Testing 4G handsets

[Dave Farber <dfarber () me com>]

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> From: Chrissa Bates <chrissabates () gmail com>
> Date: May 31, 2010 11:28:45 AM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Re: [IP] Testing 4G handsets

> Re: Ordering HTC EVO
>  
> Small correction.  The phone is actually $299 through Sprint with a $100 mail in rebate.  It's $199 at Best Buy and 
> Radio Shack with the $100 rebate instantly applied.  Radio Shack is the best deal because you have to put down $50 to 
> order the phone and they give you a $50 gift card which you can use towards paying for the phone when you pick it up. 
>  At the time of pick up Radio Shack gives you an additional $20 gift card hoping you will buy accessories there.  So 
> in the end it's $179 at Radio Shack.  Of course all deals have a 2 years commitment.  I ordered 3 last week in NH at 
> The Shack-no sales tax. ;)
>
> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 8:35 AM, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
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> From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
> Date: May 29, 2010 10:13:28 AM EDT
> To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Testing 4G handsets
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> [Note:  This item comes from friend Janos Gereben.  DLH]
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> From: janosG <janosg () gmail com>
> Date: May 28, 2010 6:55:34 PM PDT
> To: Dewayne <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> Subject: Testing 4G handsets
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> <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/877f7670-69ef-11df-a978-00144feab49a.html>
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> An insight into the 4G future
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> By Paul Taylor / FT / May 28
>
> Increasing numbers of smartphones that aim to deliver a broadband-style internet experience are expected to become 
> available over the next few years, as the big mobile network operators start rolling out so-called fourthgeneration 
> technology.
>
> But a question remains as to whether 4G handsets will deliver on their makers' and network operators' promises to 
> bring bandwidth-hungry applications such as streaming video, two-way videoconferencing and location-based services to 
> mobile users.
>
> I have been testing the first 4G smartphone to be available - HTC's EVO 4G , which goes on sale for $199 with a new 
> two-year contract from Sprint Nextel, the third-largest US mobile operator, next week.
>
> HTC, the Taiwan-based smartphone maker, has launched a wide range of handsets recently as it vies with leaders in the 
> smartphone market, such as Apple and Research in Motion.
>
> The new handset uses Sprint's 3G network for ordinary voice calls but can switch to Clearwire's WiMax-based 4G 
> network for data-heavy applications in areas of the country where the Clearwire WiMax network has been rolled out 
> including several East Caost US cities but not yet New York. (Sprint holds a majority stake in Clearwire).
>
> Even without its 4G mobile broadband capabilities, HTC's Androidpowered EVO 4G smartphone is an impressive 
> touchscreen-based handset because it combines many of the best features found in other devices to produce what could 
> start a whole new category, which might possibly be called "superphones".
>
> It competes directly with the latest generation of 3G-based smartphones, which includes HTC's own Droid Incredible 
> and HD2, Apple's iPhone 3GS and Research in Motion's BlackBerry Bold (see right), all of which have many advantages 
> except they lack the EVO's WiMax capabilities.
>
> Like the Droid Incredible, the EVO 4G uses Qualcomm's popular 1Ghz Snapdragon processor. It runs Goog-le's Android 
> 2.1 operating system, en-hanced with HTC's Sense user interface - my personal favourite because of its design and 
> smooth operation.
>
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