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Sprint XOHM WiMax Baltimore Speed Tests
SlashGear —
... EV-DO service.
However, those over at Gearlog experienced a bit different service, noticing significant differences in signal strength around the city. A strong signal garnered an average of 3.6 megabits downloading and a range of 416 kbps-2.1 megabits/sec for uploads. Weak signals, however made downloads drop to 620 kbps and uploads drop down to 122 kbps.
You can also check out Laptop Mag’s file transfer test chart below:
[via Laptop Mag] ...
Xohm Tested Out in Baltimore: Beats EVDO, Unsurprisingly [Xohm]
Gizmodo —
Laptopmag went ahead and tested out Xohm Wimax goodness, now that it's live in Baltimore. They jammed an ExpressCard Xohm into a Sony Vaio laptop, and compared it to a Kyocera EV-DO card running on Verizon, at a spot where both signals were strong. The conclusion? Xohm beats EV-DO for speed when doing intensive downloading, such as streaming video, or large file transfers—the top download speed they found for Xohm was 3.05Mbps while EV-DO managed just 1.43MBps. So far so groovy, and Laptopmag gave a few more thumbs-up to the system like how it auto-connects ...
XOHM WiMAX tested in Baltimore, does work in cars
Engadget —
... XOHM is live in Baltimore, and Laptop Magazine has sent a few (slightly dazed-looking) staffers on an impromptu tour of the "Charm City" to get a feel for Sprint's new WiMAX service. Overall, they found performance to be quite good, clocking in at 3.05 Mbps down ...
Comparison Sprint WiMax V.S. Verizon EV-DO
SolSie.com —
... by Sprint to debuts its first commercial 4G WiMax network. The tests were conducted using the Sprint XOHM ExpressCard adapter and the Kyocera EV-DO card on Verizon Wireless’ network. The results are shown below. XOHM seems to deliver from 50 to 300% faster in speed. image Beside the coverage of XOHM is still in its infancy compared to Verizon EV-DO. For people who can have both networks presence. The choice is clear when you have a closer look of the pricing: Read the full test HERE! [image] [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment ...
WiMax testing in Baltimore: Nickjr.com loads in 15 seconds
CrunchGear —
... Laptop Magazine, the most popular laptop magazine in the Scranton Airport, jetted down to Baltimore where they tested Sprint’s XOHM service in the wild. The results, when compared to Verizon EV-DO were impressive. It took 6 minutes to download a 233MB video while EV-DO tool 24 minutes while web pages loaded in about half the time, consistently, when compared to EV-DO. Their video, live from a Starbucks in B-Town, is kind of unthrilling - it’s just a dongle - but where is EV-DO going once this goes live? ...
