Sprint Sets Late June 2013 for Complete iDEN Shutdown
Sprint sets a late June 2013 date to shut down the iDEN network.
ETF Out: Sprint to Begin Phasing Out iDEN in April
According to the latest internal Sprint employee documentation, the carrier will begin the second phase of its Network Vision initiative by “retuning” iDEN cellsites in order to repurpose spectrum for CDMA and future LTE service beginning next month, with a wider retuning in April. The newsletter breaks down what Sprint will do for customers that […]
What Sprint’s Network Vision will Mean for You
Sprint over the past week has dropped some tidbits on when to expect their innovative Network Vision cell site technology to begin going online, and when to begin expecting LTE-enabled devices. The embattled carrier created Network Vision as a way of mitigating the five current network platforms that it will power: iDEN, CDMA & EVDO, […]
SouthernLINC Announces i420 and i475 with FM Radio
Regional carrier SouthernLINC has announced the launch of the i475 and i420 which include an FM radio, voice-activated dialing, Bluetooth, VGA camera, GPS, and Java support. The i475 is a candy bar QWERTY phone and the i420 is a clamshell. Pricing for each is set at 69.99 after new 2 year agreement before an additional […]
First CDMA ESMR Phone for Sprint Revealed by FCC
The FCC has revealed the first CDMA phone for Sprint that will operate on Nextel’s 800MHz SMR band in the Samsung SPH-M830 when the first phase of the Network Vision initiative begins later this year. The M830 also features Bluetooth, a touch screen with slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and support for microSD cards, suggesting that this […]
Sprint Launches Updated i686 Brute
Sprint has launched the updated Motorola i686 Brute with a revised bodyshell that allows for up to 30 minutes of submersion in liquid thanks to revised gasket-lined USB/microSDHC/battery covers, but is otherwise identical to the i680 first released in January of last year with a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and flash, M810G bodyshell […]
Motorola Pulls i1 Update Due to Issues
Not long after the release of the first major i1 update, Motorola has pulled it due to unforseen issues. The update was meant to fix a myriad of bugs and issues as well as adding improved support for email, YouTube and Wi-Fi. The issue is expected to be resolved in the next few days.
Massive Update for Motorola i1 Now Available
After a slight delay, the first major update for the Motorola i1 in months is now available. Key features include fixes for Google Voice, duplicate MMS, Wi-Fi activation and email issues. Read more for the full list. The update version is RBE.00.03 and is available here. It will be available over Wi-Fi update beginning tomorrow.
Sprint Launches Motorola i886
Sprint has quietly launched the Motorola i886 messaging oriented iDEN handset after months of anticipation from the remaining iDEN userbase. The i886 features an M810G certified bodyshell for dust, shock, vibration, low and high temperature, low pressure and solar radiation resistance sliding QWERTY keyboard, corporate/personal email access via Exchange ActiveSync, POP3 and IMAP servers, 2.0 […]