Cricket Now Offering National Voice/SMS Roaming Via Sprint Agreement
Cricket has announced that it has signed a landmark voice and SMS roaming agreement with Sprint. Under the terms of the new roaming agreement, Cricket customers will be able to roam across the country and subsequent coverage has expanded to 270 million people from its prior coverage area of 195 million. The roaming agreement does […]
Sprint Issues PRL 50562 & 60662
Sprint has issued two new PRLs for modern Sprint phones; PRL 50562 and 60662. The PRL, or Preferred Roaming List is a file inside of CDMA phones that manages roaming and data network authentication. Originally intended for improving the acquisition time of tower signals, the file now also handles EVDO and data roaming functionality as […]
Sprint Rolls Out PRL 60660
Sprint has begun rolling out its latest PRL for EVDO devices with the roaming triangle in 60660. As is the case with every PRL update, Sprint neglects to provide changelogs and as such, few details are immediately available on coverage changes/improvements. To update on phones with OneClick: Home > Tools > Update Phone > Update […]
Truphone Announces Local Anywhere Service
Roaming service provider Truphone has announced immediate availability of its “Local Anywhere” SIM-based international roaming service. The service functions by purchasing a SIM card and choosing between three roaming rate plans, currently between the US and United Kingdom, with more countries being added later this year. Two of the packages also include a local phone […]
T-Mobile Offering Free Calling to/within Haiti in Wake of Earthquake
T-Mobile has just announced that it will offer free in-country roaming and domestic calling to Haiti in the wake of the January 12th earthquake and subsequent humanitarian disaster. Roaming charges and long distance charges will be waived for the rest of the month, will be retroactive to the date of the quake and will be […]
PagePlus Debuts International Roaming
Virtual operator PagePlus has announced the debut of its new international roaming option for customers traveling to Mexico, Canada, the island territories of Bermuda, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The rate for calls within Mexico and Bermuda is $1.10 per minute and calls within Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are […]
MetroPCS and Leap Wireless Enter Into Long-Term Roaming Agreement
MetroPCS and Leap Wireless International, the parent company responsible for the Cricket brand of regional flat-rate wireless services, have signed a long-term roaming agreement which covers both existing and future markets between both carriers with the option of further extension should the agreement prove amenable for both entities. In related news, both companies have also […]
FCC Reveals HTC Touch Dual with US 3G Support, Lacks International 3G Roaming
The FCC has revealed the first image of the forthcoming HTC Touch Dual with US W-CDMA support. What is interesting about the related test report documentation is the complete lack of any reference to international W-CDMA frequencies for this model, leading to the suggestion that this model will be exclusively sold in North America and […]
AT&T Announces International Data Roaming for iPhone
AT&T has announced an option for iPhone owners that wish to travel abroad without incurring potentially expensive fees for accessing data outside of the AT&T network. For an additional $24.99, interested customers can add 20 MB of international data roaming on top of their service plan and use it at will without any contract extension […]