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There has been a lot of chatter about Sprint buying out T-Mobile. Having the fourth largest U.S. carrier under its belt would help Sprint launch a much more effective competitions against the two behemoths dominating U.S. mobile industry, Verizon and AT&T. While T-Mobile recently gave off the vibe that it may not be interested in a buyout, latest reports suggest that Softbank, which owns Sprint, and Deutsche Telekom, which holds a 67 percent stake in T-Mobile, have now entered in direct talks.

Speculation surged recently as Deutsche Telekom transferred its stake in T-Mobile from a German holding company to a Dutch holding company, some believe that this might be an indication of its willingness to sell the U.S. arm of T-Mobile. Softbank will reportedly offer as much as $20 billion for the entire business, previous reports claimed that Softbank CEO had approached as many as six financial institutions and that he has received assurances that financing will be available should a deal be made. In direct talks, matters such as the amount of stock and cash to be paid for T-Mobile U.S. and the way the carrier will be integrated with Sprint are expected to be discussed, this according to sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reports.

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Word on the street has it that Sprint is currently working to roll out a Wi-Fi calling system of their own, as evident by the Sprint training materials that can be seen above – or at the very least, a screenshot of it. Sprint Wi-Fi Calling would be enabled on at least a couple of its existing smartphones that run on the Android mobile operating system, and this will happen via maintenance updates as well as on new devices which are powered by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and above.

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If you are a Sprint customer, then you would be pleased to hear that patience no longer needs to be a virtue with you, especially when it comes to that spanking new phone upgrade. With Sprint Easy Pay, customers are able to upgrade whenever they want. Right now, for a limited time only, Sprint will be offering all of its customers the opportunity to upgrade their phone early thanks to the introduction of Sprint Easy Pay.

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If you are a Sprint subscriber and want to upgrade your smartphone, or are in the market for a new handset, you might want to check out something that is cutting edge from South Korea. The smartphone that I am referring to would be this – the LG G Flex, which we have already spent some hands-on time with it at the end of last year. The LG G Flex happens to be the first curved, flexible smartphone in the world, and it will be a Sprint exclusive that will be able to take advantage of Sprint Spark, which is enhanced LTE that supports a new generation of online gaming, virtual reality, advanced cloud services and other applications that require high bandwidth.

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In September last year Sprint introduced the One Up program, joining the likes of T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T, allowing customers to upgrade their phones mid-contract. Earlier this week the Sprint One Up program was officially retired, it was believed that the program hadn’t been a success. The carrier’s subscribers shouldn’t fret as Sprint has come up with an entirely new program to let them upgrade phones without having to wait to be eligible for an upgrade. Sprint Easy Pay allows subscribers to upgrade their phones immediately.

Sprint subscribers have to go to the carrier’s website to check if they’re eligible for Easy Pay. If they are, they can immediately purchase a new phone through the program and pay for it through 24 monthly installments. At the time of purchase, cost includes down payment and all applicable sales taxes. Existing Easy Pay customers can also purchase a new phone, but they will first have to pay off the remaining balance on their current device. Those who have purchased their device from Sprint and have upgraded can sell their phone back to the carrier through its Buyback program and receive up to $300. Sprint says that this program is going to be run for a limited time, so better dish out money for that new phone before its too late.

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