor firmware update. Perhaps the biggest change of note is that pesky video limitation on the EVO, the 30fps video output limitation, so we’ll see what happens with that. Other bugs that will be fixed…
Sprint is loved by heavy data users, especially those who have access to both its 3G and 4G or WiMax networks. Where some carriers place caps on their “unlimited” plans, or offered tiered data packages like AT&T, Sprint as been, in my experience, truly unlimited. However, with the competition moving towards caps and metered pricing,…
While we sit around and wait for Sprint WiMax to do its thing in New York City, it looks like Clear is already on its game offering services in the city. Now you can sign up for data cards and little WiFi hotspots and enjoy 4G data speeds from devices like the iSpot or the…
Credit Suisse weighs in with its analysis of the Verizon iPhone rumors and paints a very rosy picture for Verizon Wireless and a not so dire one for AT&T. This optimistic report assumes a February 15th launch date and analyzes all the information that is available from the current crop of VZW iPhone rumors. While AT&T may lose…
Sprint has just announced that the city of Orlando has become the 53rd market where they are now offering WiMAX service. People who have used Sprint’s WiMAX network say that they get speeds between 5 and 10 megabits per second and have latencies in the 100 ms range. The only two smartphones that support WiMAX…
We knew this day was coming but Sprint has finally lit up its 4G network in San Francisco. Or, at the very least, it is testing the service as the image above proves and that should indicate an imminent full launch. Sprint’s 4G service is in multiple markets but the lack of availability in New…
This was a huge week for new smartphones, as HTC showed everybody’s what’s up when it comes to Android superphones with the introduction of the HTC Desire HD and the Desire Z. But HTC wasn’t the only one bringing the heat, as the world’s largest handset maker used its Nokia World conference to unveil some…