Official Sprint press release: http://newsreleases.sprint.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=127149&p=irol-newsArticle_newsroom&ID=1339737&highlight=

@Hannah

The Samsung Intrepid (Ace II) will be launching on Oct 11th: http://newsreleases.Sprint.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=127149&p=irol-newsArticle_newsroom&ID=1339138

The Samsung Moment Oct-Nov.

The Samsung Moment has been on Sprints rebate sheet for a while: http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/09/04/samsung-intrepid-ace-ii-and-moment-headed-to-sprint/

I believe the Moment is launching at the end of Oct, beginning of Nov at the latest.

Let's see, parts of the country have been decimated by illegal immigration, and these old farts are worried about convicts having cell phones? Like many things before it, try this jamming technology on prisons, then spread it to the general public.

Forgot to add, several associates of mine have the iphone, most of the time they cannot get a 3G signal in certain parts of LA. If they among many cannot get a certain signal, how can anyone say it's the iphone? ATT had network issues long before the iphone came around.

@Sylvanus

ATT does not have "20M iphones" on their network, Verizons (as well as Sprints) CDMA-3.5G network is far superior to ATT's GSM-3G. How do you explain the 300M+ wireless broadband cards/USB modems running on Verizon and Sprint without a hitch? My company have 10 USB modems through Sprint, I can tell you when connected to a laptop those wireless modems pull a huge amount of data. To put is simple, Sprint and Verizons networks can handle huge amounts of bandwidth.

Hey Engadget, do yourselves a favor and stop using BGR as a source. This is getting comical to the point it's pathetic, Sprint will be extending their exclusivity on the Pre. Verizon is not getting the Pre. BGR and their so-called "ninjas", are nothing more than rumor starters.

FYI: http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/coverage/internationalroaming/Results.jsp?bmForm=InternationalRoamingSearch&bmFormID=1253292286962&bmUID=1253292286962&bmIsForm=true&bmPrevTemplate=explore%2Fcoverage%2Finternationalroaming%2FResults.jsp&bmSingle=countrySelect&countrySelect=Japan&bmText=cityName&cityName=tokyo&bmImage=submit.x&bmImage=submit.y&submit.x=42&submit.y=11&bmHidden=FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1946771&bmHidden=CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_SCID&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_SCID=ECOMM&bmHidden=CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_PCode&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_PCode=None&bmHidden=CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_cartState&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_cartState=group&bmFields=bmForm%2CbmFormID%2CbmUID%2CbmIsForm%2CbmPrevTemplate%2CbmSingle%2CbmText%2CbmImage%2CbmHidden&bmHash=8ba55920c496a29c7ceb80654352deec5475504f

Hahahaha... That's messed up! You made me choke on my coffee. LOL!

Forgot to mention, Hesse is correct about the, "I can tell you it's not six months" comment. Sprint has the option to extend the contract as well.