YouMail today annouced that Sprint users can now use their visual voicemail service at no extra charge, but only on their Blackberry and Android phones.

You can either get it from the Blackberry App World or by going to www.youmail.com and signing up for an account.

This service lets you:
-Quickly and easily scroll through incoming voicemail messages to see relevant caller information including caller name, time of call, and length of message
-Play voicemails by simply clicking on them
-Unlock voicemail to easily share and forward voicemails as an email or post to a blog
-Delete, archive or save voicemails, forever

Source: FuzeMobility

Sprint announced today that it will be cutting back internal and external labor costs by at least $350 million in the 4th quarter of 2009. This includes layoffs of 2,000 to 2,500 positions within the company. They said most of the impacted positions will be eliminated by December 31, 2009.

“The reduction impacts positions companywide, including those previously announced this month in the Wholesale organization, as well as a reduction in contractor and other outside labor. The company is taking this action in a careful manner to ensure that there is no impact on the improved customer experience that has been reflected in much higher levels of satisfaction in customer surveys and in independent performance tests. Sprint has pledged to not waver on the company’s commitment to quality service and products.”

Source: Sprint Newsroom

Sprint’s next Android phone, the Samsung Moment is now available to purchase.  Like the Verizon Droid, its a touchscreen slider with a 3.2MP camera, but it boasts an AMOLED display and an 800MHz processor.  It also has the standard WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, EV-DO rev. A, visual voicemail, 3.5mm jack, microSD card and a TouchWiz UI.

Get ready for this, its only $179.99 on a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate, making it the cheapest Android phone on the market today.

Source: Cellphones Etc.

Sprint just announced the availability of its 2nd WebOS phone, the Palm Pixi.  It will be available on November 15th for $99 on a two-year contract (after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate) with a $70/month minimum plan.

“We are excited to offer the new Palm Pixi to our customers in time for the holiday season, and it’s a great addition to Sprint’s industry-leading device portfolio,” said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president – Product Development, Sprint. “Simply put, this phone is fun and easy to use; with its multi-touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard, it’s a great device for messaging and social networking at a price everyone can enjoy, and delivers so many of the great features people love about Palm Pre™ in a fantastic new form factor, making it a huge hit for consumers.”

• 2.63-inch multi-touch screen, 18-bit color, 320×400 resolution
• GPS
• 2 megapixel fixed focus camera
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 8 GB of storage built in
• Qualcomm MSM7627 chipset
• 55 mm x 111 mm x 10.85 mm; 99.5 grams

Source: Sprint Newsroom

At&t had a great last quarter, activating 3.2 million new iPhones, 40% of which were purchased by customers new to AT&T. AT&T’s exclusivity deal with Apple is expected to end next year, though neither company has disclosed the terms of the arrangement.

“Even if we lose the iPhone exclusivity, we’re going to probably be the only ones that have a speed of 7.2 (Mbps) that these phones can work on,” says AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega.

At&t has been quickly trying to boost its network by expanding coverage, specifically 3G expansion.  They are turning on new 3G sites everyday, and de la Vega said dropped calls have been down about 12%.

So if the exclusivity deal ends sometime next year, will At&t’s network be enough to keep users on board, or will we see them move away as fast as possible.  That all might depend on who else picks up the iPhone.  As we all remember, both Sprint and Verizon were approched by Apple and turned the deal down.  Will either of them change their mind now?

Source: DSLReports

Do you want to configure your Sprint Mobile Broadband Card with your Linux OS-running Computer and don’t know how? You are in luck as I have found something that will make your life easier. While rummaging around in the PPCG HQ News Bunker, I came across a .PDF that details how a user can set up a Sprint Mobile Broadband Card with a Linux computer. You can go to the link below to view the guide. Happy mobile broadband surfing!

Sprint Mobile Broadband Setup Guide for Linux (PDF)

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