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Don’t fret, Sprint doesn’t throttle iPhone users
Coming to the iPhone party late, Sprint found itself unable to stop subscriber churn customers flocked to AT&T, and more recently, Verizon. Apple was subsequently able to leverage the popularity of the iPhone to extract some favorable terms from Sprint when the nation’s third largest carrier finally did agree to get into the iPhone game. [...]
Continue reading...AT&T has top iPhone data speeds in the US
Monday, November 21, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: People seem to have a love-hate relationship with AT&T. On one hand, people love to bitch and moan about the crappy reception they have with Ma Bell, yet there was curiously no exodus of subscribers when the iPhone came to Verizon and subsequently Sprint. I suppose part of the reason folks are, [...]
Continue reading...Sprint says iPhone 4S is more data efficient than other smartphones
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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By David Goldman: Sprint needed the iPhone badly. The company was hemorrhaging money and was finding it increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon who not only boast more subscribers, but also carried the marquee smartphone on the market – the iPhone. It’s well established that Apple’s iPhone [...]
Continue reading...Sprint pays Apple $200 more per iPhone than AT&T and other carriers
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
By David Goldman: Update: Our apologies. In our haste we misread the blurb from Dan Hesse. The subsidy Sprint pays Apple is not $200 more than AT&T pays. Rather, the subsidy it pays to Apple is $200 more it pays for other devices. Shortly before Apple officially announced the iPhone 4S, a report emerged claiming [...]
Continue reading...Sprint calls the iPhone the most successful product launch in Sprint history
Friday, October 14, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Sprint reportedly took a big gamble on the iPhone, with a report two weeks ago claiming that the nations’ third largest carrier committed to purchasing 30.5 million iPhones regardless of whether or not its consumer base proved to be iPhone hungry. When Dan Hesse presented the plan to Sprint’s board of directors, many of [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 4S already the most successful iPhone launch ever, says AT&T
Saturday, October 8, 2011
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By Josh Rosenthall: After being on pre-order for less than 24 hours, the iPhone 4S is already on its way to being the most successful iPhone launch ever. AT&T announced yesterday that demand for Apple’s newest smartphone has been overwhelming, with the company having already processed over 200,000 preorders in the first 12 hours alone. [...]
Continue reading...Sprint confirms unlimited data plans for iPhone 4S users
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: It was quick, and if you blinked, you may have missed it, but Apple announced yesterday that the iPhone is finally coming to Sprint. You wouldn’t know that, though, if you took a look at Sprint’s website. Curiously, Sprint.com still bares no mention of the iPhone.
Continue reading...Wild Rumor – Sprint commits to buy 30.5 million iPhones; iPhone 5 will be Sprint 4G WiMAX exclusive
Monday, October 3, 2011
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By David Goldman: As is typically the case, iPhone rumors are flying in furiously now that we have less than 24 hours to go before Tim Cook introduces the latest updates to Apple’s iPhone line. Earlier we remarked on an analyst report indicating that the iPhone 3GS will be available for free with contract, and [...]
Continue reading...Sprint call center operators scheduled for “special training” on October 14
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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SprintFeed chimes in with a piece of news lending even more credence, not that any more is necessary, to the rumor that Sprint will finally be carrying the iPhone 5 this Fall. “We’ve received word from various sources,” the report notes, “that some of Sprint’s call center’s corporate trainers and management are being scheduled for [...]
Continue reading...Sprint CEO Dan Hesse says the iPhone is the main cause of subscriber defection
Monday, September 26, 2011
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It’s hard to ignore all of the evidence pointing to Sprint carrying the iPhone this Fall. From Apple hiring carrier engineers in Sprint’s hometown to rumors of Apple deploying Sprint cell towers on its campus for advanced iPhone testing, it’s a safe bet that come this Fall, Verizon and AT&T won’t be the only carriers [...]
Continue reading...Sprint will offer the iPhone 4 this Fall, not the iPhone 5 – Report
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Sprint customers looking to get the iPhone won’t have to wait much longer. There has been an avalanche of evidence which all points to Sprint carrying the iPhone by mid-October. Most recently, we reported that Sprint had blocked employees from taking vacations from September 30 through October 15 due to an upcoming “major phone launch.’ [...]
Continue reading...Sprint blocks employee vacations from September 30 through October 15 on account of “major phone launch”
Sunday, September 11, 2011
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It’s not like we need even more proof that Sprint is getting the iPhone 5 this October, but new reports keep on flying in on what seems like a daily basis. The latest news comes courtesy of Sprintfeed which relays a photo which they claim is an internal memos sent out to employees detailing a [...]
Continue reading...Sprint will offer the iPhone 5 with unlimited data
Friday, September 9, 2011
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It’s no secret that Sprint has struggled mightily without the iPhone. Over the past few years, consumers have flocked to AT&T in droves, and more recently to Verizon, to get their hands on the iPhone. Sprint, meanwhile, hasn’t yet had a premier smartphone to attract new customers to its own network. Remember the Palm Pre [...]
Continue reading...Sprint installing signal boosting hardware in Apple Stores – Report
Monday, September 5, 2011
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There are certainly no shortage of reasons to believe Sprint will be carrying the iPhone 5 when it launches early this October. The latest sign pointing in that direction comes courtesy of Beatweek which reports that Apple has started contracting out the installation of signal boosting repeaters in its stores so that prospective Sprint iPhone [...]
Continue reading...Sprint raises early termination fee to $350 one month ahead of iPhone 5 launch
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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Providing even more fodder for the iPhone is coming to Sprint rumor mill, SprintFeed is reporting that Sprint next week will begin instituting a $350 early termination fee for users who decide to opt out of their contract. Depending on how many months a user has left on his/her contract, the ETF will be pro-rated [...]
Continue reading...Sprint holding “special presentation” on October 7, coincidence?
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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Sprint employees may not be allowed to talk about it, but it’s largely believed that the nation’s third largest carrier will be getting both the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 5 in early October. Over the past few years, Sprint has tried to counteract its iPhone deficiency with other smartphones like the Palm Pre which, [...]
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Monday, January 9, 2012
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