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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 18, 2012
Sprint this morning announced that it's lit up a handful of new cities with its 4G LTE data. They include:
Indianapolis/Carmel, Ind.
Santa Rosa/Petaluma, Calif.
Vallejo/...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 18, 2012
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has just published the rules it will apply to a spectrum auction for the AWS-H Block. We saw last week that the FCC finally approved Dish's proposal t...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 17, 2012
For a limited time, Amazon Wireless is offering some of Sprint's top devices for cheap. This deal only applies to new customers, so if you're already on Sprint, this doesn't apply. But i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2012
Sprint this morning announced that, as rumored, it will pick up the rest of Clearwire for $2.97 a share, or about $2.2 billion. The purchase of the rest of Clearwire's shares (remember that...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 16, 2012
If you fancy a little pre-holiday treat for yourself, Best Buy might have something for you. For one day only tomorrow, Sunday Dec. 16, the retailer is dropping the price of the Samsung Galaxy S3 to...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2012
There's a whole lot of people waiting on the Jelly Bean update for the HTC EVO LTE. They are an anxious bunch. There's a good reason for the anxiety, as dates keep coming and passing, with n...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 12, 2012
Reports are indicating that Sprint will finally buy out the remaining 49-percent of Clearwire that it doesn't already own. Sprint finally took a controlling stake in Clearwire back in October, w...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 12, 2012
Dish has been battling with the FCC and other carriers over the possibility of using its current satellite spectrum holdings for a terrestrial cellular network. The TV operator turned carrier has fi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 11, 2012
We've said it a number of times the past few months -- never before have we seen a time when there are so many good Android smartphones on so many U.S. carriers. We've practically been tripp...
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by Sean Brunett
Nov 26, 2012
HTC has opened its first store-within-a-store in Germany. The Taiwanese retailer is attempting to rebound after lackluster financial results by having a more profound retail presence. Rather than op...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 26, 2012
Sprint this morning announced 11 new locales for its 4G LTE data service. They are:
Anderson, Ind.
Clarke County, Va./Jefferson County, W.Va.
Harrisburg/Carlisle/Hershey, Pa.
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by Simon Sage
Nov 13, 2012
Sprint has promised they they will have quite a few new LTE areas that will go live "in coming months." They include:
Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota
Oakland/Fremont/Hayward, ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 13, 2012
We've seen the ZTE Flash for Sprint convincingly leak out a couple times before, but now we've got the official specs right from the source. This very Galaxy Nexus-looking handset is a solid...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 10, 2012
Subscription music service Spotify has struck a deal with Sprint to offer carrier billing for customers who want to upgrade to Spotify Premium, their paid unlimited service. Starting tomorrow, Novem...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 08, 2012
Although Sprint's "Network Vision" project -- which will eventually move customers off of CDMA and to LTE -- is in full swing, the LTE network just isn't lighting up in as man...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 07, 2012
One of the greatest parts of owning a Nexus is the software support from Google. Now this goes beyond just updates, as Google also posts complete "factory images" for Nexus devices so that...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 07, 2012
When the Galaxy Note 2 started showing up on carrier store shelves here in the U.S., there was one curious omission to the firmware. The U.S. variants of the device were shipping without Samsung'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 07, 2012
Sprint this morning announced that it will acquire from US Cellular 20 MHz of spectrum in the 1900 MHz band in Midwest markets including Chicago, South Bend, Ind., and Champaign, Ill. It'll also...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 06, 2012
Sprint's leading hardware keyboard slider device from earlier this year, the Motorola Photon Q, is receiving a sizable maintenance OTA (Over The Air) update today. Software version 7.7.1Q-6...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 06, 2012
A joint study by Fierce Wireless and NPD Connected Intelligence has been tracking data usage of Android (and now iOS) users across the big four carriers in the states. Shown above is the chart ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 06, 2012
Here's a piece of information that probably isn't surprising to most of us. According to data collected by Strategy Analytics, 60-percent of smartphone owners in the U.S. would prefer if the...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 04, 2012
Our phone and network infrastructure is a critical part of the recovery efforts following a natural disaster. In an age where the only connection to the outside world for many people is a smartphone...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 04, 2012
Carrier wars hardly ever make for good reading -- not unless we, the consumer, are getting something good from it. But, every now and then a slightly entertaining moment pops up. This latest adverti...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 02, 2012
This render of a color refreshed Samsung Galaxy SII (S2) hitting Sprint has just landed in our inbox, which you can see above. It's not the highest quality picture ever, but it's worth notin...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 02, 2012
Update: the folks over at EVLeaks have what look to be the official (or nearly official) renders of the ZTE Flash. It's got quite a pronounced camera hump, as you would expect with a big 12MP&nb...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 02, 2012
Clearwire has just released some interesting but understandable news today regarding its expected LTE rollout for 2013. Previously, the company's plans were to have 5,000 new LTE cell sites by m...
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by Simon Sage
Nov 01, 2012
Alongside the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Sprint will also be kicking off the LG Mach on November 11 for $99.99 on contract. Oh, not to mention that preorders for the LG Optimus G went live this morn...
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by Simon Sage
Nov 01, 2012
Following its announcement at MobileCON, Sprint has given us a date and pricetag for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. The tablet is due to hit stores on November 11 for $549.99 with a month-t...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 01, 2012
Today is November 1, and that means two things. Firstly it means the start of the 30 days of Movember for the Mobile Nations team, and secondly, today is pre-order day for the Sprint LG Optimus G. W...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 25, 2012
Sprint has released its Q3 2012 earnings today, and things aren't looking too great. Right off the top, Sprint posted a $767 million net loss for the quarter on $7.3 billion in revenues. That...
