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Sprint 'about to serve up something big'

by Chris Ziegler posted Sep 9th 2009 @ 9:55PM

Sprint Premier customers are being told that the carrier is "ready to change the game once again" with some sort of big announcement tomorrow morning, though it's anyone's guess what it is. It clearly isn't the Pixi (if it is, someone forgot to give the Premier department the memo), though the note's mention of Simply Everything and Right Plan Promise suggest that the news is going to be plan-focused, not hardware-focused. There's a curious "anymobile" subdomain dug up by a Boy Genius Report tipster that could have something to do with it -- right now it just leads to a "Coming Soon" page -- but otherwise, your guess is as good as ours. Free unlimited data for everyone, perhaps? Ooh, a sudden reversal of strategy with a move to LTE?

[Via Boy Genius Report, thanks Matt G.]

Palm Pres available tonight to invited Premier customers at launch events

by Chris Ziegler posted Jun 5th 2009 @ 3:29PM

This won't apply to many of you, but just a little public service announcement to members of Sprint's elite Premier corps: you can get your Pre tonight if you've received an invitation to do so and you're willing to make the trek to one of ten stores around the country where launch parties are being held. Our understanding is that this is strictly an invite-only event and that non-Premier riff raff (and non-Sprint customers) will be turned away, but honestly, if we were in the market for a Pre, we'd probably loiter for a bit just to see what's up and get a gauge on whether they're willing to bend the rules -- particularly if the Pres end up not selling out by the time the night's over. Either way, if you want a Pre this weekend you'll need to leave your basement at some point because the phone won't be sold online initially -- so let us know how it goes out there in the trenches, folks, and we'll do the same. Stay tuned!

[Image via PreCentral]

Sprint launches Premier program for insanely loyal customers and big spenders

by Chris Ziegler posted Feb 3rd 2009 @ 9:06AM

Many carriers have informal, rarely-discussed policies in place for sliding goodies under the table to their most valuable, longest-tenured customers, but Sprint's taking it to the next level with its new Premier program. Designed to dispense "perks, privileges and discounts that drive higher satisfaction," Premier automatically kicks in after 10 -- yes, ten -- years of loyal Sprint service and includes new customer handset pricing once per year, special offers on trips and tickets to events, free gifts on their service anniversary, early access to new devices, and discounts on accessories. All told, it's a nice little package -- but considering that you need a full 120 months of paid Sprint bills under your belt before this materializes ~~and~~ or you need to be on a plan of $69.99 or higher, the overwhelming majority of us don't need to be worrying about it too much.

[Via Phone Scoop]

Update: You need to be a customer for ten years, or you need to be on an individual line of $69.99 or higher or a family line of $99.99 or higher for at least three months. Makes it a little more palatable, eh? Thanks, everyone!

Cingular Premier customers can pre-order BlackBerry Pearl

by Darren Murph posted Nov 28th 2006 @ 11:28AM

Apparently today was the agreed upon date to launch (or "prelaunch," anyway) svelte new mobiles that we'd been waiting ever so patiently on, as this discovery comes just hours after Motorola officially released its MOTOFONE F3. While we've known the BlackBerry Pearl was coming, sneaked a few peeks of it in action, heard all about the pre-release reviews, and had strong suspicions (twice) that it was headed to Cingular, today we can finally say it's here -- well, almost. Accessible through Cingular's Premier web portal, the Pearl is available for pre-order as an interestingly-labeled prelaunch affair. While the design nor the specs have changed up on us, we're finally getting some concrete info on the price; it'll run you $579.99 straight up, or around $179.99 after corporate and web discounts, and while we're sure plain ole consumer pricing will be similar, you'll (probably) only snag this jewel for under $200 if you sign away your cellular soul for a couple years.

[Thanks, Scott V.]