http://www.cellrants.com/site/index/ Place for you to rant about cell phones and service en webmaster@cellrants.com Copyright 2009 2009-06-29T19:40:00-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/sprint_introduces_motorola_clutch_i465/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/sprint_introduces_motorola_clutch_i465/#When:19:40:00Z Today Sprint introduced a tough new phone from Motorola for the Nextel Direct Connect Network. The Motorola Clutch i465 has a rugged candy bar form factor perfect for construction workers, military and law enforcement. “Sprint Nextel Direct Connect customers are used to the immediate communications offered by push-to-talk devices, but Motorola Clutch i465 with a QWERTY keyboard gives those customers a better way to instantly communicate with friends, family and colleagues,” said Danny Bowman, president of Sprint’s iDEN Business Unit. “By combining Nextel Direct Connect with text messaging, Sprint customers have two of the most efficient ways to get business done wirelessly.” For more information on the Clutch visit: http://www.sprint.com/clutch Motorola Phones, News, Sprint Nextel 2009-06-29T19:40:00-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/sprint_sends_me_to_a_porn_ad/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/sprint_sends_me_to_a_porn_ad/#When:16:12:02Z So a month after I got my new Blackberry Curve with Direct Connect from Sprint, it craps out on me getting no signal. They swap the phone out and tell me its an unknown issue. Guy tells me if it happens again they most likely will have a fix to call Tech Support. It happens again, I call tech support they tell me they will call me back in 1 hour. 8 Hours passed I call back and check the video below to see what happened. Blackberry, News, Sprint Nextel 2009-06-23T16:12:02-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/palm_pre_launches_june_6th/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/palm_pre_launches_june_6th/#When:16:13:01Z Today Sprint and Palm announced that the much anticipated Palm Pre will be available on June 6th for $199.99 after a $100 mail in rebaote with a two year service agreement on an Everything Data Plan or Business Essentials Plan with Messaging and Data. June 6th is a Saturday and some what of an Odd day to launch a new product but my guess is both Sprint and Palm expect long lines of people wanting to buy the phone they felt a weekend may be best, so that most of them wouldn’t have to miss work. (Just a guess) “The Palm Pre takes full advantage of Sprint’s Everything Data plans,” said Avi Greengart, research director for Consumer Devices at Current Analysis. “The Pre has been expressly designed for multitasking among multiple web pages and applications. It also builds on Palm’s heritage in PDAs by managing your digital information – whether that’s on a corporate server or on the web.” With Palm Synergy, users get:  • Linked contacts – With Synergy, you have a single view that links your contacts from a variety of sources, so accessing them is easier than ever. For example, if you have the same contact listed in your Outlook(3), Google and Facebook accounts, Synergy recognizes that they’re the same person and links the information, presenting it to you as one listing. • Layered calendars – Your calendars can be seen on their own or layered together in a single view, combining work, family, friends, sports teams, or other interests. You can toggle to look at one calendar at a time, or see them all at a glance. • Combined messaging – Synergy lets you see all your conversations with the same person in a chat-style view, even if it started in IM and you want to reply with text messaging. You can also see who’s active in a buddy list right from contacts or e-mail, and start a new conversation with just one touch. When the phone was first announced during this years Consumer Electronics Show many said it would kill the iPhone, while the specs and features it offers rival those of the iPhone only time will tell if the Palm Pre will actually kill it. I personally doubt it but hey ya never know. For more information about the Palm Pre visit: http://www.sprint.com/palmpre News, Palm, Sprint Nextel 2009-05-19T16:13:01-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/review_samsung_instinct_s30/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/review_samsung_instinct_s30/#When:01:19:00Z When I first had a chance to play with the Original Samsung Instinct, my first thoughts were iPhone killer, and best phone ever. When Samsung announced the newest Instinct the S30, I was worried they would try to improve on it so much they would ruin it, kind of like what Microsoft did with Vista, or how the sequel to the original movie sucks. But I think Samsung struck the right balance between improvements and what should be left alone when they came out with the S30 because it’s an amazing phone. It’s slightly lighter than the original with a bigger screen that offers in my opinion a better image quality than the previous. The touch feature is also more sensitive than the original at least I think it is, as the phone seemed more responsive to touch that the original, it’s also a lot faster than the original. It also looks better than the original too, makes me wonder if they are going to change up the Times Square billboard to show the newest one. The phone is also great to watch TV on with SprintTV, I think I spent at least an hour each day just checking out the TV channels while I had the phone for review. Something lacking still in the newest instinct is an Instant Messaging program, and a lot of people will not get this phone because of that. Samsung has opened up the API for the S30 so hopefully someone will create one, but I think Samsung should have worked with AIM, Yahoo and Microsoft to develop their own. Overall the phone is great and if you loved your original Instinct and are about to upgrade you won’t regret getting the S30. It’s available now from sprint for $99.88 with a 2 year contract and a $100 mail in rebate. News, Samsung, Sprint Nextel 2009-05-04T01:19:00-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/review_motorola_stature_i9_for_sprint_nextel/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/review_motorola_stature_i9_for_sprint_nextel/#When:00:06:00Z There once was a time where the only push to talk phone available from Sprint Nextel was bulky and ugly, and boy have times changed with the new Motorola Stature i9. A elegant Push to Talk phone good enough for the construction workers working hard at construction sites to CEO’s in their big comfy office. When I first unboxed the Stature i9, I was pretty impressed by the look and feel of the phone, it feels heavy duty but it had a nice soft feel to the key pad. After I was done playing with the phone I put it to the test, I made a few phone calls, used the walkie talkie feature and just ran it through its paces. First the sound quality is amazing, who ever I spoke to came in loud and clear and they heard me clearly as well, but that has always been a trait of Motorola phones good sound quality so I wasn’t surprised by that. I was more surprised by the Sound quality of the Walkie Talkie Feature. On other Push To Talk phones I sometimes have a hard time understanding the person I am talking to and I have even noticed other people using PTT and asking the person they are speaking to, too repeat themselves. That’s common and a lot of people who use PTT are use to it. But say good bye to that problem with the Stature i9 because it isn’t a problem. The PTT calls come in as clear as day and you have no issues understanding anyone. Overall the phones are great and if you are in the need of a push to talk phone or want to upgrade your current push to talk phone then the Stature is a great phone to consider. The Stature is available from sprint now and with a 2 year contract you can get it for $199 after a $50 Mail in Rebate. Motorola Phones, News, Sprint Nextel 2009-05-04T00:06:00-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/review_sound_id_300_bluetooth_headset/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/review_sound_id_300_bluetooth_headset/#When:20:14:00Z On April 15th Sound ID announced that its new 300 Bluetooth headset would be available exclusively at at&t stores. The 300 is a beautiful Bluetooth headset with a glossy black color or as some call it a piano black finish, that not only looks good but feels good in your ear, because it’s so light weight and it doesn’t even feel like it’s in your ear. I actually forgot the headset was in my ear because of how comfortable and light weight it is, it literally doesn’t feel as if it is in your ear after a while. What also amazed me about the Sound ID 300 is the sound quality, it’s as crystal clear as it can get, and people who I talked to could hear me clearly as well, I did not have to speak louder than normal for them to hear me. I credit the dual microphones in the headset for that. The Sound ID 300 also has 3 listening modes, which are easy to switch between and depending on the environment you are in will give you a better call experience, it will even adjust the volume automatically depending on your environment as well. What’s also cool about the 300 is you don’t need to tap talk on your phone, you just hit the button on the back of the headset and it will answer or put on hold the person you are talking too. That’s the kind of ease of use I enjoy. The battery life is also long, I have gone several days with day to day use with out having to charge the battery yet, it advertises 220 hours of battery life so that may be about right. The Sound ID 300 is great and it’s available now at at&t retail stores for just $99.99, it should also be available at http://wireless.att.com but at last check it was not.  News, Reviews, SoundID 2009-05-03T20:14:00-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/unboxing_the_samsung_instict_s30_for_sprint/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/unboxing_the_samsung_instict_s30_for_sprint/#When:04:36:00Z We received the Samsung Instinct S30 today and put together a quick unboxing video. Enjoy! News, Samsung, Sprint Nextel 2009-04-17T04:36:00-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/unboxing_the_motorola_sature_i9/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/unboxing_the_motorola_sature_i9/#When:19:03:00Z Today I received the Motorola Stature i9 for Sprint Nextel and made a quick unboxing video. I should have a full review with in a week. Enjoy the video. Motorola Phones, News, Sprint Nextel 2009-04-15T19:03:00-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/blackberry_app_world_is_here/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/blackberry_app_world_is_here/#When:05:02:00Z You heard right, this is not an April Fools Joke Regardless of the date. The Blackberry App World is now live. Simply point your BlackBerry browser to http://www.blackberry.com/appworld to download the app and start shopping!  News 2009-04-01T05:02:00-05:00 http://www.cellrants.com/site/comments/sprint_releases_specs_for_lg_lotus/ http://www.cellrants.com/site/sprint_releases_specs_for_lg_lotus/#When:14:30:00Z If you are a fashionista and a Sprint customer then the LG Lotus is for you, it’s probably the most stylish new phone I have seen in a while. With a swirly imprinted design and available in red textured purple and satin black the ladies are sure to love it. “Fans of the fashion runways will appreciate the couture style of LG Lotus, exclusive to Sprint. LG Lotus is the recipient of the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for its unique, chic and sleek form factor. It is one of the first Sprint devices to offer One Click, a highly-customizable user interface that makes texting, Web access, email, Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, Sprint Music StoreSM and other features easier to access. It offers the perfect combination of both style and substance with a full QWERTY keyboard that is ideal for quick text messaging, email or instant messaging. LG Lotus also boasts advanced features including stereo Bluetooth® , a 2.0 MP camera/camcorder and Wireless Backup for safekeeping your contact list in the event that the device is lost, stolen or damaged.” Said Sprint. The phone will be available directly from Sprint starting the 19th of April 2009 and will run you $99 with a 2 year contract. The Purple and Black already are available with Sprint. News, Sprint Nextel 2009-03-30T14:30:00-05:00