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Sprint getting some Blackberry Pearl

Posted in BlackBerry, News, Sprint by Reuben Drake on October 10th, 2007

Sprint to get the Blackberry Pearl 8130 smartphone next monthRIM’s Blackberry Pearl sure is getting around these days and people are talking. Once exclusively with T-Mobile the smartphone was seen just last week hooking up with Verizon Wireless along with some new mobile phone hussies for the holidays. Now Sprint is announcing that the Blackberry Pearl 8130 will be shacking up with them as well, starting next month.

The device will feature the same cool look and narrow QWERTY keyboard its shown in other venues along with its two megapixel camera, a microSD expansion slot and support for a stereo Bluetooth headset. The Pearl also features GPS for use with Sprint’s 3D maps and navigation services, access to the Sprint Music Store, live Sprint TV and OnDemand for the latest news, sports, weather and movies for your locale. The phone even has an enhanced feature to reduce background noises and wind.

Palm Centro Launching With Sprint

Posted in Palm, Smart Devices, Sprint by Darrin Olson on September 27th, 2007

Palm Centro launched with Sprint as a lighter and cheaper alternative to the TreoToday Palm announced the release of the Palm Centro, bringing the many circulating spy shots of the “Palm Gandolf” phone into a legitimate reality. The Centro is a non-Treo smartphone targeting those that might like the Treo-type phones but want something that’s not quite so business oriented.

The Palm Centro running on Sprint’s speedy EvDO 3G network is scheduled to launch in October with Sprint being the original carrier, and the exclusive carrier for the first 90 days. It comes in colors of a loud red or black and in a relatively small, curved package measuring 4.2 inches x 2.1 inches x 0.7 inch thick and weighing only 4.2 ounces.

Sprint Launches Airave In-Home Cell Coverage

Posted in Mobile Phones, Samsung, Sprint by Darrin Olson on September 17th, 2007

Sprint Airave from Samsung provides wireless in-home Femto cell phone coverage through broadband internetSprint along with Samsung has released the Airave wireless femto device providing improved in-home cell phone coverage for Sprint customers. The Airave device picks up signals from any of Sprints cell phones (especially if you normally have poor coverage in your home) and transfers them wirelessly to your existing broadband internet connection sending your calls through the web.

The Airave has a couple of really nice features involved including the aforementioned improved signal in your home. Devices like these will work in buildings where the construction materials normally would block out cell phone coverage. Also, with this device Sprint customers can take advantage of making and receiving phone calls nationwide without using any minutes off of their plan.

Sprint “Dear John’s” 1,000 Customers

Posted in News, Sprint by Chris Weber on July 12th, 2007

Sprint dumps 1,000 customers for too much attentionThe cellphone company Sprint has recently sent out break-up letters to 1,000 of its customers stating that they are going to terminate their contract in 30 days, giving them until the end of July to find another carrier.

These 1,000 customers were not necessarily singled out and let go because they weren’t paying there bill or were breaching any agreements, but they were just too needy according to the company.

“Our records indicate that over the past year, we have received frequent calls from you regarding your billing or other general account information,” stated a form letter sent out to these high maintenance customers. “While we have worked to resolve your issues and questions to the best of our ability, the number of inquiries you have made to us during this time has led us to determine that we are unable …

HTC Mogul from Sprint

Posted in HTC, Mobile Phones, Sprint by Nino Marchetti on June 18th, 2007

HTC Mogul mobile phone from SprintSprint today rolled out across its cellular network the HTC Mogul. This new handset marks the first CDMA device in the U.S. with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition and will also be the Sprint mobile that will support EV-DO Rev. A via an upcoming software update.

The HTC Mogul, with its slide-out keyboard design, sports a large touch screen with a five-way navigation button. Sprint says this handset gets 20 percent more battery life than its predecessor the PPC-6700. It has 256MB of internal memory, expandable via a microSD memory card. Also built into the mobile is a thumbwheel for one-handed operation and a two-megapixel digital camera with camcorder capabilities.

As a Windows Mobile device, the HTC Mogul sports all the usual bells and whistles including media playback and support for Office operations. Beyond this you’ll also find wireless Internet support, Bluetooth, …

Sprint Nextel and Nokia to Deploy WiMAX

Posted in Nokia, Sprint, WiMAX by Paul Patterson on January 5th, 2007

Sprint Nextel and Nokia to Deploy WiMAXSprint Nextel today announced that Nokia has been chosen as a key infrastructure and device provider for its 4G WiMAX mobile broadband network. Jointly, the companies will develop mobility services and applications and conduct co-marketing efforts to drive global adoption of WiMAX.

The partnership involves a commitment from Nokia to provide network infrastructure, mobile consumer electronic devices, and various market development commitments. Nokia is slated to be a major supplier to Sprint for WiMAX network infrastructure - namely the Nokia Flexi WiMAX base transceiver stations. Nokia will also have commitments to develop and market WiMAX-enabled mobile devices, including multimedia Computers and Tablets.

Sprint Nextel’s goal is to have a broad array of mobile WiMAX-enabled product offerings available from multiple vendors that all work seamlessly among Sprint’s network offerings. The Sprint Nextel investment in the 4G WiMAX mobile broadband network is …

Sprint Announces MOTO Q Offering

Posted in Mobile Phones, Motorola, News, Solar Powered, Sprint by Darrin Olson on January 4th, 2007

Sprint Announces Release of Moto QToday Sprint announced plans to offer the MOTO Q by Motorola for release later this month to Sprint business customers and online. Sprint will be offering the MOTO Q in all sales channels and in Sprint stores in February.

“Life today goes beyond the home or office. The Motorola Q operating on the Sprint Power Vision Network gives our customers the power of information that moves with them in a sleek, ultra-thin form factor,” said Danny Bowman, vice president of customer equipment for Sprint. “And with a Sprint Power Vision Access pack, available for as low as $15 per month, Sprint customers have the power do more for less each month.”

The MOTO Q is a broadband smart device that runs on the Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone platform. Although the hardware is basically the same, Sprint has some unique offerings with …


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