Sprint excited about Obama's Joe Biden VP Pick SMS

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Barack Obama announced today via an SMS text message to supporters that Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Biden would be Obama’s pick for vice president. Reason enough for Sprint to issue a press-release praising their SMS service.
Traffic on Sprint's short code for the Obama campaign rose 255% following the announcement, which was texted shortly after 3:00 a.m. EST.
At 3am not that many people actually are texting, just a couple of lost hearts out there. Read more

Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:18:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sprint Nextel in Talks to sell iDen Network: Report

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel is in talks to sell its iDen wireless network to either NII Holdings Inc or private equity investors, according to CNBC.
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Posted on Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:15:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sprint Airwave Femtocell Coming Soon

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Sprint says that its customers around the nation can soon get the Sprint Airwave Femtocell made by Samsung. By adding the Airwave Femtocell to their plans, customers would get unlimited calling nationwide in their home or office.

The Airwave will work with any Sprint mobile phone and broadband Internet connection. When in use the Femtocell provides a better signal in the home or office, which can be the difference in being able to use a phone in certain locations and not being able to use it at all. Read more

Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:20:26 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SK Telecom says no Plan to buy Sprint Nextel

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Telecom Co said on Thursday it was not planning to buy a controlling stake in any major U.S. mobile carrier, brushing off earlier reports that it was eyeing Sprint Nextel Corp .
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Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:06:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Instinct Breaks Sales Records for Sprint

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To fight off the iPhone 3G from Apple and AT&T Sprint launched the Samsung Instinct on June 20th. Sprint has now announced that the instinct has become its fastest selling EVDO handset ever and has broken sales records since its launch.

The popularity of the device has cause shortages and the Instinct is currently unavailable in some areas according to Sprint. Sprint says that it and Samsung are working to get more inventory in Sprint stores across the nation. Shipments of the Instinct are coming in from Samsung daily says Sprint and more device will be available soon. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:42:27 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Instinct is Sprint's fastest selling EVDO Phone

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Just a few days after hitting store shelves, Samsung Instinct has become the fastest-selling EVDO handset in Sprint history.
The Samsung Instinct was first available exclusively to current Sprint customers on June 19th breaking records for the initial launch of any Sprint product.

The record pace of Instinct sales has led to temporary shortages of the device at some locations across the United States. Sprint and Samsung are diligently working around the clock to increase inventory in all sales channels. Samsung has increased efforts to deliver new supplies of Instinct on a daily basis and manufacturing plants are operating at full capacity to keep up with the demand. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:18:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sprint Mobile Email Work Gives Users Access to Business Email

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Sprint announced a new service that allows users access to corporate email accounts on non-PDA style phones like the new Instinct from Samsung. The application is called Sprint Mobile Email Work and allows easy access to Microsoft Exchange Server and IBM Lotus Notes accounts.

The new service is an extension to Sprint’s access to personal email accounts like AOL, Gmail, Windows Live and Yahoo Mail. Users of compatible flip phones and other devices can use the new service. The new corporate email access is available at no additional charge on some Sprint plans. Read more

Posted on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:55:13 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sprint Announces Launch Date for Samsung Instinct

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Sprint has announced that it will be the exclusive carrier of the new Samsung instinct hand set. The device will be available on June 20th for $129.99 and is aimed directly at the iPhone 3G. the Instinct offers live TV, stereo Bluetooth, GPS and one-touch access to favorites.

The Instinct will connect to the Sprint EVDO Rev A high-speed network for fast downloads and uploads. The $129.99 price is with a 2-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. The touch screen phone has a QWERTY onscreen keyboard and has localized haptic tactile feedback for pressed buttons. Speech to Action functionality is also offered, something the iPhone is missing. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sprint prices iPhone Rival Instinct at $130

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Instinct, Sprint Nextel Corp's answer to the iPhone, will sell for $130 after rebate, Sprint said on Wednesday.
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Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:50:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sprint shows how Samsung Instinct defeats Apple iPhone

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Sprint is ramping up the marketing for the Samsung Instinct they introduced in early April. Sprint will launch the Samsung Instinct in June. Most likely the Instinct launch will coincide with the Apple 3G iPhone launch.

Sprint published several little videos comparing the Samsung Instinct with the Apple iPhone on the Now is Good site. The Instinct wins of course every time in web page loading speed, Live TV, GPS, shooting video, and downloading music. Read more

Posted on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sprint and Samsung Say WiMAX is Ready for Service

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Sprint and Samsung have declared that mobile WiMAX technology is now ready for commercial service. Sprint says that Samsung’s Mobile WiMAX infrastructure has passed the rigorous commercial acceptance criteria Sprint uses.

The performance criteria qualifies equipment on the overall performance, handoff procedure and handoff delay. Sprint says that the testing was conducted in its Xohm lab environment and with the commercial service network in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 May 2008 07:49:20 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sprint, Cable form $14.5 billion Clearwire Venture

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By Sinead Carew

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp and top U.S. cable companies are investing in Clearwire Corp to introduce advanced wireless services and get a head start on AT&T and Verizon, but analysts said the seven-way partnership may be too complex to succeed.
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Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 12:50:52 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Deutsche Telekom thinks about buying Sprint Nextel

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Well known German Spiegel Magazine publishes a hot rumor today on Saturday. Their sources tell them that the Deutsche Telekom is looking into buying Sprint.

Spiegel says that U.S. Telekom and German Telekom managers are currently evaluating a Sprint deal.
This deal would be huge and risky as hell, with Sprint not really doing that great these days. Read more

Posted on Sat, 3 May 2008 12:49:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Cable Companies pull out of Sprint joint Venture

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two cable companies said on Wednesday they had exited a wireless phone venture with number-three U.S. wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp .
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Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:11:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Aircharge Bluetooth Payment Solution Available on Sprint

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There are all sorts of businesses that go to customers homes to render services. Typically the way they get paid is by check or by writing down a credit card number for processing later. Aircharge allows people in this situation to charge the credit card at the time it is offered.

Pipeline Data announced today that its Aircharge Bluetooth software is now available on the Sprint Mobile Broadband and Nextel National Networks. The software allows for credit card transactions to be completed from a compatible mobile phone. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:40:17 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sprint licenses Visual Voicemail for Samsung Instinct from Klausner

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Sprint announced the Samsung Instinct 3G touchscreen smartphone last week. One of the striking features is Visual Voicemail. I was a bit surprised that Sprint calls the voicemail management feature the same as Apple on the iPhone.

Interestingly Sprint made a deal with Klausner Technologies to license Visual Voicemail, which the company claims to have patents for. Klausner Technologies already sued Apple and AT&T over the iPhone Visual Voicemail back in December 2007 and again in March 2008. Read more

Posted on Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sprint Announces Smallest USB Broadband Modem in the Country

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Sprint announced today that it and Sierra Wireless were introducing the countries smallest USB broadband modem called the Compass 597 USB modem. The tiny modem is 70% smaller than the AirCard 595U.

Measurements for the device are 1.2” x 2.4” x 0.4” and it weighs only 0.7 ounces. The modem is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS’ and uses the Qualcomm MSM6800A-3 chipset. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:01:31 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sprint reveals Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700 Push-to-Talk Phones

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Sprint announced today the upcoming launch of two new Nextel Direct Connect devices, the Sanyo Pro-200 and the Sanyo Pro-700.

Powered by Qualcomm's QChat technology, these new Nextel Direct Connect devices operate on the Rev. A portions of the Sprint Mobile Broadband network (except in Puerto Rico).

Sporting an attractive, slim clamshell form factor, the Pro-200 by Sanyo delivers instant Nextel Direct Connect push-to-talk services and key functionalities including Bluetooth, messaging capabilities and mobile email. This device will be available for as low as $49.99 with a two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Apr 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Instinct for Sprint unveiled at CTIA 2008

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Samsung Mobile today announced the Samsung Instinct touchscreen smartphone exclusively available through Sprint at the CTIA 2008.

The Samsung Instinct features a 3.1 inch touch screen (240x432px resolution) with localized tactile feedback called haptics, which allow the virtual QWERTY keypad and other operations to become a sensory experience.
The new Samsung device also offers a Voice to Action button providing many functions using voice activation including call, text, picture messaging, traffic, movie, sports, news and search. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:17:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sprint Offers Free Access to MySpace Mobile

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Sprint announced today that it is the first wireless carrier to offer access to MySpace Mobile on all of its web-enabled phones. Sprint says that this marks the first free direct access to the new MySpace Mobile on all web-enabled Sprint phones.

"Mobile is the next generation of social networking," said Brandon Lucas, senior director of mobile business development for MySpace. "Our partnership with Sprint makes it easier and faster for customers to get the most out of MySpace when they're on the go." Read more

Posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:37:37 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sprint HTC Mogul Gets EV-DO Rev A Update

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Sprint announced that it is offering the first EV-DO rev A compatible handset via a software update for the HTC Mogul. The Mogul was the first Windows Mobile device on the Sprint network and the new software update unlocks faster data speeds.

In Sprint service areas where EV-DO Rev A service is available Mogul users will be able to get data download speeds of 600 Kbps to 1.4 Mbps and upload speeds will be 350– 500 Kbps. Previously the fastest speeds the handset was capable of was 400 to 700 Kbps download and 50-70 Kbps upload. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:16:09 CDT | by Shane McGlaun