Sprint Clarifies LG Rumor Issues

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Sprint Halts Sales of LG Rumor
Dec 31, 2007, 1:01 PM
Sprint has stopped shipping the LG Rumor to its retail stores and halted sales of the phone while it works on fixing an error with the phone's firmware. A ...   read

LG Rumor Spreads The Message For Sprint
Oct 11, 2007, 1:49 AM
A Sprint preview web site recently revealed the LG Rumor, the carrier's return to messaging phones after a year-long hiatus. The Rumor looks like a bar-style phone with a ...   read

Sprint Offers Firmware Upgrade for LG Rumor
Jan 29, 2008, 10:27 AM
Today Sprint released a firmware upgrade for the LG Rumor. The free upgrade is available both over the air, and at Sprint retail stores. The software will update the ...   read

Virgin Mobile Confirms Rumor 2 Rumor
Aug 27, 2009, 3:21 PM
Today Virgin Mobile said that it will soon be offering the LG Rumor 2 messaging phone. The Rumor 2 has a QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth and 1.3 megapixel camera. It ...   read

Palm and Sprint Working on Palm Profile Backup Fix
Nov 25, 2009, 10:27 AM
Palm and Sprint have issued a joint statement acknowledging problems with end users' Palm Profile information. Users had been reporting that their full Palm Profile information was not being ...   read

LG Lotus and Rumor Get Touch-Screen Successors
Jan 7, 2010, 1:20 PM
Sprint today announced the LG Lotus Elite and Rumor Touch. These updates to the popular Lotus and Rumor add large touch screens. The Lotus Elite sports dual 2.4-inch QVGA-resolution ...   read

Google Says Partial Nexus One 3G Fix On the Way
Jan 25, 2010, 10:04 PM
Today Google indicated that it has discovered the root cause of the Nexus One's difficulty in connecting to T-Mobile's 3G network. Part of the problem is due to a ...   read

Sprint Cancels Palm Pre Promotion After Just Several Hours
Sep 8, 2009, 1:15 PM
Earlier today, Sprint made a new promotion available whereby it would give new customers who buy a Palm Pre a $100 credit towards their services. It appears that the ...   read

LG's Rumor2 Lands at Sprint
Mar 12, 2009, 8:51 AM
Today Sprint announced the LG Rumor2, a revision of the Rumor that was first offered by Sprint in late 2007. The biggest changes compared to the original are an ...   read

Sprint Debuts On-Phone Shopping Tool
Sep 13, 2007, 10:19 AM
Beginning today, Sprint data subscribers can use the new Mobile Shopper service to buy products from 30 online retailers directly from their phones. Users can search, compare prices, check ...   read

Sprint To Rein In Boost
Aug 16, 2006, 4:33 PM
Sprint COO Len Lauer said that the carrier will make changes to halt the growth of its youth-focused MVNO Boost. Boost is outpacing Sprint growth, and is getting large ...   read

LG Rumor Coming to Alltel
Jan 6, 2008, 6:59 PM
Alltel will be launching the LG Rumor in the near future renamed as the Scoop. No other details were revealed. ...   read

Sprint Plans to Revive Nextel Network
Oct 30, 2008, 6:40 PM
Sprint Nextel announced that it is going to "rejuvenate" its Nextel iDEN network. It decided that the iDEN network is a key asset, and it will do what is ...   read

Sprint, Nextel Complete Merger
Aug 12, 2005, 3:42 PM
Sprint and Nextel have just announced that their merger is complete. As reported previously, the companies will begin working together, and trading together on Monday. Attempts by Sprint affiliates ...   read

Sprint Revamps Streaming Music and TV
Mar 14, 2007, 1:37 PM
Sprint has begun telling subscribers it will replace the Sirius Hits streaming music service with 10 genre-based channels. However the carrier will boost up its free Sprint TV offerings ...   read

Sprint Now Owns iPCS
Dec 4, 2009, 1:22 PM
Today Sprint Nextel announced that it has completed its $821 million acquisition of former affiliate iPCS. iPCS is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprint Nextel, and Sprint Nextel expects ...   read

Sprint Nextel Buys Paging Network
Dec 19, 2005, 2:15 PM
Sprint Nextel announced plans to buy Mobitex service provider Velocita Wireless. Velocita operates a Mobitex 2-way paging network in the 900 MHz spectrum. Due to the decrease in paging ...   read

Sprint Rebrands, Drops Nextel From Name
Jun 27, 2007, 1:23 PM
Sprint will launch a new brand campaign July 1 using the tagline "Sprint Ahead." The company will use TV, print and outdoor ads to promote their coverage, high speed ...   read

Affiliates Fail To Make Case Against Sprint
Aug 5, 2006, 5:42 PM
A Maryland judge has ruled that Sprint affiliates Horizon and Bright have no claim against the carrier. The affiliates had alleged that Sprint had violated exclusivity clauses with them ...   read