As part of a proposed class-action settlement in California, Sprint has agreed to unlock departing customers' phones so they can be used with other compatible networks, including Verizon and Alltel.

Sprint has decided to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged the company was engaging in anticompetitive practices by locking mobile handsets sold through the carrier. The company has agreed to ...

So there was some class action lawsuit in California involving Sprint, and regarding the fact that they lock their handsets to their network. I said regarding the fact, because I couldn't say their ...

Today we try to discuss what it means to have an unlocked phone and what to do if faced with a problem with it. This is far from a detailed explanation on the subject about why some unlocked phones ...

Sprint has become the first American CDMA wireless company to begin unlocking their hardware once contracts have been honored. The move will allow other unlocked handsets to function on Sprint’s ...

All the major wireless companies pledged in 2013 to make it reasonably easy for subscribers to unlock their smartphones after their contracts expire, but Sprint and T-Mobile forgot to actually do it.

Documentation agreed to by the Department of Justice, T-Mobile, Sprint, and DISH, dictate that new carrier locking policies are now on the books. Before you go any further, note that these agreements ...

Asking Congress to act is pretty pointless. They're too busy pointing fingers at the other party over absolutely everything instead of working toward compromise as they used to do. And they keep ...