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The 4G Mobile Internet War Begins in Dallas and Las Vegas

I just wrote about how MetroPCS is bringing 4G to Dallas and Las Vegas next month (September). Well guess who else just so happens to have 4G running in Dallas and Las Vegas? You guessed it… Sprint’s 4G network is already running in those two metro areas.! So if I’m not mistaken (which I admit, […]

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MetroPCS Bringing 4G (LTE) To Dallas, Las Vegas Next Month

MetroPCS to bring their 4G LTE network to Dallas and Las Vegas next month (September) according to a Samsung executive. In a move that will compete directly with Sprint, pre-paid mobile phone provider MetroPCS has announced the arrival of their 4G LTE network. According to a Samsung vice president Jaebeom Choi with systems research and […]

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Verizon 4G Expected In New York City Soon

Verizon is expected to take a much different approach to bringing 4G online than Sprint. Sprint took, and continues to take, a slow reserved roll out of their WiMax 4G coverage. Smaller cities, smaller markets, make it easier I suppose for Sprint to manage and learn how to build their 4G networks. Verizon, however, is rumored […]

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Mobile Technology

BlackBerry 9670 ‘Oxford’ Specs Leaked

Blackberry has a new handset on the way. This time it’s the Blackberry 9670, or the Blackberry Oxford for short (because, you know, you have to give it a name!) Here’s a quick run down on the specs: QWERTY flip device with a CDMA radio, Wi-Fi, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, 240×320 external display, 360×400 internal […]

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New 4G Technology With 100 Mbps Download Is On The Way

By2012, the download speed of 4G will get a significant boost. WiMAX Forum Vice President Mohammad Shakouri said that 802.16m, a new WiMAX standard, is set to deliver average download speeds of more than 100Mbps to users. Compare this to the current 4G connection where, at a max, mid-town Atlanta clocked a 9.1 Mbps download […]

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News Technology

Midtown Atlanta Has The Fastest 4G Location In The US

PC Mag took to the streets to test the download speeds of Sprint’s 4G network at various locations throughout the United States. Now granted, the article recapping their test results was published back in June, 2010 so a lot may have changed, but the news is still interesting. Out of all the places tested in […]

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Android Technology

4G Coverage in New York City – Will It Be Sprint, Verizon, or AT&T?

Sprint says they are testing 4G coverage in New York City, and people are even reporting occasional 4G connections throughout Manhattan. But the biggest question is this – who will be the first carrier to actually deliver 4G to The Big Apple? New York City is a huge market with millions of mobile data customers. From […]