Verizon has began selling the second of the two 4G routers it promised at CES. Novatel’s MiFi 4510L can share the 5-12Mbps typical connection speeds on the new LTE network with as many as five other devices over 802.11n Wi-Fi. It doesn’t have a microSD slot but is also truly multi-platform and uses the browser […]
T-Mobile will launch a 4G Mobile Hotspot and new smartphone plans tomorrow, April 13. The ZTE-made hotspot will supply up to 21Mbps for as many as five devices and can share its SD card slot with other devices on the network. It should cost $80 after both a two-year data contract and a $50 mail-in rebate. […]
Apr 12 2011 | Posted in
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Verizon Wireless has issued an update for the Pantech UML290 USB modem. The UML290 is a 4G LTE-capable modem that can be used with laptop, netbook, or desktop computers. The update will improve connections for both 3G and 4G areas, correct auto-connection issues, improve power reporting, and enhance the device’s stability. Users can head to […]
Telus on Wednesday became the next major Canadian carrier to detail its plans for LTE-based 4G. The provider planned to start deploying the network in the second half of this year with an expectation that it would go live in early 2012. The timing would put it just behind Rogers, which hopes to have active […]
Apr 7 2011 | Posted in
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Sprint on Tuesday began shipping its promised Novatel MiFi 4082 WiMAX router. The pocketable 4G hotspot is on its way now to direct orders and should be at retail shops on April 17. Pricing has been hiked upwards and will see the router cost $80 when attached to at least a $50 data plan. The […]
Time Warner Cable might dip its toes into its own high-end WiMAX smartphone after an inside leak was corroborated late Thursday. The unnamed hardware was in testing and would use Sprint’s CDMA network for voice with Clearwire’s network handling the WiMAX for 4G data. Few details were available to FierceWireless’ sources, though it’s presumed this […]
Apr 3 2011 | Posted in
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Verizon today began shipping some of the 4G data-only devices it showed at CES this year. The Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot is its first shipping LTE router and shares its speeds over an 802.11n Wi-Fi connection with as many as five devices, reverting to EVDO 3G if not in one of Verizon’s faster areas. […]
Today, Verizon Wireless unveiled an additional 59 markets that will benefit from the world’s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network by the end of this year. These newly named areas, added to the 39 initial markets launched in December 2010 and 49 markets announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Verizon Wireless […]
Mar 22 2011 | Posted in
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Sprint and Google today confirmed the existence of the Nexus S 4G as well as a special collaboration on Google Voice. The phone still has an unaltered Android 2.3 that promises speedy updates but adds faster WiMAX. Google Voice also now effectively takes over, Google said: users can run their actual Sprint phone number as […]
Mar 21 2011 | Posted in
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Sprint announced a new pocketable 4G router on Thursday called the Overdrive Pro. The 3G and 4G hybrid hotspot now supports as many as eight devices on WiMAX, up from five of the model it replaces. Speed has improved as well; the Sierra Wireless-made hardware now starts up or shuts down about 35 percent faster. […]
Mar 18 2011 | Posted in
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