| Boost Lands Motorola Rambler and Bali Handsets |
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Boost Mobile today announced two new Motorola handsets, the Rambler and the Bali. Shared features include clamshell designs, 1.3 megapixel cameras with video capture, stereo Bluetooth, and support for microSD cards.
- Rambler: This flip phone has a full QWERTY... - read more
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| Sprint Changes Up Business Email Offering |
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Sprint today announced that it has made Pacific Datavision's NextMail product available to all its handsets. NextMail is a service that allows business users to send voice messages to 50 email addresses or 50 handsets via SMS at a time. It also allows users to respond to emails, text... - read more |
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| Sprint's Zone to Make Account Management Easier |
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Sprint today announced a new mobile account management application called Sprint Zone. The application allows customers to view their voice, text and data usage; pay their bill; add and remove features; as well as gain access to tips and tricks about their device and suggested... - read more |
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| Motorola i1 On Sale at Sprint July 25 |
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Sprint today announced that it will begin selling the Motorola i1 rugged Android phone starting July 25.
Source: Phonescoop - read more |
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| Boost Tweaks International Calling Options |
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Boost Mobile today announced a change to its international calling plans. International Connect is now available as an add-on to the existing Monthly Unlimited and BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited for an extra $10 per month. The plan now also offers unlimited calling to landlines in 150 cities... - read more |
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| Sprint HTC Evo 4G Updated With Slight Improvements |
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Sprint is pushing an over-the-air update for its flagship HTC Evo 4G phone. Users can update the Evo 4G to software version 1.46.651.1 either over Wi-Fi or a combination of Sprint's 3G network and Wi-Fi. The update brings improvements to Exchange Active Sync, Facebook Sync and Wi-Fi... - read more |
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| Sprint Pulls HTC Evo 4G Update |
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HTC and Sprint have stopped distributing the OTA Evo 4G update after a handful of customers complained of "having some issues." Updates will resume shortly after the carrier investigates.
Source: Phonescoop - read more |
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| Virgin Mobile Launches MiFi Hotspot Device |
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Virgin Mobile USA today launched the Novatel MiFi 2200. The modem is available for $150 with no contract. Virgin Mobile USA said the modem can be used with its Broadband2Go Top-Up cards, which start as low as $10 per month and range up to $60 per month for 5GB of data. Virgin Mobile USA... - read more |
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| Samsung Galaxy S Transforms into Epic 4G for Sprint |
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Sprint and Samsung today announced the Sprint variant of the Galaxy S Android phone from Samsung, the Epic 4G. The Epic 4G is the second phone to be launched by Sprint with WiMax on board. The Epic 4G supports Sprint's EVDO 3G network as well as 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, GPS and a six-axis motion... - read more |
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| Sprint Confirms Android 2.2 Coming to HTC Evo 4G |
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Sprint today announced that it is finalizing the software to upgrade the HTC Evo 4G to Android 2.2. Sprint's other Android phones, the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment, will not receive the system update. Sprint says its Android 2.2 upgrade will offer Flash 10x support, voice dialing over Bluetooth... - read more |
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| Boost Mobile Launching Motorola i1 June 20 |
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Boost Mobile today announced that it will begin selling the Motorola i1 Android walkie-talkie phone starting on June 20. It will be available at Boost retail stores, as well as Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores. Pricing was not disclosed.
Source: Phonescoop - read more |
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| Sprint Now Offering Android 2.1 to HTC Hero |
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Today Sprint informed owners of the HTC Hero that they can now upgrade their devices to Android 2.1. Aside from all the new features found in Android 2.1, the update also includes the newest version of HTC's Sense user interface, better corporate email support and a number of bug fixes. Sprint... - read more |
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| Sprint Offers Samsung Moment Users an Eclair |
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Sprint is now offering a software update for Samsung Moment users, and the key feature is an upgrade to Google Android 2.1 (Eclair). Besides the Android 2.1 features, like ubiquitous speech-to-text and live wallpapers, the software update goes further to improve upon Samsung's QWERTY slider.... - read more |
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| Sprint's HTC EVO 4G Adds Video Chat - Available June 4 |
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Sprint today announced that the forthcoming HTC EVO 4G will be one of the first handsets in the U.S. to support live video chats. The application for the video chats is being provided by Qik, which already offers a live video streaming service for smartphones. Sprint did not say if that... - read more |
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| Sprint Seeks Samsung Fans with m350 Sideways Slider |
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Samsung and Sprint today announced the m350 Seek, a sideways slider with full QWERTY keyboard for messaging and touch screen. The touch screen measures 2.6 inches and has 240 x 360 pixels. The Seek is being targeted at heavy users of social networks, and has Facebook and Twitter applications... - read more |
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| Virgin Mobile Scores Four More Handsets After Revamp |
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In the wake of its new focus on providing messaging and web-centric services, Virgin Mobile has added four handsets to its lineup. Several were previously offered by Sprint. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 should be available by the end of May. The LG Rumor Touch is already available with no... - read more |
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| Sprint and Clearwire Name More WiMax Markets |
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Sprint and Clearwire today announced 18 more markets that will gain its WiMax wireless network later this summer. WiMax will go live in Nashville, Tenn.; Daytona, Orlando and Tampa, Fla.; Rochester and Syracuse, N.Y.; Merced, Modesto, Stockton, and Visalia, Calif.; Wilmington, Del.; Grand... - read more |
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| Boost Beefs Up Unlimited Plan with Free 411 - Email |
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Boost Mobile today improved its $50 Monthly Unlimited Plan by offering free, unlimited calls to 411 directory service. Subscribers will also get unlimited email and instant messaging, in addition to the text messaging that the service also provides. Boost BlackBerry users, who already enjoyed... - read more |
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| Sprint And Samsung Further Green Efforts With Restore |
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Sprint and Samsung today announced the new Restore, a phone made from recycled materials. Samsung says that 84% of the Restore's materials can be recycled at the end of the device's life and it comes with an Energy Star rated charger. It features a sideways slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 2... - read more |
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| Sprint Launching WiMax - EVO 4G In Home Town This Summer |
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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse recently indicated that the company plans to launch a WiMax network in its home market of Kansas City by this summer. Sprint's WiMax partner Clear had already indicated that Kansas City would get WiMax coverage, but didn't say when. Hesse said that the Kansas City market... - read more |
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| Sprint Will Update Airave Femtocell For 3G Access |
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IDG News is reporting that documents recently revealed by the FCC point to an update for Sprint's Femtocell device, the Sprint Airave. While the current Airave, made by Samsung, supports only the CDMA 1xRTT networks and slower data speeds, the new Airave, which will be made by Airvana, will... - read more |
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| Sprint Partners With The U.S. EPA To Urge Americans To Recycle Their Unwanted Cell Phones |
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Sprint announced today its renewed partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for "Plug-In To eCycling National Cell Phone Recycling Week," April 5-11, 2010. Sprint is launching an aggressive social media campaign to build upon the 3.7 million... - read more |
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| Overdrive(TM) 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot By Sierra Wireless Empowers Wi-Fi-Enabled Devices To Access Sprint's 4G Speeds Today |
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Isn't it nice to have the freedom to choose what wireless service powers your favorite Wi-Fi enabled device, such as the Zune HD, iPod Touch or soon-to-launch iPad? With Sprint, the only national U.S. wireless carrier bringing 4G speeds to any Wi-Fi enabled... - read more |
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| New Sprint Ad Campaign Highlights Sprint Free Guarantee |
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In another bold move Sprint is offering consumers something no other wireless carrier is, a full money-back guarantee on service plans - the Sprint Free Guarantee - the subject of a new ad campaign.
Beginning April 1, the Sprint Free Guarantee ensures all new or existing customers... - read more |
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| Sprint Offers - Satisfaction Guaranteed Or Money-Back |
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Sprint is backing up its promise to be the best value in wireless, by announcing the only full money-back satisfaction guarantee on service plans that exists in the wireless industry today.
Beginning tomorrow, the Sprint Free Guarantee gives any customer opening... - read more |
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| Sprint Earns Another Top Honor for Service to Business Customers |
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Sprint today announced that it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2010 North American Product Leadership Award in Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for Business Customers, outperforming rivals AT&T and Verizon. ... - read more |
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| Sprint 4G Expansion Plans To Stretch Coast-To-Coast From Los Angeles To Miami |
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On a path to equip an expected 120 million Americans by end of the year with a mobile Internet experience that is turbo-charged, Sprint today announced plans to bring 4G technology to several additional markets, including Los Angeles and... - read more |
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| Sprint Launches First 4G Phone - HTC Evo 4G |
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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, speaking at CTIA Wireless 2010 in Las Vegas, launched the first phone to take advantage of the carrier's WiMAX network. The HTC Evo 4G is an Android smartphone with a 4.3-inch screen, similar in size and shape to the Windows Mobile-powered HTC HD2. The phone features... - read more |
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| HTC EVO 4G Fact Sheet |
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The world’s first 3G/4G Android handset, exclusively from Sprint, HTC EVO™ 4G, offers a rich mobile Internet experience with a fully integrated suite of services built on the AndroidTM 2.1 platform. HTC EVO 4G includes a blazing-fast 1GHz... - read more |
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| World's First 3G/4G Android Phone - HTC EVOTM 4G - Coming This Summer Exclusively From Sprint |
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Sprint and HTC Corporation today announced summer availability of the world's first 3G/4G Android handset, HTC EVO 4G exclusively from Sprint. HTC EVO 4G delivers a multimedia experience at 4G speeds that is second to none, making it possible to... - read more |
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| Blackboard And Sprint Team Up To Bring Mobile Learning To Students At No Additional Cost To Schools |
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Today's students are increasingly reliant on mobile devices to communicate and manage their lives, and many educational institutions are looking for ways to use mobility to attract and engage students. To help support them, Sprint and Blackboard... - read more |
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| LG Remarq Fact Sheet |
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Proving that it is easy to be environmentally-friendly and save money, LG Remarq™ is the latest addition to Sprint’s growing portfolio of green devices. LG Remarq is partially constructed from post-consumer recycled materials, has reduced use of environmentally sensitive... - read more |
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| Affordable and Eco-Friendly LG Remarq Continues Sprint's Wireless Industry Green Leadership |
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Proving that it is easy to be environmentally friendly and save money, Sprint and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) today announced the upcoming availability of LG Remarq(TM), which meets Sprint eco-criteria and is the... - read more |
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| Sprint Builds On Established Leadership Position In M2M |
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With millions of machine-to-machine (M2M) and embedded mobile computing devices operating on the Now Network(TM), Sprint Emerging Solutions unit continues to expand its diverse base of strategic machine-to-machine (M2M) partnerships, while offering... - read more |
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| Motorola i1 Fact Sheet |
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Motorola i1 the world’s first Android-powered Nextel Direct Connect smartphone. It meets Military Specification 810F requirements for dust, shock, vibration, temperature extremes, blowing rain, solar radiation, humidity and salt fog. Motorola i1... - read more |
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| Motorola And Sprint Announce World's First Push-To-Talk Android-Powered Smartphone - Motorola i1 |
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Motorola, Inc. and Sprint today broke new ground with the announcement of Motorola i1, the world's first push-to-talk Android(TM)-powered smartphone. Sleek and attractive, yet durable, Motorola i1 is the first iDEN device to carry the features of a modern smartphone including a 3.1-inch... - read more |
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| Sprint Android Phones Will Get 2.1 Upgrade This Spring |
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Sprint representatives have confirmed to PhoneScoop that the carrier's current crop of Android smartphones, the Samsung Moment and HTC Hero, will be updated directly from Android 1.5 to Android 2.1. As Sprint Communications Manager Caroline Semerdjian told us, Sprint expects to upgrade in... - read more |
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| New Prepaid Data Solution Available For Sprint Wholesale Partners |
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Today Sprint and Telespree Communications, the leading provider of on-device self-service solutions, introduced Mobile Broadband on DemandTM. This first ever wholesale prepaid data solution is available exclusively for Sprint Wholesale partners.... - read more |
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| Sprint And Axeda Announce Alliance For Global M2M Solutions |
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Embedded wireless broadband chips are expanding functionality across a vast range of devices beyond just mobile phones. Sprint and Axeda Corporation announced today an alliance to make it easier, faster and more cost-efficient for businesses to... - read more |
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| Nexus One From Google Coming To Sprint; Availability Date Announced Soon |
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Nexus One, the first wireless phone sold through Google(TM)'s web store, is planned for Sprint's 3G Mobile Broadband Network. Sprint will announce pricing and an exact availability date soon. Nexus One will benefit from Sprint's 3G network with... - read more |
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| Sprint - DeviceAnywere Create Virtual Demos |
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Purchasing a mobile phone online is becoming a much more widely accepted practice. The business model got a boost recently with Google's launch of an online-only outlet for its Nexus One Android smartphone. While the strategy may be seeing some traction, consumers are still left out in the... - read more |
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| Sprint Commends FCC For Work On Country's First National Broadband Plan |
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Today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the release of the country's first National Broadband Plan. The plan includes recommendations which are designed to improve healthcare, education, energy and the environment, public safety... - read more |
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| As The Newest Push-To-Talk Phone From Sprint - Motorola i890 Pairs Instant Communications And Robust Multimedia Features With Pocket-Friendly Style |
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Combining a sleek, stylish look, advanced multimedia features and the best-in-class push-to-talk services of Nextel Direct Connect(R), Sprint announced availability of Motorola i890 on the Nextel(R) National Network.
Motorola i890... - read more |
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| Motorola i890 Fact Sheet |
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Motorola i890 gives Nextel Direct Connect performance-minded function a new, sleek, stylish look. This thin, dual-display flip phone offers instant communications and a superior multimedia experience for the executive who doesn’t want to sacrifice... - read more |
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| ESPN Mobile TV Launches On Sprint TV |
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ESPN and Sprint are teaming up to give Sprint customers the ultimate sports experience - in the palm of their hands - with ESPN Mobile TV available on Sprint TV(R). Beginning today, ESPN Mobile TV will offer Sprint consumers unparalleled live sports... - read more |
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| Sprint And Walsh Wireless Launch M2M Device To Drive Usage-Based Insurance For Vehicles |
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Increasingly automobile insurance companies are adapting the way they charge customers, basing rates more on individual vehicle use and driving behavior. This is known as Usage-based Insurance (UBI). Sprint and Walsh Wireless today announced the... - read more |
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| Happy Birthday...Sprint's Exclusive Loyalty Program Turns One |
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When Sprint launched its exclusive rewards program for its most loyal and high-value customers a year ago, the company had no idea how popular the program would be. The exclusive benefits Premier members received have helped to foster loyalty between... - read more |
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| Virgin Mobile USA Confirms May 25 Cut-Off |
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Sprint and Virgin Mobile USA have officially started notifying its postpaid customers (former Helio) that Virgin Mobile is winding down and will cease operation of its postpaid service by May 25. Sprint hopes that it can convert some Virgin postpaid customers to full Sprint postpaid customers.... - read more |
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| Non-Profits Set Up Mobile Giving For Chile |
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U.S. carriers were quick to react over the weekend with mobile giving programs after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday.
Similar to the tragedy that struck Haiti, the major U.S. carriers mobilized and provisioned short codes for use in mobile giving campaigns... - read more |
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| Sprint Says, Our $69.99 Is Worth More Than Their $69.99 |
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Not all pricing claims are the same. Starting today Sprint clears the confusion created by recent claims from AT&T and Verizon about pricing by launching a new marketing campaign where Sprint says, "Our $69.99 is worth more than their $69.99."... - read more |
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