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Pivot Wireless

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

Overview

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

Support

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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.[2]

Pivot was dropped later by many companies after cable companies complained it was too cumbersome operationally.[3][4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sprint Nextel now also together with Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, and Advance/Newhouse". Engadget. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. ^ "Wireless CarPlay Adapter - Smart Auto Connect". Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. ^ Cable TV Companies Drop Sprint's Pivot; Still Seek Wireless Options.
  4. ^ "Cable companies exit Pivot JV with Sprint". FierceWireless. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  5. ^ "Comcast, Time Warner And Cox Pull Out Of Pivot". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.