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Entries from June 2006

Sanyo SCP-2400 announced by Sprint

June 29th, 2006 · No Comments

The Sanyo SCP-2400 was announced by Sprint today. While it looks like a conventional Sanyo flip phone, the SCP-2400 has parental control options that make its target age in the 8-12 range. The controls make it easy to set which calls the handset can make or receive. Data services can also be disabled to avoid […]

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Tags: Sprint Nextel · Sanyo

Review of GSM-handset Motorola W220

June 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Standard kit:

Handset
Battery
Charger
Wired stereo-headset
User’s Guide

Motorola W220 is an entry-level model bundled with FM-radio, coming in clamshell form-factor. As you might have already guessed, if […]

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Tags: Review · Motorola

Verizon Wireless chooses Lucent for EV-DO Rev A

June 27th, 2006 · No Comments

Verizon Wireless announced it has chosen Lucent to deploy EV-DO Revision A. The network upgrade is a combination of hardware and software updates. Verizon has been testing Lucent’s rev A technology since 2005. Once completed Verizon Wireless will be able to deploy a new range of services, such as push-to-talk, messaging, Voice over IP and […]

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Tags: Verizon Wireless · Data · 3G

VK close to bankruptcy

June 27th, 2006 · No Comments

Korean handset maker VK is reportedly amid a major cash crunch. If a loan is not paid back by tomorrow the company will be forced to go into bankruptcy proceedings. VK recently restructered and reduced its workforce.
The company is primarily unknown in the US market, but does make one US handset called the Kickflip […]

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Tags: Rumor · Backpage

Sprint updates on 800MHz reconfiguration

June 27th, 2006 · No Comments

One year after its start, Sprint Nextel has announced metrics for its 800MHz reconfiguration. Sprint is swapping out spectrum to aid emergency response workers that were complaining of interference with their equipment. The FCC gave Sprint three years to complete the switch.
Twelve months into the project, 96 percent of all necessary Frequency Relocation Agreements […]

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Tags: Sprint Nextel · Backpage

W3C passes mobile web best practices spec

June 27th, 2006 · No Comments

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 as a candidate recommendation. The document is based on work from 30 organizations, including Nokia, Vodafone, Opera Software and NTT DoCoMo.
It offers up “best practices” for making web content designed for mobile devices.

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Tags: Data · Backpage

Review of GSM handset Pantech PG6200

June 27th, 2006 · No Comments

Live photos of Pantech PG6200>>>
Package:

Handset
Two batteries
Wired stereo headset
Wireless Bluetooth-headset Pantech PM3 (limited edition, a B letter will be added to the title […]

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Tags: Pantech · Review

Sprint Nextel completes purchase of Nextel Partners

June 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Sprint Nextel has completed its purchase of Nextel Partners, six months after announcing the deal. Nextel Partners was an affiliate of Nextel that sold wireless service under the Nextel brand in rural areas. Sprint’s purchase of Nextel violated Nextel Partners’ exclusivity clause and the company used another clause to demand a buyout.
Sprint Nextel spent […]

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Tags: Sprint Nextel

Cingular simplifies messaging prices

June 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Cingular has updated its message pricing to not differentiate between text and multimedia messages. Customers now simply pay for blocks of messages which can be used in any manner. This mirrors the practices of T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and Alltel.
There are just two messaging packages, one for $4.99 that includes 200 and one for $19.99 that […]

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Nokia 6102i launched by Cingular

June 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Cingular Wireless has launched the Nokia 6102i, a minor update to the 6101/6102. Features remain similar, with Bluetooth being the main addition. T-Mobile launched its version of the device, the 6103, last month.
Features of the Nokia 6102i include:

GSM 850/1800/1900 plus EDGE
Bluetooth/IrDA
FM radio
Speakerphone
IM (AIM/Yahoo/ICQ)

Cingular is selling the 6102i for $39.99 after a two-year service activation […]

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Tags: Nokia · Cingular