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Your article stated that right now Sprint download speeds will be at 10 mb. Will that ever increase to the max true 4G speed of 100 mb? Or is the whole "4G" claim nothing but smoke and mirrors to entice customers to go with Sprint instead of waiting for true 4G with Verizon later this year or next?
Because the technology is coming to sprint and they are seemingly rolling it out before Verizon, I would guess that the speed will be turned up as they add markets and begin adding customers.
when the 4G phone comes out (which I plan to get) and more phones follow suit the networks will likely be ramped up to give the 100Mbit experience though it will likely not be everywhere all at once.
when the 4G phone comes out (which I plan to get) and more phones follow suit the networks will likely be ramped up to give the 100Mbit experience though it will likely not be everywhere all at once.
The current Sprint 4G network is built on WiMax, while other carriers plan to use LTE. Sprint is first out of the gate, but risks being overtaken when competitors roll out 4G with faster technologies.
Bottom line is you won't get 100Mbit this go-around.
Bottom line is you won't get 100Mbit this go-around.
I see this values repeated over and over as a "paradise" promise for end-user.I think that's one misunderstanding: 100mb DL_speed is the Base_Station total capacity - what operator have available for end-users -, not the DL_speed of one particular user. Most probably you'll get 2mb at one affordable price. Even so, I won't trade my home optical fiber connection(100mb guaranteed) for 2mb on radio(best-effort, at best!) I have very few applis for mobile usage. As about 10mb DL_speed for Spring it's accordingly with the standard(TDD, 5MHz BW). In WiMax2 standard these speeds grows up to 100Mb
I switched to ClearWire 4G in Portland, Oregon from Comcast because Comcast was raising its fees. On ClearWire I get a WiMax modem for my home network and a mobile 4G adapter for the same price Comcast was charging for fixed cable. When this deal is over I will probably switch to Sprint's version because I can add a smartphone and a 3G fallback if I go out of the WiMax area. WiMax is slower than cable, but I seldom notice it because I've found that it isn't the internet connection that controls speed as much as the distant server. All anybody talks about is ISP speed, but it sure seems to me that the limiting is done at the other end. Another 4G advantage is the portable wi-fi boxes like ClearSpot and the equivalent from Sprint. You can create a hotspot anywhere you are for about $130. You can set up a meeting anywhere in your 4G service area, or 3G for that matter.
Who is defining "3G" "4G"???
For instance, in networking we have IEEE 802.11 WLAN standards, based on a group known as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE.
Telephone technology is "governed" by the FCC, how active is the FCC in defining the 4G standard?
And this is ridiculous..."Sprint is the only carrier in the United States that has rolled out its 4G network. While it is being marketed as 4G, it does not meet the 100 Mbit/s specification;"
If it does not meet 4G Specs, how can it be marketed as 4g???
For instance, in networking we have IEEE 802.11 WLAN standards, based on a group known as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE.
Telephone technology is "governed" by the FCC, how active is the FCC in defining the 4G standard?
And this is ridiculous..."Sprint is the only carrier in the United States that has rolled out its 4G network. While it is being marketed as 4G, it does not meet the 100 Mbit/s specification;"
If it does not meet 4G Specs, how can it be marketed as 4g???
FCC has nothing to do with it. LTE Advanced standardized by the 3GPP and 802.16m standardized by the IEEE.
I will jump to 4G as soon as my carrier has a phone that is worth making the jump. I will not leap to Sprint just to pick up faux-4G speed.
I'm not positive, but I think Sprint is adding a new Android Smartphone with 3G and 4G. I can't think of switching yet because I have a 2-year agreement with Clear or I would have checked this out.
Are you talking about the EVO 4G?
Also, I would like to mention Sprint and Verizon are not capable of doing voice and data at the same time. 4G will allow voice and data at the same time but right now the coverage is not very good so you will be using the limited 3G most of the time.
Also, I would like to mention Sprint and Verizon are not capable of doing voice and data at the same time. 4G will allow voice and data at the same time but right now the coverage is not very good so you will be using the limited 3G most of the time.
Having first hand experience with Clear's (sprint) WiMAX devices in the Chicago area. I can honestly say that it's not nearly ready for prime time. The usb cards frequently have problems transitioning between towers in the Downtown Chicago area. On the edges of their coverage area the service is even more troublesome. If they can grow the 4G coverage significantly in the next 2 years. The service would be a fantastic option for home and mobile usage. Pricing makes it very tempting compared to hardwired service providers in my area. Coverage is just spotty everywhere in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. I had a coworker who got no service. When he tried to cancel in the first 24 hours. They tried to talk him into putting the hardware and contract up for sale on craigslist instead of just canceling.
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