Sprint's WiMax Shines on Price, Not on Coverage
There are also other differences from typical cellular plans: Accounts will be linked to subscribers rather than devices, so customers can add service for another device without having to open a new account. And those devices will be sold in retail stores as well as by Sprint, and they won't be subsidized. The two products available now from Sprint, a $79.99 home modem and a $59.99 PC Card, are fairly competitively priced. More devices, including a USB (Universal Serial Bus) modem, the Nokia N810 WiMax Edition Internet Tablet, and Intel Centrino 2 WiMax laptops, are expected later this year.
To help ease the mobile coverage problem, by year's end Sprint plans to introduce a dual-mode 3G and WiMax device that can step down to the carrier's national EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) network outside WiMax coverage areas.
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