2009 November « Mickey Papillon

Today, both Verizon and Sprint announced the release of the Blackberry Curve 8530. Below is Sprint press release, which highlights the details of the device. Of interest, note the bolded sections, that I had never read before in one of Sprint’s releases. Looks like Verizon isn’t the only one taking a jab at AT&T. It is also interesting that the carrier is claiming their network to be the most reliable among US carriers. Poke at Verizon and T-Mobile in there too.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Nov. 5, 2009 – Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today it will add the new BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone to the wireless industry’s best lineup of devices. Beginning today, customers can visit http://www.sprint.com/blackberrycurve8530 to pre-register for this next generation of the popular BlackBerry wireless device on America’s most dependable 3G network¹ with the affordability of Sprint’s Everything Data plans featuring Any Mobile, Anytime^SM. Pricing and availability will be announced at a later date.

BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone makes it even easier to enjoy music on-the-go with dedicated keys to skip to the next song on a playlist, pause or play. It comes preloaded with several multimedia applications including BlackBerry Media Sync, Sprint Music Store™, Sprint TV™ and Pandora™. It also boasts dedicated applications for a smoothly integrated social networking experience with Facebook^®, MySpace™ and Flicker™. BlackBerry Curve 8530 will be available in three color options – Black, Royal Purple and Red.

“BlackBerry Curve 8330 has been a tremendous success for Sprint. BlackBerry Curve 8530 continues that legacy with the addition of several important features that make it a winner for both entertainment and productivity,” said Kevin Packingham, Sprint Senior Vice President of Product Development. “This is one device that can really do it all with the email, calendar and contact synchronization BlackBerry is known for as well as the latest multimedia and social media features. We are anxious to bring it to our customers who also appreciate the strength of our network, the affordability of our rate plans and our Ready Now customer service experience.”

Sprint’s BlackBerry Curve 8530 will offer BlackBerry App World™ for instant access to thousands of applications. Sprint has employed an open Internet approach, and the Sprint Application Developer Program has been providing tools for third-party developers, since Sprint first launched the Wireless Web on its phones in 2001.

Sprint’s affordable Everything Data plans now include Any Mobile, Anytime, a feature that removes restrictive calling-circles and provides unlimited calling on the Sprint network to and from any U.S. wireless phone regardless of carrier, at no additional charge with Everything Data plans starting at $69.99 per month (all price plans exclude surcharges and taxes).

Sprint’s Simply Everything^SM offers nationwide unlimited calling, unlimited text and unlimited data, including email, social networking, Web browsing, Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, streaming music, NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile, for only $99.99 per month (plus taxes and surcharges). That is a $1,200 savings over two years versus a comparable AT&T iPhone^® plan². Both Everything Data and Simply Everything plans are available to existing customers without extending their service agreement. New lines of service require a two-year service agreement.

The Sprint Mobile Broadband Network (inclusive of data roaming) reaches more than 269 million people, 18,652 cities and 1,838 airports. The Sprint Networks (inclusive of data roaming) have twice the coverage of AT&T’s current 3G network and 14 times the coverage of T-Mobile’s current 3G network, both based on square miles³.

According to Sprint performance data, Sprint Mobile Broadband connections are successfully connected and maintained better than 99 out of 100 times. According to a recent independent network test conducted by PC World, Sprint tested as the most reliable network overall among US carriers in a 13-city performance test⁴.

Sprint is the first national carrier to test, launch and market 4G technology. Separate from its 3G investment, Sprint has announced plans to extend its 4G leadership by launching the next-generation service in numerous markets in 2009, including the recently launched markets of Atlanta, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Portland, Ore.

Sprint is also the only wireless carrier to offer Ready Now service with trained retail associates to work one-on-one with customers to personalize their BlackBerry Curve 8530, set up features and demonstrate how it works before the customer leaves the store. Customers have the choice of sitting down with a Sprint retail associate at the time of purchase or they can schedule an appointment for a later time at www.sprint.com/storelocator.

The Cell Phone Junkie Show #179

Posted November 1, 2009
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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #179 1:14:45
Show Notes
The iPhone closes the gap as the most popular smartphone, the Storm2 is now available and Google’s game changing GPS announcement.

iPhone/iPod Touch Application

Smartphone Experts giveaway

Sprint Intrepid Review

Dexim P-Flip foldable power dock

TCPJ Unlocked Show #034

TCPJ Unlocked Show #035

News
FCC warns of spectrum gap created by iPhone
FCC looking to take TV spectrum back
iPhone close to Blackberry as most popular smartphone
Smartphones are getting cheaper
WebOS Marketshare growing rapidly
Google will scale back call blocking
Texting while driving now banned in NY
Verizon Q3 earnings
Sprint Q3 losses
Sprint continues to lose postpaid customers
Sprint to drop call forwarding fee
Sprint plans open app store
Sprint lays out smartphone roadmap
Nokia Siemens runs LTE tests

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Devices
iPhone 3GS coming to Orange UK Nov 10th
iPhone launches in China
Apple ramping up iPhone production
Palm Pixi coming to Sprint on Nov 15th
HTC CEO says HD2 will stay WinMo
Storm 2 $180 with Verizon Contract
Now available
imPulse watch on pre-order, available early 2010
Verizon Blackberry Curve 8530
Curve2 confirmed
9700 on T-Mobile launch possibly delayed
Motorola and Verizon announce the Droid
Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris coming November 6th
Best buy taking pre-orders, and will offer Droid for $200 w/o rebate
DROID review
Motorola commits to 20 new smartphones in 2010
T-Mobile and Sony offer the Equinox
Samsung ships record 60M handsets in Q3

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Software
Verizon pushes out OS 5.0 to the BB Storm
Novatel MiFi software update
Tweak MiFi to charge over USB
Official HTC WM6.5 ROM upgrade for the Diamond
Google Voice lite lets users keep their number
Google Voice-Voicemail for your existing number
Google voice hits nearly 1.5 million users
Nokia N97 firmware 2.0
Google sends Android 2.0 to developers via SDK
2.0 features
HTC confirms Hero to get 2.0
Google Maps App
Google Maps navigation for Android 2.0
Apple app store breaks 100,000 apps
Make easy time lapse movies with your iPhone
Blacksn0w to compliment BlackRa1n

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On show #178 last week, I asked for people to send in photos of what they were looking at while listening to the show. I stated that I would choose one person randomly as the winner. We received a number of responses, and the winner is Scott. Congrats Scott! Below are the photos, each one has a story, but I’ll let you make up your own. Thanks to everyone who entered, this was a lot of fun!

Here is Scott’s winning entry. His comment – “Listening to podcast at my home office while I do some computer work.”

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