Sprint XOHM

Jim_in_VA · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:53 am Post subject:

Wimax is not in the cards for Starbucks. They have recently dropped T-Mobile in favor of ATT, which will be taking over market-by-market starting in Q2 this year.
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xenophon · EVDO Addict Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 2001

Starbucks wireless is now managed by ATT, which doesn't have any plans for WiMAX, except in SE where they have the spectrum and can't deliver dsl/uVerse.

But any market Sprint/Clearwire or any other provider deploys WiMAX, it should work in a Starbucks.

BTW, Sprint/Clearwire aren't the only two in the US. There are many small players deploying in small towns already.

xrayman · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject:

Source
Chinese-based Zyxel has started shipping limited quantities of a gateway/router with advanced features that was designed for the Sprint XOHM service.
As the launch of the XOHM network approaches Zyxel factories are expected to increase production.

xrayman · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject:

Source
Sprint Nextel’s CEO Dan Hesse said today the soft launch of XOHM in Baltimore, Washington DC and Chicago is encouraging, and that he feels.... “Sprint has an enormous asset—nearly 100 megahertz of un-utilized spectrum—and we have the opportunity to have a three-year head start with our Xohm service, true wireless broadband with multi-megabit speed”. He also said dual-mode CDMA/WiMAX devices would be introduced later this year. He indicated the dual-mode devices probably would be needed if too many people sign-up for the unlimited data plan.

sirwoogie · EVDO User Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 32 Location: MI

I have a feeling that article meant to say "...introduce dual-mode EVDO/WiMAX devices..."

A "dual mode CDMA/WiMAX device" in the context of data congestion is ambiguous at best.

Fox McCloud · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 611

I just hope that the dual-card is 1xRTT+EVDO+WiMAX (likely). Also, if they do that, they might as well give it WiFi capabilities--that way it can be set up so that you can have seamless roaming between the 4 (plus the ability to assign which has the highest and lowest priority).

expert007 · EVDO User Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 80

xrayman · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:01 am Post subject:

T-Mobile may acquire Sprint?
I wonder what will become of Xohm if T-Mobile takes over Sprint Nextel?
http://www.kansascity.com/382/story/519407.html

krzy007 · EVDO User Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 47

What new Chinese made Express Machine hope the coffee tast good Smile

xchpstang · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:00 am Post subject:

These wild rumors from the same market manipulating rumormongers that inteligently speculated on Sprint's 60 dollar unlimited plan or the SK Telecom takeover or the Comcast takeover or the Verizon takeover or the......!!!!! Give me a break! DT can get a fire sale price right now but will have headaches for the next 10 years trying to juggle 3 actually 4 networks when T Mo deploys 3G.

Fox McCloud · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 611

xenophon · EVDO Addict Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 2001

Only a foreign company would buy Sprint methinks given the weak dollar, but DT isn't a very good fit at all. Maybe British Telecom or SK.

But yeah, the analysts haven't been too on target with Sprint.

kalen43 · EVDO Heavy User Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 131

A foreign company couldn't buy sprint. A few years back one tried but theres some law or such that prohibits it.

SlyFerret · EVDO User Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 88

xrayman · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:45 am Post subject:

Source
Carlos Slim could buy Sprint Nextel?
More rumors and speculation.