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Sep 2nd 2009 7:27PM ME!
RIM affirms that BlackBerry services are down -- again {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 11th 2008 5:32PM Maybe cause when you click to switch applications, the RIM OS actually switches applications. WinMo is simply slow and bloated for a phone OS.
Keepin' it real fake, part CIX: C-002 HiPhone ups the ante {Engadget}
Feb 6th 2008 7:13PM If you have Verizon, none of these knock-off phones from China will work. They are all GSM.
Learn a little more about cell phone technology before you venture into the world of unsupported, knock-off devices from unknown Chinese manufacturers. Or don't and learn the hard way.
Win a Philips 42PFL5603D 42-inch 1080p HDTV! {Engadget HD}
Feb 5th 2008 5:34PM Daddy needs a new TV!
Merry Christmas: win two round trip tickets on JetBlue + noise canceling headphones {Engadget}
Dec 25th 2007 10:39PM New York City, baby!!
Meizu mocks up the M8 MiniOne {Engadget}
Dec 15th 2007 12:17AM Closed minded? No, more like rational and realistic.
Verizon's BlackBerry Pearl gets new data plans, too {Engadget}
Nov 1st 2007 10:56PM Er...okay? I understand Sprint's conundrum with their customers. And like I said, the majority of them are from the Nextel side, since the merger was a huge mistake to begin with and it was mismanaged (you wonder why the CEO was dropped?). I agree with you that they need to get their act together in terms of marketing.
But, again, their network is truly one of the best. And, quite possibly, they've spent more time, effort, and money in improving their network technology when they should have diverted some of those efforts into marketing the Sprint name. I really don't understand your logic - that since Sprint has 10 towers when other carriers have only 2, that makes their network "shotty" (which I assume you mean shoddy, since "shotty" isn't a word). In urban areas, Sprint has some of the absolute best service reception...which by your own admission, is probably due to their 10:2 tower advantage.
And while I'm a big fan of SERO (since it saves me over $60 a month), I have no doubt that it hurts Sprint's bottom line. But, guess what? This is a capitalist society, where people are free to do what's best for them. When a company offers a service for less than half of what the competition offers, it's pretty much a no-brainer, even for those who suck at math and make up words...well...most of the time.
Verizon's BlackBerry Pearl gets new data plans, too {Engadget}
Nov 1st 2007 9:01PM Sprint's network is falling apart?? Um, seems like you've been drinking a little too much VZW kool-aid. Sprint's network is great and one of the most advanced in the nation.
As for customers, yes, Sprint lost a lot, but that is mostly the result of the ineffective combining of the Nextel business.
As for SERO, Sprint very well knows non-eligible people are on the plan, but they don't care (as of now) since it's pulling in customers. They might yank the offer if it becomes too much of a burden, but so what? The fact is it's available now so why in the WORLD would you pay twice as much for the same features just to be on Verizon? It's, quite frankly, fairly stupid. No knowledge of the plan (since Sprint doesn't advertise it) is the primary reason the masses haven't jumped on it yet.
And if you go with Verizon or TMobile or AT&T for a phone that you just HAVE to have, well, then you're short-sighted.
Verizon's BlackBerry Pearl gets new data plans, too {Engadget}
Nov 1st 2007 8:44PM I though Picture mail wasn't included. And even if it isn't, the unlimited text and navigation beats the competition.
Verizon's BlackBerry Pearl gets new data plans, too {Engadget}
Nov 1st 2007 8:38PM Actually, SERO from Sprint can apply to the Blackberry. Since Sprint has already announced (or was it leaked?) a BB plan for $30 with unlimited email, web, Sprint navigation and text messaging, combined with the SERO voice plan - you have an incredibly cheap and extremely functional Blackberry.
Verizon can't even come close to matching the SERO combination, but since they are raking in the customers, I supposed they don't have to. If more people new about the SERO plan, though, Sprint would be climbing up to the top very fast.
