The application required for the service is a free download, with the service being billed at an additional $5 per month on top of the monthly rate plan and allows for group calls with up to 50 participants, Presence support to check availability for Push to Talk calls, online management of Push to Talk contacts and
simultaneous access to web/email while on a Push to Talk call.

In the past month alone, users have encountered issues with activating certain Verizon Wireless phones. Page Plus has said through unofficial channels that this was due to data provisioning issues on Palm OS devices, and that ESN-based HTC, BlackBerry and Palm devices could no longer be activated. Because this issue only affected older ESN blocks (serial number ranges), MEID-based Palm and HTC phones can still be activated, though BlackBerry devices cannot.

However, the latest effort described above has the community the most outraged. Users are being disconnected for having too many calls, as well as consuming too many minutes on their unlimited plans. Customers report being disconnected via text message, with no warning. Upon calling in to customer service, customers are told that their accounts cannot be reviewed, and that they cannot escalate the matter to a supervisor.

Worse, customers are being given conflicting information, some are told they can downgrade to the $29.99 Talk & Text plan, which offers 1,200 airtime minutes, while others are told they must port out. Some of these customers report low usages, but spiking to one hundred calls or minutes per day over the course of a couple or few days.

Page Plus has also been reported for losing multiple customer phone numbers during some of these instances, claiming it is impossible to reactive the mobile number, and that it is lost forever.

PhoneNews.com has attempted to contact Page Plus Cellular in regards to this article. Representatives from Page Plus commented that they were not able to refer us to any media contacts in the company. Page Plus has not offered any formal response to any of the situations in this article.

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The company’s switch to resuming sales of CDMA phones has led to some of the most attractive plans in the wireless industry today. The UNLTD plan delivers EV-DO Data, unlimited messaging, and unlimited voice for $50 per month. Their Pay As You Go plan offers the lowest data rate in the industry ($.35/day for EV-DO data), as well as inexpensive voice and messaging rates.

This new update does come with a cost, however. The phone disables some abilities to save files. You must use one of the many popular Sprint uploading tools to send unsigned files to the phone after updating. Prior to updating, the Incognito was able to access sites like GetJar with unfettered access.

To update your Sanyo Incognito, go to Settings > Tools > Update Phone > Software Version.

The service will allow wholesale partners and virtual operators on the Sprint network to offer prepaid mobile broadband services to their customers by the day, week or month or even by the megabyte. The service will be demonstrated during next week’s CTIA Wireless 2010 convention in Las Vegas.

The Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go prepaid mobile broadband solution was first offered last year and also recently improved by increased data allowances, placing it inline with contract based aircards from competitors on a prepaid basis.

According to the above internal slide, Sprint will roll out the long awaited HTC Touch Pro 2 update to Windows Mobile 6.5 on Friday, following up on the previous confimation of the update for this month. As explained in the slide, aside from the update to Windows Mobile 6.5 the update includes enhancements to Sense, bug fixes and improved social networking.

Update: As expected, the update is now available via HTC’s support page, with Sprint’s mirror going up later today at 6PM EDT/5PM CST/3PM PST.

Like Verizon’s forthcoming variant, the Sprint version will be sold through Google’s dedicated sales portal for the device, following the launch of the unlocked AT&T 3G compatible version yesterday. Pricing and launch details will be confirmed at a later date.

The Supersonic will be the first in a lineup of dual-mode WiMax/EVDO devices planned by the carrier as it shifts marketing priority from its 3G network and is currently touting WiMax as its advantage over competitors AT&T and Verizon, which have yet to launch networks based on the competing LTE standard.

The device, which has been available in Europe for the past six months, features a 4.3-inch capacitive WVGA resolution touchscreen display and HTC’s Sense user interface on top of Windows Mobile 6.5 (not 6.5.3). The T-Mobile version will go on sale on March 24th for $449.99 on an Even More Plus service plan, or $199.99 with a 2 year agreement, as previously confirmed.

Among the new features found on the T-Mobile version is a new Blockbuster application where users can download and purchase/rent movies over Wi-Fi to store on the bundled and pre-installed 16GB microSD card starting at $4.99, with a full purchase option at varying pricepoints.

The T-Mobile HTC HD2 will also be pre-loaded with a new Barnes & Noble eBook reader application that will pair with a pre-existing or new Barnes & Noble account for ebook purchases and the latest version of the MobiTV streaming video service along with including digital copies of the first Transformers and Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen formatted for the device.