Comments on: Sprint’s Lil WiMAX Details

By: Robert Eckart

Robert Eckart — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:50:23 +0000

Cost will be a huge factor, of course. But looming large, like a big big big black cloud over all these “Wimax” solutions (or even wifi) is the continuing fact that the system may be fast for internet service, but all the myriads of new applications, which must be billed on a time/usage related basis will slow these things down to a crawl. But they will come to this, sooner or later, ask Martin Cooper, inventor of the cell phone…It is the single most contributing factor of why WiFi has been mostly free up to now - because the billing aspects of a “roaming” system were not met. Holy smokes, can you imagine a Sprint bill with the cost breakouts of all you services? HA!!

By: jim Forbes

jim Forbes — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:25:54 +0000

And hell wiill be awash with glaciers before the products ship.
But wait, there’s more! Dos anyone really think there wiill be a huge widepread market for this. I mean most people I know watch their wireless bills like vultures. I’d love to see SPrint, Verizon or someone else offer me an all inclusive plan for about $70.00 a month. I might even sitch for that.
Jim Forbes, on the edge of a Sprint/Nokia Wi’Max trial area in rural San Diego.

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:59:51 +0000

Tim, the article mentions Samsung producing cards that support WiMAX and EVDO (cellular). The idea is that the cellular will suplement the faster WiMAX, not the other way around, so you will have to be a WiMAX subscriber to make use of such cards.

By: Tim Stephens

Tim Stephens — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:41:04 +0000

Do you think that Sprint’s Cellular Network cards will soon be developed with WiMax capability?