Sprint's 4G Xohm service to begin testing soon

neodorian · #1 (**permalink**) 09-24-2008, 11:36 AM

I live in Baltimore where they are testing the service and was on the waiting list for info. They just sent me a survey designed to choose testers next month and I am all over that. If you get picked to be in the survey you get to keep the nice new Centrino 2 laptop they give you for testing and you get to use the WiMax for free that month (of course with the option to pay for it later after the trial).

I really hope I get picked to test this and get a free laptop!

**Formula84** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-24-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by neodorian

I live in Baltimore where they are testing the service and was on the waiting list for info. They just sent me a survey designed to choose testers next month and I am all over that. If you get picked to be in the survey you get to keep the nice new Centrino 2 laptop they give you for testing and you get to use the WiMax for free that month (of course with the option to pay for it later after the trial).

I really hope I get picked to test this and get a free laptop!

Where so i sign up? That sounds awsome!

**imneveral0ne** · #3 (**permalink**) 09-24-2008, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neodorian

I live in Baltimore where they are testing the service and was on the waiting list for info. They just sent me a survey designed to choose testers next month and I am all over that. If you get picked to be in the survey you get to keep the nice new Centrino 2 laptop they give you for testing and you get to use the WiMax for free that month (of course with the option to pay for it later after the trial).

I really hope I get picked to test this and get a free laptop!

where do you sign up to be a tester?

neodorian · #4 (**permalink**) 09-24-2008, 01:40 PM

You have to live in Baltimore. That is where they are testing the network. Anywhere else and you aren't going to be chosen. You have to go to a meeting one day and then do some other survey/meeting type things. The point is they want to test and verify proper coverage and functionality before bringing it online for the public so you need to fill out a survey including what zip codes you will be using the service, etc.

neodorian · #5 (**permalink**) 09-29-2008, 09:59 AM

Well, it is live now. I won't know if I made the testing group for a little while still. The pricing is not bad at all considering how much 3G modem plans cost. It's $10 per day if you just want 24 hours and it's $30-35/month for home or mobile service. Both home and mobile are $50. They have some discounts for the first 6 months so if I do end up in the test and get a wimax laptop I might just sign up for a month or so. The best part is that there are no contracts and it is month to month. If it sucks, just leave it and go with someone else.

nauticus25 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-29-2008, 02:27 PM

I got the survey as well, but was dismayed when I saw their coverage map this morning. My neighborhood is surrounded on 3 sides by coverage, but we're left out in the cold. Again. Just like FIOS. I work in Fells Point, so maybe that will be enough of a qualifier for me to get a tester laptop, but I doubt it. And based on the price plans, I'd ditch Verizon DSL in a heartbeat if this service proves reliable enough. Grrr.

ThePocketeer · #7 (**permalink**) 09-29-2008, 05:23 PM

Fells Point won’t be overlooked by XOHM when it comes to coverage. I would keep checking the coverage tracker as it will continue to fill in. If you want to give it a try, XOHM will be at upcoming events around Baltimore with demonstration stations/vehicles for people to test it out. I haven’t had the opportunity to test it yet, but given that I’m working with them I hope to do so in the very near future.

meccadon123 · #8 (**permalink**) 09-29-2008, 06:02 PM

Where can the coverage maps be located? i live in Elkton (north eastern most town on the DE line). Will the service be offered/tested here? Zip=21921. Thanks.

ThePocketeer · #9 (**permalink**) 09-30-2008, 10:11 AM

What we currently know is that XOHM is headed to Chicago and D.C. next - You can search for your area using the Coverage Tracking Tool located here: http://www.xohm.com/en_US/learn/get-xohm/

Other cities on the XOHM trail include Dallas, Fort Worth, Boston, Providence and Philadelphia.

badchad · #10 (**permalink**) 09-30-2008, 10:42 AM

Damn.

I'm up in White Marsh and there is a little pocket of coverage down the street, right off 95, and then over on Bel-Air. Sadly, I am not colored in mustard yellow, which means I lose out.