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Sprint to Shut Down Nextel on June 30

Sprint to Shut Down Nextel on June 30

By Sean Patterson May 1, 2013

Sprint Nextel today announced that it is still planning to shut down the Nextel National Network by the end of June. The company has stated that June 29 will be the final day of full Nextel iDEN network service. On …

HTC One Launches April 19 On AT&T, Sprint For $199 HTC One Launches April 19 On AT&T, Sprint For $199
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The HTC One is the Taiwanese company’s latest attempt to dethrone Samsung and its super popular Galaxy S line. It has the specs to succeed in this endeavor, and now we know it will be launching before the Galaxy S …

BlackBerry 10 Phones Coming to Major U.S. Carriers BlackBerry 10 Phones Coming to Major U.S. Carriers

Nearly every detail of BlackBerry’s (RIM has changed its name to just “BlackBerry”) new BlackBerry 10 operating system and smartphones were painstakingly covered in the company’s big launch event earlier today. The one very noticeable thing that wasn’t covered, however, …

Sprint Fully Acquires Clearwire for $2.2 Billion Sprint Fully Acquires Clearwire for $2.2 Billion

Sprint announced today that it will acquire the 50% of Clearwire that the company does not already own. Sprint will pay $2.97 per share of Clearwire, spending $2.2 billion for the purchase. The transaction puts Clearwire’s value at around $10 …

Sprint Purchases Midwest Spectrum From U.S. Cellular Sprint Purchases Midwest Spectrum From U.S. Cellular

Sprint announced today that it will acquire PCS spectrum and customers from U.S. Cellular for $480 million. Parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and the Chicago and St. Louis markets are all part of the deal. Sprint stated that …

Galaxy S III Gets Jelly Bean On Sprint Galaxy S III Gets Jelly Bean On Sprint
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Samsung announced a while back that Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) would be coming to Galaxy S III devices in the US at some point in the near future. Many expected it to take a few months as Samsung left the …

Sprint Announces $767 Million Net Loss Sprint Announces $767 Million Net Loss

Sprint Nextel today reported a net loss of $767 million on revenues of $7.3 billion during the third quarter of 2012. While this does represent a 6% year-over-year increase and a diluted net loss of $0.26 per share, the loss …

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Sprint Galaxy Note II Coming October 25 Sprint Galaxy Note II Coming October 25
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Sprint announced today that Samsung‘s Galaxy Note II smartphone will be available on its network beginning October 25. The device will cost $299 with a new or upgraded 2-year service agreement. The carrier will have the Galaxy Note II in …

Softbank Acquires Sprint Nextel For $20.1 Billion Softbank Acquires Sprint Nextel For $20.1 Billion

Last week, there were reports that Softbank was about to acquire Sprint Nextel, and today, the companies made it official. Softbank and Sprint Nextel announced that they have entered into an agreement in which Softbank will invest $20.1 billion in …

Softbank May Soon Acquire Sprint-Nextel Softbank May Soon Acquire Sprint-Nextel

Sprint Nextel may soon be acquired by Softbank, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, which says the Japanese carrier is in “advanced talks” to buy a “substantial stake” in Sprint Nextel in a deal that could exceed …

Sprint Unveils StarStar Me Service Sprint Unveils StarStar Me Service

I’ll admit it. There are only a couple of numbers in my smartphone’s contacts list that I know by heart, and I only know those because I’ve known them since before I got a cell phone. I couldn’t tell you …

iPhone 5 Shipping Dates Slip With U.S. Carriers iPhone 5 Shipping Dates Slip With U.S. Carriers

It didn’t take long (just a couple of hours) for the initial stock of iPhone 5s to sell out, as the Apple.com site slip their ship date from September 21st to September 28th in the wee hours of the morning. …

iPhone 5 Ship Time Slips to Two Weeks on Apple.com iPhone 5 Ship Time Slips to Two Weeks on Apple.com
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As expected, Apple’s brand new phone is already showing signs that it’s going to be popular. Pre-orders for the new iPhone 5 began early this morning, and if you weren’t one of the first ones to grab your new device …

Sprint Ad Skewers AT&T and Verizon Shared Plans Sprint Ad Skewers AT&T and Verizon Shared Plans
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When Verizon and AT&T switched their subscriptions to shared data plans, many customers were upset. The new plans offer a small “shared” pool of data that a variety of devices can use. Of course, subscribers have to pay a monthly …

Sprint Rolls Out 4G LTE in Four Markets Sprint Rolls Out 4G LTE in Four Markets
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Though Sprint is far behind other mobile carriers in their 4G LTE network implementation, the company has begun making strides. And with less expensive, truly unlimited data plans, customers are generally getting what they pay for. Today Sprint announced that …

Severe Weather Alerts To Be Sent Via Text Soon Severe Weather Alerts To Be Sent Via Text Soon

A little over a week ago we brought you news that the iOS 6 beta included the option to turn certain kinds of government issued alerts on and off. There were two basic kinds of alerts that you could receive: …

Samsung Galaxy S III U.S. Launch is a Confusing Mess Samsung Galaxy S III U.S. Launch is a Confusing Mess

No doubt Samsung would have loved to have launch it’s new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, globally in a single day. The realities of cellular service in different countries, however, make this impossible. The next best plan is …