  en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | opposite of VZW That's good news. Unlike VZW today, prices are actually going down with Sprint/Clear and no caps. | |
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 | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: opposite of VZW Well, technically Verizon prices are staying the same for a given amount of data used, but they're just forcing you to bundle more services if you don't have a crappy free phone  | |
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| | | | This is what they needed to do originally Sprint made a mistake pricing combo 3G/4G rates higher to begin with as you can only be on one or the other network. If they want to get WiMAX devices out there en masse, they have to do this.
This really is a big deal because if you are going to get a 3G data device, you may as well get a combo WiMAX one anyway even if WiMAX is not yet in your market.
This is the way to give WiMAX devices some penetration and Sprint is finally figuring that out.
This also puts the pressure on 3G data card makers. Why would anyone buy one if the monthly rate is same for 3G/4G card. Hopefully all EVDO card makers will now be pressured include WiMAX. | |
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join:2004-07-11
Cobbs Creek, VA
kudos:3 | Re: This is what they needed to do originally IF the device has an external antenna port - not sure the U300 has it
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| | | |  dib22
join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO
kudos:2 | Re: This is what they needed to do originally u300 does not have an external ant port... not sure about the 301 | |
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| | | en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Personally, I think this is a 'good' thing for consumers AND Sprint.
3G datacard users won't be saturating the network.
I've had my Sprint Treo 800w going on to 1x a LOT lately, and I'm 1/3 mile from the nearest site (-74dBm). | |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| Fits in ith the Overdrive strategy very well I'm curious as to what kinds of speeds the Sprint Overdrive can dish up while in 4G territory. Seems like it's a no-fuss way to get both home and travel internet from one provider, and if the speeds are good enough the price is about what someone would pay for U-Verse DSL on the high end or cable, except you can take your internet with you.
It would of course be nice if the Overdrive had an Ethernet port (like the Cradlepoint CTR350) to hook up a switch or LAN-bound computer to, but the out-of-box simplicity is a big draw here.
Oh, and Sprint has had the $60 3G + 4G for a week or so now. | |
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | No caps my butt Ok let me thether my phone to my PC and use 200 GB and see if there are really no caps. | |
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| xirianPremium
join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY
kudos:1 | Re: No caps my butt said by BF69:Ok let me thether my phone to my PC and use 200 GB and see if there are really no caps. There are no 4g phones, just data cards. The no caps is for 4g areas. | |
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| | | | Re: No caps my butt HTC is coming out with an Android WiMAX phone this year. Lots of speculation Palm will have a Pre with WiMAX this year too. | |
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| | | en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Re: No caps my butt Isn't there also to be an iDEN Android ? | |
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| | | | | | Re: No caps my butt Wasn't Nextel's iDEN supposed to be turned over to the government for military / emergency use years ago? I seem to recall that was part of the deal when Sprint bought Nextel. | |
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| | | | | said by xenophon:Lots of speculation Palm will have a Pre with WiMAX this year too. That would be pretty cool! Do you happen to have a link to this particular rumor? | |
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| | BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by xirian:said by BF69:Ok let me thether my phone to my PC and use 200 GB and see if there are really no caps. There are no 4g phones, just data cards. The no caps is for 4g areas. Doesn't matter Sprint doesn't even have regular service in my area let alone 3G or 4G. Maybe in 25 years they'll be here. | |
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|  w0go.O
join:2001-08-30
Springfield, OR | I've done 200GB with Clear, never had a problem. | |
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| | | | Re: No caps my butt said by w0g:I've done 200GB with Clear, never had a problem. What speeds do you get? | |
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| | | | Re: No caps my butt Might one ask WHERE does one get a Sprint 3G unlimited plan? Because all the offer is 5GB. | |
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| | | | | Re: No caps my butt At this point you have to be grandfathered into it. | |
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| | | | BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Re: No caps my butt said by DarnellP:At this point you have to be grandfathered into it. Then it's usless to MOST people. Hence there IS a cap. | |
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Might one ask WHERE does one get a Sprint 3G unlimited plan? Because all the offer is 5GB.
It might have been a grandfathered plan like mine from a few years ago.
I have a customer that upgraded four months ago with more phones and new 3G/4G Sierra Wireless USB dongle (with antenna jack). The customer has the same data plan from a few years ago - the billing statement for the past several months still lists "unlimited" data and monthly usage is around 40 GB per month. | |
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| | | | Shhhhh I would like it stay that way. | |
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| | | Re: Where is the 4G? said by iLive4Fusion:Well great but when will Sprint actually be deploying a real 4G network? As far as i'm concerned the current so called 4G including LTE is 3.9G. Technically it's not 4G, if you want to be all technical and junk then AT&T is running it's 4th gen network too because they started with Analog which is their first tech, then TDMA, then GSM and now W-CDMA 3G which is their 4G. Show me some 100mbps true 4G and ill bite, though I doubt when they actually have real 4G the prices won't be so low Well to clear it up, GSM uses TDMA, as TDMA is for multiplexing the frequencies. Anyways, ITU sets the standards for what each generation is haha. | |
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 devil24Premium
join:2002-06-28
Houston, TX | Speeds??? What kind of speeds are common with this offering from Sprint? | |
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| a stupid idea? while the prices for FIOS products & services are going up.. I can see no reason why Verizon would RAI$E they're already rediculously high (highest?) cellular prices whether it be prepaid or post paid. having inferior network (build you SOB's!!!) competitors doesn't mean that there aren't any.. | |
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