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May 20, 2012 Posted by admin in Android 4.0, Android4.0, asus eee pad transformer, AsusEeePadTransformer, atrix 2, atrix 4g, Atrix2, Atrix4g, att, australia, blackberry 7, blackberry bold 9930, blackberry curve 9320, blackberry curve 9350, Blackberry7, BlackberryBold9930, BlackberryCurve9320, BlackberryCurve9350, bold 9930, Bold9930, brightpoint, c spire, c spire wireless, CSpire, CSpireWireless, curve 9320, curve 9350, Curve9320, Curve9350, droid 3, droid bionic, droid razr, droid razr maxx, droid x2, droid xyboard, Droid3, DroidBionic, DroidRazr, DroidRazrMaxx, DroidX2, DroidXyboard, eee pad transformer, EeePadTransformer, Google, HTC, HTC One S, HTC One X, htc rezound, htc sensation, HtcOneS, HtcOneX, HtcRezound, HtcSensation, Ice Cream Sandwich, IceCreamSandwich, ios 5.1, ios 5.1.1, Ios5.1, Ios5.1.1, jailbreak, LG, lg revolution, LgRevolution, lumia 710, Lumia710, metro rock, MetroRock, minipost, miui, mobilepostcross, motorola, motorola atrix 2, motorola atrix 4g, motorola droid 3, motorola droid bionic, motorola droid razr, motorola droid razr maxx, motorola droid x2, motorola xoom, MotorolaAtrix2, MotorolaAtrix4g, MotorolaDroid3, MotorolaDroidBionic, MotorolaDroidRazr, MotorolaDroidRazrMaxx, MotorolaDroidX2, MotorolaXoom, nexus s 4g, NexusS4g, nokia, nokia lumia 710, NokiaLumia710, One S, One X, OneS, OneX, pod2g, refresh roundup, RefreshRoundup, Research in Motion, ResearchInMotion, revolution, rezound, RIM, rom, roms, rr, samsung nexus s 4g, SamsungNexusS4g, sensation, smartphones, sony xperia s, SonyXperiaS, Sprint, Tablets, tf101, three, UK, wimax, xoom, xperia s, XperiaS, xyboard 10.1, xyboard 8.2, Xyboard10.1, Xyboard8.2

Refresh Roundup: week of May 14th, 2012

Refresh Roundup: week of May 14th, 2012

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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Refresh Roundup: week of May 14th, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 May 2012 18:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 18, 2012 Posted by admin in mobilepostmini, my wireless speech to speech, my wireless sts, my wireless sts service, MyWirelessSpeech-to-speech, MyWirelessSpeechToSpeech, MyWirelessSts, MyWirelessStsService, now network, NowNetwork, relay, speech to speech, SpeechToSpeech, Sprint, sprint relay, SprintRelay, STS, the now network, TheNowNetwork, wireless sts, WirelessSts

Sprint introduces My Wireless STS service to assist folks with speech disabilities

Sprint introduces My Wireless STS service to assist folks with speech disabilities

Sprint's had text-to-speech services on devices like the Samsung Epic 4G for quite some time, and now, looking to build up on that, the company's introducing its My Wireless STS feature. The new speech-to-speech service aims to help people with speech disabilities by giving them access to an operator-assisted line every day of the week and all year round. Folks wanting to use the My Wireless STS will have to dial *787 from their device, after which a Now Network rep will start a call and repeat every spoken word -- or ones that are unclear -- depending on users choice. Relay Director, Michael Ellis, says Sprint is "the first in the industry to bring this service to market," and that the project was developed closely with the help of speech disabled communities. If you're interested in learning more, there's a mighty presser waiting on you just past the break.

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Sprint introduces My Wireless STS service to assist folks with speech disabilities originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 17:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 18, 2012 Posted by admin in eclipse, leak, leaked, leaks, LG, lg eclipse, lg ls 970, LG LS970, LgEclipse, LgLs970, ls 970, Ls970, LTE, mobilepostmini, quad-core, smartphones, Sprint, Sprint 4G, sprint 4g lte, sprint lte, Sprint4g, Sprint4gLte, SprintLte

LG LS970 'superphone' shows up again, flaunts its removable battery and NFC chip

LG LS970 'superphone' shows up again, flaunts its removable battery and NFC chip

It's only been a few days since we first heard the rumors about an upcoming, Sprint-bound LG quad-core slab, and now that same LS970 "superphone" is back for more action. Thanks to yet another snap acquired by the folks over at BriefMobile, we can now spot a couple extra details on the device, including its previously unknown NFC capabilities. Contrary to earlier beliefs, the alleged LG Eclipse also seems to offer a removable battery, which is likely to make some power users very content. Something tells us this isn't the last we're going to see of this super handset, though, so we'll keep you in the loop if any more noteworthy findings appear.

LG LS970 'superphone' shows up again, flaunts its removable battery and NFC chip originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 05:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 17, 2012 Posted by admin in Best Buy, BestBuy, customs, delay, EVO 4G LTE, Evo4gLte, HTC, HTC EVO 4G LTE, HtcEvo4gLte, ITC, launch, mobilepostmini, pre-order, Sprint

Best Buy expects EVO 4G LTE to land May 23rd, HTC remains cautious

Best Buy expects EVO 4G LTE to land May 23rd, HTC remains cautious

We've received a boatload of tips that folks who have pre-ordered the EVO 4G LTE at Best Buy are now seeing a new release date of May 23rd. Does this mean Sprint's flagship handset is getting close to leaving those dreaded customs halls? Here's HTC's take on the matter:

HTC is working closely with U.S. Customs to secure approval for shipments of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE. We have not made any announcements about a new launch date and will provide an update on availability as soon as we can do so confidently.

While it's quite possible Best Buy knows something we don't, perhaps it's best to take this new release date with a grain of salt. Let us know what you think in the comments and hit the break for a screenshot of an updated pre-order.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Best Buy expects EVO 4G LTE to land May 23rd, HTC remains cautious originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 May 2012 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 16, 2012 Posted by admin in apps, billing, books, carrier, carrier billing, CarrierBilling, EVO 4G LTE, Evo4gLte, google play, google play books, google play movies, google play music, google play store, GooglePlay, GooglePlayBooks, GooglePlayMovies, GooglePlayMusic, GooglePlayStore, HTC, HTC EVO 4G LTE, HtcEvo4gLte, mobilepostmini, movies, music, Sprint, videos

Sprint's Android users get carrier billing in Google Play

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American Android users started getting carrier billing in Google Play early this month through T-Mobile (and later AT&T), and now Sprint can join the party. Any app, book, music or video purchase can be tacked on to the monthly bill for your EVO 4G LTE instead of going through Google. The move leaves Verizon as the only major US carrier without a carrier billing option, so you'll have to sit tight if you own the original US Galaxy Nexus and hate the thought of a separate download bill. We've also heard nothing about regional carriers being on the roadmap, but we'll keep you posted.

Sprint's Android users get carrier billing in Google Play originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 May 2012 21:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 16, 2012 Posted by admin in early upgrade, EarlyUpgrade, leak, leaks, mobilepostmini, policy, policy change, PolicyChange, rumor, rumors, Sprint, subsidies, subsidized, upgrade policy, UpgradePolicy

Sprint reportedly cancelling its early upgrade program June 1st (update)

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Like dominoes, Sprint's consumer-friendly policies continue to fall one at a time. Citing "high costs," the Now Network will begin discontinuing its practice of allowing customers to upgrade their phone 10-14 days prior to the official date of eligibility. According to the memo leaked by TechnoBuffalo, the program will cease to exist as of June 1st. It sounds like this policy change is an unfortunate consequence of the company's large investments in iPhones and its still-dormant LTE network. It may not be enough to convince many Sprint customers to jump ship, but this isn't the first cost-cutting measure put forth by Dan Hesse's team -- and we have a hard time believing it will be the last. We've reached out to Sprint for official comment and will update you as soon as we have word.

Update: Sprint sent us a statement about the matter, which you can read below. Apparently, no actual changes to the policy are taking place -- rather, a "reason code" used by customer care representatives to justify early upgrades was removed.

Here's Sprint's statement on the policy:

We are not making any policy change regarding our phone upgrades. In fact, the 14-day upgrade window was never a program or a policy to our customers - so there is nothing to cancel. We are removing a 'reason code' that made it possible for care reps to sometimes offer an early upgrade - but that code in the system was redundant with the early upgrade benefit we already offer customers.

The reality is we already provide customers an early upgrade benefit when they sign up for service by rolling their upgrade eligibility back to the first day of the month. So, if you purchase a phone on the 31st of the month - your upgrade eligibility is rolled to the first of the month (after 20 months). So, that is a 30 day early upgrade advantage. If you bought your phone on the 18th of the month - you would have an 18 day early upgrade advantage, etc.

And, if customers have an issue with an inoperable or broken phone before the upgrade date, there are several options they can check into - depending on if they have insurance, they can work with our Service & Repair, or they can buy a refurbished phone, or, in some cases, we can buy back the customer's phone.

Sprint reportedly cancelling its early upgrade program June 1st (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 May 2012 11:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 16, 2012 Posted by admin in ACSI, american customer satisfaction index, AmericanCustomerSatisfactionIndex, Apple, Apple iPhone, AppleIphone, att, BlackBerry, c spire, carrier, Carriers, CSpire, customer, customers, happiness, happy, HTC, index, IOS, iphone, LG, mobilepostcross, nokia, Research in Motion, ResearchInMotion, RIM, satisfaction, satisfaction index, SatisfactionIndex, Sprint, Symbian, t mobile, TracFone, us cellular, UsCellular, Windows Phone, WindowsPhone

iPhone waltzes into top spot of US phone satisfaction index, small carriers trump the giants

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We know almost too well how smartphones perform in US market share; what we don't usually see is how happy customers are once the shrink wrap's off. Going by a newly-expanded American Customer Satisfaction Index, it's the iPhone that most scratches the itch at a score of 83. Despite having just been added, Apple was noticeably ahead of a three-way tie between HTC, LG and Nokia at 75. You might not want to look if you're a freshly-minted RIM executive: the BlackBerry made its freshman debut on the charts at the bottom, or 69. Big carriers have their own reasons to wince, too, knowing that smaller carriers like US Cellular and TracFone scored higher on the happiness meter than incumbents hiking service fees. While there's definitely some wiggle room for your own experience to have been better or worse, if you were an iPhone owner on a regional carrier in the past few months, you were statistically the most likely to be on Cloud Nine.

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iPhone waltzes into top spot of US phone satisfaction index, small carriers trump the giants originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 May 2012 04:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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March 23, 2011 Posted by admin in Google, Phones, Sprint

Sprint Teams Up With Google Voice | Epicenter | Wired.com

 

Google Voice is getting a lot easier for Sprint mobile phone customers to use starting Monday. The two companies are making it possible for customers to integrate their Sprint and Google Voice numbers, regardless of whether their phones are smart or dumb.

Sprint customers who don’t have Google Voice can now choose to use their existing Sprint number as their Google Voice number, without having to go through the hassle of porting it over to Google.

The move gives Sprint a marketing tool to win new customers — something Sprint will need if AT&T gets clearance to buy T-Mobile. The partnership also offloads some of the work in building new voicemail and phone features to Google, while the search and advertising giant finds a way to tie even more users to its web of software products.

It also marks the first time that a mobile carrier has partnered with Google Voice — which many had seen as a way for Google to eventually develop a phone service that bypassed traditional operators.

Google allowed any U.S. cellphone user to port their existing mobile number to Google Voice in January. That long-awaited feature makes it simple to switch to Google Voice because you don’t have train people to call a new number. However, the porting option is fraught with peril, due to the vagaries of cellphone contracts and mobile operator’s customer service.

The new Sprint partnership makes it much simpler to choose Google Voice. When you sign up, your Sprint number just becomes your Google Voice number without the hassle and expense of porting — or the need to download an app.

Once it’s set up, incoming calls to a Sprint user’s current number can also ring work and home numbers, as well as software inside Gmail. Those who switch also get low-cost international calls through Google Voice, call screening, voicemail transcription, phone number blocking, the ability to switch a call from phone-to-phone while in progress, free conference calling and per-person voicemail greetings.

Calls from Gmail and text messages sent using the Google Voice website, http://google.com/voice, will also display your.....Read more via Sprint Teams Up With Google Voice | Epicenter | Wired.com.

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