Sprint Adds 4G to Mobile Broadband Router Portfolio
Aug 26, 2009 bluetooth, cellphone, news, photos, review, videos, wireless
On the heels of launch the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 intelligent mobile hotspot – which allows customers to simultaneously span several Wi-Fi devices to America’s most dependable 3G network1 – Sprint now adds two 3G/4G Mobile River Broadband Routers to its mobile broadband arsenal: Sprint Personal Hotspot PHS300S and Cradlepoint MBR-1000 Broadband Router for business, each featuring both 3G and 4G connectivity. These devices are available for use with any Sprint 3G or 4G information plan ranging from $39.99 to $79.99 per calendar month (excluding taxes and surcharges).
Used in compounding with Sprint mobile broadband devices, like the 3G/4G USB Modem U300, these Mobile River Broadband Routers can simultaneously connect Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones, laptops, MP3 players, cameras, gambling devices and other Wi-Fi-enabled devices to the Sprint 3G and 4G networks. Used with a broadband twist, The routers provide approach to the turbo-charged Sprint 4G network as it continues to cast out and approach to America’s most dependable 3G network virtually everywhere else. Users tin can enjoy secure, high gear-speed connections from virtually any location, whether on a family outing at the beach or doing business at a remote job site.
Sprint Personal Hotspot PHS300S supports up to IV simultaneous Wi-Fi connections and Cradlepoint MBR-1000 Broadband Router for byplay supports up to 32 simultaneous Wi-Fi connections. Both routers will support all of Sprint 3G and Sprint 4G mobile broadband USB devices.
“These mobile broadband routers provide an unprecedented bridge to high-speed mesh performance for multiple Wi-Fi devices or multiple users,” said Todd Rowley, vice president, Sprint 4G. “The plus of these mobile hotspot products offers even faster connectivity speeds to Wi-Fi users without the need to uncovering a Wi-Fi hot spot. These II new products can potentially connect the Sprint 3G and 4G networks to the hundreds of billions of Wi-Fi-enabled devices in the U.S. today.”
The power of these Mobile River Broadband Routers to be used with both 3G and 4G networks will offer added advantages for a maturation number of Wi-Fi users across the country. The Sprint Now Network already features 3G speeds that are faster in more places than the AT&T mesh.2 As the turbo-charged Sprint 4G network continues to cast out in markets across the land, customers will be able to further optimize the carrying out of their Wi-Fi devices, using them to connect them with the industry’s fastest available network speeds.
Sprint Personal Hot Spot PHS300S is priced at $159.99 and available in select Sprint retail stores within Sprint 4G markets, telesales, business sales and at www.dash.com. Cradlepoint MBR1000 broadband router is priced at $249.99 and is available via business sales, telesales and online at www.sprint.com (all prices exclude taxes).
The first and only subject carrier to offer 4G radio services, Sprint currently offers 4G in Baltimore and volition launching 4G in Portland, Atlanta and Las Vegas in August. Sprint 4G provides norm downlink speeds of 3-6 Mbps and eyeshade downlink speeds of over 10 Mbps, three to five times faster than today’s 3G service from any flattop (based on average download speeds).
The following markets are included on the inclination to experience Sprint 4G in 2009: Atlanta, The Queen City, Newmarket, Dallas/Ft. Charles Frederick Worth, capital of Hawaii, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle. Also available for customers nationwide is the Sprint 3G/4G USB Modem U300, which provides the topper of both worlds – the fasting 3G speeds and lightning-fasting 4G speeds wherever 4G is available.
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