By Allen Tsai | Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:20 am |
Sprint has expanded a program for recycling old cell phones, saying it is now allowing customers to trade in any device -- regardless of handset maker or carrier -- for credits worth as much as $300 that can be used on new service and phone upgrades.
The Overland Park, Kan.-based carrier said existing customers can bring as many as three eligible handsets to any Sprint retail store for credit -- worth up to $300, depending on the device.It said more than 900 different phones qualify and can be found on the program Web site. Handsets that don't qualify for the credit can still be taken to Sprint stores and donated. The broadened program will help meet a corporate goal to recover and recycle 90 percent of the phones Sprint sells by 2017, said Chief Executive Dan Hesse. The company has collected more than 19 million phones since 2001. Since launching the Samsung Reclaim last year, Sprint has required handset makers to place a greater emphasis on designing phones that use recycled materials, offer eco-friendly packaging, include energy efficient chargers. The struggling carrier has been looking for ways to stop the mass exodus of customers after losing 148,000 subscribers in the last quarter to rivals Verizon and AT&T. Analysts suspect its lack of high-profile smartphones is partly to blame. Meanwhile, Sprint has been aggressively rolling out its fourth-generation network in a plan to recapture data-hungry customers.
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Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:09 am | By
LightSquared accused GPS makers and the government of rigging tests showing its network interferes with GPS signals, as the company's attempts to extend its service nationwide remain on hold.
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Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:32 pm | By
HTC and Sprint are working together to remove Carrier IQ from their mobile devices, a decision sparked by the software's ability to gather user information.
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