Sprint Industry News

Sprint leak shows that Nexus S 4G Ice Cream Sandwich update may be available February 16th

Android Good news tonight for Nexus S 4G owners on Sprint, as a newly-leaked image shows that the NS4G's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update could be arriving as soon as tomorrow. Sent to the folks at Android Police by one of their "reliable" sources, the...

ExclusiveShould carriers do more to keep customers coming back?

Business And Money Every time the topic of cell phones comes up in casual conversation with my friends and family (as if that ever happens), it seems like one of them is upset for one reason or another. There is constant banter about how "Verizon's customer service...

ExclusiveAll OEMs need to convert to micro SIM technology already

Business And Money One of the largest benefits of using GSM technology over, say, CDMA, has always been the portability of devices, or the hassle-free method of swapping devices around. If you have two different phones for AT&T, simply removing the SIM from one phone...

Sprint Upgrade Now program leaks, will offer select customers an early upgrade for a price

Business And Money Just a week after we got wind of a new Sprint program intended to prevent customers from jumping ship to a different carrier, details of another offer have surface. Dubbed "Upgrade Now," this program is meant to give targeted customers that aren't...

Sprint announces Q4 2011 results, adds Baltimore and Kansas City to list of 4G LTE markets

4g Sprint is the next carrier in line to announce its Q4 2011 results, revealing the figures this morning. The final quarter of 2011 brought with it Sprint's best subscriber growth since 2005, with the carrier adding 1.6 million total net subs during...

Sprint website offers details on iDEN tower reductions

News Sprint has said in the past that it's planning to phase out iDEN as part of its Network Vision project, and now the carrier has put together a website for Nextel users to let them know when it plans to begin reducing iDEN towers in its various...

ExclusiveDoes the overuse of branding bother you?

Android Mobile devices now come in a plethora of different flavors and sizes, each with their own unique twist. Judging from the outside, however, a lot of devices are really starting to look the same. To an untrained eye, the latest Motorola phone might be...

ExclusiveWould you consider leasing a phone instead of signing an agreement?

Business And Money With cell phones launching more and more frequently, it is becoming increasingly difficult to stay current. Keeping a phone that isn't considered outdated is almost impossible, unless you're willing to pay a small fortune. Generally, when people...

ExclusiveTing has the right idea, but the price isn't right

Business And Money As of late, I've been harping on all of the wireless services that we pay (and often overpay) for. The more we rely on said services, the more we use them and the higher the prices will go. Despite the way we use our cell phones having almost...

ZTE Optik outed by Sprint, will be available starting February 5th for $99.99

Android Well, that didn't take long. Around a week after we got out first peek at the ZTE Optik Honeycomb tablet courtesy of some leaked Sprint documents, the 7-inch slate has now been made nice and official. Available through Sprint direct ship channels —...

HTC EVO Shift 4G, Samsung Replenish updates announced by Sprint

Android Last month saw a handful of Sprint Android handsets receive maintenance updates that, among other things, contained security updates that are meant to remove Carrier IQ from the devices. Those updates are now continuing into February, as Sprint...

Sprint to offer upgrade discount to select customers that are at risk of jumping to another carrier

Business And Money Are you a Sprint customer that's eligible for an upgrade but has been flirting with the idea of jumping ship to another carrier? If so, Sprint may have just the thing to keep you on the Now Network. A document leaked to the folks at SprintFeed has...

Kyocera DuraPlus packs Sprint Direct Connect support, coming in the first half of this year

News Sprint today introduced a new handset that's headed for its stable of push-to-talk Direct Connect devices. Dubbed the Kyocera DuraPlus, this rugged phone is built to meet Military Standard 810G, meaning it can withstand dust, shock vibration,...

Sprint gives LightSquared March deadline to gain FCC approval for LTE network

News LightSquared hasn't been having much luck in its quest to earn FCC approval for its plans to build out a nationwide LTE network, and today Sprint revealed that if the company can't get approval by soon, a deal struck between the two last year will...

Nexus S 4G gets a leaked Ice Cream Sandwich ROM

Android Own a Nexus S 4G on Sprint? Hungry for some Ice Cream Sandwich? Then this news should be right be up your alley. A new Android 4.0 ROM for the Nexus S 4G has been leaked over at xda-developers that brings with it a bump to Android version 4.0.4 as...