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Sprint Says It Will Offer Android 'When the Time Is Right'

Dec 11, 2008, 4:52 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Dec 11, 2008, 4:56 PM

Sprint may have recently said publicly that Google's Android platform isn't quite ready yet, but that is not stopping the company from watching Android's development carefully. Sprint's vice president of products and devices, Kevin Packingham, recently said that, "We believe in the vision for Android, so we want to see it get bigger and get healthy. We can, when the timing's right, pull the trigger." Packingham also said that Sprint will work with chip vendors and device makers to bring an Android phone to market, and will have such a device ready within a year.

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bluecoyote

Dec 11, 2008, 5:54 PM

Where was this wisdom when....

They green lighted the Samsung Instinct...

The LG Rumor...

The Samsung Highnote...

The LG Fusic...

The HTC Touch....

The Motorola Q....

The Motorola RAZR.....

The Motorola KRZR....

The HTC Apache.....

The HTC Mogul.....

jrfdsf

bluecoyote said:
They green lighted the Samsung Instinct...

The LG Rumor...

The Samsung Highnote...

The LG Fusic...

The HTC Touch....

The Motorola Q....

The Motorola RAZR.....

The Motorola KRZR....

The HTC A

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Slammer

Wow! It looks like someone's soiled underpants didn't make it into the laundry bin this week! Just a friendly reminder.

DiamondPro

you pick your carrier... I can tell by your reviews every phone you had sucked but the line up Sprint has is on point. The list you posted you obviously know nothing about, except how to copy and paste. Something the iphone still hasn't learned how to...
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DiamondPro

Here we go again with this BS. Devices I own ppc 6700, ppc 6800, Touch Diamond, and Touch Pro. Btw the users who actually know how to use the 800w like the phone a lot and I listed a ton of other phones. So I was not saying its the best of the best bu...
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EliteABombAZ

Dec 11, 2008, 6:26 PM

Sprint... have you stopped and looked at the situtation you are in?

Beggars can't be choosers. 🙄 🤣

SPRINTPDAGUY

atleast my carrier is not the test dummy for android.......... 🤣

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nexsprint

Yeah, just look at T-mobile 😳 When you have no PDA lineup it's easy to take a risk on something

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eric_cartman

Dec 11, 2008, 8:34 PM

What the heck is this supposed to mean?

"...time is right"?

There can't be a better time for them to launch a CDMA android device, and get some subscribers.

But noooo..., we have to wait till the time is right. More crippling???

Can't wait to get out.

Slammer

I think you should be thanking Sprint. Android has been less than stellar and I am sure you as well as myself would be fighting over the next ticket number to the service counter which Sprint can't afford.

The Android concept is awesome but to let...
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Cellenator

eric_cartman said:

Can't wait to get out.

Unfortunately for sprint that's how millions feel, millions are just waiting out their contracts ready to port to a carrier that cares.

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Cellenator

and i agree they should jump on this now since they do not have a flagship phone ppl want

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Slammer

Dec 11, 2008, 5:25 PM

See? Sprint does like Android

It just needs to forment. Every new product needs time at the wheel to polish their skills. Android is as new as you get and is a risk. I commend Sprint for waiting. They don't need extra headaches.

jrfdsf

Slammer said:
It just needs to forment. Every new product needs time at the wheel to polish their skills. Android is as new as you get and is a risk. I commend Sprint for waiting. They don't need extra headaches.

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