OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Just in time to make holiday travel a little less stressful
and much more fun, Sprint (NYSE: S) today put the pedal to the
metal with Sprint Drive. Sprint Drive is a small wireless device
that plugs in near a car's steering column, giving drivers peace of
mind by keeping them connected to their cars and providing
real-time information from a smart phone or browser.
Sprint Drive features:
- Real-time vehicle location and monitoring
- Trip history and aggressive driver alerts, such as hard
acceleration and braking
- 4G LTE Wi-Fi for in-vehicle productivity and entertainment
- 24x7 roadside assistance1
- Vehicle health notification alerts
- Mechanic hotline advice from ASE certified
mechanics2
Starting Nov. 21 (in time for
Black Friday), customers can get the Sprint Drive device free for a
limited time with a 24-month installment plan and qualifying data
plan3. Sprint Drive – powered by Sprint 4G LTE –
benefits drivers of all ages, including parents, small business
owners and those concerned about their vehicle's performance.
Sprint Drive lets parents relax by allowing them to monitor
their teen drivers with real-time tracking, follow a vehicle's
location, and send an alert if their young driver goes beyond
established boundaries. Sprint Drive also lets parents review their
teen's driving skills and habits – great news for the nearly nine
in 10 parents of new drivers nationwide who told Sprint that they
would like to monitor their child's driving habits. And a majority
would grade their child's driving as a "B or C," which could be
improved with Sprint Drive's driver safety scoring system.
Sprint Drive will also benefit business owners, giving them the
flexibility to monitor a fleet of up to 25 vehicles from the office
or mobile device. And, with the 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot, passengers
can work on emails or stay entertained by connecting up to eight
devices to the Sprint 4G LTE network.
"Sprint Drive harnesses the power of the Sprint 4G LTE network
to literally transform cars into smart, connected vehicles –
something we all can benefit from," said Dow Draper, Sprint chief
commercial officer. "And, once again, Sprint delivers the best
value for unlimited data – even for your car – all on our
incredible network built for unlimited."
Customers have two great service plans to choose from:
- Sprint Drive Unlimited: $25 per
month, per line with Unlimited Mobile Hotspot
- Sprint Drive 2GB: $10 per month,
per line with 2GB of Mobile Hotspot4
Sprint Drive runs on the Sprint 4G LTE Network, which has
recently undergone major enhancements. Sprint now offers 30 percent
more LTE coverage5 and reliability customers can
count on. Through its massive Next-Gen Network investment and
roaming agreements, Sprint is helping customers connect in more
places from coast to coast, with its largest-ever total LTE
footprint. In addition, Sprint network upgrades helped the company
achieve its best-ever showing with the fastest average download
speeds in 123 cities – according to the latest quarterly data from
Speedtest Intelligence® provided by
Ookla®.6 Sprint also has the most improved
network, outpacing competitors with national average download
speeds year-over-year up 31.5 percent according to Speedtest
Intelligence data7 and up 87 percent in PCMag's 2018
Fastest Mobile Networks report.8
Sprint Drive is powered by HARMAN Ignite, an end-to-end
automotive cloud platform that enables connectivity, actionable
analytics, and application management through a secure, flexible
and scalable platform. HARMAN Ignite helps automakers, dealers and
service providers like Sprint introduce and manage applications in
the cloud to help fulfill the safety, convenience, information and
entertainment needs of customers around the world.
Sprint Drive is available in Sprint retail stores, by calling
800-SPRINT1 and visiting www.sprint.com/sprintdrive.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that
creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things
they care about most. Sprint served 54.5 million connections as of
Sept. 30, 2018, and is widely
recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative
technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a
national carrier in the United
States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile
USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance
Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk
capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Today,
Sprint's legacy of innovation and service continues with an
increased investment to dramatically improve coverage, reliability
and speed across its nationwide network and commitment to launching
the first 5G mobile network in the U.S. You can learn more and
visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and
www.twitter.com/sprint.
1 Max four calls per year. Capable device, qualifying
service in good standing, and Sprint Drive app required.
Third-party terms of service apply.
2 Hotline is not a substitute for actual diagnostics and
repair.
3 $0/month after
$5/month service credit within two
bills. For well-qualified customers with 24-month installments.
Requires qualifying data plan. Early termination results in
remaining balance due of full price. Excludes taxes.
4 With AutoPay. 2GB Plan: MHS reduced to 2G
speeds after data allowance. Unlimited Plan: SD video
streams up to 480p, music up to 500kbps, gaming up to 2Mbps. Data
deprioritization during congestion. Other monthly charges
apply.
5 4G LTE data coverage with roaming.
6 Analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest
Intelligence® data average download speeds from
July 1, 2018, to Sept. 30, 2018, for all mobile results.
7 Analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest
Intelligence® data comparing average download speeds
from September 2017 to September 2018 for all mobile results.
8 Reprinted from pcmag.com with permission. 2018
Ziff Davis, LLC. All Rights
Reserved.
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