Tag Archives: Sprint

iPhone Ditched for Evo and… Sprint Steps In

A friend of mine was a iPhone user until about a week ago.  He had upgraded his iPhone 3G to a iPhone 4. He didn’t suffer from the iPhone 4 death grip, but was unable to make calls from his house or from his desk at work. This actually happened on his 3G as well [...]

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Some Thoughts on the Sprint EVO 4G … From an iPhone User

I had the opportunity to spend the last evening at Sprint’s special EVO event in Manhattan. The event formally introduced Sprint’s new powerhouse smartphone the EVO 4G. I also had a chance to get a good close look at the phone, play with it for a little while, and see some of their marketing people [...]

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Hey Sprint, Want To Know Why Your Business is Suffering?

While I’m patiently waiting for my 3G iPad to arrive (okay, really I’m not being patient at all), I picked up a WiFi version of Apple’s latest offering.  In order to get the most out of the portable experience the iPad offers, I decided to pick up a new Sprint Overdrive.  The Overdrive is one [...]

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The Race for 4G Is On!

One of the main themes of this year’s CTIA Wireless conference was Mobile Broadband.  People just can’t get enough of it.  Literally! Major wireless service providers in the U.S. have long been battling it out over whose network reigns supreme for speed and reliability.   The race is heating up with the promise of 4G speed [...]

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CTIA 2010: Now That It’s Over, What The Heck Does It All Mean?

Last week’s CTIA International Wireless event wrapped up in Las Vegas, bringing no doubt that the age of the “super phone” is upon us.  Sure, you’ve heard that Sprint will be rocking the HTC EVO with full 4G WiMax goodness.  Samsung will be bringing out their Galaxy S phone that doesn’t just have a vivid [...]

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The Nexus One may soon be less exclusive, Pick one up on your next grocery run

If you’ve been holding out on buying a Nexus One, it may have paid off. Of course there are no guarantees on price but you will soon be able to buy a Nexus One from Walmart and Letstalk Wireless. Even more interesting is that the phone shows the support of Sprint and Verizon EvDO bands along [...]

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Is This Sprint’s 2010 Device Lineup?

PhoneArena has gotten a hold of what certainly appears to be part of Sprint’s 2010 device roadmap.  While completely unofficial, the lineup looks to bring an HTC WiMAX phone currently listed under the code A9292, the BlackBerry 9650 Tour2 and quite a few LG phones — including at least one running Android.  There’s also a [...]

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Don’t Buy That Sprint Pixi!

Unless you really hate Verizon. Engadget broke the news that the Pixi has been cleared by the FCC for Verizon, and it includes WiFi!

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HTC’s Sprint Hero Review

To watch the commercials for the Verizon Droid, being released tomorrow morning, one might get the impression that this is the very first android handset to be released. It certainly has garnered more attention and excitement and previous devices, but there are already a number of android handsets on the market that are actually quite [...]

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The Palm Pre costs $1,250 less than the iPhone or Droid over 2 years

Billshrink.com just did an analysis comparing the iPhone 3GS on AT&T,  the Palm Pre on Sprint, and Motorola Droid on Verizon. If you are looking at an unlimited voice and data plan, you will spend $1,250 less over two years.  There are still substantial savings even with more limited plans.  The phones, on paper, have [...]

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Poor Poor Sprint…

It seems you can’t catch a break these days. Most will agree that Sprint has: Good coverage.  Not the best, but very decent. Excellent pricing for ‘all you can eat’ data and data/voice plans Very aggressive calling circle scenarios including inexpensive options for unlimited calls to any cell phone 24×7. Their advertising is everywhere (at [...]

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Opinion – How Realistic is a Sprint with T-Mobile Merger?

Over the past few days, I’ve been reading a lot on the rumors related to a Sprint/T-Mobile merger.  Honestly, I was really surprised when I initially heard this. From a business point of view, it makes tons of sense; but from a technology point of view, it really has me scratching my head.  Let’s stop [...]

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Brickhouse Security offers cellular-enabled Global Watchman for even the most remote areas

Picture this: You live two and a half miles from your front gate, and you want to know who is entering or leaving your property; or you own a half million dollar mobile home that is kept at a storage facility, and you want to check in on it daily without actually driving to the [...]

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Sprint’s HTC Touch Pro2 Unboxed

If you’ve been waiting for the new US CDMA version of the HTC Touch Pro2 that Clinton, Drew and I reviewed earlier this summer, then now is the time to pay attention to the Sprint network – they have their version of the Touch Pro2 out on September 8, and phonedog.com has the unboxing. $349.99 [...]

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Want a free Blackberry Curve? Slacker’s got you covered.

In celebration of the overwhelming success of the Slacker Radio mobile application, Slacker is giving away free BlackBerry Curve smartphones to listeners. All the major carriers are available (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile) and every one of them offers a Blackberry Curve smartphone in the handset lineup. Each rate plan differs from carrier to carrier [...]

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Smart Food Scale Promises to Up the Game in Your Kitchen and Reaches Kickstarter Goal

Regular GearDiary readers know that I’m a big fan of a good kitchen gadget, and I love my digital kitchen [...]

For Memorial Day, EA Holding Massive iOS Sale and G5 Having Huge Kindle Fire Sale!

Never a bad time for a great sale! Just in time for that classic gaming holiday – Memorial Day – [...]

Buy GRID 2: Mono Edition – The Most Expensive Video Game Ever

Got $190,000 laying around? Then you can make history and purchase GRID 2: Mono Edition, which includes an actual 170mph [...]

Switching Smartphones and Carriers Is Getting Harder Than Ever

Reading over Carly’s post and the comments made something clear to me – plenty of people have at least a [...]

Fast & Furious 6 Film Review

The ‘bigger is better’ filmmaking mantra works as this monstrous action-racing film series keeps upgrading with Fast & Furious 6 [...]

Heavy Gear Assault Multiplayer Game Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Heavy Gear Assault

The Heavy Gear world dates back to the 90s as a tabletop boardgame and card combat game, and came to [...]