Sprint

Sprint is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas and is the third largest carrier in the United States.
Sprint traces its history back to 1899, when Cleyson and Jacob Brown started the Brown Telephone Company to provide telephone service to the farms surrounding Abilene, Kansas. By 1911 the company joined more than a dozen other independent service providers to form the United Telephone Company, eventually becoming United Telecommunications by the mid-1960s.
The name Sprint was originally an acroynm that stood for Switched Private Network Telecommunications, a rebranded switched voice service from Southern Pacific Communications (SPC). SPC and GTE would merge in the early 1980s, and United Telecom merged with that organization shortly thereafter. By 1992, the new organization was called Sprint Corp. Sprint's expansion into nationwide wireless service began in the mid-1990s, acquiring 1900 MHz PCS spectrum and building out a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network — the same communications technology (operating at different frequencies) that powers rival Verizon's nationwide wireless network.
While Sprint has divested itself of local landline holdings, the company continues to derive revenue from long-distance service and through its Internet services. Sprint is a Tier 1 ISP that resells its services to major corporations and smaller ISPs.
Latest about Sprint

iPhone buyers can't sign up for Sprint anymore — three years after T-Mobile bought it
By Oliver Haslam published
Anyone buying an iPhone via the Apple Store can no longer sign up with Sprint a full three years after it was bought by T-Mobile.

T-Mobile service outage is disrupting calls nationwide
By Andrew Martonik last updated
If you're unable to make calls or use mobile data on your phone in the U.S. right now, you aren't alone. User reports are showing outages on all U.S. carriers across the country.

Score $15 back and double the data with Tello's affordable mobile plans
By Alex Smith published

BYOD to Sprint and Get $300
By IM Staff published
For a limited time, Sprint is offering a $300 prepaid Mastercard if you switch. Jump on this deal while you can!

Sprint will give you a $300 prepaid Mastercard if you switch your phone
By John Levite published

Kick off 2020 with an iPhone 11 in your hands for just $15 monthly
By Alex Smith published
Sprint is offering the Apple iPhone 11 for just $15 monthly with an 18-month Flex Lease when you add a new line of service. That saves you nearly 50% off its usual cost otherwise.

Trade in your old phone and get the new iPhone 11 Pro for less than $13 a month
By John Levite published

The T-Mobile and Sprint merger has been approved by the FCC
By Joe Maring published
On October 16, the FCC officially voted to approve the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint.

Hurricane Dorian: How the U.S. carriers are helping, and what you need to know
By Ara Wagoner published
Hurricanes are chaotic and it's a time we rely on our smartphones more than ever. Here's what the biggest carriers in the US are doing for customers impacted by Dorian.

Buy one iPhone XR and get the second free or go for the iPhone 8 for $8 a month
By John Levite published

Buy one iPhone XR and get a second free through Sprint
By John Levite published
This deal requires you to sign for Sprint's Flex Lease, which is an 18-month commitment. That's a small price to pay for not paying a price on your second phone.

Pay just $15 a month for the iPhone XR at Sprint
By John Levite published
If you want a next generation iPhone but you don't want to pay a thousand or more bucks for it, you want an XR.

Sprint's Unlimited Plus plan saves you big money on multiple lines
By John Levite published
The plan includes huge discounts, subscriptions to Hulu and Tidal, unlimited 1080p HD video streaming, and more!

Upgrade to the iPhone X lineup and get a 2nd iPhone XR for free
By John Levite published
This deal works with Sprint or Verizon, and they each have their own benefits and disadvantages.
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