>Sprint has started a new advertising campaign for the Instinct phone:
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>http://www.instinctthephone.com/?id9=Email_0608lnlcustomer_instinct
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>Hover your mouse over any of the options on the botton. I thought it was kind-of cute, but geared to what age group do you think?

The latest iPhone killer, or so they hope. I have seen good reviews of it. No dice with Emily, though, who has been campaigning harder for an iPhone than Obama and McCain put together. She doesn't ask for much but when she does she knows exactly what she wants.

The joker in the pack, of course, is the way the wireless telcos have phone manufacturers tied up in exclusive arrangements. Outrageous. The iPhone currently works only on AT&T Wireless, which is not many people's favorite phone company. There are rumors Verizon will open its network up to all phones. We'll see. I think the exclusive agreement between AT&T and Apple runs through the end of next year.