Sprint Xohm

[rilharri]

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Xohm-Deployment-Ahead-of-Schedule-97365?nocomment=1

Sorry if this has been posted already...

Anyone in that area at all , and also is 1,000 base stations alot.. Or do you think thats towers?

[yesitisrob]

it works like a wireless bridge. from what i know with wimax it works as a repeater system. since wimax is designed to be mobile each BTS or base station has to be able to handle the handoff as well, so it needs plenty of BTS's to have the better coverage as well as the better speeds. as the technology comes out of its market testing you will see more info in regards to how it works.

[sopasesos]

dslreports (http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/Xohm-Baltimore-Launch-October-6-97821) has been "tipped" about Baltimore's WiMAX launch... supposedly going live on October 6, with coverage and pricing details coming to xohm.com (http://www.xohm.com/) on September 26.

Any sprintusers in the Baltimore market??

[bball1011]

http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=163054 looks like october 8 according to this article at phonescoop.

[mdassad]

It went live today here in Baltimore. I don't have a wireless card yet, but I plan to buy one soon...I'm curious to see how well this is going to work.

[ericp]

It works great in Baltimore. I've posted on a few other threads... very happy with the technical service (roughly 5mbit down, 4mbit up).

[rilharri]

can you post a link to your other threads it would be cool to read some of the stuff you posted about it

[menmyPro]

It works great in Baltimore. I've posted on a few other threads... very happy with the technical service (roughly 5mbit down, 4mbit up).

How about doing a Review. But post it in the General Section and we can put it up as a sticky.

As soon as it's available here in DFW, I may upgrade if it's worth it.

[SL-10]

I can not wait till Xohm comes to Denver. :D

[Astron]

I think Denver is a clearwire market and not a sprint built market.

[SL-10]

I think Denver is a clearwire market and not a sprint built market.

I don't care who brings it to Denver. Just bring it already...:fingers:

[Eclipsi]

How about doing a Review. But post it in the General Section and we can put it up as a sticky.

As soon as it's available here in DFW, I may upgrade if it's worth it.

There are already many live sites in DFW ;)

[cocochannel]

There are already many live sites in DFW ;)

where?

[sopasesos]

this 4gforums thread (http://4gforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=37167#37167) is discussing XOHM WiMAX sightings in places other than Baltimore including DFW area.
user Alex reports: i found it in downtown dallas, just north of downtown, and then much further north than i would have guessed -- north of LBJ/635 !


and for those interested, 4ginfo (http://www.4ginfo.com/wimax-news/75-not-in-baltimore-you-can-still-activate-your-wimax-modem.html) apparently has a work-around (http://www.4ginfo.com/wimax-news/75-not-in-baltimore-you-can-still-activate-your-wimax-modem.html) to register and start using a XOHM device in areas with coverage outside of the officially launched Baltimore area.

[Astron]

I don't care who brings it to Denver. Just bring it already...:fingers:

I don't see any denver positions open for broadband deployment for clearwire.

I think denver has a long wait.

[kgmallory]

Hopefully it will hit Salt Lake City/Provo in the next year or so. We use Sprint EVDO for our MDT's at work, and it works okay, but more speed is always better.

[lennyj17]

I would kill for a Wimax Blackberry and Data Card....

[Storino03]

I'm looking forward to a Windows Mobile Wimax handset next year! Hopefully...

--James

[sopasesos]

I'm looking forward to a Windows Mobile Wimax handset next year! Hopefully...

well hopefully sooner than later... i hear they may be getting some WinMo WiMAX handset love over in russia.

HTC T8290 thread announcements here (http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174626)and here (http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174627).

[kgmallory]

I'm looking forward to a Windows Mobile Wimax handset next year! Hopefully...

--James

I was at the Sprint Store the other day checking out the Treo 800 Touch Diamond. I was talking to the rep about the Touch Pro. I recall him saying the Touch Pro will support WiMax out of the box and that there will be a firmware update for the Diamond to give it support. I'm not sure how reliable this information is, but if there's any truth to it, that means that more handsets, especially WM devices, will be soon to follow.

[KeilwerthSX90R]

I just ordered the home WiMax modem. I live in DC so I'll probably need the work around (hopefully it will come online officially around here soon). I'll post speeds and observations when it arrives, if I can get the workaround to work. I'm a little hesitant to put in the address of a police station but we'll see. I have some friends in Baltimore so I'll probably just ask one of them.

If it works well, I might pull the trigger on the Nokia N810. Does anyone have a non-WiMax N810? Is it worth it?

[delawaresace]

I was at the Sprint Store the other day checking out the Treo 800 Touch Diamond. I was talking to the rep about the Touch Pro. I recall him saying the Touch Pro will support WiMax out of the box and that there will be a firmware update for the Diamond to give it support. I'm not sure how reliable this information is, but if there's any truth to it, that means that more handsets, especially WM devices, will be soon to follow.

i highly dought that the pro will have wimax out of the box or ever. i'm 99% sure wimax needs spicific hardware in the phone to work. no phone on the US market yet has it. sorry buddy.

[rilharri]

Is it me or did no one notice that the CDMA/WiMax aircard info was posted in another threat

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174589

Take a look...
USB U300 I think

out 11/12/08 - 11/16/08

WOOWOWW

[ericp]

Is it me or did no one notice that the CDMA/WiMax aircard info was posted in another threat

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174589

Take a look...
USB U300 I think

out 11/12/08 - 11/16/08

WOOWOWW

Any idea on actual pricing of either the device (i.e., with contract) or service?

I just ordered a WiMax USB dongle, but the EV-DO/WiMax dongle would be even better.

I have my doubts on how cheap the device and service will be. The current XOHM devices are clearly subsidized, and are targeting consumers. The U300 looks to be targeting bu$ine$$.

[rilharri]

I really don't think ANY of Xohm's current products are subsidized at all...
Thats the entire point of WiMax..

I bet the card will be standard pricing as all there other cards...

I see sprint doing a 79.99 cdma/WiMAX plan and be Truly unlimited ...

[ericp]

I really don't think ANY of Xohm's current products are subsidized at all...
Thats the entire point of WiMax..


I agree 100%, but, the current promotional pricing on the modems and cards seem to be lower than what I would expect. The current sales volume has to be roughly none. The modem is quite a piece of electronics to be selling in low quantities for $79. I am certain that in high volume we'll see these prices, and a profit will be made.

I am definitely a huge fan of the contract-free, no-hassle, Internet. I cancelled my Comcast service within 48-hours of XOHM.

[rilharri]

HUGE WiMAX news

http://nationmultimedia.com/2008/10/16/technology/technology_30086244.php

Great news Intel is really backing WiMAX

Then, it plans to launch the next release of WiMAX technology - Mobile WiMAX Rel 1.5 (802.16e Rev2) - starting next year to 2010. The throughput of the network is expected to be 125 Mbps. The company will then release Mobile WiMAX Rel 2.0 (802.16m) to the market in 2010 and 2011. The connection speed is expected to be 300 Mbps and higher.

[shortround]

I’m working with XOHM, so I might be able to help you clarify the pricing. The XOHM $50/month option is a limited time offer, where you can get unlimited data service for two devices (modems, data cards, laptops) locked together at that price for life. The $35/month option is the monthly rate for home usage, while $45/month is the monthly rate for mobile usage. For a limited time, both home usage and mobile usage are offered right now at a reduced rate ($25 and $30 a month, respectively).

If you have any other questions, let me know.

[rilharri]

Great what can you tell us about the U300

http://www.4ginfo.com/index.php/franklin-u300-first-wimax-evdo-device.html

These New Sprint Boys are pulling no punches

[KeilwerthSX90R]

I’m working with XOHM, so I might be able to help you clarify the pricing. The XOHM $50/month option is a limited time offer, where you can get unlimited data service for two devices (modems, data cards, laptops) locked together at that price for life. The $35/month option is the monthly rate for home usage, while $45/month is the monthly rate for mobile usage. For a limited time, both home usage and mobile usage are offered right now at a reduced rate ($25 and $30 a month, respectively).

If you have any other questions, let me know.

With the $50 option, is there any option to switch out the devices? For example, if I had the home / USB but wanted to switch to USB / Nokia N810 could I keep the same pricing?

Also, any word on the DC launch? Oct., Nov., Dec.?

[ericp]

With the $50 option, is there any option to switch out the devices? For example, if I had the home / USB but wanted to switch to USB / Nokia N810 could I keep the same pricing?

Also, any word on the DC launch? Oct., Nov., Dec.?

Yes, you are allowed to switch devices, but one device must always be a "home" device, which for now is only the Zyxel router, and the other must be a "mobile device" (USB, Express Card, Nokia N810, Laptop...).

[yesitisrob]

those of you in DFW this work around wont allow you access to the service. You can see the signal but thats about it. Talk about a mean tease!!! Clearwire currently only allows traffic from bts to tower if it is registered on our system. As far as i know they arent doing any ORT in DFW yet. But im sure it will come. And to Astron, Denver is not one of our markets, i dont know if it will be sprint or clearwire though.

[rilharri]

What do you think clearwires plans are?

Like getting rid of the old pre wimax towers and what not.

I say set up a COW, give everyone that connects to that tower a new WiMAX device ...

Then change out the old pre wimax panels on the tower to full WiMAX...

What do you think they will do?

[yesitisrob]

Although I cant say exactly how everyone will be transitioned, it will be very systematic. As far as whether or not it will be new markets added first, or existing markets transitioned over... im not sure. I know clearwire is going to make every attempt to make wimax grow exponentially very quickly. So i guess i cant really answer your question. I know it will have to be a transition and not a "take down, put up" approach. If it happened like that we would have a lot of unhappy folks.

[rilharri]

Here is a good read

http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/2008-10-19-sprint-clearwire-broadbamd-mobile-wimax_N.htm

Also don't forget to read off to the left

[rilharri]

OK, i have a question for all you guys
812.16d is Fixed
812.16e i think Sprint is this

812.16m mobile wimax also ?

What is the diff between the two mobile versions and is it just a software upgrade??

[rilharri]

WOW boy did this thread die off

Come on guys i know there are people here with news, tests, reviews let us know

[Xtremegene]

Yes, please share any news... it's getting a little worrisome that the 'national rollout' of the Wimax network has only started in one city, with nothing else concrete for more than a month.

[rilharri]

Well ClearWire and Xohm merger is a go

http://www.wimax.com/commentary/blog/blog-2008/november/WCAI-Conference-Keynote-from-Ben-Wolff-CEO-Clearwire-1118

Great info

Clearwire's challenges are just beginning. They plan to build 25K cell sites within the next few months with a total of 36K to 37K new sites by mid 2009. Ensuring interoperability and hardware/software integration are other challenges.

Sprint has about 67,000 towers so thats a huge amount for them to get to 25,000


GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[rilharri]

Huge news

4G is coming :)0

Take a look at sprints coverage map it NOW shows 4G coverage...

I cant wait till they get it up and running showing the "real" coverage...

I bet they will wait till they release the other cities , SOOOON:headbang2:headbang2:headbang2:headbang2:hea dbang2:clap::clap::clap::clap:NNN

The only Device is the USB Modem U300 listed right now, color me excited

[shortround]

I'm not sure if anyone hasn't seen but I posted the XOHM coverage map for DC in this thread here- http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=177809

[KeilwerthSX90R]

I'm wondering why there is a difference between the mobile device coverage map and the modem coverage map in DC. Does the modem process the signal that much better that there's more coverage?

[rilharri]

My guess would be Power usage....

A home modem can use all the power it needs for the best signal and speed.

But mobile devices have to keep a balance of battery life and usability

[Eclipsi]

I was at the Sprint Store the other day checking out the Treo 800 Touch Diamond. I was talking to the rep about the Touch Pro. I recall him saying the Touch Pro will support WiMax out of the box and that there will be a firmware update for the Diamond to give it support. I'm not sure how reliable this information is, but if there's any truth to it, that means that more handsets, especially WM devices, will be soon to follow.

Currently, there are only a small number of WiMax-capable devices built. There will be a plethora of devices in the future. The Touch-Pro is not WiMax-capable.

FYI, WiMax speeds on an air-card are awesome ;)

[B-ri]

I've had Xohm wimax here in Baltimore for about a month now. I've got the Zyxel coffee mug hooked up to a dlink di-624 (pos!) wireless router. On my desktop PC I usually pull 2 - 2.5 mbps download speed over the wireless network, and 1 - 1.7 upload speed. Although that speed is in the advertised range, I was a little disappointed that I wasn't getting the 4+ mbps or higher that I've seen a lot of others reporting. I am in Mount Vernon, smack dab in the middle of the city, so I'm not sure of my proximity to any towers. Nevertheless, it is faster than the Verizon DSL that I had before, so I can live with it until they start releasing antennas that will hopefully boost my signal (other than that $169 monster).

I have my Xbox 360 direct connected to the modem. The results are somewhat inconsistent. When streaming Netflix movies, it is kind of a crap shoot. I get anywhere from 1 to 4 bars of quality at any given time. If I get 4, it will only play for a few minutes before I get the "Your internet connection has slowed" rebuffer message. Anything less than 4 is usually pretty good. I did notice a bit of lag when playing COD4, but I haven't really done a lot of testing in that area.

So yep, I'm fairly happy with it in its infancy, but hopefully better signal and better firmware for the modem are in the near future.

[rilharri]

I've had Xohm wimax here in Baltimore for about a month now. I've got the Zyxel coffee mug hooked up to a dlink di-624 (pos!) wireless router. On my desktop PC I usually pull 2 - 2.5 mbps download speed over the wireless network, and 1 - 1.7 upload speed. Although that speed is in the advertised range, I was a little disappointed that I wasn't getting the 4+ mbps or higher that I've seen a lot of others reporting. I am in Mount Vernon, smack dab in the middle of the city, so I'm not sure of my proximity to any towers. Nevertheless, it is faster than the Verizon DSL that I had before, so I can live with it until they start releasing antennas that will hopefully boost my signal (other than that $169 monster).

I have my Xbox 360 direct connected to the modem. The results are somewhat inconsistent. When streaming Netflix movies, it is kind of a crap shoot. I get anywhere from 1 to 4 bars of quality at any given time. If I get 4, it will only play for a few minutes before I get the "Your internet connection has slowed" rebuffer message. Anything less than 4 is usually pretty good. I did notice a bit of lag when playing COD4, but I haven't really done a lot of testing in that area.

So yep, I'm fairly happy with it in its infancy, but hopefully better signal and better firmware for the modem are in the near future.


Cool, glad to have you...

I hope in the coming months we will hear alot about WiMAX and all of the new products.

[Eclipsi]

Maybe not. Since Clearwire took over, everything is on hold. Who knows when anything will happen.

[rilharri]

Well i would bet March or earlier..

To get all of Sprints markets and ClearWires WiMAX markets to become Clear markets

[bball1011]

I think Clearwire wants to get this thing moving and they are in control of it, which I think is a good thing for Sprint so they can focus more and fix the company's problems.
Maybe not. Since Clearwire took over, everything is on hold. Who knows when anything will happen.

[slingbox]

Maybe not. Since Clearwire took over, everything is on hold. Who knows when anything will happen.Huh Everything on hold :confused:
Thats not the case:)
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Networking+and+Internet&articleId=330061&taxonomyId=16&pageNumber=1

[p-slim]

I see people speaking about xohm or wimax being available in certain areas. Did your aircard already support that or did you have to buy a new one? I know most devices have to have that installed in it already before they will work.
I went on the sprint website and it says that all of the aircards they currently have only support rev-a.

[rilharri]

Sprint 4G coverage is up on there maps and the U300 also great news

[rilharri]

I see people speaking about xohm or wimax being available in certain areas. Did your aircard already support that or did you have to buy a new one? I know most devices have to have that installed in it already before they will work.
I went on the sprint website and it says that all of the aircards they currently have only support rev-a.



Right now there is a U300, next year you will see a ton of devices come out for WiMAX..

Also take a look at the HTC Max, its a GSM / WiMAX phone but its the future of what will be coming.

[lassal1]

If you want some in-depth info check out Unstrung.com: 'The 4G Authority'..

[rilharri]

But

www.4ginfo.com
and wwwi.wimaxed.com are way better