Clearwire, Comcast and Sprint to Implement 4G in Selected Areas
Clearwire, Comcast and Sprint to Implement 4G in Selected Areas
Posted 10/22/2009 at 3:24pm
| by Bart Salisbury
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It’s coming--kind of, sort of. Clearwire, Comcast and Sprint plan to bring us 4G mobile broadband service in the next several weeks, provided we’re lucky enough to live in one of the few locations that will initially be blessed with the service; locations that seem connected by virtue of their being disconnected.
According to Clearwire’s press release all three providers will have service available in more than 25 markets, covering over 30 million people. Checking out coverage maps there’s not a whole lot to get excited about. Much of Clearwire and Sprint’s coverage, geographically, is in suburban Texas. The only cities, and I use the term loosely, are Las Vegas, Boise, Atlanta, Portland, and Seattle. The only efforts to tackle legitimate urban areas are Chicago and Philadelphia.
So, if you happen to live in Milledgeville, Georgia, population 18,757, you’ve got Sprint’s 4G service waiting for you. But, if you live in Los Angeles, California, population 3,834,340, you’re out of luck.
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jchadwell
October 23, 2009 at 6:20am
Really? Comparing a small college town (Milledgeville) to the second largest city in the US (Los Angeles)? Come on, you're better than that...
aerotive
October 22, 2009 at 5:22pm
"The only cities, and I use the term loosely, are Las Vegas, Boise, Atlanta, Portland, and Seattle."
And watch subs to maximumpc go down in those cities in 3, 2, 1...
dark218
October 22, 2009 at 4:43pm
I think you forgot Pittsburgh in that list of covered cities.
You know? The home of the Super Bowl champions, Stanley Cup champions, and host of the most recent G20? I heard a lot of good things came out of Pittsburgh, too, like the first gas station and movie theater. But oh well, I guess Pittsburgh will have to have a winning baseball team to be on your radar.
mesiah
October 22, 2009 at 7:39pm
No amount of good sports teams will make pittsburgh any less of a shit hole. And likewise, no amount of bad sports teams will do the same for cleveland :D
Techrocket9
October 22, 2009 at 3:55pm
There have been 4G ads where I live for a couple months. Too bad I can't afford it.
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nekollx
October 22, 2009 at 3:38pm
followed shortly by metered 4G bandwith
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Rob86
October 22, 2009 at 3:42pm
aren't most wireless plans "unlimited" as long as you don't use more then like 5gb....... unlimited.... didn't know you could put a limit on that.....
I Jedi
October 23, 2009 at 3:27am
Yeah, I find that bullshit often that companies will say such things.
nekollx
October 23, 2009 at 8:30am
"Now with Unlimited* 4G in select areas!"
*Limitations may apply.
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