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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg
What's even funnier is T-Mobile's 3G will be just as fast, if not faster, than Sprint's 4G. And there will be plenty of device support for it, unlike Sprint's WiMax.
People seem to be missing the fact that T-Mobile is rolling out 21 meg HSPA+, not your typical, average, every day 3G (which AT&T's current "fastest in the nation" is 7.2 meg HSPA).
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I hate the advertised speeds that they use for comparison. AT&T sees no where near 7.2mbps in real world use and I'm sure that same can be said for HSPA+'s 21mbps. If you want to talk theoretical MAX speeds, Sprint's Wimax is capable of over 70mbps down and Verizon's LTE is capable of 300mbps. 21mpbs?
Also, I may be wrong, but I believe HSPA+ still requires new devices, so they are on the same level as Sprint. Difference is that Sprint's Wimax network is ALREADY HERE with continued rollouts going on all the time. Also, Sprint is expected to announce the first wimax handset next week so we can only speculate at what it is or it's release date until then.
I am not saying that T-mobile is making big, important, and much needed strides. I'm just saying that they will have some stiff competition with true next gen technology from the "inferior" CDMA carriers.
