T-Mobile “4G” Network
T-Mobile is claiming 4G speeds for parts of its 3G phone network. It’s billing the new T-Mobile HSPA+ network as a “super-fast mobile broadband network that delivers 4G speeds”.
The service is now available in the New York City metropolitan area, including New Jersey and Long Island, as well as Upstate New York (Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse), Connecticut (Hartford, New Haven, Milford and Stamford), Providence, R.I., Memphis, Tennessee and Las Vegas. The “4G” phone network has been live for some time in Philadelphia and some parts of Washington, D.C.
T-Mobile says it will be expanding the HSPA+ network to cover Boston and more of Washington, D.C. in the coming weeks. The network offers theoretical peak download speeds of 21Mbps and is due to be available in 100 cities by the end of the year.
Sprint 4G Coverage Map
Quick tip for 4G phone users (or those thinking of switching to Sprint 4G).
Sprint has a pretty good 4G coverage map.
The map allows you to enter a location and check instantly whether that location is within the Sprint 4G coverage area.
Sprint 4G in New York
Sprint is getting ready to launch its 4G phone network in New York City.
The service – which will cost $60 a month – will offer phone users in New York download speeds of up to 6Mbps. While Sprint hasn’t yet given a definite launch date it has confirmed New York 4G will be in place later this year.
Of the other mobile phone companies, Verizon is also expected to launch a similar network later this year, while AT&T won’t be upgrading until next year.
Clear 4G in San Francisco & California
Mobile phone company Clearwire has announced plans to bring its Clear 4G phone service to California.
Cities and towns in California that will be able to access the Clear 4G network will include San Francisco, Merced, Modesto and Stockton.
Clearwire is also expected to launch two 4G smartphones by the end of the year – one a Samsung / Android 4G / 3G / WiFi phone and one from HTC, the company making Sprint’s much talked about HTC EVO.
4G New York & Kansas City – Coming This Summer
Mobile phone operators Clearwire, Sprint and Time Warner Cable have all announced plans to bring 4G phone services to parts of New York and Kansas City this summer.
No firm date has been announced for the 4G launch in Rochester and Syracuse, New York and Kansas City.
Sprint will offer its 4G network as Sprint 4G while the Time Warner Cable offering will be under its Road Runner Mobile plan.
Sprint and Clear Launch 4G Phone Network in South Central Pennsylvania
Mobile phone users in Harrisburg, Lancaster, Reading and York and surrounding areas can now enjoy a full 4G phone service from both Sprint 4G and Clear.
The service can be used by anyone with a 4G modem – the Sprint Overdrive modem or the Clear USB Modem / Clear Spot, for example – or any WiFi enabled device like an iPad.
The Sprint 4G phone service is currently available in 32 markets across the US with a list of new markets due to launch later this year that includes including Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, St. Louis and Washington, D.C..
Sprint 4G Comes To Kansas City
The Sprint 4G phone network will be running in Kansas City by “early summer”.
CEO of Sprint, Dan Hesse, announced the launch date at Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 Economic Forecast Mid-Year event this week.
Sprint 4G is expected to launch in Kansas City around the same time the new Sprint HTC EVO 4G phone goes on sale.
4G on New Mexico Trains
The New Mexico Department of Transportation RailRunner Train System is getting its own 4G phone network. The RailRunner high speed train service takes New Mexico commuters between Belen and Santa Fe via Albuquerque and Bernalillo. A free public 4G network will soon be available along the entire 95 mile, 15 station route.
The rail 4G phone network will be supplied by a series of 22 WiMAX base stations along the route. Passengers on trains and at stations will connect to the 4G network via a public WiFi network.
The network can be accessed at train speeds of up to 90 miles an hour with speeds of 6Mbps download / 4Mbps upload.
