Remember just last week, when someone at Sprint said they’d still be launching their XOHM WiMax service in September? Turns out “September” is just a fancy way to spell “October” around the Sprint campus, with the company announcing that XOHM will launch in Baltimore come October 8th.
Don’t cruise out to Baltimore to try to bask in the glorious rays of WiMax right off the bat, however. According to PhoneNews, the October 8th debut won’t be a commercial launch, with only select individuals gettin’ the chance to paw at the service immediately after the announcement.
Once the switches are flipped in Baltimore, expansions are in the works for Washington, DC., Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Providence, with the latter four not expected until at least 2009.
I want to test this baby out too. Hope it goes well in Baltimore.
better late than never or better late than later?
Who gives a damn?
It’s Sprint.
Wasn’t last week’s comment to look for something soon in Portland; did I get the coastal direction wrong or is this more advanced spellcheck?
I work for Intel…we are indeed hosting an event on October 8th to celebrate the US’s first wimax network in Baltimore. With a few days left in september and wimax world in chicago next week, I’d say it was premature to post that Sprint is late again. Hope you set the record straight if indeed folks there can get on the network sometime next week.
Why not Atlanta?
If my previous experience with Sprint is any indication – I’ll be staying far away!!
October 8th is a launch celebration, not the launch itself. Launch will still happen in September.
http://www.xohm.com baby…check it out.
It is already live – and customers are already buying in Baltimore. Check out the USA Today, or visit the XOHM.COM website.
Guess Sprint was sandbagging…. Looks pretty good – I ordered an air card online, and can’t wait until it arrives.