Unlimited Internet for Businesses, $75 via WiMAX [Xohm]

Xohm aka WiMAX aka Clearwire & Sprint's 4G service is gonna offer businesses unlimited use with download speeds of 6 Mbps and uploads of 1 Mbps for $75.

I'd pay it.

via MuniWireless

Cancel Sprint without $200 fee [ETF]

BGR put an alert out:

"Subscribers are free to exit based on Sprint’s decision to raise their non-government mandated administrative fee from $.50-.$75."

It comes into effect January 1st 2009. In other words, you've got 2 days. If you're not sure how to go about it, you need to sign up today for the free E-Course "Wireless Broadband Exposed". The 2nd lesson covers how to get out of contracts.

Because it's a lesson a day, you'd get lesson 1 today and lesson 2 tomorrow. Who wants to pay $200 to cut ties with a carrier anyway? Hop to it my friend.

Happy New Year!

Verizon Leaves AT&T in the dust of Phoenix, Arizona

Kevin over at jkOnTheRun decided to run a quick test. Verizon's EVDO vs. AT&T's HSDPA. The no holds barred brawl took place in the dusty sands of Phoenix, Arizona (more like in his air-conditioned hotel room actually).

The mighty warriors who stepped forward were Verizon's USB727 and AT&T's USB Quicksilver. Not living up to it's name, the Quicksilver lost in downlink, uplink and ping. The USB727 came triumphant with DSL speeds.

via jkOnTheRun

Haters attack Sprint/Clearwire's WiMAX

Yes. They're haters. Why?

Sprint didn't start working on WiMAX yesterday. They've been pretty public about their decision to pursue WiMAX with major blockades and obstacles along the way for years. All of a sudden when things are finally going off without a hitch,

BAM, a lawsuit that could cost Sprint the $3 million to $5 million it spent to build out the network magically appears. If someone steals your stuff...and you see them stealing your stuff...do you wait 2 years to call the police?

Verizon pours $155 million into Florida's network

More coverage and better redundancy for all 3G fans out there. Seems like more justification as to why they got ranked the #1 mobile broadband carrier this year. Now if only they'd ease up off that 3G cap we could think about replacing our hard wire connections at home. You know, sorta like how 18% of you only have cell phones? Same thing but for internet connections.

via North Florida News Daily

Add this to your Christmas Wishlist

LG is working on a little thing they like to call Transmissive Reflective LCDs. Just what the heck is that?

Well most laptops are backlit (especially the ever-so-popular glossy screens). Because of that, they work great indoors. As you've probably had the pleasure of noticing, the second some light from a window sneaks in, you can't see a thing.

Reflective LCDs would fix that. They use natural light. Now the whole transmissive reflective thing works inside and out.

Just think! Whizzin around outside with your convertible multi-touch tablet and actually being able to see! Let's face it, if you're using mobile broadband...you're..err...gonna be mobile right?

Add that to my Christmas Wishlist.

Wireless Broadband on Bullet Trains & Buses

Woke up this morning with the daily routine. Log into Google Reader to answer one ever perplexing ever relevant question:

What's happening?

Sometimes I feel like going all Deepak Chopra with it and ask:

What's really happening?

Well, our friends across the pond who are always getting everything technological before us are getting Wireless Broadband on bullet trains. Convenient stuff eh? ...but wait a minute here. In the sleepy capitol of Florida, we've got WiFi on certain bus routes. I feel so technologically advanced! Thing is, I don't think I'd ever be on a bus to really make any good use of it though. Bus rides don't get too long around these parts.

Well, I suppose it'd be handy if I wanted to use WiFi on my phone instead of 3G. It's faster I suppose.

Guess we're not always so behind huh?

Sprint Launches Dual 3G/4G Modem

How cool is that?

Hop between 3G and WiMAX at will or automatically. Find the full specs here.

AT&T Tests Higher Speed 3G in Chicago

AT&T has a pretty good track record of investing in their infrastructure. As we stated earlier this year, they were working on having 7.2 Mbps download speeds. Word has it those tests are currently underway in the windy city.

Perhaps the sexiest part is this:

"Interestingly, though, Siegel did say AT&T Mobility is testing 7.2 megabit per second download speeds in Chicago, adding that those speeds could soon increase to 14.4 Mbps or higher.

 That would be just so frickin awesome...if not for the current 5 GB cap on data usage. They're really gonna need to ease up off this thing. It's like you've got a 10 mile stretch of road. You keep getting newer cars that can go faster...only to run out of road even quicker. Do they enjoy watching us race up to these caps they've set faster and faster? Sick game AT&T...sick game indeed...

Fix It.

The Definitive Coast-To-Coast 3G Data Test

So the guys over at Gizmodo has what they're calling the Definitive Coast-To-Coast 3G Data Test. They compared the networks of Sprint, Verizon and AT&T (T-Mobile's 3G network is too tiny and Alltel got bought out by Verizon).

"The USB dongles we used for testing were typical 3G cards from the carriers: AT&T's Sierra USBConnect 881, Sprint's Sierra Wireless Compass 597 and Verizon Wireless's Novatel USB727

A quick sum-up of the results shows Sprint being the fastest for downloading while AT&T being the fastest for uploading. Guess they'll have to scrap the part of their commercials that keep toting "the fastest 3G network"...coming to think of it, Verizon was kinda doing the same thing too...

Pretty cool to know that they more or less re-confirmed the rankings of the 2008 Wireless Broadband Service Comparison. One time for Sprint doing something right. Despite all the bad press they get, I've got a grandfathered unlimited 3G plan with them that gets excellent speeds.

It's been my primary connection for months and it's going great.

Hope it stays that way.