Sprint Begins Revision A Rollout
What happened to "Up to 6.0 mbps"?
Only a 50mbps increase at minimum is somewhat depressing.
barryefau said:
It is isn't it... we'll see what vzw does.
What do you mean, see what theyll do.
Are they somehow going to pull 5 Mb/s out of their collective asses??
No, they wont.. and dont forget, this is Verizon, kings of "limited unlimited data usage" and "No you cant do that with your phones, even though they really can do that."
knx2 said:
Didn't you read? This is EVDO REV. A Not 4g/wimax/hspda. 🙄
Yes I read.
Maybe I should clarify, the original poster was asking where the 6Mbps specs went. The next poster said "We'll see what Verizon does".. then I said "Why, you think all of a sudden theyre pulling 5 Mbps out of their asses?"
Now.. tell me where we ever discussed 4g in that conversation.. before you chimed in, that is.
This is to be a better platform for qchat ptt technology. For it to be successful, upload and download speeds need to above 250 or so kbps. This also allows for better multi-media transfer, i.e. sending larger megapixel pictures and videos, possible video chat (REV. A may be a stepping stone to this in the future) and so on.
4G services are what will significantly increase overall speeds.
By the way, I don't remember any press release saying up to 6mbps for REV. A, Just that it would increase upload speeds.
3.1 Mbps peak downlink is the most I've ever seen touted for rev. A, and that's been the peak rate consistently since it was announced, AFAIK. If you saw 6, it had to be a typo.
...which is more than most DSL can provide. My DSL is 3.0 Mbps, and it's pretty fast, IMO.
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Sprint To Launch 4G in 2007
Date Posted: Aug 8, 2006, 12:47 PM
Source: Sprint Nextel
Sprint today announced they will roll out their 4G wireless broadband network beginning in the fourth quarter of 2007. Though it tested many options, the carrier chose to use the 802.16e mobile WiMax standard. They believe this choice will provide the carrier and subscribers with the maximum number of compatible devices at the lowest cost. Both Motorola and Samsung will partner with Sprint to provide dual-mode CDMA / WiMax devices and the two manufacturers in addition to Intel have all committed to providing WiMax devices and chipsets. After trials, Sprint believes it can offer users real world speeds of 2-4 Mbps download and speedy
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