Archive for the ‘Sprint’ Category

New York Suing Sprint For $300 Million In Uncollected Taxes

Two things are certain, death and taxes. Sprint just got a reminder about taxes. The state of New York alleges in a lawsuit that Sprint owes the state $300 million and that the carrier deliberately committed tax fraud by not collecting the tax for 7 years to undercut AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The $300 million [...]

Sprint Announces The Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE

  Sprint announced the availability of the 4G LTE Galaxy Nexus. The Nexus will be available April 22 for $199.99 with a new two-year contract or qualifying upgrade. Customers pre-ordering will receive their device as early as April 20. Pre-ordering has gone live at Sprint.com/nexus. The Galaxy Nexus will have Android 4.0, “Ice Cream Sandwich” [...]

Galaxy Nexus Heading To Sprint – Sign Up For More Information

  The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has already made its way to Verizon and now it’s getting closer and closer to making a new home for itself on the shelves at Sprint. This Android powered smartphone was the first to run Android 4.0 in the United States. The Galaxy Nexus for Sprint now has a sign-up [...]

Nexus S Getting Android 4.0 Update

According to a tweet sent out by Google, the Nexus S will be the next smartphone to get Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The tweet states “We‘re rolling out Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, to GSM/ UMTS Nexus S devices over the coming month, starting today.” If you already received the update let us know [...]

Sprint Working Out iPhone Data Issues

Sprint’s data service with the iPhone has had its ups and downs. Some users report slow speed while many show speeds surpassing other carriers offering the iPhone. The good news is Sprint is actively working on their network according to CNET and working hard to address the network issues and make sure everyone is happy. [...]

Sprint Insures WiMax Through 2015

Sprint helped ClearWire out by giving them $1.6 billion to keep the WiMax network running through at least 2015, as Sprint plays catch-up deploying their LTE network. This is not a surprising move as Sprint is a majority holder of ClearWire and relies on the WiMax service for their “4G” devices. [via]

Sprint Puts Out 5 Commercials About True Unlimited Data

Sprint is staying on top of the fact that Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile don’t offer true unlimited data, as the company has released five new commercials giving you “Warnings” about running out of data with the other carriers. No Socializing, Megaphone, Turn Off, Jellyfish and Whatever are titles of the new commercials; personally my favorite [...]

Best Buy To Offer Free Smartphones On Black Friday

You can always count on Black Friday for low prices on items, but FREE for a smartphone sounds pretty sweet. Best Buy is going to be offering a handful of free smartphones running Android and BlackBerry. (Apple does not allow discounting of the iPhone) Verizon consumers will be able to choose between the HTC Incredible [...]

Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update Now Available For Samsung Epic 4G

Sprint started pushing out Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) to customers of the Samsung Epic 4G. The update will be an OTA (over-the-air) maintenance release. Gingerbread has been out for some time now, but since Google announced version 4.0 of Android  (Ice Cream Sandwich) I’m sure users would want to skip Gingerbread and jump right to Ice [...]

Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse Compliments Apple’s iPhone, Calling Out AT&T And Verizon

Dan Hesse, a man who has no problem saying what he feels to other carriers has complimented  Apple’s iPhone while calling out AT&T and Verizon. Dan Hesse stated,  “The iPhone is so data-efficient, it will help Sprint keep its mobile data plans unlimited.” Sprint has found that iPhone users on average use about 50% less [...]

Sprint Pushing HTC Security Update

Sprint sent out a tweet a few hours ago that said: “Recommended security update now available for HTC devices.” All HTC devices will receive an OTA (Over The Air) software updates that is being sent out to users in waves. This update addresses an issue that could allow malicious third-party apps to compromise data on [...]

Sprint Gearing Up For the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

We already know the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be going to Verizon as the company answered that question on Facebook. Samsung has also stated “Other carriers may support this device in the near future.” With that being said, it looks like the Galaxy Nexus will be heading to Sprint as the company is prepping for [...]