Sprint 4G Data

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Originally Posted by russianmafioso

Personally, i think calling this 4G is kind of a sham. Think about what 4G LTE has to offer and then compare what WiMax offers. Compare the two speeds and tell me that they're really comprable. Not to mention the fact that things like HSDPA can deliver similar speeds.

The problem is that I never actually see those speeds over HSDPA. It almost seems like those Comcast ads telling you that you are paying for 10 megabit downstream but the most you ever pull is 6 megabit. I think real world performance trumps potential speeds.

But yes, you are right, LTE can theoretically go much faster. I just have yet to see it offered anywhere while I can use Wimax right now here in town. My main beef with Wimax is that I still have to pay for my home ISP so it doesn't make sense for me to pay for DSL at home and Wimax for my laptop on those occasions where I can't find Wifi. I used Xohm for a few months but currently I just fire up WMWifi when I need to connect since I already pay for 3G data.