Sprint announces new 4G (WiMAX) markets and devices
Sprint’s high-speed 4G, WiMAX-based network (currently functional only in Baltimore) will be expanded this year in many new US markets, the mobile operator said today.
By the end of 2009, the following cities will be able to benefit from Sprint’s 4G services: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle.
Furthermore, in [...]
Sprint to offer wireless services to Garmin, Kodak and SanDisk devices?
Sprint may be North America’s third largest carrier, but it has been losing millions of mobile subscribers in the last couple of years.
So in order to counteract the effect of the losses, Sprint now tries to go beyond cell phones and offer wireless services to various makers of consumer products.
According to The Wall Street Journal, [...]
Motorola i580 launched by Sprint in yellow
Sprint has just announced that a revamped version of its pretty old Motorola i580 iDEN rugged phone is now available.
The new handset comes in a “highly visible yellow” color, and it also brings a more powerful battery: a 1130 mAh one, which can provide a talk-time of up to 200 minutes.
Other than that, we’re talking [...]
Sprint 2009 roadmap leaked: HTC Rhodium, HTC Cedar, Samsung Dash, BlackBerry Niagara and 8 others
If this newly-leaked Sprint roadmap is legit, the second largest North American CDMA carrier will have at least 10 new handsets to offer in the upcoming months.
First of all – as expected – it’s said the Palm Pre will be introduced in the second quarter of 2009, thus in April, May or June.
Unsurprisingly, the Pre is targeted [...]
LG Rumor2 officially announced by Sprint; priced at $50 on contract
We knew the second-generation LG Rumor was coming to Sprint, and all we needed was an official announcement – which obviously came today.
The new phone is called LG Rumor2 and Sprint will sell it for $49.99, after a $50 mail-in rebate and the signing of a new 2-yr contract agreement.
Like the old Rumor, Rumor2 is [...]
Samsung Instinct Mini / Instinct S30 in leaked images?
Rumors about Sprint’s Samsung Instinct Mini have been around for sometime now, but there were no images with the handset so we couldn’t actually see it.
Well, today we have a couple of shots that are likely to present the Instinct Mini aka Samsung SPH-M810.
According to a thread from the Howard Forums, these pics are with [...]
Sprint to have US exclusivity on Palm Pre until 2010
If you were hoping for the Palm Pre to be released this year via other US carrier than Sprint, it looks like your hopes are in vain.
Someone “familiar with the matter” told CNBC that the brand new Palm smartphone will be a US exclusive on Sprint at least until the end of 2009.
Of course, for [...]
Sprint announces the intrinsically safe Motorola i365IS
Motorola i365IS is the name of the newest push-to-talk handset announced by Sprint for its Nextel Direct Connect network.
Well, the phone itself is actually not that new, since it’s just an intrinsically safe (IS) version of Motorola i365, which is offered by Sprint since the fall of 2008.
Being intrinsically safe, the i365IS provides “a protection [...]
Sprint treats its customers with the Premier loyalty program
“Loyalty pays”, says Sprint in its latest press release announcing the Sprint Premier program, which is meant to offer unique advantages and rewards to loyal customers.
Those who have been Sprint wireless customers for more than 10 years are the first who qualify for the Sprint Premier program.
You’re also eligible if, for three consecutive months, you’ve [...]
Palm Pre Sprint’s pricing update and sales volumes
When Mobile Review’s Eldar Murtazin revealed $399 price for Palm Pre on Sprint network, he caused a lot of discussion and even more questions in the mobile blogosphere.
Is $399 price tag for Palm Pre smart or stupid decision, given that it’s main competitors - iPhone and Blackberry Storm are selling for $199? Was the [...]