Sprint to offer 4G modem by the end of 2008
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The company is also expected to launch the first dual-mode WiMAX modem by the end of this year in Baltimore. With Sprint Nextel owning a 51% of the venture with Clearwire, the former will be launching WiMAX services with the later under a new MVNO agreement.
Along with this, Sprint Nextel's future 4G line up will include handsets and modems that will be able to switch between CDMA and WiMAX; a network that Clearwire is currently constructing all over the U.S.
source: RCR Wireless
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2. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 08:57 0 0
I thought that Clearwire was going to brand the wimax network "Clear"... did they decide to change that?
20. PhoneUser (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 18:40 0 0
No they didn't change that clearwire will market thier own 4G network calling it "CLEAR" and Sprint will market it as "Sprint 4G."
3. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 10:04 0 0
LOL!!!! Verizon and Att customers will be drooling, glad im a Sprint customer...
4. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 10:12 0 0
Cmon, u gotta be kidding me! That's no reason for the big red to loose any sleep!
5. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 10:41 0 0
Don't get me wrong this makes me glad to see sprint prospering but lets see what happens when carriers start turning out LTE technology, that's when things get interesting.
6. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 10:49 0 0
mmm wimax! give me the htc wimax phone from russia on sprint!
21. PhoneUser (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 18:41 0 0
I agree i wish they would bring out that phone to the U.S. it look great.
7. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 10:49 0 0
Yep, there is a lot of reason for verBLOWzon and AT&T to be worry. Let's hope everything work out the way they expecting it to be. Then u going to see lots of shifting overnights. Good luck, SPRINT!
11. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 11:54 0 0
Verblozen? C'mon, you can do better than that! Just believe in yourself!
31. (unregistered) posted on 09 Dec 2008, 11:30 0 0
how will they launch this after they lay off all their employees and lose most of their existing base?
33. PhoneUser (unregistered) posted on 09 Dec 2008, 15:56 0 0
#32 Please be more reasonable with your comments if Sprint laid off ALL their employee's they would not be in business right???
8. vzw fanman (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 11:04 0 0
id rather have good voice coverage than 4g coverage. they should have put all their time and effort in catching up to at&t and verizon's coverage :-?
9. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 11:38 0 0
Another ignorant comment from a VZW fanboy. Though I'm a VZW user, I use to have Sprint before I switched back over to Verizon for the Omnia. Sprint's coverage is about equal to Verizon, with VZW better in some places and visa versa. AT&T has the worst coverage of the three. The only thing Sprint needs to improve on is customer service (and so does AT&T, but they're saved by the iPhone).
10. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 11:53 0 0
The only ignorant comment on this thread has been yours. He made a legitimate point.
13. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 14:51 0 0
sprints problems have nothing to do with coverage or pricing of service or even device. its one simple thing that they continued to drop the ball on which is customer service. u can save almost 40% difference on certain sprint plans compared to vzw, yet they continue to loose customers when the economy is so bad. it comes down to the fact that they out source thier cust service to india and people hate talking to non english speaking cs agents about thier bill. it amazes me that for vzw 1400 shared select with black berry email and web service 2 lines would pay 119.99 plus 29.99 x2. for sprint its 1500 min for 129.99 50 dollar difference. why else would anyone leave sprint when coverage is comparable and so much cheaper. it poor cust service.
14. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 14:57 0 0
#10 r u saying that sprint coverage isnt comparable. i think their drop call rate is a little of 4%. vzw is under 2% over ther corse of 1000 calls it isnt that big of difference when u can save up to 40% for more features with sprint. #9 was right sprints issues is only cust service. people hate speaking to non english speaking people when thier bill is jacked up.
15. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 14:59 0 0
ummm, no. Sprint's coverage is not a problem area at all.
16. vzw fanman (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 16:57 0 0
hmm really? then why when i drove from upstate Ny to tampa, fl, i have verizon and my buddy has sprint, and he had no service or only a few bars a lot more of the time than verizon.
17. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 17:48 0 0
its the same thing for verizon my buddy has verizon and we were at the state fair and he had ZERO bars while i have sprint and gad perfect bars, they are each different but in general to say that they are way different is bogus, they are almost identical. and Sprint is the most aggressive out of all the carriers when it comes to someone who wants to use everything on their phone for a cheaper price. look at their unlimited plans $99 unlimited EVERYTHING, not just voice like big red and att, along with and already amazing fast internet now even faster when this is launched. And i agree sprints customer service is their downfall same with the billing ince they figure out how to not get their customers pissed off each month then they will become a powerhouse. i have had sprint for 2 years now and dropped calls only during one time when i had my treo 650 since i got rid of it i have yet to drop a call. It depends on the phone if you have bad service or not if your friend had an old sprint and you had a new verizon well of course he is not going to have great service thats why you get a new phone, better features and better service.
