rev B?

tek2tirado · #1 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 07:13 PM

im purty sure its gonna have rev A
my question is yall think it well be able 2 be upgraded to rev B?
i dont know the rev B time table...but isnt it around the corner for sprint?

toinejuan · #2 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 07:19 PM

I looked into this a few months ago, Sprint nor Verizon has commented on the time frame for Rev B. But, they have plans to move toward the Wiimax service, therefore, I don't think Rev. B will be coming out. Just my opinion though.

tek2tirado · #3 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 07:22 PM

oh
shine some like on wiimax
how does that work?

**TurboFool** · #4 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 07:32 PM

WiMax is Sprint-only. Verizon's going a different direction. That's going to create an even bigger divide for phone compatibility.

But no, Rev B (is it B? I thought another letter was next...) would require new hardware.

WiMax is the new wireless standard looking to replace and move way beyond current data networks. It's more like WiFi in how it'll blanket areas and be available to more devices than just your phone or wireless cards. Very fast speeds, major implications. Also, and I could be wrong, but I think the idea is to switch the actual phone service to it, as well, using the data network for VOIP of sorts. So instead of having a voice and data connection through your phone, it would be WiMax only, and voice and data would connect through it.

92GTA · #5 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboFool

WiMax is Sprint-only. Verizon's going a different direction. That's going to create an even bigger divide for phone compatibility.

But no, Rev B (is it B? I thought another letter was next...) would require new hardware.

WiMax is the new wireless standard looking to replace and move way beyond current data networks. It's more like WiFi in how it'll blanket areas and be available to more devices than just your phone or wireless cards. Very fast speeds, major implications. Also, and I could be wrong, but I think the idea is to switch the actual phone service to it, as well, using the data network for VOIP of sorts. So instead of having a voice and data connection through your phone, it would be WiMax only, and voice and data would connect through it.

Your spot on although this is about 3yrs out before test market stuff even begins. Sprint has already said 4G will be out before WiMax. They had planned on using WiMax as their 4G however this changed over a year ago....

matty032 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboFool

WiMax is Sprint-only. Verizon's going a different direction. That's going to create an even bigger divide for phone compatibility.

But no, Rev B (is it B? I thought another letter was next...) would require new hardware.

WiMax is the new wireless standard looking to replace and move way beyond current data networks. It's more like WiFi in how it'll blanket areas and be available to more devices than just your phone or wireless cards. Very fast speeds, major implications. Also, and I could be wrong, but I think the idea is to switch the actual phone service to it, as well, using the data network for VOIP of sorts. So instead of having a voice and data connection through your phone, it would be WiMax only, and voice and data would connect through it.

You are correct sir. Verizon is going to LTE, and Sprint is going to Wimax(Xohm). Looks like Sprint is going to be the odd man out with Wimax. LTE is a GSM type service that most of the worlds cell providers are going to. Most of the US carriers are also leaving CDMA behind, and switching to LTE. Why Sprint is not following suite is anyones guess.

**TheRealHotshot** · #7 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by matty032

You are correct sir. Verizon is going to LTE, and Sprint is going to Wimax(Xohm). Looks like Sprint is going to be the odd man out with Wimax. LTE is a GSM type service that most of the worlds cell providers are going to. Most of the US carriers are also leaving CDMA behind, and switching to LTE. Why Sprint is not following suite is anyones guess.

Maybe sprint knows something we don't? That's why they gonna be the odd ball hmmmm

**TurboFool** · #8 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Not_A_Stain

Maybe sprint knows something we don't? That's why they gonna be the odd ball hmmmm

Or maybe they invested too much money in WiMax and are afraid to just drop it now.

92GTA · #9 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 05:58 PM

I don't think so because up until now Intel has been spending all the money on WiMax convicing companies like Sprint that it's the ****. I'd bet Sprint hasn't spent a dime. I'm sure they are commited to spending a huge grip now though, no doubt there...

Personally I've never heard of this LTE standard. I'll have to read up on it to know how it compares to WiMax.

**jbearamus** · #10 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 06:03 PM

Sprint has agreed to pay $5 billion on WiMAX so yeah, they're invested. LTE and WiMAX are what i've been reading up on for the last hour b/c my AT&T rep was asking (i work for radioshack) I think the technologies are so different you can't really compare them, each works differently and each has different advantages. and I think Sprint is betting on WiMAX because I wouldn't be surprised to see them try to turn full ISP for not just phones but computers and households in general
WiMAX: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimax
LTE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3GPP_Lo..._LTE_Web_pages
and to answer the original question, I think everyone is gonna skip Rev B and go straight to 4G services