Sprint's Xohm WiMax Network Debuts In Baltimore, Works Well

Posted by timothy on Friday October 10, 2008 @02:42PM from the will-it-reach-the-double-t-diner? dept.

bsk_cw writes "Sprint's newly launched Xohm service is now offering America's first WiMax network. Computerworld's Brian Nadel went to Baltimore to try it out, and he reports that Xohm delivered data smoothly to a car moving at highway speeds, played YouTube videos flawlessly, and on average, pushed through more than 3Mbit/sec., compared with 1.3 Mbit/sec. for the AT&T network Brian used as a comparison. But right now, coverage is only planned in a few US cities; if Sprint isn't able to ramp up its coverage quickly, it may lose its advantage."

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Woo hoo! by grub · 2008-10-10 14:45 · Score: 5, Funny

Xohm delivered data smoothly to a car moving at highway speeds, played YouTube videos flawlessly

Awesome!

Talking on a cell while driving is illegal, so I may as well watch YouTube!

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Still not worth it by Anonymous Coward · 2008-10-10 14:47 · Score: 5, Funny

It'd take quite a bit more bandwidth to get me to visit Baltimore.