Sprint has quietly announced the availability of the Motorola CPEi25150 WiMax Modem for home/office Sprint 4G WiMax service.
The modem is now available via DirectShip for $99.99 after $150 instant rebate and a new two year agreement with a Sprint 4G Desktop Modem Plan starting at $49.99/month.
Oh boy! I can get a Sprint two year contract and pay Sprint $20 more per month than what Clearwire offers for the same exact service.
Sprint, this was not your finest hour this week.
is this the same modem Clear uses or is it a higher end model?
it states dual antennas but the Clear modem does not…
When I signed up with clear for the service I purchased a modem for 79.99 without contract just had to pay 39.99 activation fee please tell me am I this dumb sprint!?
Boy, Chris, you hit the nail on the head.
It looks like the same modem Clear uses. In my office, I’ve hit 14Mb/s download with that modem. I’m about 150 yards from the tower near Austin.
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