Sprint first US carrier with EV-DO Rev A hardware

by Chris Ziegler posted Aug 29th 2006 at 3:03PM

Their EV-DO Revision A network might not be ready for prime time until Q4 at the earliest, but no one can fault Sprint for not having modems in the pipeline when they do eventually flip the switch. The just-launched S720 from Novatel Wireless offers glorious downstream speeds of up to 850Kbps in a PC Card form factor -- sad news for MacBook Pro users needing an ExpressCard, but we have to believe Sprint will have you guys covered before too terribly long. Look for the S720 at your friendly local Sprint retailer for $99.99 on a 2-year contract, though without much live Rev A infrastructure, there's no rush to upgrade from your trusty Rev 0 equipment just yet.

[Via phoneArena]

Filed under: Peripherals, Sprint, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA

Tags: ev-do, evdo, modem, novatel, novatel wireless, NovatelWireless, pc card, PcCard, rev a, RevA, revision a, RevisionA, s720, sprint, sprint nextel, sprint-nextel, SprintNextel

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Bill @ Aug 30th 2006 9:05AM

Being first to market with a commercially available EV-DO Revision A-capable connection card underscores our leadership position and continuing commitment to working with Sprint in serving its customers.

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