Sprint to Launch Power Vision BlackBerry Data Plan on November 1st
PhoneNews.com can confirm that starting next month, Sprint will be offering a consumer-oriented Power Vision BlackBerry data plan in line with the forthcoming launch of the Pearl. For $29.99 per month, the plan will include BlackBerry internet service with unlimited push email and internet access, but does remove access to enterprise services and phone as […]
Sprint Increases Phone-As-Modem Confusion (Updated)
Update: Sprint Business today launched their first TV ads promoting PAM as a part of their Mobile Broadband initiative. Sprint’s history of tethering has been extremely checkered. Sprint went from touting tethering with the launch of Vision, to rolling out Unlimited Vision and barring tethering. Then, when it became clear Sprint was not enforcing tethering […]
Motorola’s First 3G Sprint Phone, The C290
The FCC has revealed the first pictures of the Motorola C290, a new generation of Motorola’s budget-friendly C-series headed to Sprint. We will be the first to confirm Sprint has given preliminary hardware approval to the C290, finally creating the first 3G Sprint phone by Motorola. The basic Vision phone features an ARM7 processor, basic […]
Sprint Posts Phone-as-Modem Connection Manager
Sprint has posted a new version of their Vision connection manager supporting their new phone-as-modem $25 plan. This connection manager also includes all the necessary USB drivers for Sprint phones to use them as a modem. In addition, the new connection manager also includes Bytemobile compression software, working on top of the Vision proxy to […]
Sprint & Tethering: The Road Ahead
Here is what you need to know about EV-DO and tethering (for those of you in Rio Linda, that means to be able to use your phone as a modem). With some exceptions, Sprint considers any handset user who uses 500 MB or more of data tethering (there are some exceptions… PDA users generally are […]
Sanyo 9000: Specifications & Tidbits
Sanyo 9000 Specifications The Sanyo 9000 has received preliminary hardware approval, and sources in Sprint have now confirmed that it has entered software testing and approval. This indicates it will not be available at the launch of EV-DO unless EV-DO is further delayed. This will mark the first time Sprint has launched a 3G network-wide […]
Forsee On Wrong Course
Sprint is out on the street touting USA Today’s interview of Sprint CEO Gary Forsee. Hit read more to find out why he is dead wrong in the direction Sprint is headed.
FAQ Updated
The FAQ has been updated with more information on Vision Packs, SMS, PDAs, the T608, and international roaming.
Outrage: Sprint Changes All Plan Addons to Require Re-Comitment
Got Sprint? Have a one-year agreement? Better make any changes to your plan (addon-wise) that you want quickly. Cruznis300 reports that starting on April 25th, you will have to re-comit to your one year agreement starting from the date the plan addon take effect. This affects all addons, such as PCS-to-PCS, Roaming Options, Vision, ReadyLink, […]
Enable Manual Vision Provisioning on Newer Samsungs
One of the biggest problems with newer Samsung phones (A600, A620, etc) is that they have not been able to do a manual (##3282) provisioning of Vision services, until it has been provisioned OTA. This has created a painful Catch-22 for many, as the most common problem with data services is the initial provisioning. The […]