Pivot Wireless

Summary

Pivot Wireless was a cell phone service, created by a joint venture between Sprint and multiple cable companies.[1]

Using Pivot, customers were able to access their cable TV guide, email service and watch many national channels using the cell phone. Calls made from a Pivot phone to the home phone were free, and both phones share a voicemail service.

Pivot offered and supported the following phones: LG Muziq (LX-570), LG Fusic (LX-550), Samsung M510, Sanyo SCP8500 (Katana DLX), Palm Treo 755P, Motorola RAZR, Sanyo 6650 (Katana II), Motorola KRZR, Samsung M300.

Pivot was dropped later by many companies after cable companies complained it was too cumbersome operationally.[2][3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sprint Nextel now also together with Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, and Advance/Newhouse". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. ^ Cable TV Companies Drop Sprint's Pivot; Still Seek Wireless Options.
  3. ^ "Cable companies exit Pivot JV with Sprint". FierceWireless. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. ^ "Comcast, Time Warner And Cox Pull Out Of Pivot". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.