While music stores and online sites were overloaded with fans seeking Michael Jackson songs after his death last week, the Sprint Music Store was able to seamlessly offer customers a quick and easy route to download the late singer’s most popular hits.
Friday saw the Sprint Music Store post its biggest single day ever, with 25 percent of the tracks sold belonging to Jackson. Sprint Music Store sales have increased 21 percent on average since news of Jackson’s death Thursday. Through it all, Sprint’s 3G network – America’s most dependable1 – stood firm and strong.
The week before his death, Jackson ranked 80th in Sprint Music Store sales. Since he died, he’s catapulted to No. 1. The most popular downloaded tracks are “Billie Jean” and “Thriller,” both from the 1982 blockbuster album “Thriller.” In addition, Jackson ringtones constituted 28 percent of total sales on Friday. Top three ringtones are “Thriller,” “P.Y.T.” and “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.”
Sprint today announced Motorola Clutch i465 will be available this summer, in all Sprint sales channels, including Sprint stores, www.sprint.com/nexteldirectconnect and 1-800-Nextel-9 for $39.99 with a new two-year service agreement, $20 instant rebate and $50 mail-in rebate (excluding taxes). Customers can register for more information about availability for Motorola Clutch i465 at www.sprint.com/clutch. (Note: The Motorola Clutch i465 in currently available at Boost Mobile.)
Motorola Clutch i465, fueled by the Nextel National Network, is a rugged device in a slender candy bar form factor, and the first Nextel Direct Connect messaging-centric device that brings the strength of a full QWERTY keyboard to the iDEN line. Motorola Clutch i465 also offers Group Messaging, which lets customers create groups of up to 20 people to send messages to at the same time.
According to a study commissioned by Sprint, the number of texters in the 50-64 year-old range has grown by more than 50 percent since 2006, mostly driven by parents who have adopted texting to stay connected to their children.
According to Reuters, U.S. district judge Robert Bryan dismissed a class action lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp for overcharging customers for taxes and refusing refunds. The suit was brought to court by a California based consumer-advocacy group who accused Sprint of charging additional fees for text messages sent to customers who purchased network cards to access the Internet.
According to Judge Robert Bryan written ruling, "The plaintiffs have not proven that the benefits of adjudication of the plaintiffs' claims at one trial would outweigh the complexity of such proceeding."
For the first time, fans can be a part of the action by experiencing full-length live streaming of the games directly on their Sprint TV-capable phones. Through their phones, subscribers will also have front row seats to follow CONCACAF Gold Cup from the opening game kickoff in Los Angeles to the finals in New York with real-time game updates about their teams playing in the tournament, related news and tournament statistics, among other fun features.
Additionally, Sprint has teamed up with one of the most popular Mexican soccer legends, Luis Roberto Alves "Zague", to provide a one-of-a-kind pre-game experience at select matches in some U.S. cities.
At the games, fans can visit Sprint Mobile Experience to try firsthand how easy it is to enjoy real-time matches on the go on a wide range of Sprint phones.
Sprint has launched the LG LX370 which comes with an easy-to-use vertical slider, Sprint's One Click for quick, customizable access to what you need Now, a 2.0 megapixel camera to capture important moments instantly, Stereo Bluetooth, as well as Sprint Navigation to get you there faster with full-feature GPS navigation, including voice and on screen turn-by-turn driving directions and more than 10 million business listings.
Basic Specifications include:
Dimensions: 4.06 x 1.89 x 0.63 inches; 3.7 ounces
Display: 1.20 x 1.60 inches TFT (240 x 320 pixels QVGA and 262K vibrant colors)
Standard Lithium (LiIon) battery: up to 6 hours continuous talk time
Music-lovers will also value LG LX370's MP3 player with microSD memory card slot with up to 16GB card capability. Also, easy access to personal and work email including AOL/AIM, Yahoo!, Windows Live, Hotmail, etc.
Sprint has launched two devices that make it easier to stay connected with your friends and colleagues through increasingly popular social networking sites.
The new Samsung Exclaim and HTC Snap make it easier than ever for customers to use the social networks of their choice.
As part of the company’s focus on a great customer experience, Sprint has expanded its social networking presence to meet and interact with customers where they are in order to provide direct and timely responses to their inquiries. Customers can receive Sprint updates on Twitter via @Sprint or @SprintGreenNews for specific company-wide green initiatives.
Research In Motion and Sprint today introduced the BlackBerry Tour; a powerful new 3G BlackBerry smartphone for CDMA customers in North America. The new BlackBerry Tour smartphone offers state-of-the-art communications and multimedia capabilities with outstanding mobile performance and consummate styling. It is a feature-packed and highly refined world phone that keeps you connected and lets you tour the world in style.
The BlackBerry Tour smartphone allows customers to stay seamlessly connected - across town and around the world. It supports high-speed 3G EV-DO Rev. A networks in North America, as well as 3G UMTS/HSPA (2100Mhz) and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks abroad.
The BlackBerry Tour smartphone also provides the industry’s leading mobile solution for email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking together with built-in GPS and advanced multimedia capabilities, enabling customers to make the most of both their personal and professional time.
Sprint Nextel Corp. announced today its in the process of finding a buyer and divesting certain Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN) assets in parts of several Midwestern states. The sale of these assets will bring Sprint into compliance with an Illinois court ruling requiring the company to cease owning, operating or managing the Nextel National Network in markets primarily located in parts of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Nebraska. The divestiture of these iDEN assets will have a de minimis impact on Sprint’s financial results.
Sprint Nextel, working with its financial advisor, Citi, has prepared information on the assets to be divested for prospective buyers. Interested parties not already contacted by Sprint should send an expression of interest to Citi for more detail. The sale process, including any subsequent transaction, is expected to be fully completed in advance of the court-ordered deadline of Jan. 25, 2010. No assets associated with Sprint’s National Network (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) will be divested as part of this process.
Within hours of offering Palm Pre eager customers delivered the result: a record Sprint sales debut. By late Sunday, Palm Pre had broken previous sales records (first day and first weekend) for a Sprint device.
Pre comes with Sprint’s industry-leading, value-oriented service plans, which offer significant savings vs. the competition. For example, Sprint’s Simply Everything plan saves customers $1200 over the comparable plan for AT&T’s iPhone, and more against Verizon’s smartphone and PDA pricing over a two year period. In addition to big sales and banner headlines during the weekend, Pre represented a new and major point of differentiation for Sprint, a defining wireless crossover device for business and consumers that come to life on Sprint’s Now Network.
Pre is a breakthrough in wireless usability. This new handset has been heralded as a must for the multitasker, with multitouch capabilities, cached contacts and calendars synced in one place, a keyboard that’s easy to use and a new webOS operating system that lets customers operate their phone just like a PC – with multiple applications open at once.
Sprint today announces its $39.99 Connection Plan for Corporate Liable accounts, providing 500 MB of data monthly; two to 10 times what Verizon and AT&T, respectively, offer for a similar price. In addition, customers pay only 5 cents per for each additional megabyte of usage, which is less than half what the competition’s $39.99 plan charges for overage.
This plan is available with all devices in the Mobile Broadband device portfolio, including the new Sprint Mobile Hotspot, the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200. Available now online, in retail stores and through select channels, the MiFi creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be easily shared among up to five users and a variety of WiFi-enabled devices. Sprint also is first in the United States to support MiFi’s GPS capabilities, allowing users to take advantage of select location and mapping applications.
Boost Mobile today announced the availability of the Motorola Stature i9 handset in red. Boost Mobile first introduced the black Stature i9 in February 2009 in conjunction with its $50 Monthly Unlimited plan and has added a new color to keep up with retail demand.
The eye-catching Motorola Stature i9 in red is available starting today at www.boostmobile.com with free shipping for the price of $299.99 with no contract, credit check or hidden fees. Following the online launch, the red Stature i9 will be available through various other Boost Mobile retail and distribution channels.
The most popular service plan for Stature i9 users, Boost Mobile Monthly Unlimited, offers unlimited anytime calling, text messaging, wireless Web and walkie-talkie services with a national calling area for $50 a month. The nationwide service is available in more than 17,500 cities throughout the United States on the Nextel National Network – all with no additional Telecom Taxes, domestic roaming charges or domestic long distance fees.
There is huge anticipation of Palm Pre scheduled for release on June 6. The Palm Pre is expected to be a major competition of the Apple iPod; however, one major difference is that the Palm Pre doesn't have access to an App Store as stated in video to the right by Walt Mossberg.
Palm Pre will be available nationwide on June 6 in Sprint stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack, select Wal-Mart stores and online at Sprint.com for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. However, according to Sprint's CEO there may be a shortage of the Palm Pre when it's finally launched.
Running on the new Palm webOS mobile platform, Pre brings together your important information from where it resides – on your phone, at your work or on the web – into one logical view. For more information visit www.sprint.com/palmpre.
Boost Mobile customers can now take full advantage of the unlimited text messaging service thanks to the new Motorola Clutch i465 phone that includes a full QWERTY keyboard and walkie-talkie capabilities. The Motorola, Inc. handset and ‘Monthly Unlimited’ service from Boost Mobile, make a powerful combination for anyone who wants unlimited anytime calling, text messaging, wireless Web and walkie-talkie service for a flat $50 a month rate with no contract, credit check or hidden fees*.
Boost Mobile, the no contract division of Sprint Nextel redefined value for wireless consumers earlier this year with its ‘Monthly Unlimited’ service, offering unlimited anytime calling, text messaging, wireless Web and exclusive Boost Walkie-Talkie service with a national calling area in 17,500 cities throughout the United States on the Nextel National Network for $50 a month – all with no additional telecom taxes, activation, roaming, traveling or long distance fees.
Clutch is the first Motorola device with walkie-talkie capabilities designed for messaging1, providing you with many ways to keep talking and get more done.
Sprint today announced pricing and nationwide availability for the Palm Pre phone, offered exclusively from Sprint. Palm Pre will be available nationwide on June 6 in Sprint stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack, select Wal-Mart stores and online at Sprint.com for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. Running on the new Palm webOS mobile platform, Pre brings together your important information from where it resides – on your phone, at your work or on the web – into one logical view.
For those who juggle life circa 2009 – bouncing from conference call to car pool schedule, from doctors’ numbers to doctoral thesis data, from social calendars to social networking – Pre marks a new wireless crossover standard. Before Pre, you had to compromise when selecting a wireless phone. To get the business features you needed, you had to sacrifice the personal entertainment features you wanted. Pre consolidates your important information – professional, social and personal – into one revolutionary device using an operating system that redefines the experience of living and working wirelessly.
Palm Pre will run on America’s most dependable 3G network and come with Sprint’s industry-leading, value-oriented Everything Data plans that offer savings of up to $1,430 over two years vs. comparable AT&T and Verizon plans for smartphones and PDAs.
Sprint today announced plans to bring a WiFi hotspot to customers virtually anywhere and everywhere, and whenever they need it, on any WiFi-enabled device.
Sprint plans to launch the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 intelligent mobile hotspot device for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year service agreement (excluding taxes).
The MiFi 2200, available in the first week of June, will allow users to connect to the Internet by bridging WiFi-enabled devices like laptops, MP3 players and gaming devices to America’s most dependable 3G network* – the EVDO Rev A Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. Sprint will launch the service under the Sprint Mobile Hotspot name, and it will be the first in the U.S. to support MiFi’s GPS capabilities, allowing users to take advantage of select location and mapping applications.
Business and consumer customers may choose from the following service plans for the MiFi 2200:
LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A, Inc. recently announced an exclusive partnership with fashion icon Heidi Klum to promote LG Rumor2 and the idea that mobile phones have become an expression of personal style. As part of the partnership, LG is unveiling personalized back plates for their recently released LG Rumor2, which is available exclusively through Sprint.
Heidi Klum, in her role as LG's Ambassador of Style, lent her expertise to design five back plates and skins that express her personal style. Like Heidi, consumers can express their individual style and unique personalities by customizing their LG Rumor2.
The partnership includes an advertising campaign, online webisodes, and a consumer promotion. The eight webisodes will be hosted by Heidi Klum and will live on www.lgrumor2.com. Here, aspiring fashionistas will have the opportunity to win a seat at Heidi's Style Council where they will design the next LG Rumor2 back plate. They will be judged on their creativity and design execution. The winner will have their design featured in the exclusive collection, alongside Heidi Klum's creations.
Sprint has announced that for the fourth consecutive year NFL fans can watch NFL Network's broadcast of the NFL Draft live on April 25-26 on their Sprint TV-enabled phones and receive other exclusive wireless NFL Draft content exclusively from Sprint via NFL Mobile Live.
NFL Network's draft programming will be available on NFL Mobile Live or via Sprint TV, both available at no additional cost to data and text subscribers. To download NFL Mobile Live users can text "NFL" to 7777.
NFL Mobile Live is included at no additional charge in Sprint's Everything plans starting at $69.99, including Simply EverythingSM, which combines unlimited voice, messaging and extensive data services - such as NFL Mobile Live - for just $99.99 per month.
With other Sprint plans, customers can get NFL Mobile Live by adding a Data Pack, starting at $15 per month. NFL Mobile Live is available on most Sprint handsets.
According to Boost Mobile, the recently launched Virgin Mobile $49.99/month plan can actually cost consumers closer to $72/month when fees for text messaging, Web and telecom taxes are added in. Alternatively, consumers get superior value, a savings of more than $240 a year, with Boost Mobile’s flat-rate prepaid plan, which offers unlimited nationwide talk, text and multimedia messaging, wireless Web access and nationwide Walkie-Talkie that reaches more than 274 million people in more than 15,800 cities across the U.S. for an all-inclusive price of $50/month.
While the Virgin Mobile plan includes unlimited talk, those looking to send text messages will need to pay an additional $10 per month. Research shows that text messaging is on the rise, closing in on mobile phone calls as consumers’ communication of choice. According to CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association), text messaging traffic grew to more than 75 billion messages per month in the United States in 2008, up from 7.2 billion per month in 2005.
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