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Sprint to offer 4G network to Vegas residents

by Nicole Lee
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Sprint rolls out 4G in Vegas

Sprint customers in Vegas might be claiming "Jackpot!" right now, as they will be among the first in the U.S. to experience Sprint's 4G network starting this August. Sprint claims the 4G speeds are three to five times faster than 3G, with a peak downlink speed of more than 10Mbps and an average of 3 to 6Mbps. Sprint's 4G services are running on Clearwire's WiMax network, which is no surprise considering Sprint's 51 percent stake in the WiMax company.

Sprint first started its 4G rollout in Baltimore in September 2008, then it released a 3G/4G USB modem in December to take advantage of the faster speeds. Other cities slated to have 4G installed are Atlanta and Portland in August, and Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Honolulu, Philadelphia, and Seattle by the end of the year.

Nicole Lee is an associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also pretty geeky--she likes World of Warcraft, comic books, and shiny gadgets. E-mail Nicole.
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by jamesreb July 21, 2009 1:44 PM PDT
No 4G yet in their home market of Kansas City MO/KS, the most obvious place to have the latest and greatest. That's fine, most of Kansas City doesn't care for them anyways.
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by brynn08 July 21, 2009 1:52 PM PDT
only on the "NOW" Network !!!!!
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by hightechfanboy July 21, 2009 3:00 PM PDT
Do we need to upgrade our headsets or we need new phones? I hope not, hopefuuly this can be done with an over the air update.
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by CODKill July 21, 2009 4:38 PM PDT
I'm pretty sure you're going to need a new phone unless they've been sneaking 4G antennas in current phones.
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