In todays’s virtual chat on Sprint’s Web site锛Sprint’s executive David Owens offers some good news about his company’s plans respect to its phones and services In later 2009 and 2010 for sprint customers.聽 Which including:
- Google Android OS updates are coming for the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment. While he didn’t specify a version – 1.6 or 2.0 – HTC has previously confirmed that they’re working on an Android 2.0 update for the Hero.
- Combination CDMA/GSM Android phones are also “a possibility but nothing this year.”
- They’re considering an Android phone with a built-in MiFi-type router.
- Android phones will get less expensive “as we see volume across the industry.”
- Lots of HTC and BlackBerry phones coming next year. HTC phones “will be on the Android platform.”
- Sprint will “add Wi-Fi to [the BlackBerry] Tour” and have other Wi-Fi BlackBerries going forward.
- They’re testing Windows Mobile 6.5 updates for the HTC Touch Pro2 and other Windows phones; “plan for early 2010.”
- They want Windows Mobile 7.0 “as soon as possible, but dependent on Microsoft.”
- Expect WiMAX phones next year.
- No tethering for phones that require Everything plans (such as all smartphones) from here on out.
If they are going to introduce a mifi like feature in the phone, it is essentially tethering. It just broadcasts the signal, which in turn is better, because you can connect more than one computer. Right now, Sprint has tethering for free or dirt cheap, the other carriers charge a lot for it. I think it is a great idea for a wireless “tethering.”
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on Nov 10th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Wow! Sprint is starting to add some nice Android smartphones, to their portfolio.
Just when I was already torn between the HTC Hero or Pre, now this. I was 51% Pre and 49% Hero, only because the Hero did not have a pullout keyboard. Now I think I’m all in for the Moment. I’ll wait for the reviews but this looks good on the surface.