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Sprint denies allegations of throttling data, reiterates its policy of unlimited data
As quickly as CEO Dan Hesse got his company into trouble he was able to get them out of it as well. Apparently, a misquote/misunderstanding of Hesse during an investor’s meeting led for many blogs to conclude that Sprint has been throttling the top 1% of data users, thereby misleading customers with its unlimited data more »
Sprint throttles the 1%
If someone were to ask me what’s the biggest difference between Sprint’s data plans and its competitors, I’d would point out Sprint’s truly unlimited plans. Sprint spent a lot of money emphasizing to customers how it’s the only nationwide carrier in the United States that doesn’t charge overages or throttle data for its smartphone users. more »
Sprint and Motorola look to have an announcement coming on June 9th
While the event details are rather sparse at the moment, it does look like Sprint and Motorola will be making an announcement come June 9th. The details come by way of a recent “exclusive luncheon event” invitation that has been sent out. The event is touting how those invited can “join Sprint CEO Dan Hesse more »
Meet the AT&T, T-Mobile merger opposition
Yesterday’s U.S. Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the merger between T-Mobile and AT&T provided arguments on both sides of the fence. We’ve covered the topic of spectrum usage recently as argued by those in favor of the merger, and those who are opposed. Today we’re going to focus on what the opposition had to say. The opponents against the merger included Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, Cellular South CEO Victor H. Meena and Public Knowledge president Gigi Sohn.
AT&T and T-Mobile: The argument over spectrum
During Wednesday’s United States Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about AT&T’s takeover of T-Mobile USA, one of the hot issues involved wireless spectrum. AT&T and T-Mobile claim it needs more of it, but those in opposition of the merger beg to differ. We’ll cover more details about the hearing soon, but for now, let’s focus on the spectrum issue.
Sprint’s unlimited data plans will remain, as long as you use “reasonable” amounts
Sprint always seems to be bragging about their unlimited plans, most notably in the form of unlimited data. And as it turns out, they are not opposed to ditching the unlimited. According to Sprint CEO Dan Hesse; “We can offer unlimited [usage] as long as the usage is reasonable,” Hesse said. “If you run an more »
Sprint CEO Hesse considers move to LTE; possible T-Mobile USA merger?
Sprint, which currently operates its 4G network on WiMAX, may consider a move towards using LTE. In an interview with Financial Times, CEO of Sprint, Dan Hesse, gave this statement: “We have the spectrum resources where we could add LTE if we choose to do that, on top of the WiMAX network,” he added. “The more »
Sprint’s latest ad campaign attacks Verizon & AT&T
For new AT&T customers, you will have to choose a different data plan as AT&T no longer offers an unlimited plan. Verizon customers may face the same fate as new AT&T customers because they are also considering tiered data plans. Nothing has been set in stone for Verizon, but it seems they are heading in more »
Sprint has “no current plans” to increase data plan prices
Emailing a company CEO seems to be the trendy thing to do lately. That said, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has recently received and replied to an email regarding data plan pricing. Of course, as you have most likely already guessed — its in relation to the recent changes with AT&T. Still, Dan Hesse had some more »
Sprint picks up Virgin Mobile for $483 million, bolsters Sprint’s prepaid department
A definitive agreement was reached today when the board of directors of Sprint Nextel and Virgin Mobile USA agreed to Sprint purchasing Virgin Mobile for $483 million. Virgin Mobile is perhaps best known for their prepaid phone sales and Sprint plans to use Virgin Mobile to improve their standings in the prepaid phone department.
