Source:WirelessWeek
Prison Break: Proof of Innocence complete with Toyota clips running about 10 seconds will be available starting today on Fox Channel 20 for Sprint TV subscribers. Prison Break: Proof of Innocence will introduce new characters but will still be woven into the existing television version of the program.
New episodes are expected to be released three to four times a week. There will be 26 mobisodes in all.
source: engadget
Sprint, who seems to be heavily favoring the low-end of the market when it comes to handsets has released/announced a few new phones for the entry-level buyers segment. Two of the handsets are listed below.
Sprint CDM-120
This clamshell is also known as the UTStarcomm CDM-7025. A quick rundown of the specs includes a 1.5 inch 65k color display, speakerphone and MP3 ringtones. (shown above). The cheapest BigBerries has seen this phone is FREE (with agreement of course).
Samsung SPH-A580
This Samsung offering has a 128 x 160 pixel internal display with 65k colors. The external display is grayscale. This flip phone does offer voice-dialing and 1xRTT data. If not mistaken this phone (shown at right) will replace the A560.
Size:91 x 45 x 23 mm
Weight” 93g
Talktime: up to 3.5 hours
Source: Sprint
The Sanyo SCP-3100 is being marketed by Sprint as a “family” phone and is available in various colors including Pure Silver, Always Pink, Expresso (shown) and Blue Energy.
The currently available handset is Ready-Link capable and is also equipped with Sprint PCS Vision. Other noted features include a digital camera, 1.8″ 65k color LCD display, messaging, speakerphone and voice-activated dialing.
For more details visit Sprint
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) announced its plans to declare – subject to approval at a future board meeting — a second quarter cash dividend payable on June 30, 2006, to Sprint Nextel common stock shareholders of record on the earlier of the date that shares of EMBARQâ„¢ common stock are distributed to Sprint Nextel’s shareholders, or June 9, 2006.
The aggregate amount of the second quarter cash dividend is expected to be approximately $75 million, which is equivalent to the quarter…
Please visit http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?page=show&id=11320 for details.
Well, CTIA is winding down. I thought I’d post something for our business readers. It seems Sprint has announced a GPS-enabled service that will let travelers check into hotel rooms as soon as planes touch the runways.
That should help speed up the process a bit as you transition from location to location. Another service being offered up is a GPS dating service that helps you find romance in a ten-mile radius. I guess that goes hand-n-hand with the hotel thing.
Cingular means so much to so many people, however BigBerries will remain silent. Samsung, from reports will be aiming to team up with the carrier giant sometime this quarter, releasing another phone into their possession.
Motorola will provide Sprint with the Motorola C290 clamshell phone. Great deal for first-time buyers and those just signing up for Sprint services, the phone is to be priced around $29.99 with contract, and instant savings of $150.00.
Quick Specs
1.2″ x 1.5″ screen with 65K colors
32 chord polyphonic ringtones
WAP 2.0 Internet browser
Java support
Built-in speakerphone
Voice recorder
The Motorola C290 appears to be a good workhorse phone, as listed, it comes with the basic feature set we’ve come to expect in a device. Should be a success, for those not looking for bleeding edge products from Motorola.
Credit Gizmodo
Looking to grow Sprint is expanding their partnership with Sirius and considering a subscription model as opposed to the per song fee. The benefit for users and Sprint is tremendous. Sprint was the first carrier to offer mobile music downloads but since has been met with fierce competition.
Making the right adjustments now are mandatory as the the company and the industry as a whole will undoubtedly be impacted by the introduction of the much rumored Apple phone. Also as costs for voice use decline Sprint and other carriers must seek revenue from other streams.
Source: Yahoo! via phonescoop
Sprint Nextel Receives Required Consents for Its Consent Solicitation and Offer to Guarantee IWO Holdings Notes
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) announced today that based on consents received by 5:00 p.m., EST, March 20, 2006, from holders of IWO Holding’s Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2012 and 10.75% Senior Discount Notes due 2015, it has received sufficient consents to amend the indentures governing such notes as described in the registration statement on Form S-3/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Sprint Nextel Corporation on March 6, 2006.
Please visit Sprint for details.
Sprint recently filed a lawsuit against an investigative services company that uses questionable tactics to obtain customer call records. The company then sells the information to data brokers.
In its complaint against San Marco & Associates of St. Petersburg, Fla., Sprint Nextel states that the company employs fraudulent tactics such as pretexting, the practice of obtaining personal information under false pretenses.
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