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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Re: Another Minority tech said by DaveDude:Just like Iden, Nextel Sprint is burying itself in proprietary technologies. When manufactures have a choice between LTE which serves all the USA thru Verizon ATT, Tmobile Or WiMax which serves Sprint users. Which are they going to choose. Sprint get with the program, and join the rest of the world. This is actually a good thing for consumers. Do you really want to be subject to a single network no matter if you use AT&T or Verizon? I sure don't, because a single problem could affect everyone.
I think this is a good move for Sprint, especially since Intel will include a WiMAX chipset in any Centrino branded laptop. Imagine turning on your laptop and "Hey, there's a wireless network available ..."
Sprint's customer service may blow chunks, but they are VERY good at engineering and running a network. | | |
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4 edits | Sprint's customer service may blow chunks, but they are VERY good at engineering and running a network.
They do seem to have the better 3G network in the US. And the Xohm group will have it's own customer service and billing group. But they may end up spinning off from Sprint anyway.
And while LTE may end up having the larger network globally in the end, WiMAX will still be rolled out in most countries anyway. India plans to hit 200m pops with WiMAX. Korea and Japan are headed to major deployments. Europe is working on allocating spectrum for WiMAX. LTE won't be available for 3 years. WiMAX is just about here.
Saying both can't co-exist is like saying cable and DSL cannot. And WiMAX/LTE business plans have much greater difference from each other than cable/DSL. | |
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said by Matt:said by DaveDude:Just like Iden, Nextel Sprint is burying itself in proprietary technologies. When manufactures have a choice between LTE which serves all the USA thru Verizon ATT, Tmobile Or WiMax which serves Sprint users. Which are they going to choose. Sprint get with the program, and join the rest of the world. This is actually a good thing for consumers. Do you really want to be subject to a single network no matter if you use AT&T or Verizon? I sure don't, because a single problem could affect everyone. I think this is a good move for Sprint, especially since Intel will include a WiMAX chipset in any Centrino branded laptop. Imagine turning on your laptop and "Hey, there's a wireless network available ..." Sprint's customer service may blow chunks, but they are VERY good at engineering and running a network. You got my point but in reverse. Sprint a single Wimax carrier. Big 3. ATT Tmobile, Verizon. So you have a choice of 3 LTE carriers, or 1 WiMax. Why would i buy a laptop, which i could subscribe to a single carrier? If you have a cdma cell phone, you in the exact situation you describe.. | |
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