AT&T and T-Mobile certainly got some lovin’ from HTC at MWC this year. The One X, S and V smartphones each feature some pretty compelling features (hardware and software) that are sure to be a hit with customers once the devices hit later this year. But as is standard in the global mobile market, CDMA takes a backseat to the festivities. Such is the life of Sprint, an underdog in terms of raw subscribers and a technological ugly duckling. But there is hope....
The time we’ve been waiting for, the death of Nextel/iDen, is getting closer. A new announcement on nextelnetwork.sprint.com foretells of changes being made to Nextel’s network infrastructure in 2012. Most importantly, Sprint is beginning the process of evaluating the number of and dismantling iDen-specific towers across the country. The reason given by Sprint is simple “cost savings”, though we’d certainly think the late-2013 EOL time frame...
Let’s be honest with each other for a minute. The only — yes, the only — reason anyone still cares about iDen is because of Push-to-Talk. And even then, the number of people, nationally speaking, that use the feature is relatively tiny all things considered. Unsurprisingly Sprint has been looking to get away from the grossly outdated 2G network for a couple of years now, though had to make sure the transition for legacy PTT users was as seamless as...
If you aren’t one of the dwindling AT&T or Verizon Wireless customers grandfathered into the company’s old unlimited plans, your current (and future) mobile data needs will be severely restricted — unless you’re on Sprint. Bloomberg is reporting that Sprint will in fact get the iPhone 5 next month (along with the other 3 major carriers). But more importantly, Bloomberg claims that Sprint will keep their current unlimited plan around in order...
U.S. Cellular plans about to splurge on a new handset might want to put the wallet back in its holster and wait it out a bit longer for the carrier’s entire fall 2011 roadmap has just leaked out. So what do we have to look forward to? BlackBerry fans will be pleased to see the 9350 (Curve) and 9850 (Torch) planned for October and August respectively while Android junkies will find the Desire II, LG Optimus Black, HTC Wildfire S, and Motorola Electrify (Photo) a bit...
