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Sprint Abandons LightSquared Investment, Demands FCC Approval

Sprint Abandons LightSquared Investment, Demands FCC Approval

  Sprint announced on Thursday that they have officially halted all investments in troubled startup LightSquared. The company fears that the company will encounter further difficulty in securing an operating license. The move to halt its investment comes after ... continue
Sprint Throttles Customers, Well, Sort Of

Sprint Throttles Customers, Well, Sort Of

Sprint had a bit of a mix up earlier today at their investor conference. CEO Dan Hesse said that the company limits the data of 1 percent of it's users. However, there seems to be a bit ... continue
Sprint Will Have 4G LTE Ahead Of Schedule, Phones Coming After The Fact

Sprint Will Have 4G LTE Ahead Of Schedule, Phones Coming After The Fact

With news today of AT&T rolling out 4G LTE to 11 new markets, it seems Sprint is taking the opportunity to let people know that they plan on launching the incredibly fast service to 10 markets by ... continue
Clearwire Reports Better Than Expected Growth In Q3 2011

Clearwire Reports Better Than Expected Growth In Q3 2011

Clearwire Corp. on Thursday reported better than expected growth for the third quarter of 2011, allowing the company's stock to increase by as much as 21.5% by midday. Investors were worried that Clearwire wouldn't be able to hold ... continue
Sprint confirmed as iPhone 4S carrier

Sprint confirmed as iPhone 4S carrier

Well, it looks like another rumor turned out to be true, at least partially - Apple CEO took announced at the Apple press conference that Sprint has officially signed on as a carrier of the iPhone. Pre-orders for ... continue
RadioShack inventory listing suggests iPhone 5 coming to Sprint

RadioShack inventory listing suggests iPhone 5 coming to Sprint

Just in time to get ahead of the big Apple event on October 4, an image surfaced online earlier today that purports to be an internal RadioShack inventory listing for the iPhone 5. More interestingly, it suggests ... continue
LTE Sprint International Mobile Hotspot Is International Traveler Friendly [GSM/CDMA Compatible]

LTE Sprint International Mobile Hotspot Is International Traveler Friendly [GSM/CDMA Compatible]

One of our biggest gripes about Sprint Wireless technology has always been the general lack of accessibility for international travelers and now the company has remedied that gripe with the ZTE Sprint International Mobile Hotspot, the company's ... continue
Cell Phone Service Stayed Mostly Steady During Irene, Landlines Affected

Cell Phone Service Stayed Mostly Steady During Irene, Landlines Affected

For many on the East Coast, Hurricane Irene blew through and did very little damage save for fallen branches and intermittent loss of power. Others experienced extensive flooding and many areas remain in the dark due to storm ... continue
FCC rolling out Emergency Broadcast System for text message

FCC rolling out Emergency Broadcast System for text message

The Personal Localized Alerting Network, or PLAN, is a new program devised by the FCC to keep Joe Citizen abreast of imminent safety threats in his area within the US. Although the system won't be available nationally until next ... continue
Sprint Announces Plans To Launch NFC Service In 2011

Sprint Announces Plans To Launch NFC Service In 2011

Sprint Wireless has announced plans to beat AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to the Near Field Communications (NFC) market by adapting their own form of the technology before the end of 2011. The carriers mentioned above have announced plans ... continue
Sprint Unveils Smaller 3G/4G Overdrive, Improves Performance

Sprint Unveils Smaller 3G/4G Overdrive, Improves Performance

Sprint on Thursday unveiled a new design for their pocket sized 4G router the Overdrive Pro. The router, which supports both 3G and 4G technologies allows up to eight devices to connect at one time, up from ... continue
Wirefly Puts Up HTC Arrive Pre-Order Page, Offers Device For $150

Wirefly Puts Up HTC Arrive Pre-Order Page, Offers Device For $150

The HTC Arrive is now available for pre-order at online retailer Wirefly. Under the company's current plan the device can be picked up for $150 with a two-year contract. The Sprint CDMA based device offers ... continue
HTC EVO 4G Goes On Sale June 4th At Sprint

HTC EVO 4G Goes On Sale June 4th At Sprint

The HTC EVO 4G finally has pricing and a release date for the Sprint Network. The device will go on sale June 4th for $199 with a two year contract, including a required data plan. Sprint has announced ... continue
Google Nexus One Cut From Sprint Lineup, To Be Replaced By EVO 4G

Google Nexus One Cut From Sprint Lineup, To Be Replaced By EVO 4G

The Google Nexus One didn't have a very long shelf life at Sprint (zero days). According to recent reports the CDMA version of Google's first ever device was canned, in it's place will be the EVO 4G. continue
Samsung Seek Could Hit Sprint For $30 [Rumor]

Samsung Seek Could Hit Sprint For $30 [Rumor]

Several users on the SprintUsers forum seem to believe that the budget friendly Samsung M350 with a 2.6-inch touchscreen, full sliding QWERTY keyboard and a 1.3 megapixel camera could arrive soon to the carrier. The cost? $30. The ... continue
HTC EVO 4G Will Arrive At Sprint In June, 4G Will Cost Up To $20

HTC EVO 4G Will Arrive At Sprint In June, 4G Will Cost Up To $20

The HTC EVO 4G is once again circulating the rumor mill, this time with word that it will arrive at Sprint Wireless on either June 6th of June 13th and that it will feature an additional cost ... continue
WebOS 1.3.5 Arrives Today For Sprint Phones

WebOS 1.3.5 Arrives Today For Sprint Phones

The newest version of WebOS (1.3.5) is going to be released today according to Sprint and the new firmware promises to deliver some bug fixes, while removing a big hassle WebOS users have faced up until this ... continue
LG Prada 3 May Head To Sprint With Google Android In 2010

LG Prada 3 May Head To Sprint With Google Android In 2010

While still only a blip on the internet rumor mill, there's talk that the LG Prada 3 may ditch its current OS and go all Android on us. SlashGear is also reporting that the device may be ... continue
Sprint Gets The Blackberry Curve 8530 For Just $50

Sprint Gets The Blackberry Curve 8530 For Just $50

These days I'd normally let out a big yawn when it comes to the Blackberry Curve 8530, however at just $50 on the Sprint Network the phone actually proves to be a great "budget friendly" device for ... continue
Sprint Gave Authorities 8 Million Customer Records Last Year

Sprint Gave Authorities 8 Million Customer Records Last Year

A recent report says Sprint Wireless handed over 8 million customer GPS data records to authorities in 2008 alone. While that number may be inflated, it's a scary amount of personal data. There are always legitimate reasons for ... continue
Sprint Getting Ready To Cut Up To 2,500 More Jobs

Sprint Getting Ready To Cut Up To 2,500 More Jobs

Sprint has announced that they will be cutting anywhere from 2,000 to 2,500 jobs to improve their bottom line.  The wireless carrier stated on Monday that they will look to trim their workforce both from internal hires ... continue
They Should Call It The “Sprint Everything But Tethering Plan”

They Should Call It The “Sprint Everything But Tethering Plan”

Sprint Wireless has always pushed their 3G, even 4G (WiMax) technologies, endlessly trying to convince customers that their data network was better than any other carriers, now in one metaphorical flip of the switch that entire perception ... continue