WiMAX goes live in Baltimore with Sprint
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Sprint’s XOHM mobile broadband service, based on WiMAX technology, is now live and operational in Baltimore. According to Sprint, the 4G network will offer high-speed mobile Internet browsing, social-networking tools, location-centric services and multimedia including music, video and on-demand at download speeds of 2-4 Mbps. This is faster than data rates available on Sprint’s EVDO network and a typical DSL connections to the home.
Buyers have a choice of purchasing a Samsung Express air card for $59.99 and ZyXEL modems for $79.99. Additional WiMAX devices such as the Intel Centrino 2 WiMAX notebook PCs and the Nokia N810 with WiMAX support are expected in market later this year.
Introductory offers will allow customers to choose from both daily and month-to-month service options. At launch, mobile WiMAX service plans include a $10 Day pass, $25 monthly Home Internet service and $30 monthly On-the-go service. At launch, Sprint is also offering a special $50 “Pick 2 for Life” monthly service option covering two different WiMAX devices.
Sprint plans to offer its customers a hybrid device, a dual-mode 3G-4G device in the fourth quarter. The device will operate on the Sprint’s 3G mobile broadband network and it’s new 4G network in Baltimore and other markets as it expands it’s WiMAX offerings.
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