Sprint will reportedly launch its own prepaid plans on January 25th
There are choices on the market if you are looking for prepaid options from Sprint (S). The carrier offers no-contract plans through two subsidiaries, Boost …
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Sprint salesman refuses to sell iPhone to customer, says his ‘fingers are too fat’ to use it
We’ve known for a while now that some mobile carriers have been instructing their sales staff to start pushing their customers away from Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone …
Sprint celebrates successful LTE launch year, says it’s deployed LTE in 49 markets
It took Sprint (S) a little longer than its rivals to get LTE services up and running, but the carrier has made admirable progress on …
Sprint poised to crush rivals’ spectrum holdings with Clearwire buy
Although Sprint (S) CEO Dan Hesse has in the past fought against consolidation of spectrum holdings in the wireless industry, he’s not nearly as concerned …
Sprint CEO Hesse says helping block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger was his ‘most important decision’
People who rejoiced when AT&T’s (T) proposed T-Mobile merger collapsed can at least partly thank Sprint (S) CEO Dan Hesse for deciding to publicly speak …
Sprint announces plans to acquire 100% stake in Clearwire
In line with earlier reports, Sprint (S) on Monday announced plans to acquire the remaining stake it did not already own in wireless broadband wholesaler …
Sprint offers $2.1 billion in Clearwire takeover bid
A number of reports on Wednesday claimed that Sprint (S) was cooking up an offer to acquire the remaining shares of wireless broadband wholesaler Clearwire, …
Sprint may finally buy Clearwire after all
Sprint (S) is reportedly in talks to acquire the remaining stake in Clearwire (CLWR), according to CNBC. While a deal isn’t believed to be imminent, …
Sprint reportedly looking to team up with Dish on its proposed national wireless network
The intrigue surrounding the Dish Network’s (DISH) plans to build out its own nationwide mobile data network just got even more interesting. Unnamed sources have …
The best smartphones of 2012: Sprint
Sprint (S) is featured in the third installment of our series and while it doesn’t sell quite as many smartphones as its rivals Verizon Wireless …
Sprint continues 4G LTE expansion with 11 more markets
Sprint (S) is on a roll with its 4G LTE coverage build out in the United States. Only two weeks after it revealed it will …
Sprint will turn on 4G LTE in nine more U.S. cities in the coming months
Sprint (S) is expanding its 4G LTE network as fast as it can. Last month, the carrier announced its plans to roll LTE out to …
AT&T is trying to pick off Sprint’s remaining push-to-talk subscribers
Sprint’s (S) merger with Nextel in 2005 was one of the most epic disasters the telecom world has ever seen, as the carrier had difficulty …
Sprint sidelines Windows Phone 8 devices on its network until 2013
While AT&T (T), T-Mobile and Verizon (VZ) bask in the glory of carrying the best Windows Phone 8 smartphones made by Nokia (NOK) and HTC …
Verizon to complete its 4G LTE buildout in mid-2013
The nation’s largest wireless carrier plans to complete its 4G LTE build-out by the middle of 2013, according to Verizon (VZ) CFO Fran Shammo. The …
Sprint snags more spectrum and 585,000 subscribers in $480 million deal with U.S. Cellular
Sprint (S) on Wednesday added to its already-robust spectrum portfolio by acquiring 20MHz of PCS spectrum from U.S. Cellular. Under the carriers’ agreement, Sprint will …
Verizon service said to hold up better than rivals in storm-ravaged New York City [updated]
This is far from a scientific study, but the Wall Street Journal reports that New Yorkers who are looking for wireless service in the wake …
Sprint announces new 4G data plans just in time for the iPad 4 and iPad mini
Sprint (S) this week announced new 4G data plans that the carrier said will offer 20% more data for the same price as the competition. …
Sprint faces brutal U.S. subscriber math
Verizon (VZ) kicked off the carrier earnings season by announcing it had added 1.5 million new contract subscribers — far above the expected 900,000. Next …
Sprint starts rolling out Jelly Bean to the Galaxy S III
Congratulations, Sprint (S) Galaxy S III owners: you’ll be the first ones in the United States to get your devices upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly …
Sprint loss widens to $767 million in Q3, iPhone sales total 1.5 million
Sprint (S) on Thursday reported its results for the third quarter, revealing yet another loss for the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier. Sprint posted a net …
Sprint announces support for RIM’s BlackBerry Mobile Fusion MDM services
RIM (RIMM) is making some headway in getting carrier support for its mobile device solution services, as Sprint (S) announced on Thursday that it would …
AT&T plots revenge against Sprint, rings alarm bells over recent transactions
Watch out, Sprint (S): AT&T (T) hasn’t forgotten the role you played in wrecking its proposed merger with T-Mobile. And now that Sprint is engaging …
Sprint acquires a controlling 50.8% stake in Clearwire
With Softbank (SFTBY) acquiring a 70% stake in Sprint (S), it was speculated by Bloomberg that the latter would be unlikely to push on with its efforts to buy a …
Sprint may not want to buy Clearwire after all
One of the predicted benefits of the Softbank (SFTBY)-Sprint (S) merger is that Sprint will now have enough cash on hand to buy up Clearwire …
Sprint to launch Samsung Galaxy Note II on October 25th for $299.99
Sprint (S) announced on Thursday it will carry the Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Note II on October 25th for $299.99 with a two-year contract. The Samsung …
Softbank CEO on why he bought Sprint: 'I am a man and every man wants to be number one'
Softbank (SFTBY) CEO Masayoshi Son may hail from Japan, but he’s already showing a cowboy-like swagger that will help him fit right in here in America. …
Softbank's $20 billion Sprint buy gets official
It’s official: Sprint (S) is getting bought up. Japanese wireless company Softbank (SFTBY) announced on Monday that it will pay just north of $20 billion …
Sprint 4G LTE to launch in San Francisco and 21 additional markets in the coming months
Sprint (S) on Friday said that it will be expanding its 4G LTE network to 22 addition markets, including San Francisco, in the coming months. …
So, how good is SoftBank as a giant-killer?
Pretty damn good. Vodafone Japan’s market share of mobile subscribers had crumbled below 17% in 2006 when SoftBank (SFTBY) swooped it up. This is what …
