@Daytodaz3: @Zomb: Ok my bad AT&T has the fastest (at least in theory) network, not the largest 3G network. [www.wireless.att.com]

ab3

Ahaha... Sprint is so desperate for attention, they resorted to sprinkling on themselves.

Ken_Darrow

Well at least they spared us the lie of pretending the phone's faster than it really is I guess.

Ooooh look. Sprinkles!!

Ron-Mexico

@Step666: Welp, that would open new doors for me, perhaps I should try that sometime.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

Sprinkles and a cherry doesn't make Sprint suck any less.

gamecrazychris

That is the most delicious commercial I have ever seen.

Noks415

Too bad it wasn't a chocolate cupcake.

BiZarRroBALlmeR

That trailer made me cry, who's going to do movie trailers now that the guy who did that one is dead?

Well it didn't make my cry, made me kind of want a cupcake, but I spent too much on my internet bill because of all the stuff tagged with iPhone and Mac on here

vinnieg

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: get wasted and spend the weekend snorting cocaine from a hooker's cleavage?
I'm pretty certain that by Monday you wouldn't be worrying about phones...

@jmckee:

...because without question the iPhone is superior to every other phone in several areas.

Step666

@ab3 Sprint's 3G network is bigger and many times faster than at&ts while at&ts overall network including 2G is bigger. at&t's 3G network coverage cant touch Sprint's. Sprint's entire network is 3G almost where as at&t is still rolling theres out it will be at least a few years before they can match the coverage and longer before they match the speed. Sprint's current network is the fastest in the US and when they roll out WiMax in Chicago, New York, and Houston I think they will be even faster

Zomb

My friend has an instinct and he doesn't like it very much compared to my iphone 3g

thegriefer

I am not a Mac fan, made by apple, yet I also hate Sprint. What do I do? I'm having an identity crises.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

@DustyButt: it's how you use it?

Kartune

@ab3: AT&T's 3G network is about half the size of Verizon's. Not sure about how they mash up with SPrint, but they definitely don't have the largest 3G network.

I agree when you say it doesn't always work though.

Daytodaz3

they better fixing those f'ing long ass backups, holy cow

jhilla

Well, until you throw in international and then the Instinct's 3G coverage is dwarfed by the iPhone.

What gets me is that they would bother competing with the iPhone. The Instinct is a decent phone, let it compete on it's on merits and don't compare it with the iPhone because without question the iPhone is superior to every other phone in several areas. Not every area and there are good merits to a lot of other products and they are superior solutions for a lot of people but when you start to compare your products side by side you are going to have to cede major points to the iPhone and that never looks good.

jmckee

@ab3: It's not how big your network is...

DustyButt

@AJCoombs: make it better? They released the 2.0 and it sucked compared to 1.1.4

MadColombian

Well sure, if you don't take into account that AT&T calls them Jimmies.

92BuickLeSabre

God this is dumb. They are not even the same kind of phone! Both phones are great, no doubt. But the instinct is a dumb phone with very nice features and a touch screen. The iPhone, well, its the iPhone. People will still flock to buy it and diehard fans appreciate what apple has been and will continue to do ...Make it better.

PS ever used an instinct? yeh ...

AJCoombs

Bigger 3G data network? AT&T's is the largest 3G network, although it doesn't always work... :(

ab3

i had a hunch or was it an instinct?

holacheco

I love sprinkles, they are neat

efenili

I wish i could use my 3g 16 on sprint network. I dont get get att 3g here even though we are a decent sized collage town. But until a phone comes out that can do what my iphones doing right now I'll suffer with the edge.

For me its not about Apple and its not about ATT its about the phone. Show me a better phone and I'll drop them both like their hot.

IMWylde

This is the same thing as the PC vs Mac. It's the OS that makes the biggest difference! The OS!

silomunke

I think the key here is the "access to" part at the end of the video. Looking at coverage maps, AT&T's 3G network is bigger, but it's smaller than Verizon's.

johnmcorg

Instinct = log

MastaFalse

@DiscoDapper: Don't you know it's not popular to say good things about Sprint!!!

The funny thing is that the one thing I have to say about Sprint is this, for me "It just works.™"

I have no problem with them, my Mogul may be be ugly and the interface might not be "easy" enough for some, but the 6.1 upgrade has cut down on the bugs BIG TIME and it does EVERYTHING I want it to, when I want it to. I thought about switching to the iPhone, but I have a good thing going and I'm glad I resisted the thing that glitters.

DustyButt

How many millions Instincts did they sell again?

sos10

copycats...the iphone's got them, instinct doesn't.

se.blackheart

I dont care how big AT&T or Sprint data network is because I spend the majority of my time in Philadelphia. My work doesnt require me to travel all over the country. Its not like I am in Seattle one weekend or Chicago another. I here all this mention on how big their networks are but if Im not traveling like Bruce Springsten on tour does it matter? I feel all this talk is for people who are on the road a lot but people like me this is just a lot of blah, blah, blah.

pdditty

Lol. This is just downright hilarious!

jay84virgo

Sprint coverage in Southern California rocks. Never had issues...

All I can say is my wife's Instinct does not crash, has GREAT GPS, and works lovely (except for the crappy web browser).

I would say at this point it's a much better PHONE that rolled out smoothly. It also doesn't have the arrogant fanboy base which pretty much kills the iPhone for me, as shiny as that screen may be.

I still use an HTC 6700 which is on it's last legs, but WILL last until Android rolls out, FTW!

DiscoDapper

Im hungry for frosting and cupcakes now.

Aturayd

I wonder if ordinary people understand this ad.

I mean i know what 3G is. Show this to your parents and they'll say "Sprint gives you sweets?"

vgart

"Competent web browser -- iPhone's got it, Instinct doesn't."

rcast1986

Sure instinct is cool (if you like touch screen) but ATT has a nice habit of not adding random charges on your bill... can sprint say that?

LankySean

@DustyButt: Are you using Build OS from PPC Kitchen to customize the ROM? Cooking is fun!

Also, try SPB Mobile Shell or Vito Winterface, both have plus/minuses but are interesting takes on finger friendliness and a harbinger of good things to come on less closed platforms than Apple.

...android cometh...android cometh...android cometh...

DiscoDapper

@LankySean: not for me. customer retention gave my WHOLE FAMILY free power vision and texting, and half-price insurance on 2 lines.

and with the family list including 2 BB8830's and an instinct, free power vision kicks ass.

rimplestultskin

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: you could get an HTC phone? or an unlocked Instinct?

jackfrost132

The sprinkles contain Sodium benzoate.

(that's bad)

strider_mt2k

@DiscoDapper: No. HTC released the official 6.1 for Mogul last month. It saved the phone, I had had enough with wm6.

As far as homebrews an ROM cooking, I can't take too many risks with my phone. I use it for work and only use legit apps like WiFiRouter (turns the phone into a Wifi hotspot), FTP apps, and the bundled MS software. I have to admit the interface isn't intuitive but it's a damn workhorse, which allows me to work from home 2-3 days a week.

The network hasn't let me down in the last four years, and for the 3 years prior I've traveled ALOT in the U.S. and Sprint's network has always worked for me.

In the end I had no GOOD reason to switch.

DustyButt

THE INSTINCT STINKS! No no i am FOOLING YOU ALL!

Stacky Botrus

Do they have to compare the Instinct to the iPhone? Do they?

DisposableInterloper

@Zomb:

Wrong. Nice try!

yoshi

@dink23: do I hope this is the case... I would love for Sprint to get gobbled up by someone else for trust me........ it's pure hell working for company that is on the losing end of almost everything possible... their network is all they have to be proud of for it is simply an awesome network no matter what anyone says I can't deny that... just really hate standing up for them since I own the 3G iPhone and love it, but hate AT&T's network right now...

dtmoore555

ps... the browser on the instinct sux balls when of course the iphone well...... it just simply RULEZ!!!

network wise u can't help, but say CDMA tech is much clearer, faster & more reliable than GSM and it's a shame that eventually in the end GSM will be the winner... just hope companies dont' base it all on AT&T technology... i that's the case we r all in for a crap load of problems... that is at least until as I said earlier get their heads out of their asses and fix the 3G coverage and data issues...

----- I'M BITTER

dtmoore555

@Zomb: Double wrong and when AT&T and Verizon roll out 4G LTE, Sprint will have been disbanded or gobbled up by a competitor.

dink23

This ad tells me that if I get the Instinct, I will get fat for sure...no thanks Sprint

diehippiedie

I can say two things...

1: i work for ACS Inc. which has a contract for sprint and we deal w/ technical support and tower issues in my dept for all CDMA sprint phones... just from the perspective of the instinct this is DEAD ON w/ sprint having a much larger and WAY MORE RELIABLE network...

2: I own the 3G iPhone... so not only do I work for a company who contracts sprint and work the technical side of things I own the competitor in which is smokin... the 3G iPhone is just simply awesome, but the damn instinct honestly still has it beat as far as speed and coverage... maybe onces AT&T gets there heads out of their asses and gives us a reliable 3G network I can say something diff, but until now I can't...

dtmoore555

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: @Step666: Woohoo! Girl on girl cleavage-snorting!

Mandatory_Field

@DiscoDapper:

i talk to people that work at the sprint campus fairly often.

last word i heard was that android on sprint wouldnt be out until spring next year at best.

thats just what i have heard.

(keep in mind these same people tell me i'm wrong when i ask them why doesnt my BB pearl have MMS on sprint....)

endless

with my iphone i got a fifty fifty chance of my 3g data working or not. id like to believe its just the network but i believe its the phone too. when your phone drops thirty percent of your calls and no one else on the network does, its the phone and i believe its the same with 3g data as well.

richillion

@richillion: Have you upgraded to the latest firmware? Seriously, I'm not saying this as a Mac fanatic, ever since the latest firmware, I haven't dropped one call.

Tank

i really like that ad. i mean, who doesn't like cupcakes? and if cupcakes like the instinct, then I do do dammit.

MrBlahBlah

@endless: darn... oh well. Since I don't have a Sprint contract anymore I've got my eye on the HTC Dream, which will run on the T-Mobile network come October (fingers crossed).

T-Mobile has worked furiously on their network around here. I can see the upgraded antennas from my front yard so I should have good coverage around here. I know they are T-Mob antennas as I helped put them there (attached to the side of a church tower in east LA). :o

DiscoDapper

@dtmoore555 - It's not by any stretch of the imagination a case of "get their heads out of their asses and fix the network" to improve 3G coverage. I work in wireless carrier network deployment and I can tell you that upgrading these networks and extending coverage are extremely time consuming, expensive and difficult. Just getting a city zoning/building permit to build or upgrade ONE tower can take anywhere from 3 to 12 months or even longer for problem sites. Now imagine having to do that across the country even in remote places to achieve seamless coverage. Don't hold your breath for any of the carriers. They move in fits and spurts as best as they can, some efficiently some, not so, and I can say this as I've worked for pretty much all of them, currently AT&T and T-Mobile mostly. Sprint got a hell of a head start, which is why they have a good network.

DiscoDapper

oh ok sprint, too bad u still suck and u haven't had a new subscriber since 1999, and the instinct cant play super monkey ball, iphone=win.

otis123

Leave it to Gizmodo again to be an Apple fanboy... "guess who wins again"

Derek Devine

Ahem...the Instinct's UG makes no mention of synchronizing with the Mac. None. Download the PDF for yourself. I haven't installed the software, but one of the best parts about the iPhone is that it is a logical extension of your own computing environment. The Instinct, on the other hand, seems as if it's going to require a lot of fiddling before it will sync.

Mark/Space is probably working on a "Missing Sync for the Instinct" now, but I intend to wait for an Android Sprint phone because I know that two weeks after it comes out there will be a third-party application which will do what the Mac's native sync function does with the iPhone.

Sprint, you can't sell a product like the Instinct and compare it to the iPhone without it performing like the iPhone!

And I'm a stockholder.

vesuvian

That's funny, because I always order my hot chocolate "no flodeskum"...so, yeah, I like the one on the right better.

loslosbaby

cakefarts.com

jTexans

@strider_mt2k: Can I please go now??

Kaiser-Machead on the Edge

OK.. So I am on Sprint. Never had a problem with the network, phones, billing or CS. Maybe I am a lucky one, maybe I am technical enough to figure things out for myself.

With that said, yes without a doubt every carrier has issues with whatever they put out there. Where it is with a device, network, CS, billing or whatever. This includes AT&T, T-Mobile or whoever. Sprint has had some bad luck due to mis-management and the previous CEO really screwed things up for the company but making bad decsions and not fixing things where they really needed to be fixed.. Thus the reason why he was booted and has left a bad taste in lots of people mouths because of the imcompitance on management.

But remember folks, the only reason why AT&T is where they are now is due to Dan Hesse which brought AT&T out of the shit whole it was once in. And he is now with Sprint. Kicking ass and taking names. The problem is that the general public does not see this because of Sprint's past.

The iPhone can not be compared to any other phone out there.... period. It is a completly different animal. Yes carriers can blurt out "our phone can do this and the iPhone can't".. Who gives a crap. In the end its all about what the consumer wants and what the product has to offer. Right now that is the iPhone.

But in the end there are other great phones out there that have things to offer too. Some people can't stand Apple (me included), others WinMo deivces. i for one like WinMo, yes it is not simplistic as people have said, but what does a simplistic device say about the person that uses it?

All I am saying is ever carrier has its up side and down side. Some carriers have better deivces, services, network ( in certian areas) than the others. Make your choice where it best fits you and move on. Lokk at the good and bad of everything, and quite being errogant snots about who is better.

My gawd you guys are acting like litlle kids touting "my daddy can beat your daddy up" on the playground.

Enuff said!!! Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

CountryDevil

I'd have to say... the Instinct is a better PHONE than the iPhone, but the iPhone is a better all-around DEVICE. After using them both side by side, the Instinct is clearly more stable in it's basic phone and phone-like applications (SMS, MMS and voicemail).

And, well... Shit. Charlottesville VA has EVDO Rev-A and has since May. AT&T isn't expecting to roll out 3G here until... next year?

philbert

My gawd you guys are acting like litlle kids touting "my daddy can beat your daddy up" on the playground.

Agreed, but an $100m ad campaign whose thesis is "Nuh uh, we're better than you!", is just as bad.

lpranal

@lpranal: True... didn't say I liked the Sprint commercials..but then again.. the Apple PC vs. Mac commercials are the same way... and how much does Apple spend on those? Hmmm???

CountryDevil

This just reminded me of how crazy it was for Apple to go exclusive with one of the lesser powered mobile networks. It's like they have this thing for being the "little guy with cool stuff". Don't they realize that people are ready for them to take the market by storm and crush everybody else? Why do they (seemingly) instinctively hold themselves back?

Anyways, very clever of Sprint to take a shot at the iPhone in the middle of iPhone's 3G issues. Good timing - might sell some units even.

milliardo_76

Hmm... let me know when someone can make a phone with a browser that can actually compete toe-to-toe with Mobile Safari.

mcnasby

Oh yeah. Back to the thread. I love my iPhone 3G. Good luck Sprint.

innout3x3

Can't wait to get the Diamond on the 16th! EVDO Rev A speeds, baby!

I would have gotten an Iphone if it wasn't on such a shitty network! When push comes to shove, I need a phone that will work reliably whereever I am. I've never had a problem with Sprint and pay 1/2 of what it would cost to switch to AT&T with less options!

CDMA is not dying out, and with WiMAx and Sprint looking to start a joint venture with the top wireless provider in Korea (which is CDMA- and has one of the most advanced networks in the world) to provide new headsets and improved technology, they can only improve. Hesse is starting to right the ship, and have Clearchannel starting to take over customer service side was genius. They have some of the best customer service ratings out there.

kulawhawk

Sprinkles cupcakes. Damn you Giz. Maybe I'll pick some up after work. Stupid line goes out the door.

innout3x3

This ad only points out that Sprint's 3G network is more ubiquitous than ATT's. It does absolutely nothing to set the actual phones apart from each other. It is almost as if they were admitting that the Instinct (as a phone) pales in comparison to the iPhone, but it will work in more remote places. For the majority of cell phone users, the size of the network is irrelevant. I don't care if ATT doesn't have service in BFE, because I will never go there. They have awesome service in Denver, which is where I am 98% of the time. Also, frequent business travelers typically go to major metropolitan areas where ATT has just as good as service as Sprint (and their 3G network is a little faster). If you often have big business meetings or live in Defiance, IA (population 200), then you would be better off going with Sprint. The majority of users will pick the superior phone that has faster 3G speeds in the areas that they actually are most of the time. I think the sales numbers are a testament to this.

justinpe

@CountryDevil:

Of course you are going to dislike the PC vs Mac commercials. You even said yourself that you cannot stand Apple. Those commercials aren't targeted towards close minded people like yourself who will never switch. They are targeted towards people who are not loyal to PCs and are willing to adopt an easier to use platform.

justinpe

If nothing else, I learned how to properly decorate a cupcake! =D

eduardjm

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FireFish

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: always happy to help ;-)

Step666

okay. sprint has better 3G. who said AT&T was good? they suck.

iPhone still kicks any other phones ass.

leopard6789

@dink23: lol what about wimax? Who's releasing that? ;)

TonyBravo

@justinpe: I think what countrydevil was trying to imply is that most apple fans are snobby/smug people and would say "oh apple doesn't have to spend so much money blah blah blah" when obviously they have spent as much if not more than sprint.I own the instinct and i can assure you the 3g is way fast,i can purchase a song and have it downloaded to my phone in the matter of a minute.If the iphone was on such a fast and reliable network their truly would be limited phones who could stand up to it,but as i say-whats the point of having a $100,000 car if you have a 1/4 of gas in the tank,and $10 in your pocket.Instinct is faster,less expensive to own and theres no need to think your poo doesn't stink if you buy one.Once the browser issues are fixed it'll be a really good contender. :)

TonyBravo

@TonyBravo:

I have a friend with an Instinct and I can assure you that ATT's 3G speeds are slightly faster than Sprint's. I can also assure you that my friend has buyer's remorse and he wishes he would have bought an iPhone 3G. Who really needs to buy music over their cell network anyway? I have 1200 songs on my iPhone. Also, if I really really really need to buy a new song on the go, I can do it over wifi, which the Instinct doesn't have. BTW, wifi is much faster than either of Sprint or ATTs 3G speeds.

The Instinct may have a few advantages, but that does not make it better for a majority of people (how many Instincts has Sprint sold?). The iPhone 3G is somewhere around 4 million now.

Does your Instinct have a guitar tuner? What about console quality games? How about the ability to stream your entire music collection from your computer over edge, 3G or wifi to your phone? What about the ability to play any song on demand, for free (who needs to buy a song when you can listen for free?) Also, I have AIM, MSN messenger, ICQ and any other instant messaging service available in one easy-to-use app. The list goes on, but I think you get the idea.

I'll agree that the Instinct is a great device with a lot of functionality, but it will never come close to touching the iPhone. For the two or three advantages that it has, the iPhone has hundreds with the app store alone, not to mention the more responsive touch screen, multi touch, bigger screen, iTunes support, etc etc etc.

justinpe

@milliardo_76:

Apple didn't go with 'the little guy'. They went with GSM technology, which allowed them to sell their device in 200+ countries worldwide.

If Apple wanted to go with the little guy, the iPhone would be on Verizon or Sprint, limited to CDMA networks (North America and Korea, basically).

So, how many Instincts have been sold in Russia? Europe? China? India? Hate to reiterate a cliche, but you aren't the center of the universe, America.

asdfasdf

@justinpe: Well spoken my friend. The people here seem to get wrapped up in little details and fail to see the big picture.

The Magnificen7

I literally just created an account to respond to this article. Here goes....

Our company, located about a mile from Sprint's headquarters, is a Sprint customer. I recently began using an iPhone 3G as a "test unit" to see if we might go to AT&T.

I also recently tested an Instinct. Unfortunately for Sprint, I used the iPhone first. The Instinct is, to put it mildly, an under-performer. The phone's interface is poorly implemented. For instance, I asked five people at random (non iPhone users) to make a call on the Instinct. In all cases, it took each of them between 30-90 seconds to figure it out. Once you see the little dedicated phone icon button, it goes faster, but it's still far from intuitive.

It does have MMS and Video Recording that the iPhone is oddly lacking. The browser, as noted above, is bad. It's worse than the browser on any phone I've used (Treo, Windows Mobile, Crackberry). It had difficulty rendering most of the web sites I tried, save for those that had a pre-loaded bookmark. I think Sprint/Samsung worked with those sites to have a compatible mobile version. And what's the use of better 3G coverage if you can't use a decent web browser?

For those who think me an iPhone fanboy, let me say it has a few glaring flaws that keep me from recommending it for business users. First, the push mail does not work when you're connected to WiFi. Re-read that sentence again. What's the point of push if it is disabled automatically by WiFi?!

Second, the iPhone's Exchange Calendar integration is severely lacking compared to other ActiveSync phones. The events on my calendar were all "scheduled" by me. So, if I delete an appointment on the iPhone, I get an email saying "I" just "Declined" an appointment. Another flaw is that there is no ability to set "private" appointments from the iPhone (nor a way to confirm they are private). Plus, there is no way to add users to a meeting on the go. A major omission.

Third, the iPhone Battery sucks. If you turn off 3G, bluetooth and WiFi AND you don't use it as an iPod AND you only make/receive a few calls AND you don't use manual sync email you MIGHT get 24 hours out of it. Plan on having a charger everywhere you go (Office, Car, Home, Plane).

At the end of the day, I'd refer Sprint users to the HTC phones. While they're "clunkier" than an iPhone, they do work well, offer a number of software titles and have a decent browser. They're nowhere near as slick as the iPhone, but they do work well.

But, if you really want an iPhone and you understand AT&T's coverage and costs, get the iPhone. It is a great phone, an amazing iPod (AKA iPod Touch) and the best phone-based web browser out there.

harrycook

Ok heres the deal. Anyone who hasnt actually owned an Instinct and an iPhone 3g have no valid arguements. I have owned both. I had the Instinct on a 30 day trial and returned it to get the iPhone 3G. Instinct has the worst browser of all time, but its really fast..lol. Its voice command features and GPS turn by turn destroy most apps on iPhone. The coverage is amazing, not one dropped call in four weeks. (full 3G or whatever they have everywhere i went too) But without an apps store theres no future IMO. Got to an insticnt forum and read how frustrated they are. At least we have apps to play with when our phone cant dial out..lol. But seriously I miss the turn by turn voice GPS and the voice command features of Insticnt.

nappermisu

<---- Not an instinct or jesus/iphone owner... But I can say the iphone wins hands down... this so called largest 3g network that sprint has, really sucks when you force your customers to use crippled browsers... that hiccup and pause for 10-20 seconds at a time.... The average person isn't traveling much because gas is so expensive, so who cares how large the network is, as long as it works in major cities right? I have a Treo 755p and Sprints 3g networks is awesome only when I tether my lappy via bluetooth.

Dewardlittle