Sprint Starts Shutting Down Nextel Towers

If you are a Nextel cell phone customer currently using the Sprint network you have probably noticed a degradation of service in many areas throughout the United States. This is because Sprint is shutting down the Nextel service and has provided those affected customers with a letter asking them to switch over to Sprint.  You will need to get a new phone and sign a new 2-year commitment. Many cell phone providers require a commitment to help defray the cost of providing phones at a substantial discount. 

It seems that now is an appropriate time to re-evaluate your cell phone needs as there are a variety of great deals out there and even some great no-contract service providers. To find the best cell phone plans to fit your needs, visit http://www.cell-phone-plans-comparisons.com where you can upgrade with your current provider or shop for new phones and service plans.

Google Voice Now Available On Sprint Phones

Sprint customers will be able to use their existing Sprint mobile number as their Google Voice number and have it ring multiple other phones simultaneously. So now, calls to your Sprint mobile number can easily be answered from your office or your home phone, or even your computer through Gmail.  This basically gives Sprint customers all the benefits of Google Voice without the need to change or port their number.

Alternatively, Google Voice users can choose to replace their Sprint number with their Google Voice number when placing calls or sending text messages from their Sprint handset. This feature works on all Sprint phones and gives Sprint users all the benefits of Google Voice without the need for an app.

In either case, Google Voice replaces Sprint voicemail, giving Sprint customers transcribed voicemail messages available online and sent via email and/or text message. International calls made from Google Voice users' Sprint phones will be connected by Google Voice at low rates, and Sprint customers will also have access to the rest of Google Voice's features, like creating personalized voicemail greetings based on who's calling, call recording, blocking unwanted callers and more.

Sprint SALE! BlackBerry Curve, Samsung Epic, HTC EVO, all the latest phones at lower than carrier pricing.

FIRST WINDOWS PHONE 7 DEVICE FOR SPRINT, HTC ARRIVE™, AVAILABLE BEGINNING MARCH 20 FOR $199.99

HTC Arrive (Sprint)

The HTC Arrive™ smartphone (announced by HTC globally as HTC 7 Pro) offers the Windows Phone 7, glance-and-go experience combined with an innovative design that features a sliding full QWERTY keyboard and tilt-up display.  Its unique Start screen with Hubs gives easy access to the user’s most valuable content and customizable Live Tiles come to life with real-time updates from the Web.

Depending on the app, the Live Tiles might show pending messages and appointments, news and weather, or game notifications and friend status – all continuously refreshed.  It also lets the user customize people, apps, playlists, pictures, and other favorites to the Start screen, so they’re available at a single touch.

Windows Phone 7 Hubs bring together related content from the Web, applications and services into a single view and offers quick and easy access to the users’ most valuable content.  The six Hubs are built on specific themes, including:

• People Hub brings together relevant content based on the person, including photos and live feeds from social networks.  People Hub provides a central place from which to update status or change profile pictures across multiple social networking sites.  Skim Facebook®, Windows® Live feeds & photos, then call, text or post to friends and get directions to their place.
• Games Hub is an on-the-go arcade and the first and only official Xbox LIVE experience on a phone.  Play solo, or use the free Xbox LIVE service to match wits with friends wherever they are and view player avatars, profiles and achievements.
• Pictures Hub houses your entire collection and makes it easy to share pictures to a social network in one step.  It can also bring together a user’s photos by integrating with the Web and PC, making the phone the ideal place to view an entire picture and video collection, including photos saved to the phone and pictures friends posted on Facebook or Windows Live.  You can even send favorites to friends, or post them to Facebook or Windows Live, all from one place.
• Music + Videos Hub is an anytime entertainment center. Play a music collection – synced wirelessly from a PC – or stream or download new tunes.  There’s even a built-in FM radio and high-resolution screen that’s perfect for watching TV shows, movies or your own video clips.  Add an optional Zune Pass subscription to get millions of songs for one low monthly fee.  Users can turn their media experience into a social one with Zune Social on a PC and share their media recommendations with like-minded music lovers.
• Marketplace Hub allows the user to easily discover and load the phone with certified applications and games.
• Office Hub brings the familiar experience of the world’s leading productivity software to your phone.  With access to Microsoft Office, OneNote and SharePoint Workspace all in one place, users can easily read, edit and share documents.

HTC Arrive key features include:

• Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon Processor
• 3.6-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch capability
• Full HTML Web browser with Bing Search and Maps for turn by turn directions, address mapping and even street level views via voice search or typing
• Windows Phone Marketplace offers a single view to showcase apps, games, music and premium Xbox LIVE games
• Corporate email (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync®), personal (POP & IMAP) email and text messaging
• 5MP camera with flash, autofocus and digital zoom and 720p HD camcorder.  The camera button will snap photos fast, even if the phone is locked.
• 16GB internal memory for storing pictures, videos and large files
• Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g/n)

Buy the HTC Arrive for $149.99!

Sprint Phones On Sale

Sprint SALE! Ww have the BlackBerry Curve, Samsung Epic, HTC EVO, and all the latest phones at lower than carrier pricing. Get FREE activations from Sprint and save up to $180! 2/8 - 2/14/2011.

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