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Oct

27

2010

Sprint add 644k wireless subscribers in Q3, posts $911 million net loss

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by Mikka Burrell
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Popular CDMA carrier Sprint has posted its Q3 2010 earnings report and the results, for the most part, were mixed. Sprint had its second best quarter in company history in order of wireless subscriber additions, adding a total of 644,000 new customers. The company also noted that they saw their churn rate drop to 1.93%; [...]

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Oct

4

2010

Bug fix being pushed to Sprint Epic 4G devices

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by Mikka Burrell
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Well, it seems that the Epic 4G software update saga is finally over…hopefully. Now that their “administrative issues” have been dealt with, Sprint is now beginning to roll out bug fixes to Epic 4G handsets, which should hopefully fix the 3G upload speed woes users have been reporting for weeks. If you’re an Epic 4G [...]

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Sep

16

2010

How to update the Epic 4G’s software to version DI07

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by Tyler Cunningham
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Samsung has released an OTA update for the Samsung Epic 4G, bringing the software version to DI07. The update contains several key fixes: Optimized, HotSpot in 3G idle mode to help conserve battery power Optimized, Applied Qualcomm patch for performance enhancement Added, Media Hub Modified, WiMAX exit delay Modified, UI “Noisey” One to “Noisy One” [...]

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Aug

28

2010

Root has been achieved on the Samsung Epic 4G

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by Tyler Cunningham
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Yes, you read that title correctly.  The team over at SDX-Developers has achieved root on the Samsung Epic 4G, before the phone is even being sold. The process involves first establishing a temporary root, and then pushing a script that sets the root environment every time the phone is powered on. It likely won’t take [...]

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Aug

18

2010

Sprint Epic 4G unboxing & first impressions

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by Chris Moor
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Here it is folks, the one you’ve all (Sprint customers) have been waiting for, the Samsung Epic 4G. This is number three out of four of the Samsung’s Galaxy S phones, the other two being the AT&T Captivate and the T-Mobile Vibrant. The fourth US-Galaxy S phone will be the Verizon Fascinate, but not much [...]

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