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Sprint: First WiMAX phone coming within months (Supersonic?)

Categories: Announcements, Devices, HTC, Sprint
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 7:27 AM

Sprint may not yet have a truly nationwide WiMAX network up and running in the US, but they’re making preparations to launch the first WiMAX phone in the US this year. Sprint has confirmed to Forbes that the No. 4 3 US wireless carrier will drop some sort of WiMAX phone on the American people in the first half of this year, and not by year’s end, as has been previously stated by WiMAX provider Clear. The phone is most likely going to be an HTC smartphone, making the incredibly feature-packed HTC Supersonic Android phone.

The big take away from this latest bit of news is that Sprint will probably be launching a dual-mode phone that can hop between Sprint’s CDMA and still-developing WiMAX network. That bodes well for the HTC Supersonic becoming Sprint’s first WiMAX phone. The Supersonic sports a 4.3” AMOLED display, 5-megapixel camera, 1 GHz processor, FM radio, and a handy little kickstand – all powered by the Android 2.1 OS, infused with Sense. The Supersonic is like an HTC HD2 with WiMAX connectivity that gives you up to 10x faster speeds over 3G (when you’re within range of the 4G network, that is). We can’t wait.

[Update]
Sprint is America’s third largest wireless carrier.

[Forbes via UnwiredView]

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  • jackson reilly

    umm Sprint is the #3 carrier only behind verizon and att. Tmobile is in fourth behind sprint with a mere 25 million compared to Sprint’s 49 million

  • anon

    I hope it works out for them. I waited and waited for any sort of word. Bought the Nexus One last night. Shipped today.

  • kilari

    Sprints awesome, I pay less money per month than Verizon, I have unlimited mobile to mobile to any carrier, plus when I travel I bring your Verizon map with me. I get to use free data roaming when I go on the nations largest 3G network. So who really sucks? Verizon customers. They suck a big V wang, and love it. While I lololol all the way to the bank with my extra money.

  • Manny

    I tried to like my Nexus One but T-mobile sucks. I can’t even get 3g inside my house. T-mobile 3g is a joke. I’m shipping the Nexus One back to Google.

  • anon

    Yeah, that is definitely a concern. What sucks is the $45 restocking fee. But thanks for talking about your experience, I appreciate that.

  • anon

    I agree with your sentiment 100%. I can’t imagine ever going to Verizon. When I see how they screw around with my kids’ phones that my ex pays for, yuck.