Clearwire Adds $35 Entry-Level WiMax Plan
Clearwire has added a new flat-rate access plan to their new contract-free service lineup with a new $35 monthly plan at 1.5Mbps down and 0.5 Mbps up that features no monthly caps, meant for mobile and home use. The new plan follows the move to WiMax only service and flat-rate unlimited service for $50 earlier […]
Sprint Announces Huawei Express Android Smartphone
Sprint has announced its first Huawei-sourced Android smartphone in the Express, which Sprint will sell under its own branding. The phone, launched yesterday features Android 2.3, a 2.6 inch QVGA resolution touch screen and hardware QWERTY keyboard on the front similar to the previously sold and discontinued Samsung Intrepid. Other features of the Express include […]
Sprint Rolls Out New Combined 3G/4G Data Plans
Following last month’s changes to mobile broadband and hotspot plans and this month’s early changes to tablet data, Sprint has rolled out new combined 3G/4G data plans for Mobile Broadband hardware and Tablets which break down as such: 6GB of 3G/4G data starts at $49.99 per month, and 12GB of 3G/4G data for $79.99 per […]
Sprint Rolls Out SIM Lock for iPhone 4S
Following up, Sprint has announced that it has rolled out iPhone 4S models with locked SIM slots and will sell them locked from now on as well as an update that locks SIM slots. This does not affect phones that were activated on Sprint before today and those customers that have used the SIM slot […]
Sprint Says LG Optimus S Gingerbread Re-release Still Coming
Readers from our most recent editorial had commented about Sprint’s pulling of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus S. The update for the LG Optimus S was announced back in January. It took another nine months for Sprint and LG to approve the Android 2.3 upgrade. It took about 48 hours after […]
Sprint Rolling Out Gingerbread for Samsung Epic 4G
After months of anticipation and leaks, Sprint has officially begun the rollout of Android Gingerbread for the Samsung Epic 4G, which also marks the last of the Android Gingerbread updates for the first generation of high-end Android smartphones on Sprint. The update features the following fixes: Audible Sprint AIRAVE™ notifications when answering call SMS messages sent […]
Republic Wireless Launches in Beta
Following up on a previous report, Republic Wireless has launched in a limited beta period with the first phone available being the LG Optimus with both the hardware and software necessary to support its heavily touted Hybrid Calling service which currently starts at $19 a month for unlimited calls and messaging over Wi-Fi while featuring […]
Editorial: Virgin Mobile Needs Better Firmware Update Management
Virgin Mobile is playing to win in prepaid, but they’re burning their most savvy customers in a major way… and people are taking notice. Putting it bluntly, Virgin Mobile is shortchanging their customers on firmware updates, compared to other carriers, and even Sprint’s own postpay brand. It’s not acceptable, it’s wrong, and it needs to […]
Sprint Aware of Sprint iPhone 4S Data Issues, Admits Lack of Short-Term Fix
Sprint has confirmed that it is aware of the data issues present in the iPhone 4S since the launch of the phone last month. Not long after the phone’s launch, reports surfaced that the data transfer speeds on the phone were abnormally lower compared to other smartphones in the carrier’s lineup. While the carrier apologizes […]
NetZero Parent Signs Resale Deal With Clearwire
United Online, the parent company best known for creating and developing the NetZero family of online services has announced a new resale deal with Clearwire whereby the NetZero brand will be expanded to offer mobile WiMax service with two new modems and monthly service. While more specific details such as pricing and availability have yet […]