http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19768131 en Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:40:33 EDT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:40:33 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19768153 xenophon : Right, WiMAX is an IEEE standard. Devices makers follow the standard and don't have to have any interaction with the carrier.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19768153 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:13:51 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19768131 a333 : That's exactly Sprint's vision, they want to allow absolutely ANY WiMax-capable device to operate on their network, Thats why they are making it contractless. You, as a customer, can either buy from them, or just bring in your own device. It's pretty much fundamentally different from the cellular network structure. Instead of proprietary standards and equipment/software, its completely open to any capable device. View it as WiFi, just with HUGE range.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19768131 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:11:06 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19768108 wruckman : Too many different proprietary standards these days. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19768108 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:07:57 EDT