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Sprint’s 3G/4G USB Modem U300
Yesterday, Sprint announced that it will launch a dual-mode 3G/4G wireless broadband modem specifically designed for laptops. This device, known as the Sprint 3G/4G USB Modem U300, is designed to plug right in the USB port for quick Internet access.
The U300 is able to access Sprint’s 3G cellular data network and the new WiMax wireless network that Sprint is building as part of their new Clearwire program. This 4G program will allow download speeds between 2 Mbps and 4 Mpbs.
The 4G network has only been recently launched in the Baltimore area, but it has been slow to catch on. With any luck, 4G should be in place in every major city by the end of 2009. If a user should be out of range of the 4G network, it will automatically go to the 3G, which has download speeds of 600 Kbps to 1.4 Mbps.
The U300 should be available on Sunday, and costs about $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. As for the new 3G and 4G combination plan, that will probably cost about $79.99 in monthly fees. Some of you might find that high, but it is a small price to pay for being able to have Internet access wherever you go.
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Egg Picasso Says: December 19, 2008 at 8:15 am
4G… Is that the best we can do in the 21st century? We should have teleportation devices in malls and businesses so we don’t need to use cars or planes. Here we are still trying to make the web a bit faster to download music quicker- oh wow, not impressed as if the majority of the people will tell the difference between 3G or 4G UNLESS their told their on the 4G network. How about we try making vehicles that run on compressed air like other countries already are doing. We like to brag we have the best of everything yet I see the coolest gadgets and inventions in other countries- funny huh? America is all about greed and that’s our down fall.
jimbo Says: August 3, 2009 at 2:37 pm
What a dipshit egg picasso is!!!
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