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An Unplanned Upgrade

A few weeks ago my trusty Samsung Galaxy Note 4 started acting weird, randomly rebooting at inopportune times. To make a long story short, on the second trip to a Sprint store the technicians determined that it was a hardware problem. Since Sprint has no more Note 4 units available for replacements, their only alternative was to upgrade me to a

Keep The Note 4?

Since the mass adoption of the cell phone happened starting in the 1990’s, like everyone else I’ve gone through a long succession of cell phones. My very first cell phone was a Motorola bag phone. Remember those? Analog cell phones could sound surprisingly good. Of course, in fringe reception areas, the sound quality would often become quite crackly and was

Sprint brings Free Wi-Fi Calling to iPhone

When I got my first cell phone in 1995, I opted for a plan that included a whopping 60 minutes of monthly airtime. Back then, cell phones were still looked at as "emergency contact devices" by most people. But much has changed in the last two decades. Today, cell phones are ubiquitous and there's an expectation that we can use

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Review

When you pick you the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge for the very first time you immediately feel the difference. The Curved Edge is just cool to touch, after having used a standard flat screens mobile for years the round smooth edge is truly unique to the feel and touch. While the specifications of the phone itself are incredible I want

Sprint adds International Wi-Fi Calling

Sprint is about to release something that could make life a little easier for people who do a lot of traveling. It will also help families who are in the United States and who make calls to family members who are traveling. Sprint is going to update Sprint Spark and add international Wi-Fi calling (to certain locations) at no additional

Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport Review

During the past 3 weeks I have been using a Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport from Sprint. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport is an exclusive Sprint Spark-enabled smart phone. The Sport brand is obviously focused for health conscious users. It has all of the standard benefits of the S5 along with Sprint Fit Live. This phone design has a custom finish

Gmail Contact Synching Bug

Last fall I got a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone. I love the S3. It's an awesome piece of technology. Sometime overnight a couple of evenings ago, it developed a hardware problem and the next day it would no longer boot. It was working perfectly when I went to bed, but when I woke up something had gone wrong. So, I