November 7th, 2012

Sprint Buying U.S. Cellular Spectrum And Customers For $480 Million To Expand Midwest Reach

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Sprint today announced that it has made an arrangement with U.S. Cellular to acquire PCS spectrum and also wireless network customers for $480 million in cash, and Sprint’s taking over of “certain liabilities” on behalf of U.S. Cellular. The arrangement will help Sprint bolster its own network as it rolls out LTE nationally, the company said in a press release, helping to beef up network capacity. → Read More

February 21st, 2012

U.S. Cellular To Add Galaxy S II To Their Lineup, No Love For LTE

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Like the original Galaxy S before it, Samsung’s Galaxy S II sure knows how to get around. After having touched down on Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T (twice even), the Korean giant’s one-time flagship handset is now being embraced by the folks at U.S. Cellular.

Customers who have pledged their allegiance to the nation’s sixth-largest wireless carrier are probably celebrating the news… → Read More

November 17th, 2010

U.S. Cellular Gets More Android: LG Apex QWERTY-slider on 11/19, Optimus U in December

Man, U.S. Cellular has been all about the Android lately. The Acclaim. The HTC Desire. The Mesmerize. Hell, they’ve even got their very own Galaxy Tab.

Add two more to the list: the QWERTY-sliding LG Apex, and the Optimus U. → Read More

October 28th, 2010

U.S. Cellular picks up the Samsung Galaxy Tab

Though they’re the 6th largest carrier in the US, U.S. Cellular isn’t really known for offering brand spankin’ new mobile technology. They’ve always had plenty of phones, mind you — they just tended to go for phones that were perhaps a bit older, or a bit less flashy. That all started to change back in April, when U.S. Cellular announced that they were getting the HTC… → Read More