Sprint Lease program adds Samsung Galaxy Note 4, LG G3
Bringing home a new device can be expensive. Whether it is paying the full retail price or even signing a contract, a fair amount of money is required. Fortunately, carriers are starting to do what they can to spread costs for customers. The Sprint Lease program provides customers with a new device without any money being paid upfront. Instead, the lease lasts for twenty-four months and customers have a choice to make at the end of it. They can extend the lease with the current device, purchase the current device outright, sign a new lease with a different device, or walk away from Sprint altogether.
Late last year, the program launched with two Samsung devices. Now, another Samsung device as well as one from LG are joining the Sprint Lease program. Leasing the Galaxy Note 4 will cost $25 per month and the LG G3 has a monthly charge of $15. Two devices with impressive specifications will relatively low monthly payments. Not too bad considering the benefits of the Sprint Lease program.
Hit the break for the full press release.
Sprint Makes More Devices Available With Expansion of Sprint Lease
LG G3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 now available with 24-month Sprint Lease
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), January 16, 2015 – Sprint (NYSE: S) continues to offer U.S. consumers the best value in wireless with the expansion of its industry-first, innovative leasing program to LG G3 and Samsung Galaxy Note® 4. Beginning today, new and existing customers and businesses can acquire LG G3 for $15 per month and Galaxy Note 4 for $25 per month (excluding taxes and fees) through Sprint Lease.
With Sprint Lease, qualified customers pay zero out of pocket at lease signing for their smartphone. At the end of 24 months, customers in good standing currently have the following options to continue service1:
- Turn in the currently leased LG G3 or Galaxy Note 4 and lease another phone with zero down at signing
- Purchase the leased device
- Continue leasing on a month-to-month basis
- Return the device in good working condition and terminate service when the lease ends
“Sprint Lease gives customers an affordable option to acquire LG G3 or Galaxy Note 4,” said Tom Roberts, senior vice president of Marketing, Sprint. “Through Sprint Lease, well-qualified customers can acquire the devices without paying any out-of-pocket costs at the point of sale. Sprint continues to offer customers the best value in wireless with its leasing program and monthly rate plans.”
Best Value in Wireless
Sprint is committed to providing U.S. consumers and businesses the best value in wireless. With the Cut Your Bill Event, Sprint will cut in half the monthly rate plan for Verizon and AT&T customers who switch to Sprint. The new offer provides unlimited talk and text to anywhere in the U.S. while on the Sprint network – regardless of a customer’s current plan – and matches the customer’s data allowance for half the cost they are currently paying for their monthly rate plan.2
Sprint will pay up to $350 per line via a Visa® Prepaid Card for a customer’s early termination fee or installment bill balance when they switch. Once a customer has received the final bill from the other carrier, he or she may simply register for the Visa Prepaid Card at sprint.com/jointoday.3
The Sprint 4G LTE network serves more than 540 cities, making it easy for customers to enjoy data on their devices.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company dedicated to delivering the best value in wireless. Sprint served 55 million customers as of Sept. 30, 2014, and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the last four years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1No equipment security deposit required. Req. service plan. Customer is responsible for insurance and any repairs. If service or lease is cancelled early, the remaining lease payments become due immediately and customer must return the device or pay the purchase option. Future leasing subject to device availability and monthly payments may vary. Service plan rates and availability are subject to change.
2Requires valid port from AT&T or Verizon to consumer account with $10 min. monthly rate charge. Discount does not apply to certain charges such as taxes, surcharges, add-ons, apps, premium content, int’l services, devices, partial charges or add’l lines. Usage Limitations: Other plans may receive prioritized bandwidth availability. To improve data experience for the majority of users, throughput may be limited, varied or reduced on the network.
3All lines must be ported from an active wireless line at another carrier and remain active and in good standing for at least 45 days to receive the prepaid card. Offer available Aug. 22, 2014 – Jan. 29, 2015. Allow 12 weeks for your prepaid card to arrive. Register at www.sprint.com/jointoday.
Samsung and Galaxy Note are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Samsung choosing new fingerprint scanner tech for Galaxy S6, report says
Samsung will choose a different fingerprint scanner technology for its Galaxy S6 smartphone, says SamMobile. Instead of requiring users to swipe their fingerprint for recognition, the new scanner will simply need a press of the button. The touch-based sensor tech is found in smartphones like the iPhone 5S, 6, and 6 Plus as well as the Huawei Ascend Mate 7. Reportedly, Samsung’s new button will be slightly bigger than that found in the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4.
In terms of software application, SamMobile says things will remain largely the same for Samsung. Legacy features such as web sign-in, PayPal verification, and fingerprint unlocking will all be present in the forthcoming flagship.
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Sprint breaks ranks with other ISPs on net neutrality
Sure, AT&T and Verizon claim that if the FCC increases regulation of internet service to enforce net neutrality then they’d have reason to slow down investing in new upgrades, but Sprint is saying something different. GigaOm points out a letter to the FCC from Sprint (PDF) saying that it doesn’t think the application of Title II classification under the Communications act (treating internet like a utility, like phone service) will cause any problems. Stephen Bye, Sprint’s Chief Technology Officer writes that “Sprint will continue to invest in data networks regardless of whether they are regulated by Title II, Section 706, or some other light touch regulatory regime” — supporting what most net neutrality advocates, including the President, are pushing for.
It’s also in opposition to not only AT&T and Verizon, but T-Mobile CEO John Legere who previously tweeted that Title II qualifies as “heavy” regulation, and a push by Republicans in Congress to bar the FCC from making use of it. John Bergmayer of the consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge applauded the letter, saying “Sprint has shown enormous courage by daring to say openly in Washington what every other major carrier has admitted on Wall Street.” The FCC is scheduled to vote on new rules February 26th.
Filed under: Internet, HD, Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile
Source: GigaOm, Sprint FCC Letter (PDF)
Deal: Woot is offering the Limefuel Lite 15000mAh battery pack for only $29.99
Smartphone batteries are getting better, but some still struggle to last an entire day. If you need some extra juice for your mobile device, Woot has pretty nice external battery pack on sale today. The Limefuel Lite LP150X is extremely portable and will offer your smartphone an extra 15,000mAh worth of battery capacity. It also comes with a built-in flashlight, a digital display to indicate battery level, multiple USB ports for charging two devices at once, and a handy auto-on and auto-off mode to help preserve battery.
Woot is offering it for $29.99 (45% off list price) for today only, so you’ll need to act fast if you want the discount. $30 is a pretty great deal for this battery pack, considering it can charge most smartphones three times over.
Buy the Limefuel Lite 15,000mAh battery pack for $29.99 from Woot!
Google search results are packed with event information including tickets
Need Ariana Grande tickets and need them fast? Google will help you get the job done. Event information is the latest addition to Google search. Now, the search engine will return expanded results for specific events and venues. Whether it is a musician or a comedian, Google will offer a link to quickly purchase tickets. This is just another way that Google is cutting out the need to hit multiple links before finding what a user was on the lookout for.
Source: Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
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The Lord of the Rings BBM stickers now available on the BBM Shop
Are you a fan of The Lord of the Rings? If so, Bare Tree Media has a new BBM sticker pack that you cannot pass… up. (that was cheesy but I’m not apologizing) For $1.99 you can grab The Lord of the Rings BBM pack featuring several characters from J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novels including Gandalf, Frodo, Gollum and more from Middle-Earth. You can have a look at the full pack below or hit this link here in your browser to be taken directly to the BBM Shop to purchase it.
PS: ‘You cannot pass’ is from the book. It was changed in the movie. The more you know. 
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Work Continues on iOS 8.1.3 With Retail Employees Receiving Second Beta Seed
Apple is continuing its behind-the-scenes work on the upcoming iOS 8.1.3 update, and as of yesterday, retail employees that have been testing the software received a second iOS 8.1.3 beta, build 12B466, which is six builds newer than the previous seed they received on Wednesday, January 7.
Last week, we speculated that the iOS 8.1.3 beta was close to release due to the fact that it was shared with quite a few retail employees, but it appears there are still bugs that Apple is working on fixing before it provides the 8.1.3 update to the public. MacRumors continues to see an uptick in the number of visits received from devices running iOS 8.1.3, and while we expect the update will be released to the public in the next week or two, it is not clear exactly when a launch could come.
Overall visitors to MacRumors.com from devices running iOS 8.1.3
According to our source, iOS 8.1.3 appears to contain only under-the-hood bug fixes with no readily apparent visual changes to the operating system. Apple has not provided employees with release notes.
With iOS 8.1.2 and iOS 8.1.3 positioned as minor updates, Apple has opted not to share the software with developers ahead of its release, instead testing the updates in house. Testing the iOS 8.1.3 update with retail employees is a new move for Apple, as it marks the first time retail workers have been invited to participate in the testing of an iOS beta. Retail employees have been involved in the beta testing of OS X for years.
Apple may have avoided seeding the iOS 8.1.2 and 8.1.3 betas to developers in order to focus developer testing on iOS 8.2, which is currently on its fourth beta. iOS 8.2 is a major update that is expected to be released alongside the Apple Watch in the spring months.
As we mentioned last week, along with iOS 8.1.3 and iOS 8.2, our site metrics indicate that a small number of Apple employees in Cupertino are also working on iOS 9, the successor to iOS 8 that we expect will be previewed in the summer and released in the fall alongside new iPhones.
An iOS 8.3 update that was also observed in testing months ago has declined in activity according to our web logs, with visits from devices running it having peaked in late November and not rebounding significantly in the new year following the holiday lull.
Virgin Mobile announces Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
In addition to announcing new shared data plans, Virgin Mobile today introduced its Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy Core Prime. Arriving tomorrow, January 17, the $130 handset features a 4.5-inch display, 5-megapixel camera, and Snapdragon 410 processor. Other specifications include Android 4.4 KitKat and support for Virgin Mobile’s new shared data plans.
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Sprint will lease you an LG G3 or Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Sprint on Friday announced that it will lease the LG G3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 effective today. Both new and existing customers can take advantage of the program; the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S5 are already offered.
The LG G3 can be leased for $15 per month over 24 months whereas the Galaxy Note 4 will be $25 per month over the same period. Upon arriving at the end of the lease customers will have a number of options to choose from:
- Turn in the currently leased LG G3 or Galaxy Note 4 and lease another phone with zero down at signing
- Purchase the leased device
- Continue leasing on a month-to-month basis
- Return the device in good working condition and terminate service when the lease ends
Note that the Sprint Lease program is for “well-qualified” customers and that not all will be eligible.
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