Competition among 4G wireless carriers is heating up, with Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon all in the game. Wondering which 4G wireless carrier is for you? Check out our comparison of coverage, prices, speed and more.
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| Launched |  September 2008 |  March 23, 2010 |  December 5, 2010 |
| Coverage | Currently covers 74 cities. Claims it will cover 120 million people by the end of 2010. | Currently 80 cities. Claims it will cover 200 million people by the end of 2010. | As of Sunday, 38 metropolitan areas and 60 airports. Claims it will cover 110 million people by the end of 2010. |
| Technology | WiMax | HSPA+ | LTE |
| Advertised Speeds | · Downloads: Claims maximum of up to 10 Mbps; averages 3 to 6 Mbps · Uploads: Up to 3.1 Mbps | · Downloads: Claims speeds of up to 21 Mbps; averages 5 to 8 Mbps · Uploads: Up to 5.7 Mbps | · Downloads: Claims 5 to 12 Mbps (no average yet) · Uploads: Claims 2 to 5 Mbps (no average yet) |
| Hardware | · 4G USB Device U1910 · 4G Desktop Modem CPEi25150 by Motorola · Samsung Epic 4G, Galaxy S phone · HTC EVO 4G · Cradlepoint MBR-1000 4G Broadband Router (for business) | · webConnect Rocket 2.0 laptop stick · webConnect Rocket laptop stick · myTouch 4G smartphone · G2 smartphone · Dell Inspiron Mini 10 4G netbook | · LG VL600 (4G LTE USB modem) · Pantech UML290 (4G LTE USB modem) |
| ates | · Unlimited data plan (within the Sprint network) – (starts at)$49.99 month for USB modems, Evo 4G and Epic 4G users pay $10 monthly surcharge on top of existing data fees · 5 GB/month – $50 · 10 GB/month – $80 | · Unlimited data plan, reduced speeds if exceeding 5GB/month –$49.99/month for new customers, $39.99 for existing · 200 MB/month, 10-cent fee for each MB over –$29.99/month for new customers, $24.99 for existing · Prepaid mobile broadband plans: $10 week pass for 100MB;$30 month pass for 300MB; $50 month passfor 1GB · 2.0 Laptop stick –$199.99 no contract,$49.99 (after mail-in rebate) with two year contract | (Both plans include $10/GB overage fee) · 4G USB modems – $49(after $50 mail-in rebate) and two year contract |
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