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Sprint dares to break with the two-year upgrade pack

Posted February 13, 2012 - 5:09 pm

One carrier is willing to step outside the two-year mindset and give phone droppers and eager upgraders something sweeter than a kick in the wallet
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Despite Q4 loss, Verizon shows strong smartphone growth

Posted January 24, 2012 - 2:13 pm

Shares of Verizon Communications were down Tuesday after fourth-quarter earnings missed analyst estimates.
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HTC phone update reportedly drops Carrier IQ software

Posted January 18, 2012 - 3:00 pm

Carrier IQ's performance monitoring software has been deleted from the latest firmware update for the HTC EVO 3D smartphone, at the behest of Sprint, according to a post at AndroidCentral. Many more could follow.
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Holiday tradition: AT&T again ranks last among wireless carriers in Consumer Reports survey

Posted December 6, 2011 - 12:59 pm

For the third year in a row, AT&T is the lowest-rated wireless carrier in Consumer Reports' annual subscriber survey. There's something to be said for consistency.
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8 companies hit with lawsuit over Carrier IQ software

Posted December 5, 2011 - 3:40 pm

Apple is one of eight companies that have been named in another class-action lawsuit filed over the use of Carrier IQ software in mobile handsets.
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Sprint's unlimited data smartphone plan expected to end soon

Posted December 3, 2011 - 8:10 am

Sprint is the last U.S. wireless network that offers new customers unlimited data plans for their smartphones--a huge boon for data-hungry mobile users and recent adoptees of the iPhone. But as Sprint's network upgrades to LTE from 4G WiMax, analysts tell Reuters that the carrier's all-you-can-eat data buffet is about to end.
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AT&T, Sprint confirm use of Carrier IQ rootkit software on handsets

Posted December 1, 2011 - 2:32 pm

Amid what's snowballing into a major privacy controversy, AT&T, Sprint, HTC and Samsung today confirmed that their mobile phones integrate a controversial piece of tracking software from a company called Carrier IQ.
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Will Carrier IQ's software make your phone vulnerable to hackers?

Posted December 1, 2011 - 12:30 pm

Got a smartphone? Then Carrier IQ's software may be logging everything you do on it. Better start praying it won't get hacked.
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Sprint slashes mobile data prices

Posted November 14, 2011 - 2:31 pm

Sprint may be axing its unlimited 4G plans for most devices but at least it's making sure you pay less for what you use.
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Sprint clarifies iPhone 4S unlocking policy

Posted October 13, 2011 - 4:03 pm

Sprint cleared up its policy regarding international roaming on the iPhone 4S Thursday, announcing its intent to lock the phone's micro-SIM slot and then unlock it for good customers only by request.
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AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon: The plans compared

Posted October 6, 2011 - 6:36 pm

When the iPhone 4S hits the streets next Friday, it will do so with a feature no previous model has possessed on launch day: competition.
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Sprint: 4G wireless can be an alternative to a T-1 line

Posted October 4, 2011 - 5:33 pm

Sprint's 4G wireless service can be used by enterprise customers as an alternative to T-1 lines, a Sprint executive said today.
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If Sprint becomes third iPhone carrier, how much does it gain?

Posted October 3, 2011 - 1:35 pm

If Sprint joins AT&T and Verizon Wireless in selling the iPhones, which company will have the greatest advantage? Answer: Apple.
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Sprint set to launch next-gen PTT service over faster CDMA

Posted September 27, 2011 - 12:30 pm

Sprint on Sunday will launch a new rugged wireless phone along with a next-generation push-to-talk service called Sprint Direct Connect that offers speedy data capabilities.
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Wednesday is Antitrust Day in Washington

Posted September 20, 2011 - 10:32 am

Google and AT&T each will be in Washington on Wednesday to defend themselves against allegations that they are engaging in anti-competitive behavior.
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AT&T assures Justice Department: Love is hate, war is peace

Posted September 12, 2011 - 8:00 pm

It's a good thing we have AT&T to stand up for our rights against that meddlesome U.S. Department of Justice.
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Sprint applauds antitrust lawsuit against AT&T; CWA doesn't

Posted August 31, 2011 - 3:59 pm

AT&T rival Sprint Nextel lauds the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit, while a major telecommunications workers' union knocks it.
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Sprint selling Apple iPhone 5 this October?

Posted August 25, 2011 - 10:19 am

The iPhone rumor mill is churning about the long-awaited new model, iPhone 5, being available from Sprint, along with AT&T and Verizon. This will give Sprint the chance to sell the most popular phone and perhaps help the #3 carrier stay competitive.
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Sprint to launch cloud services this fall

Posted August 10, 2011 - 7:09 pm

Sprint will offer cloud services to all sizes of businesses in the fourth quarter, a Sprint executive said on Wednesday.
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Sprint's move to LTE not great news for consumers

Posted August 1, 2011 - 8:21 pm

Sprint on Thursday announced a $14 billion deal that would give the carrier access to about half of startup LightSquared's planned LTE network. This comes after months of rumors that the company was considering LTE technology as part of its next-generation wireless network plans.
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Sprint-LightSquared deal puts off network FAA warns could kill 800

Posted July 29, 2011 - 2:34 pm

The FAA is already counting to its credit the 800 lives it expects to save by replacing its current GPS navigational network with a new one. Cell carrier LightSquared's spectrum is too close to GPS, so it's buying some of Sprint's for $9 billion until the FAA's shorts get unbunched.
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Is it getting to be too late for Sprint?

Posted July 28, 2011 - 5:17 pm

When you're the No. 3 wireless carrier in the U.S. market, with about 17 percent market share and facing the prospect of a merger (AT&T's proposed $39 billion purchase of No. 4 T-Mobile USA) that could leave you battling two giants (the second one being Verizon), you can't lose subscribers. But that's what Sprint did -- 101,000 of them in the second quarter.
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Sprint, Motorola launch Photon 4G cell phone

Posted June 10, 2011 - 3:24 pm

The first Android phone from Motorola running Nvidia's dual-core Tegra 2 chip was unveiled in New York on Thursday. The Photon 4G is Motorola's first WiMAX-capabale handset, and and its first 4G device for Sprint.
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Google, Sprint to allow mobile payments using NFC

Posted May 24, 2011 - 3:38 pm

Google and Sprint Thursday will reportedly announce plans to launch an NFC-based mobile payment system.
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T-Mobile's data cap embrace leaves Sprint as lone 'unlimited' 4G carrier

Posted May 23, 2011 - 4:46 pm

T-Mobile has revamped its data plans to include a cap system, thus leaving Sprint as the only major U.S. wireless carrier to offer uncapped 4G mobile data plans.
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