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Phone Scoop - Latest News: Sprint Lays Out Smartphone Roadmap
WMExperts: Sprint: Windows Mobile 6.5 being tested, look for official updates early next year
PreCentral.net: Official Sanctioned Sprint Tethering for Pre: Not Likely
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Winmo didnt just drop the ball, they dropped it at critical moment & other team picked it up, ran 70m & scored http://bit.ly/uhm2Q 10/30/2009 |
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Exciting. RT @handmark: RT @phonescoop: Sprint Lays Out Smartphone Roadmap: http://bit.ly/3TCaU5 10/29/2009 |
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RT @darthpooh79: Sprint: No tethering for phones that require Everything plans (all smartphones) from here on out. http://bit.ly/3TCaU5 10/29/2009 |
Sprint Lays Out Smartphone Roadmap
Phone Scoop - Latest News —
... front, it is currently testing an update to WinMo 6.5 for the TouchPro2, but Owens wouldn't commit to a release schedule. Sprint hopes to offer Windows Mobile 7 phones as soon as possible, but is dependent on Microsoft to prepare it. As for Sprint's BlackBerry offerings, the Tour will gain Wi-Fi, and Sprint will release other Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerries. Last, Owens noted that WiMax phones will be available next year, and that it will no longer allow tethering on its smartphones. more info at Gearlog ...
Sprint: Windows Mobile 6.5 being tested, look for official updates early next year
WMExperts —
Sprint Exec David Owens took part in a virtual chat today, and Gearlog kibbitzed. Here's the pertinent Windows Mobile info: They're currently testing official Windows Mobile 6.5 updates for the HTC Touch Pro 2 and other phones. Look for them early next year. They want Windows Mobile 7 "as soon as possibly, but dependent on Microsoft." No tethering for any phone that needs a Simply Unlimited plan, which means smartphones. So, absolutely nothing there we couldn't deduce ourselves, but it's nice to get it from the ...
Official Sanctioned Sprint Tethering for Pre: Not Likely
PreCentral.net —
... Unfortunately, that doesn't look to be in the cards for Palm Pre and Sprint. Sascha Segan at GearLog checked out the chat Sprint put on with exec David Owens and laid out plenty of points, including "No tethering for phones that require Everything plans (such as all smartphones) from here on out." ...
Sprint readies lots of HTC Android phones, BlackBerries, WiMax phones and more
Unwired View —
Sprint announced quite a few interesting phones lately, including the Palm Pixi, Samsung Instinct HD, Samsung Intrepid, Samsung Moment and HTC Hero.
Well, the third largest US carrier prepares even more surprises for 2010.
According to GearLog, Sprint executive David Owens has just unveiled some of the carrier’s plans for next year.
Reportedly, Sprint plans to launch WiMax phones, plus lots of HTC and BlackBerry smartphones in 2010 – with the mention that the HTC ones will run Android ...
Sprint Exec: No Tethering, Now or Ever
jkOnTheRun —
... Carriers in the U.S. are reluctant to allow smartphone customers to tether notebooks, and those who have allowed the practice charge an extra monthly fee. Sprint customers have been longing for a tethering option given the carrier’s “Everything” plans. Unlimited data for a monthly fee makes Sprint plans a natural for tethering operations for mobile workers. Unfortunately, in a web chat a Sprint executive admitted that the carrier will not allow tethering with any of their smartphones that require Everything plans “from here on out.” ...
Sprint: Windows Mobile 6.5 Coming Early Next Year
Unwired View —
... packages this way.
Sprint’s casual attitude towards updating to WM 6.5 is a big concern. Given the recent quarterly numbers report, they need any edge they can get; but nobody wants to buy a WM 6.1 device anymore. It’s officially outdated. 6.5 should have been ready to go this month, in my opinion.
I’m sure though that other factors are coming into play that have forced Sprint to delay updates on its Windows phones.
via Gearlog via WMExperts ...
Sprint gears up for more Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile goodness
Boy Genius Report —
Yesterday, Sprint executive David Owens dropped a ton of great news for Sprint customers in a live chat. Some of the news isn’t groundbreaking, but it’s still good to know and get confirmation from Sprint directly. Read on for the list of items that were mentioned.
Google Android OS updates are coming for the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment. While he didn’t specify a version – 1.6 or 2.0 – HTC has previously confirmed that they’re working on an Android 2.0 update for the Hero.
Combination ...
New BlackBerry Tour Arriving On Sprint Next Year?!?
CrackBerry.com blogs —
... will "add Wi-Fi to [the BlackBerry] Tour" and have other Wi-Fi BlackBerries going forward."
The other fact quite obviously is that what we know now as the essex, will show up on Sprint sometime next year and this may help with some of the frustration new Tour owners were looking at in thinking Verizon was going to release an updated version as soon as possible. So how are you Sprint Tour owners feeling now?
View The Chat Details Via The Gearlog Website >> ...
Sprint bits: More Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile goodies coming in 2010
Gadgetell —
... but less than exciting. Sprint is currently in the testing phase for Windows Mobile 6.5 updates on the HTC Touch Pro2 and other Windows phones. So far nothing firm was given as to when you can expect to see that available, however it is planned for “early 2010.” Additionally, Windows Mobile 7 is coming, but as you would expect that timeline is still in the hands of Microsoft.
Finally, Sprint is also looking to release some WiMax phones next year.
Via [GearLog]
Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for ...
Sprint Cuts Phone as Modem from Simply Everything Subscribers
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... has revealed that phone as modem service is no longer available for Simply Everything customers, although a Sprint employee vehemently defends the decision, saying that PAM has always been an add-on, and anyone tethering up until now was doing so outside the purview of their contract. Sprint VP David Owens has confirmed the change and that there won’t be a PAM add-on available for Simply Everything any time soon. There are always workarounds, like ...
WinMo Wrap — HTC’s Got Your Back;
jkOnTheRun —
... Sprint is testing Windows Mobile 6.5 updates for the Touch Pro2 and “other Windows phones” for early next year. The carrier intends to make sure that that late model WinMo phones on the network get updated to the latest OS version. The testing process is underway, spelling good things for owners of the phones on the Sprint network in the U. S. ...
