Sprint Expands 4G Market over Seven Metropolitan Areas

Sprint (News - Alert) has expanded its 4G footprint over seven new metropolitan areas. And with this expansion, Rochester, N.Y., Syracuse, N.Y., Merced, Calif., Visalia, Calif., Eugene, Ore., Tri-Cities, Wash., and Yakima, Wash join the bandwagon of 4G-enabled cities. Thanks to Sprint, these seven metropolitan areas further add to the nationwide growth of 4G markets. For New York and California, this launch marks the first 4G launch. With these seven metro launches, Sprint now offers 4G in 43 markets. According to Sprint, it is going to offer 4G service in many more areas by the end of 2010 and Los Angeles, New York and Miami are to be included in its future services.

 

Sprint Nextel (News - Alert) served more than 48 million customers at the end of the first quarter of 2010. Sprint has been offering industry-leading mobile data services to leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile (News - Alert) USA, Boost Mobile, Common Cents Mobile and Assurance Wireless and instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities.

As the first and only wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States, Sprint seeks to bring in new era in wireless. According to Sprint, with its 4G services, customers can expect to experience fast mobile downloads, seamless streaming video, and turbo-charged Web browsing.

 

This new wireless technology will also allow for video chat via the recently released HTC (News - Alert) EVO 4G, America's first 3G/4G wireless smartphone, company officials said.

 

Sprint officials said that with the power of 4G, the company is set to demonstrate its confidence in the new technology by offering the Sprint Free Guarantee. This will allow customers to try 4G for 30 days. If they are not satisfied, they can cancel service and have the opportunity to be fully reimbursed.

 

Sprint has come up with a new plan called Everything Data plans, which is designed to offer simplicity and savings. The company informed that the plan includes unlimited Web, texting and calling while on the Sprint network for one low price.

 

"We are hearing a lot of positive feedback from our 4G customers who are using HTC EVO and mobile broadband connectivity. People are hungry for faster wireless speeds, 3G/4G smartphones and unlimited data plans - and, Sprint offers all of these. With Sprint 4G, we are entering a new world of wireless possibilities," said Matt Carter, president of 4G, Sprint.

 

As summer travel begins, people will find that 4G is available in many markets across the country: California - Merced and Visalia; Georgia - Atlanta and Milledgeville; Hawaii - Honolulu and Maui; Idaho - Boise; Illinois - Chicago; Maryland - Baltimore; Missouri - Kansas City and St. Louis; New York - Rochester and Syracuse; Nevada - Las Vegas; North Carolina - Charlotte, Greensboro (along with High Point and Winston-Salem), Raleigh (along with Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham); Oregon - Eugene, Portland and Salem; Pennsylvania - Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Reading and York; Texas - Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, San Antonio, Waco and Wichita Falls; Utah - Salt Lake City; Virginia - Richmond; Washington - Bellingham, Seattle, Tri-Cities and Yakima.