Palm Pixi Available Tomorrow

The Palm Pixi, the newest WebOS device from Sprint and Palm, will finally be available exclusively on the Now Network this Sunday, November 15. The phone features a full QWERTY keyboard (which many reviews have said is better than the Pre's keyboard), a touch screen, and 8 GB of internal storage, the same as the Pre. No Wifi is included, but for the target crowd of first and more inexperienced smartphone buyers, this phone is a good choice. The phone also has support for the Touchstone wireless charger and comes with a soft-touch back for better gripping and feel of the phone. The price from Sprint with a new two-year contract is $99, but is already available at Walmart for $29.

A full Cnet review here.

As Verizon Hikes Early Termination Fees, Sprint Stays The Same

This week, as Verizon is introducing it's first Android device (which Sprint has two of, mind you), they also had a smaller announcement that I bet they wanted to let slip quietly amid big phone launches. That is, that they are doubling their early termination fees. Now, they say that it will only apply to "advanced devices," which pretty much means smart phones, and only contracts signed after November 15. But coming from a company that requires an (expensive) data plan on one of their non-smartphones, the Samsung Rogue, I wouldn't count yourself out of the new termination fee in the future with non-smartphones. If you didn't know what their fee was before, it was $175, which makes the new fee a whopping $350! If you are planning on switching to Verizon, I would definitely beware of this fee raise, especially because the network is very expensive with data plans ($30 for unlimited data for a smart phone). Sprint and others haven't followed suit, and Sprint even went as far as to tweet to their customers that they are keeping their early termination fees at $200- not bad. Considering that all of Sprint's services are also cheaper, this is a great deal for Sprint customers, especially ones that might need to cancel.

A Cnet article about the termination fees can be found here.

Sprint Stays Strong Despite T-Mobile Outage

If you haven't yet heard, last Tuesday many T-Mobile users experienced a massive outage. From text messages not sending to calls not going through, and even the data network being down, T-Mobile customers everywhere were having problems. Although T-Mobile claims that it only affected 5% of their network users, if you read comments on posts from people affected there are definitely a lot more people affected by it. The outage was caused by a software error, which I believe was caused by the network being upgraded to 3G or something of the kind. Of you Sprint users out there, and of other networks (besides AT&T...) are probably feeling pretty happy with your decision with wireless providers, as you probably already have 3G services, maybe even 4G with Sprint, and you all didn't have your phones out for eight hours like some T-Mobile customers. Feel glad to be at Sprint, and not T-Mobile, at a time like this!

A Cnet article of the outage here, and information of their Sidekick outage here.

Sprint's Holiday Website Is Up

Sprint is very prepared this year, and has already released their holiday website! The site features a select number of phones that they are promoting this year, and has features such as phone previews (for the coming Palm Pixi) and a quiz to decide what phone is right for you or someone special. Go and check the site out for yourself here.

Samsung Moment Now Available

The Samsung Moment, the second Android device on the Sprint Network, is now available. It features one of the fastest processors in an Android device, a beautiful touchscreen that uses less power than other screens, and a full slide out QWERTY keyboard. This phone doesn't have a user interface like the Hero, however, so if the Sense UI is important to you, the Moment isn't for you. The Moment is available now for $179 with a new two year contract, so the only thing you have to decide when getting a new Android handset is whether to get the Hero or the Moment!

A full Cnet review here.