Mobiles reviews - sprint nextel

Sprint loses 1.09 million customers, still holds on to 3rd place

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:14:00 +0000

Things are looking worse and worse for our favorite WiMAX-pusher. Sprint has just announced its 1Q 2008 financial results (PDF link), and they're a doozy. The No. 3 US wireless carrier lost 1.09 million subscribers in the last quarter, with net revenue taking a 9% dive to $9.3 billion in the same period last year. [...]

Verizon sues Sprint for $10 million in "interconnection fees"

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:37:26 +0000

It's refreshing to see that huge corporations dealing with multiple millions (if not billions) of dollars in revenue can fall behind on their bills. It makes me feel better about my late cable bill. Verizon Wireless has apparently exhausted all other means of trying to get Sprint to make good on the $10 million that is [...]

So this is what the Sanyo Katana LX looks like

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:56:41 +0000

Trying to get an idea for a handset's design from a couple measly FCC diagrams is like trying to guess where that distracted soccer mom on her cellphone will drive that huge SUV of hers. You can have a good idea of what's it's going to look like, but you're probably going to be thrown [...]

More Sprint rumors - buyouts, spinoffs, acquisitions, oh my!

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:34:03 +0000

Sprint's in trouble, and they know it. It's not like anybody can ignore the kind of financial hardships that Sprint has been living recently, and the recent launch of Sprint's "Simply Everything" plan is evidence that Sprint knows they have to take drastic measures. Now, with Sprint in a weakened condition and the crap-poor valuation [...]