Who's No. 1? PC World Smartphone Results Are Loud and Clear: Sprint's 3G Network is Bay Area's Most Reliable Tweet

Magazine's 13-City Smartphone Tests Show Sprint as Indisputable Winner in the Bay Area with 95 Percent Connectivity Rate in San Jose, 90 Percent in San Francisco.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Sure, you can have an app for this or a map for that, but it won't do you any good if you can't connect when you want to. Maligned smartphone users in the Bay Area take note: Sprint (NYSE:S) and the Now Network(TM) was named the Bay Area's most reliable 3G network in a recent smartphone test by PC World, comparing the performance of the top four carriers' 3G networks while using a popular smartphone available for each one.

Reliable? Yes. Dependable? Definitely. Steadfast? No doubt. The PC World smartphone results, released online Tuesdayand published in the magazine's March issue, show Sprint's popular HTC Hero(TM) with Google(TM) beating AT&T's iPhone(R), Verizon's Motorola DROID and T-Mobile's HTC G1 with the most reliable connection rates among Tier 1 carriers in the two Bay Area cities tested. In San Jose, Sprint posted an average 95 percent connectivity rate at reasonable speeds; in San Francisco, Sprint scored an average 90 percent connectivity rate.

So when you add it all up, Sprint smartphone users in the Bay Area get it all: The most reliable 3G network for smartphones, the best selection of devices and among the most reasonable rates in the industry. 1 The Sprint Everything Data 450 plan with Any Mobile, Anytime and unlimited messaging and data saves customers nearly $50 per month vs. Verizon's Nationwide Talk and Text plan plus unlimited data package. 2 Sprint Everything Data plans deliver more value, with unlimited GPS navigation included at no extra charge and annual phone upgrades through the Sprint Premier loyalty program. These plans from Sprint make it simple for customers by including all the text, e-mail, Web, social networking and GPS navigation customers want on any Sprint phone for one low price.

Not only has Sprint maintained and strengthened its 3G network, it's also the first national wireless carrier to test, launch and market 4G technology. Sprint 4G is already available in 27 markets, with San Francisco coming later this year. Sprint 4G will continue to expand to new cities, bringing wireless speeds up to 10 times faster than today's 3G from any other national wireless carrier. 3

Whether shopping in Union Square or dining at a sidewalk café on Santana Row, Sprint customers in the Bay Area can rest assured that their smartphone experience will be reliable and worry free.

The results prove that Sprint customers not only have numerous, innovative applications to enjoy, such as Sprint Navigation or Sprint Music Store, but they can enjoy them when they want - now - without worrying about connections, reliability or speed.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving more than 48 million customers at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first and only 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

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