Sprint offers up to $100 off phones to catch leaving users

Sprint is planning a short but key promo to catch customers that might leave. Details uncovered by SprintFeed show the carrier using e-mail or physical mail to offer a discount to customers "at a high risk of leaving Sprint." If tagged, they will get amounts between $25 to $100 off their next phone if they're upgrade-eligible, with the amount most likely depending on the device....

Tucows launches Ting: cellular service with a conscience

There was a time when Tucows was the place to go to find software for your Windows computer. You can still find software there, but the company is throwing its weight behind a new venture: a discount cellular carrier called Ting. Ting is utilizing Sprint‘s wireless backbone to provide service, and they’re not doing contracts. [...]

Ting Launches 'Mobile Service That Makes Sense' on Sprint

A company called Ting has this week launched its cellular phone service using Sprint's CDMA and WiMax networks. Ting, which is operated by Tucows, provides inexpensive, no-contract access to mobile services. Potential customers will need to buy a Ting-branded phone from Ting, which range from the Samsung Reclaim for $45 to the Motorola Photon for $545. Phone prices are subsidized only slightly ...

ATandT, Verizon, Sprint unleash 4G LTE Android phones, tablets

AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint announced a bevy of Android smartphones -- and a few tablets -- on the first day of this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Huawei Ascend II (U.S. Cellular)

The Huawei Ascend II is only a modest refresh over the original; if you're willing to spend a bit of money, you can get a much better smartphone on U.S. Cellular.