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more about #mobilebroadband more comments → FriarNurgle: Time to call up Mrs. Brady. The general public needs some informin'. #fcctvairwavesmobilebroadband more » k-napped: Screw TV. It's an entire waste of space that could be used for broadband net. Sure broadcast companies aren't going to be happy, but people are moving... more » LastAndLeast: I'm curious how much of the digital TV bandwidth is being used in any one location right now. Seems to me there are a lot of empty channels when I fli... more » AmphetamineCrown: Given the value of spectrum below 1 GHz for mobility applications, using it for over the air broadcasting seems a waste. Yes, broadcast was important... more » stryder100: I AM happy with free over-the-air digital. I can't help but think cable companies have something to do with this. On the other hand 4G should make i... more » fleebailey33: please, oh god please use same 4G frequency as europe, so when we buy cool unlocked phones the 4g will work! #fcctvairwavesmobilebroadband more » SwatLax: Set up my WiMax (Xohm?) 7 hours ago in Baltimore. At the moment, 3.5 down, 1.5 up. It'll be interesting to see how reliable this is, but if it works... more » crsrc: The reason the important major cities have been left off is that people in those cities would actually use the service, crippling it. While some of th... more » Micster5: Sprint 4G rolled out (through "Clear") today in West Texas. Interesting because 3G isn't even available here yet. more » Nick: i don't pay for this site to learn about what the brits have across the pond. i am american and as such only care about texas. get on the ball Giz. more » Stubtify: Maybe I'm in the minority, but I think this represents a fairly good deal. For the very occasional (but critical) use this would allow a company to b... more » Purple Dave: "This is why you can't forge a phone completely out of aluminum." Well, if you could set it up so the case was the antenna, you'd be set, right? more » strider_mt2k: Boil that down to ONE reason: Internal antennas. more » mrxcel: Why do you guys use a Blackberry as the picture? i bet if the article would have been AMERICAS HAS THE BEST RECEPTION IN THE WORLD you would have seen... more » Corwin Loreman: CNF ftw! more » -
#mobilebroadband
FCC May Reclaim Some Digital TV Airwaves to Boost Wireless Broadband Bandwidth
You've heard lots about the FCC and net neutrality, but they're also working on another important problem: mobile broadband is growing faster than wireless providers have expansion room to cater for. What the FCC calls the "looming spectrum gap". More » -
#wimax
Leaked 2009 Roadmap of Sprint's 4G WiMax Rollout
Engadget stumbled on what appears to be Sprint's WiMax roadmap for the rest of 2009, and it's an odd mix of major and minor cities—with some notable exceptions, especially New York City and San Francisco. More » -
#mobilebroadband
Virgin Mobile Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Broadband Is Predictably Expensive
Virgin Mobile has lifted the veil on its Broadband2Go service and accompanying 3G dongle. Its selling points—that it's contract-free and runs over Sprint's network—are somewhat negated by its $150 setup cost and punishing rates. More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Why Cellphone Reception Still Sucks
"Hi, I'd like a large barbecue chicken pizza with extra—*fzzt* oni *asjkhwakj* no *kssshh*" CALL FAILED. What just happened here? With all of today's modern wireless technology, why do cellphones still pull this crap? More » -
#sprint
Sprint Adds Laptop Access To Their Simply Everything Plan For $150
Sprint just added mobile 3G laptop access to their Simply Everything plan, calling it Simply Everything Plan + Mobile Broadband, which gives you unlimited everything for $150 a month. More » -
#howto
How To: Tether the iPhone or G1 To Your Laptop For Free 3G Broadband
If you read Gizmodo, the odds are good you're carrying one of these two pieces-they're among our favorite 3G smartphones right now. Today let's learn how to tether 'em up to your laptop. -
#mobilebroadband
Huawei i-Mo Acts as 3G Modem and Wi-Fi Router all in One Bite-Sized Package
Set to debut at Mobile World Conference, the Huawei i-Mo combines a 3G HSPA modem with a wi-fi router that gives your laptop mobile broadband access without having the dongle or extra wires attached. More » -
#sonyvaiop
Sony Vaio P Modded To Accept SIM Cards, 3G via HSDPA Connection
The Vaio P comes with EV-DO hardware, but an enterprising modder has tweaked everyone's favoritemakeup compactnetbook to accept HSDPA SIM cards too, for 3G connections from AT&T. It's not for beginners, though. -
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#ces2009
Netgear Jumps in the Mobile Broadband Game With the WWAN 3G Mobile Broadband Router
The 3G Mobile Broadband Router is Netgear's first foray into the land of 3G sharing, and shares the connection of any compatible 3G USB dongle. More » -
#lte
Verizon Rolling Out Superfast LTE Mobile Broadband Next Freakin' Year
Verizon is so super-serial about beating AT&T in the race to deploy 4G LTE mobile broadband (wazzat?), CTO Dick Lynch said yesterday they'll start rolling it out next year, ahead of the original 2010 timeframe. -
#netbooks
HP Mini 1000 Netbook Now Shipping With 3G Internet Capability
Not that it wasn't technically possible before, but the HP Mini 1000 now has official support for 3G WWAN Mobile Broadband out of the box and with support for multiple cell carriers. More »
