[WisdomWolfX]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

No, incorrect. Any T-Mobile 3G device will work on the new network. It's fully backwards compatible with regular HSPA. So no, you don't need special devices to take advantage of it. If you want a good example of this, AT&T recently upgraded from 3.6 to 7.3 meg HSPA, and all the same devices work. Similar to when Sprint upgraded from EVDO rev 0 to EVDO rev A. Yes, the device has to support the higher speed, but it will still work at the older speed. And it is far easier to get devioce support within the same, existing technology (faster HSPA) than an entirely different technology (WiMax).

And we're talking about a nationwide rollout within the next few months.

As for 4G, T-Mobile has already made it clear they will have a 4G rollout nationwide no later than the other big carriers. The only question is are they rolling out LTE or are they buying Clearwire (which is where the rumors that they were buying Sprint started).

But make no mistake about it- in a fe wmonths T-Mobile will have a nationwide network pulling real world speeds that rival Sprint's 4G, with all kinds of devices that support it. And they will also be in the midst of rolling out a nationwide 4G network at that time (or maybe even buying an existing 4G network).

You do realize that you contradict yourself, right?