Nexus One Coming To Sprint

Google's own cell phone, the Nexus One, is going to be coming to Sprint! Already available on T-Mobile and in AT&T 3G bands, the phone will be coming to Sprint sometime this year. Now release date and pricing are still to be announced, but the phone is now going to be available on the four largest U.S. networks. The Nexus One has a five megapixel camera with flash, a 1 GHz "Snapdragon" processor, a 3.7 inch AMOLED display, and Wifi. The phone is also running Android 2.1 (Eclair), which is the newest version of Android. It looks like a great Android phone to be coming to the Sprint network, along with our new 4G Supersonic. (Sprint)

Sprint Expands Buyback Program to Non-Sprint Phones, Too

Looking to switch to Sprint, but wondering what you are going to do with your old phone? It looks like anyone that has an old phone, even from other carriers, can now get credit for them when they give them to Sprint. Up to three phones can be returned to Sprint for a credit, and any phones after that won't be credited. If your family has been with another carrier before now, each person buying a new Sprint phone could give three phones for a credit, which adds up to a nice fat credit, depending on the phones. You can use the credit to pay for your bill or new phone, too. Previously, Sprint only accepted Sprint branded phones for a credit, but now they will take any phone and give you credit back for them. A great way to get customers, especially those that don't want to deal with services like eBay and Craigslist. (Sprint)

Sprint Most Reliable 3G Network (In a Tie)

PC World has conducted another test of the Big Four national carriers, and Sprint is the most reliable again (in a tie with AT&T that is). They got perfect reliability in three of the cities that PC World tested in, and they only dropped below 80% in a few cities. In addition to being the most reliable in some of the cities, they also have 4G up and running in some of those cities, which is a bonus if you live in a Sprint 4G city. Although they didn't have the highest speeds out of all the carriers, they have improved their reliability from last year (about 90%) four percent (to about 94%). Overall, all the carriers saw improvements in their networks. Sprint increased their speed in some cities, but were starting to drop in speed in a few that they haven't upgraded their 3G network in. AT&T got the best 3G speeds in almost every city that PC World tested, increasing by more than 100% in some cities. But if you are looking for coverage and reliability in your network, look to Sprint, which has already started on their 4G network and have almost twice the 3G footprint of AT&T and more than eight times more than T-Mobile. (PC World)