Sprint Launches Third Samsung Instinct Firmware Update
Sprint has begun to roll out the newest major update to the Samsung Instinct multimedia device. The MR4 Update consists of Software Version BK14 which includes the following fixes from BH29: Links failing on websites, visual voicemail failing to make data connection, Ebay login fails in standard mode browser, voice notification speaks wrong contact name, UI locking […]
Samsung Instinct Receives Second Firmware Update
Members of the PhoneNews.com Forums have noted that the Samsung Instinct has received a second firmware update. Sprint employees in our forum have also posted the release notes for the update. The Instinct has been heavily promoted for besting iPhone in the area of software updates. Not only does Instinct support Firmware Over The Air […]
Did the FCC Just Ban Phone As Modem Restrictions?
The FCC’s recent ruling against Comcast may have struck a powerful blow against carriers prohibiting Phone As Modem usage, or require more expensive plans to have such utility. Since carriers started cracking down on users who chose to use their phone as a modem, hackers have fought back. For years, we’ve chronicled ways to bypass […]
Review: Samsung Instinct (Sprint)
We run down every angle of Instinct. The iPhone competitor has the right features, but how does Instinct stack up against the competition? Read more to find out…
Video: Instinct Product Placement TV Ad
Gone are the days of the hippie “magic of SprintSpeed” ads that we nailed would fail. Now, Sprint is trying to promote actual devices by actually showing the features they can perform with. And, to tie into Sprint’s Instinct Product Placement sweepstakes, they made a TV ad that tries to both be a bit corney, […]
Sprint Bans Smartphones, PDAs from SERO Plans (Updated Twice)
Along with banning Instinct, and retroactively kicking customers off of Instinct phones… Sprint has hindered SERO plan holders in an entirely new way. The Sprint Employee Referral Offer (SERO) is a significantly less expensive plan pricing that has been attractive to savvy customers. While labeled as an “employee referral” promotion, Sprint has routinely opened the […]
Sprint Kicking Customers Off Instinct (Updated)
Sad, but true. Worse, Sprint refuses to talk about it. The story began on the launch day of Instinct. We asked Sprint pre-launch if some plans, such as SERO, would be permitted to activate on Instinct. The only answer that we received officially was that “store employees would be trained on this”. However, on launch […]
LG Dare VX9700 Unboxed, First Impressions
Verizon has just launched the LG Dare VX9700, and Verizon sent us a unit to show you. Read more for a complete unboxing, and initial impressions. Buy a Dare from Verizon Wireless
Want Instinct Tomorrow? Print this, take it in store…
Sprint is sending out a flyer to “select customers” who will be able to buy a Samsung Instinct tomorrow, a day early. The email was sent to those that subscribed to updates for NowIsGood.com, the teaser site for the Instinct. You can download the flyer at the link below. Samsung Instinct Day Early Flyer (PDF, […]
The Instinct to be $129.99
Sprint has just annouced that the Samsung Instinct will be priced at $129.99 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) with a 2 year contract. The highly anticipated iPhone challenger will have two things in common, having an unlimited data plan attached to it making the users bundle up on services amounting to a minimum of $69.99 […]