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Old 04-12-2009, 01:21 AM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

will tp2 be wimax?
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Old 04-12-2009, 01:31 AM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

kind of off but on topic... isnt the 4g after the removal of the second camera kind of spit in the face? or would the phone not be supported on 4g?
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Old 04-12-2009, 01:35 AM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

No the TP2 won't be Wimax, at least I don't believe so, it'll be off in the fall. I hope the next one will be though, with at least a stronger processor, more ram, and a full size headphone jack. I'm not even convince phones need 4G, at least until they gain the ability to load webpages faster with the speed they already have.
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Old 04-12-2009, 11:19 AM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

Wimax is still a good ways off for general use. I would imagine there won't be any 4g devices until someone puts out a mobile radio that does 1x/Ev/WiMax. Just like EVDO took a little while to get mass coverage, Wimax will likely be the same. Even today there are lots of places in the boonies where I only see 1x but the EVDO area has steadily grown.

Also, a few years ago, it was all of us Palm and PPC geeks who cared about things like EVDO vs 1x but nowadays with the rise of high-end feature- and smart-phones, data services have taken a spot at the front of the most desired capability lists. High speed data is a marketing point nowadays whereas years ago it wasn't so much.

I think that netbooks and smartphones will be the best use of 4G wireless. When I used Sprint's WiMax here in Baltimore, it was kind of redundant on my laptop because I could almost always find Wifi or use WMWiFiRouter. A more convergent device would make better use of the higher speed wireless.

Still, I think coverage should not be neglected. If it weren't for those 1x spots, I could use my phone as a streaming radio while driving cross country. As it is now, I can only do that in more urban and suburban areas. Speed isn't the limit so much as coverage is.
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Old 04-14-2009, 04:39 PM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

Also, don't think of WiMAX in just phones/aircards. I know this is a PPC forum site, but they are hoping to expand WiMAX into other devices too. Anything that could benefit from mobile internet access.

Think Digital Camera/Camcorder WiMAX enabled. Able to send pic/vids right from the camera to your friends and family. Or being able to load them to facebook, myspace, etc. right from the camera.

Think PSP2 WiMAX enabled. Able to battle your friends online, when your sitting on a bus/train on the ride home from school/work.

Think of medical technoligies, maybe being able to monitor our heart rates, blood pressure, blood/sugar level and being able to alarm us or medical professionals if an unfortunate situation arises.

Think of what cellular technology brought to society and what it enabled us to do. Now think of what the internet brought to society and what it enabled us to do. Now you merge those two things together, and imagine what could happen with truly mobile internet. The capabilities are endless. That is what WiMAX (and other 4G technologies) can bring to the table. I can't wait!
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Old 04-18-2009, 11:09 AM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

Wimax is an awesome technology as stated above.... it also has been implemented a lot sooner than our competitors (At&t and LTE) and has shown to be stable in our test markets. As for the pre... soon... think soon....
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Old 04-25-2009, 04:56 PM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

Sprint's 4G wireless infrastructure has been in place nationwide for some time now. The reason why they're slowly turning it on is because they do things the right way with their network (unlike other US carriers); they are making sure backhaul is in place before they flip it on.

This is why all of the other carriers are so far behind them in 4G rollout. Sprint had three companies implement WiMax in the US to speed the buildout. Now they are already ahead of all the other carriers because if they wanted to go live with 4G today, they could. But now they are waiting on the implementation of higher-speed links to towers so they can handle the increased bandwidth usage.
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Old 05-07-2009, 07:06 PM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

If you look at the sprint palm pre website, under wireless conectivity, it shows not only wifi 802.11 b/g but it also shows 802.1X authentication..... This got me thinking and I called sprint advanced tech support...

They told me the palm pre is being held back from distrubution until they are all upgraded with.... 4g WIMAX radios!!!!

So yes Sprint Palm Pre will have 4g Wimax capability unless the Sprint Tech lied to me...
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Old 05-07-2009, 07:20 PM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

If the Pre has Wimax, it wins hands down.....and I'll be upgrading my Touch Pro....
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Old 05-12-2009, 09:33 PM
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Re: sprint 4g pre?!

TECHNICALLY its pre-4G, Official 4G is when EVERYONE agrees on a set speed standard for true 4G
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