Mobiles reviews - sprint

Sprint to launch red HTC Touch Diamond?

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:32:17 +0000

We’re not sure whether we should trust the image above or not, but it certainly would be nice to see the HTC Touch Diamond in some other color than black. Not that the black Diamond is ugly, quite the contrary, but seeing it shining with the red back makes the device look even more fashionable, [...]

Sprint taking @sprintpcs.com email offline

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:52:03 +0000

There are any number of things that a struggling wireless carrier can do to help cut costs, and shutting down oft-overlooked services is definitely one of the better moves. In that vein, Sprint will be shutting down its @sprintpcs.com email service on December 31. So, as of the last day of this year, Sprint will [...]

Motorola RAZR VE20 for Sprint caught in the wild

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:47:35 +0000

As Sprint is approaching the Motorola RAZR VE20 launch, we caught the first batch of leaked photos of the device. Earlier approved by the FCC, the VE20 sports a 2 megapixel camera, QVGA main screen, a touch sensitive strip on the outer display (just like the V9m), Bluetooth, and a microSD slot. As for the pre-installed [...]

Sprint drops Phone-As-Modem plan to $15 - Wireless modem on the cheap

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:57:56 +0000

Just yesterday we were reporting on rumors that Sprint was planning to give their data-centric aspirations another big push by dropping the price on their “Phone-As-Modem” (PAM) data plans. The Sprint PAM plan allows customers with qualified data plans to use their 3G-capable mobile phones as wireless modems. The PAM plan add-on essentially allows Sprint [...]

Sprint planning to reduce wireless modem data rates?

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:59:44 +0000

When a struggling company does something right, you have to reward them for it. Otherwise, what was the point of criticizing their previously unacceptable business practices? Sprint, in this case, has been rumored to be making another change in their push to redefine themselves as the premier wireless data provider in the US. Rather than aiming [...]

Sanyo Katana Eclipse gets glamorous for Sprint

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:23:35 +0000

Regardless of the touchscreen revolution that’s sweeping across the globe, there is most definitely a healthy bunch of wireless users that aren’t looking for too much more than basic cellphone calling features in their stylish clamshell of candybar handset. To that end, Sprint is gearing up to offer their users the entry- to mid-range Sanyo [...]

Sprint and Clearwire defend merger against AT&T’s objections

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:17:31 +0000

With Sprint struggling to turnaround their business and working hard to bring their high-speed WiMAX-based XOHM wireless data network online, some big-dogs in the wireless industry are opposing the Sprint and Clearwire merger deal currently under consideration by the Feds. AT&T has voiced their opposition to the merger, claiming that both companies were misrepresenting their [...]

Sprint posts $344 million in losses while slowing customer defections

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:40:23 +0000

Sprint’s road to recovery will be a long and drawn out process, mostly dependent on CEO Dan Hesse’s ability to get the wireless carrier’s high-speed, WIMAX-based XOHM data network up and running in a timely manner. Sprint desperately needs to redefine itself as something more than just the No. 3 wireless voice carrier, and an [...]

HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro details for Sprint and Verizon

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:39:12 +0000

Rumors, being what they are, can always change mid-news-cycle. In this case, the rumors surrounding the HTC Touch Diamond’s arrival on Sprint and Verizon later this month (August 2008) has been updated to reflect new information from PhoneArena that points to the svelte touchscreen offering from HTC hitting Sprint and Verizon in early September and [...]

Samsung Instinct gets a firmware update

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:08:12 +0000

A new firmware version is available for Samsung Instinct. Apparently, the update will affect both the base code as well as tweak several of the apps. First of all, users will notice increased audio volume when using Bluetooth headsets/car kits, as well as improved stability of the phone’s signal and battery indicators. As for the affected [...]

Sprint to launch Airave femtocell in August

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:20:12 +0000

Following on speculation that Sprint would go live with its signal-boosting Airave femtocell solution on July 15, it appears that Sprint has finally pinned down a firm nationwide launch date for its Airave. Sprint customers with unacceptable signal strength in their homes can go about fixing their weak-signal issues in one of two ways. They [...]

Court orders Sprint to pay $73 million over ETF lawsuit

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:04:16 +0000

The ubiquitous early termination fee. It’s a fact of life in the US wireless world. In return for significant handset subsidies, carriers levy ETFs against customers that terminate their contract early in order to guarantee that costs can be recouped. But, just because ETFs help keep handset prices down in the US, doesn’t mean people [...]

Sprint revamps mobile web portal - Adaptive home screen

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:48:24 +0000

Sprint, in their renewed push to bring their customer service quality to the forefront of the company’s list of priorities, has refreshed their mobile web portal. The new mobile web portal is now accessible on more than 40 of Sprint’s mobile phones, giving the user more customized content. The new Sprint mobile web portal uses ChangingWorlds’ [...]

Increase your Sprint Palm Treo 800w EVDO Rev. A upload speeds

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:30:04 +0000

Not sure if you’re running true EVDO Rev. A speeds on that new Sprint Palm Treo 800w of yours? Just because the Palm Treo 800w’s feature-set boasts EVDO Rev. A data speeds out of the box, don’t go off assuming that your upstream data speeds are crossing in to Rev. A territory. So, how can you [...]

Sprint’s new Everything Plus Plan - 500 minutes, unlimited everything, open to all

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:57:55 +0000

Despite its financial woes and struggles in trying to launch their potentially business-saving WiMAX XOHM data service, Sprint has done a great job of turning the US wireless market on its head. With their Sprint Simply Everything plans, the lagging CDMA carrier offers customers varying allotments of wireless minutes paired with unlimited helpings of text, [...]