Plan Hacker: Get 1 GB Sprint Tablet Plan for About $8/month
We walk through a loophole in Sprint’s current system, and tap into some of their commitments that they’ve conveyed to the FCC. The result? We whittle Sprint’s $20/month plan down to a little under $8/month. If you’re in the market for an Android tablet, this is the article for you. We’ll show you how to […]
Samsung Developing Signal Loss Update for Samsung Epic 4G Touch
A Samsung developer has confirmed to an Epic 4G Touch owner that the manufacturer is in the final stages of finalizing a new update for the phone that is intended to fix a long-standing issue with the phone, whereby the phone would struggle to maintain a steady signal in spotty coverage areas.
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 […]
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 […]
Republic Wireless to Offer Hybrid VOIP/Cellular Service on November 8th
One of the biggest drawbacks to Google Voice is the lack of full VOIP support on Android/iOS, and a new virtual operator aims to bridge that gap in Republic Wireless. The virtual provider will be launched by Bandwidth.com on November 8th with Sprint confirmed to be one of the first cell networks to support the […]