Clear iSpot Suddenly Discontinued
Clear has suddenly discontinued its most popular product in the iSpot, five months after being first introduced as a way to entice owners of Apple’s device lineup (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad as well as select Macbook models) to purchase WiMax hardware and service as an alternative to more expensive and capped monthly 3G service. […]
Novatel Wireless Dual-Mode MiFi 4082 for Sprint Revealed
The first image of the forthcoming Novatel Wireless MiFi 4082 dual-mode 3G/4G mobile wireless router has appeared following FCC approval last week. The 4082 will be the successor to the current MiFi 2372 model currently sold by the carrier and features a number of enhancements and improvements, such as WiMax support, external indicators for GPS, […]
Sprint and Clearwire Roll Out WiMax in San Francisco
After almost two years, Clearwire and Sprint have jointly rolled out 4G WiMax broadband service to the city of San Francisco and surrounding cities. This also follows months of beauracratic wrangling with the San Francisco Planning Commission. The coverage area extends from the San Francisco Bay and Oakland to South Bay including San Jose and […]
Sprint/Clearwire Launch WiMax in Denver, CO and Bridgeport. CT
Sprint and Clearwire have jointly launched 4G WiMax service in Denver Colorado and Bridgeport Conneticut along with surrounding suburbs. The Denver launch also includes Colorado’s Front Range, including Boulder, Fort Collins and Greeley. The launch brings the total to 70 markets in which 4G WiMax service is available in the US, with the next market […]
Clear iSpot Web-Based Jailbreak Now Available
A web-based jailbreak tool for the highly popular Clear iSpot is now available which allows the device to be used by non Apple devices with the ironic discovery that the latest revision of the iPad requires the jailbreak as the Wi-Fi hardware MAC address changes have not been propagated in firmware as of yet. This […]
Sprint Expands International WiMax Roaming
Sprint has announced an expansion of international WiMax roaming for customers traveling to Jamaica and Taiwan as it has signed roaming agreements with Digicel and Global Mobile respectively. Currently, the only devices compatible with the new agreements are the 250U by Sierra Wireless and the Franklin U600 USB Modem while the access will be allowed […]
Sprint Details iDEN Network Sunset and Network Transition
Following up on a previous report, Sprint has revealed the first details regarding its planned sunset of the iDEN network and transition to multi-mode network hardware. The carrier has announced that the initiative will be dubbed Network Vision and will involve Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and Samsung as its hardware partners in the transition. The aforementioned network […]
Clearwire Launches Service in Sacramento
Clearwire has launched WiMax service in the city Sacramento with service extending out to Davis to the west, to Elk Grove in the south, to Roseville/Folsom out to the east and Natomas to the north. The service provider is also offering online-only specials for new customers including a 50% discount on the service plan for […]
Sprint and Clearwire in Dispute Over WiMax Smartphone Revenue
Following up, Sprint and Clearwire are undergoing arbitration in order to resolve a dispute regarding revenue paid to Clearwire for 4G access. At issue is the claim by Clearwire that it should be paid by Sprint for every customer with a WiMax/CDMA hybrid device regardless of coverage availability, while Sprint disagrees with Clearwire’s interpretation of […]
Sprint Inventory List Leaks
A new Sprint inventory list has leaked and brings forth launch dates for the latest slate of phones and devices for the holidays and the first month of the new year. The LG Optimus S will launch on the 31st along with the Samsung M360 entry-level clamshell and the Dell Mini 10 with embedded dual-mode […]