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When it comes to Sprint and its 4G or WiMax network in New York City, news of the speedy next generation being live in some areas wouldn’t be the first, or even second time we’ve heard about it. But now that more folks are latching onto WiMax capable devices like the Overdrive 3G/4G and the…
If you can’t wait to get your hands on the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint tomorrow, you’ll be happy to know that the carrier’s stores will be opening early to accommodate demand for this new Android superphone. What’s all the fuss about? Well, the Sprint Epic 4G is the carrier’s version of the Samsung Galaxy…
Clearwire’s Monday press event is over and, as expected, the 4G wireless carrier announced its new Rover brand, a spin-off wireless service offering pay-as-you-go 4G mobile broadband service. The Rover service comes in with very affordable tiered pricing plans that include unlimited 4G broadband access for $5/day, $20/week, and $50/month. Being a prepaid service, the…
If you can’t wait until the end of the month for the slick-looking Samsung Epic 4G, a Galaxy S Android phone for Sprint, then you’ll be happy to know that the user guide has gone live. You can view the whole thing at the via link below and it’s full of the standard things you’d…
Are you a big fan of Clearwire broadband services, but you hate commitments or paying for stuff after the fact? The 4G/WiMax service provider has just announced that it will be unveiling a pay-as-you-go, more commonly seen as PAYG elsewhere, on Monday. Details of the plan haven’t been laid out yet, but we can rest…
Samsung said that WiMAX networks based on its network infrastructure can now cover 200 million people and that number is set to hit 300 million by the end of the year. Unfortunately (for Samsung and WiMAX standard), only about 3 million subscribers (as of July 2010) connect to these networks, though the figure could grow…
Sprint is apparently having difficulty gaining 4G or WiMax subscribers according to Aurigia USA analyst Chandan Sarkar. After launching WiMax this past year and rolling it to several cities nationwide, Sprint still isn’t seeing the explosion in 4G users that it was hoping for. Part of that reason is probably because it’s still very much…
Good ole Bean town, it was the first to toss that English tea into the drink and now it is going to be the one of first major hotbeds for 4G technology. Yes, all you Bostonians have cause to rejoice- within the next 6-8 months, you will have not one, not two, but three wireless…
ChinaTel Group and CECT-Chinacomm Communications are working together to deploy a WiMAX network in the 3.5GHz band across 29 markets in China, including Shanghai and Shenzhen. Chinatel has 20 megahertz of spectrum which it got from the Chinese government as a grant as part of a mandate to WiMAX-enable 12 markets by June 2011. The…
They say the sequel is never as good as the original but that trope doesn’t apply to tech and the WiMax 2 high-speed wireless technology should become standardized by next year. WiMax is already delivering up to 10 Mbps download speeds on the go with Sprint’s 4G network but the tech has a lower theoretical…