In an effort to compete with Disney Mobile, Sprint Nextel updated its Sprint Family Locater service to improve its offerings. The competition race is always good for the customers. The uprated service offers kids tracking capability from a mobile device or a web site. The service uses GPS (Global Positioning System) embedded inside of a […]
An agreement was reached between Sprint and Major League Baseball to deliver a live radio broadcast of every major league game to Sprint’s wireless customers. The non-exclusive deal allows other mobile providers (Mobile ESPN and Verizon Wireless) to offer some MLB themed content. For now, Sprint is the only wireless carrier to offer the live […]
Len Lauer, Sprint COO, announced today during the company’s conference call that Sprint will start selling Motorola’s popular Razr family phones during the companies third quarter this year. The decision perhaps is a result of comments made by some analysts about relationship between Sprint’s disappointing quarterly growth and not selling phones from the popular Razr […]
Sprint Nextel released the results of a study performed to identify women’s habits in wireless usage. The data is also being used to power a ‘phone finder’ called Women in a Wireless World. Interesting findings from the survey include: 37% of women want their phone within a reach 24 hours a day Splash of color […]
The Sanyo Katana, a high-profile handset scheduled to launch on July 10th, 2006. Sanyo Katana features: Dimensions: 3.9†x 2.0†x 0.6†Weight: 3.5 ounces Bluetooth (DUN supported) QVGA display with 65K colors Speakerphone VGA camera Wireless backup The phone comes in one of the four differeent colors: Mystic Black, Blue Sapphire, Cherry Blossom Pink […]
The phone was introduced to help perents stay connected and to control the usage of the wireless phone. Incoming and outgoing phones can be controlled by entering allowed phone numbers into the address book and clicking the perental control button. Other features of the Sanyo SCP-2400 include: 1.1″×1.4″ 65K color STN display Ready Link push-to-talk […]
Sprint Nextel, six months after the deal was first announced, completed the acquisition of Nextel Partners. Sprint Nextel orignally owned about 31 perscent of Nextel Partners common stock. After the deal is completed, Sprint Nextel will reach out to 54 million addtional people in mid-size and rural areas of 31 states.
Sprint Nextel has updated its business website to reflect the PPC-6700, a very high-end handset that we’ve been calling the HTC Apache. The PPC-6700 has many high end features: Windows Mobile 5.0 416MHz Intel CPU EV-DO, WiFi and Bluetooth QWERTY keyboard miniSD card slot 1.3 megapixel camera Mobile version of GoToMyPC to access your desktop […]
Sprint Nextel launched the Samsung SPH-A560, an entry-level clamshell phone. The new phone feature set covers all the basics: 32 chord polyphonic ringtones speakerphone capability SMS text messaging is provided 128×160 pixel STN LCD with 65K colors Size: 90mm x 47mm x 25mm Sprint is charging $9.99 for the A560 with 2 year service activation.
According to Business Week, Sprint has a plan to close the $70 billion Sprint – Nextel merger on Friday. Sprint is ready to move forward with the deal despite the legal challenge from Alamos Holdings, Sprint’s largest wireless affiliate.
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