Sprint to release 3G femtocell before AT&T

If you have been keeping a close eye on the upcoming release of the 3G femtocell, you’ll want to know that it looks as if Sprint are winning the race ahead of AT&T to release the device first. Read more

Sprint vs. AT&T, Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone 3G S

With the launch of the Palm Pre and the launch of the Apple iPhone 3G S tomorrow, there are two battles to be fought, one is with Apple and Palm, and the other is with Sprint and AT&T. Will a solo touchscreen win out with the physical keys and touchscreen that the Pre also has. Read more

Sprint will release Palm Pre in June: Limited until July

Following on from our earlier news on Best Buy only getting 4 Palm Pre handsets per store, it has been now been revealed that supplies of the Pre will be very limited throughout the US once it goes live on June 6th. Read more

Sprint’s HTC Willow and Release Date

These HTC handsets are really coming thick and fast arn’t they? There have been some new images of the HTC Willow in the wild, as well as details for the phone and an expected release date. Read more

Palm Pre News: Sprint’s new ads show texting

Sprint is certainly gearing up for the launch of the Palm Pre, as they have featured some new banner ads of the new smartphone. The cool add shows texting being done on the Pre handset, it looks like a multi-client IM app. Read more

Sprint’s Palm Treo Pro: Specs confusion explained

There have been a whole load of confusion about the specs and upgrade for the Sprint (NASDAQ:PALM) Palm Treo Pro, most of which is to do with IE Mobile 6. There are a number of ROMs that are unable to handle the new browser, but Sprint say that the Palm Treo Pro can handle the heft of the new browser. Read more

HTC Touch Pro: Available Online

Last week Sprint launched the HTC Touch Pro at a select few retailers, at the time they said that the handset will be available to purchase online from November 2. Well that date has now come and Sprint has kept their promise. Read more

Virgin Mobile, Sprint Nextel, Qualcomm and Google Talk 3G CDMA

The 2008 3G CDMA North America Regional Conference is a venue where some of the top communication companies can get together to discuss a number of subjects that will help in future mobile technologies. Read more

Sprint new lineup available: LG Lotus, Samsung Rant and Highnote

Sprint have now launched three new phones, and are now available in stores. Two of the phones come from Samsung, the Rant and Highnote, the other phone is the LG Lotus. All three of these phones are aimed at those whole like to text. Read more

FCC hopes to pass two wireless mergers by end of 2008

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is hoping to pass two wireless mergers by the end of this year, according to Kevin Martin, the agency chairman. The companies involved in the mergers are Sprint/Clearwire and Verizon/Alltel. Read more

Sprint mobile WiMax wireless network launched in Baltimore

Sprint Nextel Corp. has finally launched their WiMax service to customers in Baltimore. WiMax is Sprint’s mobile wireless network for laptops; the service will cost $30 per month. This is the first commercial network in America to use WiMax technology for mobile customers. Read more

Sprint to offer Red HTC Touch Diamond

We have known for a long time that Sprint is introducing a new version of their HTC Touch Diamond. But what we did not know is there could be a red version on its way.

The image and rumor was posted in the forums of SprintUsers. These could very well be a hoax just to build up some publicity for the new cell phone, but I would rule a red version out as Sprint knows that this could sell well.

There should be a CDMA version of the Touch Diamond coming within the next few weeks.

The HTC Touch Diamond will have a VGA screen and comes with 3 megapixel camera. The handset also comes with 4 GB of storage, GPS and Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro.

The CDMA version of the cell phone will have a more curved casing than that of the GSM version, as well as a larger battery.

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Sprint Nextel sees drop in earnings as subscribers leave

Sprint Nextel Corp. has reported a decline in earnings in the second quarter, a result from the 901,000 wireless subscribers who have left the company. This news did not take long to have a reaction in Wall Street, as shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. fell by 79 cents.

Shares started on Wednesday at $7.76, as of noon they were at $7.71. Before the market had opened on Wednesday, the wireless carrier had reported revenue of $9.06 billion for the second quarter. This is down 10.9 percent from $10.2 billion in 2007.

Sprint has said that their customers for the second quarter are 51.9 million, that’s down 3.9 percent on last year figure of 54 million.

It seems that Sprints CEO Dan Hesse has taken a positive view on this; he said “We are seeing signs of progress from our efforts to improve the customer experience, rebuild the Sprint brand and increase our profitability.”

It is thought by many that Sprint Nextel subscribers will fall even more in the third quarter of 2008.

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Comparison: Sprint’s Everything Plan and the AT&T Nation Plan

Building on the popularity of Sprint’s $99 Simply EverythingSM plan that includes more features than other carriers’ “unlimited” plans, Sprint Talk/Message/Data Share plans for families include unlimited messaging and data on two phones for one low price. 

With Sprint plans that include all the services customers want for one low price, customers can have peace of mind that they’re getting a lower price and more value than major competitors offer.  In addition, Sprint’s EVDO Rev A network offers five times more mobile broadband coverage than the AT&T 3G network, based on square miles Read more

Horror Movie for Sprint’s Samsung Instinct: Win $10,000

When it comes to online marketing of any product it can be done in many ways and these days we are seeing this taken to more extremes with every new product launch. The Cloverfield viral marketing campaign was very impressive, now Sprint’s Samsung Instinct has taken the movie theme for their latest cellphone online marketing campaign.

Below this post you can see a video that may have already started (just click replay), this video shows a Horror movie theme that promotes the new Sprint Samsung Instinct phone. On their site they have many other movie themes promoting this uberphone of the moment, these include cops, chase, spy and trailers.

This kind of marketing really makes me smile as it can be very corny sometimes, but they are still excellent as they make you remember and even come up as a point of discussion with friends and family, just what Sprint plan. This marketing campaign by the brand is just the start, they are also offering the first 1,000 users $20 to incorporate the Instinct into a home video posted on YouTube.

That kind of marketing can really help reach millions more users online, Sprint want you to make a home movie like many YouTube users do everyday and also just by including the Samsung Instinct you get to make some money as well. This contest is going to start on June 30 and forget the small prize of $20; there is some real big money up for grabs. You can also win $10,000 if you make the best home video with a touch of Sprint’s Samsung Instinct.

You can find out more on Sprint’s website, will you be entering this competition and feel free to share ideas you have for the video or maybe not.

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Sprint’s Samsung Instinct and Treo 800w: will you be a customer?

The cell phone market is a busy one and today nearly everyone has a cell phone, from your children to the oldest person in your family. Technology is really moving ahead and the biggest brands are launching high-end handsets full of the best gadgets, this means you got to be extra good to attract consumers. It’s been reported that Sprint has lost many customers for different reasons but now we see two new phones hoping to get users back.

The Sprint Samsung Instinct and Treo 800w could help bring people back to Sprint; will you keep being a customer or become a new customer thanks to these two phones on Sprint?

Today we are hearing that the Sprint Treo 800w will be released a week before many previous rumors, the date is said to be July 13th. The Treo 800w features Live Search for Windows Mobile, Built-in GPS functionality that will allow points of interests searching and mapping, WIFI, EVDO Rev A data speeds and Windows Mobile 6.1. The unsubsidized price is well over $500, making this phone far from cheap unless you get a good deal.

The Samsung Instinct seems to be the popular of the two phones and has even been matched up to the 3G iPhone, the phone features a 3.5mm headset jack that means you can connect headphones without the need for any adapters, the Web browser is excellent and has some cool browsing features.

The call quality and navigation is very good but on the downside you get no tethered modem support, onboard memory is lacking and the Samsung Instinct has no IM client, which is a great feature in this day and age of keeping in touch with Wi-Fi.

The Instinct was released this month for $230; you can see the full features on both these phones on Phones Review. Let us know if you are a Sprint customer and if not would the Samsung Instinct or Treo 800w make you turn to Sprint?

Sprint’s Samsung Instinct costs just $130 with $100 mail-in rebate

It seems that the whole world has gone touch-screen mad on cell phones; another one to add to that list is the Samsung Instinct. The handset is available right now from Sprint, the original price was set for $200, but if you opt for a 2 year contract you will receive a $100 mail-in rebate. It is no secret that Samsung hope that the Instinct will be the iPhone killer, so they had to adjust their price accordingly. I do think it strange that the price has been reduced, since Apple said that the new 3G iPhone will be cheaper than the original iPhone.

It seems that it is not just Samsung who like the new Instinct; this cell phone is the winner of 5 awards at the CTIA WIRELESS 2008 Conference. The Sprint Samsung Instinct takes touch-screen phones to a new level. The two biggest highlights for the handset are Emails and GPS Navigation. The phone also offers High-speed web browsing as well as a host of entertainment services. You can also Personalize your Instinct with one-touch access to your favorite services.

The phone also uses EV-DO Rev. A, this system is equivalent to AT&T’s 3G speeds, this is great if you love browsing the web as well as checking all your emails while on the move. The only downside which I feel that the Samsung Instinct has, is how you have to activate the phone with an unlimited data plan, this is likely to cost at least $70 per month. It does look as though the age of the very expensive handset is now behind us.

Sprint Social Networking: MySpace Mobile on Web-enabled phones

Sprint is getting more into the Social Networking game by adding MySpace Mobile to their Web-enabled cell phones, while MySpace is not the cleanest of the social networks it is the biggest and I am sure this is why Sprint picked them. This new phone service will give users the ability to get direct access to their MySpace profiles on the move.

Sprint web phones will also include “MySpace Mobile tool set”, this lets users send and receive MySpace messages, post blogs and bulletins, add friends and also edit MySpace profiles…how cool is it to add friends to your MySpace on the move.

Would you use MySpace on your phone?

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Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700 now official: Nextel Direct Connect handsets

If you are a big fan of Nextel Direct Connect devices then you will be pleased to know that the release of the Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700 is now official. These pair of phones is QChat-enabled and is on the Sprint network.

The Sanyo Pro-200 is the smaller of the two and comes with Bluetooth, mobile e-mail and a number of messaging capabilities. The Sanyo Pro-700 comes with all the same features but also has a ruggedized shell; this will protect the phone from dust, vibration and shock.

The Sanyo Pro-200 will be $49.99 on contract with the Sanyo Pro-700 costing $69.99.

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Sprint release WebCapTel for hard-of-hearing phone callers

Big boys Sprint have just released a new service called WebCapTel, pretty catchy that name if you say it over and over again.

Anyway WebCapTel is basically an extension of their existing CapTel which will help hard of hearing callers see what the other person on the other end is saying in real time.

The good thing is there is no need for expensive equipment; in fact you do not need any equipment at all. The new service WebCapTel simply works via any web browser using any phone and it will turn a phone call into text very quickly so that callers will be able to respond there and then using their own natural voice.

Now if you ask me personally, I would have to say this is pretty cool and I love it.

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