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Verizon's LG Dare Full Review (Verdict: Best iClone Yet)

"Dare to be different," the saying goes, but the LG Dare is really Verizon Wireless's attempt to fit in, to offer a phone that's more like the AT&T LG Vu and Sprint Samsung Instinct, not to mention Apple's similarly priced iPhone 3G. The truth is, the Dare may not be as glamorous or well-priced as the Instinct, but it has a better browser, a motion sensor and some cool software tricks that make it a fine phone for people who choose to remain in Verizon's walled garden. And it puts Verizon's previous iClone attempts, the LG Voyager and the Samsung Glyde, to lowdown dirty shame. More »

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7:03 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Wilson Rothman
44,285 views, 59 comments

Latest by n/a: I am not a Apple hater nor a Sprint, Verizon, and or other hater. I often find myself in this situation with many of today's technologies.. Lets stop comparing and lets realize that in the great free world we are more »

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Put the Instinct in a YouTube Clip, Sprint Will Give You $20

Clever social marketing or desperate ploy for viral popularity? Sprint's offering $20 to the first 1,000 people to feature the Instinct in a YouTube clip, while the Grand Prize Winner will pick up a sweet $10,000. The official rules will be released on Monday when the contest, appropriately called "Sell Out," kicks off. Hit us with your best video ideas in the comments, we promise we won't steal them. [iSmashPhone, Thanks Mike!]

12:45 PM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By matt buchanan
4,921 views, 34 comments

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$130 Samsung Instinct Out Now on Sprint

The Samsung Instinct, the iCloniest touchscreen smartphone of them all, is out today. $130 after 2 year Sprint contract and $100 rebate. [Sprint]

9:59 AM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Benny Goldman
8,792 views, 30 comments

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Most Sprint Phones Getting Exchange and Lotus Notes Corporate Email

Sprint really does want the Instinct to be the best iPhone clone in the land, 'cause they're adding corporate email (Exchange and Lotus Notes) to it and a slew of other consumer phones through Sprint Mobile Email Work. The corporate email setup comes gratis with their Everything plans, or $9.99 separately. The other lucky phones receiving this blessing "in the coming weeks" are LG's Rumor and Fusic; the RAZR, RAZR2 and KRZR; Katana I and II and the 8400; and Sammy's A900, A900M and M500. More phones will get it later—all the details below. More »

3:32 PM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By matt buchanan
4,741 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: Whoa, wait. People still use Lotus Notes? more »

ultimate iphone clone battlemodo

iPhone Clone Battlemodo: Which One Is the iPhoniest?

Okay, so the iPhone 3G is going to be the second coming of Jesus in pocketable form, but maybe you're a rebel and don't wanna look exactly like the estimated 27 million other tools expected to be running around with an iPhone by 2009. You wanna be different. (Or maybe you can't seem to break out of that damn Sprint contract.) Still, you do want a touchscreen, 3G data, a music player and all that jazz. Is there an iPhone clone worth buying from your carrier? Relax, we've done the work for you and broken down the top three nationwide carriers' best iPhone wannabes into a single chart. More »

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2:00 PM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By matt buchanan
49,183 views, 120 comments

Latest by n/a: After a lot of research and listening to iPhone biased guys ... I've become a convert to the dark side with the Instinct. I haven't got it in my hands yet but the package and software look very good. Is it an more »

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Current Sprint Customers Get First Dibs on Instinct

In that same speech he revealed WiMax's commercial launch date, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse mentioned that current customers will have first crack at the Instinct, the hottest phone they've got (with an equally hot price), as a way of showing that "Sprint, from now on, will place our current customers first." So arbitrary specialness makes up for years of shitty service? [PC World]

10:00 PM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By matt buchanan
9,177 views, 34 comments

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Sprint Drops Samsung Instinct Price Again: Now $129 After Rebate

Sprint is trying to set some kind of sales record with its exclusive Samsung Instinct: The fun little don't-call-it-an-iPhone feature phone goes on sale June 20 priced at $129 after a $100 mail-in rebate. A week ago, we reported that the price had fallen from $299 to $199. Honestly, I can safely say there's no good reason NOT to buy one of these things if you plan on sticking with Sprint for two or more years. But with phone subsidies this high, one wonders how many years Sprint itself can stick around. (Press release with details on plans, accessories and features below.) More »

9:23 AM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Wilson Rothman
19,244 views, 61 comments

Latest by n/a: @superbryant: I agree. As discussed above, Sprint was the carrier for phones with the latest and greatest features. Sanyo was a huge part of that. End of an era, I guess. more »

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6 Takes On The Samsung Instinct (aka iPhone Hunter)

Sprint is spending a lot of money in attempts to slay the iPhone and give AT&T a run for their money. And while we may all snicker over how closely their new posterboy the Samsung Instinct resembles the iPhone, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Sprint has worked closely with Samsung to put a sleek iPhonesque UI over a pocketable handset that can handle video, stream TV, and offer turn-by-turn GPS.

So what did the reviewers think?

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1:30 PM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
22,442 views, 74 comments

Latest by n/a: @keyser: Everything Apple showed us is free aside from the cost of Exchange. WMDMC is not needed with the iPhone. If I remember correctly devices require WM 6.1 to be used with WMDMC. Also, all it does is extend security more »

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Sprint's Samsung Instinct Now Costs $199 After Rebate

We previously heard that the Samsung Instinct was going to be $299 after rebate on Sprint—not too bad a price for what we said was the best Sprint and best Samsung phone ever. Turns out the iPhone 3G's $199 reveal sent Sprint back to their abacuses, which they used diligently to come up with an extra $100 mail-in rebate to equal the playing field with AT&T. The win for Sprint's deal is that current customers can supposedly buy the phone without renewing their two-year contract, which is pretty great for someone who plans on ditching carriers soon. [Phone News]

7:36 PM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Jason Chen
15,442 views, 32 comments

Latest by endless: best buy will be selling the phone. they don't do mail in rebates. might be cheaper there. more »

Samsung Instinct review

Samsung Instinct Review: Best Sprint or Samsung Phone Ever

Despite what we and other media have hinted at, despite what Sprint itself is spending a lot of money trying to convey, the Samsung Instinct is not an iPhone killer. To be sure, Samsung and Sprint borrowed liberally from the iPhone playbook when it came to look and feel. But the comparison itself isn't fair: The iPhone is a software platform that is growing every day, soon to have a host of applications that put it squarely in the smartphone category along with BlackBerry, Palm and Windows Mobile. The Samsung Instinct will never be mistaken for a smartphone. Then what is it? It's the best carrier-centric feature phone I've ever seen, a delight to use for many—though not all—of its intended purposes. More »

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8:00 PM on Sun Jun 8 2008
By Wilson Rothman
123,597 views, 113 comments

Latest by blakeHymer: I'll be getting this only because my family already has a talk/message/data share plan for my dad's blackberry, They won't pay for the iphone's 70 dollar monthly fee, but this still looks great more »

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Sprint Instinct Full Video Walkthrough

The latest batch of Sprint Instinct vids are mercifully (and smartly) short on the iPhone bashing, instead going for a feature walkthrough/tutorial, kind of like the iPhone's (sorry Sprint). There's five vids showing different features of the phone, though live search is the most worthwhile, where you say what're you looking for, like "pizza" or "McDonald's," and the Instinct tosses up a list of nearby places using GPS, with a map, phone number, etc. It was a little buggy when we saw it back in April, but they've had plenty of time to fix, so we can't wait to check it out soon. All the vids are below. More »

9:45 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By matt buchanan
10,319 views, 55 comments

Latest by n/a: Wollymolly, I agree with you . I work at Sprint and my department strives for excellence. As far as India goes we are dropping them. I love my job and enjoy helping people. I totally agree with the verbage regarding the more »

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Sprint Instinct Requires $70-a-Month Simply Everything Data Plan

While someone interested in finger-flicking Sprint's Instinct iPhone-foe when it launches June 20 would probably want a hearty data plan to get the most out of it, Sprint's going a step further and making you get one: Its lowest-end Simply Everything plan at $69.99 a month, which comes with unlimited web, email, GPS and other stuff (sans tethering), and 450 minutes talk time. (Though you can get unlimited chatting too for $99.99 total in what's probably the best of the four carriers' unlimited plans.) BTW, while CW says no set price, we were told $299 last month—hopefully this means it'll be even cheaper. Update: Yup, we added in some mo' details. [Computerworld via Unwired View]

7:01 PM on Fri May 30 2008
By matt buchanan
21,483 views, 32 comments

Latest by n/a: So everyone should now by now that it is "required" not optional to have an everything plan. The sprint employee that posted saying that it is optional was misinformed. He/she was probably the same person I talked to a month more »

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Sprint's Samsung Instinct Hitting Retail June 20

Lining up with the teaser site's "late June" release, Sprint just confirmed to us that its iPhone-slaying Instinct will be hitting retail on June 20. Which is after WWDC, when we're expecting the 3G iPhone to be announced. Guess we'll see how much wind it takes out of the Instinct's um, sales. [Sprint]

2:38 PM on Thu May 22 2008
By matt buchanan
21,357 views, 21 comments

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Giz Explains: An Easy Primer on GPS

In this week's Giz Explains, we're doing a quick rundown of a sweet technology that has evolved from a (deadly) serious military application to becoming a household utility, found in all kinds of gadgets: GPS. More »

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2:00 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By matt buchanan
14,548 views, 69 comments

Latest by n/a: @Topcat: I, rather unfortunately, have an extremely poor sense of direction. As soon as I can afford one, I will definitely get a GPS system so that I can do the most basic wayfinding, 'cause if I don't have a more »

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Sprint Keeps Up iPhone Bashing Fest, Still Missing the Point

Sprint has released the rest of its iPhone-bashing ads, part of the Instinct $100 million campaign attacking the old iPhone just when Apple is about to release a new version with Jobs-only-knows how many new features. This time, however, on top of the internet connection and the GPS location, the other features may not be available on the next iPhone. What may be the scorecard next month? More »

5:01 AM on Thu May 15 2008
By Jesus Diaz
18,865 views, 81 comments

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Sprint Loses 1 Million Customers While Everyone Else Gains

Two weeks ago we told you that Verizon and AT&T had added millions of customers in the first quarter of 2008, and that T-Mobile was also on the up. Today Sprint reported that, as expected, it was not part of this trend, instead losing 1 million customers in the same period. CEO Dan Hesse told Reuters that recovery would take "many quarters." Sprint was working hard to reduce customer cancellations and return to profit, but it was "still far from where we need to be." Our theory: Sprint is throwing a Hail Mary pass with the Samsung Instinct, whose marketing costs alone are rumored to cost $100 million—or more. If that doesn't work, I think we might see some towel throwing. [Reuters]

12:23 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Wilson Rothman
4,253 views, 68 comments

Latest by n/a: I've used sprint since the first year they started. never had a major problem and when I had little ones they've taken care of me. They still do. I get 20% off my bill just for working where I work. more »

sprint's $100 million mistake

Sprint Spending $100 Million to Kick iPhone in the Nuts (iPhone Wearing Cup)

Starting May 9th, Sprint will begin a massive, $100 million marketing campaign aimed straight at the iPhone's nether regions. Stacking its 3G Instinct against the iPhone, Sprint hopes to show that EVDO and GPS make their product way better than anything coming out of Cupertino. The problem isn't that the Instinct is necessarily a bad phone, or that Sprint is a worse service than AT&T. It's that Sprint's series of commercials will cost the company $100 million to promote a message that will most probably be a moot point in one month if/when Apple announces their 3G iPhone. Here's their second commercial: More »

1:10 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Mark Wilson
143,879 views, 168 comments

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Sprint Licenses Visual Voicemail, Can Use It Without Being Sued

When I groped Sprint's Instinct at CTIA and was flipping through the features, one of the reps made sure to show me visual voicemail—a necessity for any device taking on the iPhone. Apparently, he didn't just mean visual voicemail in the generic sense, it's the real, patented deal, licensed from Klausner—who's currently suing the balls off of Apple and AT&T for patent infringement. Smart move, since they'll likely win the suit, given that RIM, AOL and Vonage, among others have also paid to license the patent. Course, the Instinct's still no iPhone-killer. [Forbes, Thanks John]

1:55 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By matt buchanan
4,845 views, 29 comments

Latest by n/a: its not visual voicemail unless you can READ it. SimulScribe came out with visual voicemail you can Read and listen to way before the iPhone even came out. free trail on their site simulscribe.com more »

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