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Sprint: Epic 4G “one of” our best launches, won’t give data
Sep 5th
Sprint today said that its launch of the Samsung Epic 4G was “one of the best” first-day releases in its history. The carrier wouldn’t provide figures but hinted it was prepared for the possibility of sellouts. The record came in spite of a higher $ 250 contract price.
The company has often been reluctant to provide data, but it’s likely the device’s results won’t compare to the HTC Evo 4G that has been hailed as Sprint’s turnaround device. Reports from various users still suggest no shortages of the Epic 4G, which is still available online; the Evo 4G sold out More >
Samsung Galaxy Tab may hit Sprint in November with 4G
Sep 4th
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab may get a unique-to-Sprint model based on a brief rumor on Friday. An unnamed BGR source said the tablet’s CDMA-friendly version is due for Sprint in November. If true, it would also have both 3G through EVDO and 4G through WiMAX, making it one of the earliest 4G tablets.
The Android tablet has already been spotted in Verizon’s inventory system and, with a Sprint launch, could receive a similar treatment given to the Galaxy S phone with a multi-carrier simultaneous launch. Samsung had success with the strategy earlier in the year and may be keen to replicate that to More >
HTC Evo 4G returns to online Sprint sales next week
Aug 29th
Sprint today said that it would finally return the Evo 4G to its online store next week. The company still says it’s encountering shortages but is comfortable with expanding the Android phone’s sales once more. It still costs $ 200 on a two-year contract with Sprint’s WiMAX-supporting $ 80 plan.
The company had initially sold the Evo 4G online but quickly had to pull it from the store as repeated shortages were hurting its ability to fulfill demand at retail shops. Until the Droid X and Droid 2 arrived, it was the most feature-laden Android device with a 4.3-inch screen, its More >
Virgin Mobile to have $40 true unlimited data plan
Aug 23rd
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Virgin Mobile this weekend prematurely confirmed a major revamp of its Broadband2Go data plans that could see a return to real unlimited data. Rather than the four plans offered today, it would simplify to just a $40 unlimited monthly plan and a $10, 100MB 10-day plan. IntoMobile has added through a leaked memo that the changes will go live on August 24.
Both MiFi routers and modems should work with the cap-free access.
The switch would escalate the competition among carriers for mobile data. Clear and Virgin’s US parent Sprint offer unlimited Internet, but only for their still-rare WiMAX services. On More >
Smartphone data use up 50% in just six months
Aug 10th
Data use on a typical US smartphone has shot up 50 percent in just half a year, a newly published study by analyst Chetan Sharma has discovered. In the first half of 2010, the average bandwidth used climbed to 230MB, or enough to eclipse AT&T’s cheaper plan introduced at the very end of the period. The usage is some of the heaviest in the world, as Japan and Korea have further 3G reach but use it significantly less.
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The US as a result has become “ground zero” for data use in the world and is a testbed for policies around More >
