Question by Andrew E: What price will the iPhone 4s and the iPhone 5 be during Sprint’s after christmas sale? I have an open contract and am looking to upgrade to the iPhone 4s or the iPhone 5. After Christmas these places normally have huge sales on phones, and I don’t know if it will be worth waiting or not for the sale. An iPhone 4s with a 2 year agreement currently is 100 dollars, and an iPhone 5 is 200 dollars. What will the go down to during the sale?
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Answer by JoshuaNo. iPhones never ever go down in price during Christmas. The only time you will see iPhones go down in price is when the next iPhone is close to coming out. Or the store has an overstocked. Sprint will never go down in price but if you go to a third party retailer like Radio Shack they will have discount when you upgrade. I got my iPhone 4S in march for 150
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Sprint’s second quarter figures have arrived, revealing that despite the company’s billion-dollar gamble on the iPhone, it’s still feeling the bite. While it sold 1.5 million iPhones in the three month period (40 percent to new and postpaid customers), it recorded an operating loss of $ 629 million and a colossal net loss of $ 1.4 billion. The picture isn’t a healthy one when you compare the figures to the first quarter results, which marked an operating loss of $ 255 million and a net loss of $ 863 million, respectively. The numbers reveal that it’s eating around $ 782 million due to the shutdown of the Nextel platform and a further $ 184 million to end leases around Nextel antenna sites. It’s also writing off an impairment of $ 204 million due to its investment into infrastructure partner Clearwire.
On the upside, operating revenues of $ 8.8 billion is a percent higher than at the start of the year — due to higher service fees from its wireless offerings. It’s also grown its cash reserves, which is up from $ 128 million to $ 267 million since the start of the year. It’s also marking an increase of 442,000 postpaid and 141,000 prepaid subscribers, meaning the company now serves over 56 million customers in the country — mentioning that 60 percent of Nextel’s former customers switched up to a Sprint contract. It’s also reaffirmed its $ 1 billion lending facility contingent upon purchasing gear from Ericsson for its Network Vision project in order to help supplement its quest for network gear — in part prompted by the collapse of Philip Falcone’s doomed LightSquared project, which cost Sprint around $ 66 million.
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Sprint’s iPhone gamble isn’t paying off as 2012 Q2 figures reveal $ 629 million operating loss originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We’ll likely never know what’s driving this purported move, but we can safely imagine it has something to do with the cost of high-end devices like that Galaxy Nexus or HTC EVO 4G LTE. Either way, a recent report by the folks over at TechnoBuffalo suggests Sprint is about to switch its Total Equipment Protection plans to a tiered-based system. The adjustments, which are said to take place as soon as June 17th, will see the TEP and ERP (Equipment Replacement Program) prices change to $ 8 and $ 5, respectively, for slabs under $ 550, while any device — including the aforementioned couple — over that amount gets an $ 11 TEP and $ 9 ERP fee. As you can tell by the picture above, deductibles have also taken a hit, ranging anywhere from $ 50 for Now Network devices worth less than $ 325, all the way to $ 200 for those over $ 600. Of note, iPhone owners need not to worry, as Sprint’s still holding you to Apple’s careful insurance.
Tiered system reportedly on its way to Sprint’s Total Equipment Protection plans originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you were thinking “how wonderful, but…” when you learned that Boost was getting a new 4G handset, hold that thought. If reports from Technobuffalo are to be believed, both Boost and Virgin Mobile will be renewing their vows with host provider Sprint and getting access to its 4G spread. Surprisingly, this apparently only extends to the existing WiMAX, not LTE infrastructure. While WiMAX isn’t Sprint’s favorite 4G flavor, it has at least committed to keeping it going for a while yet, enough time for you to upgrade once more at least.
Virgin and Boost to go 4G, makes Sprint’s WiMAX feel wanted originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Despite all Sprint’s efforts to promote its Network Vision plans, the carrier has been much more coy about its intentions for subscribers in the rural midwest. It was recently revealed that the company plans to divest some of its infrastructure in Oklahoma and Kansas, where the carrier will instead rely on roaming agreements for voice and data. The move is primarily a cost-cutting measure, but one network — AT&T — is none too happy about the revelation. Ma Bell argues that Sprint is being too opportunistic following the FCC’s shuttering of the Home Market Rule, which (once upon a time) required carriers to build up infrastructure rather than rely on roaming agreements in areas where they held spectrum licenses.
With the Home Market Rule a thing of the past, AT&T suggests this move will merely be the tip of the iceberg for Sprint, as the carrier may now essentially piggyback on the investments of other providers. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is currently set to hear arguments on the matter this spring, and AT&T hopes the Court will “reject the FCC’s market intervention.” In the meantime, according to Ma Bell, Sprint’s actions are, “Nice work, if you can get it.” These are fighting words, indeed.
Naturally, Sprint isn’t taking these accusations lying down. In response, it states, “It’s disappointing, but not surprising, that AT&T wants to challenge a consumer’s right to access email, the Internet and other mobile broadband services wherever they may travel in the U.S.” Those interested can read the text in its entirety after the break.
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Sprint’s move to roaming agreements sends AT&T to angry town originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sprint just started building out its LTE network, but being the eager beavers that they are, the folks in Overland Park are already talking about taking the Now Network to the next level. Iyad Tarazi, Sprint’s VP of network development and engineering, said that Sprint will be rolling out an LTE-Advanced network in the first half of 2013. (As a brief refresher, LTE-Advanced is a true 4G technology that can make regular LTE speeds look positively pedestrian in comparison.) Tarazi added that we would see 12 LTE devices in 2012 and that over 250 million people will have access to Sprint-flavored LTE by the end of 2013 — with voice over LTE service coming in the first quarter of that year. For those (hundreds?) of you worried about the fate of of WiMAX, well, don’t. Apparently, the out-of-favor 4G network will continue to be supported for several more years due to Sprint’s agreement with Clearwire. So, it appears Sprint’s really making a run at Verizon’s LTE hegemony. Good luck Mr. Hesse, you’re probably going to need it.
Sprint’s LTE getting Advanced in 2013, WiMAX’s inferiority complex intensifies originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sprint may have plenty of changes in store for its upcoming “strategy update,” but it looks like one crucial policy will remain in place — unlimited data plans. Speaking to reporters at Mobilize in San Francisco yesterday, company CTO Stephen Bye confirmed that even though competitors like Verizon and AT&T are phasing out their unlimited plans, Sprint remains committed to providing its customers with infinite data. Doing so won’t come without costs, since, as Bye explained, not all unlimited subscribers eat up the same amount of data. But the exec pointed out that these efforts are counterbalanced by the relative simplicity of managing unlimited schemes, and don’t seem quite as prohibitive when compared with the hidden customer support costs involved with more complex, tiered plans. Yet despite all this optimism, Sprint seems fully aware that some major expenses are on the horizon, especially with a revamped 4G LTE network in the pipeline and, perhaps, with the iPhone 5 on the way. “Is there pressure? Yeah,” Bye acknowledged. “There’s a challenge for all engineers to work on how we get the cost structure down.” Bye went on to reiterate, however, that although a new data network may attract new investors, it’s ultimately Sprint’s unique data plans that will keep its customer base intact.
Sprint’s unlimited data plans aren’t going anywhere, CTO confirms originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It may not have quite as many views as Admiral Ackbar, but a chieftan of Sprint’s CDMA-based Direct Connect service was officially outed by the carrier via YouTube earlier. Our device in question, the Motorola Admiral, has now been given a speedy lookover despite the fact that the company hasn’t even seen fit to acknowledge its existence otherwise. ‘Course, we don’t imagine this was accidental in the slightest — the video of the rugged Android device has been up for several hours without getting pulled — but it’s still a curious way to introduce one of the first phones featuring a brand new service. Regardless, we now have the clearest shots of the portrait QWERTY smartphone that we’ve seen yet; the two-and-a-half minute teaser didn’t list off a lot of specs, but it did confirm the handset’s 3.1-inch display and five megapixel camera with LED flash. That should count for something, right? Still, it likely won’t be long before we get a real announcement with the full rundown, so just keep yourself entertained by watching the “related videos” section in the meantime. Check out the vid after the break.
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Sprint’s Motorola Admiral quietly displayed on YouTube as America watches dancing cats originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We love starting the week with a good leak, and thanks to an anonymous tipster, we’re swimming in a flood of juicy names. First, it appears the Samsung Within is getting a new alias, and without delaying your anticipation, let us re-introduce you to Sprint’s upcoming Galaxy S II handset: the Epic 4G Touch. As the moniker suggests, the QWERTY keyboard is likely sliding away, though lovers of physical buttons might find solace with the mysterious Epic 2. If your ideal smartphone combines qHD resolution with HTC Sense — and eschews the 3D display and dual-core CPU — the Kingdom is one step closer to reality, and it’ll be known as the EVO Design 4G. Finally, a new Motorola will arrive at the Now Network, and it’s been christened the Admiral. Unlike its peers, it’s lacking the “4G” nomenclature, meaning it’s avoiding the upper echelons of Sprint’s stable… and hopefully sporting longer battery life, too.
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Leakster names Sprint’s latest: Samsung Epic 4G Touch, HTC EVO Design 4G, and Motorola Admiral originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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What’s the price of peace of mind, when it comes to the safety of your shiny new HTC EVO View 4G or Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? How does $ 13 a month sound? That price will get you a membership in Sprint’s not-so-exclusive Assurant Advanced Protection Pack club. Included in the cost are a device locator, malware protection, remote log-in help, and a replacement or repair, should a qualified netbook, notebook, or tablet suffer from mechanical or electric problems. Sprint will also help out if you accidentally damage it (i.e., not what’s happening in the image above), or get it lost or stolen — the last three do involve a $ 100 deductible, however. No one ever said protection was going to be cheap.
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Sprint’s Assurant Advanced Protection Pack protects against theft and damage, not alliteration originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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