When do you think Sprint will go 4G?

[astraith]

(I mean nation wide)

Is it something that will take two-three years, is there a web site that shows their road map? I'm just wondering. And when they do, will all 3G phones just cease to work, or will there be a little time in that we will have time to get a new 4G phone?

[fr4nk1yn]

Nationwide 4G isn't even on the 2010 roadmap.
At least 2 years away.

[monkee82]

where is the 4g avail at? Will the pre work on that or is it only 3g capable?

[fr4nk1yn]

Baltimore right now, don't recall the others.

Sprint said at the time that in 2009 it would launch Sprint 4G service in Atlanta, Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle. Sprint also said it plans to launch service in Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., in 2010.

[astraith]

Thanks guys!

[WMark]

3G will most likely be around for a long while, as 4G may never have as much of a nationwide footprint. Since they are separate networks, they will continue to operate simultaneously and independently of one another.

I suspect that most phones or smart-phones will continue to be 3G, while 4G devices will be those that run applications that demand higher bandwidth or are highly specialized. There are few (not zero, but few) phone or smart-phone based applications that need anything faster than 3G, so that will be the predominant technology.

Just so everyone is clear....Pre is 3G only, and yes, it will continue to work (3G) after 4G is rolled out.