http://forums.pinstack.com/ Blackberry users on Sprint/Nextel CDMA, iDEN. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:53:34 GMT vBulletin 30 http://ps-imgs.pinstack.com/images/styles/pinstack/misc/rss.jpg http://forums.pinstack.com/ http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/letter_from_sprint_2g_data_to_be_discontinued-115569-new/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:43:49 GMT Husband received a letter from Sprint to day advising him that his phone (Palm Pre) will no longer... Husband received a letter from Sprint to day advising him that his phone (Palm Pre) will no longer be able to utilize 2G data as they are discontinuing 2G data on Dec. 31, 2009. They are offering one of three replacement phones or $150 rebate towards the purchase of any model in their "robust line of data-capable devices."

This is so odd. He wants to keep his phone, but in order to to keep data, he'll have no choice but to do choose one of the above options.

Have any other Pre owners received this? What's happening with the Pre?

Guess he'll end up with Android after all if he can't use his current phone. ]]> Sprint/Nextel users goldengirl75 http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/letter_from_sprint_2g_data_to_be_discontinued-115569/ http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/sprint_nextel_reports_third_quarter_2009_results-115437-new/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:33:14 GMT Oct 29, 2009 Sprint Nextel Corp. today reported third quarter 2009 financial results... Oct 29, 2009 Sprint Nextel Corp. today reported third quarter 2009 financial results that included consolidated net operating revenues of $8.0 billion, a net loss of $478 million and a diluted loss per share of 17 cents. The company generated Free Cash Flow* of $664 million in the quarter and $2.1 billion year-to-date in 2009. As of September 30, 2009, the company had $5.9 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and $1.6 billion in borrowing capacity available under its revolving bank credit facility, for total liquidity of $7.5 billion.

Sprint lost a total of 135,000 net retail subscribers in the quarter. The company’s year-over-year post-paid gross addition improvement was the best in Sprint Nextel history, and the sequential improvement was the best in more than five years. Net post-paid subscriber losses have improved by approximately 20 percent in each of the second and third quarters of 2009.
“Sprint achieved its best net retail subscriber results in more than two years and improvement in both post-paid and prepaid gross subscriber additions in the third quarter,” said Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel CEO. “Sprint is beginning to attract more customers with the industry’s best device line-up and the clarity and simplicity of our offers, seven sequential quarters of improvement in customer care satisfaction, a network declared to be most reliable by PC World magazine, and recognition from Newsweek magazine which ranked Sprint 15th of 500 companies on its 2009 Green Ratings list -- the only telecom company in the Top 100.
“The company again generated strong cash flow, and while Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization* (OIBDA) was impacted by costs associated with growth in customer additions, previous quarters’ subscriber losses and certain seasonal costs in the quarter, Sprint continues to manage costs rigorously. We expect to see sequential quarterly improvement in both post-paid and total net subscriber losses in the fourth quarter of 2009,” Hesse said.

In 2009 Sprint has launched or announced 16 new touch, QWERTY and smart devices with a full selection of operating systems. They include Palm® Pre™ and Palm® Pixi™, Blackberry® Tour™; HTC Hero™ and Samsung Moment™ -- which are both based on Google’s Android™ platform; HTC Touch Pro 2, Samsung Instinct® HD, and Samsung IntrepidTM, which offers the new Windows Mobile® 6.5 Professional operating system. In addition, Sprint launched the nation’s first full-featured, eco-friendly phone, Samsung Reclaim™ which earlier this month was given the “Hottest in Show” award at the CTIA Convention in San Diego.
Additionally, Sprint 4G is now available in 17 markets, including Philadelphia, PA, which launched earlier this week. Sprint 4G coverage should serve a population of more than 30 million people by the end of 2009, and cover a population of up to 120 million people in about 80 markets by the end of 2010. Sprint 4G service is planned for deployment in these additional markets in 2009: Austin, TX; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Greensboro, NC; Honolulu, HI; Maui, HI; Raleigh, NC; San Antonio, TX; and Seattle, WA. ]]> Sprint/Nextel users hayden http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/sprint_nextel_reports_third_quarter_2009_results-115437/ http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/sprint_outlines_open_approach_at_ninth_annual_developer_conference-115365-new/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:23:36 GMT Sprint Offers Developers the Tools They Need to Be Successful SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Oct 27, 2009 ... Sprint Offers Developers the Tools They Need to Be Successful
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Oct 27, 2009 Calling the developer community the cornerstone of mobile innovation, Steve Elfman, president, Network Operations & Wholesale, outlined Sprint’s “Open” approach and encouraged developers to create applications that work not only on Sprint’s most dependable 3G network,1 but across the industry. Elfman delivered today’s keynote address at Sprint’s (NYSE:S) 2009 Open Developer Conference – its ninth annual application developer conference.
Elfman outlined the key tenets of Sprint’s Open approach:

• Let consumers determine the application winners
• Be easy to do business with
• Create a developer’s “Garage” where new innovation happens
• Use the proven Open Internet model as a guide
• Support is best performed by the creators of the content
• Open still requires management

Sprint Listens to Developers
“Sixty-five percent of U.S. wireless consumers already are using some form of wireless data services,”2 Elfman said. “The popularity of smartphones and the Internet access and applications they provide are here to stay. We recognize the important role that developers play in a mobile environment. Sprint wants developers to be successful and profitable. We understand that their innovation is good for the mobile consumer, business and government services and our industry as a whole.”

Application Development Addresses Voice Services and Data
Voice services continue to play a central role in mobile communications, even as data grows. Application developers have created a number of voicemail and messaging services that take advantage of call forwarding capabilities. Sprint announced today that it will not charge customers for certain types of call forwarding. Conditional call forwarding for busy calls or calls not answered using the customer’s wireless phone will be free, beginning mid-November. (Standard charges will continue to apply for immediate call forwarding.)3 This change will give Sprint customers the opportunity to access third-party voice services, including the new voicemail feature in Google VoiceTM.
Google Voice lets users manage and control their voice communications and comes with a suite of voicemail and text messaging features. On Monday, Google announced it will offer a Google Voice feature that allows mobile phone users to take advantage of Google Voice without having to sign up for a Google Voice phone number. Further illustrating its open, collaborative approach, Sprint is working with Google to develop additional functionality to support services such as Google Voice that will deliver an even richer experience to Sprint customers.
"We're excited Sprint customers will be able to take advantage of Google Voice voicemail with their mobile phones. We look forward to continuing this relationship and working closely with Sprint in the future," said Bradley Horowitz, vice president of Product Management at Google. "Free call forwarding and Sprint's Open approach create more opportunities for developers, large and small, to build innovative and useful applications."

Networks Matter
Sprint encourages application development that can run across various networks, but also recognizes that the network is a differentiator in how well an application works. The data speed, reliability and ubiquity of the Sprint Network are key elements in enabling an application to run at its best. According to a recent PC World report, Sprint tested as the most reliable network overall among U.S. carriers in a 13-city performance test.4 PC World’s test results provide further support for Sprint’s “most dependable 3G network” claim. The average of Sprint Rev A download speeds reported by the Boy Genius readers was the fastest amongst the major national wireless carriers.5 In addition, Sprint is the only national wireless carrier to have launched a 4G network. Sprint 4G is currently available in 17 markets across the country.
Devices, operating systems and ease-of-use for the customer play important roles in the performance of an application. A critical aspect in making those applications richer is the level of interaction/exposure to the network and IT APIs (application programming interfaces) that a developer can gain. Sprint provides more collaborative tools and access than any other carrier, with more than 300 APIs exposed for developers and a developer sandbox that will be offering access to 4G as well as 3G tools. In 2009 Sprint has launched or announced an extensive line of devices that allow developers full access to their capabilities (two Android™ devices, two Palm® webOS™ devices, and multiple Windows Mobile and RIM Blackberry devices).
While consumer applications receive a lot of attention in popular advertising, sophisticated applications that enhance productivity and cut costs are in high demand by enterprise, business and government services.
“To take our applications to the next level, we’re going to have to have open APIs made available for developers like ourselves,” said Andy Baldocchi, senior vice president, Sales and Business Development, FunMobility. “We must get really creative to get successful applications in the market. It could be a billing API which allows for flexible billing applications or an API that accesses the messaging stack on a phone, or it could be location-based APIs. And Sprint is delivering the developer tools more quickly than anyone else.”

Sprint’s Open Approach Stimulates Creativity, Innovation
Sprint’s leading open approach is paying dividends for developers and innovation. This month Sprint received the Frost & Sullivan 2009 Award for Product Line Strategy in the North American Mobile Resource Management (MRM) Market. Frost & Sullivan identified the TeleNav Vehicle ManagerTM as an example of Sprint’s focus on collaboration with application developers to create a unique, all-in-one fleet management service featuring specialized GPS capabilities and vehicle diagnostics. The award-winning TeleNav Vehicle Manager collaboration is supported by Sprint’s platform enablers program for developers.

The Open Developer Conference is fostering learning about engaging with platform enablers as well as enterprise M2M business solutions, approaches to make developers more profitable, 4G technical/development resources and more. The conference also is delivering valuable insights and support from a strong cross-section of leading mobile platforms, from Android and Palm webOS to Java ME, RIM and Windows Mobile, and providing hands-on coding sessions, breakout sessions, event sponsor exhibits and networking opportunities for developers. ]]> Sprint/Nextel users hayden http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/sprint_outlines_open_approach_at_ninth_annual_developer_conference-115365/ http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/palm_pre_vs_htc_hero-115002-new/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:54:21 GMT I have considered switching to Sprint for the Hero Which phone is superior in terms of speed and... I have considered switching to Sprint for the Hero Which phone is superior in terms of speed and usability? ]]> Sprint/Nextel users kamilli0n http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/palm_pre_vs_htc_hero-115002/ http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/storm_for_sprint-114351-new/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:59:11 GMT IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN USE THE STORM2 ON MY SPRINT SERVICE? IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN USE THE STORM2 ON MY SPRINT SERVICE? ]]> Sprint/Nextel users pochoppa http://forums.pinstack.com/f66/storm_for_sprint-114351/