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By Bradley Mitchell, About.com Guide to Wireless / Networking since 1999

First U.S. Customers Now Getting Mobile WiMax

Tuesday September 30, 2008
Xohm (xohm.com) is the name of Sprint's new WiMax Internet service. The Sprint WiMax package offers wireless broadband at competitive prices, although for now, Xohm is only available starting this week in parts of one U.S. city (Baltimore).

While the current speed of this WiMax service is unremarkable compared to established cable or DSL packages, it supports mobile (roaming) access. Unlike cable or DSL, you can take your network equipment with you while traveling and connect to the Internet with it from anywhere with Xohm coverage. This feature will become useful when Sprint expands their coverage nationally. Meanwhile, watch for reports of this new service from customers to judge how well it performs.
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