Sprint Launches 4G Service in more Markets
Sprint officially released 4G to our pockets in the following new markets: Los Angeles, Miami, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. Customers in these regions will be able to take full advantage of Spring 4G and be able to browse up to 10 times faster than 3G service. With the addition of these six markets, Sprint 4G is now available in 68 markets[i] across the country, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and New York City. Additionally, the wireless carrier announced that it expects to launch the San Francisco market – home to Silicon Valley and thousands of tech enthusiasts – on Dec. 28.
Since launching their first 4G service in Baltimore in September 2008, Sprint has made large improvements in it’s coverage but still lack sufficient coverage in Los Angeles where we tested this in West Los Angeles and parts of Brentwood. Coverage has been spotty but nevertheless, downtown and other geographic areas where there’s a clear line of sight work just fine.
Sprint is delivering the power of 4G as the majority shareholder of Clearwire, the independent company that is building the WiMAX network.
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Sprint just suffered another blow today to their team. Kevin Packinham (Senior VP for 4G) just left the company effective August 16, 2010. The carrier said he was leaving to lead another company but declined to state the new company. Steve Elfman and product development VP Fared Adib will replace Kevin in the coming weeks.
Packingham leaving does leave a significant gap but left Sprint a mighty jewel with their next 4G phone Samsung Epic 4G. The Samsung Epic 4G, which has WiMAX and a high performance chip excels with a slide-out keyboard and a Super AMOLED screen. The Epic 4G is the only Galaxy S-based phone to have either 4G or a keyboard in it’s line. Although it costs a $250 (after rebate ouch), may help Sprint prevent customers from jumping to AT&T and eventually to Verizon.
This is Sprint’s 2nd departure in recent weeks as their staff has experienced significant high level departures. Sprint says it doesn’t see this as a problem.
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Sprint is releasing their second 4G Android phone, the Samsung Epic 4G. Available as soon as August 31st at a cool price $250 (including a $100 rebate).
The Samsung Epic 4G comes equipped with a 1GHz Samsung Cortex A8 processor, Android 2.1 operating system, 4-inch Super-AMOLED capacitive display. It comes with a 3G/4G hotspot, 5-megapixel rear camera with auto focus, LED flash, 720p video recording, front-facing video camera for video chat, six-axis motion sensor and a 16GB microSD card.
If you’re worried about it being sold out, reserve one now starting August 13th and you don’t have to worry about the Sprint EVO-disaster like last time.
The physical specs:
• Dimensions: 4.9 inches x 2.54 inches x 0.56 inches (124.8 mm x 64.6 mm x 14.2 mm) (LxWxT)
• Weight: 5.46 ounces (155 grams)
• Battery: Standard removable 1500mAh Lithium (Li-on) battery
• Memory: 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
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