Tag Archives: LeapWireless

Mobile Miscellany: week of April 29th, 2013

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If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a leak of the BlackBerry R-Series smartphone in red, a clever new notification system from the Paranoid…


Mobile Miscellany: week of April 29th, 2013

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If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a leak of the BlackBerry R-Series smartphone in red, a clever new notification system from the Paranoid…


ZTE Engage cleared to land at Cricket on October 2nd for $250

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We recently caught first sight of the ZTE Engage at a press event in New York, but while Cricket was more than happy to let us play with its latest smartphone, the carrier stopped short of providing us with its pricing or arrival date. All of that ch…


ZTE Engage cleared to land at Cricket on October 2nd for $250

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We recently caught first sight of the ZTE Engage at a press event in New York, but while Cricket was more than happy to let us play with its latest smartphone, the carrier stopped short of providing us with its pricing or arrival date. All of that ch…


Cricket and RadioShack confirm No-Contract Wireless, ship two Huawei phones to celebrate

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RadioShack might have had a difficult time keeping a lid on its partnership with Cricket, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t interested in the official news. Launching under the expected RadioShack No-Contract Wireless banner, the unfettered phone servi…


Verizon and Leap Wireless announce $120 million spectrum swap in wake of FCC approval

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Go ahead and put a bow on it, as Verizon Wireless and Leap Wireless (the parent company of Cricket), have announced a successful spectrum swap. The agreement follows the recent stamp of approval from the FCC, which was issued as part of a larger deal…


T-Mobile urges the FCC to approve Verizon’s spectrum deal, wants its cut

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It’s strange to see another network provider stepping up to the plate for Verizon, but some of T-Mobile’s big hitters have visited the FCC to do just that. The company wants Verizon’s acquisition of AWS spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo, Cox and Leap…


Mobile Miscellany: week of July 16th, 2012

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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, the Chief Operating Officer of Leap Wireless made his departure from the company a…


Mobile Miscellany: week of July 16th, 2012

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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, the Chief Operating Officer of Leap Wireless made his departure from the company a…


Virgin Mobile to carry iPhone from today, Sir Richard does his best Fonz impression

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Virgin Mobile is offering the iPhone to its prepaid customers as of today. The Sprint-owned subsidiary is using the event to kickstart a new retail strategy that will see the company open branded retail stores in Chicago — with a nationwide rollout …