Sprint Sets Late June 2013 for Complete iDEN Shutdown
Sprint sets a late June 2013 date to shut down the iDEN network.
Boost Mobile Sending Notices to iDEN Customers About Coverage Changes
Boost Mobile sends notices and opens hotline related to iDEN coverage changes beginning next month.
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, […]
Motorola Titanium Launching on July 24th for $149.99
Internal Sprint documentation has confirmed that one of the last iDEN handsets, in the Motorola Titanium, will be launched on July 24th. The smartphone will launch for $149.99 after new 2 year agreement. The Titanium features Android 2.1, Éclair, QWERTY keyboard and 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 810G bodyshell certification for dust, shock, vibration, low pressure, […]
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 […]
SouthernLINC Signs Nationwide Roaming Deal with Sprint
Regional iDEN carrier SoutherLINC has announced via press release that it has announced a nationwide data roaming deal with Sprint, which will enable the Alabama based carrier to offer nationwide data access for its customers. This follows its previous nationwide roaming deal signed last month with the Kansas-based carrier. As a result SouthernLINC is now […]
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 […]
Sprint and Motorola Affirm iDEN Support Through 2013
Following up on the news of the current iDEN network sunset as a result of the Network Vision initiative, Sprint and Motorola have reaffirmed support for the standard until at least 2013, with new devices in the i686 and i886 confirmed for the first quarter of 2011. The i886 will be the first iDEN device […]